MicroProse - Grand Prix 2 - 1995

For those who wants to rememorate this formula one racing game that was Grand Prix 2 developed and published by MicroProse Ltd. in 1995.
Pour ceux qui veulent se remémorer ce jeu de course de formule un qu'était Grand Prix 2 développé et distribué par MicroProse Ltd. en 1995.

[@bomcabedal]

This game almost cost me my secondary school graduation.

[@steveosteveo4002]

Do you still play it

[@dieterbleimling2512]

I still dont have my primary school grad cuz of f1gp2

[@youtubepremium4595]

@@steveosteveo4002 yeah, i still play it daily. Best racing game

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

Word... once racing games were available I was hooked. This game was something else though, my first real racing game. Before GranTurismo. Wow the memories of setting up the soundcard too. Great sound effects and for windows 95, the spacebar was basically the clutch pedal. Thanks for uploading

[@rudravisual]

I swear when I was a kid this was the smoothest racing game I had played lol

[@mariusdan6147]

I was 14 in 95, loved this game. I also loved GP1 :). Wish i could be that age again, nice memories.

[@NIGHT8SHADE]

Best F1 game ever. I still play with it. :)

[@BinaryReplicant]

This game was brilliant! Really quite advanced. It had incredible depth, a fantastic physics engine and very good AI. Superb graphics for the time as well! Shortly after Jacques Villeneuve entered Formula 1 in 1996 and was immediately successful (even setting pole in his very first grand prix and nearly winning that race), he was asked how he was able to learn the tracks so well and so quickly, and his response was that he was learning them on Grand Prix 2!

[@mrmactknife]

I believe Villeneuve quoted "playing Sega" as his method of learning the tracks.

[@tiadaid]

Quite ironic if he used GP2 to learn about the tracks, given how he never allowed them to use his likeness in Grand Prix Manager and GP3 - replacing him with a guy named John Newhouse.

[@vladimirzimonja8103]

I didn't know that Villeneuve used GP2 to learn the tracks. But it doesn't surprise me. It's sooo realistic. Thanks for posting that fact.

[@ferrari2k]

The thing is, Grand Prix 2 didn't have the Melbourne track so he couldn't have learned from that game ;)

[@Napostriouf]

Hi Ferrari2k! At the time there were many add-on (mods) where we could race new tracks and also create. As this game was the reference until mid 2000's the focus on many new track accurately was mainly put on this game. There were even physical simulator that was possible to rent for this game.

[@TheAlphaDingo]

the GOAT of F1 games, sunk hours into this game as a kid. The crash physics were amazing and the different camera angles were so cinematic for their time

[@PixelPulsePlayer]

It came with one of the best handbooks i have ever seen. It described nearly everything. From the racingline and how to brake and accelerate to racing strategy and setup. It was basically the first education about racecraft for me. :)

[@caskinfg]

And all the stats for the 1993/94 season in the back! Plus infos about the teams and riders

[@lcollingwood5959]

It really reminds of indycar and nascar by papyrus. Around the same time

[@joel.ew10a]

My very first game ever!! Runnig on a Pentium 1, 166mhz!

[@aservirfrais]

Joel Alonso the same with a cyrix 166+ :)

[@magicmulder]

Ran it on a Pentium Pro 200 overclocked to 233 MHz and it was barely playable. ;)

[@Napostriouf]

@@magicmulder Hi it depend how memory were set! (EMS, XMS, etc.) On my 486 DX2/66MHZ it was fully playable.

[@_kev_]

For me, too! Ran it on a Pentium 1, 200 Mhz machine with 32 MB of RAM.

[@RobG1981]

@@Napostriouf I played it on a Pentium 100MHz with 16MB RAM. For whatever reason, enabling the clouds would eat lots of ressources.

[@Greasyspleen]

Probably the greatest racing sim of all time. It was a pretty big leap from the original GP1. Todays sims have better physics but it was amazing how all the basic effects were there way back in 1995. Moving suspensions, oversteer, understeer, downforce, wheelspin, locking brakes. It even had telemetry that showed everything right down to the the suspension deflection at each wheel. Some people complained that the car would spin out in a "scripted" manner, but anyone who spent more than a few hours playing it and survived a fishtail or two or fought to keep it off the wall mid-spin knew better. And as somebody below noted, the AI were better than most new sims. It was far ahead of its time.

[@philippbecker4229]

I 100% agree!!

[@LeftIsBest001]

I loved this game. The satisfaction of winning a season was just unparalleled in gaming. I still remember driving as Gerhard Berger for Ferrari... and Nigel Mansell for Williams.. those were the days. 😊

[@BlazeReborn2]

This game is so advanced it holds up to this day. What a gem.

