| Final Lap | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Namco Arc System Works (FC) |
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| Composer(s) | Shinji Hosoe |
| Series | Final Lap |
| Platform(s) | Arcade Family Computer |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Racing simulation[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Namco System 2 |
Final Lap[a] is a 1987 racing simulation video game developed and published by Namco.[1] Atari Games published the game in the United States in 1988. It was the first game to run on Namco's then-new System 2 hardware and is a direct successor to Namco's Pole Position (1982) and Pole Position II (1983). It was ported to the Famicom by Arc System Works, making it Arc System Works' debut game.[2]
Final Lap was the first racing game to allow up to eight players to simultaneously race on the Suzuka Circuit in a Formula One race. This was, at the time, considered a revolutionary feature, and was implemented by linking together up to four two-player sitdown-style arcade cabinets.
There was also a single-player mode, in which the player's score was based on how far the car traveled until time ran out or if the player completed four laps. It was a major commercial success in Japan, becoming the third highest-grossing arcade game of 1988, the highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1989, and second highest dedicated arcade game of 1990.
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