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F-1

F-1 is a 1976 electro-mechanical arcade racing game developed and published by Nakamura Manufacturing Company (Namco), and distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player uses a steering wheel to…

13 October 1976

F-1 is a racing developed by Namco, released 13 October 1976 on Arcade.

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What F-1 is

F-1 is a racing game developed by Namco and released in 1976. It was published by Atari. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

F-1 is an electro-mechanical arcade driving game, but resembles an arcade driving video game. The player steers a car around a race track, trying to avoid all cars. The gameplay is viewed from the perspective of the driver's viewpoint, which is displayed on the screen using a projector system. The player sits in a cockpit-like arcade cabinet, in front of a large projection screen. It projects realistic color visuals, including the front of the player's car, a roughly circular track, and two competing racing cars, and generates sound effects. When the player collides with another car, the game triggers a crash sequence, where an array of fire and smoke burst onto the screen.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did F-1 come out?
F-1 was released on 13 October 1976 for Arcade.

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