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The original arcade hit debuted in 1993, convincing Jerry Momoda to join the company.
I was teased with an early look at Ridge Racer, and I was so impressed, he recalls.
It was state-of-the-art 3D that included texture mapping and Gouraud shading and all this at 60fps.
I think this passion influenced the look and feel of Namcos games.
Ridge Racers setting was fictitious.
It was partially based on driving in mountainous areas, which was popular at that time in Japan.
