Rapid River (video game)

Rapid River
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • NA: November 1997
  • JP: December 1997[1]
Genre(s)Boating
Arcade systemNamco Gorgon

Rapid River[a] is a 1997 arcade game released by Namco. The game is about white water rafting, and players must race against the clock, passing through checkpoints to extend the time they have to complete the level. The game is notable for its unique player controls that aim to replicate oars.[2][3][4] It was intended to appeal to dating couples.[5] The game is one of only two known games to run on Namco Gorgon hardware,[6] an early revision of the Namco System 23 hardware. A virtual reality remake was released by Bandai Namco Amusement in 2018 for its VR Zone arcade centers.[7][8]

  1. ^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). ナムコ（中村製作所）Namco; ら; Namco America; R (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 54, 102, 127, 162. ISBN 978-4990251215. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Rapid River". Killer List of Videogames. International Arcade Museum. 2020. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. ^ "Salon: Namco: le réalisme économique en attendant la PS 2... (JAMMA Show) - Rapid River". Consoles + (in French). No. 70. M.E.R.7. November 1997. p. 19.
  4. ^ "This Is JAMMA Hot!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 25. Emap International Limited. November 1997. p. 13. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Ogasawara, Ken; Mike, Major (January 1998). "The 1997 Amusement Machine Show: The Year of the Cobra". GamePro. No. 112. IDG. p. 48.
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  7. ^ Sato, Kazuya (7 September 2018). "VR ZONE新作「冒険川下りVR ラピッドリバー」を体験--酔いを防ぐ"左右の回転"". CNET Japan (in Japanese). CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Bandai Namco's Mazaria Concept – October 2019 | RePlay Magazine". October 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-29.


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