''F1 Exhaust Note'' is a two-player
racing game
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released for
arcades in 1991, modeled on
Formula One racing
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. The game has a standard dual racing cabinet setup. Each player station has a 25-inch monitor, steering controls, shift controls, pedals, and a decorative seat. The sound originates from the back of the seat giving the player surround sound effect. The game ran on the
Sega System 32 arcade hardware.
Reception
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''F1 Exhaust Note'' on their 1 January 1992 issue as being the second most-successful upright arcade unit of the month. It went on to be the highest-grossing dedicated
arcade cabinet of 1992 in Japan, and the year's second highest-grossing arcade title after ''
Street Fighter II''. In the United States, the ''RePlay'' arcade charts listed ''F1 Exhaust Note'' as the top-grossing new video game from March to April 1992.
In ''
Play Meter
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'' magazine, Jim Overman gave the game a rating of 94% and a "gut feeling" score of 10 out of 10.
''F1 Super Lap''
In 1993, Sega released an
FIA
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FOCA licensed revision of ''F1 Exhaust Note'' titled ''F1 Super Lap'', featuring cars from the
1992 Formula One World Championship
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. Other changes included an 'overtake' button, graphical improvements and the ability to link up to four cabinets for a maximum of 8 players.
Cars
Each player can select one of three cars, with the choices varying depending on the player number.
* Player 1 / 5:
Williams FW14B,
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,
Minardi M192
* Player 2 / 6:
McLaren MP4/7A,
Ligier
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Ligier is best known for its involvement in the Formula 1 World Champ ...
JS37,
Scuderia Italia
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Dallara 192
The Dallara F192 was a Formula One car designed by Gian Paolo Dallara, of Dallara, and used by the BMS Scuderia Italia team during the 1992 Formula One season. The car was powered by the Ferrari V12 engine and ran on Goodyear tyres.
First r ...
* Player 3 / 7:
Benetton B192,
Tyrrell 020B,
Venturi Larrousse
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LC92
* Player 4 / 8:
Ferrari F92A,
Footwork FA13,
Jordan
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192
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References
External links
Sega Retro F1 Exhaust NoteF1 Exhaust Note Arcade Info.System16 SEGA System 32; F1 Exhaust NoteF1 Exhaust Note; Arcade-History page
Arcade video games
Arcade-only video games
Sega video games
Formula One video games
1991 video games
Video games designed by Yu Suzuki
Video games scored by Takayuki Nakamura
Video games developed in Japan
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