Best F1 Amiga game?

Retrofan · 03 June 2015, 00:13

Short question. Vroom to me

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Neil79 · 03 June 2015, 00:44

Tough choice, I liked Microprose's title for the simple fact I crashed a lot and went the wrong way, ALOT

ransom1122 · 03 June 2015, 01:16

Definitely MicroProse Formula One Grand Prix for simulation gaming

Vroom for arcade gaming.

I always had a soft spot for Super Monaco GP but maybe that's because I played the sit down multiple screen arcade version first.

amiman99 · 03 June 2015, 02:17

does it work with mouse?
I have this: http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/m...1314488817.jpg

markpjd · 03 June 2015, 02:33

Hi,

Yep, Vroom was good.. There was another game like Vroom too, almost identical but the name escapes me..

Retrofan · 03 June 2015, 02:48

Microprose's looks better, but the speed feeling you get with Vroom is incredible, and going so fast you better don't look at the details around. Also the engine sounds are better.

SuperMonaco compared is an arcade funny game (more details too though), and has a great (faster?) convertion for the C64 [ Show youtube player ]

DH · 03 June 2015, 02:52

Title changed

Amiga1992 · 03 June 2015, 02:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by markpjd

Hi,

Yep, Vroom was good.. There was another game like Vroom too, almost identical but the name escapes me..

Domark's F1, which I think was better because you had 2 player action, and even faster action on turbo mode for 1 player!
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I really loved this game. Played it a LOT. Microprose's F1 is nice but too sluggish on a stock Amiga, I played it a lot nevertheless but the PC version was so superior.

Retrofan · 03 June 2015, 03:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Domark's F1, which I think was better because you had 2 player action, and even faster action on turbo mode for 1 player!
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I really loved this game. Played it a LOT. Microprose's F1 is nice but too sluggish on a stock Amiga, I played it a lot nevertheless but the PC version was so superior.

Ups! Yep it looks better. I haven't played it though. Looks as fast as Vroom and better graphics (amazing to resume

)

I love the cushioning feeling on the road in both games if you know what I'm saying.

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Amiga1992 · 03 June 2015, 04:05

Engine sound on Vroom/F1 is a little annoying and inaccurate, but I love the "swoosh" it makes when you pass bridges and stuff.

The game was also available for the Sega Megadrive, wth what I think is better engine sounds but slower/poorer graphics:
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Shatterhand · 03 June 2015, 07:12

I actually think Domark's/Lankhor's F1 is the best "3D sprite-based" home racing game ever.

Better than Lotus, Top Gear, Jaguar XJ 220, Super Mario Kart or whatever.

That game is freaking awesome.

Paul_s · 03 June 2015, 07:41

Vroom or the frankly unplayable 'F1' in turbo mode

Microprose F1 was way too sluggish on a stock system as someone mentioned earlier.

Cpt. Hindsight · 03 June 2015, 08:35

Imho there is only Microprose F1GP.

Domark's F1 games don't have a lot in common with real F1 since e.g. the tracks are way too inaccurate. They are nice games nonetheless, but F1 games? I don't think so.

s2325 · 03 June 2015, 08:53

How about this one? [ Show youtube player ]

Superman · 03 June 2015, 11:26

Micro prose F1GP for me. I would literally spend hours on that game crashing and watching the resulting carnage over and over again via the action replay. Ha

Shatterhand · 03 June 2015, 14:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpt. Hindsight

Imho there is only Microprose F1GP.

Domark's F1 games don't have a lot in common with real F1 since e.g. the tracks are way too inaccurate. They are nice games nonetheless, but F1 games? I don't think so.

Sensible Soccer barely feels like soccer, still is the best soccer game ever

Also on arcades, Power Spikes barely plays like Volleyball, still the best Volleyball game I ever played

Daedalus · 03 June 2015, 14:31

Another vote for Geoff Crammond's (Microprose) Formula 1 Grand Prix. Proper 3D, quite high realism for its age, and with F1GP-Ed and a modest accelerator, you can get decent framerates and turns it into a fantastic game. Don't forget about analogue control too, nothing like easing into a corner and just touching the apex with the precise control an analogue stick gives you!

Tiago · 03 June 2015, 14:38

F1gp!!

Shatterhand · 03 June 2015, 14:38

Just to add that I LOVE F1GP, and I played it quite a bit in my stock A600... it didn't feel that unplayable back at time.

