Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing[a] is an arcade-styleFormula Oneracingvideo game developed by Gremlin Graphics and released for various systems. The game was largely successful on Amiga and DOS platforms, and was consequently ported to home consoles.
The player can race a single race, participate in a season of Formula One, or practice their skills on a particular race track. The changing of the tyres is mandatory in the pit lane during the middle of each race, and weather can determine whether the player should use hard tyres, soft tyres, or rain tyres. Before the beginning of the race, it is possible to change some aspects of the car, such as spoilers, tyres and gearbox.
Being licensed by Nigel Mansell, the game followed the 1992 Formula One season, which he won. The player takes on Mansell's role to try to win the title against eleven other real-life drivers that were still active in their careers by the time the game was launched. Like Sega's own Super Monaco GP, each of them belongs to their own team (instead of the common F1 format of two drivers per constructor).
Although all the rival cars' colors resemble the actual constructors' colors by that time, only Mansell character wears a suit in the same color of his team's — blue. Mansell is also the only character to have his own sprite, distinguished by his signature mustache and cap. All the other drivers are shown with a similar sprite, all of them in yellow racing suits.
The player also has the option to change Mansell character by setting a different name and nationality. The countries available on custom mode are South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Finland, Monaco, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Japan, Australia, Austria, and the United States. However, the playable character's appearance will remain that of Mansell. The game also features the national anthem for each of these countries, played in the podium whenever the player character wins a race. If a rival wins the race but the player finishes as runner-up or third place, the podium will still be shown, but the anthem to be played will be the one of the winning driver's home country. The rivals cannot be customized.
A port of the game was in development by Gremlin Graphics for the Atari Jaguar after they were signed to be a third-party developer by Atari Corporation for the system in November 1993 and was slated for a Q2 1995 release, but this version was never released for unknown reasons.[2][3][4][5] A Commodore 64 version was also in development, and was said to be looking promising, but was cancelled as it was taking too long.[6]
Rating the game 1.5 stars out of five, Computer Gaming World in August 1994 said that despite the product endorsement, Nigel Mansell "is at best a mediocre attempt at a racing simulation" that should have been released five years earlier. The magazine recommended Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge for arcade racing and World Circuit as a racing simulation.[8]
^Also known as Nigel Mansell's World Championship in Europe and as Nigel Mansell's F-1 Challenge (Japanese: ナイジェル・マンセル Ｆ１チャレンジ, Hepburn: Naijeru Manseru F-1 Charenji) in Japan on the Super Famicom.
References
^"SUPER FAMICOM Soft > 1993". GAME Data Room. from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
^. Nine Lives. November 29, 1993. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
^"ProNews: Atari Announces Jaguar Licenses". GamePro. No. 55. IDG. February 1994. p. 186.
^"Special - Release Schedule ECTS-Messe". Mega Fun (in German). No. 21. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. June 1994. p. 18. from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
^"Feature - XT Generation Report - Atari Jaguar". MAN!AC (in German). No. 20. Cybermedia. June 1995. p. 40.
^"Nigel Mansell F1 Racing". www.gamesthatwerent.com. 1992. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
^. powerweb.nl (in Dutch). 1994. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^Goble, Gordon (August 1994). "Four More For The Road". Computer Gaming World. pp. 60–64. from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
External links
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing at GameFAQs
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing at Giant Bomb
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing at MobyGames
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Nigel Mansell s World Championship Racing a is an arcade style Formula One racing video game developed by Gremlin Graphics and released for various systems The game was largely successful on Amiga and DOS platforms and was consequently ported to home consoles Nigel Mansell s World Championship RacingDeveloper s Gremlin GraphicsPublisher s Gremlin Graphics Gremlin Interactive DOS Game BoyEU NintendoNA GameTek SNESJP InfocomNA GameTekEU Nintendo NESNA GameTekEU Gremlin Interactive GenesisNA GameTekEU KonamiProducer s Mark GlossopDesigner s Matt DonkinProgrammer s Ritchie BrannanDamian HibbardGraeme IngMichael HirstArtist s Damon GodleyComposer s Richard EdePat PhelanSeriesNigel MansellPlatform s Amiga Amiga CD32 Amstrad CPC Atari ST Game Boy MS DOS NES Sega Genesis SNES ZX SpectrumRelease1992 1993 CD32 CPC DOS ZX Spectrum Game BoyEU 1992NA August 1993 SNESJP 19 March 1993 1 NA 1 July 1993EU 16 December 1993 NESNA October 1993EU 1993 GenesisNA November 1993EU 1994Genre s RacingMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 The 12 drivers and 16 circuits 3 Ports 4 Reception 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksGameplay Edit Gameplay screenshot SNES version The player can race a single race participate in a season of Formula One or practice their skills on a particular race track The changing of the tyres is mandatory in the pit lane during the middle of each race and weather can determine whether the player should use hard tyres soft tyres or rain tyres Before the beginning of the race it is possible to change some aspects of the car such as spoilers tyres and gearbox Being licensed by Nigel Mansell the game followed the 1992 Formula One season which he won The player takes on Mansell s role to try to win the title against eleven other real life drivers that were still active in their careers by the time the game was launched Like Sega s own Super Monaco GP each of them belongs to their own team instead of the common F1 format of two drivers per constructor Although all the rival cars colors resemble the actual constructors colors by that time only Mansell character wears a suit in the same color of his team s blue Mansell is also the only character to have his own sprite distinguished by his signature mustache and cap All the other drivers are shown with a similar sprite all of them in yellow racing suits The player also has the option to change Mansell character by setting a different name and nationality The countries available on custom mode are South Africa Mexico Brazil Spain Finland Monaco Canada France the United Kingdom Germany Hungary Belgium Italy Portugal Japan Australia Austria and the United States However the playable character s appearance will remain that of Mansell The game also features the national anthem for each of these countries played in the podium whenever the player character wins a race If a rival wins the race but the player finishes as runner up or third place the podium will still be shown but the anthem to be played will be the one of the winning driver s home country The rivals cannot be customized The 12 drivers and 16 circuits EditDrivers Nigel Mansell Williams Renault player character Gerhard Berger McLaren Honda replaced by Ayrton Senna in the Super Famicom version Michael Schumacher Benetton replaced by Martin Brundle in the Amiga version Mika Hakkinen Lotus replaced by Johnny Herbert in the Amiga version Jean Alesi Ferrari Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell Aguri Suzuki Footwork Erik Comas Ligier Pierluigi Martini Dallara Ukyo Katayama Venturi Larrousse Stefano Modena Jordan Karl Wendlinger March Eric van de Poele Fondmetal Amiga version exclusive replacing Wendlinger in the March Circuits Kyalami Hermanos Rodriguez Interlagos Catalunya Imola Monaco Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Magny Cours Silverstone Hockenheimring Hungaroring Spa Francorchamps Monza Estoril Suzuka AdelaidePorts EditA port of the game was in development by Gremlin Graphics for the Atari Jaguar after they were signed to be a third party developer by Atari Corporation for the system in November 1993 and was slated for a Q2 1995 release but this version was never released for unknown reasons 2 3 4 5 A Commodore 64 version was also in development and was said to be looking promising but was cancelled as it was taking too long 6 Reception EditReceptionReview scorePublicationScorePower Unlimited68 100 7 Rating the game 1 5 stars out of five Computer Gaming World in August 1994 said that despite the product endorsement Nigel Mansell is at best a mediocre attempt at a racing simulation that should have been released five years earlier The magazine recommended Lotus III The Ultimate Challenge for arcade racing and World Circuit as a racing simulation 8 See also EditNewman Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel MansellNotes Edit Also known as Nigel Mansell s World Championship in Europe and as Nigel Mansell s F 1 Challenge Japanese ナイジェル マンセル Ｆ１チャレンジ Hepburn Naijeru Manseru F 1 Charenji in Japan on the Super Famicom References Edit SUPER FAMICOM Soft gt 1993 GAME Data Room Archived from the original on 2018 09 23 Retrieved 2018 09 23 ATARI SIGNS 15 MORE NEW SOFTWARE COMPANIES JAGUAR MOMENTUM ACCELERATES TOTAL OF 35 AGREEMENTS SIGNED Nine Lives November 29 1993 Archived from the original on December 7 2004 Retrieved 2018 09 23 ProNews Atari Announces Jaguar Licenses GamePro No 55 IDG February 1994 p 186 Special Release Schedule ECTS Messe Mega Fun in German No 21 CT Computec Verlag GmbH amp Co KG June 1994 p 18 Archived from the original on 2018 09 23 Retrieved 2018 09 23 Feature XT Generation Report Atari Jaguar MAN AC in German No 20 Cybermedia June 1995 p 40 Nigel Mansell F1 Racing www gamesthatwerent com 1992 Retrieved 22 March 2020 Power Unlimited Game Database powerweb nl in Dutch 1994 Archived from the original on October 22 2003 Retrieved December 9 2022 Goble Gordon August 1994 Four More For The Road Computer Gaming World pp 60 64 Archived from the original on 2018 01 02 Retrieved 2017 11 21 External links EditNigel Mansell s World Championship Racing at GameFAQs Nigel Mansell s World Championship Racing at Giant Bomb Nigel Mansell s World Championship Racing at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nigel Mansell 27s World Championship Racing amp oldid 1161782863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
