This article provides a list of references to other games made by Namco in the Ridge Racer series. Each section denotes each Namco game/franchise that is alluded to in the RR series.
Pac-Man[]
- Namco Pac-Man is a playable machine in Ridge Racer (PSP), Ridge Racer 2 (PSP), Ridge Racer 6, and Ridge Racer 7, seen riding different vehicles related to flying vehicles.
- Soundtracks in R4, RR5, RR6, and RR7 each comes with one original Pac-Man track.
- Pac-Man is a playable minigame in Ridge Racer 6. The split time indicator on the bottom left of the screen is Pac-Man themed.
- DLC Kamata SYNCi comes with the Pac-Man skin in Ridge Racer Vita.
Ace Combat[]
More information: Ace Combat on Acepedia
- In Ridge Racer V, many of the names of the top times in the record screen are based on those from Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. The names include Dision, Fiona and Cynthia.
- The Ridge Racer (PSP) and Ridge Racer 2 (PSP) iterations of Seaside Route 765, Edge of the Earth and Brightest Nite feature commercial airplanes decorated in the colors of Air Ixiom.
- One of the bodykit manufacturers in Ridge Racer 7 is called Arkbird.
- A nitrous oxide manufacturer is named General Resource.
Soulcalibur[]
More information: Soulcalibur Wiki
Klonoa[]
- More information: Klonoa Wiki
- Klonoa's name is printed on some boards along the sides of tracks and on top of buildings in Ridge Racer 6 & 7. His name is also on some car liveries.
- His ally, Popka, is also featured on some car liveries too.
Xevious[]
- Race products and sponsors: Solvalou, Bacura, Andorgenesis Wheels
- RT Solvalou is a team in Ridge Racer Type 4.
- Many enemies and the players ship, the Solvalou, from the series appear as liveries in the Ridge Racer franchise.
- Xevious is a playable minigame in Ridge Racer 7.
- Solvalou and Bacuras randomly appear in Mist Falls in Ridge Racer 7.
- Pac-Man in Ridge Racer 7 is piloting a floating Andor Genesis, with it's speedometer shaped like it and numbers are in Xevious.
Tekken[]
- In Rave Racer (arcade only), there is a promotional billboard of the first Tekken game, with the icons of the so-called eight starting characters seen.
- In Ridge Racer Revolution, a promotional billboard of Tekken 2 is also seen, but with the face of Heihachi Mishima, one of the game's so-called ten starting characters,
- Race products and sponsors: Xiaoyu, Mokujin, Yoshimitsu, Tekken
- Heihachi Mishima appears in Ridge Racer 6 as an announcer.
- Death by Degrees is seen on a billboard in Ridge Racer 7. That game stars a Tekken fighter, Nina Williams.
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken Blood Vengence (CGI film) appear as billboards in Ridge Racer Vita.
- Lili drives a Danver 4x4 in Tekken 6.
New Rally-X[]
- New Rally-X is a playable minigame in Ridge Racers and Ridge Racer 2 (PSP).
- Namco New Rally-X is a playable machine in Ridge Racers as a special machine.
- The split time indicator is New Rally-X themed in Ridge Racer PSP games.