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Riiiidge Raaaacer Paaaachislot

Yeah, you read that right. Ridge Racer. Pachislot machine. Together. In two flavours: one on the PS2, the other, a real life pachislot machine (sort of like a slot machine mixed with a pachinko machine that dishes out tokens) with tacky LCD speedometer. Good news is this is real. Bad news is there's no way in hell this is ever going outside Japan. Well, except for maybe the PS2 version, which will be out on June 5. Above's a screen from the console edition, full-body pic of the pachislot machine's after the jump. More »

4:30 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Luke Plunkett
967 views, 10 comments

Latest by John Laur: > Bad news is there's no way in hell this is ever going outside Japan. That is absolutely the opposite of truth. In Japan the legal maximum service life of a machine is two years. After their two year service life more »

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Should Video Game Patents Be Legal?

Over on Gamasutra, designer Ernest Adams has posted an interesting piece on video game software patents. He argues that not only are such patents morally gray, but that they are too encompassing—citing an example from Namco's PSOne version of Ridge Racer in which they patented, we kid you not, load-time minigames. He explains:
The US Patent and Trademark Office has taken a much more vague approach to determining what may or may not be patented. Its guidelines for patent examiners requires that the invention produce a concrete, useful, and tangible result, and gameplay patents are being allowed.
Then he later continues: More »

11:40 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,563 views, 96 comments

Latest by --Core--: As far as this goes, I am againt's it. If this were to happen, it would open a whole can of worms in the long run. And from my perspective, I believe it would end up hurting us, the gamer/consumer through more »

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Father of Ridge Racer to Lead Cellius, Make Racing Games

Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe contacted me to let me know that Ken Kutaragi won't be heading up the newly formed joint business between SCEI and Namco Bandi. More »

6:21 AM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Brian Crecente
470 views, 14 comments

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360, PS3 Ridge Racer Differences

"One of these things is not like the other..." More »
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Clips: My Son Masters the Sixaxis

My son's first experience with the Playstation 3 Sixaxis was interesting. He had never used motion control before and I just handed him the controller and told him to steer the car. The first 30 seconds or so he hated it and actually said he wasn't playing anymore. Then he watched me playing with it and said he wanted to try it again. That's what this video showed. He seemed to really enjoy himself, though I think he's still a fan of the thumbsticks as well.

8:38 AM on Sun Nov 5 2006
By Brian Crecente
532 views, 78 comments

Latest by aelfin: Oh yeah, about this actual post... Umm.. Reminds me of my best friend when I was like nine, who only played videogames cause I loved them (gee she was a dear), playing Mario and making the controller jump in the air as more »

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Ridge Racer 7 Takes 5GB of Hard Drive Space

In order to "speed up gameplay", a euphemism for saying the PS3's Blu-ray drives are too slow to keep up with the amount of data streamed from the disc, Ridge Racer 7 is going to deposit 5 GB of junk onto your hard drive. This seems like quite a bit of space when you consider that "stickers, music and race events" are going to be available for download too. More »

5:40 PM on Tue Oct 31 2006
By Jason Chen
2,632 views, 85 comments

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Ridge Racer Producer On Kaz's "Riiiidge Racer"

While the humor has long worn off, the meme still exists in the internet's deepest bowls. Somewhere someone is clacking our "Riiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer" and cackling. Alone. We have since moved on and found different things to make fun of. But for those who missed the follies... More »

4:22 AM on Tue Oct 31 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
313 views, 15 comments

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Exit & Ridge Racer Get PSP Sequels... Why?

The latest issue of Famitsu says that two of my personal PSP favorites (Ridge Racer and Exit) will get getting sequels. Exit will get some slight tweaks and new levels, while Ridge Racer will be more of the same. The release date is September 14th, and Namco says RR is about 70% done. I enjoy both these games immensely, but I'm not sure that either PSP games really merit a sequel. Easy money, sure, but should that creative energy be directed else where? Or rather, could that creative energy be directed elsewhere please? Brian Ashcraft More »

8:22 AM on Thu Jun 29 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
91 views, 3 comments

Latest by Kashmir: So the PSP is getting a couple of sequels, eh? hold up....WHAT!!!! THE PSP PLAYS GAMES?!??!??!! OMFG! In all seriousness, I sold mine. more »

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The MightyJustice Gaming Show is Better Than GameLife

The greatest review of Ridge Racer ever filmed, bar none. Although the retardation here is still brutal, it's easier to take because it's entirely intentional. Or so we can hope. More »

5:41 PM on Mon Jun 19 2006
By egauger
110 views, 14 comments

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Your Own Personal Kaz Hirai Quote Machine

Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai is chockfull of fab catch phrases from the PS3 presser at E3. Quotes like "Woah!", "I'm not a very good player" and of course, "Riiiiidge Raaaaacer" made an otherwise dull press conference slightly less dull. Mind you, it was still dull. The open-shirt exec (Kaz, darlin', buy a neck-tie) gets his own fan-made soundboard, providing approximately four minutes of amusement. More »

12:22 PM on Thu May 18 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
271 views, 3 comments

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Ridge Racer 7 For PS3


The latest issue of Famitsu features an interview with the team responsible for the PS3's Ridge Racer 7. Here's a few tid-bits: up to fourteen folks can play at once (same as RR 6), and the team conceded that there's no point to increase the number. "We're trying to make the game more than just winning or losing," says director Masaya Kobayashi. The title appears set to take advantage of Sony's online set-up, giving Xbox Live a run for its money. "We want to get the game out as soon as possible," says Hideo Teramoto. "We want to show you how great our technique is on this machine." The game will be playable at E3. Bring it on guys, bring it on. More »

11:22 AM on Thu Apr 20 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
371 views, 5 comments

Latest by EnigmaNemesis: For the record, the Playstation 2 was NOT playable at the E3 before it's launch, and 100 million units later... But this is a plus to have playable games. more »

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Ridge Racer 6 Coming to Xbox 360 Live

Namco announced a new Ridge Racer for the Xbox 360 Friday and it's gonna be online. Ridge Racer 6 will be ready for the Xbox 360 launch this Fall. More »

12:34 PM on Fri Aug 5 2005
By Brian Crecente
67 views