''Grand Prix Construction Set'' is a

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for the

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released in 1987 by Superior Software. It is a

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coupled with a track editor."Acorn User", issue 59, June 1987 It can be played in full screen

single-player A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the gameplay. Video games in general can feature several game modes, including single-player modes designed to be played by a single player in add ...

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split screen modes. Unlike the majority of Superior's BBC Micro games at the time, it was not possible to convert the game to the

Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron (nicknamed the Elk inside Acorn and beyond) was introduced as a lower-cost alternative to the BBC Micro educational/home computer, also developed by Acorn Computers, to provide many of the features of that more expensive mach ...

but a game that started out as an Electron equivalent became the BBC/Electron motorbike racing game '' Crazee Rider''.

Legacy

It was also available on the 1988 Superior Software compilation ''Play It Again Sam 4'', along with '' Frak!'', '' Cosmic Camouflage'', and '' Spellbinder''.

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Legacy

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