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{{Infobox video game
| title = Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing
| image = Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing Cover.jpg
| developer = [[Company:Gremlin Interactive|Gremlin Graphics]]
| publisher = {{collapsible list|title=Gremlin Graphics|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|[[Company:Gremlin Interactive|Gremlin Interactive]] <small>(DOS)</small> '''Game Boy'''{{vgrelease|EU|[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|NA|[[Company:GameTek|GameTek]]}} '''SNES'''{{vgrelease|JP|Infocom|NA|GameTek|EU|Nintendo}} '''NES'''{{vgrelease|NA|GameTek|EU|Gremlin Interactive}} '''Genesis'''{{vgrelease|NA|GameTek|EU|Konami}}}}
| producer = Mark Glossop
| designer = Matt Donkin
| programmer = Ritchie Brannan<br>Damian Hibbard<br>Graeme Ing<br>Michael Hirst
| artist = Damon Godley
| composer = Richard Ede<br>Pat Phelan
| series = ''Nigel Mansell''
| platforms = {{collapsible list|title=[[Engineering:Amiga|Amiga]]|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|[[Engineering:Amiga CD32|Amiga CD32]], Amstrad CPC, [[Engineering:Atari ST|Atari ST]], [[Engineering:Game Boy|Game Boy]], [[Software:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], [[Engineering:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Engineering:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], [[Engineering:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]], [[Engineering:ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title=1992|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|1993<br><small>(CD32/CPC/DOS/ZX Spectrum)</small><br>'''Game Boy'''{{vgrelease|EU|1992|NA|August 1993}} '''SNES'''{{vgrelease|JP|19 March 1993<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_NTC2_SFC1993.html|title=SUPER FAMICOM Soft > 1993|publisher=GAME Data Room|access-date=2018-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923163002/http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_NTC2_SFC1993.html|archive-date=2018-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref>|NA|1 July 1993|EU|16 December 1993}} '''NES'''{{vgrelease|NA|October 1993|EU|1993}} '''Genesis'''{{vgrelease|NA|November 1993|EU|1994}}}}
| genre = [[Software:Racing video game|Racing]]
| modes = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single-player]]
}}

'''''Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing'''''{{efn|Also known as '''''Nigel Mansell's World Championship''''' in Europe and as {{nihongo|'''''Nigel Mansell's F-1 Challenge'''''|ナイジェル・マンセル Ｆ１チャレンジ|''Naijeru Manseru F-1 Charenji''||lead=yes}} in Japan on the Super Famicom.}} is an [[Software:Arcade game|arcade-style]] Formula One [[Software:Racing video game|racing]] [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] developed by [[Software:Gremlin Graphics|Gremlin Graphics]] and released for various systems. The game was largely successful on Amiga and DOS platforms, and was consequently ported to home consoles.

==Gameplay==
[[File:WorldChampionshipRacingScreenshotSNES.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Gameplay screenshot (SNES version)]]
The player can race a single race, participate in a season of Formula One, or practice their skills on a particular race track. The changing of the [[Engineering:Tire|tyre]]s is mandatory in the pit lane during the middle of each race, and [[Earth:Weather|weather]] can determine whether the player should use hard tyres, soft tyres, or rain tyres. Before the beginning of the race, it is possible to change some aspects of the car, such as spoilers, tyres and gearbox.

Being licensed by Nigel Mansell, the game followed the 1992 Formula One season, which he won. The player takes on Mansell's role to try to win the title against eleven other real-life drivers that were still active in their careers by the time the game was launched. Like [[Company:Sega|Sega]]'s own ''[[Software:Super Monaco GP|Super Monaco GP]]'', each of them belongs to their own team (instead of the common F1 format of two drivers per constructor).

Although all the rival cars' colors resemble the actual constructors' colors by that time, only Mansell character wears a suit in the same color of his team's — blue. Mansell is also the only character to have his own sprite, distinguished by his signature mustache and cap. All the other drivers are shown with a similar sprite, all of them in yellow racing suits.

The player also has the option to change Mansell character by setting a different name and nationality. The countries available on custom mode are {{wipe|South Africa}}, Mexico, {{wipe|Brazil}}, {{wipe|Spain}}, {{wipe|Finland}}, [[Place:Monaco|Monaco]], {{wipe|Canada}}, {{wipe|France}}, the {{wipe|United Kingdom}}, {{wipe|Germany}}, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, {{wipe|Japan}}, {{wipe|Australia}}, Austria, and the {{wipe|United States}}. However, the playable character's appearance will remain that of Mansell. The game also features the national anthem for each of these countries, played in the podium whenever the player character wins a race. If a rival wins the race but the player finishes as runner-up or third place, the podium will still be shown, but the anthem to be played will be the one of the winning driver's home country. The rivals cannot be customized.

