Developer : Aisystem Tokyo
Release date : 1992
Synopsis :
F1 Hero MD (F-1 ヒーローMD) is a Formula One video game endorsed by Satoru Nakajima that was released in 1992 for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, and Nintendo Game Boy. The North American and European versions of the game are known as Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge in reference to Ferrari, specifically their Formula One team.
The Mega Drive version of the game includes a Grand Prix mode, a free practice mode, and a time attack mode. The team and player names are close to the real thing without violating copyright laws. Either one or two players can compete and the game has a password method of saving the game. In addition to traditional tracks used in the 1992 season (although both versions of the game features teams from the 1991 season), the player can also play in bonus race tracks. Autopolis, Fuji Speedway, an oval training course, and a treacherous road course originally designed by the programmers of the video game used in the Japanese version.
It is one of only three Mega Drive games that supports the AX-1E analog controller.
The North American version uses the former location of the Long Beach Grand Prix, the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Oyster Bay (as the name of the fictional track), and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as American-specific substitutes for the tracks considered “local” to Japanese audiences. However, the graphics used for the backgrounds are identical to each other in both versions of the game. Additionally, the team names were altered so that Scuderia Ferrari is explicitly named such to match the title of the localized game, and the courses reflected the 1991 season instead of the 1992 season the Japanese version had.
Source : Wikipedia
