Chequered Flag (Arcade) 1CC
31 credit clear of Konami's Chequered Flag (Arcade), played on March 29th 2025. using Fightcade/FBNeo. Default settings
No save states, no cheats, no slowdown or anything similar.
Played on XBox 360 pad - (left analog for steering)
1CC challenge difficulty: 8.5/10
A very tough top down racing game. There is a reason why there are not that many clears of this on YT.
It consists of only 3 races with race 1 serving as a tutorial - easily beatable on the first try. Race 2 requires a bit of practice. It allows for 2 pit stops which is great - you can get the rain tires in the first visit and with the second visit you are getting the much needed repairs + you get back to slick tires, just make sure that the rain has already stopped on your final box visit.
Race 3 is the main problem.
A few tips for race 3:
-You want to enter the pit stop only once - ideally that would be during the second lap AFTER you're past the red turn (180 turn). You need to use that as sorts of a midway checkpoint, but it is very difficult to survive both until the pit stop and after it.
-Focus on minimizing the collisions as much as possible. Quick decision making, good reads of the turn/opponent car layout and quick reactions are crucial.
-Second guessing your maneuver during a turn will most likely result in a crash. Learn your best options depending on the opponent car layout and work on them ASAP.
-You want to avoid driving through the later halves of each lap with noticeable damage because that way you lose way too much time having your top speed lowered down.
My input replay desynced for some reason, so I had to get another clear with direct recording.
Playlist with all arcade games that I have successfully cleared with 1 coin: • 1CC Arcade
Timestamps:
0:00 Insert Coin
0:17 Race 1
2:27 Race 2
7:42 Race 3