The first in a series of 3 racing games endorsed by the legendary car company, which is now a part of Proton.

The game features a total of 32 fictitious racetracks from around the world, split into 3 difficulty levels. There are 19 computer opponents (15 on the 8-bit versions) and you have to finish in the top 10 (top 8 on the 8-bits) to progress. The higher you finish in one race, the lower down the grid you start for the next race. The opposition drivers have pun names based on the F1 drivers of the day - examples include Ricardo Pastry and Crashhard Banger.

You can choose between sound effects or one of a variety of music pieces. The game features a simultaneous 2-player mode, but the 1-player mode only uses half the screen, a simple animation filling the other half. In most races you will have to make a pitstop for fuel in order to reach the finish. The tracks include features such as oil slicks, roadworks, boulders and rivers - contact with these (or the other cars) will slow you, but there is no car damage model.

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Alternate Titles

"Lotus I" -- Post-trilogy Title

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A classic Atari ST racer	Atari ST	adam payne (18)
One of the best racing games for the CPC.	Amstrad CPC	Neville (1725)

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The Press Says

Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	Nov, 1990	94 out of 100	94
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Zero	Amiga	Nov, 1990	90 out of 100	90
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Obligement	Amiga	Sep, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Jan, 1991	89 out of 100	89
Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Jan, 1991	87 out of 100	87
Amiga Format	Amiga	Jun, 1992	87 out of 100	87
Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	May, 1992	86 out of 100	86
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1990	86 out of 100	86

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Trivia

Competition

When originally released, Gremlin ran a promotion whereby anyone who completed all 3 difficulty levels by winning their respective championships was given a code by the game, and could send this to Gremlin's office to receive a spoof 'Lotus License'.