Dreamcast Ferrari 355 Challenge

Just wanting to know why this game has pit stops? Even when I set the race distance to 'Endurance', the pitstops still seem unnecessary. Also, do I have to come first in the championship to unlock all of the tracks? Are the tracks all unlocked at once? Damien P.S. I've only just started playing this game, and to me, it feels just as realistic as GPL - it's more fun though since 355s brake much better than 67 GP Cars and the graphics are lightyears ahead of any of the PC racing sims. (No, I'm not a troll - I like GPL too)

"Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OiSd6.85$[email hidden]... > Just wanting to know why this game has pit stops? Even when I set therace > distance to 'Endurance', the pitstops still seem unnecessary. Also, do I > have to come first in the championship to unlock all of the tracks? Arethe > tracks all unlocked at once? > > Damien > > P.S. I've only just started playing this game, and to me, it feels justas > realistic as GPL - it's more fun though since 355s brake much better than67 > GP Cars and the graphics are lightyears ahead of any of the PC racingsims. > (No, I'm not a troll - I like GPL too) Is there a Dreamcast emulator for the PC by any chance? Little chance of me picking up a Dreamcast but I would get this game if I could run it on my pc.

I don't think there are any more tracks, unless the same tracks are there reversed. I've seen the empty slots in the second page of the track selection screen, but I also know the game only has 6 tracks. As for the pitstops, they definitely don't play any part in the game at all, apart from losing you a lot of time :) There's no fuel consumption or tire wear, even in the longest races. I don't know why they're there. Since the animation is there, they should have been used really. The only thing I would say about the physics is that surely it can't be this easy to drive such a powerful car? But you're right, the physics are very good. "Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OiSd6.85$[email hidden]... > Just wanting to know why this game has pit stops? Even when I set therace > distance to 'Endurance', the pitstops still seem unnecessary. Also, do I > have to come first in the championship to unlock all of the tracks? Arethe > tracks all unlocked at once? > > Damien > > P.S. I've only just started playing this game, and to me, it feels justas > realistic as GPL - it's more fun though since 355s brake much better than67 > GP Cars and the graphics are lightyears ahead of any of the PC racingsims. > (No, I'm not a troll - I like GPL too) > >

> Is there a Dreamcast emulator for the PC by any chance? Little chance ofme > picking up a Dreamcast but I would get this game if I could run it on mypc. Yup, try http://www.dcemulation.com or http://www.dccopyworld.com I hope your PC is powerful... Andy

> I don't think there are any more tracks, unless the same tracks are there > reversed. I've seen the empty slots in the second page of the track > selection screen, but I also know the game only has 6 tracks. > > As for the pitstops, they definitely don't play any part in the game atall, > apart from losing you a lot of time :) There's no fuel consumption ortire > wear, even in the longest races. I don't know why they're there. Sincethe > animation is there, they should have been used really. > > The only thing I would say about the physics is that surely it can't bethis > easy to drive such a powerful car? But you're right, the physics are very > good. That's what I thought, so I leant my game collection to my boss (who owns an F355) in the hope he would give me an answer. I kept asking him if he'd played it yet, but his response was .. "I've got the real thing, I don't need to play the game.." so I decided to take the games home again. I asked him for them back, and what game was on the top? F355. I think that says how good it is. Andy (still doesn't know how realistic it is)

"Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in <m4Ud6.66267$[email hidden]>: >I don't think there are any more tracks, unless the same tracks are >there reversed. I've seen the empty slots in the second page of the >track selection screen, but I also know the game only has 6 tracks. In addition to the original arcade there are: Fiorana, Atlanta (oval) Laguna Seca Malaysia in the Eu edition, these cheat codes work: In options, press X + Y, then choose the "Passwords" selection. Enter these paswords to unlock courses: KualaLumpur FaqotaDondlata DaysofThunder RietiaNovelto If you save game state, you will not have to reenter. Z.

