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Alpine Racer 2
''Alpine Racer 2'' is a 3D computer graphics, 3D alpine skiing arcade game released by Namco in 1996 in video gaming, 1996. It is the sequel to ''Alpine Racer''. Unlike the original, two cabinets can be linked together so that players can race against each other. Sleep research ''Alpine Racer 2'', along with ''Tetris'', was used by Harvard sleep scientist Robert Stickgold to study the relationship between learning and sleep. He found that after playing the game for hours before going to sleep, even subjects suffering from anterograde amnesia, the inability to form new memories, would dream of skiing. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Alpine Racer 2'' on their February 15, 1997 issue as being the sixth most-popular dedicated arcade game at the time. A reviewer for ''Next Generation (magazine), Next Generation'' remarked that the ability to choose from three different characters adds depth to the gameplay, the new courses are larger and more beautiful than those of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, and Shanghai Namco in mainland China. Namco was founded by Masaya Nakamura on June 1, 1955, as beginning as an operator of coin-operated amusement rides. After reorganizing to Nakamura Seisakusho Co., Ltd. in 1959, a partnership with Walt Disney Productions provided the company with the resources to expand its operations. In the 1960s, it manufactured electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit '' Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as '' Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco in 1977 and published '' Gee Bee'', its first original video game, a year later. Among Namco's first major hits was the fixed shooter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
