Super F1 Hero
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is a Super Famicom
Formula One arcade racing
video game that is exclusive to Japan. Licensing of the video game was granted by FOCA
to Fuji Television
. Celebrity endorsement for this video game was given by Satoru Nakajima
, who raced in Formula One from 1987
to 1991
.
and finishes his or her season in the Australian Grand Prix
. Every information screen prior to a race shows accurate track information. This knowledge extends to the physical address
of the facility (in order to encourage players to attend the live races), mileage of the course, and even the likelihood of the track being either wet or dry. The background graphics are drawn in a cartoon-like manner compared to the graphics of the track and of the race cars. This makes the art style of the backgrounds look unrealistic and inaccurate. For example, the buildings in the Canadian Grand Prix
are repetitive and the Montreal Biosphère
is missing. However, the famous bridges that cross the Île Notre-Dame
are still visible in the background, as the course is near water.
or single races, which can be found under the Test Run option of the main menu. These race modes are known as free plays because starting a game in the Test Run option doesn't use up valuable continues (unlike the Grand Prix option). These glorified practice rounds allow the player to practice
on any race course without any truly negative consequences.
Time trials (called free runs in the game) allow players to test out the track without the distraction of opponents. Single races allow players to practice overtaking vehicles that are controlled by the game's artificial intelligence without the distraction of scoring points. The 5-lap limit is always enforced at all times instead of imposing a fuel bar to make the drivers refuel at the pit stop.
All possible set-ups are valid to use and the player can even experiment with new racing combinations that could improve his or her game play with practice. However, the player is still limited to five laps regardless of what mode that he or she is playing in and results are deleted
when the console is turned off.
supply or decaying tire
s to force the player into doing a pit stop, damage is recorded on the car on an accumulating basis until the player either uses pit road or destroys the vehicle he or she is using. Tire and body endurance are essential to a successful racing career because endurance means that the racing vehicle can handle more bumps and collisions without having to lose valuable positions while getting repaired at the pit stop.
By default (using a low V12 engine), the player's vehicle can go up to 191.4 mi/h without a turbo boost and 272.2 mi/h after using one of the five turbo boosters that are available during each race. The car's maximum speed can be altered to make the car go either faster or slower. This factor would indirectly affect the endurance of both the body and the tires. The maximum top speed of the vehicle also affects scoring and the final results of a race. For example, using a high V12 engine brings the maximum speed to 205.1 mi/h without using a boost. Having that boost speeds up the vehicle using the high V12 engine to 285.8 mi/h.
Weight can also affect the speed in addition to the handling, acceleration, turning, braking, and the endurance of the racing vehicle. The lighter the car is, the faster it will be but the car won't stand up to as many bumps
as a heavier race car. Extremely high speeds will also make the car virtually uncontrollable unless balanced with improved parts in other areas of the vehicle. Possible engines to use are V12
, V10
, and V8
engines with high, normal, and low variations.
and Pole Position. Scores that are high enough end up in a temporary list that consists of the top five score
s. The high score list does not discriminate against what difficulty level that the high score was produced in. A score achieved on the easiest (very easy) mode could be much better than a hard-earned score on the most difficult (very hard) level. It is even possible for a score on the hardest difficulty level to eventually become unreachable on difficulty levels other than "normal" (default difficulty level) and hard (harder than normal, but easier than very hard).
When the power is turned off using a hard reset (turning off the system) instead of a soft reset (simply pressing reset on the console), the scores are automatically returned to their default settings. Hacking the high score board to make scores "permanent" can be done through a hex editor
, but this method is not recommended due to possibly altering programming code that could cause the game, emulator, and possibly the entire computer
to cease operating.
Speed is directly related to scoring during the game. The faster the car goes, the higher the score becomes until the race ends or the player crashes into either a turn or another competitor. Using the default car and traveling the maximum allowable speed, the number of points increase by anywhere between 100-150 every real world second. Since every real world second corresponds to nine millisecond
s of "game time," the timing system used in the game is significantly slower than real time. Having a faster car or having a slower car will greatly alter this multiple
.
Being ranked in either first, second, or third place gives the player more bonus points than ending the race in fourth or fifth. There are also bonus points for keeping the car completely free of damage, using the brake
s, and having some unused turbo boosters
. Even though the player is rewarded for finishing a race with as many turbo boosters as possible, those unused turbo boosters are not carried over for the next race. The player always starts the next race with five turbo boosters; no more and no less.
The player of the game is given three continue
s by default to use in order to win all 16 Formula One races. Accessing the options menu before starting the Grand Prix mode gives the player the opportunity to increase these continues. The number of continues can be increased all the way to five in order to increase confidence in younger or less experienced players. Alternatively, continues can be decreased all the way to one in order to challenge more experienced drivers who have mastered all the courses. Since it costs a single credit to start a game - the player can have anywhere from zero to four actual continues to use if he or she loses the race.
