[Shotimes] (OT) Racing Videogames................. was Re: NASCAR numbnuts

[Carl Prochilo]

You should try NFS Underground.  There are 4 different modes you can
race in, circuit, lap knockout, drifting and drag.  The simulation
and physics are quite good.

Plus the act of upgrading the cars is quite similar to what we do on
our cars.  Engine, brakes, suspension, weight are all involved and
each has a different effect depending on which car you select.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

Noah South III said:
> Everyone should play videogames Don.  Part of what makes videogames
> so great
> is you get to do all the things you couldn't in real life, even if
> that
> means defying the laws of reality.  Even if you've never picked up a
> videogame in your life, you should at least give it a try.  You
> might like
> it a lot, and racing in a videogame is a LOT cheaper than racing in
> real
> life.  You don't have to buy things like a car, or a pit crew, or
> spend all
> the time trying to find sponsors.
>
> Yet, not many games can simulate reality and be entertaining, that
> kind of
> goes against what videogames are all about.  A prime example of a
> failure in
> gameplay but a success in simulation was the entire Madden series of
> football games.  As far as a videogame went, they SUCKED.  When you
> played
> it, it felt like that really old football game from the 70's that
> had Xs and
> Os, was black and white, and you controlled with a trackball (that
> game was
> hours of fun by the way, because the faster you spun the trackball
> the
> faster you ran, I had bruised palms from play that in the arcade).
> However,
> as far as a "sports simulation" went, it was the best there has ever
> been.
> If you wanted to play the role of a coach, the Madden games were THE
> football games to play.  In a way, they were like the perfect
> Fantasy
> Football games.
>
> Rallisport is like Madden in the simulation department, except it
> has one
> major advantage, the gameplay is like nothing ever seen before.  It
> drives
> like a simulation game, but it plays like an arcade game.
>
> If you like Rally, then you owe it to yourself to at least check out
> some
> video clips of this game.  I remember how my jaw dropped when I saw
> the in
> game footage of Gran Turismo 3 for the PS2.  My jaw did the same
> thing when
> I first saw Rallisport.
>
> -Noah South III
>
> P.S.....And yes, if anyone was wondering, I'm also classified as a
> gamer
> geek.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 5:27 PM
>> To: Noah South III
>> Cc: SHOTimes-Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Re: NASCAR numbnuts
>>
>> Noah,
>>
>> I get all dizzy at the arguments that even you admit are
>> dizzying!  :)
>>
>> Or something like that.
>>
>> I had a huge reply ready, but it comes down to this. I don't
>> play that many video games, so I defer to your skills and
>> evaluations of video games.
>>
>> You did agree that NASCAR drivers have skills, a different
>> set of skills in some ways than other series, but skill
>> nonetheless.  That is all I wanted.
>>
>> I win!  Ya Ya....
>>
>> No, not really, just trying to get you to smile!
>>
>> Have a good day, don't forget to turn left at least half the
>> time in your video games!  :)
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