They're going to start selling Dreamcast for $99 bucks a pop in very short order. heh- that's less than a decent video card so I may just get one. ;) "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote > > Is there a Dreamcast emulator for the PC by any chance? Little chance ofme > picking up a Dreamcast but I would get this game if I could run it on mypc. > >

"Andy Laurence" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:B9Vd6.585$[email hidden]... > > Is there a Dreamcast emulator for the PC by any chance? Little chanceof

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> me > > picking up a Dreamcast but I would get this game if I could run it on my > pc. > > Yup, try http://www.dcemulation.com or http://www.dccopyworld.com > > I hope your PC is powerful...

Thanks! I'll have to give it a go since I've heard so many good things about Ferrari 355 Challenge.

A DC is well worth getting, Soul Calibre, Dead or Alive 2, Shenmue, F355 Challenge, Sega GT, Virtua Fighter 3 and a few others are all excellent. "Tim Elhajj" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a7837f3$[email hidden]... > They're going to start selling Dreamcast for $99 bucks a pop in very short > order. heh- that's less than a decent video card so I may just get one. ;)

"Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:WSYd6.67527$[email hidden]... > A DC is well worth getting, Soul Calibre, Dead or Alive 2, Shenmue, F355 > Challenge, Sega GT, Virtua Fighter 3 and a few others are all excellent. How's Sega GT? Gee... well over a decade of pc gaming and I've never owned a console game before. Dare I? :-)

How's Sega GT? Gee... well over a decade of pc *** and I've never owned a console game before. Dare I? :-)

Are you Autosport's Damien Smith? :) Damien Smith wrote:

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> Just wanting to know why this game has pit stops? Even when I set the race > distance to 'Endurance', the pitstops still seem unnecessary. Also, do I > have to come first in the championship to unlock all of the tracks? Are the > tracks all unlocked at once? > > Damien > > P.S. I've only just started playing this game, and to me, it feels just as > realistic as GPL - it's more fun though since 355s brake much better than 67 > GP Cars and the graphics are lightyears ahead of any of the PC racing sims. > (No, I'm not a troll - I like GPL too)

-- Rob Swindells /////////////

To be honest, it's not as good as it should have been. It's a total Gran Turismo copy, but it lacks the perfection of Gran Turismo. The graphics of course, are way better than Gran Turismo, so I'm really comparing Sega GT with how good Gran Turismo was when it was first released, maybe that's a little unfair. Anyway, the things wrong are that the tracks are too easy, theres only 1 or 2 tricky tracks. Plus the structure of the game is kinda spoiled a little by the fact that you get full second-hand price for cars you sell. The cars you won in Gran Turismo all sold for the same amount, and it was next to nothing. In Sega GT you can win 1 race, win the car for that race and sell it, and get loads of money really quickly. Apart from that the cars and tracks look great, and the physics feel very good, but F355 is a better game. "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:959n3k$qs2$[email hidden]...

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> > "Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:WSYd6.67527$[email hidden]... > > A DC is well worth getting, Soul Calibre, Dead or Alive 2, Shenmue, F355 > > Challenge, Sega GT, Virtua Fighter 3 and a few others are all excellent. > > How's Sega GT? Gee... well over a decade of pc gaming and I've never

owned > a console game before. Dare I? :-) > >

You can't really emulate a DC on the PC. Maybe in a couple years, but current PCs aren't powerful enough. Sega, however, has just announced another price-cut for the DC to $99. They are getting out of the console business, so it does also mean the DC is dying. But there are great games out for it now, and it's dirt- cheap - you can't even buy a good PC graphics card for 99 bucks! - Joe62 In article <959i1d$52q$[email hidden]>, "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Thanks! I'll have to give it a go since I've heard so many goodthings > about Ferrari 355 Challenge. > > -- Joe62 Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

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>"Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in ><m4Ud6.66267$[email hidden]>: > >>I don't think there are any more tracks, unless the same tracks are >>there reversed. I've seen the empty slots in the second page of the >>track selection screen, but I also know the game only has 6 tracks. > > >In addition to the original arcade there are: > >Fiorana, >Atlanta (oval) >Laguna Seca >Malaysia >

You are forgetting the nurnburgring(good spelling?)

