HOOTERS 2002 SHORT TRACK VIDEO GAME..

http://www.us.infogrames.com/games/usar_pro_pc/ I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it today and I can answer any questions.. I know a patch is coming to improve areas of the game that I can talk about soon.. Don Wilshe

"Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2AvE8.317167$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (9 lines)

> http://www.us.infogrames.com/games/usar_pro_pc/ > > I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it > today and I can answer any questions.. I know a patch is coming to > improve areas of the game that I can talk about soon.. > > Don Wilshe > >

INFOGRAMES. UNLEASHES THE PASSION OF USAR HOOTERS PROCUP RACING January 23, 2002 First-Ever Dedicated USAR ProCup Racing Game for PC Features Real USAR Drivers, 23 Actual Tracks and the excitement Of Half-Mile Oval Racing Plymouth, Minnesota - January 23, 2002 - Unleashing the passion of short-track stock car racing for the PC, Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) announces the release of USAR Hooters ProCup Racing this spring. This action packed game features steeply banked half-mile ovals, 23 different tracks, and real life drivers. "Infogrames is thrilled to bring the passion of USAR Hooters ProCup Racing to the main-stream audience," said Paul Rinde, sr. vice president and general manager of Infogrames' Minneapolis label. "This is a hometown sport with a national reach that translates well into an interactive game for motorsports fans. USAR Hooters ProCup Racing stands out as the premier series for high-end stock car racing on asphalt." USAR cars are 3,350 lb, steel-bodied, stockcars with 550-plus horse-powered engines that compete on 23 tracks in 12 states and Ontario, Canada. The drama of USAR Hooters ProCup Racing series is tested on tracks such as Jennerstown Speedway, USA International Speedway, Peach State Speedway, Hickory Motor Speedway, Five Flags Speedway, and Indianapolis Raceway Park. Forty cars, fender to fender, on a tight half-mile track provide hometown fans the bumping and grinding excitement of competitive racing. Unlike super speedways where every race team is a multi million-dollar enterprise, USAR Hooters ProCup series attracts local drivers and community sponsors. The series continues to serve as a primary entertainment venue for middle-class America. Between 5,000 and 10,000 trackside fans watch the series on any given Saturday and it is televised nationally on SpeedVision cable network to 50 million plus viewers weekly. Unlike NASCAR�, many USAR Hooters ProCup drivers are part-time racing enthusiasts that work in other fields and occupations. USAR operates a 32-race season, beginning in February and ending with the series final in November. USAR's inaugural season was in 1997. Drivers receive points by their finishing position in each single race. The driver with the greatest number of points at the end of the season wins the Championship. Developed by Hoplite Research, LLC, USAR Hooters ProCup Racing will offer a variety of game modes to choose from. "We intend to put the player into the action!" said Manny Granillo Hoplite Research, LLC's President and Founder. In Single Race mode players can quickly and easily jump into a single event while practice mode assists the casual gamer in developing their driving skills for the more in-depth and realistic Season Mode. In that mode, players can earn prize money and points on their way to the championship. Additionally, players can control the race difficulty, number of opponents, damage level and more while adjusting cross weight, steering, brake, bias and gear ratios in the quest to be the best. Other game features include multi-player support up to 16 players, the excitement to race against friends as well as the computer and the unique attraction of steeply banked, half-mile oval courses with a hometown feel. About Hoplite Hoplite Research, LLC is an interactive entertainment developer and research house located in Oakland, CA. The company was founded in 2000 as an entertainment Think Tank with strategic relationships with various international publishers and manufacturers. For more information contact Manny Granillo at Hoplite Research, LLC 510-569-1525. About Hooters Hooters of America, Inc. is the franchiser and operator of 300 Hooters restaurants in 43 states and 9 foreign countries. The first Hooters opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. Hooters is well known for its brand of food and fun, featuring a casual beach-theme atmosphere, a menu that features seafood, sandwiches and Hooters' signature chicken wings, and service provided by the All-American cheerleaders, the Hooters Girls. For more information contact Mike McNeil at Hooters of America at 770-951-2040. About Infogrames New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization, Deer Hunter, Driver, Roller-Coaster Tycoon, Test Drive, and Unreal, and key licenses including Survivor, Warner Bros. Looney Tunes, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, Dragon Ball Z, Mission Impossible, Harley-Davidson, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League, among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's entertainment software and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively. Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari, which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.infogrames.com.

