F1GP2 Commentators or Pit Comms ?

I was flipping through a magazine last month or so and saw an add about Grand Prix coming out in Britain. I think it was due out for the Playstation. It looked alot like the one for the PC though but I didn't have a really good look ar a chance to read the article. What I'm getting at here is that they mentioned a commentator with a British accent during gameplay. I don't know whether this kind of feature will be implemented in Grand Prix 2 for the PC but I think it would be GREAT. It would help to know what the front runners are doing and add more depth to the game. Another option would be pit communictions. Since so much is going (suposedly) into this game, pit comms would add more to the game play. If anyone heard about these features or agrees with me, please post your opinion. Sebastian.

Pit communication, fair enough, but no announcer, please! That's a stupid idea. You're >racing<, for heaven's sake! Maybe an announcer on replays, but not when you're driving. Best not to have one at all. If I want to hear someone call the action in a replay or when watching another car after I'm out of the race, I'll call the damn thing myself! -- http://members.cruzio.com/~keeper/toons.html -- Contemporary WB cartoons info. http://www.armory.com/~keeper/midi.html -- My own MIDI music and arrangements.

=> I was flipping through a magazine last month or so and saw an add => about Grand Prix coming out in Britain. I think it was due out for => the Playstation. It looked alot like the one for the PC though but I => didn't have a really good look ar a chance to read the article. => What I'm getting at here is that they mentioned a commentator with a => British accent during gameplay. I don't know whether this kind of => feature will be implemented in Grand Prix 2 for the PC but I think it => would be GREAT. It would help to know what the front runners are => doing and add more depth to the game. Another option would be pit => communictions. Since so much is going (suposedly) into this game, pit => comms would add more to the game play. => If anyone heard about these features or agrees with me, please post => your opinion. => => Sebastian. => pit communications is out! someone memtioned a while ago that MPS said it could be very difficult to implement all the different languages. I think this is stupid because MPS can implement just english. It is the language we all understand. Chris

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> I was flipping through a magazine last month or so and saw an add > about Grand Prix coming out in Britain. I think it was due out for > the Playstation. It looked alot like the one for the PC though but I > didn't have a really good look ar a chance to read the article. > What I'm getting at here is that they mentioned a commentator with a > British accent during gameplay. I don't know whether this kind of > feature will be implemented in Grand Prix 2 for the PC but I think it > would be GREAT. It would help to know what the front runners are > doing and add more depth to the game. Another option would be pit > communictions. Since so much is going (suposedly) into this game, pit > comms would add more to the game play. > If anyone heard about these features or agrees with me, please post > your opinion. > Sebastian.

They *should* be able to do it. It would be the same way EA made the running commentary in FIFA'96 (it's a soccer/football game). All of that I saw was a demo, but it was extremely well done. Just stuff like "Villeneuve holds off Schumacher into the corner...", that sort of thing, and fastest lap announcements would be even better! -- Meek and obedient you follow the leader down well trodden corridors into the valley of steel.. Neil Yeatman, Ajax, Ontario, CANADA

Ok Chris, but as a non americam, I've got a language too. But it's not the same. When Microprose sell all around the world, he can make some efforts for other countries. I don't write english very well, please excuse me. Cheers, Jean-Marie Oui Chris, mais en qualit de non-amricain, j'ai aussi une langue, mais ce n'est pas la meme. Microprose vendant ses produits dans le monde entier, il peut faire quelques efforts pour d'autres pays. Je n'cris pas l'anglais de manire parfaite, je vous prie de m'excuser. Amitis, Jean-Marie

That's not what I am saying. What I meant is that MPS can at least implement English instead of nothing at all. Make sense doesn't it? BTW, I am a Chinese [from Taiwan and live in Cape Town, South Africa to be exact], my English is not well, too. I only learned this new language for 3 1/2 years.... Maybe I should type some Chinese characters, too :-) Chris => says: => >I think this is stupid because MPS can implement just english. It is the => language => >we all understand. => > => >Chris => => Ok Chris, but as a non americam, I've got a language too. But it's => not the same. => => When Microprose sell all around the world, he can make some efforts => for other countries. => => I don't write english very well, please excuse me. => => Cheers, Jean-Marie => => Oui Chris, mais en qualit de non-amricain, j'ai aussi une langue, => mais ce n'est pas la meme. => => Microprose vendant ses produits dans le monde entier, il peut faire => quelques efforts pour d'autres pays. => => Je n'cris pas l'anglais de manire parfaite, je vous prie de => m'excuser. => Amitis, Jean-Marie

=> They *should* be able to do it. It would be the same way EA made the running => commentary in FIFA'96 (it's a soccer/football game). All of that I saw was => a demo, but it was extremely well done. Just stuff like "Villeneuve holds => off Schumacher into the corner...", that sort of thing, and fastest lap => announcements would be even better! 1. Was the FIFA only in English? 2. If this is possible, we will have no ability to modify the driver's names ie cannot update even if we wanted to This is not so good! Chris

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> I was flipping through a magazine last month or so and saw an add >about Grand Prix coming out in Britain. I think it was due out for >the Playstation. It looked alot like the one for the PC though but I >didn't have a really good look ar a chance to read the article. > What I'm getting at here is that they mentioned a commentator with a >British accent during gameplay. I don't know whether this kind of >feature will be implemented in Grand Prix 2 for the PC but I think it >would be GREAT. It would help to know what the front runners are >doing and add more depth to the game. Another option would be pit >communictions. Since so much is going (suposedly) into this game, pit >comms would add more to the game play. > If anyone heard about these features or agrees with me, please post >your opinion. >Sebastian.

