F1 Pole Position 64
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F1 Pole Position 64, released in Japan as Human Grand Prix: The New Generation (ヒューマングランプリ ザ・ニュージェネレーション, Hyūman Guran Puri Za Nyū Jenerēshon), is a racing video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Human Entertainment and published by Human Entertainment in Japan, and published by Ubi Soft for North American and Europe. It is the fifth and final game in the Human Grand Prix / F1 Pole Position series (with the F1 Pole Position branding skipping over the previous III and IV editions), featuring Formula One branding.
F1 Pole Position 64 is based on the 1996 Formula One season, although the Japanese version did not have licenses from the FIA or the FOCA.
From Wikipedia's article F1 Pole Position 64
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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GameRankings 58%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 3.0 out of 5 GamePro
- Sound 3.5 out of 5 GamePro
- Control 3.5 out of 5 GamePro
- Fun Factor 2.5 out of 5 GamePro
Original GamePro category scores via Wikipedia. GamePro source
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsgenericdullchallenging
What the critics said
Next Generation said of the Japanese version, "This a game for the starving, desperate Nintendo fan who simply has to have an F1 racing game, quality be damned. If you're not desperate, forget it."
— Next Generation, 1997
IGN criticised that "the tracks look almost nothing like their real-life counterparts."
— IGN, 1997
Glenn Rubenstein, writing for GameSpot, concluded that "it looks good, but that's the only thing it has going for it."
— GameSpot, 1997 (Glenn Rubenstein)
In Electronic Gaming Monthly Kraig Kujawa wrote: "For racing simulation fans, F-1 might be worthwhile, but otherwise, don't bother."
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1997
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's F1 Pole Position 64 article.
Scores
- 87 GameFan 89/100 ; 89/100 ; 84/100
- 71 N64 Magazine 71%
- 71 Nintendo Power1997 7.1/10
- 70 Game Informer 7/10
- 67 Hyper 67%
- 65 Electronic Gaming Monthly 6/10 ; 7/10
- 63 GamePro 3/5 ; 3.5/5 ; 3.5/5 ; 2.5/5
- 60 Famitsu 24/40
- 60 64 Extreme1997 60%
- 50 Edge 5/10
- 50 Next Generation 3/5 ; 2/5
- 42 GameSpot1997 4.2/10
- 41 IGN1997 4.1/10
- 30 AllGame 1.5/5
From the review table in Wikipedia's F1 Pole Position 64 article.
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