<s>
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
IndyCar	B-Application
Series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
possesses	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
Motor	O
Speedway	O
,	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
500	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
speedway	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
AM1	O
's	O
second	O
game	O
developed	O
using	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
and	O
their	O
first	O
to	O
utilize	O
color	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critical	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
and	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
IndyCar	B-Application
,	O
and	O
possesses	O
an	O
official	O
license	O
from	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
Motor	O
Speedway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
race	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
courses	O
:	O
Indianapolis	O
Motor	O
Speedway	O
(	O
called	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
Highland	O
Raceway	O
,	O
and	O
Bayside	O
Street	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
being	O
fictitious	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
cabinet	O
include	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
with	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Racing	O
speeds	O
are	O
up	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
420	O
km/h	O
(	O
260	O
mph	O
)	O
while	O
in	O
a	O
slipstream	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
division	O
of	O
Sega	O
led	O
by	O
Rikiya	O
Nakagawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
AM1	O
's	O
second	O
project	O
using	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
after	O
1994	O
's	O
Wing	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nakagawa	O
,	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
AM1	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
develop	O
color	O
textures	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
team	O
experience	O
in	O
developing	O
games	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
3	O
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
delays	O
in	O
the	O
board	O
's	O
development	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Model	O
2B	O
variant	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
other	O
regions	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
were	O
planning	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
fan	O
demand	O
they	O
were	O
taken	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
put	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
:	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Circuit	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
in	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
popular	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
article	O
published	O
in	O
Edge	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
"	O
...	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
has	O
been	O
relatively	O
muted	O
so	O
far	O
,	O
with	O
Namco	O
's	O
impressive	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
attracting	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
to	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
but	O
often	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
arcade	O
releases	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
continued	O
a	O
racing	O
tradition	O
with	O
Sega	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
continued	O
with	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
others	O
,	O
calling	O
both	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
an	O
appetizer	O
for	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
for	O
Edge	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
high	O
quality	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
Ace	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
lack	O
Gourand	B-Algorithm
shading	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
stated	O
that	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
's	O
main	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
fastest	O
speeds	O
ever	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
380	O
km/h	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
and	O
stated	O
that	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
in	O
both	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
compared	O
to	O
Daytona	O
and	O
Rave	B-Device
Racer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
effective	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
qualities	O
of	O
IndyCar	B-Application
racing	O
,	O
calling	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
"	O
the	O
fastest	O
simulated	O
driving	O
experience	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
infrequency	O
of	O
powerslides	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pro	O
reviewer	O
Steve	O
Hardy	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
players	O
play	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
instead	O
for	O
more	O
excitement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
's	O
course	O
selection	O
offered	O
nothing	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ordinary	O
.	O
</s>
