NASCAR Revolution

EA · released 1999 · discussed in 734 posts, 1998-2005 · overall tone very negative

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Timeline

1998-12-05 EA Sports released a demo of NASCAR Revolution. thread post
1999-02-17 EA Sports' NASCAR Revolution arrived in stores. 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 Revolution sparks debate over sims versus games 1999-02-02 · 31 posts
A question about EA's upcoming NASCAR Revolution, which several posters dismissed as arcade-style, turned into a long argument started by 'The Rodster' that all racing sims are just games. Others defended the distinction, citing realistic physics, sim racers who moved into real racing, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s use of NASCAR 2, and sanctioned online series such as NROS.
First reactions to EA's NASCAR Revolution demo 1998-12-05 · 20 posts
A poster shared the demo of EA Sports' NASCAR Revolution. Some praised its graphics and sound and felt it might challenge Papyrus, but most regulars dismissed it as an arcade game with lightweight physics, while others urged waiting for the final release.
NASCAR Revolution question derailed by signature row 1999-02-10 · 62 posts
A question about EA's NASCAR Revolution was overshadowed by objections to the poster's signature, which quoted violent song lyrics. Regulars scolded him and listed his other newsgroup activity, he swore back, briefly apologised and then argued again. The few on-topic replies described the NASCAR Revolution demo as attractive but more arcade than sim.
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.
Troll attacks critics of NASCAR Revolution 1999-02-18 · 38 posts
After a negative review of NASCAR Revolution, 'The Rodster' insulted critics and then appeared to post under other names, flooding the thread with 'plonk' messages. Regulars killfiled him, and a side discussion covered whether games are written in C, C++ or assembly and the causes of memory leaks.
A defence of NASCAR Revolution draws criticism 1999-03-03 · 20 posts
One poster said a long race at Las Vegas in NASCAR Revolution was the most exciting NASCAR sim racing he had experienced. Others listed its physics flaws, caution-period bugs and poor reviews and called it far inferior to NASCAR Racing 2, while 'The Rodster' traded insults with regulars.

Busiest threads

Troll claims EA's NASCAR Revolution beats Papyrus (17 posts about it)
First reactions to EA's NASCAR Revolution demo (15 posts about it)
Nascar Revolution (12 posts about it)
Nascar Revolution SE (10 posts about it)
'EA Rules' troll flames NASCAR sim fans (10 posts about it)
N99 or Nascar revolution? (10 posts about it)
Nascar Racing - EA vs. Papy (9 posts about it)
NASCAR Revolution sparks debate over sims versus games (8 posts about it)
Nascar Revolution (7 posts about it)
Nascar Revolution - Here is what's wrong with it. [read inside] (7 posts about it)
A defence of NASCAR Revolution draws criticism (7 posts about it)
NASCAR2000 SHORT IMPRESSION (6 posts about it)
Papy vs NASCAR REVOLUTION (6 posts about it)
Real funny NasRev stuff (6 posts about it)
Nascar Revolution SE announced - LOL!!!! (6 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	87	16	36	negative (-0.26)
1999	497	55	319	very negative (-0.84)
2000	101	3	72	very negative (-1.07)
2001	29	3	16	very negative (-0.76)
2002	10	0	8	very negative (-1.30)
2003	1	0	0	mixed (+0.00)
2004	5	0	2	very negative (-0.60)
2005	4	0	4	very negative (-1.75)