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GP World

System(s): SG-1000, MSX

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code

GP World (ＧＰワールド) for the SG-1000 and MSX, is a loose conversion of the 1984 Laserdisc-based arcade game, GP World. It was released in 1985 exclusively in Japan.

Gameplay

Gameplay in this "8-bit" version of GP World is similar in concept to the arcade GP World but given the wildly differing hardware, different in execution. Most notably all graphics in the game are generated in real-time by the SG-1000 rather than streamed from a Laserdisc, which in turn leads to more predictable car physics. The concept of racing in four different types of GP is scrapped, replaced instead with a GP that spans the world and three selectable difficulties.

Like the original, the game uses a third person perspective similar to the likes of Turbo (although the camera is positioned behind the steering wheel), and sees the player race in a formula one car, navigating the course and avoiding other drivers. This version is also notable for having a simplistic track editor. It is likely that the SH-400 controller was designed with this game in mind.

Physical Scans

SG-1000 Version

SG-1000, JP
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MSX Version

MSX, JP
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-'''''GP World''''' (ＧＰワールド) is a Laserdisc-based racing game developed and published by [[Sega]] for a custom-built arcade system in 1984. It was "ported" to the [[SG-1000]] in 1985.
+'''''GP World''''' (ＧＰワールド) for the [[SG-1000]] and MSX, is a loose conversion of the 1984 Laserdisc-based arcade game, ''[[GP World (arcade)|GP World]]''. It was released in 1985 exclusively in Japan.
-==Arcade Version==
+==Gameplay==
-The arcade version was distributed on laserdisc, and has not yet been dumped. As a result, very little is known about this version of the game.
+Gameplay in this "8-bit" version of ''GP World'' is similar in concept to the arcade ''GP World'' but given the wildly differing hardware, different in execution. Most notably all graphics in the game are generated in real-time by the SG-1000 rather than streamed from a Laserdisc, which in turn leads to more predictable car physics. The concept of racing in four different types of GP is scrapped, replaced instead with a GP that spans the world and three selectable difficulties.
-==SG-1000 Version==
+Like the original, the game uses a third person perspective similar to the likes of ''[[Turbo]]'' (although the camera is positioned behind the steering wheel), and sees the player race in a formula one car, navigating the course and avoiding other drivers. This version is also notable for having a simplistic track editor. It is likely that the [[SH-400]] controller was designed with this game in mind.
-''GP World'' uses a third person perspective similar to the likes of ''[[Turbo]]'', and sees the player race in a formula one car across various tracks. It is also notable for having a track editor. It is likely that the [[SH-400]] controller was designed with this game in mind.
-==Promotional Material==
-<gallery>
-File:GPWorld Arcade Flyer.pdf|Arcade flyer
-</gallery>
 ==Physical Scans==
-===Arcade Version===
 ===SG-1000 Version===
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-[[Category:Unique arcade games]]