Super 1 Karting

I just picked up Super 1 Karting from EB on an impulse (Maybe that was a mistake....), and I can't get it installed. Actually, the installation program DOES work, but it doesn't seem to install a game. When I start the game after installation (either thru the desktop icon or the from the Start menu), it opens up a webpage for the publisher, Outerbound Games. On the website, there's a button marked "Race", but clicking on it produces nothing more than an engine sound. I explored the contents of the CD, and of the installed "Outerbound Games" folder, and I'm not sure that an actual game is even hidden in there somewhere. The readme file is totally of no use, and no manula comes with the game (naturally). I've seen lots of commercial software, and lots of PC games, in my time, but this is the strangest thing I've ever seen. Does anyone here have this game, and have you gotten it to run? If so, how? Just to dbl-check, my CD came in a Jewel case marked "eGames" on the side. The CD is labeled Super 1 Karting. The total space taken up on the CD is roughly 233 Megabytes (much of which is IE5). Is this CD what I'm supposed to get with this game? Any help would be appreciated. -- Bert

I have S1K, and it works fine- I think what you have is a CD that will allow you to download the game from somewhere...? I know Real.com has a downloadable version for sale, maybe this is similar. The one I have is a regular CD- installs normally, and doesn't have any part of Internet Explorer on it. It's from Midas Interactive, not E Games. I know that isn't much help, but I think it has to be something down that track... Scott Moore The Pits Touring Car Championship http://www.theuspits.com BRH wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>I just picked up Super 1 Karting from EB on an impulse (Maybe that was a >mistake....), and I can't get it installed. Actually, the installation >program DOES work, but it doesn't seem to install a game. When I start >the game after installation (either thru the desktop icon or the from >the Start menu), it opens up a webpage for the publisher, Outerbound >Games. On the website, there's a button marked "Race", but clicking on >it produces nothing more than an engine sound. > >I explored the contents of the CD, and of the installed "Outerbound >Games" folder, and I'm not sure that an actual game is even hidden in >there somewhere. The readme file is totally of no use, and no manula >comes with the game (naturally). > >I've seen lots of commercial software, and lots of PC games, in my time, >but this is the strangest thing I've ever seen. > >Does anyone here have this game, and have you gotten it to run? If so, >how? > >Just to dbl-check, my CD came in a Jewel case marked "eGames" on the >side. The CD is labeled Super 1 Karting. The total space taken up on >the CD is roughly 233 Megabytes (much of which is IE5). Is this CD what >I'm supposed to get with this game? > >Any help would be appreciated. > >-- >Bert > >

I think that you may be onto something, Scott. That website does indeed point to some downloads, one of which is Super 1 Karting, and all of which have to be purchased. Considering that I paid $14.99 for the CD that I already have, I know I'm not paying for a download too! The fine print on the box indicates that "This product contains direct access to the Internet", but says nothing about _requiring_ you to download anything. I think I've been hosed...... False advertising on the box, to the extreme! So, this is going back to EB, unless someone who bought this same CD can provide any words of wisdom regarding some hidden way to install the game. Thanks, Scott. Bert Scott Moore wrote:

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> I have S1K, and it works fine- I think what you have is a CD that will allow > you to download the game from somewhere...? I know Real.com has a > downloadable version for sale, maybe this is similar. The one I have is a > regular CD- installs normally, and doesn't have any part of Internet > Explorer on it. It's from Midas Interactive, not E Games. > > I know that isn't much help, but I think it has to be something down that > track... > > Scott Moore > The Pits Touring Car Championship > http://www.theuspits.com > > BRH wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > >I just picked up Super 1 Karting from EB on an impulse (Maybe that was a > >mistake....), and I can't get it installed. Actually, the installation > >program DOES work, but it doesn't seem to install a game. When I start > >the game after installation (either thru the desktop icon or the from > >the Start menu), it opens up a webpage for the publisher, Outerbound > >Games. On the website, there's a button marked "Race", but clicking on > >it produces nothing more than an engine sound. > > > >I explored the contents of the CD, and of the installed "Outerbound > >Games" folder, and I'm not sure that an actual game is even hidden in > >there somewhere. The readme file is totally of no use, and no manula > >comes with the game (naturally). > > > >I've seen lots of commercial software, and lots of PC games, in my time, > >but this is the strangest thing I've ever seen. > > > >Does anyone here have this game, and have you gotten it to run? If so, > >how? > > > >Just to dbl-check, my CD came in a Jewel case marked "eGames" on the > >side. The CD is labeled Super 1 Karting. The total space taken up on > >the CD is roughly 233 Megabytes (much of which is IE5). Is this CD what > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > > > >-- > >Bert > > > >

