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13 New World Sports Cars Screenies!

23 posts by 16 people · 20 May 2001 17:59 UTC - 22 May 2001 19:08 UTC

Thirteen new World Sports Cars screenshots after E3

Kenneth Verburg announced 13 new World Sports Cars screenshots on High Gear after E3 2001. Posters admired them, then queried whether two near-identical shots were staged; ymenard later hinted that the explanation was an exciting feature, and others guessed at a replay editor or spectator mode. Tom Pabst teased that he had seen the game but offered 'no comment'.

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Kenneth Verburg 20 May 2001 17:59 UTC#184209

The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desert you can now find 13 new screenshots of the West brother's World Sports Cars on your favourite site...No! Don't go away, I did mean High Gear. Check them out at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/games/screenshots/wsc/. Enjoy! -- Kenneth Verburg Editor-in-chief High Gear http://www.simracingnews.com

Thom j. 20 May 2001 20:52 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #184238

Woo this is really fantastic!! Now this looks like one butt kicking race sim! Come'on West Brothers we are itchy for WSC! Pleazzzzzzzzzzzzzze <G> "Kenneth Verburg" wrote: | The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desertyou

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Simon Brown 20 May 2001 21:53 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #184154

These look amazing, as have all the WSC screenshots from the very beginning. Anyone know anything about the West Bros progress? Presumably the middle of next year is a realistic date. "Kenneth Verburg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:NBTN6.13143$[email hidden]... > The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desertyou > can now find 13 new screenshots of the West brother's World Sports Cars on > your favourite site...No! Don't go away, I did mean High Gear. > > Check them out at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/games/screenshots/wsc/. > > Enjoy!

Asbjørn Bjørnstad 21 May 2001 05:30 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #184137

"Kenneth Verburg" <[email hidden]> writes: > The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desert you > can now find 13 new screenshots of the West brother's World Sports Cars on > your favourite site...No! Don't go away, I did mean High Gear. > > Check them out at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/games/screenshots/wsc/. Can anyone explain picture 8 and 12 for me? These are not in-game shots I guess. -- -asbjxrn

Dave Henrie 21 May 2001 06:26 UTC↳ reply to Asbjørn Bjørnstad #184048

whats to explain? A Ferrari 333sp leading some other cars around a track that 'may' resemble Brands Hatch? Keep in mind, the time period for WSC is now several years old from when they first began working on it. I beleive the 'plan' is to have cars from several era's available.(including A Can Am Mclaren and posibly a GPLish F1 car.) dave henrie "Asbjï¿½rn Bjï¿½rnstad" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "Kenneth Verburg" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desertyou > > can now find 13 new screenshots of the West brother's World Sports Carson

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> > your favourite site...No! Don't go away, I did mean High Gear. > > > > Check them out at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/games/screenshots/wsc/. > > Can anyone explain picture 8 and 12 for me? > These are not in-game shots I guess. > -- > -asbjxrn

Asbjørn Bjørnstad 21 May 2001 06:44 UTC↳ reply to Dave Henrie #184054

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > whats to explain? A Ferrari 333sp leading some other cars around a track > that 'may' resemble Brands Hatch? > Keep in mind, the time period for WSC is now several years old from when > they first began working on it. I beleive the 'plan' is to have cars from > several era's available.(including A Can Am Mclaren and posibly a GPLish F1 > car.) The three front cars are placed the excact same way in the pictures, even the cracks in the tarmac are the same. But the two rear cars has just disappeared. Looks like arranged photos, not frames of a film. -- -asbjxrn

ymenard 21 May 2001 07:22 UTC↳ reply to Asbjørn Bjørnstad #184057

>"Asbjï¿½rn Bjï¿½rnstad" <[email hidden]> wrote > The three front cars are placed the excact same way in the pictures, > even the cracks in the tarmac are the same. But the two rear cars has > just disappeared. Looks like arranged photos, not frames of a film. I agree with you. Unless they had parked the first 3 cars, there is ABSOLUTELY some digital alteration to those pictures. -- -- Franï¿½ois Mï¿½nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

Gregor Veble 21 May 2001 07:58 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #184060

You know, when you call for Wests to 'shut up', think a bit about who is doing most of the talking. Certainly not the Wests themselves, and also not Empire. -Gregor Todd Walker wrote:

