''Le Mans 24'' is an

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produced in

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and is based on the Sega Model 3 Step 1.5

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. The game is based on the race of the same name with some of its cars from the

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race, including ones that appeared in '' Scud Race''. It was licensed by its organisers, Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Only GT1 and Group C cars make appearances in the game with the

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(a Group 5 racer, under the pre-1972 rule amendment) appearing as a bonus car which is an opponent fought at the end of the race, and can be played with a cheat code.

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makes a cameo as a secret racer, unlocked by entering a cheat code.

Car list

These are the cars that appeared in the game (listed in order of year, team, car): * 1971

(bonus car) * 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 * 1991 Mazdaspeed Mazda 787B * 1996 McLaren F1 GTR (returning from ''Scud Race'') * 1996 NISMO Skyline GT-R GT1 (R33) * 1996 Porsche 911 GT1 * 1996 Ferrari F40 GTE (returning from ''Scud Race'')

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Le Mans 24'' on their December 1, 1997 issue as being the third most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.

References

1997 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing video games Sega arcade games Video games developed in Japan {{racing-videogame-stub