Re: Been away, need updating on latest racers

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:46:19 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>> It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, >> not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. >> Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. >> > >Coming from you thats quite some recommendation! > >> I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it >> is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, >> so plan to turn down a few details. > >I'm running a celeron 300a @ 450MHz with 192MB with a TNT2 Ultra, not a >state of the art system I admit (short of readies to make the upgrade :-( ) >how would this run F1 2000 say 800x600? I don't really want to drop to >640x480 and not being able to run it at 1024x768 is not such a big deal to >me as long as I can have all the cars on the track with a bit of detail, I >remeber GP2 never ran any good on my system which at the time was state of >the art unless I tweaked the graphics :-) >

You should be able to run it at about 50% detail at 800x600 with a reduced grid of say, 15 cars. It will be slightly choppy at the start and after that it should be smooth sailing. Also, the mirrors are a BIG hit on this sim. You can simply press a key at any time to toggle them, or press a rear-view key to avoid the framerate hit. So-so track realism, and the physics are somewhere between SCGT and Viper Racing, I would say. Great voice comms from your pit, etc. And a lot of fun.

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>> It's around here someplace.. ;) >> > >Whoops I did'nt realise you guys paid for it, or at least the digging I have >done so far has seen posts and links to buy the CD?!?! from my second hand >info I was under the impression it was given away free. I have found >'certain' other links though :-) Would you say it was wrong for a UK Nascar >fan to download them as he has no way of getting to Daytona to grab his >copy? :-) >

I haven't seen it, but others say it has been posted on some sites and in the warez newsgroups. Look around, or maybe someone will send you an email.. ;) >Revvin Have fun. (did I mention that you should buy NFS: Porsche?) :) -- * rrev at mindspring dot com *

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:10:11 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Hmm I used to love the NFS titles years back, is it that good? been away so >long I had'nt even realised they were doing another NFS game :-) It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. $29.95 at electronics boutique. > What about >EA's F1 2000 game? is it a game or sim, graphics look superb in the card I >got in the post from a mailorder software co. I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, so plan to turn down a few details. $29.95 at electronics boutique. >Someone also mentioned >somewhere that at a recent event at Daytona they were handing out CD's with >a demo of N3 and NL with the Daytona track in it, has anyone posted it on >the net if it exists? > It's around here someplace.. ;)

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>Revvin > >rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:43:36 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]> >wrote: >> >> >Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for >> >sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bit >of >> >a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 >> >sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same >> >quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are there >any >> >community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots look >good >> >but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a >> >web-site :-) opinions please >> > >> >Revvin >> > >> Buy NFS: Porsche Unleashed. :) >> >> -- >> * rrev at mindspring dot com * >

-- * rrev at mindspring dot com *

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:43:36 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for >sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bit of >a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 >sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same >quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are there any >community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots look good >but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a >web-site :-) opinions please > >Revvin >

Buy NFS: Porsche Unleashed. :) -- * rrev at mindspring dot com *

Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bit of a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are there any community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots look good but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a web-site :-) opinions please Revvin

>Hmm I used to love the NFS titles years back, is it that good? been away so >long I had'nt even realised they were doing another NFS game :-) It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. $29.95 at electronics boutique. I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, so plan to turn down a few details. $29.95 at electronics boutique. It's around here someplace.. ;)

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>Revvin >> >Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for >> >sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bit >of >> >a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 >> >sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same >> >quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are there >any >> >community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots look >good >> >but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a >> >web-site :-) opinions please >> >Revvin >> Buy NFS: Porsche Unleashed. :) >> -- >> * rrev at mindspring dot com *

-- * rrev at mindspring dot com *

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>> It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, >> not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. >> Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. >Coming from you thats quite some recommendation! >> I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it >> is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, >> so plan to turn down a few details. >state of the art system I admit (short of readies to make the upgrade :-( ) >how would this run F1 2000 say 800x600? I don't really want to drop to >640x480 and not being able to run it at 1024x768 is not such a big deal to >me as long as I can have all the cars on the track with a bit of detail, I >remeber GP2 never ran any good on my system which at the time was state of >the art unless I tweaked the graphics :-)

