rec.autos.simulators

> Tim A. Deatherage

> "Admitted Sim ***"

>Fun bike racing Sim....Only problem I have .......is all of the tracks
are
>fictional !   I think its as much or more fun as Motoracer. My other
problem
>is..... there are so many other sims competing for my TIME ! ( e.g.
GPL,
>Burnout, NHRA DR, N2,yada, yada, yada, )

>Tim A. Deatherage

>"Admitted Sim ***"

>> Fun bike racing Sim...Only problem I have...is all of the tracks are
>> fictional! I think its as much or more fun as Motoracer. My other
problem
>> is...there are so many other sims competing for my TIME! (e.g. GPL,
>> Burnout, NHRA DR, N2,yada, yada, yada,)

>Yeah, I had it for awhile (gave up on the low framerates only days
before
>they released the Glide patch...grrr...).  The funny thing is, they
>advertise on the back of the box that you can race at Monza and Suzuka
(I
>think).  Uhh...nope!  I remember calling their support line, and
hearing
>things like "well, those may be bonus tracks or something, I don't
really
>know...if you're not happy with the game, you're certainly entitled to
a
>refund...."  Basically they ignored the fact that it is blatant false
>advertising (anyone who has access to the aforementioned tracks, let
me
>know...).

>I just picked up another one of their games (stop me, please!), Johnny
>Herbert's Grand Prix Champions (uhhh...Sauber's a Champion team, huh?)
1998.
>Actually not a bad game; I'm starting to enjoy it for a break between
1967
>Grands Prix....   So what's funny about this title?  Well, false
advertising
>comes into play yet again, with their 3Dfx badge on the box, and the
claim
>that it "...supports both Direct3D and 3Dfx Voodoo chipsets..."  Well,
I
>have yet to get 3Dfx to work, but D3D performs well enough.  I talked
yet
>again to their support, and they recommended I install *DIRECTX 5.0
OVER MY
>6.0 VERSION* and *INSTALL AN OLDER (by six months) VERSION OF MY 3D
CARD
>DRIVERS!*  Also, the man sounded very uncomfortable with his job, and
>silently listened (i.e. not interrupting me if I was wrong) while I
told him
>the difference in 2D and 3D cards, and what Direct3D and Glide are.
You
>read right - I needed to explain what it was he was supposed to be
helping
>me with.  Ugh.  I'll check their website for a Voodoo patch like the
>Superbikes one, but I'm not too hopeful.

>In the future, Intense Games, I would recommend you put a line like
>"ANYTHING BUT THIS GAME" under the "Recommended" system specs. :-)

>- John P. Wilson :|:
>- Downshift http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/1123/index.html
>- Ten Cylinders, Six Gears, Four Wheels, Two Wings, and one Brave
Heart.

>Very intersting...thanks for the info.  duncan.

> >Fun bike racing Sim....Only problem I have .......is all of the tracks
> are
> >fictional !   I think its as much or more fun as Motoracer. My other
> problem
> >is..... there are so many other sims competing for my TIME ! ( e.g.
> GPL,
> >Burnout, NHRA DR, N2,yada, yada, yada, )

> >Tim A. Deatherage

> >"Admitted Sim ***"

> >>I've just got thru running a demo of one of the best best racing sims

> True...the line should have read best BIKE sims around.  duncan.

>> >Fun bike racing Sim....Only problem I have .......is all of the
tracks
>> are
>> >fictional !   I think its as much or more fun as Motoracer. My
other
>> problem
>> >is..... there are so many other sims competing for my TIME ! ( e.g.
>> GPL,
>> >Burnout, NHRA DR, N2,yada, yada, yada, )

>> >Tim A. Deatherage

>> >"Admitted Sim ***"

>> >>I've just got thru running a demo of one of the best best racing
sims

>> True...the line should have read best BIKE sims around.  duncan.