Evolution of Monaco in F1 Racing Games (1996 - 2024)

F1 24 has been released and it features all of the tracks of the 2024 Formula One season. One of the most unique tracks on the F1 calendar is of course the Monte Carlo Circuit in Monaco. Here you can see the start/finish area and the first turn of this track in 40 different official F1 games, showing the evolution of the city track graphics from 1996 to 2024 and also the acceleration and engine sound of the different cars over time. Enjoy the show!
Timeline:
0:00 Formula 1 (PS1, 1996)
0:15 Formula 1 97 (PS1)
0:30 Formula 1 98 (PS1)
0:46 Formula One 99 (PS1)
1:02 F1 World Grand Prix (PS1, 1999)
1:21 F1 2000 (PS1)
1:41 F1 Racing Championship (PS1, 2000)
1:58 Formula One 2000 (PS1)
2:13 F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS1)
2:32 F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS2)
2:46 F1 Racing Championship (PS2, 2001)
3:03 Formula One 2001 (PS1)
3:18 Formula One 2001 (PS2)
3:34 F1 2001 (PS2)
3:49 F1 2002 (PS2)
4:02 Formula One 2002 (PS2)
4:17 Grand Prix Challenge (PS2, 2002)
4:32 F1 Career Challenge (PS2, 2003)
4:44 Formula One 2003 (PS2)
4:59 Formula One 04 (PS2)
5:14 Formula One 05 (PS2)
5:29 F1 Grand Prix (PSP, 2005)
5:42 Formula One 06 (PS2)
5:57 Formula One Championship Edition (PS3, 2007)
6:10 F1 2009 (PSP)
6:25 F1 2010 (PC)
6:40 F1 2011 (PC)
6:53 F1 2012 (PC)
7:09 F1 2013 (PC)
7:24 F1 2014 (PC)
7:38 F1 2015 (PC)
7:32 F1 2016 (PC)
8:05 F1 2017 (PC)
8:18 F1 2018 (PC)
8:30 F1 2019 (PC)
8:43 F1 2020 (PC)
8:56 F1 2021 (PC)
9:09 F1 22 (PC)
9:22 F1 23 (PC)
9:35 F1 24 (PC)
Many people have watched and enjoyed the 4 evolution videos that I worked on in the weeks leading up to the release of F1 24, so I decided to do another one. Here you can see what Monaco looks like in all of the different games on my list.
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 Monaco 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