Tail to Nose
Tail to Nose: Great Championship, known in Japan as "Super Formula: The Battle of the Fastest on the Ground", is a 1989 Formula One-based arcade racing video game developed and published by Video System.
Tail to Nose
- Date
- 1989
- Genre
- arcade · racing video game
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Tail to Nose: Great Championship, known in Japan as "Super Formula: The Battle of the Fastest on the Ground", is a 1989 Formula One-based arcade racing video game developed and published by Video System.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Super Formula: Chijō Saisoku no Battle Tail to Nose: Great Championship • Developer — Video System • Publisher — Video System • Composer — Naoki Itamura (Gekko Itamura) • Genre — Arcade racing (Formula One) • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Arcade
Summary
Summary
Super Formula was one of the earliest arcade games related to Formula 1, in this case the 1988 season. Although being an unlicensed game, the teams, drivers, sponsors and the only four circuits available were inspired by real-life ones. The selectable drivers are also recognizable in the graphic representations of their faces. It can be considered as the predecessor to the F-1 Grand Prix video game series.
Constructors and drivers
Constructors and drivers
• Illustration — Screenshot showing the gameplay.
Selectable
Selectable
• United Kingdom Lotos Homda (Lotus Honda, main sponsor Camel) • 2 - Japan S. Nakaji (Satoru Nakajima) • 1 - Brazil N. Poquet (Nelson Piquet) • United Kingdom McLarun Homda (McLaren Honda, main sponsor Marlboro) • 11 - France A. Prist (Alain Prost) • 12 - Brazil A. Seena (Ayrton Senna) • Italy Ferreri (Ferrari) • 28 - Austria G. Burger (Gerhard Berger) • 27 - Italy M. Albert (Michele Alboreto) • United Kingdom Willarms Jadd (Williams Judd, main sponsor Canon) • 5 - United Kingdom N. Manuel (Nigel Mansell) • 6 - Italy R. Patric (Riccardo Patrese) • Italy Benetten Foad (Benetton Ford) • 20 - Belgium T. Boozen (Thierry Boutsen) • 19 - Italy A. Nanine (Alessandro Nannini) • United Kingdom Marci Jadd (March Judd, main sponsor Leyton House) • 16 - Italy I. Capela (Ivan Capelli) • 15 - Brazil M. Gugmin (Maurício Gugelmin) • The "Lotos Homda", "McLarun Homda" and "Ferreri" are 1500cc turbocharged cars. • The "Willarms Jadd", "Benetten Foad" and "Marci Jadd" are 3500cc non-turbocharged cars.
Other drivers
Other drivers
• 3 - United Kingdom J. Palmen (Jonathan Palmer, Tyrrell) • 4 - United Kingdom J. Barley (Julian Bailey, Tyrrell) • 9 - Italy P. Ginzan (Piercarlo Ghinzani, Zakspeed) • 10 - Germany B. Snider (Bernd Schneider, Zakspeed) • 17 - United Kingdom D. Wavick (Derek Warwick, Arrows) • 18 - E. Cheer (Eddie Cheever, Arrows) • 23 - Italy P. Martea (Pierluigi Martini, Minardi) • 24 - Spain L. Sola (Luis Pérez-Sala, Minardi) • 25 - France R. Arneut (René Arnoux, Ligier) • 26 - Sweden S. Jonson (Stefan Johansson, Ligier) • 29 - Japan A. Susuki (Aguri Suzuki, Larrousse) • 30 - France P. Arliot (Philippe Alliot, Larrousse) • 32 - Argentina O. Lauren (Oscar Larrauri, EuroBrun) • 33 - Italy S. Modela (Stefano Modena, EuroBrun) (26 drivers)
Circuits
Circuits
• United Kingdom Silverstone • Japan Suzuka • Detroit • Monaco Montecarlo
Places
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Places
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Tail to Nose is associated with Japan.
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