Final Lap Twin
Final Lap Twin is a hybrid racing/role-playing game developed by Nova and published by Namco. Released for the Japanese PC Engine in 1989 and the North American TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, it is a spin-off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap.
Final Lap Twin
- Date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Final Lap Twin was published by Namco.
- Genre
- racing video game
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Final Lap Twin is a hybrid racing/role-playing game developed by Nova and published by Namco. Released for the Japanese PC Engine in 1989 and the North American TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, it is a spin-off to the 1987 arcade game Final Lap.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Final Lap Twin • Developer — Nova • Publisher — Namco • Composer — Katsuhiro Hayashi • Platforms — PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 • Genre — Racing RPG • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
The story mode featured in the game revolves around a young driver who desires to live up to the reputation of his racing-champion father. He travels around the map, meeting small-time racers, and must race his car to earn money that he spends on upgrading his car, eventually facing the local racing champion. After beating the rest of the local racing champions in the various cities, the player character must go through a maze to find the final upgrades of the different parts of his car, and then face the world racing champion.
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History of the object
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1989
Final Lap Twin published.
1989
Final Lap Twin is recorded as published in 1989.
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- Japan
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Final Lap Twin is associated with Japan.
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Reception
ACE magazine reviewed the game in October 1989, rating it 940 out of 1000 and listing it as one of the top two best games available for the console, along with R-Type.
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Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Final Lap Twin stands. Composed by Katsuhiro Hayashi. Issued for TurboGrafx-16. Recorded as video game. Published by Namco. Developed by Namco.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5449413: Final Lap Twin
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- “Final Lap Twin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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