Ridge Racer (c) 1993 Namco.
A superb, single-person racing game from Namco, featuring texture-mapped polygon graphics; in which the player competes against computer cars or attempts to set a 'personal best' in a time trail event. Ridge Racer features just a single racing track, but different sections of the track become available to add variety to the racing.
Ridge Racer's superb gameplay places a large emphasis on 'power sliding'; locking the car in a slide and drifting through corners. Perfecting this skill is key to winning races.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Namco System 22 hardware
Game ID : RR
Main CPU : 68020 (@ 24.576 Mhz), (2x) TMS32025 (@ 49.152 Mhz), M37702 (@ 16.384 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C352 (@ 16.384 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 640 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32768
Players : 1
Control : steering wheel
Pedals : accelerator and brake

>>> TRIVIA
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A Ridge Racer unit is prominently shown in the second episode of the Japanese TV show 'Ninja Sentai KakuRanger,' showing an actor playing the game rather poorly.
According to a promotional flyer, Ridge Racer was the first 3-D arcade game to feature texture mapped polygons.
Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Ridge racer : Namco Game Sound Express Vol.11 - VICL-15025) on 21/01/1994.
A graphically enhanced version of the short track appears in Ridge Racer V as 'Sunny Beach' and Ridge Racer PSP as 'Seaside Route 765'. A graphically enhanced version of the long track appears in Ridge Racer V as 'Green Field' and Ridge Racer PSP as 'Ridge City Highway'.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Ridge Racer (1993)
2. Ridge Racer 2 (1994)
3. Rave Racer (1995)
4. Ridge Racer Revolution (1995, Sony PlayStation)
5. Rage Racer (1996, Sony PlayStation)
6. R4 - Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998, Sony PlayStation)
7. Ridge Racer V (1999, Sony PlayStation 2)
8. Ridge Racer 64 (2000, Nintendo 64)
9. Ridge Racer V - Arcade Battle (2000)
10. Ridge Racer DS (2004, Nintendo DS)
11. Ridge Racer (2005, Sony PSP)
12. Ridge Racer 6 (2005, Microsoft XBOX 360)
13. Ridge Racer 7 (2006, Sony PlayStation 3)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music composed by : Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso, Nobuyoshi Sano

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1994)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'NamCollection') : Japan release only.
* Others :
Mobile Phones (2005, 'Ridge Racer 3D')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.