Dirt Track Racing - Pretty Impressive

I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely pleased with my budget purchase. Here are some of the reasons I am enjoying this: Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail. Only gripe here is the tyres look a bit hexagonal. Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would expect from this type of car. AI - Very consistent. You can follow a car bumper to bumper for a whole lap and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly. Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N. America. Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line. Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long term scenario with the Career feature. Generally a well put together sim/game. Seeing as it's a common term of description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a "Finished Product". Chris P.S. Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o)

Too late -- Wilshe's henchmen are everywhere. There is no escape! ;-) -- JB In article <[email hidden]>, "Chris Bloom" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I amextremely > pleased with my budget purchase. Here are some of the reasons I amenjoying > this: > > Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail. Only gripehere > is the tyres look a bit hexagonal. > > Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what onewould > expect from this type of car. > > AI - Very consistent. You can follow a car bumper to bumper for awhole lap > and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly. > > Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well > despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N.America. > Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line. > > Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long termscenario > with the Career feature. > > Generally a well put together sim/game. Seeing as it's a common termof

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> description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a > "Finished Product". > > Chris > > P.S. Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o) > >

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On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 20:17:14 +0200, "Chris Bloom" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely >pleased with my budget purchase. Here are some of the reasons I am enjoying >this: > >Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail. Only gripe here >is the tyres look a bit hexagonal. > >Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would >expect from this type of car.

Did you ever try its predecessor, Powerslide? Great dirt driving fun. TR

Hey Chris its also about as close to the real thing as it gets. I know you guys in here like that lame grand prix crap so I'll forgive the not in gpl league comment. By the way I have GPL and it sits an my shelf an awful lot while dtr is almost always in my dvd drive. Chris Bloom <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely > pleased with my budget purchase. Here are some of the reasons I amenjoying

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> this: > > Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail. Only gripe here > is the tyres look a bit hexagonal. > > Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would > expect from this type of car. > > AI - Very consistent. You can follow a car bumper to bumper for a whole

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> and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly. > > Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well > despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N. America. > Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line. > > Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long term

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> with the Career feature. > > Generally a well put together sim/game. Seeing as it's a common term of > description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a > "Finished Product". > > Chris > > P.S. Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o) > > > > > >

Hey Excellent fun indeed! Pherhaps you should have waited about 30 days and picked up DTR:Sprint Cars with your $20 though :) ds Chris Bloom wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >I finally got my hands on Dirt Track Racing yesterday and I am extremely >pleased with my budget purchase. Here are some of the reasons I amenjoying

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>this: > >Graphics - Clear and smooth with quite a level of detail. Only gripe here >is the tyres look a bit hexagonal. > >Physics - Okay not in GPL league but seem to be pretty much what one would >expect from this type of car. > >AI - Very consistent. You can follow a car bumper to bumper for a whole

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>and it won't suddenly slow at a place where you are going quickly. > >Multiplayer - I've only tried the demo on-line and it worked very well >despite being in South Africa and my competitors in Europe or N. America. >Unlike GPL I can actually get a decent race on-line. > >Gameplay - Lots of fun, easy to jump into, yet offering a long term

scenario

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>with the Career feature. > >Generally a well put together sim/game. Seeing as it's a common term of >description in here these days, I guess I could say it feels like a >"Finished Product". > >Chris > >P.S. Please don't show Don Wilshe this :o) > > > > > >

Chris Bloom wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >Yes, I have the demo of Powerslide. Also very impressive, >especially as it was a small download. The main reason it was a small download was that they used JPG compression on the textures (not in the full game, of course, only in the demo). They did the same thing with DTR, too. I think this is a good idea which should be copied by other game developers. But then, I'm only connected at 33.6k. :) Bendito;

In article <0pmf5.40989$[email hidden]>, "Ron Campbell" <[email hidden]> writes: >Hey Chris its also about as close to the real thing as it gets. I know you >guys in here like that lame grand prix crap so I'll forgive the not in gpl >league comment. >By the way I have GPL and it sits an my shelf an awful lot while dtr is >almost always in my dvd drive. Well of COURSE. You don't need the CD in the drive to run GPL... :) Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +69.95 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Well, the copy I bought was the first and only that I have seen in South Africa. I didn't even see a copy when I was in the UK and Ireland earlier in the month! Maybe we will get DTR: Sprints next year:) I'm also looking forward to Leadfoot. Chris "Daniel Shirley" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Hey >Excellent fun indeed! >Pherhaps you should have waited about 30 days and picked upDTR:Sprint Cars >with your $20 though :) > >ds ----------------------------------------------------------- Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

Yes, I have the demo of Powerslide. Also very impressive, especially as it was a small download. Chris ----------------------------------------------------------- Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com