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F1 Exhaust Note
F1 Exhaust Note Official Japanese Flyer, 1991.
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Producer(s)Yu Suzuki[2]
Composer(s)Takayuki Nakamura
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
  • JP: 6 November 1991[1]
  • WW: 23 November 1991
Genre(s)Racing (Formula One)
Arcade systemSega System 32

F1 Exhaust Note is a two-player racing game released for arcades in 1991, modeled on Formula One racing. 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.[3] The game ran on the Sega System 32 arcade hardware.[4]

Original F1 Exhaust Note cabinet, 1991

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.[5] 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.[6] In the United States, the RePlay arcade charts listed F1 Exhaust Note as the top-grossing new video game from March to April 1992.[7][8]

In Play Meter magazine, Jim Overman gave the game a rating of 94% and a "gut feeling" score of 10 out of 10.[9]

F1 Super Lap

In 1993, Sega released an FIA/FOCA licensed revision of F1 Exhaust Note titled F1 Super Lap, featuring cars from the 1992 Formula One World Championship. Other changes included an 'overtake' button, graphical improvements and the ability to link up to four cabinets for a maximum of 8 players.[10]

Cars

Each player can select one of three cars, with the choices varying depending on the player number.

References

  1. ^ "Exhaust Note (Registration Number PA0000564769)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Works of Yu Suzuki, Ys Net
  3. ^ "F1 Exhaust Note – Videogame by Sega". arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "F1 Exhaust Note – Videogame by Sega". Killer List of Videogames. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 – アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 418. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 1992. p. 37.
  6. ^ "Overseas Readers Column: "SF II", "Exhaust Note" Top Videos '92" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 441. Amusement Press, Inc. 1–15 January 1993. p. 36.
  7. ^ "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 17, no. 6. March 1992. p. 4.
  8. ^ "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 17, no. 7. April 1992. p. 4.
  9. ^ Overman, Jim (April 1992). "An operator's video picks of the show". Play Meter. Vol. 18, no. 5. p. 52.
  10. ^ セガ・アーケード・ヒストリー [Sega Arcade History] (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2002. p. 124. ISBN 4-7577-0790-8.

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