Golden Lap - F1 Management Game

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[@WorthABuyreviews]

It's easy to slag this off by looking at the GFX but that is very narrow minded, it's quite a fun little racing management game, the tactics work, you feel like you are running a team, it cuts out all the bullshit you get from the big F1 games that simply copy and paste themselves every year for the masses. And more importantly this dev has an eye for good gameplay and I for one am very happy to give his game some publicity, who knows in 5 years time this dev could be making a GOTY, everyone starts somewhere and I believe in supporting devs that show some talent.

[@kGCryTeK]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@Jef_Vermassen]

Seems way better in gameplay than that overly produced F1 manager we get these days. That one just feels shallow. Will give this one a go, looks fun. Did have a laugh with Maldonado on the side of the track in the race you were showing at the end.

[@Retostl]

I mean it's good to show off small creators but this has nothing on motorsport manager which is nearly a decade old in comparison

[@singed420snowinit9]

Have you never played Motorsport Manager? This is just a dumbed down version of that.

[@XNINEZERO]

Thanks for taking my suggestion from the Monthly Update video, Mack! (If you indeed did - I was the only one to suggest it). In a way, Golden Lap is to Motorsport Manager like what Art of Rally is to DiRT Rally - a stylized, simplified, easy to switch on and off game. I love Motorsport Manager but once you get into a season/try a new series it can get obtuse fairly quickly. Not that that's a bad thing - but by contrast, GL has far more ease of access. And it goes without saying that the F1 Manager games are buggy, incomplete shite and not worth anyone's money or time. I've only fiddled around with this demo a bit, but their previous game, Art of Rally, is a gem. That's how I knew of this game. Give that one a look if the summer months are slow. It's a classic in my opinion - and a must have on the Steam Deck.

[@Hoop27]

This seems like a dramatically stripped down version of Motorsport Manager. Which Mack if you haven't played you will probably adore. Plus the insane amount of mods on the Steam Workshop.

[@MrTroch22]

100%

[@danielmayes4164]

Thought the same thing. MM is a brilliant game.

[@mehmeh5471]

Reminds me of Championship Manager in the early days. Dots on a football pitch and walls of text

[@psyker4321]

yeah these "developers" are pumping out pure garbage in vain cash grab attempts. wouldnt take more than a couple of weeks to code this shit up.

[@tmkongen]

God knows how many hours I put into CM...

[@Grandmastergav86]

In the very early days it was just walls of text

[@Xaramaz]

@@Grandmastergav86 I was just about to say this. I'm so old it wasn't even dots on a pitch. Just a pop-up text box every few seconds.

[@chrisbrowne5829]

I remember all the early football management Sims on the C64. Imagination was what made them great. Modern games take away the imagination factor - the whole point of games.

[@Mazaveli]

I still play Football Manager with the 2D players running around the pitch 😅

[@tubey84]

I still play CM97/98, which is just flashing text describing what's happening!

[@Thedownliner2015]

Tempting but I doubt my rig could run it Mack.

[@azalea_k]

Triple-Ey-Up gaming.

[@ED-209UHD]

😂 Maybe use a ZX Spectrum 48k and you’ll be fine 👍

[@thehubbleton]

So it's like the billiards only with the vroom vroom noises. That's really good.

[@Boss-Possum]

This is the reason I spent $6k building a PC. . .

[@fadedlogic1]

My favorite intro you ever presented!

[@Mixail747]

Is RTX 4080 enough for this game?

[@fedaykincommando3252]

30fps max with dlss set to performance!

[@Dann-qp2uw]

Would love to see a window in the corner that shows a driver view. Just for something

[@Pulsed101]

Great idea!

[@razorback0z]

As a kid in Bournemouth (born in 66) I had a set of F1 Top Trumps cards. My favorite was the John Player Special team. It was indeed the pinnacle of F1 racing in that decade.

[@Fritzsch82]

"Behave yourselfes" 😂😂😂

[@pgale]

Love these sort of games. Has basic idea but not all the in-depth stuff that can bog you down from the fun aspect.

[@kentabyte]

"The new Circus is in the town!!!!! " 😂

[@MBMephisto]

This reminds me of Premier Manager II on the amiga. Used to watch my dad playing it as a kid, you just see a ball going side to side during the match.

