<s>
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
arcade	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
1988	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
before	O
releasing	O
internationally	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
pilots	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
race	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
all	O
while	O
avoiding	O
opponents	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flood-hit	O
tunnels	O
,	O
pits	O
and	O
steep	O
chambers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
,	O
capable	O
of	O
3D	O
shaded	O
polygons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
a	O
fairly	O
moderate	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
favorable	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
many	O
complimenting	O
its	O
impressive	O
3D	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	I-Application
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
receive	O
numerous	O
awards	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
two	O
arcade	O
sequels	O
;	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
Suzuka	O
GP	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
'	O
91	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
's	I-Application
Eyes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
simulation	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
race	O
while	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
cabinets	O
of	O
its	O
type	O
,	O
which	O
commonly	O
used	O
hydraulics	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
instead	O
used	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
electric	O
rams	O
and	O
runners	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
machine	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
giving	O
off	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
sense	O
of	O
driving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
officially	O
began	O
in	O
1985	O
–	O
it	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
arcade	O
board	O
,	O
later	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Polygonizer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
3D	O
shaded	O
graphics	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
draw	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
60,000	O
individual	O
polygons	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
considered	O
a	O
milestone	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
–	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
would	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kawada	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
original	O
score	O
for	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
their	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
chart	O
for	O
August	O
1989	O
–	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
it	O
dropped	O
to	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
racer	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
placing	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1989	O
,	O
it	O
dropped	O
to	O
the	O
third	O
spot	O
,	O
just	O
under	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Sega	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
in	O
early	O
1990	O
,	O
topping	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
chart	O
for	O
new	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
applauding	O
its	O
realism	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
considered	O
revolutionary	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
March	O
1989	O
issue	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
and	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
–	O
they	O
labeled	O
Winning	B-Application
Runs	I-Application
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
simply	O
stunning	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
easily	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
yet	O
seen	O
–	O
it	O
's	O
thoroughly	O
realistic	O
and	O
totally	O
exhilarating	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
to	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
1989	O
issue	O
of	O
Commodore	O
User	O
labelled	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
literally	O
breathtaking	O
"	O
–	O
much	O
like	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
positively	O
compared	O
to	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
it	O
usurps	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
concluding	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1989	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Special	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
shooter	O
Darius	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
led	O
to	O
two	O
follow-up	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
Suzuka	O
GP	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
instead	O
used	O
a	O
sit-down	O
cabinet	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
bearing	O
a	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
three	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzuka	O
GP	O
became	O
Japan	O
's	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
'	O
91	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
again	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
3D	O
racing	O
game	O
,	O
Driver	B-Application
's	I-Application
Eyes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Japan	O
in	O
1990	O
–	O
using	O
a	O
newly	O
built	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
three	O
panoramic	O
monitors	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
more	O
open	O
view	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
compiling	O
it	O
with	O
music	O
from	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