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> > They can release screen shots all damn day and it won't make a bit of > difference to their reputations. I firmly stand by my assertion that > WSC is the biggest piece of vaporware to hit the sim racing market > EVER. I say put up or shut up. Quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing > about the damn thing. >

Mike Cain 21 May 2001 13:19 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #183994

Question for you Todd. If you are so bored and annoyed at the news of WSC why do you keep reading and adding to it. Could you please tell me how you can justify the line 'Maybe if they spent more time working on the "game" and less time > releasing screen shots' when these are the first screenshots for months onthe game, and they have come from E3 where I believe people generally release scren shots. If they are the hype merchants you seen to firmly believe they are surely they would have a web site praising all the virtues of this 'Vapourware' as you put it? Response please. Todd Walker <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Sorry but......YAWN..... > > They can release screen shots all damn day and it won't make a bit of > difference to their reputations. I firmly stand by my assertion that > WSC is the biggest piece of vaporware to hit the sim racing market > EVER. I say put up or shut up. Quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing > about the damn thing. > > Maybe if they spent more time working on the "game" and less time > releasing screen shots... > > Todd Walker > twalker at jam dot rr dot com > http://twalker.d2g.com > > > > On Sun, 20 May 2001 17:59:09 GMT, "Kenneth Verburg" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >The E3 Expo 2001 has ended, but we have a final treat for you. As desert

you > >can now find 13 new screenshots of the West brother's World Sports Carson > >your favourite site...No! Don't go away, I did mean High Gear. > > > >Check them out at http://www.sportplanet.com/hg/games/screenshots/wsc/. > > > >Enjoy! >

raja 21 May 2001 17:24 UTC↳ reply to ymenard #183947

I agree. Not to mention the fact that the reflections on the front of the cars are exactly the same in a few of the shots (eg 12 and 13). I think these are not real in game shots. But thats just my opinion "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jn3O6.1011$[email hidden]...

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> >"Asbjï¿½rn Bjï¿½rnstad" <[email hidden]> wrote > > The three front cars are placed the excact same way in the pictures, > > even the cracks in the tarmac are the same. But the two rear cars has > > just disappeared. Looks like arranged photos, not frames of a film. > > > I agree with you. Unless they had parked the first 3 cars, there is > ABSOLUTELY some digital alteration to those pictures. > > > > > > -- > -- Franï¿½ois Mï¿½nard <ymenard> > -- May the Downforce be with you... > -- http://www.ymenard.com/ > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World... > > >

ymenard 21 May 2001 18:29 UTC↳ reply to ymenard #183957

>"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote > I agree with you. Unless they had parked the first 3 cars, there is > ABSOLUTELY some digital alteration to those pictures. I'll have to apologise to the West brothers, as in the two cases I was WRONG. And the reason why it's not 1) parked cars or 2) a digital alteration is pretty exciting, but I won't say more ;-D I'll now eat my words... <prints his post and eats the paper eh> -- -- Franï¿½ois Mï¿½nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

ymenard 21 May 2001 18:29 UTC↳ reply to raja #183958

"Raja" <[email hidden]> wrote > I think these are not real in game shots. Oh, now I know they are ;-) -- -- Franï¿½ois Mï¿½nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.ymenard.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

David L. Cook 21 May 2001 18:56 UTC↳ reply to ymenard #183964

It's probably Eric and Kenneth racing on-line with Chris and Tony (and someone else). Ahhhh!!! "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a8dO6.1462$[email hidden]...

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> "Raja" <[email hidden]> wrote > > I think these are not real in game shots. > > Oh, now I know they are ;-) > -- > -- Franï¿½ois Mï¿½nard <ymenard> > -- May the Downforce be with you... > -- http://www.ymenard.com/ > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World... > > >

Gerry Aitken 21 May 2001 23:02 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #183921

Todd Walker wrote:

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> > Sorry but......YAWN..... > > They can release screen shots all damn day and it won't make a bit of > difference to their reputations. I firmly stand by my assertion that > WSC is the biggest piece of vaporware to hit the sim racing market > EVER. I say put up or shut up. Quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing > about the damn thing. > > Maybe if they spent more time working on the "game" and less time > releasing screen shots...

Do us all a favour and piss off an die.

