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Psygnosis' F1 simulator!

7 posts by 7 people · 15 May 1996 - 21 May 1996

Sarah 15 May 1996#318933
> > Has everyone seen this website with information about Psygnosis' > > upcoming F1 simulator? Looks awesome! > > http://www.sepc.sony.com/SEPC/Psygnosis/games/formula1.html > Its not that realistic, its a PSX game I don't want to flame, but I think it's a bit harsh to tar all PlayStation games with the same brush. Admittedly, a lot of early PlayStation 'racers' have followed the arcade lead, but as time goes on, the older owners are demanding something a bit more serious. Whilst we, as the developers, would never claim to be a rival to Geoff Crammond's level of simulation, we are trying to cater for the more serious audience with a reasonably accurate simulation on the PlayStation format. I'm not going to go into details - John Wallace has produced an article about the game's development in his excellent 'Sim Racing News': http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/pulse/index.htm Sarah *** Bizarre Creations ***
>> Has everyone seen this website with information about Psygnosis' >> upcoming F1 simulator? Looks awesome! >> http://www.sepc.sony.com/SEPC/Psygnosis/games/formula1.html > Its not that realistic, its a PSX game Because it's a PSX game it's not realistic? Why couldn't or shouldn't this game be realistic? Because the PSX is a games console? Granted, it will not be as realistic as GP2 which was (is?) in the works for two years. But it will not be a simple arcade racer. It will have two separate modes (arcade and expert). In Expert mode you will have to deal with retirements, pit stops/strategies and car realism as opposed to Arcade mode.The license for this game was too expensive to make it just another arcade racer Psygnosis told EDGE in one of their interviews. It won't be delayed for almost a year, will have up to date teams (96) and runs at 30fps on a relatively cheap machine compared to the P166 you're gonna need to get 30fps on a PC. They both have their pro's and cons but I don't have to worry about that because I'll get both games and have a lot of F1 fun this year :) Marco -- Looking for .sig, please hold.
Craig Hea 16 May 1996#319061
: > Its not that realistic, its a PSX game : ... Granted, : it will not be as realistic as GP2 which was (is?) in the works for : two years. Over three years - Crammond says he started GP2 3 weeks after the F1GP modem update, which would be April 1993. met vriendelijke groetjes,
>> Has everyone seen this website with information about Psygnosis' >> upcoming F1 simulator? Looks awesome! >> http://www.sepc.sony.com/SEPC/Psygnosis/games/formula1.html > Its not that realistic, its a PSX game This has to be by far the most uninformed comment I've read here in quite awhile. This may surprise you, but there is already a wheel & pedal combo for the Playstation. Secondly, go to the web site and do some reading...then pick up a copy of Next Generation which discusses this game -- also then do some reading. They are using real car telemetry from Formula 1 cars and are implementing all the physics possible. They have DAT-recorded the sound of the cars from a recorder strapped to a real F1 driver's body. They have every track modelled, each track taking up about 90,000 polygons, complete with every realistic detail. Obviously we're going to have to judge the game once it comes out, but for you to casually dismiss it as unrealistic simply on the basis of the Platform its coming out on is sheer ignorance. I own a Playstation, a Pentium 133, and am a league racer in IndyCar II, and spend a fair amount of time on Nascar as well. And comparing the capabilities of the two machines, I'd have to say that when it comes to sheer polygon crunching, I'll take a Playstation every time (at least until we start getting 3D boards). In the meantime, why don't you try to get some facts before spewing drivel like this? Randy
:> :> Has everyone seen this website with information about Psygnosis' :> upcoming F1 simulator? Looks awesome! :> :> http://www.sepc.sony.com/SEPC/Psygnosis/games/formula1.html : : : Its not that realistic, its a PSX game Correction; it *is* realistic. Even better, for a "console" game it's damn good. I had the chance to play the beta (3 lap) version at the Marlboro event during the Monaco Grand Prix. If it will be released before GP2 I *will* buy a Playstation. btw, see also http://www.worldaccess.nl/~mderooy. Consult "history". Personal review will be available there later on. ----------------------------------------- - This message was brought to you by - - - "Gnag, voah wnag" -----------------------------------------

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