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    Speed Race

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Q2 1974

    A racing game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released by Taito in 1974, also known as Racer or Wheels. It was one of the first driving video games, and was groundbreaking for innovations such as vertical scrolling, sprites with collision detection, and driving wheel controls.

    Arcade releases

    Release name Speed Race
    Platform Arcade
    Region
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Taito Corporation
    Release date Q2 1974
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Speed Race

    Release name Speed Race
    Platform Arcade
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Taito Corporation
    Release date Q4 1974
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Speed Race

    Release name Speed Race
    Platform Arcade
    Region Australia
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Leisure & Allied Industries
    Release date Q4 1974
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Racer

    Release name Racer
    Platform Arcade
    Region United States
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Midway Games
    Release date 1975
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Racer

    Release name Racer
    Platform Arcade
    Region United Kingdom
    Developer
    Publisher
    Release date 1975
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players N/A
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems N/A
    Singleplayer Features N/A
    Multiplayer Features N/A
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Wheels

    Release name Wheels
    Platform Arcade
    Region United States
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Midway Games
    Release date January 1975
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Pass and play
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

    Speed Race

    Release name Speed Race
    Platform Arcade
    Region United States
    Developer Taito Corporation
    Publisher Taito Corporation
    Release date Q4 1974
    Product code None
    Company code None
    Rating
    Minimum Players 1
    Maximum Players 2
    Resolutions N/A
    Sound Systems Mono
    Singleplayer Features Driving wheel (native), 
    Multiplayer Features Local competitive,  Pass and play,  Asynchronous multiplayer
    Widescreen Support No
    Notes N/A

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