Formula One Grand Prix
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Developers | |
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MicroProse | |
Release dates | |
DOS | January 1992 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing, Simulation |
Vehicles | Track racing |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Grand Prix |
Grand Prix | |
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Formula One Grand Prix | 1992 |
Grand Prix 2 | 1996 |
Grand Prix 3 | 2000 |
Grand Prix 4 | 2002 |
Key points
- Released as World Circuit in the US.
General information
- SimRacingWorld - A huge fan site for racing games
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Requires the manual to answer protection questions. |
- The game is available for free streaming on the Internet Archive (US release).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice of frame rate cap up to 25 FPS. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No speech. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German |
Network
- Multiplayer support was added in v1.05.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | 2 | Versus |
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Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 6 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA |