NASCAR Arcade

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NASCAR Arcade
Arcade system
Sega Hikaru

NASCAR Arcade,

Sega Rosso and released by Sega. It was produced at the suggestion of producer Kenji Arai, and the soundtrack was produced by Jun Senoue. The game is based on NASCAR, and carries an official license with permission from EA Sports
, which permitted Sega to develop the game as a coin-op only title.

The game was released in both standard and deluxe arcade cabinets, and up to eight cabinets can be linked for multiplayer. Players have to race against competition at one of four tracks while also racing against a timer. Previews and reviews of the game praised the realistic graphics and smoothness, but had criticisms of the game's gear shifter and comparison to other Sega games.

Gameplay

Richmond International Raceway
; utilizing the optional third-person perspective.

NASCAR Arcade is a racing game based on the

Time Attack modes in single-player, as well as a multiplayer mode where up to eight arcade cabinets can be linked.[6] The game's arcade cabinet seat will move when hitting an opponent or being hit,[7] and the game's deluxe cabinet includes a tubular roll cage.[6] Secret codes via gear shifter and by highlighting a particular car and holding down the brake pedal would allow access to drivers such as Richard Petty, Adam Petty (who died prior to the game's release), and Dale Earnhardt Jr.[4]

Development

NASCAR Arcade was developed by

arcade system board.[8] According to Anoop Gantayat of IGN, he felt the game's original name of NASCAR Rubbin' Racing would sound odd to native English speakers and needed to change when the game came to North America.[9] Official Dreamcast Magazine called the game's original title "very, very strange".[10] The game was released as NASCAR Arcade in Japan.[2]

NASCAR Arcade's soundtrack was created by

Victor Entertainment.[13]

Release and reception

In a preview of the game from testing in

Daytona USA, NASCAR Arcade shows a focus on realism. The reviewer called the game "technically accomplished, with cars and background well rendered", but criticized the gear shifter and negatively compared the game's graphics to Sega Rally 2.[6] In 2011, Tim Daniels of Bleacher Report rated the game 16th in a list of the top 25 NASCAR video games, praising the game's realism.[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: NASCAR(ナスカー)アーケード, Hepburn: Nasukā ākēdo

References

  1. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  2. ^
    SoftBank Publishing
    . October 27, 2000. pp. 156–157.
  3. SoftBank Publishing
    . November 17, 2000. pp. 148–149.
  4. ^
    SoftBank Publishing
    . December 8, 2000. pp. 154–155.
  5. ^
    SoftBank Publishing
    . December 22, 2000. pp. 150–151.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "NASCAR Arcade". Edge. No. 90. November 2000. p. 67.
  7. ^ a b c d Johnston, Chris (April 26, 2000). "Sega Rubs NASCAR Racing". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  8. ^ NASCAR Arcade Deluxe Edition Owner's Manual. Sega. 2000. p. 33.
  9. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (March 1, 2000). "Sega's NASCAR Game Revealed". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rubbin' Racin'". Official Dreamcast Magazine. March 2001. p. 5. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c Williamson, Colin (March 13, 2000). "Sega Rocks with Rubbin' Racing". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Gill, Parminder (April 10, 2005). "Jun Senoue Biography". junsenoue.com. Jun Senoue. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "JVC Music/Victor Album Information: Thrill of the Feel" (in Japanese). JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  14. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (September 21, 2000). "JAMMA 2000: Hands Off the EA Sports NASCAR Babe". IGN. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 622. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 November 2000. p. 17.
  16. ^ Daniels, Tim (June 14, 2011). "NASCAR Video Games: Power Ranking the Top 25 Driving Games Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2020.

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