Anniversay?

Say, didn't we just miss the Third Anniversary of the endlessly-challenging, constantly-improving, often-frustrating, upgrade-gobbling, totally-awesome Grand Prix Legends? Seems to me it was the middle of October when I took my first dumbstruck drive around the 'Ring, never to return to quite the same place. It's embarrassing to admit how many hundreds of dollars of computer "entertainment" of one sort or another have come and gone on my hard drive in the past two years -- but GPL remains. And it's still got enough of the right stuff to have had me doing countless laps yesterday just to hack another half second off my PB at Zandvoort. Put me firmly in the "it's a masterpiece" ranks, and my gratitude and continuing awe to the people at Papyrus who put it together. Kurt

It was released in September 98, so I make it the 2nd anniversary ;) -- Ian P <email invalid due to spam> Kurt Steinbock <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:CjVK5.13877$[email hidden]... > Say, didn't we just miss the Third Anniversary of the endlessly-challenging, > constantly-improving, often-frustrating, upgrade-gobbling, totally-awesome > Grand Prix Legends? > > Seems to me it was the middle of October when I took my first dumbstruck > drive around the 'Ring, never to return to quite the same place. >

Kurt, et al, Ain't it amazin'? The only game I can remember that had GPL's "legs" was Falcon 3, which had strong user support for at least 3 years. Even when N4 comes out, we're still going to be playing GPL because stock cars--no matter how well modeled--just aren't as much fun to drive...not even if we can convert Spa, Avus, etc. to N4 (which isn't bloody likely). Maybe WSC.... --Steve Smith Kurt Steinbock <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:CjVK5.13877$[email hidden]... > Say, didn't we just miss the Third Anniversary of theendlessly-challenging,

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> constantly-improving, often-frustrating, upgrade-gobbling, totally-awesome > Grand Prix Legends? > > Seems to me it was the middle of October when I took my first dumbstruck > drive around the 'Ring, never to return to quite the same place. > > It's embarrassing to admit how many hundreds of dollars of computer > "entertainment" of one sort or another have come and gone on my hard drive > in the past two years -- but GPL remains. And it's still got enough of

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> right stuff to have had me doing countless laps yesterday just to hack > another half second off my PB at Zandvoort. > > Put me firmly in the "it's a masterpiece" ranks, and my gratitude and > continuing awe to the people at Papyrus who put it together. > > Kurt > >

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:08:50 GMT, "Kurt Steinbock" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Say, didn't we just miss the Third Anniversary of the endlessly-challenging, >constantly-improving, often-frustrating, upgrade-gobbling, totally-awesome >Grand Prix Legends? It's funny how people keep making the sim older than it is. GPL was released (in the US at least) on September 30, 1998 - or two years and one month ago. The demo was released around April of that year, which may lead some to say they've been playing for 2 1/2 years, but not three (unless you're very good friends with Papyrus :). "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Ian P wrote in message <8th9pg$maq$[email hidden]>... >It was released in September 98, so I make it the 2nd anniversary ;) > >--Jeff Vincent wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > > It's funny how people keep making the sim older than it is. GPL >was released (in the US at least) on September 30, 1998 - or two years >and one month ago. Ian and Jeff -- you're both right, of course. I clearly had a major case of math impairment combined with undercaffeination this morning! I couldn't even spell "anniversary"! :-) Regards, Kurt

"Stephen Smith" > Even when N4 comes out, we're still going to be playing GPL because > stock cars--no matter > how well modeled--just aren't as much fun to drive...not even if we can > convert Spa, Avus, etc. to N4 (which isn't bloody likely). Maybe WSC.... > > --Steve Smith I'm thinking the TPTCC patch from the pits will help. I'm thinking the track file structures should be close enough that all the GPL tracks could be converted to N4's format. And when the Pits guys add the Touring Car patch, (probably late next year.hehe) then we'll get to drive tin-toppers around the ring. dave henrie

GP2 did at least four years, and is still widely used. Bart Westra "Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:R3XK5.99847$[email hidden]... > Kurt, et al, > > Ain't it amazin'? The only game I can remember that had GPL's "legs" was > Falcon 3, which had strong user support for at least 3 years. Even whenN4 > comes out, we're still going to be playing GPL because stock cars--nomatter > how well modeled--just aren't as much fun to drive...not even if we can > convert Spa, Avus, etc. to N4 (which isn't bloody likely). Maybe WSC.... > > --Steve Smith >

On Sun 29 Oct 2000 03:08:33p, Stephen Smith wrote:

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>Kurt, et al, > >Ain't it amazin'? The only game I can remember that had GPL's "legs" >was Falcon 3, which had strong user support for at least 3 years. Even >when N4 comes out, we're still going to be playing GPL because stock >cars--no matter how well modeled--just aren't as much fun to drive...not >even if we can convert Spa, Avus, etc. to N4 (which isn't bloody >likely). Maybe WSC....

Well, N4 isn't going to do much in the UK, 'cos no-one cares in the slightest about NASCAR over here. SO I think WSC is the only credible threat on this side of the Atlantic - and I have a nasty suspicion that the (otherwise good) drive to add in all sorts of nice touches will make the minimum spec prohibitively high for a while. As for other old games - Civilization 2 is *still* one of my favourite games - and I mean the original, not this "Test of Time" stuff. And I still like playing Network Q Rally championship, which is pretty ancient. -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

David Buttery wrote: > Well, N4 isn't going to do much in the UK, 'cos no-one cares in the > slightest about NASCAR over here. Apart from me, my mate, my girlfriend...and about 10 other people i can think of. But apart from that "...no-one cares in the slightest about NASCAR over here.". BTW, on what did you base your sweeping statement on?? ;) Cheers Gerry

On Mon 30 Oct 2000 12:38:42p, Gerry Aitken wrote:

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>David Buttery wrote: > >> Well, N4 isn't going to do much in the UK, 'cos no-one cares in the >> slightest about NASCAR over here. > >Apart from me, my mate, my girlfriend...and about 10 other people i can >think of. But apart from that "...no-one cares in the slightest about >NASCAR over here.". > >BTW, on what did you base your sweeping statement on?? ;)

<snip> On an utterly opinionated and biased opinion... like everyone else in this NG. :) Seriously, though, I realise that these is a loyal band of NASCAR followers here - and good for you. The hard fact, though, is that there will never be a broad base of NASCAR fans in the UK. Anyway, that's enough posturing on my part - I must go to lug all the various fallen trees out of the road and find out about sandbag distributions (I'm only 200 feet above the River Severn, you know :) ) -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92) The GPL Scrapyard - http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

David Buttery wrote: > On an utterly opinionated and biased opinion... That's good enough for me David :) > Seriously, though, I realise that these is a loyal band of NASCAR followers > here - and good for you. The hard fact, though, is that there will never be > a broad base of NASCAR fans in the UK. Very true, Nascar is stifled by F1 over here...BTW, wasn't this seasons --F1-- boring? Not much in the way of lead changes on the track...all seems to happen in the pits nowadays. > Anyway, that's enough posturing on my part - I must go to lug all the > various fallen trees out of the road and find out about sandbag > distributions (I'm only 200 feet above the River Severn, you know :) ) Hehe, at times like this one need to live on a hill like we do...now where did I last see my roof :). Cheers Gerry