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Introduction

Welcome to another one of my FAQs. This particular FAQ covers F-1 Race. ... Well, to be frank, I shouldn't have to mention much more than that - Formula-1 racing is a genre often found on older consoles, and is quite generic. This game holds true to this, sadly, but it yet also fun. Kind of an odd feeling, I suppose.

It's been over twenty years since this game's initial launch back in 1990 by Nintendo. (According to the title screen, anyways. I have doubts that they would make such a generic game, then succeed so well at Mario Kart.) And since then, not a single FAQ has been written for it. Well, there's always a first time for everything, no? Ever since the start of the GB FAQ Completion Project on GameFAQs several years ago - a project designed to get a guide out for every single GB game out there - many people have now been helped because older, rarer, less popular games have gotten guides.

And so, that is how I came upon this game. Thanks for listening to my ramblin'; hope you enjoy!

Game Controls

Button	Resultant Effects
D-Pad	(Left/Right) Steer to the left and right.
	(Up) Activate jet boosters at around max speed.
	(General) Move cursors.
A Button	Accelerate.
	Confirm decisions.
B Button	Slow down and stop.
	Decline decisions.
Start Button	Pause gameplay.
Select Button	N/A

Pre-Race Details

Modes

At the title screen, you have three modes from which you can choose.

• Grand Prix: A serial sequence of races through the eight race courses.
• Time Trial: See how fast you can go on any track. Can include obstacles as well!
• Multi Game: This mode basically requires two GameBoys and they must be linked.

Vehicle

There are two cars from which you can choose. Each have differing stats. Generally speaking, given the below stats, Type A is your general go-to car, and is especially good on tracks with straightaways, due to its high amount of boost and boost speed. Then again, Type B is good on tracks with few straightaways, because it is more constant in its speed, higher than Type A's. However, boosts are still worth using, although you should only use Type B on tracks with few straightaways.

Do note that boost capacities differ depending on the chosen track.

After having chosen your desired vehicle, you can go on to the racetrack.

Statistic	Type A	Type B	Superior Vehicle
Maximum Speed	280 km/h	320 km/h	Type B (by ~14%)
Maximum Boost Speed	360 km/h	350 km/h	Type A (by ~3%)
Boost Capacity (Australia)	70 liters	60 liters	Type A (by ~16%)
Boost Capacity (Canada)	170 liters	160 liters	Type A (by ~6%)
Boost Capacity (U.S.A.)	140 liters	110 liters	Type A (by ~27%)
Boost Capacity (Portugal)	150 liters	170 liters	Type B (by ~13%)
Boost Capacity (Japan)	80 liters	70 liters	Type A (by ~14%)
Boost Capacity (Brazil)	160 liters	130 liters	Type A (by ~23%)
Boost Capacity (U.S.S.R.)	230 liters	220 liters	Type A (by ~5%)
Boost Capacity (India)	220 liters	230 liters	Type B (by ~5%)

Race Tracks

General Notes

• Given that each race course is linear, there is little need to give little other than a map. And some of these tips.

• When it comes to turning, 280 km/h can handle turns like those on the southwest/southeast parts of the Australia track. Any sharper or any faster, or both, and you'll need to slow down. You can readily do this with the B Button and letting off on the jet boosters. You'll want to speed up again as you come out of a turn. Also try to stay on the inside curve of a turn - in other words, with a curve going to your right, stay on the right side of the track.

• There are no shortcuts. Don't try to find or make any.

• Always use the boosters on the straightaways, like at the north side of the Australia course.

• When it comes to the Grand Prix, it seems you need to place first in each race to proceed on to the next of them.

• Finally, the below tracks are listed in the order you encounter them during the Grand Prix mode.

Australia

^l1|Map of the racetrack.

Canada

^l2|Map of the racetrack.

U.S.A.

^l3|Map of the racetrack.

Portugal

^l4|Map of the racetrack.

Japan

^l5|Map of the racetrack.

Brazil

^l6|Map of the racetrack.

U.S.S.R.

^l7|Map of the racetrack.

India

^l8|Map of the racetrack.

Egypt

To note, Egypt's track is only playable as the final race of the Grand Prix. Even after beating the game, this track will not be made available in the Time Trial mode of the game.

^l9|

Cameos

I'm not entirely sure why I'm including this in this guide, but, anyways... Given that Nintendo made this game, it's not all that surprising they'd reference themselves quite significantly in one of their first racing games ever. This mainly comes through post-race cameos after racing successfully (i.e. first place) in the Grand Prix. Here are the respective cameos.

• Track #1 (Australia): Toad, from the Mario series
• Track #2 (Canada): Luigi, from the Mario series. (His clothes are lighter than Mario's.)
• Track #3 (U.S.A.): Princess Peach or Princess Toadstool, from the Mario series.
• Track #4 (Portugal): Link, from the The Legend of Zelda series.
• Track #5 (Japan): Mario, from the Mario series.
• Track #6 (Brazil): Samus Aran, from the Metroid series.
• Track #7 (U.S.S.R.): Pit, from the Kid Icarus series.
• Track #8 (India): Donkey Kong, from the Donkey Kong series and numerous Mario games.
• Track #9 (Egypt): Everyone, plus Bowser from the Mario series.

Credits

In no particular order...

• GameFAQs, Neoseeker, and Supercheats:
  • For being the most amazing FAQ-hosting sites I know.

• CJayC, SBAllen, and Devin Morgan:
  • General sucking up to the GameFAQs admins. =P

• Me (KeyBlade999):
  • For making this FAQ. =P

• You, the reader:
  • For hopefully enjoying this FAQ.

Version History

• Final:
  • First and likely only version of this FAQ.
  • Time: 11:02 PM 4/14/2013.

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