Do you reakon a Remote Control Car racing game would be like.
I mean,you stand on the podium and watch your car going around the
track,and using keyboard\Joystick\wheel etc...
And you could buy brands like Kyosho and Tamiya.
Good idea?Or just another thing...
> Do you reakon a Remote Control Car racing game would be like.
> I mean,you stand on the podium and watch your car going around the
> track,and using keyboard\Joystick\wheel etc...
> And you could buy brands like Kyosho and Tamiya.
> Good idea?Or just another thing...
hey, this sounds pretty cool! How about Losi or Associated...(maybe
after you win the local track championship and pick up a sponsor...?)?
I guess this would be classed as a "Simulation of a Simulation"... ;)
Marc
I can think of one reason not to make a R/C Sim. The real thing is cheaper
than buying a computer to run the sim:)
Might be a little before your time but it would probably look
something like the old arcade game "SUPER SPRINT". Could be really cool if
you could modify your cars and control the setups ie: spring rates, shock
settings, wing size/angle and tire type. That is, after all, about 80% of
the challenge in RC racing.
I haven't used my Tamia Hornet seriously since I got my drivers
licence 7 years ago. Maybe I'll charge up the batteries tonight and see if
that thing still works.
-Marshall McLean
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>> Do you reakon a Remote Control Car racing game would be like. >> I mean,you stand on the podium and watch your car going around the >> track,and using keyboard\Joystick\wheel etc... >> And you could buy brands like Kyosho and Tamiya. >> Good idea?Or just another thing... > hey, this sounds pretty cool! How about Losi or Associated...(maybe >after you win the local track championship and pick up a sponsor...?)?one thing to consider is that there is an adaptor to plug a RC controller
into a game port.
btw: there IS a RC "sim" , but it looks really cheap and runs on a 386
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>> Do you reakon a Remote Control Car racing game would be like. >> I mean,you stand on the podium and watch your car going around the >> track,and using keyboard\Joystick\wheel etc... >> And you could buy brands like Kyosho and Tamiya. >> Good idea?Or just another thing... > hey, this sounds pretty cool! How about Losi or Associated...(maybe >after you win the local track championship and pick up a sponsor...?)?Try the Micro Machines games - they're a bit like driving
an RC car. So is Death Rally, come to think of it.
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ext 3282 | Three Cherry Trees Lane,
> I can think of one reason not to make a R/C Sim. The real thing is cheaper
> than buying a computer to run the sim:)
ahhh I used to run R/C cars..... paying $200-$300 for just a
graphite chasis, titainium axles, very expensive battery packs,
entry fee to R/C races, and that's not including if you break
something... Yea I know I am talking about a higher level of
R/C racing than going to Kmart....but the basic formula in
any form of motorsports is .... $ + TIME = SPEED.
David aka vetteracer
http://www.rust.net/~daland
Yeah Sounds like a good idea. Maybe if you won more races you would decide
to put more money into your car, You could even simlate special tools like
camber measurers, so if you bought one you could more accurately set-up
your cars. Or if you got a motor lathe it would make your motor last longer
and run smooter.
You could earn experiance points so that you can fix your cars faster, and
maybe if you loan someone a part than their more likely to loan you one,
say respect points or something. For realism this would be a "hidden
feature" Instead of having 10 points experiance and 16 rspect points
printed out on the screen.
How bout make it so you have to turn matial too?
You could make an offroad sim and an on-road sim. Papyrus? Tower Hobbies?
Somebody want to pick up this idea?
Just some thoughts..
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--Kai Fuller
Senior Writer of IOR (previously INR)
GO Thunderbirds!!!!!!! (WHL)
> I can think of one reason not to make a R/C Sim. The real thing is cheaper
> than buying a computer to run the sim :)
Well...sometimes not. I race electric off-road buggies, and have about
$850 invested in mine. But that's electric. And that's off-road. For
an on-road fuel-powered speedster, like Italy's BMT, you're looking at
$900 for the kit and radio system (assuming you'd like to be competitive
and have a two-speed transmission, taking it to 70+mph, high compression
head on your engine, programmable radio) and then $250+ for spare parts
and an engine starter.
Not exactly your Wal-Mart deal or Tyco R/C (Maximum Heat! -giggle,
giggle-).
John :|:
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>>Do you reakon a Remote Control Car racing game would be like. >>I mean,you stand on the podium and watch your car going around the >>track,and using keyboard\Joystick\wheel etc... >>And you could buy brands like Kyosho and Tamiya. >>Good idea?Or just another thing... >I don't see it working out well. To have a realistic perspective on a >14-17 inch monitor would just be too limited in my opinion. You would >have to pull back too far to see enough of the track around the car to >see the detail of the course. It is an interesting idea but as an >avid R/C racer I see the real thing as being too accessable to the >average person, as opposed to real Nascar, Indycar, or GP racing to >make this an attractive project. I like hearing new ideas though so >keep thinking. That's how it all happens. Everything started as an >idea. > JohnQuoted text (10 lines)
> Might be a little before your time but it would probably look > something like the old arcade game "SUPER SPRINT". Could be really cool if > you could modify your cars and control the setups ie: spring rates, shock > settings, wing size/angle and tire type. That is, after all, about 80% of > the challenge in RC racing. > I haven't used my Tamia Hornet seriously since I got my drivers > licence 7 years ago. Maybe I'll charge up the batteries tonight and see if > that thing still works. > -Marshall McLeani agree i run an dirt oval down here in Louisville
and we get up to 40-50mph in a draft
