New title artwork by Marco Vale

Step back in time to an era when folk were real folk and racecar steering wheels were real steering wheels. Mot's Grand Prix is a pseudo 3D Formula 1 racer inspired by Grand Prix Circuit, Continental Circus and a bunch of other 80s/90s racers I've forgotten :).

Strap into your single seater and blast around 6 classic race courses. Will you be champion at the end of the racing season?

The game has 4 difficulty levels plus a practice mode to learn the courses without the pressure of racing.

Controls

Left/Right = Steer
Z/Up = Accelerate
X/Down = Brake
Enter = Pause menu

Mouse control

You can also enable mouse control in the pause menu. It has 3 settings:

Off = No mouse control. Keys/gamepad only.
Steering = Mouse controls steering (left/right axis). Keys/gamepad controls acceleration/braking.
Full = Mouse controls steering (left/right axis) and acceleration/braking (up/down axis).

"Steering" mode can be quite playable if you use a large window size or full-screen mode. Use the keyboard keys to accelerate/brake as usual. "Full" mode is not really playable unless you're some kind of robot, but can be useful for other input devices if they can be configured to output mouse movements (e.g. a Steam controller).

Tips

This is a game where you have to slow down for the corners! Use the colour of the racing line to judge your speed.

Green -> You are fine
Yellow -> You are close to the limit, but should be able to make the turn
Red -> You are likely going too fast for the corner

If you're really having trouble, you can switch on "Auto Brake" in the pause menu. Auto-brake automatically slows you down for corners, but not to avoid crashing into other cars.

Don't be timid about muscling through traffic There is no damage model. Your car is indestructible. Be fearless! :-)

Hope you enjoy this game.

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating	Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars (28 total ratings)
Author	Tom Mulgrew
Genre	Racing
Made with	PICO-8
Tags	3D, Driving, formula-1, PICO-8, Pixel Art, pseudo-3d, Retro, Singleplayer
Code license	MIT License
Asset license	Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_ShareAlike v4.0 International
Average session	A few minutes
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any)

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grandprix_windows.zip 1,016 kB

grandprix_osx.zip 3.3 MB

grandprix_linux.zip 777 kB

grandprix_raspi.zip 2.1 MB

p8sourcecode.zip 39 kB

Development log

Mot's Grand Prix - p8 files
Nov 04, 2023
Windows
Sep 12, 2022
Controller trigger buttons (HTML only)
Apr 14, 2022
New multi-cart version
Nov 21, 2021
New title screen artwork
Oct 12, 2021
Rear view mirror added
Oct 02, 2021
Mouse input update
Sep 27, 2021

Comments

igor199251 days ago

hi,when you add new roads?

Tom Mulgrew249 days ago

Hi igor,

Sorry, I have no plans to add any more race tracks at this stage.

Crowas187257 days ago

Cant even start :(

Tom Mulgrew257 days ago

Hi.

Arrow down to "!! Race !!" and press "x" or "z".

bySevlacnog323 days ago

Great game :)

billyboybolton1 year ago (1 edit)

Love this game, just wish I could play it on me handheld. Could you upload all of the p8 files?

fatal glitch1 year ago

oh my god. This game has been one of the most fun 8-bit games I have ever played. I can definitely see myself coming back to this game. Very well done, mad respect to the developers!

HollerPots1 year ago

This came out great, well done! I'm still amused as hell you humored me in the roster as an internet rando. He's better than me, btw. How awkward.

dezilim1 year ago

Hey! Just wanted to say that I love your style of games :-)

Tom Mulgrew1 year ago

Hey thanks :)

mightytaco142 years ago

This game is really well done! Great work! Are any more updates planned?

coolayd4252 years ago

can you drift like Mario cart?

LowRyder3 years ago(+1)

This game is really cool! It reminds me when I was 8 years old, back when I had a FAMIClone, and it runs on my basic laptop at 60 FPS. Very light game for PCs and laptops weaker than my Intel Core i3-7020U with 4GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 620, Windows 10 Home and conventional HD. Goodbye Formula 1 games with lag! Will there be more updates?

Tom Mulgrew3 years ago(+1)

Hey thanks.

That's one of the advantages of the Pico-8 platform is that you never have to worry about whether your PC is fast enough.

Yes, I'm working on an update with a few more tracks. So far I've added Spa Francorchamps, old Hockenheim and started building Monza, which will be the 6th. I may add a couple more after that.

And I'd like to add a championship mode, to add a bit of depth to it.

clover inc.3 years ago

This game is very much amazing, AND TRIPPY

MrWolfyer3 years ago

Wow, this is INSANE! PICO-8 is never disappointing.

Incredible job!

MrFlamey3 years ago(+1)

Wow, this reminds me of playing games like Indianapolis 500 on the PC back when I was a kid. When I look back on those times I would play games before getting a Sound Blaster and used the PC speaker I realise that I (and probably a lot of other kids) were slowly driving our parents completely insane.

5mg3 years ago

And once again, the PICO-8 system never ceases to amaze me. This game here is proof that the limit is the developers' creativity. Congratulations on your work and keep it up!

PsychicParrot3 years ago(+1)

AMAZING! Love it! The physics are really well done - great graphics - I'm blown away this is even possible under such limitations. You even managed to get the racing line helper / ground display thingy in there, which I think is really awesome. Nice work!

Retsa Games3 years ago(+1)

not only a technical achievement in it's own right, but really fun. Drifting in curves takes skill and makes me want to try again and again. Best part is being head to head with other cars and pushing them out of the streets.

VOiD1 Gaming3 years ago

Hello,

This game is really inetersting and fun to play. The controls of the vehicle are quite good and the overall gameplay is nice. Just because of excess pixelation the game is not that appealing but a really good take on making it.