<s>
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
originally	O
as	O
a	O
Sega	O
X	O
Board	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
ports	O
for	O
multiple	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
home	O
computers	B-Device
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1979	O
arcade	O
game	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
one	O
race	O
,	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
but	O
later	O
ports	O
added	O
more	O
courses	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
came	O
from	O
Hisao	O
Oguchi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
game	O
planner	O
with	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
contained	O
parodies	O
of	O
actual	O
brands	O
that	O
were	O
sponsors	O
in	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Philip	O
Morris	O
over	O
advertising	O
of	O
tobacco	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
launch	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
developer	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
published	O
ports	O
for	O
home	O
computers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
worldwide	O
hit	O
;	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
and	O
then	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
playability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
actual	O
Circuit	O
de	O
Monaco	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
fictional	O
track	O
that	O
includes	O
many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
qualify	O
for	O
the	O
race	O
around	O
a	O
short	O
circuit	O
before	O
playing	O
the	O
main	O
race	O
;	O
failing	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
lap	O
before	O
the	O
45-second	O
timer	O
ends	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
adds	O
a	O
World	O
Championship	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
race	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
across	O
racetracks	O
including	O
Brands	O
Hatch	O
and	O
Hockenheimring	O
,	O
encompassing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
World	O
Championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
is	O
mostly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
with	O
minor	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
true	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
ports	O
each	O
offer	O
four	O
tracks	O
for	O
play	O
with	O
arcade	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
offers	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
steering	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
joystick	O
or	O
a	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
came	O
from	O
Hisao	O
Oguchi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
game	O
planner	O
with	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
younger	O
age	O
,	O
Oguchi	O
had	O
played	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Oguchi	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
he	O
started	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
but	O
chose	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
after	O
listening	O
to	O
opinions	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
referenced	O
a	O
parallel	O
between	O
the	O
Monaco	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
being	O
the	O
top	O
event	O
in	O
racing	O
and	O
Sega	O
being	O
the	O
top	O
company	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
gave	O
direct	O
feedback	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
steering	O
wheel	O
includes	O
force	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
with	O
precision	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movements	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
Sega	O
X	O
Board	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
runs	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
displays	O
on	O
a	O
26	O
inch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
May	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
Classics	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
Probe	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
to	O
computers	B-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
programmer	O
David	O
Shea	O
,	O
who	O
did	O
the	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
more	O
about	O
capturing	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
trying	O
to	O
replicate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
to	O
distributors	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
had	O
been	O
very	O
popular	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
Philip	O
Morris	O
over	O
its	O
Marlboro	O
brand	O
of	O
cigarettes	O
being	O
parodied	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Marlbobo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
appearances	O
of	O
"	O
Marlbobo	O
"	O
had	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
complaint	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Trade	O
Commission	O
by	O
a	O
professor	O
from	O
the	O
Medical	O
College	O
of	O
Georgia	O
that	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
advertising	O
cigarettes	O
to	O
children	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
players	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Morris	O
contacted	O
Sega	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
in	O
November	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
agreed	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
removing	O
the	O
advertising	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
;	O
the	O
offending	O
parody	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
parody	O
of	O
Foster	O
's	O
called	O
"	O
Hoster	O
's	O
"	O
)	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
logos	O
for	O
Flicky	B-Application
,	O
an	O
older	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tobacco	O
company	O
had	O
also	O
sued	O
Namco	O
over	O
Marlboro	O
imagery	O
in	O
its	O
1987	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
Famicom	O
Tsūshins	O
arcade	O
earnings	O
chart	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
second	O
in	O
August	O
1989	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Namco	O
's	O
3D	O
polygon	O
racing	O
game	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
top	O
earner	O
in	O
September	O
1989	O
,	O
and	O
retained	O
its	O
spot	O
in	O
October	O
1989	O
above	O
Sega	O
's	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Sega	O
's	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
later	O
Japan	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
,	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1991	I-Application
,	O
and	O
eleventh	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1989	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Special	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
"	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reviewer	O
,	O
for	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
,	O
called	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
"	O
fast	O
,	O
loud	O
,	O
hugely	O
colourful	O
,	O
and	O
massively	O
detailed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayrton	O
Senna	O
was	O
reportedly	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
coin-op	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
factored	O
into	O
his	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Ayrton	B-Application
Senna	I-Application
's	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
highly	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
1994	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
best	O
reviewed	O
driving	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
's	O
ports	O
to	O
8-bit	O
Sega	O
consoles	O
were	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
generally	O
favorable	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
but	O
mixed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
reviewers	O
from	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
compared	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
port	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
and	O
gave	O
higher	O
marks	O
to	O
the	O
C64	O
's	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
more	O
sensation	O
of	O
speed	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
reviewer	O
James	O
Leach	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
being	O
too	O
fast	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thorpe	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
"	O
actually	O
not	O
too	O
bad	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
does	O
feel	O
rather	O
sluggish	O
"	O
,	O
dampening	O
the	O
criticism	O
of	O
Shea	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
not	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
result	O
of	O
his	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
despite	O
a	O
difficult	O
viewing	O
angle	O
and	O
easy	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
possessed	O
high	O
quality	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Thorpe	O
felt	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
was	O
easier	O
to	O
control	O
,	O
though	O
slightly	O
lower	O
quality	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
,	O
he	O
expressed	O
that	O
the	O
poor	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
sensation	O
of	O
speed	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
worst	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