You should be able to run it at about 50% detail at 800x600 with a reduced grid of say, 15 cars. It will be slightly choppy at the start and after that it should be smooth sailing. Also, the mirrors are a BIG hit on this sim. You can simply press a key at any time to toggle them, or press a rear-view key to avoid the framerate hit. So-so track realism, and the physics are somewhere between SCGT and Viper Racing, I would say. Great voice comms from your pit, etc. And a lot of fun. I haven't seen it, but others say it has been posted on some sites and in the warez newsgroups. Look around, or maybe someone will send you an email.. ;) Have fun. (did I mention that you should buy NFS: Porsche?) :) -- * rrev at mindspring dot com *

Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bit of a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are there any community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots look good but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a web-site :-) opinions please Revvin

Hmm I used to love the NFS titles years back, is it that good? been away so long I had'nt even realised they were doing another NFS game :-) What about EA's F1 2000 game? is it a game or sim, graphics look superb in the card I got in the post from a mailorder software co. Someone also mentioned somewhere that at a recent event at Daytona they were handing out CD's with a demo of N3 and NL with the Daytona track in it, has anyone posted it on the net if it exists? Revvin rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 17:43:36 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]>wrote: > > >Forgive me brothers for I have sinned, I have not played a racing sim for > >sometime and not had time to read this newsgroup recently so I'm at a bitof > >a loss as to whats hot and whats not, my main interest right now is an F1 > >sim, I was waiting for GP3 but whats EA's F1 2000 like? is it the same > >quality as their other sports line-up? is it a sim or a game? are thereany > >community web-sites that anyone can recommend for it? Screenshots lookgood

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> >but then we all know not to trust the blurb and a few screenshots on a > >web-site :-) opinions please > > > >Revvin > > > Buy NFS: Porsche Unleashed. :) > > -- > * rrev at mindspring dot com *

> It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, > not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. > Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. > Coming from you thats quite some recommendation! > I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it > is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, > so plan to turn down a few details. I'm running a celeron 300a @ 450MHz with 192MB with a TNT2 Ultra, not a state of the art system I admit (short of readies to make the upgrade :-( ) how would this run F1 2000 say 800x600? I don't really want to drop to 640x480 and not being able to run it at 1024x768 is not such a big deal to me as long as I can have all the cars on the track with a bit of detail, I remeber GP2 never ran any good on my system which at the time was state of the art unless I tweaked the graphics :-) > It's around here someplace.. ;) > Whoops I did'nt realise you guys paid for it, or at least the digging I have done so far has seen posts and links to buy the CD?!?! from my second hand info I was under the impression it was given away free. I have found 'certain' other links though :-) Would you say it was wrong for a UK Nascar fan to download them as he has no way of getting to Daytona to grab his copy? :-) Revvin

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:49:02 -0600 rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote: % On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 21:10:11 -0000, "Revvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: % >Hmm I used to love the NFS titles years back, is it that good? been away so % >long I had'nt even realised they were doing another NFS game :-) % It is VERY good, much like the first NFS, in that you race open roads, % not circuits. 50-80 models of lots of Porsches from 1950-present. % Nice physics, and the most visually stunning racer ever.. Ditto! This is a buy if you want to have some fun. % $29.95 at electronics boutique. % > What about % >EA's F1 2000 game? is it a game or sim, graphics look superb in the card I % >got in the post from a mailorder software co. % I REALLY like it. There are others here who don't, because it % is not as realistic as GPL. Also, it has a high system requirement, % so plan to turn down a few details. Some don't like it because they don't like it. Period! For me it has nothing to do with it not being like GPL. I dislike the graphics, the sound, the physics, the FF, the AI, and the track modeling. If they fix all of these things, well, it would be a different product all together. That's my opinion, and since some seem to think that it is great fun, buy it only if you have the chance to take it back for a refund. For me it was a GREAT disappointment. I had games with better sound on my Timex/Sinclair Spectrum thingie (even better AI come to think of it). % $29.95 at electronics boutique. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. [email hidden] http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=