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Nakajima Satoru Kanshū F-1 Hero GB

Nakajima Satoru Kanshū F-1 Hero GB is a 1991 GB game by Natsu System.

This is a basic entry from public sources. It is not a written Codex page yet, so it lists facts without checking them against a second source.

About the game

Nakajima Satoru Kanshū F-1 Hero GB is one of the various formula one games endorsed by Satoru Nakajima and published by Varie. It is loosely based on the 1991 Formula One season.

The gameplay is very similar to the Game Boy's F-1 Race and Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero , however the degree of difficulty is higher. The track map is not displayed on the screen, which means the player has to basically memorize each turn in order to not get off the track or collide with the advertising signs.

In the first play-through, the grand prix mode has sixteen rounds divided into eight different levels. In each of these levels there's a main rival to beat. A password will be displayed when the player finish successfully each level, while the game over screen appears if the number of points obtained is lower than those obtained by the rival. In the first play-through all these rivals (except the first one) will not compete since the very beginning of the championship. One example is Satoru Nakajima which will only appear in the last round.

However if the player use a specific level password, the championship will start all over again with all the competitors and difficulty (in terms of the qualifying time) of that level. Briefly, to play a real competitive championship, the player will have to finish Round 15 first to access the last password.

Before every race, there's the setting option where the player can customize the machine by adjusting six parts: tires, wings, brake, mission, suspension, and steer. While racing, four parts can be damaged. "Pit in" will fix these "trouble parts".

To enter the race and compete against five other drivers, a minimum time in the qualifying session (which consists of two laps) must be obtained. At certain point during the first play-through, with advancing levels, the difficulty will increase, meaning that the player has to make an almost "immaculate" lap in order to obtain a good time and therefore be qualified.

Other modes presented in the game include: warming up, multi game, and music test.

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Facts

Platforms: GB
First released: 1991-12-27
Developers: Natsu System
Publishers: Varie Corporation
Genres: Racing / Driving, Behind view, Arcade, Automobile, Track racing, Oceania, Licensed

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

Front Cover (GB · Japan)
Back Cover (GB · Japan)
Media (GB · Japan)
Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
Manual (GB · Japan)
Manual (GB · Japan)

Screenshots

Before the title screen. (GB)
Title screen. (GB)
Menu. (GB)
Warming up... circuit select. (GB)
Grand Prix... input name. (GB)
Team select. McLeran...! (GB)
Round 1. Level 1. Rival is... A. Susuki (Aguri Suzuki). (GB)
Machine setting. (GB)
American GP. It's raining. (GB)
First! However two (or even more) cars are very close. (GB)
No more rain. That weird car will always appear when you finish the race. And about the trouble parts, who cares? (GB)
Yohoo! (GB)
GP introduction. Qualifying session. Interlagos is correct! Date is pretty accurate, not bad, not bad... (GB)
First password. If you reset the game and insert this password... you will start a new (harder) championship... (GB)
This will appear if... just read the game's description. (GB)
Second rival is J. Arezi... (Jean Alesi). (GB)
Third rival is... G. Bergir (Gerhard Berger). (GB)
British GP. Ups, shit happens if you are not careful. (Btw, the ROM is all fu*ked up, it's impossible to take decent screenshots during races...). (GB)
Fourth rival is N. Pique (Nelson Piquet). (GB)
Hungarian GP. (GB)
Pit in... holy shit, 0% for both "tire" and "sus". Better repairing them all. (GB)
Done! But fujoy, I went down to sixth (last) place. Repairing stuff was a BAD choice. (GB)
N. Mansena (Nigel Mansell), the fifth rival. Nice mustache, dude. (GB)
Sixth rival is... A. Brost (Alain Prost). Or Medusa head... kinda... (GB)
Erm, it's Estoril and not Estril! (GB)
Seventh rival! The greatest A. Zenna (Ayrton Senna). (GB)
Starting Grit. Yes, grit. Pole position for Riki, the infamous(?) driver. (GB)
Japanese GP. Lost three positions (purposely) but I will recover. (GB)
Last rival... last level... last round... wtf, this "first championship" makes no sense at all. (GB)
"Drivers point". Riki is the champion. But where's Ayrton Senna? So he only competed in two GP? Really nonsense... :) (GB)
... but... if I use the Level 8 password, the championship's story will be totally different. ;) ... btw, the Ending message. (GB)
The infamous F1 driver with one of his girlfriends (yes, he's a womanizer). Credits. Programmers: Natsu System. (GB)
Imola (San Marino Grand Prix). After all nothing is wrong with the ROM. The game works perfectly using another emulator. (GB)
Monza (Italian Grand Prix). Warming up. Wet weather... The player can choose "Rain", "Dry", or "Wet". (GB)