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スズカエイトアワーズ
©1993 Namco Ltd.
Release: 1993-10-15 (¥8800)
Cartridge SHVC-8H
Racing game
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Released in America as
SUZUKA 8 HOURS
( SNS-8H-USA )
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Suzuka 8 Hours is a bike racing game by Namco and based on the
arcade game of the same name originally released in 1992 (and itself based on
the popular Suzuka race in Japan). The player takes control of a
superbike, and the goal of the game is to complete as many laps as possible during
a given time limit. Races range from 15 minutes to 8 hours (which the actual real
length of the Suzuka race!). Thankfully, the game doesn't use real minutes
and the longest race won't last more than half an hour, which is still a challenge.
Four tracks are available to test the players's driving skills, each one progressively
more difficult than the last. The first ones are designed for high speed racing and they
rapidly become more intricate with sharp curves and narrow turns. Thanks to a complete
selection menu, several bikes can be chosen from (250cc, 400cc & 750cc) and various
setups that greatly balance out automatic and manual features. A two simultaneous
players mode is also available.
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Suzuka 8 Hours was an arcade game originally released by Namco in 1992.
The game featured an especially designed cabinet with two bike-shaped seats,
with real throttles and brake levers. The original game is also completely
different from the Super Famicom version. A sequel simply called
Suzuka 8 Hours 2 followed in the arcades in 1993, and proposed more tracks
to race on.
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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 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.
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Suzuka 8 Hours is really disappointing. From all the flaws that arise from
the first couple of plays, the game's hard-to-handle bikes are probably the worst offenders.
It is terribly hard to stay on the track, even when using the shoulder buttons
which are suppose to help you negociate sharp turns. Then tracks are incredibly narrow,
making it hard to steer, and if you hit a hard shoulder, you go flying and end up on the ground ...
in fact you may spend more time crashing than riding. Finally, there is no sense
of speed whatsoever, and everything feels really sluggish, even when the
meter indicates speeds close to 300 km/h! All in all, after playing games such as the excellent F-Zero,
Suzuka 8 Hours feels bland and average.
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