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Indy 500 - the simulation

11 posts by 9 people · 25 May 1995 - 03 Jun 1995

DR 25 May 1995#301752
Seeing as everyone's going back to their old games (Revs, etc.), I just wondered what the records were for the old Indy500 game, back in the dark and distant pre-F1GP and pre-IndyCar days? My previous banzai one-off lap record was a 231.xx mph lap using the keyboard. I went back to the game over the weekend, now with a joystick and a few hundred-thousand miles of ICR experience and I took the Lola- Buick up to 234.00 mph on three separate occasions. The car is virtually undriveable, but every now and then it goes around the track without touching the walls! Anyone else do any better? DR J -- ______________________________________________________________________________ me90drj : "It's an old code sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear him." is94drj : "....5....4....3...Wait! What's that red light?...." ______________________________________________________________________________ ------======= <URL:http://www.binaries.net/:8080/~is94drj/> =======------
Matt Adkiso 26 May 1995#301794
My best single lap on Indy 500 is 235.72. My best 4 lap average is 234.68 My best ten lap race is 230.67, 211.04 for the 60 lap race. I won the full 500 once, averaging 200.89 mph. All of these times were done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. One of my all time favorite games. Matt Adkison
mdonn.. 26 May 1995#301795
> done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. One of my all time favorite > games. > Matt Adkison That's kinda strange. It didn't last more than four hours on my drive. Of course, I had been used to NASCAR for a little bit before I tried I500 the sim. Mike
Jeff Marti 26 May 1995#301796
Quoted text (8 lines)>Seeing as everyone's going back to their old games (Revs, etc.), I just >wondered what the records were for the old Indy500 game, back in the >dark and distant pre-F1GP and pre-IndyCar days? >My previous banzai one-off lap record was a 231.xx mph lap using the >keyboard. I went back to the game over the weekend, now with a joystick >and a few hundred-thousand miles of ICR experience and I took the Lola- >Buick up to 234.00 mph on three separate occasions.
I managed a 233.683 using the keyboard (Penske Chevrolet). But how much speed do you scrub off in the corners? I hit 240+ and exit at 224 or so. Seems a little drastic to me.
bvi.. 28 May 1995#301873
:>Seeing as everyone's going back to their old games (Revs, etc.), I just :>wondered what the records were for the old Indy500 game, back in the :>dark and distant pre-F1GP and pre-IndyCar days? :> :>My previous banzai one-off lap record was a 231.xx mph lap using the :>keyboard. I went back to the game over the weekend, now with a joystick :>and a few hundred-thousand miles of ICR experience and I took the Lola- :>Buick up to 234.00 mph on three separate occasions. :> :>The car is virtually undriveable, but every now and then it goes around :>the track without touching the walls! :> :>Anyone else do any better? :> :> :> DR J I got 234.54 in the Lola-Buick and 233.96 in the Penske Chevrolet. -Adam
WILLIAM SMI 28 May 1995#301874
-> > done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. One of my all time -> favorite > games. -> -> > Matt Adkison -> -> That's kinda strange. It didn't last more than four hours on my -> drive. Of course, I had been used to NASCAR for a little bit before I -> tried I500 the sim. Indy 500 may have been released in 1989, but I feel the AI is better than NASCAR, ICR or F1GP!!! I have always had fun racing that game. IMHO, it is a much more entertaining game that any other computer sim!
WILLIAM SMI 28 May 1995#301875
-> My best single lap on Indy 500 is 235.72. My best 4 lap average is -> 234.68 My best ten lap race is 230.67, 211.04 for the 60 lap race. I -> won the full 500 once, averaging 200.89 mph. All of these times were -> done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. One of my all time -> favorite ^^^^^^^^^ Using the keyboard?!?!?!? I find that very difficult to believe. I have done over 241 MPH in the Lola-Buick using an analog joystick.
Thomas Beag 31 May 1995#301928
>Using the keyboard?!?!?!? I find that very difficult to believe. I >have done over 241 MPH in the Lola-Buick using an analog joystick. I too have done over 241 MPH, but this was using the mouse on an Amiga. Indy 500 really suited using a mouse. -- Thomas Beagle, Technical Consultant, Geac Computers NZ Ltd
Incidentally, I have a copy of Indy 500 - The Simulation on CD-ROM that I'd like to get rid of. The CD also has the manual and game "passwords". Also on the CD are (also with the manuals and passwords): (1) Grand Prix Circuit by Accolade (2) Road and Track - Grand Prix Unlimited, by Accolade (3) Stunt Driver by Spectrum Holobyte (4) Test Drive III - The Passion, by Accolade. Will sell cheap... Say, around $20 plus you pay shipping. A Pentium is too fast to run some of these games (and then too slow with the turbo switch off), so keep that in mind - they're probably more suited to a 486 or less. (Indy 500, however, runs fine on my P-90) -- ***************************************************************** *****************************************************************
khu.. 01 Jun 1995#301966
Quoted text (13 lines)> -> > done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. One of my all time > -> favorite > games. > -> > -> > Matt Adkison > -> > -> That's kinda strange. It didn't last more than four hours on my > -> drive. Of course, I had been used to NASCAR for a little bit before I > -> tried I500 the sim. > Indy 500 may have been released in 1989, but I feel the AI is better > than NASCAR, ICR or F1GP!!! I have always had fun racing that game. > IMHO, it is a much more entertaining game that any other computer sim!
yeah.... it's weird how I thought the AI was better in Indy500 then all these new sims. I think Papyrus tried to make the AI too smart and it kinda made the computer cars less predictable. Also, it's so much easier and faster to drive the old Penske/chevy in I500 then the Reynard/Ford at Indy in IndyCar Racing. Hopefully IndyCar Racing v2.0 will go in the right direction again. Kevin **************************************************************** Hartsdale, NY "BsOiRgInNaGture" Cloud 9 Internet ****************************************************************
DR 03 Jun 1995#302044
: My best single lap on Indy 500 is 235.72. I'm now up to 238.79 mph. : All of these times were done in the Lola-Buick using the keyboard. Lola-Buick and a CH-Pro Flightstick. DR J -- ______________________________________________________________________________ me90drj : "It's an old code sir, but it checks out. I was about to clear him." is94drj : "....5....4....3...Wait! What's that red light?...." ______________________________________________________________________________ ------======= <URL:http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~is94drj/> =======------

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