Super Monaco GP
A superb Formula One racing game from Sega that took sprite-scaled graphics to a whole new level. The game's single track offered a very reasonable representation of the famous Monaco Grand Prix circuit…
Super Monaco GP is a racing developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 May 1989 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Arcade.
What Super Monaco GP is
Super Monaco GP is a racing game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1989. It was published by Kixx. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A superb Formula One racing game from Sega that took sprite-scaled graphics to a whole new level. The game's single track offered a very reasonable representation of the famous Monaco Grand Prix circuit. Players could chose to race with one of three different skill/gear settings : Beginner : Automatic Gears Intermediate : 4-Speed Manual gears Professional : 7-Speed Manual Gears Before entering the Grand Prix, a qualification lap had to be completed. In the event of qualifying, the qualifying time determined the player's position on the starting grid. During the race itself, checkpoints had to be reached within a set time, or the race was over.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Formula 1 series
Super Monaco GP is the 13th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. The next entry was F1 Triple Battle in 1989.
What it launched against
Super Monaco GP launched on 1 May 1989, within three weeks of Adventures of Lolo and Alleyway.
Released around the same time: Adventures of Lolo, Alleyway.
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