Family Circuit

Family Circuit
DeveloperGame Studio
PublisherNamco
DesignerMasanobu Endō
ComposerNobuyuki Ohnogi
PlatformFamily Computer
Release
  • JP: January 6, 1988
GenreRacing
ModeSingle player

Family Circuit[a] is a top-down racing video game for the Family Computer in 1988 developed by Namco. The game was developed by Masanobu Endō, who previously developed Xevious and The Tower of Druaga, and his company Game Studio.

A sequel titled Family Circuit '91 was released for the Family Computer in 1991.

Super Family Circuit was released for the Super Famicom on October 21, 1994.[1]

Reception

The game topped the bi-weekly Japanese Famitsu sales chart in February 1988.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ファミリーサーキット, Hepburn: Famirī Sākitto

References

  1. ^ Noda, Sawadhi; Uchizawa, Rōringu; Yayoi, Honda; Taco X (October 28, 1994). "New Games Cross Review". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 306. ASCII Corporation. p. 39.
  2. ^ "ファミリーサーキット (FC)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "5月10日号特別付録 ファミコンロムカセット オールカタログ" [May 10 Issue - Special Appendix Famicom ROM Cassette All Catalog] (in Japanese). Vol. 7, no. 9. Tokuma Shoten. Family Computer Magazine. May 10, 1991. p. 245.
  4. ^ "ファミコン通信 TOP 30: 2月5日" [Famicom Tsūshin Top 30: February 5]. Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). Vol. 1988, no. 4. 19 February 1988. pp. 12–3.