<s>
TX-1	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tatsumi	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Namco	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
licensed	O
it	O
to	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
and	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TX-1	B-Application
placed	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
realistic	O
simulation	B-Application
racing	I-Application
than	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
forcing	O
players	O
to	O
brake	O
or	O
downshift	O
the	O
gear	O
during	O
corners	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
losing	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
go	O
of	O
the	O
accelerator	O
when	O
going	O
into	O
a	O
skid	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
regain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
steering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
car	O
driving	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
technology	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
steering	O
wheel	O
to	O
vibrate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
unique	O
three-screen	O
arcade	O
display	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
three-dimensional	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
TX-1	B-Application
V8	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
TX-1	B-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
were	O
highly	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
sixteen	O
months	O
between	O
1983	O
and	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
piloting	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racecar	O
,	O
needs	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
check	O
point	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
each	O
stage	O
ends	O
at	O
a	O
branch	O
point	O
;	O
depending	O
on	O
which	O
way	O
the	O
driver	O
turns	O
,	O
the	O
course	O
will	O
be	O
substantially	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
two	O
stages	O
of	O
this	O
five-stage	O
game	O
were	O
based	O
upon	O
famous	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
races	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
are	O
identified	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
;	O
the	O
path	O
chosen	O
during	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
stages	O
determines	O
which	O
"	O
races	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TX-1	B-Application
was	O
a	O
pioneer	O
in	O
this	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
copied	O
by	O
myriad	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
Sega	O
's	O
successful	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
TX-1	B-Application
uses	O
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1982	O
release	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
TX-1	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
surround-style	O
,	O
sit-down	O
three-screen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
TX-1	B-Application
as	O
Japan	O
's	O
top-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
of	O
December	B-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TX-1	B-Application
continued	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
Japanese	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
charts	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
into	B-Application
1984	I-Application
,	O
through	O
January	O
,	O
February	O
,	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
up	O
until	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
tenth	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
latter	B-Application
half	I-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
most	O
sophisticated	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
thrilling	O
game	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
TX-1	B-Application
V8	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tatsumi	O
in	O
1984	O
and	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
TX-1	B-Application
games	O
topped	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
upright/cockpit	O
charts	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
sixteen	O
months	O
between	O
December	B-Application
1983	I-Application
and	O
July	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	B-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
