Ooh, I can't believe it. I made the dreaded "your" for "you're" gaffe.
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> Regarding GPL, have a stroll through (believe it or not) your local TJ
Maxx
> next time your near it. Another fellow in RAS mentioned this (and he was
> from another part of the US; I'm in Nashville myself), and sure enough,
> yesterday while at TJ Maxx myself, I saw a copy on their rollaway rack.
> Pretty cheap, I'd imagine--but I was already waiting in a l o n g line
and
> so didn't break away to check.
> --DK
> <desti...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:86ku4.1380$JL3.16013@news4.mia...
> > Too many too list, lol. But one game that I *dont* have sadly is GPL. I
> live
> > in the middle of Nascar, Drag Race and Mud Boggin country here in Middle
> > Georgia, but how Sierra managed to sell *every* copy of GPL in the
entire
> > middle georgia area, is beyond me, lol. Must be a "kick-ass" game like
> > Maximum PC mag rates things. I been searching for 2 months now, it's
> nowhere
> > to be found in any of the stores in the malls, wal marts, EB's, etc. One
> day
> > I'll get it, but anyways....
> > No order here...
> > F1GP - Wore this game out on my old Commodore Amiga, which I still use
> from
> > time to time, lol.
> > Nascar Racing 3, Nascar Racing Legends - everyone knows the oval stuff,
> > actually I like Legends better, but not as popular for some odd, bizarre
> > reason.
> > Nascar Racing 2, 1999 - These got me hooked on online racing, for an
> entire
> > week, was able to host NR1999 races on Heat.net with up to 6-8 people
> using
> > IPX over 56k modem with NO WARP. But then Heat.net changed their coding,
> it
> > became warp city, and I have never raced there since. Why do companies
do
> > such idiotic things?? ROFL
> > Monaco Gran Prix Racing Simulation 2 - Awesome game with awesome
graphics.
> > Made me recall my glory days with the F1GP game on my old Amiga. This
game
> > is a blast, but in some ways, too damn hard for me, lol. Easy to get
> > accustomed to, but hard to tame. At least for me. Several of my redneck
> > nascar buddies got sucked in by this game and never looked back, they
love
> > it too!
> > Sports Car GT - PSX version blows, PC version rocks. The closest thing I
> got
> > to Gran Turismo on the PC, until NFS:MC comes out. Great game and
> graphics,
> > reminds me of MGPRS2 but with GT cars. And any game that has Road
Atlanta
> > has got to be a cool game, hehe. I really, really like this game.
> > Dirt Track Racing - Graphics and game are alot better than I expected
for
> a
> > mid-priced game by a company I never heard of. Impressive to say the
> least.
> > Bought it more for the novelty of having a dirt track game and hoping it
> was
> > gonna turn out to be a good investment. It's fun all around, but I have
> > trouble beating the lowest ranked championship thingy in career mode.
> > Challenging game, just that I never watched alot, or played alot of dirt
> > track games and such, so I was like an extreme rookie, lol.
> > CART, Indy Car Racing II - Fun games here, though showing their age
quite
> a
> > bit, still two good games. Makes for a good diversion from F1 games.
Never
> > been a hardcore indy fan, but these games are fun and interesting. I
guess
> > if Sierra needs to make some more/different games in the future, they
need
> > to make Indy Car Racing 3 and a killer Formula 1 game to see how theirs
> > would look and compare. Personally I'd like to see a Trans Am series
too.
> > Maybe a historic car cup game, like those vintage cup races they hold at
> > Laguna Seca. Have it where you could choose your time period and cars
from
> > that era. Anyways...
> > TOCA 2 - I recently got bit by the Touring Car bug and I'm loving it.
Fun,
> > fun game. The drivers displaying their emotions in the heat of battle is
a
> > nice treat to see in a game. And has caused me to wreck at least once
when
> I
> > see my driver shake his fist at one of the other drivers in
anger/disgust,
> I
> > just roll around laughing, then watch the replay a few times to laugh
even
> > more. Don't know why I find that so amusing, lol, but it's a blast. I
> guess
> > maybe I'd do the same thing in real life racing. ;o) Anyways, I love
> this
> > game and on expert they work me over pretty good. Normal championship I
> can
> > win alot or finish near the top, while on expert I am doing good to
finish
> > in the top 10 or somewhere in the middle of the pack.
> > I think that's pretty much all the PC games I got, might be forgetting
> some.
> > I sure did, Burnout Champsionship drag racing. Can't get it to work in
3d
> > with my Voodoo 3, but a cool drag race sim.
> > Here's a quick rundown of my PSX game for the hell of it...
