F-1 Race [Model HVC-FR-JPN]

42 Years old Nintendo Famicom cart. Nintendo Co., Ltd. [Japan]

F-1 Race © 1984 Nintendo.

Formula 1-styled game divided into 3 skill levels.

4500 Yen

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TECHNICAL

GAME ID: HVC-FR-JPN

Players = 1.
Controls:
d-pad left and right = steer in desired direction
[d-pad up] = set the gear to low
[d-pad down] = high gear
[A] = accelerate
[B] = brake.

TRIVIA

F1 Race was released on November 2, 1984 (Friday) in Japan at a retail price of 4500 Yen.

The game may have come out as incomplete - circuit #5 (at any skill level) is still driven even after lap #2.

SCORING

10 yards driven

10 points.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Reach 496 km/h: first, drive almost onto the right edge of road. Then watch the speedometer. When it reaches 416 km/h, the car will accelerate up to 496 km/h. This can be done only on circuit #1 on skill level 1.

* Skill levels have not only more difficult courses, but also lower thresholds of car's slide (the car handles worse at turns).

* Circuit #5 is bugged at all 3 skill levels - lap #2 doesn't end the course. The only way to end the game is to let the timer run out at this stage.

* Even one crash can lead to a game over. Avoid the barrels and turn signs put by both sides of the road along with opponents' cars at all times.

* You get points only for driving. There are no points for overtaking, finishing the stage fast or anything else.

STAFF

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Executive Producer: Hiroshi Yamauchi
Producer: Masayuki Uemura
Program: Yasunari Soejima, Satoru Iwata
Music Composer: Hideki Kanazashi
Music Programmer: Hiroaki Suga

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).