rec.autos.simulators

> My racing ***ion started with Night Driver for the Atari 2600 around
> 1980. Then in the mid 90's I got to play Nascar Racing with a steering
wheel
> and pedals on a 486. I was then hooked and made my first computer purchase
> for the soul reason to play Nascar Racing. I have every racing sim Papy
has
> made and every computer upgrade has been based on Papy sims. Remember the
> Sierra Screamin 3d Rendition video card and how about those HUGE phone
bills
> on Hawaii :) Grand Prix Legends physics model was nothing short of a
> miracle. And each new Nascar edition has improved when I didn't think they
> could get any better. After trying out EA's version of Nascar racing I
> realised that Papy's physics model CAN'T  be alowed to die. It needs to be
> carried on be any means necessary. I as one can't save Papy's future but I
> will do everything I can to help it live on. I will be getting Nascar
Racing
> 2003 Season today and will be buying extra copies for friends and family
as
> I can afford them. I will intruduce sim racing to as many people as I can.
I
> realise EA has tons more money and Nascar support but when it comes to
> simulating a race car they aren't but a pimple on Papy's butt. Please
don't
> let this be the last Papy PC sim. It would be a huge step back in sim
> racings evolution. Thanks Papy for all the years of racing and hopefully
> there will be more.

> > It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims.

> > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go
> > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years
> > before I even started watching racing on the television.  No doubt
> > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan.  I
> > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that
> > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money.
> > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options,
> > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most
> > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it:  Papyrus has
> > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace
> > today.

> > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be
> > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts.  I just wanted
> > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years.  You
> > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good
> > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus.  It's a little sad to know that there
> > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to
> > seeing what you guys will come out with next.  In the meantime, I plan
> > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take
> > home will be the next level in PC racing - again.  Thanks!

> Well said.

> Marc

> > It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims.

> > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go
> > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years
> > before I even started watching racing on the television.  No doubt
> > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan.  I
> > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that
> > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money.
> > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options,
> > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most
> > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it:  Papyrus has
> > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace
> > today.

> > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be
> > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts.  I just wanted
> > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years.  You
> > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good
> > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus.  It's a little sad to know that there
> > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to
> > seeing what you guys will come out with next.  In the meantime, I plan
> > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take
> > home will be the next level in PC racing - again.  Thanks!

>    My thoughts exactly.  I remember watching a piece during the (89?) Indy
>500 about a guy who worked at the track "breaking" the track record using
>Indy 500 the simulation.  They said the game was a great simulation with
>great set-up options.  They then showed this guy drinking a bottle of milk
>in victory lane.  That was all I needed to see.  Even though I didn't own a
>computer at the time, I went out and bought Indy 500 the simulation and went
>to a buddy's place to use his 286 to play.  I was hooked, and I've owned
>every Papy sim since and enjoyed them all.