rec.autos.simulators

by **Colin Harri** » Thu, 02 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Saw Harley Davidson - Race Across America listed today, cheap. Made by
Wizard works, but honestly can't remember a single posting for it in here.
Any views?

Colin

by **Moogma** » Thu, 02 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Based on the CNET Gamecenter review at
http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3338,00.html
it appears to be priced that way for a reason.

by **Don Hancock (** » Thu, 02 Dec 1999 04:00:00

>Based on the CNET Gamecenter review at
>http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3338,00.html
>it appears to be priced that way for a reason.

Gee, I think I'll take one!!

</sarcasm mode>

Gunner

by **Colin Harri** » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

One to miss, then!!!

> Based on the CNET Gamecenter review at
> http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3338,00.html
> it appears to be priced that way for a reason.

> > Saw Harley Davidson - Race Across America listed today, cheap. Made by
> > Wizard works, but honestly can't remember a single posting for it in
here.
> > Any views?

> > Colin

by **Antti Markus Pete** » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

At least it made a few people smile when reading some of the reviews,
like the one of cdmag's:

"Harley Davidson: Race Across America - First player to Sturgis gets to
uninstall the game!"

"...you can get a better sim experience playing Atari's Pole Position.
The original one."

"...the game is about as challenging as a two-piece puzzle and almost as
much fun."

"The bikes in this game have all the fuel economy of a refinery fire...
Your bike runs out of gas approximately every sixty seconds."

"The game does have a multiplayer mode, but do you really want your
friends to know that you purchased this game?"

"It's Like: Going to the dentist, only not as much fun."

---
Antti Markus Peteri

15 miles. your dim light shines from so far away

- Soul Asylum, Promises Broken

by **Tim (fusio** » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

The game engine is as old and obsolete as the engine in a real Harley.

Tim

>Saw Harley Davidson - Race Across America listed today, cheap. Made by
>Wizard works, but honestly can't remember a single posting for it in here.
>Any views?

>Colin

by **Don Hancock (** » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

>> Gee, I think I'll take one!!

>> </sarcasm mode>

>At least it made a few people smile when reading some of the reviews,
>like the one of cdmag's:

>"Harley Davidson: Race Across America - First player to Sturgis gets to
>uninstall the game!"

>"...you can get a better sim experience playing Atari's Pole Position.
>The original one."

>"...the game is about as challenging as a two-piece puzzle and almost as
>much fun."

>"The bikes in this game have all the fuel economy of a refinery fire...
>Your bike runs out of gas approximately every sixty seconds."

>"The game does have a multiplayer mode, but do you really want your
>friends to know that you purchased this game?"

Don't you just HAVE to wonder: What IDIOT would allow something so
stupid to be produced??!!! Same with Extreme Paintbrawl I understand.... I
can't imagine any programmer allowing something so piss-poor to be
published!

Gunner

by AM » Sat, 04 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Aye, it's amazing. Tho its prolly the publisher who says that we can have
a few bucks with this one. They did release it as a budget title all
along, so I guess they had at least some idea about the quality of the
product. I'm more amazed that Harley let them couple their venerable
brand with a bitload of shit like this. I suppose their PR department
knows squat about computer games. Seems they just had a crash course.

---
Antti Markus Peteri

15 miles. your dim light shines from so far away

- Soul Asylum, Promises Broken