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Suzuka 8 Hours (World, Rev C)

Game Information
manufacturer Namco
year 1992
Cloned by suzuka8hj
genre Motorcycle
downloads 92
Screenshots
suzuka8h title
suzuka8h snap
suzuka8h gameover
suzuka8h scores
Download Details
split set suzuka8h.zip 2.08MiB
merged set suzuka8h.7z 1.57MiB
standalone set suzuka8h.7z 1.57MiB
device namcoc68.zip 1.68K
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 32 years ago:

Suzuka 8 Hours (c) 1992 Namco.

A motorcycle game from Namco loosely based on the real-life event.

- TECHNICAL -

Derivative of Namco System 2 hardware
Game ID : EH

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C140 (@ 21.39 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)

Players: up to 2 (when cabinets are linked)
Controls: 2 handles (gas and brake, both analog), tilt steering (like on a motorcycle)
Buttons: 0

- TRIVIA -

Suzuka 8 Hours was released in May 1992.

Suzuka 8 Hours is one of the world's major endurance motorcycle championship. The event is eight hours long and is held every year in Suzuka (Japan), on a 5.8 km (3.6 mi) circuit owned by Honda.

Because of the length of such race, several pilots ride the same bike and the winning team must complete the largest amount of laps. Suzuka 8 Hours was first inaugurated in 1978 and joined the world championship series in 1980.

The in-game event doesn't last 8 hours, but only up to 6 minutes. The race length can be adjusted between 3 and 6 laps in the service mode.

The motorcycle is wrongly referred to as 'car' in test mode.

The game features dynamic day-to-night time cycle during later laps.

The game has no scoring system; instead it has a top time table (per full race).

Even when you complete the full race, you'll get a game over, which is unreasonable in this case.

This is the first video game officially sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company. Note: Coca-Cola was invented in May 1886 by a pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. A bookkeeper, Frank M. Robinson, suggested the name 'Coca-Cola' to Dr. Pemberton. Robinson suggested this name because both the words Coca and Cola named 2 of the ingredients. Also the 2 'C's' would look good in advertising. The name 'Coca-Cola' first became a registered trademark in 1893.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Suzuka 8 Hours doesn't have a start button, so you need to put your hands on handles directly after you insert a coin.

- SERIES -

1. Suzuka 8 Hours (1992)
2. Suzuka 8 Hours 2 (1993)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Driver Details
source namco/namcos2.cpp
driver status imperfect
emulation status good
save states supported
graphics imperfect
lan unemulated
channels 2
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 288
height 224
refresh rate 60.61hz
Input Details
player: N/A
type paddle
directions N/A
buttons N/A
player: N/A
type pedal
directions N/A
buttons N/A
Chipset Details
Motorola MC68000 12.29mhz
Motorola MC68000 12.29mhz
Motorola MC6809E 2.05mhz
Mitsubishi M37450 8.19mhz
Speaker present
Speaker present
Namco C140 21.33khz
YM2151 OPM 3.58mhz
ROM Details
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