Nascar Heat annonced at Edworld

Can anyone get more details regarding this title from Microprose? I know it's a game that will be brought by A. Levesque and that other guy that worked on Viper racing. More info would be welcome. Release date is august... -- Philippe Sergerie Proud co-owner - CLONE N.Legends league http://members.chello.se/clone/index.htm ICQ#: 16192023

On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:52:21 -0500, Philster <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Can anyone get more details regarding this title from Microprose? I know >it's a game that will be brought by A. Levesque and that other guy that >worked on Viper racing. More info would be welcome. Release date is >august... >-- >Philippe Sergerie >Proud co-owner - CLONE N.Legends league >http://members.chello.se/clone/index.htm >ICQ#: 16192023

Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early info. It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed Martin Executive Producer Hasbro Interactive

Dave Henrie wrote in message <[email hidden]>... > Didn't Rick spend time with us struggling simmers back in the ICR1 >days? I seem to remember many a post by Rick on the old Fidonet bbs >system, that was my only link to the net for a few years. Hey that name does ring a bell now that you mention it! ... can't believe my AUTORACE days go back a good 8-9 years now! -- Claff BNSracing.com Busch North Series Editor, New England Racing Publications Parsimonious Racing #93 BNSracing.com Pontiac Grand Prix

Ed, I am keeping my fingers crossed that with the pool of talent that has been accumulated and put at your disposal we will see the definitive Nascar product. It would be ironic if former Papyrus employees, given the chance to use their creative licence and not bound by financial and artistic handcuffs can take us to new levels of realism! Best Wishes, Black Hole Motorsports

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> > Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out > Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early > info. > > It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam > Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and > Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ed Martin > Executive Producer > Hasbro Interactive

-- Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 Good luck with the new game.. Now if you can just get Rick Genter to spend some time on the development of the graphics.. DW Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, Gaming, Support, E-Commerce Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com DASCAR Dirt Racing www.ivga.com WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com You Can Sell Performance Parts Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com "Ed Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out > Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early > info. > > It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam > Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and > Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Ed Martin > Executive Producer > Hasbro Interactive >

Didn't Rick spend time with us struggling simmers back in the ICR1 days? I seem to remember many a post by Rick on the old Fidonet bbs system, that was my only link to the net for a few years. dave henrie Don Wilshe wrote:

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> > -- > Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 > Good luck with the new game.. Now if you can just get Rick Genter to spend > some > time on the development of the graphics.. > > DW > > Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, Gaming, Support, E-Commerce > > Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com > Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com > DASCAR Dirt Racing www.ivga.com > WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com > Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com You Can Sell Performance > Parts > Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com > "Ed Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out > > Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early > > info. > > > > It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam > > Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and > > Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ed Martin > > Executive Producer > > Hasbro Interactive > >

Yes Rick Did INDYCAR II.... still the best graphics of any game papyrus ever made dw -- Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, Gaming, Support, E-Commerce Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com DASCAR Dirt Racing www.ivga.com WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com You Can Sell Performance Parts Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Didn't Rick spend time with us struggling simmers back in the ICR1 > days? I seem to remember many a post by Rick on the old Fidonet bbs > system, that was my only link to the net for a few years. > dave henrie > > Don Wilshe wrote: > > > > -- > > Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 > > Good luck with the new game.. Now if you can just get Rick Genter to spend > > some > > time on the development of the graphics.. > > > > DW > > > > Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, Gaming, Support, E-Commerce > > > > Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com > > Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com > > DASCAR Dirt Racing www.ivga.com > > WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com > > Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com You Can Sell Performance > > Parts > > Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com > > "Ed Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out > > > Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early > > > info. > > > > > > It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam > > > Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and > > > Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Ed Martin > > > Executive Producer > > > Hasbro Interactive > > > >