So its out then? EBworld had it listed as released on May 14th, but about a week ago it disappeared from their site all together. MadDAWG

In article <[email hidden]>, "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> writes: >So its out then? EBworld had it listed as released on May 14th, but about a >week ago it disappeared from their site all together. ...And there's a patch ALREADY?<g> Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> ...And there's a patch ALREADY?<g> > > Eldred Yep I'm thinking that hoplite is all the ex Papy people that got let go. :) MadDAWG

On Wed, 15 May 2002 15:57:50 GMT, "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it >today and I can answer any questions. Just one question ... were you smart enough to buy it at a tore that will refund your money? ;-)

On Wed, 15 May 2002 18:34:59 GMT, [email hidden] (Joe62) wrote:

Quoted text (8 lines)

>On Wed, 15 May 2002 15:57:50 GMT, "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> >wrote: > >>I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it >>today and I can answer any questions. > >Just one question ... were you smart enough to buy it at a tore that >will refund your money? ;-)

Were you smart enough to realize that is hasn't been released yet? The upcoming short-track racer is Hooters Pro Cup. The one on GAMERANKINGS is Hooters Road Trip. Different..

I get mine for free... dw "Joe62" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted text (9 lines)

> On Wed, 15 May 2002 15:57:50 GMT, "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it > >today and I can answer any questions. > > Just one question ... were you smart enough to buy it at a tore that > will refund your money? ;-) >

And the patch is already being done before it is even released? wow. Must have been released with serious issues then??? Don Burnette "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hgzE8.494004$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (21 lines)

> I get mine for free... > > dw > > > > > "Joe62" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Wed, 15 May 2002 15:57:50 GMT, "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> > > wrote: > > > > >I hope this helps get more information out on this game. I will have it > > >today and I can answer any questions. > > > > Just one question ... were you smart enough to buy it at a tore that > > will refund your money? ;-) > > > > >

he he...... I bet this must be the first auto sim game ever that had a release and someone was working on a patch.. dw "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lzCE8.30381$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (7 lines)

> And the patch is already being done before it is even released? > wow. > Must have been released with serious issues then??? > > Don Burnette > >

Killfile mustve expired. Or returning to stink the place up with BULLSHIT. "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> babbled on in message

On Wed, 15 May 2002 13:50:04 -0500, player one <[email hidden]> wrote: >Were you smart enough to realize that is hasn't been released yet? No. The Hooters Pro Cup guys better hope the average consumer is smarter than me, or they're toast. ;-)

> No. The Hooters Pro Cup guys better hope the average consumer is > smarter than me, or they're toast. ;-) You're smart enough to figure out how to use a newsreader, which probably puts you in the top 10% of the intelligence pool, judging by some of the people I've had to help...

Lol ! -John "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ivSE8.6$[email hidden]... > Killfile mustve expired. Or returning to stink the place up withBULLSHIT. > > "Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> babbled on in message > >

Lol ! -John > Killfile mustve expired. Or returning to stink the place up with BULLSHIT.

player one <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted text (7 lines)

> On Wed, 15 May 2002 18:34:59 GMT, [email hidden] (Joe62) wrote: > The upcoming short-track racer is Hooters Pro Cup. > > The one on GAMERANKINGS is Hooters Road Trip. > > Different..

Promisingly, they were developed by the same people. The screenshots make it look like it could potentially be a papy-clone, which would be cool, altho I'm doubtful. Jason

"jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > player one <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<[email hidden]>... > > On Wed, 15 May 2002 18:34:59 GMT, [email hidden](Joe62) wrote:

Quoted text (14 lines)

> > > The upcoming short-track racer is Hooters Pro Cup. > > > > The one on GAMERANKINGS is Hooters Road Trip. > > > > Different.. > > > Promisingly, they were developed by the same people. > > The screenshots make it look like it could potentially be a > papy-clone, which would be cool, altho I'm doubtful. > > Jason

Not being a Papy clone could in many ways be a good thing too. Expand your horizons my good man <G> -John

>"Don Wilshe" <[email hidden]> wrote > I get mine for free... So the Miami Cuban Mafia funded the developer? ;-| ;-) -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- http://www.ymenard.8m.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

"jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > player one <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<[email hidden]>... > > On Wed, 15 May 2002 18:34:59 GMT, [email hidden](Joe62) wrote:

Quoted text (15 lines)

