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− | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ロードレース) is a discrete logic [[arcade]] racing game created by [[Sega]] and released in February 1976. Players drive down a constantly changing S-shaped track while trying to avoid the two other cars on the course or skidding off the track. The speed of the car is controlled by a foot-operated accelerator and a hand-operated high/low gear shift. The player's score depends on how fast they move along the course. | + | {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ロードレース) is a discrete logic [[arcade]] racing game created by [[Sega]] and released in February 1976.{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=35}}{{magref|gamemachinejp|45|7}} Players drive down a constantly changing S-shaped track while trying to avoid the two other cars on the course or skidding off the track. The speed of the car is controlled by a foot-operated accelerator and a hand-operated high/low gear shift. The player's score depends on how fast they move along the course. |
− | It is | + | It is the first video game with a pseudo-3D third-person perspective. Later the same year, it was adapted into several motorbike variants: ''[[Moto-Cross]]'', ''[[Man T.T.]]'', and ''[[Fonz]]''. |
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== |
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System(s): Sega Fonz hardware | |||||||||||||
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Genre: Racing | |||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||
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Road Race (ロードレース) is a discrete logic arcade racing game created by Sega and released in February 1976.[2][3] Players drive down a constantly changing S-shaped track while trying to avoid the two other cars on the course or skidding off the track. The speed of the car is controlled by a foot-operated accelerator and a hand-operated high/low gear shift. The player's score depends on how fast they move along the course.
It is the first video game with a pseudo-3D third-person perspective. Later the same year, it was adapted into several motorbike variants: Moto-Cross, Man T.T., and Fonz.
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Specifications
Dimensions
736.6 mm (29")
1.702 m (67")
1.003 m (39.5")
- Mass: 120kg
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