Continental Circus

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Continental Circus
Studio Taito
Publisher Taito
Senior Developer Maoko Yoshida, Shibonu Sekiguchi u. a.
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 1987
genre Racing simulation
Game mode 1 player
control Steering wheel ; 2-speed gearshift
casing Standard and Sit-In
Arcade system Taito Z-System = Main CPU : 2 × 68000 (@ 12 MHz)
Sound CPU: Z80 (@ 4 MHz)
Sound Chips: YM2610 (@ 8 MHz)
monitor Raster resolution 320 × 224 (4: 3 horizontal) Color palette: 4096
information 3D glasses in sit-in version

Continental Circus is an arcade game ( racing simulation ) developed by Taito in 1987 . It has on several home computer systems implemented and it offers numerous features, such. B. 3D glasses that are attached to the arcade machine .

Game description

The player controls a Formula 1 vehicle and can complete up to 8 different routes in sequence (according to qualification).

  • Brazil GP
  • America
  • France
  • Monaco
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Mexico
  • Japan

The first thing you notice are the large vehicles and the huge numbers at the top of the screen. The game has a very fast driving style and realistic racing components. In the event of a collision with opposing vehicles (or tires or parts of injured drivers flying around), your own vehicle can smoke, catch fire and explode. A pit stop should be made beforehand. The circuit also offers larger waves (bumps) and tunnels. There are the usual two gears (low / high) and an accelerator pedal; there is no brake. There are also additional weather conditions, such as rain.

particularities

  • 3D glasses (in some sit-in versions)
  • Speech output
  • burning vehicles, explosions
  • Pit stops

The electronic 3D shutter glasses are similar to those of the game Battlezone . Continental Circus was licensed by the US Navy .

In the Killer List of Videogames, the machine is ranked 8th in the rarity rating.

spelling mistake

The game was supposed to be called Continental Circuit , but the spelling mistake was carried over from the existing boards . In 1989 there was a correction in the American publication.

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