But GP2 was when I really devoted a shitlaod of time for a F1 simulator

DisposableHero · 03 June 2015, 15:06

Playing F1GP again more recently I was surprised that it didn't feel amazingly fast. But don't forget you can use Alt-D to adjust the detail level - for Monaco, Phoenix and the starts that did make a difference. The fact that it needed a third-party shareware program to unlock full speed despite being a system-legal game sadly tells you how slow the Amiga market was to keep up with the PC in terms of processors/hard drives/memory etc.

But hey, I loved it back in the day, probably got more hooked on F1 by it as well. F1 from Domark felt like a very good arcade racer, somewhere between F1GP and something like Lotus 2.

03 June 2015, 00:13	#1
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,195	Best F1 Amiga game? Short question. Vroom to me [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by Retrofan; 03 June 2015 at 00:27.

03 June 2015, 02:48	#6
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,195	Microprose's looks better, but the speed feeling you get with Vroom is incredible, and going so fast you better don't look at the details around. Also the engine sounds are better. SuperMonaco compared is an arcade funny game (more details too though), and has a great (faster?) convertion for the C64 [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by Retrofan; 03 June 2015 at 03:08.

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03 June 2015, 00:44	#2
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,981	Tough choice, I liked Microprose's title for the simple fact I crashed a lot and went the wrong way, ALOT

03 June 2015, 01:16	#3
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,849	Definitely MicroProse Formula One Grand Prix for simulation gaming Vroom for arcade gaming. I always had a soft spot for Super Monaco GP but maybe that's because I played the sit down multiple screen arcade version first.

03 June 2015, 02:17	#4
amiman99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Age: 50 Posts: 1,185	does it work with mouse? I have this: http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/m...1314488817.jpg

03 June 2015, 02:33	#5
markpjd Games-Coffer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London / England Posts: 131	Hi, Yep, Vroom was good.. There was another game like Vroom too, almost identical but the name escapes me..

03 June 2015, 02:52	#7
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 57 Posts: 4,110	Title changed

03 June 2015, 04:05	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Engine sound on Vroom/F1 is a little annoying and inaccurate, but I love the "swoosh" it makes when you pass bridges and stuff. The game was also available for the Sega Megadrive, wth what I think is better engine sounds but slower/poorer graphics: [ Show youtube player ]

03 June 2015, 07:12	#11
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	I actually think Domark's/Lankhor's F1 is the best "3D sprite-based" home racing game ever. Better than Lotus, Top Gear, Jaguar XJ 220, Super Mario Kart or whatever. That game is freaking awesome.

03 June 2015, 07:41	#12
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,337	Vroom or the frankly unplayable 'F1' in turbo mode Microprose F1 was way too sluggish on a stock system as someone mentioned earlier.

03 June 2015, 08:35	#13
Cpt. Hindsight Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Southpark Posts: 477	Imho there is only Microprose F1GP. Domark's F1 games don't have a lot in common with real F1 since e.g. the tracks are way too inaccurate. They are nice games nonetheless, but F1 games? I don't think so.

03 June 2015, 08:53	#14
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	How about this one? [ Show youtube player ]

03 June 2015, 11:26	#15
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Micro prose F1GP for me. I would literally spend hours on that game crashing and watching the resulting carnage over and over again via the action replay. Ha

03 June 2015, 14:31	#17
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,368	Another vote for Geoff Crammond's (Microprose) Formula 1 Grand Prix. Proper 3D, quite high realism for its age, and with F1GP-Ed and a modest accelerator, you can get decent framerates and turns it into a fantastic game. Don't forget about analogue control too, nothing like easing into a corner and just touching the apex with the precise control an analogue stick gives you!

03 June 2015, 14:38	#18
Tiago Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Estoril/Portugal Age: 47 Posts: 115	F1gp!!

03 June 2015, 15:06	#20
DisposableHero Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 188	Playing F1GP again more recently I was surprised that it didn't feel amazingly fast. But don't forget you can use Alt-D to adjust the detail level - for Monaco, Phoenix and the starts that did make a difference. The fact that it needed a third-party shareware program to unlock full speed despite being a system-legal game sadly tells you how slow the Amiga market was to keep up with the PC in terms of processors/hard drives/memory etc. But hey, I loved it back in the day, probably got more hooked on F1 by it as well. F1 from Domark felt like a very good arcade racer, somewhere between F1GP and something like Lotus 2.

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