F1 (video game)
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2P split screen |
F1 (released as Formula One in the USA) is a 1993
It spawned a sequel in 1994 titled F1 World Championship Edition, and the game engine was reused in Kawasaki Superbike Challenge. It was one of the most popular racing games for the Mega Drive/Genesis, mostly thanks to the smooth and fast game engine.
There are no major differences between the European and North American Sega versions, except naming (the European version is simply named F1), and the lack of a battery save feature in the American version.
Gameplay
The game is fully licensed by the
There are 12 tracks:
The player can train on a given track, play an arcade mode (where points are given for overtaking and running, and subtracted for being overtaken) or the whole championship, that can be composed by any number of tracks, from just one to the complete twelve. There are four difficulty levels (Novice, Amateur, Professional and Expert), each one of each increases not only the player and competitors' speed, but also decreases the damage tolerance of the car. In addition to a 2 player
Before and after the race the player is able to set up tyre hardness, wing angle and the transmission, and can be forced to quit if the player fails to make a pitstop to replace worn out tyres, or simply overheats the engine by rapid downshifting at high speed, (over-revving is possible with automatic gears by knocking on other cars tyres, making the player car jump, causing a drastic increase in the RPM) noticeable by a loud squealing noise. On the Silverstone track there appears to be two 'retired' cars, one by the pits and one halfway round.
Reception
References
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- ^ "Release Information for Genesis".
- ^ "Release Information for Master System".
- CU Amiga. February 1994. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Goble, Gordon (August 1994). "Four More For The Road". Computer Gaming World. pp. 60–64.
- ^ Mega magazine issue 26, page 74, Maverick Magazines, November 1994
- ^ Loveridge, Sam (2017-06-21). "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time". gamesradar. Retrieved 2022-03-10.