The player has exactly nine seconds to continue. While the continue timer is counting down, the player can clearly see an animated picture of a driver who is down in the dumps. Continuing the game at the stage where the player lost the game is possible as long as there is at least one continue remaining in the "credit counter." Either expending the final credit or not choosing to continue when the timer reaches zero automatically causes the game to end
. If a game is ended in either of these fashions, the player has to start all over again with a whole new batch of continues and a score of zero.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
Formula One arcade racing
Racing game
A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings...
video game that is exclusive to Japan. Licensing of the video game was granted by FOCA
Formula One Constructors Association
The Formula One Constructors' Association is an organization of the chassis builders who design and build the cars that race in the FIA Formula One World Championship...
to Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
. Celebrity endorsement for this video game was given by Satoru Nakajima
Satoru Nakajima
Satoru Nakajima is a former racing driver from Japan.-Career:Nakajima was born into a farming family living just outside Okazaki, Japan. He began driving cars in his early teens in the family's garden with his older brother giving him tips, careful that they were not caught by their father...
, who raced in Formula One from 1987
1987 Formula One season
The 1987 Formula One season was the 38th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1987 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers and Constructors which commenced on April 12, 1987 and ended on November 15 after sixteen races...
to 1991
1991 Formula One season
The 1991 Formula One season was the 42nd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1991 FIA Formula One World Championship, which commenced on March 10, 1991 and ended on November 3 after sixteen races...
.
Grand Prix mode
During the Grand Prix mode, the player starts out competing in the South African Grand Prix1992 South African Grand Prix
The 1992 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on March 1, 1992. It was the first round of the 1992 Formula One season.- Classification :- Notes :...
and finishes his or her season in the Australian Grand Prix
1992 Australian Grand Prix
The 1992 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Adelaide on November 8, 1992. It was the sixteenth and final round of the 1992 Formula One season. The most significant moment was a collision between Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell as the Brazilian attempted to overtake the...
. Every information screen prior to a race shows accurate track information. This knowledge extends to the physical address
Address (geography)
An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or...
of the facility (in order to encourage players to attend the live races), mileage of the course, and even the likelihood of the track being either wet or dry. The background graphics are drawn in a cartoon-like manner compared to the graphics of the track and of the race cars. This makes the art style of the backgrounds look unrealistic and inaccurate. For example, the buildings in the Canadian Grand Prix
1992 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 14, 1992. It was the seventh round of the 1992 Formula One season.- Qualifying :...
are repetitive and the Montreal Biosphère
Montreal Biosphère
The Biosphère is a museum in Montreal dedicated to the environment. It is located at Parc Jean-Drapeau, on Île Sainte-Hélène in the former pavilion of the United States for the 1967 World Fair Expo 67.- Expo 67 :...
is missing. However, the famous bridges that cross the Île Notre-Dame
Île Notre-Dame
Île Notre-Dame is an artificial island built in 10 months from 15 million tons of rock excavated for the Montreal Metro in 1965. It was created for Expo 67 to celebrate Canada's centennial. The island is part of the city of Montreal and forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago...
are still visible in the background, as the course is near water.
Test run
The player can also do either time trialsTime attack
A time attack is another term for time trial. The term is commonly used in Japan for individual time trial events for motor vehicles that involves a vehicle running around the circuit in lieu of a qualifying lap and the term is widely adopted outside the country for tuner event and...
or single races, which can be found under the Test Run option of the main menu. These race modes are known as free plays because starting a game in the Test Run option doesn't use up valuable continues (unlike the Grand Prix option). These glorified practice rounds allow the player to practice
Practice (learning method)
Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Sports teams practice to prepare for actual games. Playing a musical instrument well takes a lot of...
on any race course without any truly negative consequences.
Time trials (called free runs in the game) allow players to test out the track without the distraction of opponents. Single races allow players to practice overtaking vehicles that are controlled by the game's artificial intelligence without the distraction of scoring points. The 5-lap limit is always enforced at all times instead of imposing a fuel bar to make the drivers refuel at the pit stop.
All possible set-ups are valid to use and the player can even experiment with new racing combinations that could improve his or her game play with practice. However, the player is still limited to five laps regardless of what mode that he or she is playing in and results are deleted
Volatile memory
Volatile memory, also known as volatile storage, is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information, unlike non-volatile memory which does not require a maintained power supply...
when the console is turned off.
Racing vehicle customization
There are five different kinds of preset racing cars in addition to customizing the aspects of the racing car manually. Instead of using a depleting gasolineGasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
supply or decaying tire
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
s to force the player into doing a pit stop, damage is recorded on the car on an accumulating basis until the player either uses pit road or destroys the vehicle he or she is using. Tire and body endurance are essential to a successful racing career because endurance means that the racing vehicle can handle more bumps and collisions without having to lose valuable positions while getting repaired at the pit stop.
By default (using a low V12 engine), the player's vehicle can go up to 191.4 mi/h without a turbo boost and 272.2 mi/h after using one of the five turbo boosters that are available during each race. The car's maximum speed can be altered to make the car go either faster or slower. This factor would indirectly affect the endurance of both the body and the tires. The maximum top speed of the vehicle also affects scoring and the final results of a race. For example, using a high V12 engine brings the maximum speed to 205.1 mi/h without using a boost. Having that boost speeds up the vehicle using the high V12 engine to 285.8 mi/h.
