<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1990	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Spanish	O
company	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Made	O
in	O
Spain	O
)	O
for	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
former	O
Spanish	O
racer	O
Sito	O
Pons	O
and	O
themed	O
around	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
pit	O
players	O
driving	O
the	O
Honda	O
NSR500	O
with	O
races	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
across	O
various	O
countries	O
to	O
qualify	O
in	O
the	O
500cc	O
class	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
Spanish	O
software	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Zigurat	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
licensed	O
sports	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Paris-Dakar	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Emilio	O
Sanchez	O
Vicario	O
Grand	O
Slam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversions	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
realism	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Aspar	O
GP	O
Master	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
observe	O
from	O
above	O
and	O
race	O
as	O
Spanish	O
motorcycle	O
driver	O
Sito	O
Pons	O
driving	O
the	O
Honda	O
NSR500	O
across	O
14	O
countries	O
conforming	O
the	O
500cc	O
class	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
like	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Yugoslavia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
as	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
to	O
portray	O
a	O
TV-style	O
viewpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Race	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
championship	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
pitted	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
racers	O
such	O
as	O
Kevin	O
Schwantz	O
and	O
Wayne	O
Rainey	O
to	O
qualify	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demo	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
gameplay	O
with	O
an	O
AI-controlled	O
Pons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
golden	O
age	O
of	O
Spanish	O
software	O
by	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
(	O
previously	O
Made	O
in	O
Spain	O
)	O
,	O
whose	O
team	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
licensed	O
sports	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Paris-Dakar	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Emilio	O
Sanchez	O
Vicario	O
Grand	O
Slam	O
(	O
featuring	O
former	O
Spanish	O
tennis	O
player	O
Emilio	O
Sánchez	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	O
Pons	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
as	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
:	O
World	O
Rally	O
,	O
however	O
Zigurat	O
placed	O
more	O
emphasis	O
into	O
AI	B-Application
for	O
the	O
opposing	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
published	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Spain	O
by	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
for	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
by	O
Erbe	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPC	O
version	O
featured	O
more	O
colors	O
on-screen	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
less	O
colors	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
were	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sito	B-Application
Pons	I-Application
500cc	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
MicroHobby	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
realism	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
,	O
television	O
broadcast-style	O
perspective	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
and	O
addictive	O
playability	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
neatly	O
carried	O
out	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micromanías	O
José	O
Emilio	O
Barbero	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
perspective	O
,	O
detailed	O
visuals	O
,	O
realism	O
,	O
accurate	O
controls	O
and	O
"	O
incredibly	O
good	O
"	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barbero	O
also	O
gave	O
a	O
brief	O
outlook	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
less	O
colorful	O
and	O
detailed	O
visuals	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
but	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
retaining	O
the	O
same	O
technical	O
performance	O
as	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
Clubs	O
Jesús	O
Manuel	O
Montané	O
drew	O
comparison	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Aspar	O
GP	O
Master	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
premise	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
monochrome	O
graphics	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
its	O
scheme	O
was	O
valid	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
moderately	O
entertaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayora	O
stated	O
that	O
Sito	O
Pons	O
successfully	O
implemented	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
and	O
speed	O
but	O
noted	O
its	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
comparing	O
each	O
platform	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
graphics-wise	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increased	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
also	O
reported	O
that	O
every	O
version	O
played	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay-wise	O
.	O
</s>
