Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Hiroyuki Izuno

Narito Serizawa

Manabu Washio

An object is to provide a free-entry type of race game apparatus wherewith a player can join at any time. This is a race game that simulates an endurance race in which many vehicles run for a long period of time. The vehicles are continually running on the track (ST), from which number a player selects any vehicle at will (ST) and joins the race in progress (ST). The game is terminated on the basis either of a pass count indicating the number of cars passed (or passed by) (ST), or a limiting time (ST).

Race game system and method of entry

An object is to provide a free-entry type of race game apparatus wherewith a player can join at any time. This is a race game that simulates an endurance race in which many vehicles run for a long period of time. The vehicles are continually running on the track. (ST 1), from which number a player selects any vehicle at will (ST 3) and joins the race in progress (ST 4, 5). The game is terminated on the basis either of a pass count indicating the number of cars passed (or passed by) (ST 6), or a limiting time (ST 7).

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroyuki Izuno