Weight can also affect the speed in addition to the handling, acceleration, turning, braking, and the endurance of the racing vehicle. The lighter the car is, the faster it will be but the car won't stand up to as many bumps
Collision
A collision is an isolated event which two or more moving bodies exert forces on each other for a relatively short time.Although the most common colloquial use of the word "collision" refers to accidents in which two or more objects collide, the scientific use of the word "collision" implies...
as a heavier race car. Extremely high speeds will also make the car virtually uncontrollable unless balanced with improved parts in other areas of the vehicle. Possible engines to use are V12
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
, V10
V10 engine
A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five with a distinct exhaust note.- Mechanics :The V10 is essentially the result of mating two even-firing straight-5 engines together. The straight-5 engine shows first and second order rocking motion...
, and V8
V8 engine
A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....
engines with high, normal, and low variations.
Scoring system
Scoring points is not similar to a real Formula One championship. Instead, the scoring method functions closer to games like Out RunOut Run
is an arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was designed by Yu Suzuki and Sega-AM2. The game was a critical and commercial success. It is notable for its innovative hardware , pioneering graphics and music, a choice in both soundtrack and route, and its strong theme of luxury and relaxation...
and Pole Position. Scores that are high enough end up in a temporary list that consists of the top five score
Score (game)
In games, score refers to an abstract quantity associated with a player or team. Score is usually measured in the abstract unit of points, and events in the game can raise or lower the score of different parties...
s. The high score list does not discriminate against what difficulty level that the high score was produced in. A score achieved on the easiest (very easy) mode could be much better than a hard-earned score on the most difficult (very hard) level. It is even possible for a score on the hardest difficulty level to eventually become unreachable on difficulty levels other than "normal" (default difficulty level) and hard (harder than normal, but easier than very hard).
When the power is turned off using a hard reset (turning off the system) instead of a soft reset (simply pressing reset on the console), the scores are automatically returned to their default settings. Hacking the high score board to make scores "permanent" can be done through a hex editor
Hex editor
A hex editor is a type of computer program that allows a user to manipulate the fundamental binary data that makes up computer files. Note that computer files can be very small to very large...
, but this method is not recommended due to possibly altering programming code that could cause the game, emulator, and possibly the entire computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
to cease operating.
Speed is directly related to scoring during the game. The faster the car goes, the higher the score becomes until the race ends or the player crashes into either a turn or another competitor. Using the default car and traveling the maximum allowable speed, the number of points increase by anywhere between 100-150 every real world second. Since every real world second corresponds to nine millisecond
Millisecond
A millisecond is a thousandth of a second.10 milliseconds are called a centisecond....
s of "game time," the timing system used in the game is significantly slower than real time. Having a faster car or having a slower car will greatly alter this multiple
Multiple (mathematics)
In mathematics, a multiple is the product of any quantity and an integer. In other words, for the quantities a and b, we say that b is a multiple of a if b = na for some integer n , which is called the multiplier or coefficient. If a is not zero, this is equivalent to saying that b/a is an integer...
.
Being ranked in either first, second, or third place gives the player more bonus points than ending the race in fourth or fifth. There are also bonus points for keeping the car completely free of damage, using the brake
Brake
A brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. Its opposite component is a clutch. The rest of this article is dedicated to various types of vehicular brakes....
s, and having some unused turbo boosters
Turbocharger
A turbocharger, or turbo , from the Greek "τύρβη" is a centrifugal compressor powered by a turbine that is driven by an engine's exhaust gases. Its benefit lies with the compressor increasing the mass of air entering the engine , thereby resulting in greater performance...
. Even though the player is rewarded for finishing a race with as many turbo boosters as possible, those unused turbo boosters are not carried over for the next race. The player always starts the next race with five turbo boosters; no more and no less.
Continues
Continue
Continue may refer to:*Continue , an option to continue a video game after all the player's lives have been lost*Continue , a 2008 Cantopop album by Pakho Chau*Continue , a programming language keyword-See also:...
s by default to use in order to win all 16 Formula One races. Accessing the options menu before starting the Grand Prix mode gives the player the opportunity to increase these continues. The number of continues can be increased all the way to five in order to increase confidence in younger or less experienced players. Alternatively, continues can be decreased all the way to one in order to challenge more experienced drivers who have mastered all the courses. Since it costs a single credit to start a game - the player can have anywhere from zero to four actual continues to use if he or she loses the race.
The player has exactly nine seconds to continue. While the continue timer is counting down, the player can clearly see an animated picture of a driver who is down in the dumps. Continuing the game at the stage where the player lost the game is possible as long as there is at least one continue remaining in the "credit counter." Either expending the final credit or not choosing to continue when the timer reaches zero automatically causes the game to end
Game over
Game Over is a message in video games which signals that the game has ended, often due to a negative outcome - although the phrase sometimes follows the end credits after successful completion of a game...
. If a game is ended in either of these fashions, the player has to start all over again with a whole new batch of continues and a score of zero.