FORMULA NIPPON
Official Title  Formula Nippon
Common Title  Formula Nippon
Serial Number(s)  SLES-02526
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Racing  / Driving

Developer  TYO.
Publisher  EON Digital Entertainment.
Date Released  15 November 2000
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLES-02526
Serial Number In Disc SLES-02526
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 8
( 1 Data Track &
7 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
  •  5060040460067  - 
     

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English

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-3 (English, Italian & Spanish).

The "Formula" of Formula Nippon represents "standard." Formula cars were designed only for racing based on restricted standards, and they generally describe cars with the four wheels outside the car's main body.

The body of formula car was built primary to attain the fundamental movements of the car, such as 'move forward', 'stop', and 'turn', while securing the safeties. Any obstacles such as a roof for the driver, fenders for the tires, and headlights are taken out. To drive the formula car, which was designed only to drive fast, it requires high-level driving technique. Therefore, formula car racing is known as a racing category that the result can be decided not by the racing technologies, but by the driver's technique.

Simply stating formula car, it has many variations such as the engine shape and displacement, body shape, and generally classified by its efficiency. In Japan, Formula One's sub-categories such as Formula 2 and F3000 races were held, but since Japan's original category, Formula Nippon, was founded in 1996, it has been the national formula car championship to compete for the best driver in Japan for the past 12 seasons.

Formula Nippon is a series race that is held in the various circuits throughout the nation. There are many drivers, who have various backgrounds such as veteran Japanese drivers, youngsters who gained their skills in the nation and foreign countries, and foreign drivers, competing in this series. There are also many Formula One drivers who gained their experience through Formula Nippon. They say that“because there are too many system gaps in competition level between each team, most of the European races are usually won by the big and wealthy teams, but Formula Nippon can be competed only with the pure driving technique." This is the reason why many skilled foreign drivers come all the way to Japan to compete in Formula Nippon. Moreover, throughout the twelve seasons, Formula Nippon has raised many top drivers who can compete in the races worldwide.

The Playstation game features:
* The best training for Formula One drivers
* One of the most exciting Racing Championships of the world
* Start driving a kart and work your way to win Formula Nippon

Game modes:
- Scenario
- Arcade
- Time Attack
- VS Mode

  Manufacturer's description:

THE BEST DRIVERS HAD MADE IT... NOW IS YOUR TURN!
The best training for formula one drivers. One of the most exiting Racing Championship of the world. Start driving a kart and work your way to win the Formula Nippon. Can you become number one?

  Features:
  • Third or first person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Formula Nippon theme.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  5 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 NeGcon / JoGcon
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Steer:  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Accelerate:  X Button
  Brake:  Square Button
  Clutch:  Circle Button
  Change view:  Triangle Button
  Shift down or up:  L1 or R1 Button
  Pause game / In-game options:  Start Button

 

GAMEBUSTER CODES:
  Reverse Joker Command -  
D00A27E2 0000
 
  Star on lap 3 -  
D0106E14 0000
80106E14 0003
 
  Time 00:00:00 -  
800F60E8 0000
 
  Enable all scenario mode -  
D001F7B6 0000
8001F7B6 0004
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 972 x 996 pix.
Res. - 200 dpi
File Size - 412 KB
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1082 x 962 pix.
Res. - 200 dpi
File Size - 472 KB
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 946 x 956 pix.
Res. - 200 dpi
File Size - 341 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Formula Nippon 99 [SLPS-02259]   
     
 PAL:
  • Formula Nippon [SLES-02527]   
     

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