-- Bert

You can buy Super 1 Karting from EB for 4.99. It comes in a DVD style box and comes with some motocross game. Take the one you have back and go get this version. Its a great little fun game. Michael BRH <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I think that you may be onto something, Scott. That website does indeedpoint > to some downloads, one of which is Super 1 Karting, and all of which haveto be > purchased. > > Considering that I paid $14.99 for the CD that I already have, I know I'mnot > paying for a download too! The fine print on the box indicates that "This > product contains direct access to the Internet", but says nothing about > _requiring_ you to download anything. I think I've been hosed......False > advertising on the box, to the extreme! > > So, this is going back to EB, unless someone who bought this same CD canprovide

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> any words of wisdom regarding some hidden way to install the game. > > Thanks, Scott. > > Bert > > > > > Scott Moore wrote: > > > I have S1K, and it works fine- I think what you have is a CD that will

allow > > you to download the game from somewhere...? I know Real.com has a > > downloadable version for sale, maybe this is similar. The one I have isa > > regular CD- installs normally, and doesn't have any part of Internet > > Explorer on it. It's from Midas Interactive, not E Games. > > > > I know that isn't much help, but I think it has to be something downthat

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> > track... > > > > Scott Moore > > The Pits Touring Car Championship > > http://www.theuspits.com > > > > BRH wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > > >I just picked up Super 1 Karting from EB on an impulse (Maybe that was

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> > >mistake....), and I can't get it installed. Actually, the installation > > >program DOES work, but it doesn't seem to install a game. When I start > > >the game after installation (either thru the desktop icon or the from > > >the Start menu), it opens up a webpage for the publisher, Outerbound > > >Games. On the website, there's a button marked "Race", but clicking on > > >it produces nothing more than an engine sound. > > > > > >I explored the contents of the CD, and of the installed "Outerbound > > >Games" folder, and I'm not sure that an actual game is even hidden in > > >there somewhere. The readme file is totally of no use, and no manula > > >comes with the game (naturally). > > > > > >I've seen lots of commercial software, and lots of PC games, in my

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> > >but this is the strangest thing I've ever seen. > > > > > >Does anyone here have this game, and have you gotten it to run? If so, > > >how? > > > > > >Just to dbl-check, my CD came in a Jewel case marked "eGames" on the > > >side. The CD is labeled Super 1 Karting. The total space taken up on > > >the CD is roughly 233 Megabytes (much of which is IE5). Is this CD

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> > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > >-- > > >Bert > > > > > > > > -- > Bert > >

Thanks to all for the help so far. I did a search for kart.exe and did find it on my system (although not in the folder you mentioned). However, whenever I double-click on it, I get an hourglass for 2 seconds or so, then it disappears, then nothing happens. The system does not lock up, but the game never loads either -- not even to a splash screen. Is there something that I need to configure in one of the config*.txt files? My system is a Celeron 566@850, Win 98SE, Voodoo5, SBLive, LWFF, 384 Megs RAM. Any help is appreciated. rrevved wrote:

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> On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:41:45 GMT, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Is this CD what > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > Just to see if you have it, do a FIND | FILES from the Windows > Start Button, and look for a file named KART.EXE or a folder > named LYDD. Those are in the Super Kart folder. > > That's what mine are named, but I have the old original release.

-- Bert

I just picked this up a day or two ago and I have a solution for your problem. I installed it in XP and it worked great except I couldnt get the pedals on my gameport MSFF to be on the same axis, so I couldnt play it. I switched over to my ME partition and installed it from there. I had the same experience you had, exactly. I decided to check the website of the game developer for info, patches, etc. I found a patch (version 1.3 I think?) and downloaded it. I renamed the original exe and installed the two files from the patch into the SK1 folder. It then started (and ran) perfectly, even though the files from the patch had an earlier date than the ones installed from the CD. here is the page with the link for the patch and some other info: http://www.gamesarena.com/support.asp?page=games/superkarting ~hope this helps ~daxe ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRH" <[email hidden]> Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Super 1 Karting

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> Thanks to all for the help so far. I did a search for kart.exe and did > find it on my system (although not in the folder you mentioned). > However, whenever I double-click on it, I get an hourglass for 2 seconds > or so, then it disappears, then nothing happens. The system does not > lock up, but the game never loads either -- not even to a splash screen. > > Is there something that I need to configure in one of the config*.txt > files? > > My system is a Celeron 566@850, Win 98SE, Voodoo5, SBLive, LWFF, 384 > Megs RAM. > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > > rrevved wrote: > > > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:41:45 GMT, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > Is this CD what > > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > > > Just to see if you have it, do a FIND | FILES from the Windows > > Start Button, and look for a file named KART.EXE or a folder > > named LYDD. Those are in the Super Kart folder. > > > > That's what mine are named, but I have the old original release. > > -- > Bert > >

Daxe, You are the MAN! I downloaded the patch, installed it, and can now load the game. I haven't started playing with it yet, but at least I now can get started with it. I still say that the configuration of the files and interface on the CD that I bought, is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Thanks a lot. Bert daxe wrote:

