World Grand Prix

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This article is about the Sega Game - for darts see World Grand Prix (darts), for volleyball see Volleyball Grand Prix

World Grand Prix
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Sega Master System
Release date	^JP 1986 ^[1]
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single Player
Rating(s)	n/a (not rated)
Media	6-megabit Cartridge
Input methods	Sega Master System controller

World Grand Prix (known in Japan as The Circuit) is a 1986 Sega Master System video game that is loosely based on Formula One. During the course of this game, the player uses a Formula One car. He or she has to drive the car as quickly as possible while naviagating through turns and other vehicles on the road. In addition to this, he or she can either use previously created tracks or create a unique track using his or her imagination. Customizing a track also makes it possible to re-enact famous tracks from any series of racing. No Formula One licenses were used so players use generic two speed manual transmission machines. While using the regular tracks, the player must either match or beat the target time in order to move to the next level, or else it's game over. Getting lower than the target time will score points that will lead to upgrades for his or her vehicle.^[2]

However, it is never considered to be "game over" on a customized track until the player doesn't want to play his or her customized track anymore. There are an infinite amount of continues on a customized track. Therefore, games can be played on a customized track until the player decides not to continue. A formal scoring system is not used and players are not ranked by position, unlike most racing games. This kind of timekeeping would not be used in a subsequent video game until the Famicom release of Taito Grand Prix: Eikou heno License the following year.