Review of Sega's Ferrarri 355 (Dreamcast)

This may be one of the better driving simulations released this year. Let's hope they don't dumb it down for American audiences. http://dreamcast.ign.com/previews/14729.html Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

This may be one of the better driving simulations released this year. Let's hope they don't dumb it down for American audiences. http://dreamcast.ign.com/previews/14729.html Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

aws6000 <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mblbs$i9c$[email hidden]... > This may be one of the better driving simulations released this year.Let's > hope they don't dumb it down for American audiences. A bit rude there. I think it's usually a case of "dumb it down for greater mass appeal". If the internet has proven anything, it's that no nation has a monopoly on idiocy.

> A bit rude there. I think it's usually a case of "dumb it down forgreater > mass appeal". If the internet has proven anything, it's that no nationhas > a monopoly on idiocy. Ummm, I didn't comment on the nation (I was born and raised there) but on the game. As an example.... The physics model of Gran Turismo for the Playstation was changed so that the cars were more tail happy than in the rapanese release. Sony felt that the american audience would not be able to cope with the difficulty of the japanese release. Therefore it was "dumbed" down.

In article <8mf574$4bq$[email hidden]>, "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Nah.... its just the larger population than most other countries.More > people means more idiots online with US servers. It's a percentagedeal. I > hope. :-) :) Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

In article <8md46p$np6$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] writes: >Of course Americans wouldn't be able to drive as well as Japanese >users, look at the long history of great Japanese auto racing talent! >All those silly 'mericans have is Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Dan >Gurney, AJ Foyt, The elder Unsers, etc. Remember Shinji Nakano, now >THERE was a legend. :;) 'King Hiro... :) Actually, Nakano is riding superbikes now. He's pretty good at it, too. -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +52.52 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Of course Americans wouldn't be able to drive as well as Japanese users, look at the long history of great Japanese auto racing talent! All those silly 'mericans have is Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, AJ Foyt, The elder Unsers, etc. Remember Shinji Nakano, now THERE was a legend. :;) In article <2zni5.9647$[email hidden]>, "AndrewS" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > A bit rude there. I think it's usually a case of "dumb it down for > greater > > mass appeal". If the internet has proven anything, it's that nonation > has > > a monopoly on idiocy. > > Ummm, I didn't comment on the nation (I was born and raised there)but on > the game. As an example.... The physics model of Gran Turismo for the > Playstation was changed so that the cars were more tail happy than inthe > rapanese release. Sony felt that the american audience would not beable to > cope with the difficulty of the japanese release. Therefore itwas "dumbed" > down. > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

AndrewS <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:2zni5.9647$[email hidden]...

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> > A bit rude there. I think it's usually a case of "dumb it down for > greater > > mass appeal". If the internet has proven anything, it's that no nation > has > > a monopoly on idiocy. > > Ummm, I didn't comment on the nation (I was born and raised there) but on > the game.

As was I. And it really doesn't matter where you were born- your opinion is just as valid regardless of where you're from. >As an example.... The physics model of Gran Turismo for the > Playstation was changed so that the cars were more tail happy than in the > rapanese release. Sony felt that the american audience would not be ableto > cope with the difficulty of the japanese release. Therefore it was"dumbed" > down. I'm not sure that making the cars looser is actually dumbing them down, but in any case it sounds like Sony may have responded to feedback from their Japanese release. And as I said earlier, companies often dumb things down for greater mass appeal, whether its television or computer games. Appealing to the lowest common denominator (whether in matters of taste or quality) is often an easy route to higher profits no matter what the country. As an example... aren't most of the explanations for the sales failure of GPL due to this very same concept?

[email hidden] wrote: : Of course Americans wouldn't be able to drive as well as Japanese : users, look at the long history of great Japanese auto racing talent! : All those silly 'mericans have is Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Dan : Gurney, AJ Foyt, The elder Unsers, etc. Remember Shinji Nakano, now : THERE was a legend. :;) Hey don't forget Ukyo Katyama "the tiny warrior" and Taki Inoue. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York UPDATED WWW: http://manor.york.ac.uk/

"Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8md7ur$jre$[email hidden]... > And as I said earlier, companies often dumb things down > for greater mass appeal, whether its television or computer games. > Appealing to the lowest common denominator (whether in matters of taste or > quality) is often an easy route to higher profits no matter what the > country. As an example... aren't most of the explanations for the sales > failure of GPL due to this very same concept? GPL didn't sell because who gives a damn about driving 1967 cars? Maybe if it was based on the 1998 NASCAR season, had shortcuts, power-ups and tracks that need to unlocked then it would have sold more. By the way... "lowest common denominator" == USA. I'm not saying that we have a stranglehold on idiocy, but we're damn close.

AndrewS <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:30yi5.9587$[email hidden]...

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> > "Gault" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8md7ur$jre$[email hidden]... > > > And as I said earlier, companies often dumb things down > > for greater mass appeal, whether its television or computer games. > > Appealing to the lowest common denominator (whether in matters of taste

or > > quality) is often an easy route to higher profits no matter what the > > country. As an example... aren't most of the explanations for the sales > > failure of GPL due to this very same concept? > > GPL didn't sell because who gives a damn about driving 1967 cars? Maybeif > it was based on the 1998 NASCAR season, had shortcuts, power-ups andtracks > that need to unlocked then it would have sold more. > > By the way... "lowest common denominator" == USA. I'm not saying that we > have a stranglehold on idiocy, but we're damn close. Nah.... its just the larger population than most other countries. More people means more idiots online with US servers. It's a percentage deal. I hope. :-)

<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8md46p$np6$[email hidden]... > Of course Americans wouldn't be able to drive as well as Japanese > users, look at the long history of great Japanese auto racing talent! > All those silly 'mericans have is Mario Andretti, Phil Hill, Dan > Gurney, AJ Foyt, The elder Unsers, etc. Remember Shinji Nakano, now > THERE was a legend. :;) Don't you dare forget "King Hiro"!!! =) -- Kirk Lane [email hidden]