Formula 1 Championship Edition

Variants

The Formula 1 Championship Edition had legal issues that required a second printing. First, the developers’ use of parody logos based on real ones failed. As an example, turning Foster’s Beer into ‘Faster’. Second, they must have assumed they had specific rights to various related logos. For instance, TAG Heuer’s logo is used in the timer and in-track signs. 

Thankfully, the censored version is easy to spot. Look for these three things:

• The cover artwork now extends to the bottom, and the two logos are flipped.
• The back insert is now a blue background (it looks white in my scan), and the top text is two lines.
• The disc now has the Hint Line and FIA logo on it.
• New ID – SLUS-00612
• New PSRM – PSRM-009310

Censored and Edited Variant Release

While the publishers said it was simply ‘one’ logo, much of the game has been edited. So much so that as of this first post, I’m about halfway through the game. This section will be updated as I find more logo removal or other changes.

Known edits to the game:

• Title Screen
  • FIA Logo and copyright text are missing from the title screen.
• Memory Card Saves
  • Save Data is not compatible with the previous release.
• UI / HUD
  • TAG Heuer’s Logo and name removed from the ‘official time’ banner.
  • The previous KM/H speed setting has been converted to MPH.
• Vehicle Selection
  • The McLaren car is missing the Heineken Beer Star logos from various spots. It also has a small bit of eligible text removed from the cockpit side.
  • The Shell car now has its Marlboro sponsor logo flattened to look like a square.
• Loading Screens
  • The McLaren car is missing the Heineken Beer Star logos from various spots. It also has a small bit of illegible text removed from the cockpit side.
  • The Shell car now has its Marlboro sponsor logo flattened to look like a square.
• Track – Hockenheim
  • The Fosters Beer parody ‘Fasters’ has been removed and replaced with blue and white block banners.
  • The ‘Formula One’ banners now have the same blue and white block design.
• Track – Silverstone
  • Giant Tag Neuer sign is blocked out.
  • Tag Neuer Banners are blocked out
• Track – Adia
  • Missing Marlboro icon from banners
  • Moto Sport banners are now blocked out
  • Tag Heuer sign blocked out
  • A ‘-Racing-‘ banner is now just a line
• Track – Montreal
  • White, blue, and black Montreal banners with the Canadian Leaf are blocked out
• Track – Barcelona
  • Marlboro banners blanked out
  • Formula 1 signs blocked out
• Track – Imola
  • The second version of a Marlboro banner is whited out, leaving behind the car
  • Formula 1 banners blocked out
• Track – Edialeda
  • Faster/Foster banners and signage are blocked out
• Track – Monza
  • Mini Marlboro banners are now all red
• Track – Magny-Cours
  • Marlboro banners edited
  • Tag Heuer Signs removed
• Track – Estoril
  • The Marlboro cigarette red flag symbol has been removed from all banners and wall signs.
• Track – Suzuka
  • TAG Heuer logos have been removed from the track signs, replaced with gray squares.
• Track- Jerez
  • Marlboro Banners with logo removed
  • Tag Heuer Banners removedTrackInterlagos
  • A “Skill” banner has been blocked out near the race start
  • Marlboro Banners with logo removed
  • The Marlboro Box prop on the left side of the road is now all red
  • Tag Heuer Banners removed
• Track – Spa
  • Marlboro Banners with logo removed
  • Formula 1 Banners blocked out
  • Faster/Foster Blocked out
  • Tag Heuer Banners removed
• Track – Buenos Aires
  • Marlboro Banners with logo removed
  • Faster/Foster Blocked out
  • Formula 1 Banners blocked out
• Track – Sixties
  • Formula 1 Banners blocked out
  • Tag Heuer Banners removed
• Track – MonteCarlo
  • Blue Formula 1 Banners blocked out
  • Faster/Foster Blocked out
  • Marlboro Banners with logo removed
  • Marlboro banners are now blocked out
  • Note: Black Formula 1 banners are intact. They missed them?
  • Note: The Original version seems to have something already blocked out in this stage. It looks like it would have been the word MonteCarlo, as the country’s shape is the icon.
• Track – A1Ring
  • Marlboro banners are now blocked out
  • Blue Formula 1 Banners blocked out
  • Marlboro Sign is now all red
  • Faster/Foster Blocked out
• Track – Melbourne
  • Blue Formula 1 Banners blocked out
  • Marlboro banners are now blocked out
  • Note: The developers appeared to have repaired a wall in the censored version. On a turn with Marlboro banners, the textures are overlapped, causing pop-in. In the censored version, they’re smoothed out.

Misprints

• There are no known misprints.

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Secrets

Formula 1 Championship Edition is full of some amazing password cheats. To implement them, you will need to select Grand Prix, then choose Driver from the Selection screen, and finally, Edit Driver. The first word in the code is their first name, and the second word is their last name.

• Watch the Other Racers Qualify
  Plug in a second controller and head to Grand Prix mode. Once in a Qualifying lap,  park your racecar on the side of the road, so it’s on the right side of the white line. Now, switch to the second controller and hold Select for a secret menu to appear. It will allow you to watch the CPU cars run their qualifiers.
• 1st Place In the Entire Scoreboard
  Enter TOO EASY as the driver’s name. Opens up all the tracks with 1st place wins in Arcade Mode.
• Extra Difficulty
  Enter BLOOMIN ARD as a driver’s name. Drivers are more aggressive, and the car is a bit more slippery
• All Four Bonus Tracks
  Enter BILLY BONUS as a driver’s name. The four bonus tracks, Adia, Edialeda, Sonob, and the 1960’s mode tracks will be accessible.
• Overheard Viewpoint
  Enter ZOOM LENSE as a driver’s name. The camera is now directly overhead.
• Cartoon Versions of Murray & Martin
  Enter BOX CHATTER as a driver’s name. This will cause little cartoon character versions of the announcers to appear on screen. If you perform the cheat and go directly to Arcade mode, they’ll be donning sunglasses and dancing to the music.
• Goofy Sound Effects
  Enter SWAP SHOP as a driver’s name. When you collide with walls or leave the track, goofy little sound notes play.
• Massive Tires
  Enter LITTLE WEELZ as a driver’s name. You will need to exit back and play Arcade Mode for this to work.
• Raining Frogs
  Enter CATS DOGS as the driver’s name. Changing the weather to Rainy will result in frogs falling from the sky
• Begin the Championship at Round 16 with various options
  Make sure you set the mode to Championship after inputting the code.
  
  • Enter driver’s name as NEAN ALESI: Have 0 points and in Last Place
  • Enter driver’s name as OEAN ALESI: Have 200 points and in 2nd Place
  • Enter driver’s name as PEAN ALESI: Have 200 points and in 3rd Place
  • Enter driver’s name as QEAN ALESI: Have 200 points and in 4th Place
• VR Style Graphics
  Enter VIRTUALLY VIRTUAL as a driver’s name. The game will now look like Sega’s Virtua Racing game.
• Wipeout Mode
  Enter PI MAN as a driver’s name. This removes the wheels but adds a fusion turbine to the back. All cars now control and fly like in Psygnosis’ Wipeout game.