[@waffleswafflson3076]

Alright Mac, I gave you a fair shake and kept it open longer than I would have. Your trick worked. But racing aint for me so I must tip my hat and be on my way

[@UnderGeorge]

Many people already commented but yeah this is poor man's motorsport manager

[@cobobonzobobby]

LOL that intro 😂

[@sarkxyson6113]

why base it in the 70s when at that time they didnt even use hard, medium or soft tyres? it was just slicks or radials (treaded), i know nit picking..Maybe some licensing fees would apply if they used a more recent time period ?

[@nejakejfricek9356]

Oh yeah, finally something grand prix

[@sirbasilflapjack671]

Echoes of Kenny Dalglish: Soccer Manager, Commodore 64. Always managing Kettering, for some reason. Not about what you could see, but what you could do.

[@wrbrown571]

What a really cool flash/mobile game. Looks like it could be as fun as Out There.

[@ashleycooper5950]

Why use balls and not little cars? 🚗 (just a thought)

[@Biergood-rg1fb]

I'm actually interested in this. Thanks for the review.

[@nameless5413]

i reckon best was 70s F1, it was still accessible to completely wild entrants (Eifeland, Hesketh, Tecno, Connew, (probably another ATS) etc.) some did it because they were just mad lads some did it because they had no idea what they are getting into and i do not even dare guess why the multitude of Italian teams (no doubt born out of conflict with Enzo Ferrari) justified their spitefull crussade. Sure there were crazy teams all the way up untill 90s, last decent decade of the sport, but none were as crazy as as 60s-80s random teams. Partly because you'd just get March body, ford engine and there you go thats your formula one .) (it did work wonders for at least one team - Williams) Anyways yes i do think that management game for F1 is pretty good idea, especially from good times era.

[@chrisfox9492]

Todays PowerPoint is on fire!

[@JohnathonAxtman]

That's an interesting layout at Monza. The long right hander in sector 1 is my fav. turn in racing.

[@CreepyMF]

Playing with balls never been this entertaining.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Rumour has it the devs are already working on a sequel about bathroom cleaning. It will be called golden shower.

[@scooterbgaymes]

cringe.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

@@scooterbgaymes lol

[@Spitfire67UK]

Im still playing Motor Sport Manager 2 on my ipad and that came out in 2017. Very limited but still fun esp if you edit names

[@R3in_Ch]

we need a super computer cpu intel core-i69 6969 toiletlake to run this game !

[@taomahNEGEV]

Sounds like a great management game where graphics matter not.

[@NathanWind99]

I know nothing about F1 but I love a good old fashioned sports management sim. They always muck it up with 3d graphics, it's good to see they didn't go that route here.

[@singed420snowinit9]

You know you can just zoom out in the other motorsport manager games to make it 2d right? 3d is completely optional.

[@karlsmith8113]

To be honest, judging a racing management game by its visuals is like judging a C5 Corvette for its off road capabilities, pointless. Its all about that engine, how it determines outcomes, strategies etc, If thats good then i can see this been extremely addicting. It reminds me a lot of the old Football management games before they went to their 3D match engines, before that they were similar ball icons floating around a field but it was compelling to watch, i can see the same with this for sure

[@ricker024]

It’s not GFX bad if it’s stylistically cohesive. It looks great!

[@AlexandreHenriques240]

This is giving bras foot vibes

[@Macthomas-]

I LOVE THE MUSIC IS THAT FROM THE GAME OR YOU MR. MACK?❤?

[@KlingonGamerYT]

wheres the xray vision ???

[@nomadman_84]

this looks great

[@Matt_STS]

Coming from the makers of Art of Rally an Absolute Drift, I have to say I'm dissapointed. I hope they return to normal racing gameplay on the next title, it was awesome.

[@VurtAddicted]

Well, the graphic is not much worse than Football Manager, that for me is still nowadays the best sport videogame on the market. And the one that steal more of my time.

[@ED-209UHD]

At least it doesn’t have x x xray vision 😂😂

[@pigchamp3627]

Fm players unphased

[@mrhawk2005]

cant wait for this to come out

[@tboneisgaming]

It does remind me of a watered down version of Motorsport Manager.

