Ridge Racer

Ridge Racer is a landmark arcade racing game developed and published by Namco, originally released in arcades in 1993 before being ported to the PlayStation as a launch title in 1995. It was among the first racing games to make full use of polygon graphics, and its PAL release on 29 September 1995 made it one of the earliest titles available for the system in Europe.

The database currently catalogues five PAL variants, spanning countries including the UK, Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Release types include Original, Platinum, Rental, and Value Series Black Label editions. Case formats vary across the range, with Full Jewel PAL, Mini Jewel Black Bordered PAL, Multiway Jewel Two Disk, and Rental Case all represented. Hologram types seen are both Hologram and No Hologram, located on the cases. Documented loose paperwork includes the Namco 0001 Single Sided and Thin Flyer inserts.

As a PlayStation launch title with strong collector interest, Ridge Racer attracts attention across all its release types, particularly the rental and budget re-release variants which are less commonly found in complete condition.