500 GP (US, 5GP3 Ver. C)
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Download Details
| split set | 500gp.zip 38.43m |
| bios/device | namco_fca10.zip 2.76k |
| merged set | 500gp.7z 29.17m |
| standalone set | 500gp.7z 29.17m |
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 27 years ago:
500 GP (c) 1998 Namco.
500 GP - FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Grand Prix Racing Realism.
Make room for the ultimate, hi-tech linkable motorcycle racing video game available. 500GP is the real thing. Race against real Grand Prix riders. Race on real Grand Prix courses.
So real you have to fight the wind.
500GP is the first motorcycle racing game that sense the rider's position and calculates the wind resistance. When the players lean over the gas tank their potential speed increases. This technique gives the racer the edge that just might put them in first place!
- TECHNICAL -
Namco Super System 23 hardware
Game ID : 5GP
Main CPU : IDT (@ 166 Mhz)
Audio CPU: H8/3002 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C352 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)
Screen Orientation: Horizontal.
Screen Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels.
Refresh Rate: 598.882400Hz.
Palette Colors: 16.8 Million
Linkable up to four Cabinets
500GP is available in two models:
The standard cabinet packs all of the excitement of the deluxe in a compact, more affordable package. Dimensions : 78'' High x 32'' Wide x 85'' Deep
The deluxe version boasts a 50" monitor, the most authentic bike ever created and attention-grabbing cabinet and graphics. Dimensions : 92'' High x 46'' Wide x 107'' Deep
Both version simulate the intense sport of Grand Prix racing, you supply the leathers.
- TRIVIA -
500 GP was released in February 1999 (even if the titlescreen says 1998).
The FIA licensed successor to the Suzuka 24 games where the player chooses from three licensed courses: Jerez (Spain), Paul Ricard (France) or Suzuka (Japan). The game features authentic motorcycles from Honda (NSR500), Suzuki (RGV500) and Yamaha (YZR500). It also has likenesses of the real 500cc GP riders in the game.
- CONTRIBUTE -
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500 GP (c) 1998 Namco.
500 GP - FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Grand Prix Racing Realism.
Make room for the ultimate, hi-tech linkable motorcycle racing video game available. 500GP is the real thing. Race against real Grand Prix riders. Race on real Grand Prix courses.
So real you have to fight the wind.
500GP is the first motorcycle racing game that sense the rider's position and calculates the wind resistance. When the players lean over the gas tank their potential speed increases. This technique gives the racer the edge that just might put them in first place!
- TECHNICAL -
Namco Super System 23 hardware
Game ID : 5GP
Main CPU : IDT (@ 166 Mhz)
Audio CPU: H8/3002 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C352 (@ 14.7456 Mhz)
Screen Orientation: Horizontal.
Screen Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels.
Refresh Rate: 598.882400Hz.
Palette Colors: 16.8 Million
Linkable up to four Cabinets
500GP is available in two models:
The standard cabinet packs all of the excitement of the deluxe in a compact, more affordable package. Dimensions : 78'' High x 32'' Wide x 85'' Deep
The deluxe version boasts a 50" monitor, the most authentic bike ever created and attention-grabbing cabinet and graphics. Dimensions : 92'' High x 46'' Wide x 107'' Deep
Both version simulate the intense sport of Grand Prix racing, you supply the leathers.
- TRIVIA -
500 GP was released in February 1999 (even if the titlescreen says 1998).
The FIA licensed successor to the Suzuka 24 games where the player chooses from three licensed courses: Jerez (Spain), Paul Ricard (France) or Suzuka (Japan). The game features authentic motorcycles from Honda (NSR500), Suzuki (RGV500) and Yamaha (YZR500). It also has likenesses of the real 500cc GP riders in the game.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3420&o=2