> > Gran Turismo 1 & 2 - my faves for the PSX, outstanding games, kept me
> hooked
> > for a long time. The first helped me alot to learn proper driving
> > techniques, stuff I'd like to see in PC sims, kinda like tutorial type
> > things for rookie/intermediate drivers to help them get a grasp on the
> game
> > and proper driving. And would make a nice refresher for some of us
crusty
> > veterans when moving between sims and lack some knowledge in the
> difference
> > (like moving from Nascar 3 to an F1 sim).
> > Formula 1 Championship Edition - I like this game alot. By Psygnosis, I
> > remember them from the good ol Amiga days. The commentators help add a
bit
> > to this game, hehe. This, like TOCA2, gaurantees me messing up when I
hear
> > or see certain things, mainly the commentators getting caught up in the
> heat
> > of the moment and shouting "Look at this!! Loooook Attttt
Thhhiissss!!!!",
> > ROFL. I love em. I have wrecked upon hearing that cause I'm then
checking
> > mirrors, left, right and everywhere trying to see why they are getting
> > passionate, hehe. Then bust out laughing and boom, race over or limping
to
> > the pits. It's a trip.
> > CART World Series - This is one tough cookie for me. Running on full
> realism
> > at Homestead, there's no way I can keep up with the AI. I think the AI
run
> > *too* fast. No matter how I tweak my setups, the AI can run through
those
> > curves without letting off the gas, if I try to stay with them, I'm in
the
> > wall and out of the race or I spin out and off into the infield grass.
> This
> > game gives the AI the supreme advantage and makes me wish I had never
> bought
> > it. It's biased against human racers, lol.
> > The game I'm now awaiting most is Need For Speed: Motor City. It's about
> > like the "Ultima Online" of racing sims. Will be somewhat like Gran
> Turismo
> > in the fact you start with a little cash and have to buy a car and work
> your
> > way up. But will be online community type thing like Ultima, where you
> > mingle with other players at the virtual drive-in, challenge them to
> illegal
> > street drag races, or head over to the legit drag strip for legit drag
> > racing. Road racing through the streets too. Mostly all muscle cars, but
> you
> > can do anything and everything with them. Engine swaps, total mods,
pretty
> > much alot of things you see in games, but further in depth. Hehe,
imagine
> > starting out with an old 72 Duster with 318, luck up and beat a few
other
> > low budget rides and buy a bigger engine like 340, 383, 426, 440, etc,
> hehe.
> > Promises to be an amazing game with more than 40 cars. Complete garage
to
> > house them, work on them, etc. Can create custom paintjobs for the cars,
> > then sell them for game money to other racers, ehhe. Or offer to fix, or
> > customize a car for other players, for game cash. This game should be a
> trip
> > and a half.
> > Destin
> > David Buttery <davidbutt...@ANTISPAM.x-stream.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:8EE71C723davidbutteryxstream@130.133.1.4...
> > > I know this subject has been done to death, but it's interesting to
come
> > > back to it every so often. So, just out of pure vulgar curiosity, what
> are
> > > people's favourite racing games? Here's my list (in descending order,
> only
> > > including games I own the full version of, and sticking to cars):
> > > Grand Prix Legends (how could it be otherwise? Sublime.)
> > > Rally Championship (it's pushing my hardware, but what a game.)
> > > Sports Car GT (I've only just got SCGT - for ten quid! - and I
> > > *like* it.)
> > > Netw'k Q RAC Rally Ch'p (very underrated this - still a great
> > > challenge.)
> > > Colin McRae Rally (a bit arcadey, but a very nicely done game.)
> > > TOCA (version 1) (I haven't got TOCA 2 - this is enough fun for
> > > now. No mirrors, though.)
> > > Le Mans 24 Hours (how can a game this new not have rear view
> > > mirrors?? But it *is* the full Le Mans circuit, and is rather good
fun.)
> > > CART Precision Racing (rather bland, but the close racing is
nice.)
> > > Grand Prix 2 (used to be way up my list, but getting pretty
> > > tired now, and doesn't have FF. Come *on*, Sir Geoffrey!)
> > > F1 Racing Simulation (not great, not bad. Doesn't stir the soul.)
> > > Screamer 2 (doesn't pretend to be anything other than an
> > > arcade game - and all the better for it. Not my cup of tea, though.)
> > > Int'l Rally Ch'ship (the worst of this series.)
> > > NASCAR 1 (I just don't get on with it - never been really
> > > sure why not.)
> > > Formula 1 '97 (flashy arcadey thing, pretends to be a sim.)
> > > Power F1 (didn't know I still had this, actually.)
> > > All IMHO, naturally!
> > > --
> > > David.
> > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> really."
> > > (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)