> > > The upcoming short-track racer is Hooters Pro Cup. > > > > The one on GAMERANKINGS is Hooters Road Trip. > > > > Different.. > > > Promisingly, they were developed by the same people. > > The screenshots make it look like it could potentially be a > papy-clone, which would be cool, altho I'm doubtful. > > Jason >

They could only wish! Don Burnette

No its a trick all development companies are using to try and cut down on illegal copies. By having to grab a patch on the net immediately it gives them a lot of information. Plus the crackers in their rush to get the product out first will usually take their time in going back to redo the patches. If the game has MP the illegals won't be able to play online until they get the patch that all the honest users have. Temporary measure of course. We all no Papy products are patch free. :-) Papy-Nazi's are out to get you DW! We all know a Papy-Nazi can see no evil, hear no evil but they will speak it. :-) Pete "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:lzCE8.30381$[email hidden]... > And the patch is already being done before it is even released? > wow. > Must have been released with serious issues then??? > > Don Burnette

"John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > Not being a Papy clone could in many ways be a good thing too. Expand > your horizons my good man <G> First played Nascar Racing in 1994. Still waiting for another company to develop a racing simulation. :) Jason

Talk to the hand! :) Don Burnette "Pete" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:1w0F8.50119$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (24 lines)

> No its a trick all development companies are using to try and cut > down on illegal copies. By having to grab a patch on the net immediately > it gives them a lot of information. Plus the crackers in their rush to get > the product out first will usually take their time in going back to redo > the patches. If the game has MP the illegals won't be able to play online > until they get the patch that all the honest users have. Temporary measure > of course. We all no Papy products are patch free. :-) > > Papy-Nazi's are out to get you DW! We all know a Papy-Nazi > can see no evil, hear no evil but they will speak it. :-) > > Pete > > "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:lzCE8.30381$[email hidden]... > > And the patch is already being done before it is even released? > > wow. > > Must have been released with serious issues then??? > > > > Don Burnette > > > >

"jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted text (11 lines)

> > > Not being a Papy clone could in many ways be a good thing too. Expand > > your horizons my good man <G> > > First played Nascar Racing in 1994. > > Still waiting for another company to develop a racing simulation. > > :) > > Jason

I actually had high expectations for Heat, and was very impressed when it first came out - then when it was obvious mulitplayer was not something they were going to expand on, I gave up on it. It could have had great potential in that department. Don Burnette

"Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Qa5F8.4712$[email hidden]...

Quoted text (7 lines)

> > "jason moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > "John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > > > Not being a Papy clone could in many ways be a good thing too.

Expand

Quoted text (12 lines)

> > > your horizons my good man <G> > > > > First played Nascar Racing in 1994. > > > > Still waiting for another company to develop a racing simulation. > > > > :) > > > > Jason > > I actually had high expectations for Heat, and was very impressed when it > first came out - then when it was obvious mulitplayer was not something

they > were going to expand on, I gave up on it. It could have had greatpotential > in that department. > > Don Burnette Me too Don. I don't know what pissed me off more; the lousy online aspect of Heat, or the lame excuses that were given for it, that were obvious lies. Then I remember them saying, "Stay tuned, we have big plans for improving the online play"....................nothing happened of course. Jason, I know, just yanking your chain a bit<G> -John > > >

"John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > Jason, I know, just yanking your chain a bit<G> =) By the way, I have to agree with you guys about being disappointed with Heat. I was a huge Viper Racing fan back before I had a machine that could run GPL and I was really excited about MGI taking that sim to the next level. Of course, aside from the weak multiplayer, they also added an odd grip model (pavement with monster grip from the wall to the apron, then suddenly no grip at all on the same surface) and never really had the same quality of damage modelling as Viper did. If Viper had a better cockpit view, actually, I think I'd still play it. There are other games have mistakenly convinced me to like them for a few weeks. I've logged tons of time in stuff like Rally Trophy, Rally Masters, DTR and DTR:SC, Rally Championship, F1 2000, F1 2001, and SCGT and I always end up less than satisfied and coming back to the Papy sims. I think it says something that I've chewed through so many racing games in the past year or two alone and yet I can still put GPL in and find new challenges - and that's not counting the hundreds of addon tracks which I haven't spent much time with at all. Being a complete and utter sucker, I bought Master Rallye and I'm sure going to get the Hooters USAR game of course. I can always add it to my museum of mediocre racing games. =) Jason