Gran Turismo alias for PC??

Hi all, Don`t know if someone else noticed, but there`s a new demo at Avault, of something called "The Real Car Simulator", from a Japanese developer, VR-1 (http://www.vr1.co.jp/), that feels very much like Gran Turismo only with Nissans. The demo only has one car and one track, but it seems like it could be something... I only tried it with keyboard, and only once, but the physics seem very good: if you brake while turning, it stops turning, and when you let go of the brakes, it tries to spin, etc. Could someone try it and post impressions? I can only try it for real tonight, but would like to know more sooner... Also, the name "The Real Car Simulator" should ring a bell to PS users... DF PS: the link is http://www.avault.com/pcrl/demo_temp.asp?game=realcarsim There�s also a demo for download at the developer`s site, but I don`t know if it`s the same or not.

I'm playing it since yesterday. I'm not so font of Gran Turismo simply because its too arcade, but I like this one. The graphics aren't the best, but the physics feel like a real car. I play it with my Force RS It looks exatly like GT but it's a lot better with a good FF wheel. Is there a full english version available too? My japanese isn't the best... Daniel Frois <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws [email hidden]...

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> Hi all, > > Don`t know if someone else noticed, but there`s a new demo at Avault, of > something called "The Real Car Simulator", from a Japanese developer, > VR-1 (http://www.vr1.co.jp/), that feels very much like Gran Turismo > only with Nissans. > > The demo only has one car and one track, but it seems like it could be > something... > > I only tried it with keyboard, and only once, but the physics seem very > good: if you brake while turning, it stops turning, and when you let go > of the brakes, it tries to spin, etc. > > Could someone try it and post impressions? I can only try it for real > tonight, but would like to know more sooner... > > Also, the name "The Real Car Simulator" should ring a bell to PS > users... > > DF > > PS: the link is http://www.avault.com/pcrl/demo_temp.asp?game=realcarsim > > There�s also a demo for download at the developer`s site, but I don`t > know if it`s the same or not. >

I installed this sim, but couldn't get past the Start, Configuration, Exit screen,, I can arrow key to any of these choices but how do I make a choice. Pressing the Enter key doesn't produce any results. help !!! LOL On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:49:11 GMT, "Tim Vanhee" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I'm playing it since yesterday. I'm not so font of Gran Turismo simply >because its too arcade, but I like this one. >The graphics aren't the best, but the physics feel like a real car. I play >it with my Force RS >It looks exatly like GT but it's a lot better with a good FF wheel. >Is there a full english version available too? My japanese isn't the best... > >Daniel Frois <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws >[email hidden]... >> Hi all, >> >> Don`t know if someone else noticed, but there`s a new demo at Avault, of >> something called "The Real Car Simulator", from a Japanese developer, >> VR-1 (http://www.vr1.co.jp/), that feels very much like Gran Turismo >> only with Nissans. >> >> The demo only has one car and one track, but it seems like it could be >> something... >> >> I only tried it with keyboard, and only once, but the physics seem very >> good: if you brake while turning, it stops turning, and when you let go >> of the brakes, it tries to spin, etc. >> >> Could someone try it and post impressions? I can only try it for real >> tonight, but would like to know more sooner... >> >> Also, the name "The Real Car Simulator" should ring a bell to PS >> users... >> >> DF >> >> PS: the link is http://www.avault.com/pcrl/demo_temp.asp?game=realcarsim >> >> There�s also a demo for download at the developer`s site, but I don`t >> know if it`s the same or not. >> > >

<Rich#8> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I installed this sim, but couldn't get past the Start, Configuration, > Exit screen,, I can arrow key to any of these choices but how do I > make a choice. Pressing the Enter key doesn't produce any results. > > help !!! LOL Enter should do it. Maybe you need to run the SIMRconfig.exe first ?? Joergen

yeah I ran that first,, sadly, all the wording is just straight lines,, no text (siince I dont' have Japanese fonts on my computer) I got the video card setup , but the controller screeen is almost impossible to read. On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:35:01 +0100, "J Skantse" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> ><Rich#8> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >> I installed this sim, but couldn't get past the Start, Configuration, >> Exit screen,, I can arrow key to any of these choices but how do I >> make a choice. Pressing the Enter key doesn't produce any results. >> >> help !!! LOL > >Enter should do it. > >Maybe you need to run the SIMRconfig.exe first ?? > > > > >Joergen > >

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> > yeah I ran that first,, sadly, all the wording is just straight > lines,, no text (siince I dont' have Japanese fonts on my computer) > > I got the video card setup , but the controller screeen is almost > impossible to read. >

Use your imagination...;-) (copied from another thread...) In the setup program there is a drop-down list for each axis, steering, throttle, and brakes. Just pick an axis in the list and then hit the button to the right of the dropdownlist, and see if the marker is moving. If it doesn't move try another axis in the list...;-) The buttons to the right and left, above the axis, sets the range of the axis. Not quite sure what the center button does. A bit strange though, I had to set the steering to move the opposite way in the setup to get it to work right in the game ? Joergen

It was set to use my wheel and not the keyboard, got it working with the keyboard. The physics seem good, far above Porsche unleased, I'd say on level with Viper Racing. You can four wheel drift through the turns like a demon,, very cool Get some real tracks and up the resolution, get ride of the Ridge Racer HUD and get dashboard view, this sim might be a winner. On Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:04:38 +0100, "J Skantse" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> ><Rich#8> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >> >> yeah I ran that first,, sadly, all the wording is just straight >> lines,, no text (siince I dont' have Japanese fonts on my computer) >> >> I got the video card setup , but the controller screeen is almost >> impossible to read. >> >Use your imagination...;-) > >(copied from another thread...) >In the setup program there is a drop-down list for each axis, steering, >throttle, and brakes. >Just pick an axis in the list and then hit the button to the right of the >dropdownlist, and see if the marker is moving. >If it doesn't move try another axis in the list...;-) >The buttons to the right and left, above the axis, sets the range of the >axis. >Not quite sure what the center button does. >A bit strange though, I had to set the steering to move the opposite way in >the setup to get it to work right in the game ? > > > > >Joergen > >

Hi, Does anyone have information on when to expect the retail in stores? Does any store pre-order this one? Thx, SYTEX