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{{Infobox video game
{{Infobox video game
|title = Final Lap
| title = Final Lap
|image = Final Lap arcade flyer.jpg
| image = Final Lap arcade flyer.jpg
|caption = Arcade flyer
| caption = Arcade flyer
|composer = [[Shinji Hosoe]]
| composer = [[Shinji Hosoe]]
|developer = [[Namco]]<br>[[Arc System Works]] (Famicom)
| developer = [[Namco]]
|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Namco|NA|[[Atari Games]]}}
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Namco|NA|[[Atari Games]]}}
|released = '''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|December 1987<ref name="arcade-history">{{cite web|url=http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=final-lap&page=detail&id=840|title=Final Lap|website=Arcade History|accessdate=2015-01-12}}</ref>|NA|May 1988<ref name="arcade-history"/>}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 1987|NA|May 1988}}
|genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| genre = [[Racing video game|Racing]]
| series = ''Final Lap''
|modes = Up to 8 players simultaneously
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
|cabinet = Upright and sitdown
| cabinet = Upright, sitdown
|arcade system = [[Namco System 2]]
| arcade system = [[Namco System 2]]
|cpu=2 × [[Motorola 68000|68000]] @ 12.288&nbsp;MHz<br>{{6809|1|3.072}}<br>[[Hitachi 6309|Hitachi HD63705]] @ 2.048&nbsp;MHz
| cpu = 2 × [[Motorola 68000|68000]]
|sound=[[Yamaha YM2151]] @ 3.57958&nbsp;MHz,<br />Namco C140 @ 21.39&nbsp;[[Kilohertz|kHz]]
| sound = Namco C140
|display=Horizontal orientation,<br />[[Raster graphics|Raster]],<br />288×224 [[Display resolution|resolution]]
| display = 288 × 224 [[Display resolution|resolution]]
|platforms=[[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
| platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Family Computer]]
}}
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''''Final Lap'''''|ファイナルラップ|Fainaru Rappu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[racing video game]] developed by [[Namco]] and released in Japan in 1987. [[Atari Games]] published the game in the United States in 1988. It was the first game to run on Namco's then-new [[Namco System 2|System 2 hardware]] and is a direct successor to Namco's ''[[Pole Position]]'' (1982) and ''[[Pole Position II]]'' (1983). A port for the Nintendo Famicom was developed by [[Arc System Works]].
{{nihongo foot|'''''Final Lap'''''|ファイナルラップ|Fainaru Rappu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[racing video game]] developed by [[Namco]] and released in Japan in 1987. [[Atari Games]] published the game in the United States in 1988. It was the first game to run on Namco's then-new [[Namco System 2|System 2 hardware]] and is a direct successor to Namco's ''[[Pole Position]]'' (1982) and ''[[Pole Position II]]'' (1983). A port for the Nintendo Famicom was developed by [[Arc System Works]].
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:FinalLap.png|thumb|left|Screenshot]]
[[File:FinalLap.png|thumb|left|The player preparing to turn a corner (arcade version)]]

The player pilots Formula One cars of the 1987 season and may choose between [[Williams FW11|Williams-Honda]], [[Lotus 99T|Lotus-Honda]], [[McLaren MP4/3|McLaren-Porsche]], or [[March 871|March-Cosworth]]. 1987 was also the first time a Formula One grand prix was held on the [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka track]]. The track is reproduced very similarly to even down to sponsor [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s to the original track but greatly shortened, as it takes less than forty seconds to complete one lap in the game.
The player pilots Formula One cars of the 1987 season and may choose between [[Williams FW11|Williams-Honda]], [[Lotus 99T|Lotus-Honda]], [[McLaren MP4/3|McLaren-Porsche]], or [[March 871|March-Cosworth]]. 1987 was also the first time a Formula One grand prix was held on the [[Suzuka Circuit|Suzuka track]]. The track is reproduced very similarly to even down to sponsor [[billboard (advertising)|billboard]]s to the original track but greatly shortened, as it takes less than forty seconds to complete one lap in the game.


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==Legacy==
==Sequels==
''Final Lap'' was followed by ''[[Final Lap 2]]'' in 1990 which featured courses in [[Japan]], the [[United States]], [[Italy]], and [[Monaco]]; ''[[Final Lap 3]]'' in 1992, which featured courses in [[England]], [[France]], [[San Marino]], and [[Spain]]; and ''[[Final Lap R]]'' in 1993, which featured courses in [[Belgium]], [[Brazil]], [[Germany]], and [[Hungary]].
''Final Lap'' was followed by ''[[Final Lap 2]]'' in 1990 which featured courses in [[Japan]], the [[United States]], [[Italy]], and [[Monaco]]; ''[[Final Lap 3]]'' in 1992, which featured courses in [[England]], [[France]], [[San Marino]], and [[Spain]]; and ''[[Final Lap R]]'' in 1993, which featured courses in [[Belgium]], [[Brazil]], [[Germany]], and [[Hungary]].


Revision as of 22:25, 4 January 2020

This article is about the video game. For the novel, see Final Lap (novel).
Final Lap
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)
Composer(s)Shinji Hosoe
SeriesFinal Lap
Platform(s)Arcade, Family Computer
Release
  • JP: December 1987
  • NA: May 1988
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNamco System 2

Final Lap[a] is a racing video game developed by Namco and released in Japan in 1987. 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). A port for the Nintendo Famicom was developed by Arc System Works.

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. It was also arguably[vague] the first racing game to implement "rubber banding" to ensure that less talented players were never too far behind the leader. 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 (on default settings; the arcade operator can set the lap number to be as low as three or as high as six).

Gameplay

The player preparing to turn a corner (arcade version)

The player pilots Formula One cars of the 1987 season and may choose between Williams-Honda, Lotus-Honda, McLaren-Porsche, or March-Cosworth. 1987 was also the first time a Formula One grand prix was held on the Suzuka track. The track is reproduced very similarly to even down to sponsor billboards to the original track but greatly shortened, as it takes less than forty seconds to complete one lap in the game.

Reception

Sequels

Final Lap was followed by Final Lap 2 in 1990 which featured courses in Japan, the United States, Italy, and Monaco; Final Lap 3 in 1992, which featured courses in England, France, San Marino, and Spain; and Final Lap R in 1993, which featured courses in Belgium, Brazil, Germany, and Hungary.

There were also a number of spinoffs: the unusual racing-RPG Final Lap Twin released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989; and Final Lap 2000 and Final Lap Special, a pair of games released for the WonderSwan and WonderSwan Color respectively.

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ファイナルラップ, Hepburn: Fainaru Rappu

References

  1. ^ Cook, Brad (1998). "Final Lap - Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ Kelly, Nick (May 1988). "Arcades: Final Lap". Commodore User. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

External links

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