<s>
The	O
original	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
and	O
Wheels	O
had	O
an	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
while	O
Midway	O
's	O
Racer	O
introduced	O
a	O
sit-down	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taito	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
called	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
in	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two-player	O
versions	O
followed	O
with	O
Midway	O
's	O
Wheels	O
II	O
and	O
Taito	O
's	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Twin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
a	O
hit	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
establishing	O
per	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
arcade	O
games	O
there	O
,	O
while	O
Wheels	O
and	O
Wheels	O
II	O
sold	O
10,000	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1975	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
and	O
Wheels	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1976	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
was	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1977	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
the	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
series	O
of	O
arcade	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
is	O
a	O
one	O
or	O
two-player	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
controls	O
a	O
race	O
car	O
along	O
a	O
constantly-scrolling	O
vertical	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Gran	B-Application
Trak	I-Application
10	I-Application
earlier	O
in	O
1974	O
,	O
Taito	O
employee	O
Tomohiro	O
Nishikado	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
his	O
own	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
;	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
Gran	B-Application
Trak	I-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
twisting	O
tracks	O
and	O
complex	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishikado	O
adapted	O
these	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
into	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
called	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
,	O
Taito	O
released	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
at	O
a	O
price	O
point	O
of	O
per	O
play	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
per	O
play	O
up	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
versions	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
and	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Twin	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1976	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
(	O
below	O
Taito	O
's	O
Ball	O
Park	O
)	O
and	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Twin	O
at	O
number	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1977	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
second-highest-grossing	O
overall	O
arcade	O
game	O
below	O
Namco	O
's	O
electro-mechanical	O
F-1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheels	O
sold	O
7,000	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
and	O
Wheels	O
II	O
sold	O
3,000	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
10,000	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1975	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
sales	O
figures	O
provided	O
by	O
Ralph	O
H	O
.	O
Baer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1976	O
,	O
RePlay	O
listed	O
Wheels	O
as	O
the	O
third-highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
1976	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
below	O
Sea	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
and	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
both	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Midway	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
it	O
influenced	O
was	O
Atari	O
's	O
Hi-way	B-Application
(	O
1975	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
sit-down	O
cockpit	O
cabinet	O
like	O
older	O
electro-mechanical	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
spawned	O
numerous	O
updates	O
,	O
variations	O
and	O
sequels	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
Midway	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Manufacturer	O
Release	O
date	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Taito	O
November	O
1974	O
Racer	O
Midway	O
February	O
1975	O
Wheels	O
Midway	O
March	O
1975	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
DX	O
Taito	O
August	O
1975	O
Wheels	O
II	O
Midway	O
August	O
1975	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Twin	O
Taito	O
April	O
1976	O
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Taito	O
December	O
1977	O
T.T.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Taito	O
June	O
1978	O
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
V	O
Taito	O
July	O
1978	O
T.T.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
1977	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
Race	O
V	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1978	I-Application
,	O
just	O
below	O
Taito	O
's	O
own	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
hit	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
V	O
and	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
CL-5	O
were	O
the	O
fifth	O
and	O
sixth	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1979	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Speed	B-Application
Race	I-Application
was	O
then	O
the	O
ninth	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titus	O
Software	O
's	O
Automobili	B-Device
Lamborghini	I-Device
(	O
1997	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
was	O
later	O
re-branded	O
Super	B-Device
Speed	I-Device
Race	I-Device
64	I-Device
for	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
May	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
