rec.autos.simulators

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

But while that's been known for some time now, the really interesting part
doesn't concern multiplayer at all. Using the FireWire connections, players
will be able to link multiple PS2s for rendering multiple viewpoints --
which means that truly *** home racers could, theoretically immerse
themselves in a stunningly realistic realtime***pit, a la F355! We don't
expect too many people will take advantage of this feature, but it's
certainly interesting, and shows off quite nicely the wide potential of
next-gen systems.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez
Corporation - helping America into the New World...

I will say that GT3 looks pretty dialed though..

I await WSC !

Why do you contrast this title with WSC anyway? -None of the Gran Tourismo
games has ever been released on the PC and neither will GT3 AFAIK.

Jan./"*** home racers"... lol, good job they didn't say simracers.
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isn't there room in the world for people who love both hard core sims
and fun racing games?

gpl offers satisfaction, realism and a challenge that gt2 can only
dream of.  gt2 offers instant gratification, tons of cars and a
helluva lot of fun.  i like them both.  especially when i play gt2 on
my pc using psxe and a psx joypad.  the graphics are excellent when
you use your 3d card to improve the resolution. obviously the quality
of the textures is crappy & you still get terrible popup, but it is
way better than on a real psx.

that said, i haven't been playing anything but gpl and gp3 in a
longggg time now.

I don't think less of people who play gt2 compared to the people who
play gpl just because gpl is harder.  what would be the point?
everybody's different.  not so long ago, i did not have more than half
an hour every few days to spend playing games.  gt2 was excellent to
keep my *** withdrawal systems in check.

just my opinion.  i appear to be in the minority, but what the heck :)
maybe when I have a gplrank < 100, it might have more weight.

regards,
ian

 GT3 doesn't have***pit view, just bumper and a guardian angel view only.
 And, Max AI cars number is just 6 (maybe 5).
 To make matters worse, the AI is not AI really. It's running blindness,
cannot identify other cars. So, they're crashing every time like
"Destruction Derby". hehe

Y.Minami from Japan.

l

Sure there is, I do myself as a matter of fact. This anoymous poster just
struck a nerve and I lashed out. One of my not so good character traits.

You betcha.

Can't say I agree. To me the challenge arises more from the game structure
than from the actual driving itself, which I find mildly tedious and
frustrating (same with 1nsane, for example).

By an emulator and a game to turn my PC into a gloryfied Playstation? -No
thanks, if it's not worth converting it's not worth playing.

I'll take your word for it.

Attaboy!

I don't judge people on those criteria either. I do use a fairly narrow
definition for the term "simracer" and "racing sim" though.

I use DOOM when faced with a similar dilemma. ;-)

Wouldn't say that, but black and white opinions do make for more interesting
flames. ;-)

No, everyone's experience is valid, regardless of "objective" speed.

Jan.
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How do you do this in GPL?  I've never seen it done.

I always get a kick out of comments such as "this anonymous poster".  How is
anyone to know that "Jan Verschueren" is anything but an alias?  Unless I
can see, feel, and hear you then you're just as anonymous as any other
visitior to this forum.

Also, sorry to hear about your dad an Julie's mom . . .

:-T

;-)

-- JB

P.S.  Tell Tater I said "hey!" <G>

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:18:29 -0400, "Buddy Palumbo"

Jan.
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Drop me a line after you get through it, and then we can start
campaigning jointly for a Carrera Panamericana sim!

;-)

TTYL!

-- JB

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 12:11:51 -0400, "Buddy Palumbo"