Namco System FL
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The Namco System FL is an arcade system board
Arcade system board
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 released by Namco
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 in 1993. This system was exclusively designed for driving games, it had a very short lifespan and was released only two games on it.

Games produced on this arcade board
Arcade system board
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 are conventional driving simulations. Final Lap R was the last installment in the Pole Position arcade series.

«FL» probably refers to the initials of the game Final Lap R.

System FL specifications

  • Main CPU: Intel i960-KB 32-bit
    32-bit
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     RISC processor, @ 20 MHz
  • Sound & I/O CPU: Namco C75 (Mitsubishi
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     M37702 based) @ 16.128 MHz
  • Sound chip: Namco C352 32 channel stereo supported 8-bit linear and 8-bit muLaw PCM - 4 channel output

List of System FL games

  • Final Lap R (1993)
  • Speed Racer
    Speed Racer (arcade game)
    Speed Racer the arcade game was a racing game designed by Namco based on the popular Japanese anime Speed Racer....

    (1995)
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