rec.autos.simulators

by **steve cov** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it is
really well done.
My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over fairly
well
after a short learning curve.

Steve C

by **Tom Quic** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

by **John Bodi** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Powerslide's the ticket when you're frustrated with GPL and want to engage
in some fast, furious single-player OR multi-player racing. Check out the
demo at http://www.ratbaggames.com/ if you haven't already. I haven't
downloaded the ReVolt demo yet, so I can't compare, but I do know that I've
been switching back-and-forth between GPL and Powerslide a lot lately --
which speaks very well of Powerslide!

-- JB

>It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

>> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
>> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it is
>> really well done.
>> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over fairly
>> well
>> after a short learning curve.

>> Steve C

by **Andre Warrin** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

Andre

>It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

>> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
>> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it is
>> really well done.
>> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over fairly
>> well
>> after a short learning curve.

>> Steve C

by **Tom Quic** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if you
are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

Better?

> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

> Andre

> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it is
> >> really well done.
> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
fairly
> >> well
> >> after a short learning curve.

> >> Steve C

by **Turbojo** » Tue, 07 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Chill out Andre. He said it was fun. He didn't say it was a sim or a
replacement for a sim. Just a relaxing break from GPL. Have you even tried
it ? I downloaded it and think it's a blast. As an old RCer I thought they
did an excellent job with the game. So good in fact that I plan to dig out
and dust off my RC cars and see if GPL has helped my driving in RC since I
haven't touched the cars in about three years. This thread isn't any more
off topic than half the other stuff posted here.

Joe

> Much better! :)

> The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
> and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
> right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
> It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
> drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
> How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
> like it after 5 minutes... do you?
> Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

> Andre

> >Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if you
> >are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

> >Better?

> >> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

> >> Andre

> >> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

> >> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
> >> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it
is
> >> >> really well done.
> >> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
> >fairly
> >> >> well
> >> >> after a short learning curve.

> >> >> Steve C

by **Andre Warrin** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Much better! :)

The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
like it after 5 minutes... do you?
Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

Andre

>Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if you
>are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

>Better?

>> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

>> Andre

>> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

>> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
>> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it is
>> >> really well done.
>> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
>fairly
>> >> well
>> >> after a short learning curve.

>> >> Steve C

by **Andre Warrin** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Sorry, I should stop drinking so much coffee late in the evening :)
If you're having fun with revolt, that's great!

Sorry for being a little bit harsch, it must be because vroc was down
yesterday, just when I had a day off...

Andre

>Chill out Andre. He said it was fun. He didn't say it was a sim or a
>replacement for a sim. Just a relaxing break from GPL. Have you even tried
>it ? I downloaded it and think it's a blast. As an old RCer I thought they
>did an excellent job with the game. So good in fact that I plan to dig out
>and dust off my RC cars and see if GPL has helped my driving in RC since I
>haven't touched the cars in about three years. This thread isn't any more
>off topic than half the other stuff posted here.

>Joe

>> Much better! :)

>> The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
>> and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
>> right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
>> It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
>> drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
>> How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
>> like it after 5 minutes... do you?
>> Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

>> Andre

>> >Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if you
>> >are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

>> >Better?

>> >> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

>> >> Andre

>> >> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

>> >> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
>> >> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it
>is
>> >> >> really well done.
>> >> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
>> >fairly
>> >> >> well
>> >> >> after a short learning curve.

>> >> >> Steve C

by **Tom Quic** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

.. hate to admit it, but I explored the demo to it's fullest. I ran the time
demo with my son and shamefully he had the fastest time for 2 weeks.

I now own the full version and am quite satisfied with the sense of speed
(in car view) I can get.

It in no way compares to GPL since GPL are '67 F1 cars and these are RC
cars.. but it is quite fun to pick up an arcade racer and have some fun for
the hell of it.

TQ

> Much better! :)

> The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
> and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
> right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
> It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
> drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
> How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
> like it after 5 minutes... do you?
> Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

> Andre

> >Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if you
> >are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

> >Better?

> >> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

> >> Andre

> >> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

> >> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
> >> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but it
is
> >> >> really well done.
> >> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
> >fairly
> >> >> well
> >> >> after a short learning curve.

> >> >> Steve C

by **Turbojo** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Hey you had too much coffee and I had too many Tequila Sunrises. Maybe we
both over-reacted a bit eh ?

Joe

> Sorry, I should stop drinking so much coffee late in the evening :)
> If you're having fun with revolt, that's great!

> Sorry for being a little bit harsch, it must be because vroc was down
> yesterday, just when I had a day off...

> Andre

> >Chill out Andre. He said it was fun. He didn't say it was a sim or a
> >replacement for a sim. Just a relaxing break from GPL. Have you even
tried
> >it ? I downloaded it and think it's a blast. As an old RCer I thought
they
> >did an excellent job with the game. So good in fact that I plan to dig
out
> >and dust off my RC cars and see if GPL has helped my driving in RC since
I
> >haven't touched the cars in about three years. This thread isn't any more
> >off topic than half the other stuff posted here.

> >Joe

> >> Much better! :)

> >> The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
> >> and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
> >> right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
> >> It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
> >> drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
> >> How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
> >> like it after 5 minutes... do you?
> >> Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

> >> Andre

> >> >Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if
you
> >> >are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

> >> >Better?

