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GP-1 for Super Nintendo SNES
GP-1 for Super Nintendo SNES puts you through a season on a racing motorcycle. You choose from six machines, select a mechanic and begin a championship with thirteen circuits in twelve countries. Each event starts with a qualifying lap against the clock. Your time determines where you start among the sixteen competitors. During the race you need to learn braking points and read the corners, because contact with another motorcycle can throw you off balance or cause a crash.
The camera follows your motorcycle from behind. You see the road disappear towards the horizon, while a small circuit map helps you anticipate the next bend. With automatic gears you can concentrate on accelerating, braking and steering. The manual gearbox has six speeds and gives you an extra task while riding. Prize money can be spent on improvements to the engine, frame and front and rear suspension. These change your machine's performance over the course of the season.
Besides the championship you can practise freely or race simultaneously with two players on a horizontally split screen. This requires two standard controllers; a Multitap is not necessary. Practice runs give you room to learn a circuit and get to know a different machine. The original cartridge has neither a save function nor passwords, so you cannot resume a championship after switching the console off.
Region and language
Our Super Nintendo SNES games are PAL editions, unless stated otherwise. This product contains a loose cartridge for the European market. A box is only included if explicitly stated in the product details. We note any different region in the product details. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
With GP-1 for Super Nintendo SNES, you receive a loose cartridge. A box and manual are not included unless we explicitly state otherwise in the product details. This is the standard way we supply this copy.
The history of GP-1
Genki developed GP-1 and Atlus released it for the Super Nintendo in 1993. It appeared in Japan, North America and Europe under the same short name. At a time when F-Zero and Super Mario Kart were already showing different kinds of racing on the console, GP-1 chose motorcycles on circuits with recognisable country labels and an ongoing world championship.
The design combines racing with decisions made away from the track. The original presentation gives each motorcycle separate characteristics for suspension, engine and frame. The mechanics are also introduced with their own specialities. A season therefore begins by putting a combination together, after which qualifying sessions, results and prize money guide its further development. This structure turns successive races into a campaign in which a good finish brings not only points but also the possibility of new parts.
GP-1 Part II followed in 1994, again developed by Genki and published by Atlus. That sequel is a separate game and introduced its own championship structure. The first GP-1 remains recognisable through its six machines, thirteen circuits and straightforward menu layout with Grand Prix, two-player racing and practice. The split-screen race and season without permanent saving belong to the original SNES release; they should not be confused with features from the sequel.
Similar games for Super Nintendo SNES
GP-1 Part II builds on the same combination of motorcycle racing, a season and decisions about your machine. The sequel develops the career further with different circuits and encounters with rivals. In the first GP-1, preparation centres directly on six motorcycles and a mechanic. You get a similar viewing angle and the same importance of cornering, but a simpler championship framework and different routes.
Super Mario Kart also asks you to learn circuits and race a second player on a split screen. Mario's karts use items, slippery patches and short, winding tracks. GP-1 puts greater emphasis on braking, changing gears and developing a motorcycle season. Here you buy better parts rather than pick up an item during a lap.
Like GP-1, F-Zero requires you to look ahead, control your speed and avoid collisions. Nintendo's racer uses hovering vehicles and futuristic circuits, whereas GP-1 follows a motorcyclist on asphalt. Multiplayer differs too: the original F-Zero is a single-player game. Alongside its championship, GP-1 offers a separate race for two players, letting you try the same bends directly against someone sharing the sofa.
Top Gear shares the view behind the vehicle and the idea of racing in different parts of the world. There you drive cars, with nitro and fuel among the factors during long runs. GP-1 focuses your attention on a motorcycle's position through a bend and the qualifying time that determines your starting place. Selecting a mechanic and buying motorcycle parts give its season a rhythm of its own.
Stunt Race FX shares GP-1's emphasis on braking, steering and learning a winding route. However, it uses three-dimensional cars and circuits, while GP-1 shows a drawn motorcycle from behind. GP-1 also starts you with a qualifying lap and lets you work towards better parts through prize money. Stunt Race FX shifts the focus towards distinctive vehicles and additional challenges rather than an ongoing motorcycle season.