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> I just picked this up a day or two ago and I have a solution for your > problem. > > I installed it in XP and it worked great except I couldnt get the pedals on > my gameport MSFF to be on the same axis, so I couldnt play it. > > I switched over to my ME partition and installed it from there. I had the > same experience you had, exactly. I decided to check the website of the > game developer for info, patches, etc. I found a patch (version 1.3 I > think?) and downloaded it. I renamed the original exe and installed the two > files from the patch into the SK1 folder. > > It then started (and ran) perfectly, even though the files from the patch > had an earlier date than the ones installed from the CD. > > here is the page with the link for the patch and some other info: > > http://www.gamesarena.com/support.asp?page=games/superkarting > > ~hope this helps > > ~daxe > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BRH" <[email hidden]> > Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 8:37 PM > Subject: Re: Super 1 Karting > > > Thanks to all for the help so far. I did a search for kart.exe and did > > find it on my system (although not in the folder you mentioned). > > However, whenever I double-click on it, I get an hourglass for 2 seconds > > or so, then it disappears, then nothing happens. The system does not > > lock up, but the game never loads either -- not even to a splash screen. > > > > Is there something that I need to configure in one of the config*.txt > > files? > > > > My system is a Celeron 566@850, Win 98SE, Voodoo5, SBLive, LWFF, 384 > > Megs RAM. > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > rrevved wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:41:45 GMT, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > > Is this CD what > > > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > > > > > Just to see if you have it, do a FIND | FILES from the Windows > > > Start Button, and look for a file named KART.EXE or a folder > > > named LYDD. Those are in the Super Kart folder. > > > > > > That's what mine are named, but I have the old original release. > > > > -- > > Bert > > > >

-- Bert

Well, I got the game running and finally got my controller (LWFF) recognized. Unfortunately, it's only recognized when set to combined axis. IS there any way to use split axis with this game? Thanks to all, again. Bert BRH wrote:

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> Daxe, > > You are the MAN! I downloaded the patch, installed it, and can now load the > game. I haven't started playing with it yet, but at least I now can get started > with it. > > I still say that the configuration of the files and interface on the CD that I > bought, is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. > > Thanks a lot. > Bert > > daxe wrote: > > > I just picked this up a day or two ago and I have a solution for your > > problem. > > > > I installed it in XP and it worked great except I couldnt get the pedals on > > my gameport MSFF to be on the same axis, so I couldnt play it. > > > > I switched over to my ME partition and installed it from there. I had the > > same experience you had, exactly. I decided to check the website of the > > game developer for info, patches, etc. I found a patch (version 1.3 I > > think?) and downloaded it. I renamed the original exe and installed the two > > files from the patch into the SK1 folder. > > > > It then started (and ran) perfectly, even though the files from the patch > > had an earlier date than the ones installed from the CD. > > > > here is the page with the link for the patch and some other info: > > > > http://www.gamesarena.com/support.asp?page=games/superkarting > > > > ~hope this helps > > > > ~daxe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "BRH" <[email hidden]> > > Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators > > Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 8:37 PM > > Subject: Re: Super 1 Karting > > > > > Thanks to all for the help so far. I did a search for kart.exe and did > > > find it on my system (although not in the folder you mentioned). > > > However, whenever I double-click on it, I get an hourglass for 2 seconds > > > or so, then it disappears, then nothing happens. The system does not > > > lock up, but the game never loads either -- not even to a splash screen. > > > > > > Is there something that I need to configure in one of the config*.txt > > > files? > > > > > > My system is a Celeron 566@850, Win 98SE, Voodoo5, SBLive, LWFF, 384 > > > Megs RAM. > > > > > > Any help is appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rrevved wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 20:41:45 GMT, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is this CD what > > > > >I'm supposed to get with this game? > > > > > > > > Just to see if you have it, do a FIND | FILES from the Windows > > > > Start Button, and look for a file named KART.EXE or a folder > > > > named LYDD. Those are in the Super Kart folder. > > > > > > > > That's what mine are named, but I have the old original release. > > > > > > -- > > > Bert > > > > > > > > -- > Bert

-- Bert

Far as I know it only reads two axes, therefore the trouble with getting my MSFF to work with the forced three axes. I also have XP upstairs on another computer and installed the Kart sim there, too. The wheel on that computer is one of those newer (cheezy) Logitech WFFGP. I tried separate axis for the pedals on that in case it was just a Microsoft weirdness but no dice there, either. In fact, I was unable to get it to see the pedals if I made an individual game profile for S1K, I had to globally change it to combined axis. Now..back to Screamer 4x4.. ~daxe ----- Original Message ----- From: "BRH" <[email hidden]> Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:13 PM Subject: Re: Super 1 Karting > Well, I got the game running and finally got my controller (LWFF)recognized. > Unfortunately, it's only recognized when set to combined axis. IS thereany way to > use split axis with this game?