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by **Fillyourboot** » Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:11:08

I'm thinking about picking up a Dreamcast as the indie shops close to where
I work are rife with 2nd hand consoles. A number of Dreamcast owners I've
spoken recommend a broadly identical selection of 10 or so games, of those
LM24 and MSR figure very highly. What's the RAS take on these games, and are
there any other racing titles for the format worth looking for?

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Fillyourboots

by **david mcleo** » Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:57:04

F355 is the most realistic imho. Plenty of long term play value and worth
looking for. Le Mans and MSR were fun for a bit, but the arcade style
physics wears thin. Worth picking up if they are priced cheap.

Dave

by **jason moy** » Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:11:19

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 23:11:08 +0000 (UTC), "Fillyourboots"

>I'm thinking about picking up a Dreamcast as the indie shops close to where
>I work are rife with 2nd hand consoles. A number of Dreamcast owners I've
>spoken recommend a broadly identical selection of 10 or so games, of those
>LM24 and MSR figure very highly. What's the RAS take on these games, and are
>there any other racing titles for the format worth looking for?

The absolute best racer on the dreamcast is F355, at least if you're
looking for something fairly simmy.

As far as arcade stuff goes, I enjoyed Metropolis Street Racer quite a
bit. I could never really get into LM24 for some reason, but it
certainly wasn't a bad game. If you don't mind that it's a pure
arcade game, CART Flag-To-Flag can be fairly entertaining, and it has
a few***pit cameras which is always a plus for me.

Jason

by **F50 G** » Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:51:15

I initially enjoyed LM24 on the DC. However it eventually lost it's
appeal after a couple months.

As has been said F355 Challenge is the best. I bought it for my PS2
(after the DC was sold) and still love it.

I'm not sure what MSR is...

- F50 GT

> I'm thinking about picking up a Dreamcast as the indie shops close to where
> I work are rife with 2nd hand consoles. A number of Dreamcast owners I've
> spoken recommend a broadly identical selection of 10 or so games, of those
> LM24 and MSR figure very highly. What's the RAS take on these games, and are
> there any other racing titles for the format worth looking for?

> ++
> Fillyourboots

by **Dav** » Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:34:47

>I'm thinking about picking up a Dreamcast as the indie shops close to where
>I work are rife with 2nd hand consoles. A number of Dreamcast owners I've
>spoken recommend a broadly identical selection of 10 or so games, of those
>LM24 and MSR figure very highly. What's the RAS take on these games, and are
>there any other racing titles for the format worth looking for?

Agree with all who said F355 is the most sim-like. Spent a fair
amount of time hot-lapping and racing the challenging (but
frustrating) AI. Definite pick.

I probably played Lemans 24 hrs even more. Yes, including a 24 hr
race! Recommended.

MSR (=Metropolis Street Racer, father of Project Gotham Racing),
is a fun arcade game. It can get maddeningly frustrating though.
XBOX's, PGR and especially PGR2 are superior. But recommended.

Won't compare to GT3 on the PS2, but probably still quite
playable.

Another interesting one was GT2 using "Bleemcast". GT2 looks far,
far better on the DC than on the PSX or PS2.

These are the three race games I have on my DC, and are really the
reasons I bought the DC. However, the DC is gathering dust. If
you are interested, make an offer for the machine and those games
plus an added controller and a couple of memory units.

by **Fillyourboot** » Wed, 28 Jan 2004 10:59:18

>> I'm thinking about picking up a Dreamcast as the indie shops close
>> to where I work are rife with 2nd hand consoles. A number of
>> Dreamcast owners I've spoken recommend a broadly identical selection
>> of 10 or so games, of those LM24 and MSR figure very highly. What's
>> the RAS take on these games, and are there any other racing titles
>> for the format worth looking for?

> Agree with all who said F355 is the most sim-like. Spent a fair
> amount of time hot-lapping and racing the challenging (but
> frustrating) AI. Definite pick.

> I probably played Lemans 24 hrs even more. Yes, including a 24 hr
> race! Recommended.

> MSR (=Metropolis Street Racer, father of Project Gotham Racing),
> is a fun arcade game. It can get maddeningly frustrating though.
> XBOX's, PGR and especially PGR2 are superior. But recommended.

> Won't compare to GT3 on the PS2, but probably still quite
> playable.

> Another interesting one was GT2 using "Bleemcast". GT2 looks far,
> far better on the DC than on the PSX or PS2.

> These are the three race games I have on my DC, and are really the
> reasons I bought the DC. However, the DC is gathering dust. If
> you are interested, make an offer for the machine and those games
> plus an added controller and a couple of memory units.

Dave, do you live in the US? I'm in the UK.

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Fillyourboots

by **Dav** » Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:21:54

>Dave, do you live in the US? I'm in the UK.

Yep, US. So much for a sale. Good luck on your search.

Oh also remembered I have SegaGT. You do NOT want that one.
The game is fair, but the controllability was absolutely
horrid. XBOX version SegaGT2002 is much better, but is still a
poor comparison to GT2.

rec.autos.simulators

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?

Le Mans 24 Hours on Dreamcast, and MSR too... Any good?