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A racing game where the player controls their character with a trackball around a racetrack.
What is happening now
Armadillo Racing is a 1997 arcade racer from Namco built on an enhanced version of the Ridge Racer hardware, notable for its trackball control scheme. The game originally released only in Japan, making it largely obscure outside its region for nearly three decades. This month marks a significant milestone: the arcade oddity is finally arriving on home consoles through Hamster's Arcade Archives initiative, launching simultaneously on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2. The ports preserve the trackball control option via USB trackball support, allowing players to experience the game as originally intended rather than adapting to conventional controllers.
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