What platforms is Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix on?

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix release?

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix was first released on December 20, 1991.

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix

Dec 20, 1991RacingSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix on?: Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix release?: Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix was first released on December 20, 1991.

About Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Grand Prix

Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F1 Grand Prix is a 1991 game by Varie for the Sega Mega Drive in their Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu series of Formula One racing games released exclusively in Japan. The game is a typical overhead 2D racing game. A accelerates, B brakes, Left and Right seers, and Up and Down change gears.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Varie
Publisher: Varie
Game modes: Single player

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1991	$3	$13	$33	Low

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

Complete

$13

Sealed

$33

few sales

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about 3 times a year
Complete: about 3 times a year
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $1.24 in Apr 2020, $2.47 five years ago, and $2.83 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2020	—	$1.99
Jan 2021	$4.22	$6.50
Jan 2022	$6.98	$12.91
Jan 2023	$6.54	$13.60
Jan 2024	$4.15	$13.64
Jan 2025	$3.50	$15.00
Jan 2026	$2.83	$18.00
Oct 2026	$2.83	$13.39

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
Japan	20 December 1991	T-72013	4959020001268

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: JP
Released: 1991
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Japan-only Formula One game tied to a real driver, and one of the cheapest Japan-only carts.

Nakajima Satoru Kanshū F1 Grand Prix is a Formula One game for the Mega Drive developed and published by Varie. It came out only in Japan, on 20 December 1991. It is based on the career of Satoru Nakajima, the first full-time Japanese Formula One driver.

It is Varie's third game with Nakajima, after two on the Famicom, and lets you replay the 1991 Formula One season.

Before you buy

Among Japan-only carts it sits well below the median. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it for some modes, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. Japanese cartridges are a different shape and do not fit a Western console without an adapter or removing two plastic tabs in its slot.