F-1 Boy on the Game Boy is exactly what it sounds like—a stripped-down, no-frills F1 racer that somehow makes tiny black-and-white cars feel fast. The tracks are tight, the controls are twitchy, and if you brake too late going into Monaco’s hairpin, you’re kissing the wall. No rewind button here.

What’s funny is how the game tricks you into thinking you’re going slow until you try to take a corner at full speed. Suddenly you’re spinning like a top while the 8-bit engine whines at you. The AI cars aren’t geniuses, but they’ll shove you into the dirt if you leave an opening.

It’s got that classic Game Boy charm where everything’s just a little janky, but after three races you’re hunched over like it’s the actual Monaco Grand Prix. The music’s basically one frantic loop that either hypes you up or makes you want to mute it forever—no in-between.

Don’t expect depth, but for a pocket-sized F1 fix in 1991? It got the job done.