rec.autos.simulators

by **rrevve** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 03:41:39

>>To relax even more with GT2, go to EBAY and search for 'USB PSX'.

>Play a racing game with a gamepad?! Sacrilege!

I have a TSW2 and a Force RS, but sometimes, it's just nice
to kick back and relax, particularly when a game such as
GT2 controls so well.

by **Dave Coo** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 04:08:56

> >>To relax even more with GT2, go to EBAY and search for 'USB PSX'.

> >Play a racing game with a gamepad?! Sacrilege!

> I have a TSW2 and a Force RS, but sometimes, it's just nice
> to kick back and relax, particularly when a game such as
> GT2 controls so well.

Have you tried WRC (World Rally Championship) for PS2? It's great with the Dual
Shock. I think I'm gonna see if I can get that one to work with your emulator,
though. Just to see how it feels with my good wheel and pedals.

If you haven't tried it - go rent it - you won't be disappointed. In fact next
month they will be releasing WRC2 which should be a blast.

- Dave

by **bertr** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 05:08:59

Thanks for that tip. I downloaded the emulator, but its asking me to install
a BIOS file -- either scph1001.bin or scph7502. I did a search on the web and
every site that I find it on either has 10 million pop-up ads or ask you to
"join".

Is there a "clean" site where one of these BIOS files can be downloaded?
(Unbelievable, even as I compose this message a damn Credit Repair add pops up
every 20 seconds or so..... I really hate that crap!)

> Can I make a suggestion to those that want a fantastic sim-mish
> racer for very little money?

> #1 The answer is Gran Turismo 2.

> #2 It ain't no GPL.

> Don't dump this post just yet. Read a little further.

> First, buy a new retail copy of GT2 for 20 bucks at your
> local Electronics Boutique, Walmart or anywhere else.

> Run it on your PC, anti-aliased, mip-mapped etc. at 1024x768x32
> or whatever using the free ePSXe Emulator, Version 1.51 which
> should be available at epsxe.com .

> IMPORTANT-You want 1.51, not 1.52 since it has a bug with GT2.

> It will take an hour or so to configure ePSXe. It is almost overly
> configurable with various downloadable user plug-ins, etc..
> Direct 3D, Open GL, you name it. There's a forum at epsxe.com
> to help you out, and I would be glad to post my settings, plugins, etc.

> It will run rock-solid at 60fps on a good PC and looks pretty
> nice. Actually, it looks DAMN nice considering it has over 200
> cars modeled. Jap cars, Cobras, Chargers, Vettes, Camaros,
> Mustangs, VERY nice Prototypes, it controls like a DREAM,
> and feels more like a real car than most of the sim-lite racers
> (TIR, cough) that are flooding the shelves today. The cars
> are somewhat low-poly, sort of like TOCA2. Pretty nice.
> You have real understeer, oversteer, wheelspin, etc.
> Incredible amount of chassis tuning options and upgrades.
> Tons of wheels.

> The tracks are a mixture of real life and fake ones, but all
> are universally *excellent* and technically challenging.
> The Laguna Seca is killer. Also, the small 'rallycross' mode
> alone is worth the 20 bucks, IMO.

> To make it *even better*, use a CD Copier such as Clone CD or
> whatever and make an image of the CD on your hard drive.
> ePSXe supports all major image formats. Load times are
> really fast from the HD. ePSXe works fine with your normal
> CD though. You can even use Daemon Tools with the emulator.
> Works just fine. The emulator is mature and very nice.

> The gameplay is big fun, even with the somewhat on-rails AI.
> Just think of them as moving hazards.. :) A couple hundred
> cars to earn, buy and sell. Many, many tracks, and variations...
> Day, night. As a side note, the replays are unbeatable, IMO.

> To relax even more with GT2, go to EBAY and search for 'USB PSX'.
> This will show you some inexpensive ($10-15) adapters that will allow
> you to use a standard PSX gamepad for control. That's what I did.
> I use the right analog stick for throttle/brake and the left for steering.
> Of course any windows wheel or joystick will work. The emulator
> uses standard Direct X controllers.

> I love a good racer, and GT2, overall, is the most fun I have ever
> had with a non-*** PC racer. It's gameplay is very ***ive.

> SO:

> The whole thang:

> Free - ePSXe ( http://www.racesimcentral.net/ )
> $20 - GT2 (New)
> $10 - USB adapter (optional)
> $20-30 - PSX or PS2 Gamepad (optional)
> ----
> 20-60 bucks and I guarantee you that you will have fun.
> Also, if you get the gamepad ,you will have everything
> necessary to play almost any PSX game on your PC in
> high-res ..

> You don't need a 'memory card' or anything else.
> It saves to your hard drive and you can copy saves
> to have an unlimited number of memory cards. Cool.

> The largest 'sim racing' community in the world, AFAIK, is
> centered around the GT* series. Hundreds of thousands of
> posts, etc. at http://www.racesimcentral.net/ or the forum at:
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> Hacks, FAQs, everything.

> For those looking for something 'new', this may be just the
> thing. It is almost all I have raced for the last few months.
> I thought I would mention this idea to those that haven't
> considered it.

> Have fun!

by **rrevve** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 05:14:38

>> >>To relax even more with GT2, go to EBAY and search for 'USB PSX'.

>> >Play a racing game with a gamepad?! Sacrilege!

>> I have a TSW2 and a Force RS, but sometimes, it's just nice
>> to kick back and relax, particularly when a game such as
>> GT2 controls so well.

>Have you tried WRC (World Rally Championship) for PS2? It's great with the Dual
>Shock. I think I'm gonna see if I can get that one to work with your emulator,

ePSXe only emulates a PSX, not a PS2..

I've tried it!

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by **Jay** » Wed, 30 Oct 2002 06:39:06