•: 1996 •: 30 July 1997 Mode(s), Formula 1 is a 1996, and the first installment in 's. Unlike later games in the series, this game's cover has no specific driver on it (except for the North American version which features an image of driving for the team during the latter portion of the ). Published by, Formula 1 is based on the. The game was released in, and (for PlayStation only) in 1996. It is distinct from its because it was made after the end of the season, meaning that it features driver substitutes. The game also allows two-players to compete against each other either head-to-head or with other computer cars via the.

Both players may then compete over a 17-race Championship season, or in a single race of the players choice. Contents • • • • • • Gameplay [ ] Formula 1 follows the, with 17 tracks, 13 teams and 26 drivers.

If a player is to complete a season after winning every race, and leading the Constructor's Championship, a special hidden circuit is unlocked. The track is a fictional lower-level city circuit called Frameout City, which when viewed at the Race Preview page is in the shape of a Formula One car. As there is no way of saving game data, the track is lost when the console is turned off. Later tracks have 24 competitors on them instead of 26 because pulled out of the actual championship after the. It is still possible to drive a Simtek on any course after Monaco, creating a field of 25 drivers. If two players are playing the game via the link cable setup (where players would connect two PlayStation consoles together with two copies of the game), it is possible to play as both Simtek cars, thus creating a field of 26 drivers on any course after Monaco.

Formula One 2001 was released on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Style keyboard yamaha psr s910. Development [ ] The track models in Formula 1 were modelled from surveyors' track data. The designers started with of the track data, then exported these from their workstations to a custom track editor. The track editor was used to reformat the tracks so that they could be used in-game, before exporting them back to the SGI workstations where scenery and other details were added in. To create the in-car sound, a was strapped to a driver. Though Psygnosis was the game's publisher, development team opted to create their own 3D engine for the game rather than utilizing the one from the Psygnosis hits. To reduce demand on the PlayStation's processor without significantly reducing the game's visuals, the developers programmed the game so that when a car reaches a certain distance away, it switches from its normal high detail model (composed of 440 to 450 polygons, depending on the car) to a low detail model composed of only 90 to 100 polygons.

The game's original release date was pushed back to allow the developers time to make last minute tweaks, fix bugs, and make the complex graphical changes needed to remove cigarette and alcohol advertising, which is illegal in video games in some parts of the United States. Started work on a port of the game for the in 1997. Psygnosis's Formula One license had expired by this time, presenting a potential obstacle to this conversion being released. It was cancelled by June of 1997. Commentary [ ] This game saw the introduction of in game commentary, which was done in the version of the game by, the version by, the version by, the version by Carlos Riera and the version by Luigi Chiappini.

Soundtrack [ ] The in-game music was composed by Mike Clarke, who worked in-house at Psygnosis at the time, and Stuart Ellis, a session-guitarist from Liverpool and owner of Curly Music, an independent music retailer. The soundtrack also features the songs 'Juice' by (from ), as well as ' and 'Back to Shalla-Bal' by (from and, respectively). Reception [ ] Reception Review scores Publication Score 7.25/10 (PS) 7.6/10 (PS) 6.0/10 (PC) 8.0/10 (PS) (PS) The game was a best-seller in the UK. Worldwide sales across all computer and console versions of Formula 1 surpassed 1.7 million units by August 1997. In August 1998, the game's PlayStation version received a 'Platinum' sales award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD), indicating sales of at least 200,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The PlayStation version was reasonably well received, with critics generally commenting that the realistic handling and real-world Formula One elements make it an ideal game for the hardcore racing fan. Some reviewers added that the game was too complicated and difficult to appeal to those looking for arcade-style racing or multiplayer gaming, though most praised the selection of modes as opening up the game to both novices and experts.