F1 World Grand Prix

discussed in 158 posts, 1999-2002 · overall tone mixed

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2000-06-16 Eidos' F1 World Grand Prix, developed by Lankhor, shipped for the PC in the UK. post post

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Lankhor releases F1 World Grand Prix PC patch 2000-10-17 · 21 posts
JB announced a small patch for Lankhor's F1 World Grand Prix, which users said improved braking somewhat. Alexander Marx argued that F1WGP was a fun arcade racer while GP2 remained the better simulation, a view many endorsed. A Lankhor employee mentioned the upcoming game Warm Up!, and a Beta 5 patch later addressed controller and physics issues.
Argument over asking about N64 racing games on r.a.s. 2001-11-20 · 43 posts
Andrew asked for the best Nintendo 64 racing games and was told he was in the wrong place, sparking an argument with ymenard over whether the group's platform-neutral charter covers arcade console racers. Insults flew between Andrew, ymenard and SimRacer, though Alex Cameron suggested F1 World Grand Prix and Moogman recommended World Driver Championship. The thread cooled into nostalgia for 8-bit racers and Monty Python.
F1 World Grand Prix PC demo impressions 2000-06-03 · 38 posts
A poster asked whether the F1 World Grand Prix demo was worth downloading. Nos dismissed it as crap after five minutes compared with F1 2000, which led to a long argument with Bruce Kennewell, Jo Helsen and others about snap judgments and the value of opinions. A few posters thought its cockpit view and graphics were decent, but most leaned towards waiting for GP3.
F1 World Grand Prix PC impressions 2000-07-05 · 23 posts
Andre Warringa praised F1 World Grand Prix's looks and helmet camera after trying it in a store. Others agreed it was a good-looking arcade-style racer, but noted a braking lock-up bug awaiting a patch, and Andre felt F1 2000 was more realistic though F1WGP gave a better sense of speed.
Choosing an F1 sim for a Voodoo2 PC 2000-09-19 · 22 posts
A casual F1 fan with a PIII-550 and Voodoo2 asked which F1 sim suited fun racing with adjustable difficulty. Suggestions included Grand Prix 3, F1 World Grand Prix and F1 2000, with notes that GP3 struggled on Voodoo2 and F1 2000 was Direct3D only. The poster chose F1 2000, and a side argument broke out over the Cacheman tweaking utility.