Formula 1 went on to become the best selling game in Europe in 1996.
It is one of the best selling games ever made for the Atari 2600, with over 4 million copies sold.
Media Create reports did not have the game even in the top 50 selling games in the week after its debut.
It became one of the best selling games on the system and was a breakthrough for the genre.
Mastertronic eventually won them over with a regular supply of good quality and high selling games.
In March 2011, the title had become the top selling game with $830.9 million in lifetime sales.
With 234,000 units sold it is Troika's best selling game.
A look at the top-five selling games for the week in Japan.
The Sims 3 was listed as the highest selling game of 2009.
It was the top selling game the week of its release with 32,000 units sold.