NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition

Papyrus · released 1999 · discussed in 3,568 posts, 1998-2005 · overall tone mixed

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Timeline

1998-09-04 Papyrus clarified its lineup: NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition with trucks for late 1998, and NASCAR Racing 3 in 1999. thread post
1998-11-16 Papyrus/Sierra shipped NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition, adding the Craftsman Truck Series. thread post post

Key threads

'EA Rules' troll flames NASCAR sim fans 1999-02-19 · 70 posts
A poster calling himself 'EA Rules' attacked NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition and defended NASCAR Revolution while insulting the group. Regulars mocked and killfiled him, the exchange descended into crude personal abuse, and many suspected he was the same person as 'The Rodster'.
NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition reaches stores 1998-11-17 · 21 posts
ymenard announced that NASCAR Racing 2 - 1999 Edition was in stores, and posters reported finding it at Electronics Boutique locations. Questions about NROS support were answered by noting the CD also includes the original NASCAR 2 for TEN online racing, and some wondered whether it would be released in Europe.
List of upcoming Papyrus titles: GPL, NASCAR 1999, NASCAR 3 1998-09-04 · 20 posts
Francois Menard posted what he called the official schedule of upcoming Papyrus titles, including GPL at the end of September, a NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition on the NASCAR 2 engine with updated tracks, and NASCAR 3 pushed to mid-1999. Fans asked about a new CART title, which was said to be at least a year away, and debated Papyrus's focus on NASCAR money and licensing.
NASCAR 1999 controls complaint sparks Mac versus PC flame 1999-01-24 · 53 posts
A buyer complained NASCAR 1999's controls made the car undriveable, but most users reported no problems and suggested calibration fixes. The poster's claims about Macs being superior led to a long, insulting Mac versus PC argument.
TNT2 or Voodoo3 for NASCAR and GPL 1999-03-24 · 53 posts
A player upgrading from a Voodoo1 asked whether to buy a TNT2 or Voodoo3 for NASCAR 1999 and GPL. Voodoo supporters stressed Glide compatibility with Papyrus sims, while TNT supporters said Direct3D and OpenGL made that moot, and posters traded reports of driver bugs. One user eventually got GPL's OpenGL beta working on a TNT card after reinstalling.
Troll claims EA's NASCAR Revolution beats Papyrus 1998-12-13 · 44 posts
A newcomer insulted the group while claiming EA's NASCAR Revolution demo would end Papyrus's dominance. Regulars dismissed it as an arcade game, some reported a boot sector virus from the EA download, and an argument about sales figures for NASCAR 2 versus F1RS followed.
GPL vs NASCAR 1999 sparks F1 vs NASCAR debate 1998-09-13 · 34 posts
A poster with an older PC said he looked forward to NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition more than GPL, and a Dutch reader's remark about Americans undervaluing F1 history started a friendly F1 versus NASCAR debate. The thread moved to F1's lack of overtaking, Schumacher's recent passes, US circuits and Speedvision availability.
Early NASCAR Racing 1999 impressions spark piracy accusations 1998-11-14 · 28 posts
A poster praised NASCAR Racing 1999 before release and was accused of running a pirated copy. The thread compared NR99's physics with GPL and speculated that NASCAR 3 would use GPL-style physics and outsell GPL, with one report that a later release had slipped to March 1999.
NASCAR Racing 1999 versus GPL newsgroup traffic 1998-10-13 · 24 posts
A poster hoped NASCAR Racing 1999 would draw as much discussion as GPL, and someone suggested splitting the group into stock car and open-wheel sims. Others said NR99 was only a minor update to NASCAR 2, recommended filters, and noted many NASCAR fans posted on TEN's own newsgroup. The thread descended into mock partisan banter and some name-calling.
Rant that NASCAR 2 and NR99 are terrible 1998-12-24 · 24 posts
A poster listed complaints about NASCAR 2 and NR1999, including dated graphics and bad AI. Most replies dismissed it as trolling, noting the engine's age and that no better stock car sim existed, and some confused EA's NASCAR 99 console game with Papyrus's NR1999.
Low sound volume in NASCAR 1999 1998-12-04 · 23 posts
Several users found NASCAR 1999's sounds very quiet. The cause was traced to the spotter volume setting, which cuts other sounds above 50 percent, though not everyone found a good balance. One user reported that launching the executable directly instead of the shortcut fixed it.
Disappointed review of NASCAR 1999 1998-12-09 · 22 posts
A buyer criticised NASCAR 1999's installation and graphics performance and features he expected, which others noted were promised for NASCAR 3 rather than this update. Opinions on NR1999 were mixed, with some happy with it, and EA's NASCAR 99 was widely derided.
Improving frame rates in NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition 1999-02-25 · 21 posts
A user with a P233 MMX and a Voodoo Rush card could not get smooth frame rates in NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition. Advice included replacing the Rush card with a Rendition V2200 or Banshee, cutting the number of cars drawn, and checking frame rate through detail-switching settings. Posters disagreed on whether 3dfx mode was slower than software rendering.
NASCAR 1999 lacks multiplayer in Windows mode 1998-11-21 · 21 posts
A buyer was returning NASCAR 1999 because multiplayer only worked in the DOS install. Others said the DOS version runs fine in a Windows DOS box, debated Papyrus's controller support, and Papyrus's Eric Busch explained that Monster Sound cards need a DOS driver for NROS.
Will NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition run on an older PC 1999-02-25 · 20 posts
A newcomer excited by NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition asked whether his PC could run it. Posters explained it differed from the PlayStation NASCAR 99, recommended a joystick or wheel, noted low retail prices and warned that his ATI Rage II would not give 3D acceleration. He eventually learned his machine was too slow.

Busiest threads

NASCAR 1999 controls complaint sparks Mac versus PC flame (16 posts about it)
Disappointed review of NASCAR 1999 (14 posts about it)
Nascar 1999 / Voodoo3. Can you help? Any luck? (12 posts about it)
Will NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition run on an older PC (11 posts about it)
N99 stuttttttering in corners (10 posts about it)
Improving frame rates in NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition (10 posts about it)
N99 or Nascar revolution? (10 posts about it)
Low sound volume in NASCAR 1999 (9 posts about it)
Rant that NASCAR 2 and NR99 are terrible (9 posts about it)
N99 3DFX (9 posts about it)
Nascar'99 Press Release (8 posts about it)
Nascar 1999, New release date. (8 posts about it)
Early NASCAR Racing 1999 impressions spark piracy accusations (8 posts about it)
Papyrus dumps Rendition owners :( (8 posts about it)
NASCAR 1999 lacks multiplayer in Windows mode (8 posts about it)

Sentiment by year

Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).

Year	Posts	Positive	Negative	Tone
1998	946	151	124	mixed (+0.03)
1999	2,026	299	261	mixed (+0.04)
2000	414	56	34	mixed (+0.06)
2001	101	9	9	mixed (-0.00)
2002	46	3	4	mixed (-0.02)
2003	25	2	0	mixed (+0.12)
2004	6	0	1	mixed (-0.17)
2005	4	0	1	negative (-0.25)