is a series of

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developed and published by Video System, primarily known for developing the ''

Aero Fighters ''Aero Fighters'', known as in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shooter originally released in arcades in 1992 by ''Video System'' and was also released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. It was the first in the ''Aero Fighters ...

'' series. Prior to obtaining the FOCA license, the company previously released an arcade game in 1989 (based on the season) called '' Tail to Nose: Great Championship'' (known in Japan as ''Super Formula: Chijō Saisoku no Battle''). Video System began releasing officially licensed titles in 1991 as an arcade game and for the

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, initially featuring content from the season; the company later followed up by releasing games based on the and seasons, although the 1993 season game had no arcade release. The arcade and SNES games are played with a top-down view centered on the players chosen vehicles. These titles feature the song "Truth" by

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, featured branding from

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's Formula One coverage, and were only released in Japan. Video System also developed ''

SD F-1 Grand Prix is a Japan-exclusive video game based on the '' F1 Grand Prix'' series. This video game spin-off was developed for the Super Famicom by Video System. Gameplay The player gets to control cute and cuddly cartoon animals (with the dog resembling ...

'', a ''

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'' style game featuring animal caricatures of selected drivers. In 1998, Video System regained the Formula One license after a three-year break. The later games, named under the ''F1 World Grand Prix'' banner, featured a 3D polygon-based simulation-style racing. Some of these titles were also published by

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. Video System is also credited as a publisher for ''

F1 Racing Championship ''F1 Racing Championship'' is a video game developed by Ubi Soft. Starring people and locations from the 1999 Formula One World Championship, it was released for several platforms during 2000 and 2001. At the time, it was facing steep competition ...

'', based on the season and developed by

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Games

The following is a list of games released in the series. The first four games was released exclusively in Japan.

Reception

The Super Famicom version of ''F-1 Grand Prix'' topped the Japanese ''

Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the ...

'' sales chart in May 1992.

References

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* 1991 video games Arcade video games Formula One video games Hamster Corporation franchises Racing video games Super Nintendo Entertainment System games Video game franchises Video games developed in Japan Video System games {{f1-racing-videogame-stub