REVS is a 1984 Formula Three simulator written initially for the BBC Micro by Geoff Crammond that is notable for its realistic simulation of the sport and as a precursor to its author's later work on Formula One Grand Prix and its sequels. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ... The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. ... Geoff Crammond is a computer game designer who specialises in motor racing games. ... Game screenshot Formula One Grand Prix (known as World Circuit in the United States) is a computer game released in 1992 by MicroProse for the Amiga and PC created by game designer Geoff Crammond. ...

The version release featured Silverstone as its one track. It was later ported to the Commodore 64, in the process gaining Brands Hatch. An enhanced edition of the BBC version was later released which added Donington Park, Oulton Park and Snetterton tracks to make a total of five. Map sources for Silverstone at grid reference SP670440 Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ... Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by millionaire motoring enthusiast Tom Wheatcroft. ... Oulton Park Circuit is a race track in the North-West of England in Cheshire, set in rolling English countryside and forest. ... Snetterton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ...

Unlike most contemporaneous racing games, REVS featured a full 3d view allowing the player to drive the wrong way around the track or even away from it completely. The game is noted for its ingenious use of the BBC's hardware in achieving its display, which includes hills.

External links

• REVS at Everything2
• Review of Commodore version of REVS from STADIUM 64