<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
motor	O
racing-themed	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
David	O
Crane	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
drives	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
car	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
joystick	B-Device
's	O
button	O
is	O
the	O
throttle	O
:	O
Depressing	O
it	O
accelerates	O
,	O
and	O
releasing	O
it	O
decelerates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
left	O
applies	O
the	O
brake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
time	O
trial	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
competing	O
cars	O
are	O
obstacles	O
rather	O
than	O
competition	O
for	O
the	O
finish	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
four	O
race	O
tracks	O
is	O
a	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
real	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
circuit	O
:	O
Watkins	O
Glen	O
International	O
,	O
Brands	O
Hatch	O
,	O
Bugatti	O
Circuit	O
,	O
and	O
Circuit	O
de	O
Monaco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
David	O
Crane	O
developed	O
a	O
technique	O
for	O
painting	O
large	O
,	O
multicolored	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
2600	O
,	O
he	O
made	O
a	O
color	O
pattern	O
that	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
racing	O
stripes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
to	O
apply	O
his	O
new	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
A	O
.	O
Edwards	O
reviewed	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwards	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
all	O
in	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
required	O
skill	O
make	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
a	O
game	O
worth	O
purchasing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
Activision	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
anthology	O
Activision	B-Application
's	I-Application
Atari	I-Application
2600	I-Application
Action	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
