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Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

Chris Bloo

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Chris Bloo » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely
pleased with my budget purchase.  Here are some of the reasons I am enjoying
this:

Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail.  Only gripe here
is the tyres look a bit hexagonal.

Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would
expect from this type of car.

AI - Very consistent.  You can follow a car bumper to bumper for a whole lap
and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly.

Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well
despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N. America.
Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line.

Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long term scenario
with the Career feature.

Generally a well put together sim/game.  Seeing as it's a common term of
description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a
"Finished Product".

Chris

P.S.  Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o)

jbo..

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by jbo.. » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Too late -- Wilshe's henchmen are everywhere.  There is no escape!

;-)

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T. Radel

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by T. Radel » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00



Did you ever try its predecessor, Powerslide? Great dirt driving fun.

TR

Ron Campbel

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Ron Campbel » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Hey Chris its also about as close to the real thing as it gets. I know you
guys in here like that lame grand prix ***so I'll forgive the not in gpl
league comment.
By the way I have GPL and it sits an my shelf an awful lot while dtr is
almost always in my dvd drive.

Daniel Shirle

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Daniel Shirle » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Hey
Excellent fun indeed!
Pherhaps you should have waited about 30 days and picked up DTR:Sprint Cars
with your $20 though :)

ds


>I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely
>pleased with my budget purchase.  Here are some of the reasons I am
enjoying
>this:

>Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail.  Only gripe here
>is the tyres look a bit hexagonal.

>Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would
>expect from this type of car.

>AI - Very consistent.  You can follow a car bumper to bumper for a whole
lap
>and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly.

>Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well
>despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N. America.
>Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line.

>Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long term
scenario
>with the Career feature.

>Generally a well put together sim/game.  Seeing as it's a common term of
>description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a
>"Finished Product".

>Chris

>P.S.  Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o)

Chris Bloo

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Chris Bloo » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Well, the copy I bought was the first and only that I have seen
in South Africa.  I didn't even see a copy when I was in the UK
and Ireland earlier in the month!

Maybe we will get DTR: Sprints next year:)

I'm also looking forward to Leadfoot.

Chris


>Hey
>Excellent fun indeed!
>Pherhaps you should have waited about 30 days and picked up
DTR:Sprint Cars
>with your $20 though :)

>ds

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Chris Bloo

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Chris Bloo » Wed, 26 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Yes, I have the demo of Powerslide.  Also very impressive,
especially as it was a small download.

Chris

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Eldre

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Eldre » Thu, 27 Jul 2000 04:00:00



>Hey Chris its also about as close to the real thing as it gets. I know you
>guys in here like that lame grand prix ***so I'll forgive the not in gpl
>league comment.
>By the way I have GPL and it sits an my shelf an awful lot while dtr is
>almost always in my dvd drive.

Well of COURSE.  You don't need the CD in the drive to run GPL... :)

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Bendit

Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

by Bendit » Thu, 27 Jul 2000 04:00:00


    The main reason it was a small download was that they used JPG
compression on the textures (not in the full game, of course, only in the
demo). They did the same thing with DTR, too. I think this is a good idea
which should be copied by other game developers. But then, I'm only
connected at 33.6k. :)

Bendito;


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