[@keithneilson6236]

Hard to believe this was 95. I played this religiously and I remember playing Monaco on a long full race. led for around 50 or so laps and made one mistake and crashed. I was gutted but at the same time had such respect for the game. For its time it was a work of art. Imagine what these guys would have done with todays tech. Back when a game was built with full pride and for the player for being what it was, a game. None of this half arsed drip fed every year crap with in game purchases.

[@oAlize]

А как здорово в ней сделаны повторы трансляций, можно было 15 минут играть, а после час смотреть повторы. ИИ действовал разумно и интересно, иногда после выбывания из гонки смотрел "трансляцию" до конца, интересно было чем же все закончится :)))

[@MrLeeson660]

Thanku for uploading this massively nostalgic, loved this game so much back in school. I used to start a full race at exactly same time as the actual F1 race would start play it out in real-time. Great times

[@K3v653]

The geometry of the track is pretty accurate actually. Never realised that back then, but seeing it now I can imagine it is actually useful to use to train the tracklayout back then.

[@Bluejeanmusic1984]

i spent hours on this game. i downloaded programs to update the car liveries to different years. also changed the car shapes. missed this

[@Ipoop7colors]

This is probably the first racing game I played. I've been looking for it and finally found it. It's so nostalgic.

[@darjanization]

This video brings back memories😊

[@lucmoi8356]

j'ai adoré ce jeu

[@vladimirzimonja8103]

This easily the best,most realistic F1 simulation till todays day. Car handling,setup,and especially-the TELEMETRY. I have never played a sim that has so detailed telemetry data. So many parameters. The best thing is you can overlay the graphicon of a,let's say 1.26.487 lap with the graph of a1.26.924 lap. Circuit map shows you which part of the track the car is on and you can zoom and compare entry,apex,exit and acceleration of that lap with the one of a different lap. That way you can see where you did good or bad,where you can brake later or sooner in order to understand how to improve. For me,having that in a realistic sim is a REAL simulation. GT,for example,lacks the telemetry to be absolutely on top. Gp2 is awesome,from the era when cars looked and performed just right. Mclaren Peugeot with Hakkinen and Brundle,Schumacher in the Benneton,Damon Hill in Williams. Sadly that's the year Senna died,which crushed me,but the sim is perfect despite that. Dress it up with today's graphics and you have a sure winner. Oh yeah,i want a cut of it if someone makes it and makes big. Other people who like this game,please leave a comment or,like,or something so that i can know i'm not the only looney tune about REAL F1. Cheers!

[@spaehling]

the sounds is way to good for this old graphics :D good old times, loves this game!

[@toutatismoralis285]

I learned to drive with this game when i was 7 years old.

[@murrayallinger2830]

Gaming was great in the 90's, when simulation games were more focused on being fun and enjoyable than in needing a university degree to play. I started on the forerunner to this one: Microprose Formula One GRAND PRIX. The graphics weren't nearly as smooth, but that game gave untold hours of enjoyment. Grand Prix 2 was just that much better. The new Grand Prix games just leave me cold. Sure they are pretty, but they are just not nearly as much fun.

[@charliechaz1982]

Agreed, they are not as fun now. I also find that you can't really take in the graphical beauty of modern F1 games because it is all just so fast, it seemed easier on the eye and easier to look around then. My inner 10 yo self is rather jealous my household didn't upgrade from the Amiga for quite a while so only had GP1 and never got to play GP2, it looks better in every way.

[@vikingsmb]

during the 90s they were pushing the boundaries so the games were more realistic, windows 95 helped make that happen and to a certain extent MS-DOS

[@aussiemart]

This and Grand Prix Legends, have the magic.

[@chapurrazzero5930]

NOSTALGIA! :)

[@tanin5]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid... and also this game made me start to watch the formula 1 series.... and I'm still a formula 1 fan.... :D

[@nopopolasturber]

Me and my big brother spent weeks in this game. We had a bootleg CD with GP2, Quake and MegaRace 2. All beauties. The default racer was Jean Alesi, Ferrari team. Man, as great as he was, he achieved more with us than in real life. Thanks for the video dude. edit: hail AZ control scheme!

[@SuperFunktrain]

i broke my collar bone in 97 and played this game one handed for about 3 months and played it after I was healed for 2 more years. One of the best f1 games ever

[@Napostriouf]

Yes! That game was the beast! The great part of this was the fact it was possible to keep the game update with only minor modding adjustment letting the place for a great creativity and keeping it open to more kind of players!

