Grand Prix Circuit

Le jeu

Grand Prix Circuit is a racing video game developed by Distinctive Software and published by Accolade for MS-DOS com­pa­tib­le operating systems in 1988. It was ported to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Players can choose from three different cars in the game. They are: McLaren MP4/4 (Honda 1.5L V6 turbo - 790 bhp (589 kW; 801 PS)) Williams FW12C (Renault 3.5L V8 - 735 bhp (548 kW; 745 PS)) Ferrari F1/87/88C (Ferrari 3.5L V12 - 680 bhp (507 kW; 689 PS)) The McLaren-Honda turbo is the most powerful car in the game but is also the most difficult car to control. This is the 1988 combination that won 15 out of 16 Grands Prix. The Williams-Renault is the next most powerful and the car is relatively neutral to control. Interestingly the Williams-Renault is the 1989 combination but the Renault engine was in reality a V10, not the V8 that is in the game. Grand Prix Circuit - DOS version The Ferrari is actually the 1988 turbo car's chassis with a V12 engine. As the slowest of the three the Ferrari is also the easiest to control. Rival drivers also have their own styles and strengths, and to win the World Championship you will have to master these. Pitstop timing and planning is crucial as well, although only tires are changed in late-1980s F1. There are five difficulty levels and three playing modes: practice, single event and championship circuit and the game is accompanied by music written for the Commodore 64 by Kris Hatlelid. The high score/end of game music is based on 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye' from 1969 by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer. You can choose whether to drive a single race or to drive a full championship on every track. Every Race includes a qualifying round. The graphics in the game are sprite-based. There are eight tracks in Grand Prix Circuit: Jacarepaguá Circuit - Brazil Circuit de Monaco - Monaco Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - Canada Detroit street circuit - United States Silverstone - United Kingdom Hockenheim - Germany Monza - Italy Suzuka - Japan As stated in an interview with BBC's Top Gear in 2010, Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the Gran Turismo (series) racing franchise for the PlayStation, was initially introduced to the genre of racing simulators by Grand Prix Circuit.