Daytona USA

Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is an arcade game only. If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. C'ya. -- | Ottawa, ON | Voice: (613)247-1390 | never dreamed possible..." | | Canada | IRC: Modena | Phil Collins |

>Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is >an arcade game only. >If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua >racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three >different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. >C'ya. Yes! But where?!?! Anyone know where this game can be found in Chicago? Or the surrounding area? Please help!!! Thanks! -Chris LeMasters University of Chicago >-- >| Ottawa, ON | Voice: (613)247-1390 | never dreamed possible..." | >| Canada | IRC: Modena | Phil Collins | -- Money is the Vaseline of social ***. Comment. (taken from a grad-student-written MIT macroeconomics exam)

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>>Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is >>an arcade game only. >>If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua >>racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three >>different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. >>C'ya. >Yes! But where?!?! Anyone know where this game can be found in Chicago? >Or the surrounding area? Please help!!! Thanks! >-Chris LeMasters >University of Chicago

Can't say specifically where in Chicago... just go to the arcade or mall entertainment center that usually has the latest and newest games available. Also, chances are good that if you've driven Virtua Racing at an arcade, the new Daytona will be there now too. Good luck, Ralf Southard

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>>-- >>| Ottawa, ON | Voice: (613)247-1390 | never dreamed possible..." | >>| Canada | IRC: Modena | Phil Collins | >-- >Money is the Vaseline of social ***. Comment. >(taken from a grad-student-written MIT macroeconomics exam)

>Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is >an arcade game only. >If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua >racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three >different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. I'll have to disagree with you there.. while the graphics are very good, it is obvious that the realism level is very low. It is just like any of the other arcade video games, car flies off the road, flips, and 2 seconds later your in the middle of the screen again, if you say thats realistic I'd like to see your idea of fantasy. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Berkowitz | "All the years that have come to pass

: : >Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is : >an arcade game only. : > : >If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua : >racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three : >different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. : : I'll have to disagree with you there.. while the graphics are very good, : it is obvious that the realism level is very low. It is just like any of : the other arcade video games, car flies off the road, flips, and 2 seconds : later your in the middle of the screen again, if you say thats realistic : I'd like to see your idea of fantasy. Never having driven a NASCAR car I can't vouch for the accuracy of the driving model. It is fun tho to get the car sideways thro the corners, and have it squirl about under heavy breaking. I don't like the way it lets you go from 4th gear to 2nd without the engine over-revving. I just wonder how popular a game would be if, after crashing, it said "you are dead: game over". Personally I think it should. The worst aspect of this game, and possibly the MOST realistic, it that it costs a fortune to play; $1 a pop. My idea of fantasy is playing a racing car sim with a joystick :-). Robh.

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>>Has anybody played the new Daytona USA Nascar simulator from Sega, it is >>an arcade game only. >>If you haven't played it yet, go do it now. It is built around the virtua >>racing engine, and the graphics are amazing, you have a choice of three >>different tracks and the realism is unreal. Go play this game now. >I'll have to disagree with you there.. while the graphics are very good, it is >obvious that the realism level is very low. It is just like any of the other >arcade video games, car flies off the road, flips, and 2 seconds later your in >the middle of the screen again, if you say thats realistic I'd like to see your >idea of fantasy.

As far as car handling goes I prefered Ridge Racer. Unfortunately you can sideways skid your way through any cars that are next to you (or so it seems). I don't think Sega did as much with the force-feedback steering as they could as well. If you had Atari's Hard Drivin's use of force feedback, Ridge Racers car handling & Daytona's collision detection and graphics engine then things would be much better. Add to that Hard Drivin's realism and you would have a game really worth playing, IMHO. Rych

I thought the handling in Virtu Racing was good, but what I feel really screws up the realism is the ~ 20% extra horsepower you get when you're not in the lead. And this definitely isn't simulating a drafting effect. I think it makes it so that almost anyone can win. Is DAytona like this? Rob.