rec.autos.simulators

Good afternoon...I found your newsgroup thru a search on Google.
Hopefully, you don't mind me asking a question right off the bat.

In the Demo mode of "Nascar Thunder 2003" on the PS2, it shows the
scrolling stats at the top of the screen (like NBC or TNT's
presentations), however in the game, I can't access this.  Is this a
reward through thunder plates or lightning challenge?  Or is it simply
for visual purposes in the Demo mode?  Help is appreciated!  Thank
you!

Its probably just one of a number of features not ported to the PC version
from the console.
Consider the console and PC versions 2 completely different games that just
happen to look similar and have the same name.

Actually...I was talking about the PS2 version...do they load on
there?  Or is that what you meant?

Ah sorry, no idea.  Most people here are using PCs, very few console users
since this is more of a sim group.

There may be more console users here than you know...

Eldred
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  The fact is that there are more driving "sims" on the consoles than
on the PC, and in terms of gameplay they are often better.  The first
driving game/sim I bought in ages (since Stunts on the 486- I liked
making my own tracks) was Gran Turismo 3 for the PS2.  Unless you
refused to admit anything other than GPL being a sim, consoles have
plenty of racing sims that are pretty much identical to the PC
versions (well, except for bad resolution).

  I played both Nascar HEAT and Nascar Thunder first on the
Playstation 2 (great that they have console game rentals).  Nascar
HEAT is identical on the PC and the PS2, except the PC has better
resolution and graphics.  Nascar Thunder was actually alot of fun and
did indeed have a career mode (that I didn't delve into much).  I
liked the driving aides better in Thunder, but HEAT on the PC is
definitely better overall, at least graphicly.

  The lack of features on the PC version looks to make Thunder
inferior on the PC.  It looks to be a don't buy- no big improvement
over Nascar HEAT or other oval-driving sims/games, and reviews have
generally not been favorable.  Usually the PC, when it get a game,
gets at least as good, or better version, and that's what gamers
expect.

Oh, my.  Here we go :(

-Larry

Sims or arcade games?
FYI - I rarely play GPL but I do think it is well done.

  Since everybody seems to have a different definition of what is or
isn't a sim, I won't argue that...