Lost In Translation/F-1 Dream

F-1 Dream
Manufacturer	Capcom (Romstar license)
Released	1988
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 2 Button(s)
Main CPU	68000 (@ 6.000 MHz); Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; (2x) YM2203 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 256 x 224 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 576 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	16 ROMs; 1,016,064 bytes (992.25 KiB)
MAME ID	f1dream · f1dreamb

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About The Game

F-1 Dream is an overhead-view racing arcade video game.

Trivia

Released in April 1988.

Licensed to Romstar for US manufacture and distribution.

Tips and tricks

F-1 Dream used a rather unusual control method for a driving game. To reach top speed, first hold down button 1 - then, as the car picks up speed, release it and hold button 2 to change to 2nd gear.

When driving the turbo car, activate the turbo boost by holding both buttons while at top speed.

There are 2 ways to decelerate, either by releasing button 1 while at top speed (or in turbo mode) or by releasing both buttons simultaneously.

When in the pit, tap the buttons to make the repairs go faster.

Cabinet and Artwork

F-1 Dream cabinet.
Electrocoin's F-1 Dream flyer.

Ports

Consoles: NEC PC-Engine (1989)

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.