Sebastian, If it was an ARTICLE, and about a PlayStation game, then it was probably about 'Formula 1'. This is due for release on the PlayStation by Psygnosis later on in the 3rd quarter of 1996, and is being developed by us at Bizarre Creations. Have a look at Sim Racing News: http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/pulse/index.htm for details. We have full in-game commentary by Murray Walker, the well-known voice of British Formula One racing. For the German audience, commentary is by Jochen Mass, French speaking countries can choose Phillipe Alliot - Spanish and Italian are also available. For those who don't want commentary, you can choose to switch to music, or in-car/trackside sounds alone. If this was an ADVERT, it was probably for F1GP2, as the advert campaign for our game is a long way off! Regarding F1GP2 commentary, I'm sorry, but I have no idea what they have planned - you'll have to ask Microprose about that one! Sarah *** Bizarre Creations ***

JM> >I think this is stupid because MPS can implement just english. It JM> is the langu age >we all understand. JM> Ok Chris, but as a non americam, I've got a language too. But it's JM> not the same. JM> Oui Chris, mais en qualit0 de non-am0ricain, j'ai aussi une langue, JM> mai s ce n'est pas la meme. JM> Microprose vendant ses produits dans le monde entier, il peut faire JM> que lques efforts pour d'autres pays. JM> Je n'0cris pas l'anglais de mani0re parfaite, je vous prie de JM> m'excuser You tell'em!!! EXCELLENT!!! I'm typically British and sadly have no other languages (my French is dire, couldn't read the above!) - but that's my loss. This Anglo-centric (US-centric???) is sad isn't it! Tee Heeee!!! Cheers! cc: JEAN MARRIE in 0598 on ALMAC --- * RM 1.3 U0414 * There's got to be a future in time travel.

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> JM> >I think this is stupid because MPS can implement just english. It > JM> is the langu age >we all understand. > JM> Ok Chris, but as a non americam, I've got a language too. But it's > JM> not the same. > JM> Oui Chris, mais en qualit0 de non-am0ricain, j'ai aussi une langue, > JM> mai s ce n'est pas la meme. > JM> Microprose vendant ses produits dans le monde entier, il peut faire > JM> que lques efforts pour d'autres pays. > JM> Je n'0cris pas l'anglais de mani0re parfaite, je vous prie de > JM> m'excuser > You tell'em!!! > EXCELLENT!!! > I'm typically British and sadly have no other languages (my French is > dire, couldn't read the above!) - but that's my loss. > This Anglo-centric (US-centric???) is sad isn't it! > Tee Heeee!!! > Cheers! > Toby Branfoot

Can you tell me why all we europeans (I'm italian) here speak english, but french guys always try to speak french in the news? -- Paolo Zanetto

>We have full in-game commentary by Murray Walker, the well-known voice >of British Formula One racing. For the German audience, commentary is >by Jochen Mass, French speaking countries can choose Phillipe Alliot >- Spanish and Italian are also available. For those who don't want >commentary, you can choose to switch to music, or in-car/trackside >sounds alone. Great! Murray Walker is the person who calls the races for CBC here in Canada, and does a great job. It will be nice to hear it! How extensive will the announcing be? Just who is leading etc? You have no idea how much I appreciate you guys making this for the playstation. Will is be more arcade-like or realistic? Whatever the case - the one thing that has bothered me about the playstation is that I've not been able to find a steering wheel hookup for it yet. Does one exist? That would RULE!

You mentioned a game on the playstation, that game is being produced by psygonosis and is not related to f1gp2, the commentator is Gordon Murray, the BBC commentator.

parce qu'on se laisse pas assimiler par les americains comme vous

That's a statement worthy of "Gordon Murray" himself!!! ;) His name is actually Murray Walker, and he is the undisputed master of metaphorical dyslexia! Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://www.dcn.ed.ac.uk/pulse/index.htm \::/ \._______\

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> >Can you tell me why all we europeans (I'm italian) here speak english, > >but french guys always try to speak french in the news? > >-- > >Paolo Zanetto > parce qu'on se laisse pas assimiler par les americains comme vous

Ahh.. La France! The country where everybody suffers from inferiority complex and is proud of it! Magnus

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> > >Can you tell me why all we europeans (I'm italian) here speak english, > > >but french guys always try to speak french in the news? > > >-- > > >Paolo Zanetto > > parce qu'on se laisse pas assimiler par les americains comme vous > Ahh.. La France! The country where everybody suffers from inferiority > complex and is proud of it! > Magnus

Inferiority complex ? What inferiority complex ? Can you tell me why people living in the best, the most beautiful country in the world, speaking the most marvellous language in the whole universe may have an inferiority complex ? ;) Well, I'm joking. English is universal, French is not. (As far computer stuff is concerned, I mean. 'cause french is and stays the one and only language when you speak about cooking and classical dancing) But it's quite fun to see that more and more french expressions are used by english speaking people. Surf on the web, and have a particular look at the use of french in the english speaking webs. See you Au revoir et a bientot ;) Stephane -- ************************************************** * Have you ever tried a Steve Lol Experience ? * * * * http ://www.imaginet.fr/~stevelol * * (Netscape 2.0 needed) * **************************************************

>You mentioned a game on the playstation, that game is being >produced by psygonosis and is not related to f1gp2, the >commentator is Gordon Murray, the BBC commentator. Emm ,, Gordon Murray ????? Murray Walker is his name, and he's famous for forcasting winners of races , who later crash out ! but he's unmistakably No 1 commentator for Motor sports in the UK

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> >Can you tell me why all we europeans (I'm italian) here speak english, > >but french guys always try to speak french in the news? > >-- > >Paolo Zanetto > parce qu'on se laisse pas assimiler par les americains comme vous

I guess this is just another display of french arrogance and wanting to be different to the rest of the world - Remember Muroroa Atholl ??? Wasn't Hiroshima enough !!