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>in the Eu edition, these cheat codes work: >In options, press X + Y, then choose the "Passwords" selection. Enter >these paswords to unlock courses: > >KualaLumpur >FaqotaDondlata >DaysofThunder >RietiaNovelto > >If you save game state, you will not have to reenter. > >Z.

"Rob Swindells" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Are you Autosport's Damien Smith? :) No, sorry! Just found something else interesting in F355. On the main title screen, if you press X + Y, it comes up with a 'CABLE VERSUS PLAY' option. So I assume that there is a link cable for DC?

A few FYI's related to this thread: First, I think it has already been mentioned that the DC list price is to be reduced to $99.95 starting Feb 4. As is already well known, Sega announed they are getting out of the hardware business, but claims they will continue to make games for the DC. Whether the latter is true or not, I can't say. But if there is already a critical mass of games that catch you interested (well, F355 looks to be a damned good start), then it might be worth it even if they drop all support. Third, Best Buy (at least my local one) reduced the price of F355 from $50 to $25. Sega GT (a Gran Turismo clone, though it doesn't get the same universally positive reviews) was reduced to, I believe, $30. Fourth, Best Buy has a price matching policy. Looks like you can save an additional $5 if you buy it now and find a $99.95 price later. BTW, I don't have it yet, but I'll probably pick it up...

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> You can't really emulate a DC on the PC. Maybe in a couple years, but > current PCs aren't powerful enough. > > Sega, however, has just announced another price-cut for the DC to $99. > They are getting out of the console business, so it does also mean the > DC is dying. But there are great games out for it now, and it's dirt- > cheap - you can't even buy a good PC graphics card for 99 bucks! >

We can only hope that with Sega getting into the software side of things that they do a PC version of this great game!! It would be even better if they did an enhanced version with qualifying, longer races, more opponents, and, most of all, network multiplayer racing support!!! PLEASE SEGA ANSWER MY REQUESTS!!!

F355 is the most realistic sim I have ever played on a console, and the graphics are better than all but a couple of PC sims. The physics model is also better than all but two or three of the best PC sims ( GPL, Viper racing, Nascar Heat). The physics are certainly superior to SCGT, which is still quite popular among pc sim devotees. The worst part of this game is the lack of a decent replay option to review your awesome racing feats( they use some lousy replay "digest" which just shows replay highlights), which really takes alot away from the game for me. However, if replays are not that important to you then this game is well worth the money, only Gran Tourismo is as good among console racers.

"Loosay2" < The worst part of this game is the lack of a > decent replay option to review your awesome racing feats( they use some > lousy replay "digest" which just shows replay highlights), which reallytakes > alot away from the game for me. No real cockpit view...(that I'm aware of) Can't drive a sim if I can't sit in the 'office'(not that I can drive ANY sim :> ) dave henrie

In article <T_hf6.374130$[email hidden]>, "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote: > No real cockpit view...(that I'm aware of) Can't drive a sim if I can't sit >in the 'office'(not that I can drive ANY sim :> ) Just got it today (with an opened DC for $80). You are viewing from the cockpit. There's a bit of dash and wheel showing, just a bit. The gauges though are heads up ala arcade. I too miss the replay view. The graphics are nice enough that I'd want to see a GT-like replay. Don't know if the replayability is good enough to warrant purchasing a DC for essentially this game (I also picked up Sega GT though recognizing it hasn't been generally received as weel as Gran Turismo). Main gripe is probably using the std controller for all of steering, accel, braking, shifting. Having the brake and steering done by one hand gets pretty busy.

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in <T_hf6.374130$U46.11030300 @news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>:

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> >"Loosay2" < >The worst part of this game is the lack of a >> decent replay option to review your awesome racing feats( they use some >> lousy replay "digest" which just shows replay highlights), which really >takes > alot away from the game for me. > No real cockpit view...(that I'm aware of) Can't drive a sim if I can't >sit >in the 'office'(not that I can drive ANY sim :> ) >dave henrie > >

There is of course, a cockpit view. Z.