F-1 Grand Prix (video game)
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is a Formula One
-based arcade
racing
video game developed and published by Video System
exclusively in Japan
. It is the first title in Video System's licensed F1 Grand Prix series, which this title is based on the 1991 Formula One season
. It was licensed by Fuji Television
and FOCA
. The arcade game was later ported to the Super Famicom
exclusively in Japan on April 28, 1992.
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
-based arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
racing
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
video game developed and published by Video System
Video System
was a software company that was founded and ran by software designer Koji Furukawa in Kyoto, Japan in December 1984. It was best known for making video game titles for the arcades and other different platforms, including the Super Nintendo, Neo-Geo and Nintendo 64.They released various types of...
exclusively in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the first title in Video System's licensed F1 Grand Prix series, which this title is based on the 1991 Formula One season
1991 Formula One season
The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 10, 1991 and ended on November 3 after sixteen races...
. It was licensed by Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
and FOCA
Formula One Constructors Association
The Formula One Constructors' Association is an organization of the chassis builders who design and build the cars that race in the FIA Formula One World Championship...
. The arcade game was later ported to the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
exclusively in Japan on April 28, 1992.
See also
- F-1 Grand Prix Part II
- F-1 Grand Prix Part III
- SD F-1 Grand PrixSD F-1 Grand Prixis a Japan-exclusive video game based on the of the F1 Grand Prix series. This video game spin-off was developed for the Super Famicom by Video System.-Gameplay:...
External links
- F-1 Grand Prix at superfamicom.org
- F-1 GRAND PRIX at super-famicom.jp
- Soundtrack Information at snesmusic.org