==The 12 drivers and 16 circuits==
'''Drivers'''
* {{Flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault) (player character)
* {{Flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger (McLaren-Honda) (replaced by {{Flagicon|Brazil}} Ayrton Senna in the Super Famicom version)
* {{Flagicon|Germany|DEU}} Michael Schumacher (Benetton) (replaced by {{Flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle in the Amiga version)
* {{Flagicon|Finland}} Mika Häkkinen (Lotus) (replaced by {{Flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert in the Amiga version)
* {{Flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi (Ferrari)
* {{Flagicon|Italy|1946}} Andrea de Cesaris (Tyrrell)
* {{Flagicon|Japan|1870}} Aguri Suzuki (Footwork)
* {{Flagicon|France}} Érik Comas (Ligier)
* {{Flagicon|Italy|1946}} Pierluigi Martini ([[Company:Dallara|Dallara]])
* {{Flagicon|Japan|1870}} Ukyo Katayama (Venturi Larrousse)
* {{Flagicon|Italy|1946}} Stefano Modena (Jordan)
* {{Flagicon|Austria}} Karl Wendlinger (March)
* {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Eric van de Poele (Fondmetal) (Amiga version exclusive, replacing Wendlinger in the March)

'''Circuits'''
* {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Kyalami
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} Hermanos Rodríguez
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} Interlagos
* {{flagicon|Spain}} Catalunya
* {{flagicon|San Marino|1862}} Imola
* {{flagicon|Monaco}} Monaco
* {{flagicon|Canada}} Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
* {{flagicon|France}} Magny-Cours
* {{flagicon|UK}} Silverstone
* {{flagicon|Germany|DEU}} Hockenheimring
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungaroring
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} Spa-Francorchamps
* {{flagicon|Italy|1946}} Monza
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} Estoril
* {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} Suzuka
* {{flagicon|Australia}} Adelaide

==Ports==
A port of the game was in development by Gremlin Graphics for the [[Engineering:Atari Jaguar|Atari Jaguar]] after they were signed to be a third-party developer by [[Company:Atari Corporation|Atari Corporation]] for the system in November 1993 and was slated for a Q2 1995 release, but this version was never released for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://host.fptoday.com:80/melek/Jaguar/jag-93.htm|title=ATARI SIGNS 15 MORE NEW SOFTWARE COMPANIES; JAGUAR MOMENTUM ACCELERATES; TOTAL OF 35 AGREEMENTS SIGNED|website=Nine Lives|date=November 29, 1993|access-date=2018-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041207000832/http://host.fptoday.com/melek/Jaguar/jag-93.htm|archive-date=December 7, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/GamePro_Issue_055_February_1994#page/n187/mode/1up|title=ProNews: Atari Announces Jaguar Licenses|magazine=GamePro|issue=55|publisher=IDG|date=February 1994|page=186}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:MegaFun_DE_1994-06.pdf&page=18|title=Special - Release Schedule ECTS-Messe|magazine=Mega Fun|issue=21|publisher=CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG|date=June 1994|page=18|lang=de|access-date=2018-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923124301/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:MegaFun_DE_1994-06.pdf&page=18|archive-date=2018-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/MANIAC.N020.1995.06/MANIAC.N020.1995.06-DURiAN_Searchable#page/n39/mode/1up|title=Feature - XT Generation Report - Atari Jaguar|magazine=MAN!AC|issue=20|publisher=Cybermedia|date=June 1995|page=40|lang=de}}</ref> A Commodore 64 version was also in development, and was said to be looking promising, but was cancelled as it was taking too long.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/nigel-mansell-f1-racing/|title=Nigel Mansell F1 Racing|website=www.gamesthatwerent.com|year=1992 |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
|rev1=''Power Unlimited''
|rev1Score=68/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerweb.nl/database/index.php?page=database&&query%5border%5d=platform&ending=ASC&query%5bstart%5d=0|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031022123333/http://www.powerweb.nl:80/database/index.php?page=database&&query%5border%5d=platform&ending=ASC&query%5bstart%5d=0|title=Power Unlimited Game Database|website=powerweb.nl|language=nl|archivedate=October 22, 2003|date=1994|accessdate=December 9, 2022}}</ref>
}}

Rating the game 1.5 stars out of five, ''Computer Gaming World'' in August 1994 said that despite the product endorsement, ''Nigel Mansell'' "is at best a mediocre attempt at a racing simulation" that should have been released five years earlier. The magazine recommended ''[[Software:Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge|Lotus III]]'' for arcade racing and ''[[Software:Formula One Grand Prix (video game)|World Circuit]]'' as a racing simulation.<ref name="goble199408">{{Cite magazine
 |last         = Goble
 |first        = Gordon
 |date         = August 1994
 |title        = Four More For The Road
 |url          = http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=121
 |magazine     = Computer Gaming World
 |pages        = 60–64
 |access-date  = 2017-11-21
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20180102213537/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1994&pub=2&id=121
 |archive-date = 2018-01-02
 |url-status     = live
}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''Newman/Haas IndyCar featuring Nigel Mansell''

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/amiga/933658-nigel-mansells-world-championship-racing ''Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing''] at [[GameFAQs]]
* [https://www.giantbomb.com/nigel-mansells-world-championship/3030-16471/ ''Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing''] at Giant Bomb
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/nigel-mansells-world-championship-racing ''Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing''] at [[Social:MobyGames|MobyGames]]

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