Grand Prix Legends

The game offers several modes in which the player can race alone or against AI opponents. The game also features multiplayer via LAN. Many parameters affecting the skill and aggressiveness of the AI drivers can be specified. ==Teams and drivers==

Brabham Racing Organisation • #1 Jack Brabham • #2 Denis Hulme British Racing Motors • #13 Chris Irwin • #8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Coventry Car Company • #14 Jochen Rindt • #15 Pedro Rodríguez • #12 Jacky Ickx • #17 Jo Siffert • #11 Joakim Bonnier Anglo-American Racers • #9 Dan Gurney • #19 Bruce McLaren • #10 Richie Ginther Scuderia Ferrari • #18 Lorenzo Bandini • #3 Chris Amon • #20 Mike Parkes • #16 Ludovico Scarfiotti Team Lotus • #5 Jim Clark • #6 Graham Hill Murasama Motors • #7 John Surtees ==Development==

The game was in development for three years with a team of 25 to 30 people. Inspired by the 1966 film Grand Prix, the developers chose to base the game on the 1967 Formula 1 Grand Prix season because during that period tracks were narrow and lined with trees, houses, and other elements that in a video game can serve as backgrounds to enhance the sensation of speed. In addition, the more primitive suspension of cars of the time meant that the car physics could be more visually dramatic. However, the amount of time that has passed since the 1967 Grand Prix season meant that some of the tracks the designers wanted to recreate no longer existed in their original form. The team visited town halls to get blueprints for defunct tracks. Papyrus co-founder Dave Kaemmer commented that the licensing for the game was difficult, but they had people who helped them during the development. ==Reception==

Critical reception The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Sales The game was a commercial failure; In 2003, writer Mark H. Walker reported that "the game sold only a few thousand copies" in the United States, which he attributed to the general unpopularity of Formula One racing in the country. He noted that its "steep learning curve kept many fans away" in European markets. GameSpots Gord Goble attributed its performance to the "combination of treacherous gameplay, sometimes glacial frame rates, and esoteric subject matter". It ultimately totalled 200,000 sales by 2004. Despite its commercial underperformance, the game developed a cult following among racing simulator fans attracted by its realism and challenge. A number of fan mods were developed and adopted by players. Awards The game was the runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds 1998 "Best Driving" award, and for GameSpots 1998 "Driving Game of the Year" award, both of which ultimately went to Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit. The staff of the former commented that Grand Prix Legends was the most ambitious and realistic driving simulation game of 1998, and the toughest to play. The game won Computer Games Strategy Plus 1998 "Sports Game of the Year" award. The staff wrote that a few racing games could come close to Grand Prix Racings level of sophistication and uncompromising detail. It also won the Best Racing Game award at the 1998 CNET Gamecenter Awards. ==Legacy==