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Final Lap

Final Lap is a 1987 racing simulation video game developed and published by Namco. 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…

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Genre
Racing simulation
Arcade system
Namco System 2
Composer
Shinji Hosoe
Developer
JP: Arc System Works
Modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Platforms
Arcade, Family Computer, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

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Final Lap

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples45
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Final Lap

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related to Legacy · 19
Final Lap → Belgium, Brazil, England, Final Lap Special, Formula One World Championship, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Monaco, RPG Final Lap Twin, San Marino, Spain, There, TurboGrafx-16, United States, WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color
related to Reception · 10
Final Lap → After Burner, Clare Edgeley, Computer, It, Japan, Japan's, Operation Wolf, Super Monaco GP, The, Video Games
Release · 4
Final Lap → EU: February 1988, JP: August 12, 1988, JP: September 1987, NA: May 1988
Publishers · 2
Final Lap → JP/EU: Namco, NA: Atari Games
related to External links · 2
Final Lap → Killer List, Videogames
Arcade system · 1
Final Lap → Namco System 2
Composer · 1
Final Lap → Shinji Hosoe
Developer · 1
Final Lap → JP: Arc System Works
Genre · 1
Final Lap → Racing simulation
Modes · 1
Final Lap → Single-player, multiplayer

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Final LapArcade systemNamco System 21.00infobox
Final LapComposerShinji Hosoe1.00infobox
Final LapDeveloperJP: Arc System Works1.00infobox
Final LapGenreRacing simulation1.00infobox
Final LapModesSingle-player, multiplayer1.00infobox
Final LapPlatformsArcade, Family Computer, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch1.00infobox
Final LapPublishersJP/EU: Namco1.00infobox
Final LapPublishersNA: Atari Games1.00infobox
Final LapReleaseJP: September 19871.00infobox
Final LapReleaseEU: February 19881.00infobox
Final LapReleaseNA: May 19881.00infobox
Final LapReleaseJP: August 12, 19881.00infobox
Final LapSeriesFinal Lap1.00infobox
Final Lapis a1987 racing simulation video game developed and published by Namco0.90text

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