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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a full-motion speedboat racing simulator released for [[Sega Model 3]] arcade hardware in 1996. It is a very large and expensive attraction, and is only known to have existed at Sega's [[Joypolis]] centers in Japan.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ボートレースGP) is a [[Sega Model 3]] speedboat racing simulator attraction released for Sega's [[Joypolis]] centres.
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==Design==
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The attraction consists of four air driven speedboat models controlled by steering wheels. 100-inch projection screens in front of them display gameplay, as well as monitors stationed on the left and right ends of the installation for spectators. Its units share design similarities with the earlier ''[[Power Sled]]'' simulator.
  
 
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The game consists of eight realistic speedboats, each in front of a large screen. Each unit is linked together to create an eight-player racing experience. Players steer their boat joystick to maneuver around the track, while the boats move and tilt along with the action of the game. The first player to cross the finish line is the winner.
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Players take control of four speedboat models, competing against each other in a race around a simulated coast modelled on the [[wikipedia:San Fransisco Bay Area|Bay Area]]. The boats are controlled by steering wheels commonly found in Sega car racing titles of the same era.
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==History==
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===Locations===
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''Boat Race GP'' is only known to have been installed in [[Tokyo Joypolis]], operating there from January 1998 to at least mid-2000. It is unlikely that it ever reached any other Sega amusement centres.
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==Production credits==
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*'''Main Programmer:''' [[Hiroki Ito]]
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*[[Keisuke Tsukahara (composer)|Keisuke Tsukahara]]{{fileref|GF2TBOST Booklet.pdf|page=6}}
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==Magazine articles==
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==Promotional material==
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|{{galleryPrintAd|ssmjp|1998-09|11}}
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 9 November 2024

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Boat Race GP
System(s): Sega Model 3[1]
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Genre: Racing, Simulation

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (Model 3)
JP		 ¥? ?























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Boat Race GP (ボートレースGP) is a Sega Model 3 speedboat racing simulator attraction released for Sega's Joypolis centres.

Design

The attraction consists of four air driven speedboat models controlled by steering wheels. 100-inch projection screens in front of them display gameplay, as well as monitors stationed on the left and right ends of the installation for spectators. Its units share design similarities with the earlier Power Sled simulator.

Gameplay

Players take control of four speedboat models, competing against each other in a race around a simulated coast modelled on the Bay Area. The boats are controlled by steering wheels commonly found in Sega car racing titles of the same era.

History

Locations

Boat Race GP is only known to have been installed in Tokyo Joypolis, operating there from January 1998 to at least mid-2000. It is unlikely that it ever reached any other Sega amusement centres.

Production credits

Source:
Uncredited


Photo gallery

  • Brgp a.jpg
  • Boat Race GP Cabinet (Alt).jpg

Magazine articles

Main article: Boat Race GP/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1998-09: "1998-09 (1998-03-27)" (1998-03-13)
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=717
  2. ↑ http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/atp/atc/boatr.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-05-17 10:08)
  3. ↑ File:GF2TBOST Booklet.pdf, page 6


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