ユーノスロードスターでリッジレーサー！

I was thinking about some old racing games today. Then I remembered the time I saw a Ridge Racer machine where you could sit inside a "real" Eunos Roadster. This was almost 20 years ago, so I was thinking maybe I didn't remember it correctly. But then I looked around to see if I could find any information and I found an old brochure. It's true!



It's Ridge Racer "Full Scale". There's a big cinema-type screen and you use the controls inside the car. The speedometer and tachometer work inside the car, too.

When I first saw it, it was about 1995 at Namco Land in a nearby city, Sheffield. I already knew about Ridge Racer, it was a popular game from 1993. I wanted to try this machine, but it was very expensive. In 1995, I didn't have a lot of money. I was still in school! I think 1 Credit on Full Scale was the same cost as 5 Credits on the standard machine.

Since I don't need to visit Sheffield often, I didn't go there again until a few years later. The machine was gone by then, so I didn't get the chance to try it. The entire place is gone now, I think it's a restaurant.

I guess it's an interesting piece of history for the NA6/NA8 Roadster, though. Maybe it's still around somewhere.