3D Grand Prix
3D Grand Prix is a 1st person perspective driving game where you must race against various other drivers over five laps to win the race on a randomly generated track. You start on the grid and when the lights…
3D Grand Prix is a racing, released 31 December 1984 on Amstrad CPC and BBC Microcomputer System.
What 3D Grand Prix is
3D Grand Prix was released in 1984. It was published by Amsoft. It is available on Amstrad CPC and BBC Microcomputer System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
3D Grand Prix is a 1st person perspective driving game where you must race against various other drivers over five laps to win the race on a randomly generated track. You start on the grid and when the lights turn green you accelerate away changing up the six gears your car has. As you accelerate you need to keep an eye on your rev counter, have it too high and your engine will blow and it is race over. As you approach a bend you are told the recommended speed to take the bend and you are updated regularly the weather with updates. As you finish a lap the road surface becomes checkered indicating you can stop your car to use the pits.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Formula 1 series
3D Grand Prix is the fifth of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. The next entry was Revs in 1984.
What it launched against
3D Grand Prix launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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