I appreciate the sentiment and I agree that we've assembled an incredible team. But even though many of our roots trace back to Papyrus, that doesn't mean we're up to those same tricks. Papyrus is AWESOME at what they do. I'm looking forward to NASCAR 4 as much as any of you. From what I've seen & heard, I think it will be a great game. But NASCAR Heat is not N4 - it was never intended to be a Papyrus knock-off. Our feeling here is that there's a great big NASCAR market out there & there's plenty of room for lots of good & different products. Yes, NASCAR Heat has a fantastic sim component, but it's got a lot more, too - and frankly, it's that "more" & "different" stuff that we've focused much of our efforts on. So please don't expect "GPL with fenders" from Hasbro Interactive - that's what Papyrus excels at and trying to our-Kaemmer Dave Kaemmer is an impossible task. :-) So, you can count on incredible realism from Hasbro, but you should also look forward to/expect additional driving models & totally new types of gameplay with things like our "Normal Mode" and "Beat the Heat" feature. --ed. On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:00:08 GMT, "Pete" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Ed, I am keeping my fingers crossed that with the pool of talent >that has been accumulated and put at your disposal we will see the >definitive Nascar product. It would be ironic if former Papyrus >employees, given the chance to use their creative licence and not >bound by financial and artistic handcuffs can take us to new levels >of realism! > > Best Wishes, > Black Hole Motorsports

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed Martin Executive Producer Hasbro Interactive

Ed, what about internet play either by matching servers on tcp/ip connection. Michael K. Grandy Sr Proud Member of Precision Racing Professional Internet Race Team Powered by ECCI "ECCI - A proud sponsor of the 1998 NROS finals" The CDS4000 was designed for stock car racing... and it delivers NOTICE TO BULK E-MAILERS: Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, p.227, any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to [email hidden] is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of Five-Hundred Dollars U.S. E-Mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. Member of Nass 2000 Pro Online Series Member of OSCAR Freedom Cup Series Member of the National Invitational Series The NIS is sponsored by Thomas Enterprises "Ed Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... I appreciate the sentiment and I agree that we've assembled an incredible team. But even though many of our roots trace back to Papyrus, that doesn't mean we're up to those same tricks. Papyrus is AWESOME at what they do. I'm looking forward to NASCAR 4 as much as any of you. From what I've seen & heard, I think it will be a great game. But NASCAR Heat is not N4 - it was never intended to be a Papyrus knock-off. Our feeling here is that there's a great big NASCAR market out there & there's plenty of room for lots of good & different products. Yes, NASCAR Heat has a fantastic sim component, but it's got a lot more, too - and frankly, it's that "more" & "different" stuff that we've focused much of our efforts on. So please don't expect "GPL with fenders" from Hasbro Interactive - that's what Papyrus excels at and trying to our-Kaemmer Dave Kaemmer is an impossible task. :-) So, you can count on incredible realism from Hasbro, but you should also look forward to/expect additional driving models & totally new types of gameplay with things like our "Normal Mode" and "Beat the Heat" feature. --ed. On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 16:00:08 GMT, "Pete" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Ed, I am keeping my fingers crossed that with the pool of talent >that has been accumulated and put at your disposal we will see the >definitive Nascar product. It would be ironic if former Papyrus >employees, given the chance to use their creative licence and not >bound by financial and artistic handcuffs can take us to new levels >of realism! > > Best Wishes, > Black Hole Motorsports

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed Martin Executive Producer Hasbro Interactive

Try to do that... I only have about 3rd of them up... dw -- Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 > Don, your list of companies is starting to equal the size of the Stock > Exchange displays! > Could you attach them to a seperate e-mail, do you think? :-)

