Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91

Satoru Nakajima F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 (中嶋悟監修F-1ヒーローGBワールドチャンピオンシップ'91, Nakashima Satoshi Kanshuu Uebu-Wan Hīrō Gēmu Bōi Wārudo Chanpionshippu Nintī Wan) is a 1991 Japan-exclusive Game Boy Formula One video game published by Varie, endorsed by Satoru Nakajima, who was the first full-time Japanese racer in the history of Formula One. Apart from Nakajima, the actual names of the drivers are not used due to licensing arrangements.

F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91
Cover art
Developer(s)	Natsu System
Publisher(s)	Varie[1]
Composer(s)	Yusuke Takahama
Series	Satoru Nakajima Formula One
Platform(s)	Game Boy[1]
Release	JP: December 27, 1991[1]
Genre(s)	Formula One racing[1]
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

There are sixteen rounds and eight difficulty levels. Each level has a special rival to beat. The game structure has few similarities with F-1 Race (Game Boy).

Levels/Rivals

Screenshot showing the gameplay

• Level 1: A. Susuki (Aguri Suzuki)
• Level 2: J. Arezi (Jean Alesi)
• Level 3: G. Bergir (Gerhard Berger)
• Level 4: N. Pique (Nelson Piquet)
• Level 5: N. Mansena (Nigel Mansell)
• Level 6: A. Brost (Alain Prost)
• Level 7: A. Zenna (Ayrton Senna)
• Level 8: S. Nakajima

Sequel

A sequel was released in the following year: Nakajima Satoru: F-1 Hero GB '92: The Graded Driver. This game would be published by Ubisoft in North America and Europe as F1 Pole Position, otherwise unrelated to the SNES game of the same name.^[2]

Related video games

Sponsored

• Nakajima Satoru: F-1 Hero (Family Computer - 1988)
• Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero 2 (Family Computer - 1991)
• F1 Grand Prix: Nakajima Satoru (Sega Mega Drive - 1991)
• F-1 Hero MD (Sega Mega Drive - 1992)
• F1 Super License: Nakajima Satoru (Sega Mega Drive - 1992)
• Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu - F-1 Hero GB '92 - The Graded Driver (Game Boy - 1992)
• Nakajima Satoru Super F-1 Hero (Super Famicom - 1992)
• Nakajima Satoru F-1 Hero '94 (Super Famicom - 1994)
• Colin McRae Rally (European cartridge version for the NES)

Appeared in

• F-1 Pilot (cover) (PC Engine)
• F1 Circus MD (Sega Mega Drive)
• Fastest 1 (Sega Mega Drive) as S. Inakajima
• Formula One: Built to Win (Nintendo Entertainment System) as S.Nakazima
• Human Grand Prix II (Super Famicom)
• Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle (Super Famicom)
• Human Grand Prix IV: F1 Dream Battle (Super Famicom)