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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a full-motion speedboat racing simulator released for [[Sega Model 3]] arcade hardware. It is only known to have existed [[Tokyo Joypolis]], debuting there in January 1998.
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'''''{{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.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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 manoeuvre around the track, while the boats move and tilt along with the action of the game.
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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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==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.
  
==Photo gallery==
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Revision as of 18:15, 21 April 2021

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Boat Race GP
System(s): Sega Model 3[1]
Publisher: Sega
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.

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.

Gallery

References

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  2. http://www.sega.co.jp/sega/atp/atc/boatr.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-05-17 10:08)