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Winning Run

Released by Namco in 1988, this was the first arcade driving game to use fully 3D polygon graphics. It was the inaugural title for the Namco System 21 "Polygonizer" arcade hardware, the first dedicated 3D…

31 December 1988

Winning Run is an arcade developed by Namco Limited, released 31 December 1988 on Arcade.

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What Winning Run is

Winning Run is an arcade game developed by Namco Limited and released in 1988. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Released by Namco in 1988, this was the first arcade driving game to use fully 3D polygon graphics. It was the inaugural title for the Namco System 21 "Polygonizer" arcade hardware, the first dedicated 3D gaming system.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Winning Run launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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When did Winning Run come out?
Winning Run was released on 31 December 1988 for Arcade.

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