Final Furlong is a horse racing video game developed by Namco and released in arcades in 1997.[1][2][3] The game is one of only two known games to run on Namco System 22.5 Gorgon hardware,[4] an early revision of the Namco System 23 hardware.
There are three tracks to choose from: 6+1⁄2furlongs, 1 mile and 1+1⁄2 miles. Horses are classified according to where their best pace is: Leader (maintains highest speed when in first place), Front Runner (best pace is between second and fourth), Mid-Runner (best pace is when between fifth and seventh place), Strong Finisher (who is fastest at the end of the race), and two Almighty Runners (who keep their pace in any position).
Players sit in a "saddle" and must then rock the cabinet's horses back and forth, to urge their horses forward, pressing the "Whip" button to speed them up and pulling on "reins" to keep the horse from colliding with the fences or other horses.[5][6][7]
Receptionedit
Gerald Lynch, writing for TechRadar, placed it among a list of "The 50 best arcade games of all time, ever," saying "This machine was brutal - popping you astride a giant plastic horse, you’d propel yourself forward by “geeing up” your steed, rocking manically forwards and backwards to speed the beast up. Best played with two players, the marathon-like events would last so long you wouldn't be able to walk for a week."[8]
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final, furlong, horse, racing, video, game, developed, namco, released, arcades, 1997, game, only, known, games, namco, system, gorgon, hardware, early, revision, namco, system, hardware, european, flyerdeveloper, namcopublisher, namcoplatform, arcaderelease19. Final Furlong is a horse racing video game developed by Namco and released in arcades in 1997 1 2 3 The game is one of only two known games to run on Namco System 22 5 Gorgon hardware 4 an early revision of the Namco System 23 hardware Final FurlongEuropean flyerDeveloper s NamcoPublisher s NamcoPlatform s ArcadeRelease1997Genre s RacingMode s Single player multiplayerArcade systemNamco Gorgon Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay editThere are three tracks to choose from 6 1 2 furlongs 1 mile and 1 1 2 miles Horses are classified according to where their best pace is Leader maintains highest speed when in first place Front Runner best pace is between second and fourth Mid Runner best pace is when between fifth and seventh place Strong Finisher who is fastest at the end of the race and two Almighty Runners who keep their pace in any position Players sit in a saddle and must then rock the cabinet s horses back and forth to urge their horses forward pressing the Whip button to speed them up and pulling on reins to keep the horse from colliding with the fences or other horses 5 6 7 Reception editGerald Lynch writing for TechRadar placed it among a list of The 50 best arcade games of all time ever saying This machine was brutal popping you astride a giant plastic horse you d propel yourself forward by geeing up your steed rocking manically forwards and backwards to speed the beast up Best played with two players the marathon like events would last so long you wouldn t be able to walk for a week 8 Final Furlong was listed in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die 9 References edit Final Furlong Videogame by Namco www arcade museum com Pacific Friend Jiji Gaho Sha Incorporated November 15 2000 via Google Books Wolf Mark J P July 22 2010 The Medium of the Video Game University of Texas Press ISBN 9780292786646 via Google Books Final Furlong Operators Manual PDF Namco August 10 1997 Retrieved 29 June 2021 Entertainment Computing Technologies and Applications IFIP International Workshop on Entertainment Computing IWEC Kluwer Academic Publishers November 15 2002 ISBN 9781402073601 via Google Books Funworld IAAPA November 15 1998 via Google Books Wolf Mark J P November 15 2008 The Video Game Explosion A History from PONG to Playstation and Beyond ABC CLIO ISBN 9780313338687 via Google Books The 50 best arcade games of all time ever 7 March 2017 Mott Tony December 5 2011 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die You Must Play Before You Die Octopus ISBN 9781844037155 via Google Books External links editFinal Furlong at the Killer List of Videogames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Final Furlong amp oldid 1218811669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
