Fastest Lap arcade racing with sports cars and fictional circuits. Approximate handling and limited AI. Anonymously mediocre in the 8-bit catalog.
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Racing1 player3+
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Konami behind-view racer Fastest Lap. Published by Konami, released September 1990 in Japan. International circuits, single-seaters, time trial mode and Link cable duels. Japan-only distribution.
An anonymous arcade racer in the 8-bit catalogue, this 1990 Japanese Konami edition (with English text built in) carries no gameplay aura: Fastest Lap blends into the mass of forgotten car games. Its only collector draw is marginal: an early Konami item with original Japanese packaging, sought mainly by completists of the brand on Game Boy. Value rests on a thin regional run, not on player demand or reputation.