<s>
F-1	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1976	O
electro-mechanical	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nakamura	O
Manufacturing	O
Company	O
(	O
Namco	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racer	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
avoid	O
collision	O
with	O
other	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
being	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
sense	O
of	O
thrill	O
,	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
attractive	O
cabinet	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	B-Application
based	I-Application
on	I-Application
Formula	I-Application
One	I-Application
racing	I-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
arcade	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
in	B-Application
1976	I-Application
and	O
1977	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
electro-mechanical	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
1977	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
F-1	B-Application
Mach	O
(	O
1977	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
later	O
provided	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
hit	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
co-designed	O
by	O
Sho	O
Osugi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
is	O
an	O
electro-mechanical	O
arcade	O
driving	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
resembles	O
an	O
arcade	O
driving	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
engineer	O
Sho	O
Osugi	O
of	O
the	O
Nakamura	O
Manufacturing	O
Company	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earlier	O
driving-themed	O
electro-mechanical	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nakamura	O
Manufacturing	O
in	O
October	O
1976	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
Namco	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
arcade	O
hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
F-1	B-Application
was	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
annual	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
,	O
in	B-Application
1976	I-Application
and	O
1977	B-Application
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
dethroned	O
by	O
Taito	O
's	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
video	O
game	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
was	O
the	O
seventh	O
highest-earning	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1978	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
highest-earning	O
electro-mechanical	O
game	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
most	O
talked	O
about	O
arcade	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
AMOA	O
1976	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
talked	O
about	O
driving	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
(	O
where	O
Atari	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
driving	O
video	O
games	O
Sprint	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Night	B-Application
Driver	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
12th	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
1977	B-Application
according	O
to	O
Play	O
Meter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest	O
electro-mechanical	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
(	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
were	O
video	O
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
December	O
1976	O
issue	O
of	O
Play	O
Meter	O
magazine	O
gave	O
F-1	B-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
following	O
its	O
AMOA	O
1976	O
demonstration	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
frightening	O
"	O
crash	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-1	B-Application
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
F-1	B-Application
Mach	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
among	O
Japan	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-earning	O
electro-mechanical	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
1977	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hit	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Sho	O
Osugi	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
producing	O
electro-mechanical	O
driving	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
particularly	O
F-1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
