This revolutionary game for Microprose, also known as World Circuit, debuted on the Amiga back in 1991. From the very beginning has prevailed as one of the best car ever produced simulations and quickly became the benchmark for the genre. The credit for this success was undoubtedly due to the talent del geniale Geoff Crammond, un programmatore che già tempo si era specializzato in questa tipologia di realizzazioni. In passato, infatti, aveva già stupito il proprio pubblico con altri titoli di successo, in particolare con Revs (BBC Micro e Commodore 64) e Stunt Car Racer (Amiga), quest'ultimo poi convertito su innumerevoli altri formati ad otto/sedici bit. Al momento della pubblicazione, Formula One Grand Prix, non solo portò il realismo delle simulazioni automobilistiche ad un livello mai raggiunto prima, grazie soprattutto al suo incredibile motore tridimensionale capace di gestire e riprodurre ottimamente la fisica e la complessità di un intero gran premio, ma introdusse, tra l'altro, anche a number of interesting characteristics quite unthinkable for most of the other titles of the time. Technically, the PC version was superior than the original Commodore sull'ammiraglia appeared, mainly because of the enormous superiority of x86 CPU and graphics cards VGA .
scenarios offered a greater level of detail mainly due to a larger number of polygons used to depict the details on the track (billboards, sidewalks, cranes and everything 'etc.). In addition, limited to the asphalt del tracciato ed ai manti erbosi nelle sue immediate vicinanze, sfoderava anche un primo timido abbozzo di texture mapping . Gli specchietti retrovisori mostravano, poi, le vetture alle nostre spalle, sebbene ignorassero il resto dello scenario. Gli impatti con gli ostacoli e gli avversari, oltre ad influire sull'estetica della monoposto, principalmente sugli alettoni, ne pregiudicavano anche l'aerodinamica e l'efficienza complessiva. L'engine del gioco teneva conto anche delle diverse condizioni meteorologiche, cioè di come queste andavano ad influire sulle prestazioni della vettura, sebbene non fossero rappresentate da chissà quali effetti speciali. A titolo d'esempio, il maltempo era rappresentato con un semplice cielo grigio mentre the wet race with an anonymous fog effect. The most interesting section of the game was, without doubt, the "setup" the car through a range of options, in fact, could improve the lap times are going to change many details of our racing car: the tilt of the wings, the relationships between the gears, the distribution of braking and even the quality of the tires that were replaced during the race, however, with special "pit stop".
"Formula One Grand Prix", then, was also able to assist us along the course of the race thanks to a range of options for help can be activated at will, although the availability some of them depended on the difficulty level selected. Such aid was interested in particular: the racing line, braking assist, automatic transmission and the indestructibility of the car. A successful system of cameras also allowed to watch the race from many angles, even from the cockpits of our opponents, not to mention the possibility of using a convenient replay. The game took into account the performance and achievements during the season of 1991, therefore includes all eighteen tracks, stables, and the thirty-five drivers in the world, although it does not use real names due to the absence of official license. Anyway, we had the opportunity modified at any time. Moreover, in addition to the practice, offered three modes of competition: race fast, single race, season complete. As for the multiplayer, the first release using the same mode, hot-seat "of the Amiga version, that is, each player controlled his car for some time thereafter was, however, introduced the ability to compete in remotely via the ' using the modem. Do not miss a historical simulation, at least for all lovers of motorsports. Multi-language edition, the link:
Download Formula One Grand Prix CD (Multilanguage)
NB: The archive in download includes a new version of Clone CD format.
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