GP2 Released Worldwide!!!

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.microprose.com 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. ### Best, Gabriel/Spectrum HoloByte & MicroProse support

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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). Craig Marcho

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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.microprose.com 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. > ### > 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 can go TODAY and "leave with one in your hand" ???? Rhetoric is fine... where IS the software, Gabriel?

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>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

Wow...a lot of messengers have been shot around here lately...no wonder they don't show their faces much! ;) And who says it's a marketing plan? Kyle

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>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.

My friend found it in a store and will pick it up tonight. I mail ordered mine and they said that they will get a shipment tomorrow, so it should get it on Friday. Tim [link lost in import]

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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/