Checkered Flag
Checkered Flag for the Lynx is a racing game employing open-wheel racing cars (either Formula 1 or Indy-style depending on whether the box or the instructions are believed). The game features 18 tracks located…
Checkered Flag is an arcade developed by Atari Corporation, released 31 December 1991 on Atari Lynx.
What Checkered Flag is
Checkered Flag is an arcade game developed by Atari Corporation and released in 1991. It is available on Atari Lynx only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Checkered Flag for the Lynx is a racing game employing open-wheel racing cars (either Formula 1 or Indy-style depending on whether the box or the instructions are believed). The game features 18 tracks located in the American countryside or cities. Game modes include Practice, Single Heat and a 8-race Tournament. The start position can be set randomly or determined in a qualifying lap and the length of a race can be set between 1 and 50 laps. Also customizable are color of the car and the gender of the driver, both having only cosmetic effect. Gameplay is Pole Position style, with the own car seen from behind, a perspective view of the track, and cars and roadside obstacles displayed as…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 6 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Formula 1 series
Checkered Flag is the 29th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. The next entry was F1 ROC: Race of Champions in 1992.
What it launched against
Checkered Flag launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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All media
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Quick answers
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