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Namco's Arcade Oddity Armadillo Racing Makes Its Console Debut on PS5, with Trackball Support

PS1 tycoon title The Conveni also coming. 1997’s outlandish arcade oddity Armadillo Racing will make its console debut on PS5 and PS4 this week, on 23rd July, courtesy of industrious Japanese dev Hamster. Part of its Arcade Archives offering, the trackball-controlled System Super 22 racer sees you guide a rolled up armadillo through a series of stages. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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"Deeply Meaningful" - Namco's Arcade Racer Armadillo Racing Is Getting Its First-Ever Console Release

Arrives this week on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Namco's rare arcade racer Armadillo Racing is coming to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S later this week, marking the first time it has ever been made available on consoles. And better yet, it appears the new release is compatible with some USB trackballs, according to the announcement (h/t: VGC). Released in the arcades in 1997, Armadillo Racing ran on an improved version of the Namco System 2

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Rare Namco arcade racer Armadillo Racing is getting its first ever home port, and it supports USB trackballs

The 1997 game used an improved version of Ridge Racer's System 22 hardware

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