Fast Lane (video game)

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Fast Lane
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Konami
Designer(s) Masaaki Kukino
Platform(s) Arcade
Release 1987
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s)1 or 2 players (alternating)

Fast Lane is a 1987 arcade game created by Konami. The game is a clone of Sega's Head On from 1979 with improved graphics and some additional features. The player controls a red sports car that attempts to avoid crashing head on with a blue truck. [1]

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References

  1. "Fast Lane". The International Arcade Museum. Retrieved 10 Nov 2013.