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It's official!

Tony Ricka

It's official!

by Tony Ricka » Sun, 01 May 2005 05:11:15


> At some point someone needs to correct all the glaring errors on that
> page.  Sim racing did not magically start with GP2 (one wonders what
> GP1 was in that case).  Someone should write up a good history going
> back to the early projection system from the 70's and working it's way
> through the early arcade games and the crammond and papyrus and ISI
> titles.

Found the edit button! My history goes back to Indy 500 so if someone
else could add the early stuff that would be great - cos I'm way too
young :)

Cheers
Tony

Pete

It's official!

by Pete » Sun, 01 May 2005 22:19:12




> > At some point someone needs to correct all the glaring errors on that
> > page.  Sim racing did not magically start with GP2 (one wonders what
> > GP1 was in that case).  Someone should write up a good history going
> > back to the early projection system from the 70's and working it's way
> > through the early arcade games and the crammond and papyrus and ISI
> > titles.

> Found the edit button! My history goes back to Indy 500 so if someone
> else could add the early stuff that would be great - cos I'm way too
> young :)

> Cheers
> Tony

Well it depends on what you'd call a sim and whether people are just
referring to PC-based racing.  I can remember playing motor racing games
on my old Sinclair Spectrum back in the early 80's.  They weren't
exactly realistic but they involved driving an F1 car around the current
F1 circuits of the time.  I think Nigel Mansell had his name in one such
title.

Though not an F1 sim, my favourite of the time was a motor bike racing
game called TT Racer.  I remember being in awe of the fact you could
stop at some corners on various circuits and watch the other AI racers
head by on other parts of the track.  :) You could also tinker with the
bike's setup in some basic ways as well.

Btw, none of these allowed you to plug in a steering wheel, which was a
shame.

--
Pete Ives
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