Don, your list of companies is starting to equal the size of the Stock Exchange displays! Could you attach them to a seperate e-mail, do you think? :-) -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Don Wilshe <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Jc5F4.2$[email hidden]... > > > -- > Donald Wilshe, Tampa, Florida 813 641-2572 > Good luck with the new game.. Now if you can just get Rick Genter to spend > some > time on the development of the graphics.. > > DW > > > > > Automotive Services: Marketing, Sales, Gaming, Support, E-Commerce > > Games-Advertising www.games-advertising.com > Pro-Beta www.proapproved.com > DASCAR Dirt Racing www.ivga.com > WHRA Drag Racing www.whra.com > Martel Brothers Performance www.martelbros.com You Can Sell Performance > Parts > Howtofofast www.howtogofast.com > "Ed Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > Info on NASCAR Heat is starting to be made public. You can check out > > Adrenaline Vault & Digital Sports Page for some screen shots & early > > info. > > > > It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam > > Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and > > Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Ed Martin > > Executive Producer > > Hasbro Interactive > > > >

>Yes, NASCAR Heat has a fantastic sim component, but it's got a lot >more, too - and frankly, it's that "more" & "different" stuff that >we've focused much of our efforts on. So please don't expect "GPL >with fenders" from Hasbro Interactive - that's what Papyrus excels at >and trying to our-Kaemmer Dave Kaemmer is an impossible task. :-) Flips? Fires? "Personal" cars (not just "drive as Dale E.")? Expandable (tracks, cars)? What rules? Trucks? BGN? Ed, I certainly appreciate your willingness to subject yourself to what this group is capable of! While I for one, certainly don't expect ANYBODY to come up with a "GPL with fenders", I'd like to see something above NasRev. _Personally_ I don't care for "Beat the Heat" and all that (though I think the ghost car in Viper is a good idea), having it an option is certainly admirable. I'd hope to be able to see more stats (not just fastest lap, but LAST lap and CURRENT lap on the SAME screen), a "real" crew-chief, animated clean-up crews and tow trucks (hey, I'd seem 'em all the time in MY races! lol) and MOST IMPORTANTLY pit position based on qualifying. I certainly look forward to reviews and a demo of this game. Given the right features and the right price, I could see myself getting it! Best of luck, and PLEASE PLEASE keep us informed! Gunner

We do have TCP/IP support in the game either over LAN or WAN/internet. On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 22:22:52 GMT, "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed Martin Executive Producer Hasbro Interactive

Ed Martin wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >Yes, NASCAR Heat has a fantastic sim component, but it's got a lot >more, too - and frankly, it's that "more" & "different" stuff that >we've focused much of our efforts on. So please don't expect "GPL >with fenders" from Hasbro Interactive - that's what Papyrus excels at >and trying to our-Kaemmer Dave Kaemmer is an impossible task. :-) > Flips? Fires? "Personal" cars (not just "drive as Dale E.")? Expandable (tracks, cars)? What rules? Trucks? BGN? >So, you can count on incredible realism from Hasbro, but you should >also look forward to/expect additional driving models & totally new >types of gameplay with things like our "Normal Mode" and "Beat the >Heat" feature. > >--ed. Ed, I certainly appreciate your willingness to subject yourself to what this group is capable of! While I for one, certainly don't expect ANYBODY to come up with a "GPL with fenders", I'd like to see something above NasRev. _Personally_ I don't care for "Beat the Heat" and all that (though I think the ghost car in Viper is a good idea), having it an option is certainly admirable. I'd hope to be able to see more stats (not just fastest lap, but LAST lap and CURRENT lap on the SAME screen), a "real" crew-chief, animated clean-up crews and tow trucks (hey, I'd seem 'em all the time in MY races! lol) and MOST IMPORTANTLY pit position based on qualifying. I certainly look forward to reviews and a demo of this game. Given the right features and the right price, I could see myself getting it! Best of luck, and PLEASE PLEASE keep us informed! Gunner

Well, this is a good sign. Viper racing is excellent. MGI has done good work. We _may_ have a winner! -Larry On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:26:17 GMT, [email hidden] (Ed Martin) wrote: >It's a Hasbro Sports title - not Microprose branded. And yes, Adam >Levesque is involved. The lead developer is Monster Games (MGI) and >Adam & the gang at Blue Fang Games are working on it as well. >