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GRIP THE WHEEL, REV THE ENGINE AND TAKE ON THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST
COURSES IN WORLD CIRCUIT RACING'S GRAND PRIX II FROM MICROPROSE

Experience the Thrill of Formula One Competition in Hot New Racing
Simulation Game

Alameda, CA, July 23, 1996 - Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBYT)
announced today the launch of the World Circuit Racing brand's Grand
Prix II PC CD-ROM, shipping worldwide under the MicroProse brand.
This launch represents the single largest initial release for the
Company this year, totaling over 350,000 units.

Racing enthusiasts can now join a real FIA Formula One team and race
some of the most challenging courses on the planet.  Licensed by FIA
Formula One, Grand Prix II will put players in the driver's seat as
they practice, challenge for the pole and go head-to-head with actual
Formula One drivers on tracks in Monaco, Brazil, France and beyond.

Grand Prix II provides the ultimate in realism, with every aspect of
the Formula One circuit re-created with incredible accuracy and
detail.  In addition to the actual courses that make up the Grand Prix
circuit, the game includes full pitching and rolling, spectacular
crashes, engine blowups and richly detailed 3- D effects.  As drivers
race through tight curves and fly down straightaways, they will even
see the same trackside sponsors they would encounter at the track
itself.

"An extraordinary amount of effort has been taken to make this game as
realistic as possible," said Louis Gioia, Jr., chief marketing officer
of marketing, Spectrum HoloByte, Inc.  "The result is a pulse-pounding
experience each time around the track, whether it's a practice run or
a race against the best drivers on the circuit."

Grand Prix II offers players a number of options that add to its
realism.  Enhanced camera views allow players to watch the race from
several different angles, just like those seen on television.
Similarly, a replay feature allows competitors to relive their finest
moments from any of the available views.  Five levels of opponent
ability and multiple driving aids allow drivers to adjust the game to
their own skill level and increase the difficulty as they become more
experienced racers.  Players also have the option of racing a full
season or individual races.

Category:   Racing Simulation
Format: PC CD-ROM
Minimum Requirements:   486/100, Pentium recommended, double-speed
CD-ROM, 8MB RAM with DOS 5.0 or later, 15MB of hard drive space,
mouse, keyboard or joystick, VGA and 256-color SVGA
Support:    Sound Blaster and compatible, ProAudio Spectrum

Product information is available for download from the MicroProse
World Wide Web site: http://www.racesimcentral.net/.  For consumer orders,
call 1-800-695-GAME in the United States and Canada and call
619-693-1200 outside the United States and Canada.

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. is a developer and publisher of interactive
entertainment software for use on CD-ROM based personal computer
systems.  The company is also developing software for use on next
generation console machines. The company's five development studios
are located in Alameda, California; Hunt Valley, Maryland; Chapel
Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Chipping, Sodbury, England.
Products are available in the United States and internationally
through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants.

FIA Formula One is licensed by FOCA to Fuji Television.
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Best,
Gabriel/Spectrum HoloByte & MicroProse support

Craig Marcho

<snip>

And who says it's a marketing plan?

Kyle

Tim

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

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|> >> Products are available in the United States and internationally
|> >> through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants.
|> >>
|> >> FIA Formula One is licensed by FOCA to Fuji Television.
|> >> ###
|> >>
|> >> Best,
|> >> Gabriel/Spectrum HoloByte & MicroProse support
|> >
|> >Thanks for the announcement...  however can you please tell all your
|> >faithful but getting rightfully impatient US customers, EXACTLY WHERE
|> >you cn go TODAY  and "leave with one in your hand" ????
|>
|> Yes, tell me! I've called every store in Dallas Texas and they all say the
|> same thing "Well, it was supposed to be in this shipment today, but it's
|> not!" I still haven't seen it, and I sure can't "leave with one in my hand"
|> unless it's like my father-in-law says "sh*t in one hand and wish (For gp2)
|> in the other and see what you get." I know what's NOT in my hand (GP2).

I have been checking almost every major software store in the Ottawa, Canada
region and did not "leave with one in my hand" on July 23rd. The store
keeper told me that "it is supposed to be in today but I guess it will be
in the next shipment, which is sometime next week."

I've heard ENOUGH ***about when GP2 will be available in stores in North
America. Perhaps the U.S. and Canada are not part of the WORLDWIDE release
program??? This is the absolute WORST marketing plan I've seen in my life-
time. Well done, Microprose. You've earned top honours on my list.

--
Isaac Wong  (613) 763-6127 | Compiler Development, Public Carrier Networks

Hi Craig, hope you got your game by now.

Best,
Gabriel/Spectrum HoloByte & MicroProse support
Official GP2 page http://www.microprose.com/gp2/

On the shelves everywhere.

Best,
Gabriel/Spectrum HoloByte & MicroProse support
Official GP2 page http://www.microprose.com/gp2/