F1 24 is being released this week and it is the latest official Formula 1 game. One track that has been a mainstay in F1 games is Interlagos, with its iconic initial turns, named after former world champion Ayrton Senna. Here you can see these turns being taken in almost 40 different F1 games, from Sony's 1996 PS1 game all the way to the brand new F1 24 by Codemasters. Enjoy the show!
Timeline:
0:00 Formula 1 (PS1, 1996)
0:17 Formula 1 97 (PS1)
0:34 Formula 1 98 (PS1)
0:53 Formula One 99 (PS1)
1:11 F1 World Grand Prix (PS1, 1999)
1:32 F1 2000 (PS1)
1:49 F1 Racing Championship (PS1, 2000)
2:08 Formula One 2000 (PS1)
2:26 F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS1)
2:41 F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)
3:00 F1 Racing Championship (PS2, 2001)
3:23 Formula One 2001 (PS1)
3:39 Formula One 2001 (PS2)
3:57 F1 2001 (PS2)
4:17 F1 2002 (PS2)
4:37 Formula One 2002 (PS2)
4:54 Grand Prix Challenge (PS2, 2002)
5:15 Formula One 2003 (PS2)
5:32 Formula One 04 (PS2)
5:52 Formula One 05 (PS2)
6:12 F1 Grand Prix (PSP, 2005)
6:29 Formula One 06 (PS2)
6:50 Formula One Championship Edition (PS3, 2007)
7:11 F1 2009 (PSP)
7:31 F1 2010 (PC)
7:50 F1 2011 (PC)
8:09 F1 2012 (PC)
8:29 F1 2013 (PC)
8:48 F1 2014 (PC)
9:07 F1 2015 (PC)
9:26 F1 2016 (PC)
9:45 F1 2017 (PC)
10:04 F1 2018 (PC)
10:23 F1 2019 (PC)
10:42 F1 2020 (PC)
11:01 F1 2021 (PC)
11:20 F1 22 (PC)
11:39 F1 23 (PC)
11:58 F1 24 (PC)
Interlagos is a fan favorite track that has been rare in other racing games until Gran Turismo Sport but has always been available in Formula 1 games.
For this F1 game evolution video series I looked at more than 40 different games that were released on PlayStation systems and 39 of them made it into this particular video.
Many of you will know the annual F1 games by Codemasters that have been released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox since 2010 but there were also many official F1 games before that.
The first F1 game by Codemasters actually came out in 2009 already but it was exclusive to Wii and PSP. And in 2000-2003 there were multiple official games per year, with EA's F1 series and Sony's Formula One series competing against each other.
Note that the PS1, PS2 and PSP games are played via emulator, which improves their resolution but can lead to some texture bugs that wouldn't happen on actual hardware, especially with the PS2 games, so keep that in mind when judging the look of the games in the video.
Which Formula 1 games have you played yourself and which ones were your favorites? Share your personal thoughts and stories about F1 games in the comments. And what do you think about the different renditions of Interlagos throughout the years?
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Disclaimer: As part of the EA Creator Network I was given free access to the games from 2020 to 2024. #EAPartner