[@grizzle273463]

I'm gonna go out and get a wheel and pedal setup for this.

[@e1337prodigy]

Motorsport manager..

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

Glad I kept my commodore 64.

[@Cozman83]

I've been playing this game on my mobile for years...

[@azalea_k]

Football Manager 2* doesn't look much more sophisticated, but then, that's not what matters if the game has depth and rewarding strategy elements. 👍 Actually Football Manager on the Vic-20 wasn't much less sophisticated looking...

[@trainzplay9069]

I love it and will be looking for this when its released

[@jackcarren8781]

Im still waiting to see the graphics 🙃

[@nukenet1]

Not an accurate F1 Simulator, Maldonado didn't crash once.

[@whylekat]

Are you sure this isn't an iPhone game 😂

[@KarlKapo]

Looks like a Tencent mobile game

[@TotallyNotElPresidente]

Honestly this looks like a dumbed down version of Motorsport Manager (no that that's necessarily a bad thing tbh).

[@security9999]

Anyone else see a face with and open mouth bad teeth and drool on the thumbnail?

[@NFawc]

"Numbered balls racing around a line" - Probably as exciting as current F1 TBH!

[@Napoleon_4pcs]

Microprose Grand Prix Manager. I member I member.

[@unknownuserbutnotabuser]

better have at least a gtx 650 or better too

[@bagmuk6]

Wow

[@VictoryWorks]

Sorry but it's just a very basic version of Motorsport Manager, which is still unsurpassed as the master of motor racing management sims, especially after the official F1 lame efforts

[@mudxcakexftw]

Ballz lol

[@freemansaquatics5326]

Do yourself a favor and try Armored core....gd Mac

[@ace100hyper3]

AAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa gh my eyes

[@Starfishtroopers]

what are the graphical options?

[@alexbastrykin6148]

thx for gem

[@strpwnr3]

Literally dots on a line going in circles. You hate on palworld for looking like balloons, but this thing that looks like a failed attempt at a windows 95 screen saver is entertaining to you?

[@Tribunilus]

if you think this is good, play motorsport manager!

[@ravenblack3474]

Uber has better graphics

[@DrunkenGuitarGuy]

looks ok but just a motorsports manager rip off imo

[@snakeplissken66600]

Looks like abit of tat. I’ll pass

[@thewinterwoods]

I love F1 but this looks incredibly boring...

[@gregglazewski7557]

"graphics" is a big word

[@leakyabstraction]

"Numbered balls racing around a line" - and that's precisely what racing is, if you think about it 🙈

[@Garycarlyle]

IDK, bit more complicated than that. Aerodynamics and all that.

[@ninochaosdrache3189]

Minus all the crashes

[@aev6075]

@@Garycarlyle From the point of engineer for sure. Not from the point of the race itself I'd say.

[@velvetinedrapes4359]

@@aev6075 Nah you're reaching here. I'm not an engineer and don't know the difference between Grand Prix and Formula 1 but even I know there's a tonne of science, research and development that goes into these races and the cars and all that. Even I've seen the cars stopping mid race to be idk tuned up or whatever by the pit crews and all those people on the computers with the headsets.

[@aev6075]

@@velvetinedrapes4359 Yes. Again, from the point of view of engineering. This applies to evey aspect of the car to make it perform better. But from the race view point it's nothing but blibs going around a track. It's as if one thing can be observed from multiple perspectives.

[@galacticusX]

It's fascinating what these new 16bit computers can do!

[@ED-209UHD]

Especially megadrive with “blast processing” 😂

[@Grenthh]

Looks like “Motorsport Manager” but a diluted version wdyt Mack?

[@deeber3960]

Yep, Motorsport Manager came to mind immediately (and it had graphics). :)

[@Yautja24]

Yep

[@mtcl07]

Literally came here to say this, seems like a downgrade from what we already have out there

[@badgoogle9938]

playsport made a mistake, not making another version.

[@neutchain7838]

Same. Looks like a less in-depth version of that game. Doesnt mean its bad, it looks fun.

