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#REDIRECT [[List of Konami games#1990–1999]]
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|developer= [[Konami]]
|publisher= [[Konami]]
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|designer= [[Konami]]
|series= Thrill Drive
|engine= KONAMI NWK-TR, 3Dfx Voodoo-Based Hardware
|version= 1.0 ( First Game, but simplified into 1.1 in the Final Version.)
|released= 1998
|genre= [[Racing simulator|Racing sim]]
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|platforms= [[Arcade game|Arcade only]]
|input= [[Steering wheel]]
|cabinet= Sit-down, steering wheel, 5-speed gearbox shift ( For DX Cabinet ) and a normal gearbox shift ( For SD Cabinet ) + Up to 4 players maximum by plugging the Assy. Fiber NETWORKING CABLE onto the back of the machine of this game.
|arcade system= KONAMI NWK-TR, 3Dfx Voodoo-Based Hardware
|cpu= [[PowerPC 403]], [[Motorola 68000]] + [[Voodoo2|3dfx Voodoo2]] x4 Chipset Boards ( 2 for PixelFX and 2 for TexelFX.)
|sound= RF5C400@16000MHz + Ricoh RF5C400 PCM 32 Channel + 44.1 kHz Stereo Output + 3D Effect Spatializer ( By Desper Products.)
|display= [[Raster graphics|Raster]] (640x480 pixels) ( Within 240p to 576p / 720p HD of the 28 and 29 CRT and 50 inch. LCD Monitors.)
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{{R to section}}
'''''Thrill Drive''''' is a [[Racing simulator|street racing sim]] [[arcade game]] released by [[Konami]] in 1998. And it was titled in the Arcade Flyer of this game: ''FAST-PACED ACTION!'', in the front of the foreign flyer accidentally. It is closely similar to Racing Jam Chapters 1 and 2, in the Arcades and this game is a prequel to those 2 NWK-TR Games. Unlike many driving games, this was the unique game that it was to be the controlled-driving skill game to be much careful of driving while you hit the stand-out performance.
Taking place in either the [[United States|U.S.A.]], [[Japan]], or [[Europe]], the player must race three other opponents to the finish line without crashing into objects such as pedestrians that suddenly appear or causing accidents as well as avoid [[Police|police cars]] along the way. Also, like various [[Sega]] driving games such as ''[[Hang-On]]'' and ''[[OutRun]]'', the scenery can change at any time. The player has an assortment of vehicles to choose from, such as a [[sports car]], a [[Sedan (automobile)|sedan]], a [[station wagon]], an [[Sports utility vehicle|SUV]], a [[convertible]], a [[bus]], and a [[truck]].
The game is notable for the special effects when a player crashes. This is signified by the sound of a loud crash, police sirens wailing and then a screaming woman + 2 shocking images with a violet-colored effect followed by the game screen showing a broken windshield as if you had crashed into something—as this would become a theme in later games in the series—and show a violent image before resetting you at the place where you made the mistake. As you crash and reset, the weather and sky will dramatically change from a clear day to dark clouds as if it were to rain and then a thunderstorm if you crash later in the game and reset.
Upon crossing checkpoints, the music will change to something different, or positive. However, if a player crashes and resets, the music will change to a negative, dramatic piece. Also notable is when a player finishes a race depending on how much time was left on the clock. When this happens, the computer will rate your driving technique as well as add up how many accidents the player had and how much money in damage the player has caused—and assigns a final rating, which can suffer badly if too many objects are hit or accidents are caused.
Since this was, a very rare game, it was been likely to be forever lost; but fortunately, other players would like to play in [[MAME]], than instead of playing in a real arcade machine of this game, because it was only found out that it was very popular in Japan elsewhere, also outside of Japan to play this game. Plus, other reasons to be rare is, having very damaged board of this game or having several failures of this game, including the Analog Devices, ROM, RAM, SDRAM, NVRAM and more. The real system reqirements of this game for MAME is unknown yet, by reaching it from MAME Ver. 0.147, but it needs [[Nvidia]] and [[AMD]] powerful GPU Cards, also [[Intel]] with the help of the CPU like Intel i3, AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon XP or better.
( NOTE: For some dedications and speciality in MAME, this game would have 50/50 chance, it's either would be FULLY PLAYABLE or LAGGING PLAYABLE. And sometimes, you'd got NETWORK ERROR while playing the game in Modern MAME Versions, because of having SPEEDY network trouble to Intel i7 or other variations. Also, it's not playable on Older MAME Versions because of the NETWORK ERROR again.)
==See also==
*[[Thrill Drive 2]]
*[[Thrill Drive 3]]
== Exterminal Link ==
* [http://www.konami-asia.com/products/en/am_thrill_drive_3_video/index.html Thrill Drive Official Site]
* [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17188083?ref=search_tag_video Thrill Drive Incomplete Soundtrack] ( Requires you to LOG IN or Sign UP.)
* [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10534634?ref=search_tag_video Thrill Drive BGM Soundtrack Arcade] ( Requires again to LOG IN or SIGN UP.)
* [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12640340?ref=search_tag_video Thrill Drive Bus Gameplay USA] ( Requires again to LOG IN or SIGN UP.)
* [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1942876?ref=search_tag_video Thrill Drive Truck Short Gameplay USA] ( Requires again to LOG IN or SIGN UP.)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zARupJKSXEI Thrill Drive MAME WIP Update for Ver. 0.147]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xSGBk8nlfI Thrill Drive MAME Ver. 0.147 2nd Gameplay, Europe]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFa5EFJe-s Thrill Drive MAME Ver. 0.147 3rd Gameplay, Japan]
[[Category:Konami games]]
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