[@laserbeak3551]

Fabulous game! One of my all time favorites

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

The sound is so good. Back when it was still v12s and v8s

[@ponjebach]

And of course I will never forget this unbeliveable game for its time...it took so much of my time...i didn't learn, i played gp2...and competing with my friends, who's quicker, and tricks in the race and then arguing...lol, it brings good memories and i bet i could still set some hot laps ;)

[@cadman1973]

I used to play this after getting home from work, sometimes into the wee small hours, and go to work the next day almost needing matchsticks to prop my eyelids open.

[@MichaelR82]

Simply the best F1 game.

[@holoduke51a]

I used to play the game at the same time the real race was on tv. The actual time difference between my race and the real race was almost identical. I was 12 that time. loved it.

[@armondealey3714]

This game was awesome!!!

[@FoxPopvli]

my first game, i was 5 at the time :')

[@pablofernandezfalcone6669]

I really loved this video game!!! One of my first racing games! One year after the tragic accident of one of the greatest in the history of F1(Ayrton Senna).. having just 7 years .. I still remember. :(

[@rsmelongi2514]

Моя первая формула😊

[@livemuke]

Thanks a lot, its a reminding of my first race game!

[@yousufbin-suhayl9575]

my first ever game. Isn't it weird how the older games tend to be the best in realism! Would anyone be interested in a GP2 career season, thinking of doing one but not sure if it would be appreciated. the only thing this game lacked was the career modes and graphics I suppose in F1 2010 and stuff.

[@dieterbleimling2512]

best game until today!!

[@marjansarec2337]

This game was my obssesion when I was a teenager

[@GamersRageGR]

Nice graphics for 1995!!

[@Starredmediasoft]

I used to love this game so much, it was maybe the first gp game to have enough physics able to raise the cars from field and not let attached to terrain like the older games instead

[@twright1983]

I remember first playing this game late 1997/ 1998 for the pc and even though it was 3 years old and now at 2024 almost 30 years old It still looks great and handles well even now

[@holiciomes]

MicroProse has always done great games. I have played old dos games that were made during '88-'94, so infact I have never played this game, but it looks god dam awesome! Graphics are a way ahead of "normal" graphics that time.

[@icecreamkimi7002]

Merci pour ce moment de nostalgie, je devais à tout casser avoir 5 ans quand je jouais à ce jeu le Dimanche après le GP à la TV ! Je suis pas sûr d'avoir déjà effectué un tour complet sans me vautrer mais qu'est ce que c'était bien !

[@spectreman2532]

Played this a lot

[@JoaoSilva22222]

The sound of these engines sound better than the F1 cars today.

[@MrSavior28]

...still love it!

[@DanielLima-mm6xn]

cool! we could create a champ, for users who used to play gp2

[@nimble4338]

어렸을때 처음으로 했던 게임으로 기억해요 ㅜㅜ 오프닝 노래는 너무 강렬해서 아직도 기억이나네요. a버튼이 가속페달이었던 걸로 기억 ㅜ

[@pagb666]

Even the frame rate is accurate to what we got in the day xD

[@GraveUypo]

well the game is limited to 25fps.

[@alexplaytop]

In 90s it was AMAZING guys!

[@onemansview]

I spent so many hours on GP and GP2, insane game. You could also play 2 players on 1 computer while CPU drove your car. Amazing gameplay, very difficult and "realistic". You could not just push others to win or to pass like so many other games.

[@aservirfrais]

This is my first PC game

[@lennybuck]

+aservir frais Mine too! the memories ^^

[@gufo_tave]

+lennybuck You are not alone... in 1998, with my first PC, i got this game.

[@ErikRave]

It sounds still awesome today!

[@kvbrock82]

memorieeeeeeeessss :)

[@bungle142]

Many an hour was spent with this beauty during my childhood and the accuracy for a mid-90s game is astounding. Definitely need to try and get this back up and running!!!

[@christschinwon]

Looking back this game was a revalation. Almost as smooth as today's racers

[@caeserromero3013]

I still play the original Microprose GP from 1991 on Dosbox. Just completed a full distance championship season...took me 5 years!

[@Bjauertheman]

The AI in this game was better than most new racing games... SMH :(

[@FCT8306onTwoWheels]

Yup, they were godlike good

[@JoeAriminvm]

bloody hell, I've played this videogame for like 10 f'n years, loved it. See again the intro video, all the menus etc gives me a little shiver. thank you!

[@JoeAriminvm]

I've played this videogame for like 10 f'n years, loved it. See again the intro video, all the menus etc gives me a little shiver. thank you!

[@utuber189]

good clip! i got this game in 1995, that was ayrton senna-nigel mansell-alain prost era! this game was very addictive..i always tried several laps to find the best setting. It's so good watching the game in hi res, my pc wasnt able to play hi res with all the details.

