F-1

Description

A mechanical car racing game. Drive against time and one opponent on a round course.

F-1 was produced by Atari/Namco in 1976.

Atari/Namco released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Atari/Namco was based in United States.

Specs

Name	F-1
Developer	Atari/Namco (United States)
Year	1976
Type	Arcade
KLOV/MOG #	7743
Sub-Type	Electro-Mechanical
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Racing
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Color: Color Rear-projection screen
Conversion Class	unique
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	1
Game Play	Single
Control Panel Layout	Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls	Steering: Wheel Pedals: 1 - Gas
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard

Video Clips

Atari / Namco F-1 1976 arcade game

Game Introduction

F-1 is manufactured by Namco and sold by Atari. It is an early racing game. To make it more fun, the game comes with a large screen. You sit in a small seat and try to race on a round track against only one other car. The big screen lets you forget the simple play. At the time of its release it was quite unique, because of its size.

Game Play

Race against time and one opponent on a circular race track.

F-1 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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Cabinet Information

The cabinet is a big box with a screen at least 60 inches in diameter and a small driver seat to sit in front of it. It is made of metal with a plastic front screen.

Miscellaneous

The game was quite a success back in its era because of its size. Operators made good money with it. But ""pixel"" games soon caught up with color and more possibilities and made mechanical games obsolete.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op F-1 Census

There are 15,264 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Rare - There are 2 known instances of this machine owned by F-1 collectors who are active members. Of these, 2 of them are original dedicated machines.

Wanted - There is one active VAPS member currently looking for F-1.

This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Technical

Back in 1978/1979, huge monitors were not available so this game uses small two-inch plastic cars and a round translucent race track, about 20 inches in diameter, which are projected on a big TV-like screen by a lamp in the back. The game is electromecanical and very simple. The cars are moved by linkages. In the case of a crash, another lamp projects the picture of a big exploding car on the screen. There´s a fuel gage, which acts like a timer. The advantage is that you have a colorful picture on a large screen. Better than a few black and white pixels on a 19-inch monitor.

Fixes

The only reoccuring problems are sticking linkages and blown light bulbs. The PCBs have few parts. The plastic parts do not last very long, but they can easily be reproduced.

Manuals

Atari F-1 Operation Maintenance and Service Manual - F-1 Manual — **Atari F-1 Operation Maintenance and Service Manual**
(51 pages, 12.1 MB File)

Atari F-1 Illustrated Parts Catalog - F-1 Manual — **Atari F-1 Illustrated Parts Catalog**
(45 pages, 7.8 MB File)

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