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F1 Circus '91

A Formula One licensed racing game for the PC Engine and the second game in Nichibutsu's F1 Circus series. F1 Circus '91 is a top-down Formula One racing game with a strong simulation element. Players kit out…

12 July 1991

F1 Circus '91 is a racing, released 12 July 1991 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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What F1 Circus '91 is

F1 Circus '91 was released in 1991. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Formula One licensed racing game for the PC Engine and the second game in Nichibutsu's F1 Circus series. F1 Circus '91 is a top-down Formula One racing game with a strong simulation element. Players kit out their vehicle, take on various prominent Formula One competitors of the era in races that track the vehicle's damage and fuel. Due to the high speeds involved, players need to pay attention to flashing icons that indicate turns coming up in the road. The game followed 1990's F1 Circus and was followed by 1992's F1 Circus '92. The series would then move to the Super Famicom as Super F1 Circus.
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Where it sits in the Formula 1 series

F1 Circus '91 is the 24th of 123 entries we hold in the Formula 1 series. It arrived 6 months after F.1 Manager. The next entry was Nakajima Satoru: F-1 Hero 2 in 1991.

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What it launched against

F1 Circus '91 launched on 12 July 1991, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV and Bomberman II.

Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy IV, Bomberman II.

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When did F1 Circus '91 come out?
F1 Circus '91 was released on 12 July 1991 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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