World Grand Prix

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World Grand Prix
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre: Racing
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1986-09-21 ¥5,0005,000 G-1304 US 1986-10 5053 EU 1987-11 MK-5080-50 BX 19xx DE 1987 DM 7979 41006 PT 19xx MSJ-WGP UK 1987-11 £19.9519.95 MK-5080-50 AU 19xx BR 19xx KR 19xx GB-1304 TW 19xx G-1304 ZA 19xx

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World Grand Prix, known as The Circuit (ザ・サーキット) in Japan, is a racing game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is effectively an updated version of the SG-1000/MSX game GP World, sharing many of the same ideas and features (including a track editor).

Gameplay

World Grand Prix is a simple formula one racing game reminiscent of Namco's 1982 arcade game Pole Position, in which you race across 12 tracks attempting to win the most points. In order to keep going, the player has to finish sixth or better in each race.

While the game is not paired with any official racing licenses, all of the pre-made tracks resemble circuits seen in the 1976 Formula One season. Names or locations for the circuits are never, though often the backgrounds can give further clues (for example, the British circuit, Brands Hatch features Big Ben and the UK Houses of Parliament in the background).

The Japanese cover art, however seemingly depicts the 1985 season, with Nelson Piquet's Brabham BT54 (7) in front of Alain Prost's McLaren MP4/2B (1).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	World Grand Prix	World Grand Prix
English (US)	World Grand Prix	World Grand Prix
Japanese	ザ・サーキット	The Circuit

Magazine articles

Main article: World Grand Prix/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 81 Complete Guide to Consoles (UK) 81 The Complete Guide to Sega (UK) PAL 81 Computer Action (DK) 50 Console XS (UK) PAL 60 Computer & Video Games (UK) 83 Computer & Video Games (UK) 60 Mean Machines Sega (UK) 81 S: The Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 82 Sega Power (UK) PAL 75 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 70 Tilt (FR) 60

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World Grand Prix

Master System, JP
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Master System, US (℠ variant)
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Master System, US (® variant)
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Master System, EU
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Master System, EU ®, no barcode variant
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Master System, EU "No Limits" variant
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Master System, UK
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Master System, DE
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Master System, PT
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Master System, BX†
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Master System, AU
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Master System, AU (Hotline sticker)
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Master System, AU (Wide hotline sticker)
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Master System, AU (Classics)
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Master System, BR (cardboard)
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Master System, BR (clamshell)
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Master System, TW
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Master System, KR
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Master System, ZA
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 4aaad0d6 MD5 72b55720de75072a2feceab9ca4367b0 SHA-1 650f15ebbd149f5c357f089d7bd305fcb20b068f	128kB		Cartridge (EU)
?	CRC32 8fb75994 MD5 89d22e72bd0379495a2db456eda6ac4c SHA-1 34307a745d3d52a4b814e9831b7041f25e8052d1	128kB		Cartridge (JP)
?	CRC32 7b369892 MD5 75550fca836414ce7286c294d03c1b04 SHA-1 feff411732ca2dc17dab6d7868749d79326993d7	128kB		Cartridge (US)