> >> >> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

> >> >> Andre

> >> >> On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 10:29:33 -0400, "Tom Quick"

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> >> >> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

> >> >> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
> >> >> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but
it
> >is
> >> >> >> really well done.
> >> >> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate
over
> >> >fairly
> >> >> >> well
> >> >> >> after a short learning curve.

> >> >> >> Steve C

by **Kirk Lan** » Wed, 08 Sep 1999 04:00:00

IMHO, a few of the best parts about ReVolt:

1) The cars are easily editable with notepad (better AI + higher speeds =
more fun!)
2) They get right up on the edge of licensing, and the cars look realistic
(most of them) (one of the buggies has XX4 on the wing - a trademark car
licensed by Team Losi, who has a (from what I have heard very poor) game of
their own)
3) It's downright fun to go zipping around a neighborhood and not having to
worry about spending $400 to fix your car when it gets run over!!

--
Kirk Lane

ICQ: 28171652
BRT #187

"I read dead Russian authors volumes at a time
I write everything down except what's on my mind
'Cause my greatest fear is the sucking sound
And then I know I'll never get back out"
-'Narcolepsy', Third Eye Blind

> Chill out Andre. He said it was fun. He didn't say it was a sim or a
> replacement for a sim. Just a relaxing break from GPL. Have you even tried
> it ? I downloaded it and think it's a blast. As an old RCer I thought they
> did an excellent job with the game. So good in fact that I plan to dig out
> and dust off my RC cars and see if GPL has helped my driving in RC since I
> haven't touched the cars in about three years. This thread isn't any more
> off topic than half the other stuff posted here.

> Joe

> > Much better! :)

> > The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these other cart
> > and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse. It's left,
> > right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
> > It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake, immediately be last,
> > drive for a minute, be in front again, and this goes on and on.
> > How long have you been playing the demo? Don't tell me that you still
> > like it after 5 minutes... do you?
> > Anyway, these games have nothing to do with sim racing.

> > Andre

> > >Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5 minutes (if
you
> > >are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

> > >Better?

> > >> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

> > >> Andre

> > >> On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 10:29:33 -0400, "Tom Quick"

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> > >> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't mention MP.

> > >> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt (Racing) by Acclaim.
> > >> >> It is a lot of fun. You are racing toy remote control cars, but
it
> is
> > >> >> really well done.
> > >> >> My Gpl skills (if you would call them that) seem to translate over
> > >fairly
> > >> >> well
> > >> >> after a short learning curve.

> > >> >> Steve C

by **Goy Larse** » Thu, 09 Sep 1999 04:00:00

snip
> I now own the full version and am quite satisfied with the sense of speed
> (in car view) I can get.

snip

In car view in a RC car sim/game ?? :-)

--

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

"Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/

by **amp** » Thu, 09 Sep 1999 04:00:00

I think that this game has everything to do with sim
racing. It is a far more accurate simulation of real R.C.
car physics than most full sized auto sims provide for
their respective cars.
The cars move and react just like the actual R.C. cars that
I have owned. Controlling them can be tough, since these
cars are very light weight and have hair trigger twitchy
handling in real life as well as in this game.
I liked this game demo enough that I went out and bought it
3 days ago. It's an amazing piece of graphics and physics
programming IMHO . The demo is only the tip of the iceberg.
The track designer module, while limited , allows you to
make some pretty fun and demanding race tracks, and is not
as bad as I have heard some reviewers comment. Sure, you
can't make the awesome premade tracks and environments that
come with the game, but you can create some nice little
diversions if you invest some time. I have not seen any
better track designers that have come packaged with a game.

>Much better! :)

>The thing is, games like Revolt, Lego Racers and all these
other cart
>and rc games have such a limited appeal. IMHO ofcourse.
It's left,
>right, gas and brake. Oh, and a key for the horn ofcourse.
>It's being in front of the pack, make a mistake,

immediately be last,

>>Sorry Andre.. I should have said very entertaining, for 5
minutes (if you
>>are Andre Warringa) but pales in comparison to GPL.

>>Better?

>>> Very entertaining.... for about 5 minutes....

>>> Andre

>>> On Mon, 6 Sep 1999 10:29:33 -0400, "Tom Quick"

>>> >It is a very entertaining game... sure glad you didn't
mention MP.

>>> >> I have just been playing the demo of Re-Volt

(Racing) by Acclaim.
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by **Jim Getze** » Thu, 09 Sep 1999 04:00:00

Hey Goy!

Well, not really. You can shift the view to the same viewpoint as the driver
would have, but the car itself is removed (no dash or hood). Very similar to
a front bumper camera.

I picked this one up and have to say it is extremely well done, from physics
to graphics to the sheer fun factor. The cars take some skill and practice
to properly control, particularly since they are prone to snap oversteer
under braking and corner turn-in. If you thought you had to be going in a
straight line before braking to prevent oversteer in GPL, well, you ain't
seen nothing yet.

Great fun when you need a break from the "serious" sims.

Jim Getzen

by **Mountain Kodia** » Thu, 09 Sep 1999 04:00:00

>Hey you had too much coffee and I had too many Tequila Sunrises. Maybe we
>both over-reacted a bit eh ?

>Joe

>> Sorry, I should stop drinking so much coffee late in the evening :)
>> If you're having fun with revolt, that's great!

>> Sorry for being a little bit harsch, it must be because vroc was down
>> yesterday, just when I had a day off...

>> Andre

What!? A mutual apology on Usenet? In r.a.s, even? The end is near!

In all seriousness, it's extremely refreshing...

Thanks, --mk

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