Thanks to Randy, Anders, Bear, and others for supplying good
information on the Sony Playstation/Psygnosis F1 topics. I went ahead
and got one! I figured it was 1/10 the price of a computer (and after
all, the only reason I need a fast computer is for my games!)... and I
do love it so far. Despite my complaints and concerns below! F1 is
really a must for anybody who is serious about their racing (esp. F1)
***/simming.
F1 by Psygnosis has spectacualr graphics. No denying that. And as a
sim, it isn't really *bad*, but it isn't GP2. If I could figure out if
there is an option to have mirrors, I'd be a happier about it's
simming. Half of racing is keeping the guys behind you! And if you
have to press a button to look back, that isn't realistic at all. In
GP2, my (and probably your) peripheral vision monitors the mirrors all
the time, and I use that view to judge how hard to be running my
tires, how wide I should take a turn, speed going in versus speed
coming out of a turn... NO MIRRORS IN PSYGNOSIS F1!!!? Please, tell me
I'm wrong!
Second gripe: replays: how the hell do I view a replay! I keep seeing
that this is a feature, but the replay option is always unchoosable in
my menu. I have only done Single Player Single Races so far. Any tips?
And about these freaky memory cartidges- I need a run down on just
what they are all about. First off, what does the cartridge package
mean, "don't repeatedly save and delete on the same slot"- do these
things (memory cartridges) wear out?! Sounded a little like "don't
keep writing to the same RAM address" to me. What gives here? Thanks
for any illuminating thoughts.
Secondly, It appears that part of the Playstation culture (or maybe it
is just psygnosis') is to not really document a product. It is clear
there are a lot of things to this F1 game/sim that need some
clarification (like replays, game saving, etc.). Have any FAQs been
put together yet? A quick check on the net got me nothing.
I bought the Mad Catz wheel- it is surprisingly good. Maybe it won't
last forever, but it is adequate.
All in all, I am very glad I bought F1, and the Playstation. Blows
away my 486dx4 when I play GP2 on it! Now, is there ever a chance GP2
will come out for playstation!?!? I don't see why it couldn't work on
it, at least in a 30FPS VGA mode. I race at *12* on my 486!
Last and certainly not least- IS there an option to turn off
Satriani/Vai/etc in the menus? In everything?! I am not putting down
the musicians, but I can't take much more of "Juice" or whatever these
songs are. Yes, I already figured out how to get them off while
racing, but even in the menus, it can get tiresome.
Thanks again, guys.