Gerry Aitken 21 May 2001 23:08 UTC↳ reply to Asbjørn Bjørnstad #183922

"Asbjørn Bjørnstad" wrote:

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> > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > whats to explain? A Ferrari 333sp leading some other cars around a track > > that 'may' resemble Brands Hatch? > > Keep in mind, the time period for WSC is now several years old from when > > they first began working on it. I beleive the 'plan' is to have cars from > > several era's available.(including A Can Am Mclaren and posibly a GPLish F1 > > car.) > > The three front cars are placed the excact same way in the pictures, > even the cracks in the tarmac are the same. But the two rear cars has > just disappeared. Looks like arranged photos, not frames of a film. > -- > -asbjxrn

Maybe it's drawing less cars behind?

Tom Pabst 22 May 2001 00:37 UTC↳ reply to Kenneth Verburg #183840

Guys....I was at E3 last year...and this year......and these are my candid remarks regarding the "speculation" on WSC and Empire and Chris and Tony and Derek Bell losing a race to me at Brands in a pair of 962's last week.......in an not-to-be-named hotel room with about 40 "spectators" jammed into the room: "No comment!" Tom Pabst

Asbjørn Bjørnstad 22 May 2001 01:28 UTC↳ reply to Gerry Aitken #183848

Gerry Aitken <[email hidden]> writes:

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> "Asbjxrn Bjxrnstad" wrote: > > > The three front cars are placed the excact same way in the pictures, > > even the cracks in the tarmac are the same. But the two rear cars has > > just disappeared. Looks like arranged photos, not frames of a film. > > -- > > -asbjxrn > > Maybe it's drawing less cars behind?

It's not maybe, it's excactly what it does. :-) I was just wondering why, it's obviously not a in-car shot, but a track camera. (Which would indicate a replay.) -- -asbjxrn

Slash 22 May 2001 02:07 UTC↳ reply to ymenard #183851

On Mon, 21 May 2001 18:29:03 GMT, "ymenard" <[email hidden]> scribbled:

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>>"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote >> I agree with you. Unless they had parked the first 3 cars, there is >> ABSOLUTELY some digital alteration to those pictures. > > >I'll have to apologise to the West brothers, as in the two cases I was >WRONG. And the reason why it's not 1) parked cars or 2) a digital >alteration is pretty exciting, but I won't say more ;-D > > >I'll now eat my words... > ><prints his post and eats the paper eh>

Dynamic race replay editor? (ie, remove certain cars, change angles and all that on the fly) -Slash -- "Ebert Victorious" - The Onion

David L. Cook 22 May 2001 02:15 UTC↳ reply to Tom Pabst #183852

Damn. You suck man ;) "Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mxiO6.24292$%[email hidden]... > Guys....I was at E3 last year...and this year......and these are my candid > remarks regarding the "speculation" on WSC and Empire and Chris and Tonyand

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> Derek Bell losing a race to me at Brands in a pair of 962's last > week.......in an not-to-be-named hotel room with about 40 "spectators" > jammed into the room: > > "No comment!" > > Tom Pabst > > > >

Carl Ribbegaardh 22 May 2001 05:27 UTC↳ reply to Slash #183875

That was my thought too. (but is that pretty exiting?) /Carl Slash <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Mon, 21 May 2001 18:29:03 GMT, "ymenard" <[email hidden]> > scribbled: > > >>"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote > >> I agree with you. Unless they had parked the first 3 cars, there is > >> ABSOLUTELY some digital alteration to those pictures. > > > > > >I'll have to apologise to the West brothers, as in the two cases I was > >WRONG. And the reason why it's not 1) parked cars or 2) a digital > >alteration is pretty exciting, but I won't say more ;-D > > > > > >I'll now eat my words... > > > ><prints his post and eats the paper eh> > > Dynamic race replay editor? > > (ie, remove certain cars, change angles and all that on the fly) > > -Slash > -- > "Ebert Victorious" - The Onion

Tom Pabst 22 May 2001 14:10 UTC↳ reply to David L. Cook #183836

"No comment." Tom -:)

JM 22 May 2001 19:08 UTC↳ reply to Asbjørn Bjørnstad #183697

Maybe it's drawing less cars behind? > > It's not maybe, it's excactly what it does. :-) > I was just wondering why, it's obviously not a in-car shot, > but a track camera. (Which would indicate a replay.) > -- > -asbjxrn or a live "spectator" feed? cheers JM

JM 22 May 2001 19:08 UTC#528112

Maybe it's drawing less cars behind? or a live "spectator" feed? cheers JM