rec.autos.simulators

> WOW!

> First off I love games that let me feel what it's like to achieve
greatness
> without spending all the hard earned years of trials and errors. NSR
is just
> that. I popped it in to my
> 2ghz 1gb machine with a 256meg Nvidia card and set a few things up.
Ran my
> first race with Biffle (I work full time for the Guard and love the
ol'
> 16!). Won with Gordon on my ***8 seconds behind. This was on the
second of
> 4 levels of difficulty.

> One thing I noted right away that really dropped my jaw was the
weather
> effects. Chaging weather!! VEry nice touch. I raced in Joliet and the
North
> end of the track looked like a mid-june day, the other end looked
like a mid
> june day too except the pending Thunderhead rolling in. I almost
thought I
> saw leaves turning over. VERY nice touch.

> The only complaint I have so far is the sound. First I have 48 sounds
on and
> sometimes it just appeared to go silent for like a 10th of a second.
Odd?
> Also the initial sound setup makes your spotter and stuff VERY hard
to hear.
> Reset it at 100% spotter and 80% engine and all was fine.

> Back to race. Let me know if you want any particulars.

> TW

>> Initial impressions: (Keep in mind, as though it won't be obvious, I
> am not
>> a racing geek so my points may be skewed).

>> WOW!

>> First off I love games that let me feel what it's like to achieve
> greatness
>> without spending all the hard earned years of trials and errors. NSR
> is just
>> that. I popped it in to my
>> 2ghz 1gb machine with a 256meg Nvidia card and set a few things up.
> Ran my
>> first race with Biffle (I work full time for the Guard and love the
> ol'
>> 16!). Won with Gordon on my ***8 seconds behind. This was on the
> second of
>> 4 levels of difficulty.

>> One thing I noted right away that really dropped my jaw was the
> weather
>> effects. Chaging weather!! VEry nice touch. I raced in Joliet and the
> North
>> end of the track looked like a mid-june day, the other end looked
> like a mid
>> june day too except the pending Thunderhead rolling in. I almost
> thought I
>> saw leaves turning over. VERY nice touch.

>> The only complaint I have so far is the sound. First I have 48 sounds
> on and
>> sometimes it just appeared to go silent for like a 10th of a second.
> Odd?
>> Also the initial sound setup makes your spotter and stuff VERY hard
> to hear.
>> Reset it at 100% spotter and 80% engine and all was fine.

>> Back to race. Let me know if you want any particulars.

>> TW

> Hmm, which Wal Mart? :)  As soon as I read this post, I hopped in the
> car and drove as fast as I could to Wal Mart.  Then I remembered the
> kind of luck I usually have and sure enough, they did not have it.

> I live in Traverse City, Michigan.  Oh well, Best Buy should have it by
> tomorrow, and in the worst case I am sure EA has purchased not only
> rights to NASCAR but also NASCAR itself...so they probably will not
> allow Daytona 500 to start until enough copies are sold:)

> I have to say again--EA really dropped the ball on this--3 days after
> release and you still can't buy the darn thing????  Good grief, usually
> EA has 54 goons in any store with any of their product, beating people
> who don't buy stuff from EA :)

> Maybe next time.  Glad you have it!!!