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What is best Off Road game/simulation?

Pat Goul

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Pat Goul » Sat, 05 Jul 1997 04:00:00

Could someone tell me what is the best Off Road simulation on the market
right now?  I have a Pentim 133 and hope to find something that handles
realistically and has smooth graphics.  Maybe there is nothing out there
yet - sure would appreciate anyone's opinion.  Thanks

Alex Kihuran

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Alex Kihuran » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00

In article , Pat says...

Well if you want an off-road racing SIM then I think Rally Championship is the
best. You have 6 cars and 28 courses that average about 12 miles each. (THE 1
STAGE IS 36 MILES!) Also you can race at night too. What ever you do don't
download the demo of it. IT SUCKS!! It's the dumest demo in the whole wide
world! So just buy the game. *** just published it and it came out in the US
June 6,1997. If you want info on this game go to www.europress.com/

JUST DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE
DEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Alex Kihuran

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Alex Kihuran » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00

In article , Pat says...

Well if you want an off-road racing SIM then I think Rally Championship is the
best. You have 6 cars and 28 courses that average about 12 miles each. (THE 1
STAGE IS 36 MILES!) Also you can race at night too. What ever you do don't
download the demo of it. IT SUCKS!! It's the dumest demo in the whole wide
world! So just buy the game. *** just published it and it came out in the US
June 6,1997. If you want info on this game go to www.europress.com/

JUST DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE
DEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jim Sokolo

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Jim Sokolo » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00

On Fri, 04 Jul 1997 19:09:24 -0500, Pat Gould


>Could someone tell me what is the best Off Road simulation on the market
>right now?  I have a Pentim 133 and hope to find something that handles
>realistically and has smooth graphics.  Maybe there is nothing out there
>yet - sure would appreciate anyone's opinion.  Thanks

If you can wait a while (or even if you can't, you should look at it
when it's out), the new SODA sim from Papyrus will be worth a nice
long look...

I don't know the exact timing of the release, but this game will be
very entertaining for the off-road enthusiasts who are into
stadium-type or short-course racing, as opposed to rallying.

---Jim

Jo

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Jo » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00


>I don't know the exact timing of the release, but this game will be
>very entertaining for the off-road enthusiasts who are into
>stadium-type or short-course racing, as opposed to rallying.

Ugh, that sounds so boring - if you like road racing who the heck
wants to be stuck in a stadium or circuit instead of being out on a
real road?

Joe

Don Mullin

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Don Mullin » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00



> >I don't know the exact timing of the release, but this game will be
> >very entertaining for the off-road enthusiasts who are into
> >stadium-type or short-course racing, as opposed to rallying.

> Ugh, that sounds so boring - if you like road racing who the heck
> wants to be stuck in a stadium or circuit instead of being out on a
> real road?

> Joe

        I would imagine you could make your own Baja with it track editor
though.
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Eric T. Busc

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Eric T. Busc » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00

Yes it has a track editor, but the tracks have to fall within the confines
of the sim (ie. closed circuits).

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myke

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by myke » Sun, 06 Jul 1997 04:00:00


> On Fri, 04 Jul 1997 19:09:24 -0500, Pat Gould

> >Could someone tell me what is the best Off Road simulation on the market
> >right now?  I have a Pentim 133 and hope to find something that handles
> >realistically and has smooth graphics.  Maybe there is nothing out there
> >yet - sure would appreciate anyone's opinion.  Thanks

> If you can wait a while (or even if you can't, you should look at it
> when it's out), the new SODA sim from Papyrus will be worth a nice
> long look...

> I don't know the exact timing of the release, but this game will be
> very entertaining for the off-road enthusiasts who are into
> stadium-type or short-course racing, as opposed to rallying.

> ---Jim

Jim is there any correlation of the minimum system requirements, and the
time between marketing's first public announcement until actual release
date?

Seems to me for those people who are willing to purchase FAST computers
are more likely to be impatient.  If I were willing to wait, and wait
for new software, then I'd be willing to wait for my 486-33 to finish
crunching my spread sheet.

P.S. :)

mykey

Jo

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Jo » Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:00:00


>    I would imagine you could make your own Baja with it track editor
>though.

Oh, SODA will have track editor? That's different then, all is
forgiven. :-)

Joe

Jo

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Jo » Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:00:00


Well I'd prefer an open-road sim with a track editor. But just to have
a track editor in a realistic sim in the first place makes up for a
lot. That means a never ending supply of new tracks on the net, which
means very high replayability. Sounds good to me.

Joe

Richard Walk

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Richard Walk » Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:00:00

On Fri, 04 Jul 1997 19:09:24 -0500, Pat Gould


>Could someone tell me what is the best Off Road simulation on the market
>right now?  I have a Pentim 133 and hope to find something that handles
>realistically and has smooth graphics.  Maybe there is nothing out there
>yet - sure would appreciate anyone's opinion.  Thanks

Monster Truck Madness is worth a go. OK, it's not a total sim but the
trucks handle realistically enough and it has plenty of neat touches <g>

You should get good enough graphics on a bog stndard P133 (I did) but if
you get a 3dfx it's *much* better ;-)

Cheers,
Richard

Jo

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Jo » Mon, 07 Jul 1997 04:00:00


>You should get good enough graphics on a bog stndard P133 (I did) but if
>you get a 3dfx it's *much* better ;-)

I found it only slighty better on a 3dfx. It is in fact the worst 3dfx
solution I've ever seen - very slow, and really it's as ugly as sin.

Joe

Matt

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Matt » Tue, 08 Jul 1997 04:00:00


> In article , Pat says...

> JUST DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE
> DEMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tell me about it--I loved the game but the drivers in the demo just
don't seem to compete (too easy), also there is a joystick bug
that causes a red bar to flicker across the screen if you select
joystick as a control. But the game looks really good--I just hope
the stores around here have it

cheers,

matt

Keepe

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by Keepe » Thu, 10 Jul 1997 04:00:00


>>I don't know the exact timing of the release, but this game will be
>>very entertaining for the off-road enthusiasts who are into
>>stadium-type or short-course racing, as opposed to rallying.
>Ugh, that sounds so boring - if you like road racing who the heck
>wants to be stuck in a stadium or circuit instead of being out on a
>real road?

Loads of people.  Instead of merely racing the clock, as
you do in rallying and other off-road events (such as the
famous Baja 1000), in stadium and short-course off-road
racing you have direct competition.

Think of it like Formula 1 but with dirt and jumps!

The best thing about the SODA sim, I think, will be the
track editor.  I'm looking forward to it, hoping that my
old machine can run it (if they keep the graphics as simple
as the demo pictures of seen, rather than start putting in
loads of suspension members and things, maybe there's a
chance, particularly if one uses the track editor to remove
all unnecessary scenery if possible).

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SimRaci

What is best Off Road game/simulation?

by SimRaci » Fri, 11 Jul 1997 04:00:00

There's a specific option for adjusting the way different graphics
appear...You can have the fully textured, partially textured, or
non-textured.  With the track editor, you can remove all objects
(except checkpoints) and still have the same basic track...

Mucho fun!!  =)

Cheers!

Marc


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