GP World

Arcade Video game published 41 years ago:

GP World (c) 1984 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

Choose one of 3 different tracks, and race against the computer generated cars which are overlaid FMV backgrounds that were streamed from the LaserDisc.

- TECHNICAL -

Featured an unusual widescreen aspect ratio that was achieved using two 21in. CRT monitor tubes that were mounted side-by-side.

This game uses a laser disc.

The players used:
Pioneer LD-V1001 (Japanese)
Pioneer LD-V1000 (USA)

- TRIVIA -

GP World was released in November 1984.

While not the first game to use two monitors in the same cabinet, it was the first time that two would be used in a manner to create a wide or ultra-widescreen image.

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