F1 Boy (SunSoft Grand Prix Japanese Original) - Authentic ASK Kodansha Game Boy Cartridge, Tested
An obscure 1990 Formula One racer that reached Japanese shelves about six weeks before Nintendo's F-1 Race. Sold in Europe as SunSoft Grand Prix, never in the US. Japanese needed: none.
$25.00
How I grade condition: every grade is tested and plays; grades differ only in looks.
Want to see the exact copy you'd get, inside and out? Ask me for photos, board included.
The other Game Boy F1 game
Ask about Formula One on the Game Boy and most people name Nintendo’s F-1 Race. F1 Boy came out in Japan on September 28, 1990, about six weeks before it, and has nothing to do with it. It reached Europe a couple of years later renamed SunSoft Grand Prix, and never came to the US.
Very little has been written about it. Game Boy historian Jeremy Parish, covering it in his Game Boy Works series, called it “quite well-made”: selectable difficulty, race length and car setups, and computer cars that race you without rubber-banding. His theory is that Nintendo’s game simply buried it, which makes this a nice find for anyone who thinks they have played every Game Boy racer.
Plenty of sites mix it up with F-1 Race. It is not the Japanese version of that game.
No Japanese needed
It is a racing game with menus, region-free, and plays on anything. More Game Boy carts and consoles are on the Game Boy shelf.
Specifications
| Authenticity | Authentic original ASK Kodansha cartridge (DMG-FBJ) - not a reproduction |
|---|---|
| Condition | Graded on my condition scale - every copy is opened, cleaned, and tested by playing before it ships. |
| Gameplay | Formula One racing, 1 player |
| Includes | Loose cartridge only (no box or manual) |
| Language | None needed: menus only, and they are easy to follow |
| Region | Japanese release. Region-free: plays on any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance or Super Game Boy |
| Title Full | F1 Boy / F1γγΌγ€ (Game Boy, ASK Kodansha, Japan, 1990) |
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