<s>
is	O
a	O
1992	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
homonymous	O
real-world	B-Application
racing	I-Application
event	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
arcade	B-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
by	O
linking	O
four	O
two-player	O
cabinets	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
complete	O
an	O
entire	O
lap	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
within	O
a	O
preset	O
time	O
limit	O
-	O
and	O
upon	O
completion	O
of	O
a	O
lap	O
,	O
the	O
time	O
is	O
extended	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
preset	O
number	O
of	O
laps	O
(	O
between	O
3	O
and	O
6	O
and	O
adjustable	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
operator	O
)	O
wins	O
the	O
race	O
;	O
as	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
and	O
Dirt	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
manage	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
race	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
preset	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
enter	O
their	O
initials	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
best	O
time	O
"	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
high	O
score	O
)	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
simulates	O
the	O
actual	O
eight-hour	O
race	O
as	O
eight	O
"	O
virtual	O
hours	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
over	O
ninety	O
"	O
real-time	O
"	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
June	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
new	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
October	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
deluxe	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
November	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
1992	O
,	O
receiving	O
the	O
Gold	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
trade	O
show	O
for	O
sales	O
excellence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
deluxe	O
cabinet	O
in	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
fourth	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
during	O
Summer	B-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
top	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
from	O
September	O
to	O
October	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
sound	O
from	O
CPU	O
competitors	O
 '	O
engines	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
distracting	O
"	O
music	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Flux	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
54th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
Video	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Arcade	B-Application
racing	O
at	O
its	O
finest.	O
"	O
</s>