[@DubbleTwice]

Can't wait for a TEXT based racing game. A tight left turn is comming up. What do you do? > Turn Left!

[@bloodrunsclear]

AAA Studios: You need top of the line graphics to make video games! Golden Lap: Hold my line graph…

[@Phaevryn]

I sunk a lot of hours into game dev tycoon and it was a similar thing where you don't need graphics for a game to be enjoyable. Might give this a go.

[@charlesfranks1902]

You can have a great game that has limited or no graphics. Your mind is the best computer accessory.

[@DanielDorn-tr7tw]

sometimes all a gamer needs is for numbers to go up

[@KapnRich]

Looks like Championship Manager, but with balls on a line instead of pricks on a field 🤣👍

[@18T220]

Motorsport manager with F1 mod has all this but much better.

[@tubey84]

It does but it's also much more detailed, which is a positive and negative as it becomes basically an Excel spreadsheet manager.

[@yuriyui]

Which one is better gameplay wise, Motorsport manager or F1 manager? planning to get 1 this summer sale

[@18T220]

@@yuriyui Motorsport manager with the F1 mod is widely thought to be better than F1 Manager.

[@yuriyui]

@@18T220 Motorsport manager it is then, thanks 😄

[@gerry54]

​@@yuriyui F1 Manager is pretty good, but I agree with the above, Motorsport Manager is a much more immersive game. I even quite like the fact that the teams are just fake versions of the real ones. Plus you can create a team in it and work your way to the top. Plus, there's endurance racing and GT racing in it too... albeit the GT stuff isn't that dissimilar to the single seater stuff.

[@floominggonzo283]

Rather play snakes and ladders than this shite

[@AnubisOda]

Just completed Selaco literally a min or so ago, well worth checking out Mack, it has the brutal enemies of FEAR with the story progression of Half Life 2, did it on Commander difficulty and it was def a challenge, took me about 9 hours to complete chapter 1, chapter 2 is still in developement. It comes from an indie developer and i think you'll love it.

[@GangsterFrankensteinComputer]

> Game is in Early Access for £20 > plays like the lovechild of FEAR and Ion Fury > is longer and more complex than most £60 FPS games > huge amounts of customisation to make the game the most fun for the player > built in GZDoom wtaf > srs GZDoom!? > Dev says that's only 1/3rd of the game

[@almir1011]

I've watched trough the end, because I've played Dope Wars on DOS... When gameplay is good, graphics don't matter

[@_Makanko_]

Man Dope Wars what a throwback! Great game

[@JerkyJones100]

Literally Motorsport manager just shittier 😂

[@aarongreen121]

But apparently it's not! I've read quite a few reviews and it's not got the annoying micromanaging aspect that Motorsport Manager has.

[@alexandrep4913]

​@@aarongreen121What else is there to do as a manager?

[@chrisw6164]

Phone game

[@droe2570]

@Roenie-th6lt lol no

[@chad458]

Sees graphics....peace out! :D

[@tonysanderson7741]

developed on the unreal 5 engine?

[@Kb-zx1oc]

Selaco when??

[@stevegee8010]

£50 was worth a lot more in 1970.

[@zenarcher9633]

Now if the Devs added James Hunt jumping out his coloured ball and lamping Riccardo Patrese, that would really capture the "Golden Era of F1"!

[@archimaede]

Motorsport Manager but dumbed down. You'd be better of playing MM over this.

[@Kauthaji]

Don't forget how Grand Theft Auto started out.

[@tubey84]

Ahhh right up my street this, definitely jumping on this.

[@manostororosso2364]

Graphics? We want some gameplay not balls going around a line...

[@ran_red]

That's what *you* want.

[@Garycarlyle]

There must be a market for people that like balls going up and down a line

[@Outmind01]

Anyone else getting marbles olympics vibes from this?

[@YQMaoski]

Nice graphics! Kind of reminds me of NGU idling game...

[@DanielDorn-tr7tw]

If you want a game like this but with actual graphics showing cars racing in dynamic weather, with the option of choosing open wheel, endurance or sports car racing, with several classes, building your own team from the ground up or jumping right into the top class, which inspired the actual F1 manager games, go get Motorsport Manager. It is also much cheaper than the F1 manager game.