[@Holydiver7019]

I have just bought the game, had it in the mailbox today, tomorow i am going to test it.

[@MaFd0n]

Even more and better childhood memories! Thanks for sharing.

[@cefeCarp]

Que recuerdos !!!!!!!!!

[@mockneymonkey4759]

Golden generation of gaming, so many great titles which we're finished out of the box with no need for FW updates.

[@kemi242]

I've played this game a lot as a kid. I forgot how awesome that intro was!

[@PapiJack]

I remember it running smoother than this. But that's maybe I didn't know better back then!

[@thegou]

Thanks for posting! A lot of good souvenirs! Merci, tu m'as redonné le goût de réinstaller cette version!

[@lucapatrone6636]

L ho fuso sto gioco bellissimo passavamo interi pomeriggi a giocarci

[@mpa1931]

This game was well ahead of its time

[@dave81]

I played GP2 in late 90's , then GP3, then GP4, then F1 Challenge fro EA Sports and finally rFactor F1 mods. I enjoyed all of them, If someone counted hours I played them, it would be thousands of hours!!! Long live F1 simulators!!!!

[@paddyanglais91]

Ireland ONE Italy NIL Great memories singing along to this as a four year old :)

[@SB-co5el]

Felt it in my fingers watching this video :)

[@TheRmaguire]

God the memories..... This was my youth

[@philippebeauchamp2827]

Trip down memory lane. I was so young when this came out (about 5) and I remember playing this game at a christmas event they made a competition and noted the best times. Around Montreal, I assume, since I lived there

[@GrandPrixAlessio]

I remember finding this in the back of my cupboard, covered in dust when I was 5 in 2003, and showing it to my dad. He installed it onto the computer and I couldn't stop playing it!

[@Massi3078]

Numero uno dei giochi di corsa, ai tempi la grafica era spettacolare se si pensa al 480 pixel

[@powrigan719]

I still have this game in the sealed box

[@bruce_p]

Best intro ever :)

[@flipjenl9616]

Oh man that intro, amazing. I played this game almost literally to death when i was young.

[@Grafblaffer1]

one of the first f1 games i've ever played, SO good!

[@matteastwood87]

Bringing back so many memories, makes me feel old tho

[@BagBody33]

The hours I spent on that game... Now the simple engine-noise irritates the hell out of me! I guess I have progressed :-)

[@vladimirzimonja8103]

I mean,i had an editor with which you could load the 1987 season and have those cars and those drivers. The cars were all based on the original GP2 car shape but it was great,specially the cars of the -4 +4 years. There were carsets (1990,1979,1984,all from 1966 to then 1998 and up to 2000 with Toyota and stuff. The point is that you could change how easy or hard cars break in a crash,set the grip level,possibility of a breakdown,i mean,i had all the carsets and single team files. Then you had to load the grooved tires for post '98 cars,or put wheels from the ie. '80s and it was awesome. But the first time i realised how realistic is the GP2 is when i hooked up a steering wheel with pedals and a gear lever. Had to shift with the buttons cause the lever didn't hook up but man... Here,i will admit it,yes i didn't have the pedals and the wheel for long but i never managed to succesfully countersteer a car without crashing. It's a go kart. It slides,you catch it,but then you have to recounter so quickly that it throws you inside. If i moved the whell to re-counter quickly enough,i would brake it. Didn't want that. THAT'S how real this sim is. From driving to choosing a helmet you downloaded from the net... Brilliant.

[@dmobile2go]

Very Nice! Microprose was Awesome!

[@paulwurdig3959]

Man I loved this game! Especially Monaco!

[@lkasmar]

Oh my god. I loved this game!

[@Kaizzer]

Sounds better than most racing games of nowadays, and IMHO even better than current F1 :D

[@_kev_]

I mean... the cars sounded better back then so this kinda makes sense

[@patmaher9435]

The graphics have aged, but they were cutting edge for their time, but this games main selling point was that it was a realistic simulation and all the parameters were up to you, driving aids on or off, want to trim a little downforce? fine but you'll increase your tyre wear etc.. , endless set up/ team driver championship combos, I still fire up an emulator every now and then and go for a few laps, its still amazing today.

[@moggsie3]

My god, this takes me back! :)

[@amrakunish5238]

I played this in a 486 dx50, good times.

[@Sam581]

Great memories, good old times!!! :D

[@MegaIsmat]

Fantastic graffic for 1995 year. It really looks like this game was made at least in late 90's!

[@leuvuco]

Espectacular que recuerdos!!!!

[@araregoodguy]

With the better quality textures this was a huge leap up from the first game.

[@msleonel81]

El mejor juego!! Que recuerdo

[@renamamiya2023]

Geoff Crammond’s F1 games are the best