ps2 or dreamcast for racing

I have a decent PC for "sims", but I saw GT3 and I got a hankering for some old fashioned-sit-on-the-couch-with-a-gamepad racing. I like real cars, realistic tracks, and smooth graphics. I'm getting a little tired of the yearly hardware updates and installing a new game that runs jerky on last year's dream system. GT3 looks great on PS2, but Dreamcast is dirt cheap now. Which system would I be happier with?

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> I have a decent PC for "sims", but I saw GT3 and I got a hankering for some > old fashioned-sit-on-the-couch-with-a-gamepad racing. I like real cars, > realistic tracks, and smooth graphics. I'm getting a little tired of the > yearly hardware updates and installing a new game that runs jerky on last > year's dream system. > GT3 looks great on PS2, but Dreamcast is dirt cheap now. Which system would > I be happier with? > > >

The PS2 is worth it just for GT3 alone, but there is also LeMans 24 Hours, which isn't too bad, and Lotus Challenge looks decent. Here's a list of all the games: http://ps2.ign.com/genre_lists/racing.html -- "Life is what you experience between racing games" Galley

I have actually been pricing used Dreamcast systems just to play Ferrari F 355 challenge and heres what I found. I can get a used Dreamcast a used Madcatz wheel and a brand new copy of f355 for just over a hundred dollars from Funcoland. I think I will treat myself when I get my next bonus check from work. I will wait for the ps2 to become yesterdays news then buy one of those also. Then who knows ,maybe an x-box too. !!! "Galley_SimRacer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <3bafa331$0$12827$[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > I have a decent PC for "sims", but I saw GT3 and I got a hankering forsome > > old fashioned-sit-on-the-couch-with-a-gamepad racing. I like real cars, > > realistic tracks, and smooth graphics. I'm getting a little tired ofthe > > yearly hardware updates and installing a new game that runs jerky onlast > > year's dream system. > > GT3 looks great on PS2, but Dreamcast is dirt cheap now. Which systemwould

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> > I be happier with? > > > > > > > The PS2 is worth it just for GT3 alone, but there is also LeMans 24 > Hours, which isn't too bad, and Lotus Challenge looks decent. Here's a > list of all the games: http://ps2.ign.com/genre_lists/racing.html > -- > "Life is what you experience between racing games" > Galley

"Doug Hook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sPRr7.25574$[email hidden]... > I have actually been pricing used Dreamcast systems just to play Ferrari F > 355 challenge and heres what I found. I can get a used Dreamcast a used > Madcatz wheel and a brand new copy of f355 for just over a hundred dollars > from Funcoland. I think I will treat myself when I get my next bonus check > from work. I will wait for the ps2 to become yesterdays news then buy oneof > those also. Then who knows ,maybe an x-box too. !!! From the sound of things, the Xbox is ALREADY yesterday's news....hehehehehehe dave henrie

I say go with the PS2 and get GT3. You won't find a racing game as complete as GT3 on Dreamcast and I wouldn't expect one to come out anytime soon for it either. All that tuning you can do in GT3 is great, adds to the realism. my $.02

eventually I will get a p$2, but not for 300 dollar$. I am hearing lots of good things about f355 and for 100 dollar$ I get the system the game and a wheel. If I get p$2 and gt3 plus a wheel for it I am looking at close to 400 dollar$ and thats too much for me. "ws" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I say go with the PS2 and get GT3. You won't find a racing game as > complete as GT3 on Dreamcast and I wouldn't expect one to come out > anytime soon for it either. All that tuning you can do in GT3 is > great, adds to the realism. > my $.02

[email hidden] (ws) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > I say go with the PS2 and get GT3. You won't find a racing game as > complete as GT3 on Dreamcast and I wouldn't expect one to come out > anytime soon for it either. All that tuning you can do in GT3 is > great, adds to the realism. > my $.02 Vanishing Point on Dreamcast gives it a run for the money - graphics are almost as good and it's certainly a lot more addictive. Between F355 Challenge, Vanishing Point, Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2, V-Rally 2 etc, etc you could probably have more fun and have a boatload of cash left over for what you'd pay for a PS2 & GT3. After all, it's just GT2 (yawn) with better graphics.

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> I have actually been pricing used Dreamcast systems just to play Ferrari F > 355 challenge and heres what I found. I can get a used Dreamcast a used > Madcatz wheel and a brand new copy of f355 for just over a hundred dollars > from Funcoland. I think I will treat myself when I get my next bonus check > from work. I will wait for the ps2 to become yesterdays news then buy one of > those also. Then who knows ,maybe an x-box too. !!! >

I think the DC is gonna drop to $49 next month or so. -- "Life is what you experience between racing games" Galley

On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:14:56 -0500, "Mark Skier" <[email hidden]> wrote: >GT3 looks great on PS2, but Dreamcast is dirt cheap now. Which system would >I be happier with? I'd say PS2. There are some very good Dreamcast driving games, but nothing in GT3's leage. Other second-year PS2 titles (like MGS2) are looking just as polished. Of course if money is a factor, the Dreamcast is a nice cheap console. Just don't expect it to last you that long, as game development has all but ceased (other than Sega in-house efforts which will continue for a little while).

That's more or less what I thought. Just gotta work on the wife... Mark "Joe62" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 16:14:56 -0500, "Mark Skier" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >GT3 looks great on PS2, but Dreamcast is dirt cheap now. Which systemwould

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> >I be happier with? > > I'd say PS2. There are some very good Dreamcast driving games, but > nothing in GT3's leage. Other second-year PS2 titles (like MGS2) are > looking just as polished. > > Of course if money is a factor, the Dreamcast is a nice cheap console. > Just don't expect it to last you that long, as game development has > all but ceased (other than Sega in-house efforts which will continue > for a little while).