<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
12	I-Application
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
board	O
based	O
on	O
raw	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
Almighty	O
Human	O
Project	O
series	O
of	O
simulation	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
include	O
Gynotai	O
and	O
Photo	O
Battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
futuristic	O
aesthetic	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Minoru	O
Sashida	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Electrosphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
for	O
its	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
in	O
pace	O
from	O
other	O
arcade	O
racers	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
driving	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
Almighty	O
Human	O
Project	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
include	O
the	O
skeeball-esque	O
Gyontai	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
action	O
game	O
Photo	O
Battle	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
employees	O
led	O
by	O
Minoru	O
Sashida	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
that	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
redemption	O
games	O
and	O
mechanical	O
prize-winning	O
machines	O
;	O
Sashida	O
used	O
the	O
knowledge	O
he	O
gained	O
from	O
these	O
while	O
developing	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
vastly	O
different	O
and	O
distinct	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
previous	O
racing	O
game	O
offerings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
appealing	O
towards	O
a	O
wide	O
player	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upbeat	O
electronic	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Koji	O
Nakagawa	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Electrosphere	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Amusement	O
Operator	O
's	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
at	O
the	O
Makuhari	O
Messe	O
convention	O
center	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
alongside	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
,	O
Time	B-Device
Crisis	I-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Panic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
August	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Edge	O
described	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
as	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
and	O
drastic	O
departure	O
for	O
Namco	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
racing	O
arcade	O
games	O
with	O
its	O
futuristic	O
presentation	O
and	O
vastly-different	O
gameplay	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
drastically	O
departs	O
from	O
the	O
real-world	O
setting	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
previous	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
made	O
it	O
an	O
intriguing	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
from	O
Next	O
Generation	O
believed	O
that	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
possessed	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
innovation	O
as	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
Italian	O
publication	O
MegaConsole	O
enjoyed	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
for	O
its	O
immersive	O
techno	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
printer	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
Plus	O
writers	O
found	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
aesthetically-pleasing	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
unique	O
concept	O
made	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
Krieger	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
CROSSNIQ+	O
,	O
credits	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
for	O
inspiring	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
presentation	O
used	O
in	O
his	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
song	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
Taiko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Tatsujin	I-Application
:	I-Application
Drum	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Fun	I-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Footwork	O
Technique	O
minigames	O
was	O
played	O
live	O
at	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
Night	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
concert	O
hosted	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
cease	O
support	O
for	O
Techno	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
necessary	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
