F1 Exhaust Note
{{Short description|1991 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Cleanup rewrite|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = F1 Exhaust Note
| image = F1 Exhaust Note Japanese Flyer.jpg
| caption = F1 Exhaust Note official Japanese flyer, 1991.
| developer = Sega
| publisher = Sega
| designer =
| producer = Yu Suzuki[http://www.ysnet-inc.jp/#portfolio Works of Yu Suzuki], Ys Net
| composer = Takayuki Nakamura
| platforms = Arcade
| release = {{vgrelease|JP|November 1991|NA/EU|1991}}
| genre = Racing (Formula One)
| arcade system = Sega 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.{{Cite web|title=F1 Exhaust Note – Videogame by Sega|url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7749|access-date=2020-08-26|website=arcade-museum.com}} The game ran on the Sega System 32 arcade hardware.{{cite web |title=F1 Exhaust Note – Videogame by Sega |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7749 |website=Killer List of Videogames |access-date=10 September 2021}}
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.{{cite magazine|title=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)|magazine=Game Machine|issue=418|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=1 January 1992|page=37|lang=ja}} 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.{{cite magazine |title=Overseas Readers Column: "SF II", "Exhaust Note" Top Videos '92 |magazine=Game Machine |issue=441 |publisher=Amusement Press, Inc. |date=1-15 January 1993 |page=36 |lang=ja |url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19930101p.pdf#page=19}} In the United States, the RePlay arcade charts listed F1 Exhaust Note as the top-grossing new video game from March to April 1992.{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=March 1992 |volume=17 |issue=6 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-6-march-1992-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%206%20-%20March%201992/page/4}}{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=April 1992 |volume=17 |issue=7 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-7-april-1992/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201992/page/n3}}
In Play Meter magazine, Jim Overman gave the game a rating of 94% and a "gut feeling" score of 10 out of 10.{{cite magazine |last=Overman |first=Jim |title=An operator's video picks of the show |magazine=Play Meter |date=April 1992 |volume=18 |issue=5 |page=52 |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-18-number-5-april-1992-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201992/page/n115}}
''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.{{cite book |title=セガ・アーケード・ヒストリー |trans-title=Sega Arcade History |language=ja |year=2002 |page=124 |publisher=Enterbrain |isbn=4-7577-0790-8}}
=Cars=
Each player can select one of three cars, with the choices varying depending on the player number.
References
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External links
- [http://segaretro.org/F1_Exhaust_Note Sega Retro F1 Exhaust Note]
- [http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7749 F1 Exhaust Note Arcade Info]
- [http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=709 System16 SEGA System 32; F1 Exhaust Note]
- [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=f1-exhaust-note&page=detail&id=794 F1 Exhaust Note; Arcade-History page]
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{{Formula One games}}
Category:Arcade-only video games
Category:Formula One video games
Category:Video games produced by Yu Suzuki
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games scored by Takayuki Nakamura
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