Old sims were better...?

I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad enough you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt make it at all !! I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real or real facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt yourself...?

On Tue, 4 May 2004 07:39:30 +0000 (UTC), "Paulinho" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i >think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad enough >you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt make it >at all !! >I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real or real >facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt >yourself...?

F1 cars are a lot safer these days than they were in Amiga days. For all the crashes in F1 these days, very few of them cause a driver to miss the next race. -- Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

"Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Tue, 4 May 2004 07:39:30 +0000 (UTC), "Paulinho" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i > >think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad enough > >you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt makeit > >at all !! > >I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real orreal

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> >facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt > >yourself...? > > F1 cars are a lot safer these days than they were in Amiga days. For > all the crashes in F1 these days, very few of them cause a driver to > miss the next race. > -- > Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. > Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, > please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevant text. > Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

I know moden cars are safer, and F1 has been very lucky for 10 years now, but people still get hurt all around the world in all forms of motor sport !! It would be nice that if i rolled say my rally car it would say unable to compete in next round due to broken wrist or bad back... maybe even the dreaded flu....? This would have tobe a real life option though !! As is being sick in your helmet, wee`ing yourself !! :-)

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> I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( > i think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad > enough you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you > did`nt make it at all !! > I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real > or real facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you > may hurt yourself...?

Hey, I think my brother wrote that one !!! Craig

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>I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i >think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad enough >you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt make it >at all !! >I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real or real >facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt >yourself...? > > >

For the same reason that most games don't enforce the 107% rule. People might get pissed if they couldn't play a game they paid good money for... That's one of the reasons I hate games that make you 'unlock' cars or tracks. I paid for the game, dammit - give me everything I'm supposed to have... Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

On 04 May 2004 16:20:10 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>>I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i >>think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad enough >>you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt make it >>at all !! >>I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real or real >>facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt >>yourself...? >> >> >> > >For the same reason that most games don't enforce the 107% rule. People might >get pissed if they couldn't play a game they paid good money for... >That's one of the reasons I hate games that make you 'unlock' cars or tracks. >I paid for the game, dammit - give me everything I'm supposed to have... > >Eldred

2 words Eldred: cheat codes. Mike (would I do that???)

"Mike Donnelly Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On 04 May 2004 16:20:10 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > > >>I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i > >>think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed badenough > >>you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`ntmake it > >>at all !! > >>I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real orreal

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> >>facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt > >>yourself...? > >> > >> > >> > > > >For the same reason that most games don't enforce the 107% rule. People

might > >get pissed if they couldn't play a game they paid good money for... > >That's one of the reasons I hate games that make you 'unlock' cars ortracks.

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> >I paid for the game, dammit - give me everything I'm supposed to have... > > > >Eldred > > 2 words Eldred: cheat codes. > > Mike (would I do that???)

Mike, I think reality hits close enough to home in everyday life without having to simulate the hardships of a hospital stay. I mean, lets not get "carried away" here... :-) A sim can provide a lot of pleasure and enjoyment, as modern day programming has showed us. I don't need a surgical theatre in 3D to convince me of that. my $.02

> >2 words Eldred: cheat codes. > >Mike (would I do that???) Are there any for Gran Tourismo, for the original playstation? I haven't found any, and I can't get the last license... Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

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> Mike, I think reality hits close enough to home in everyday life > without having to simulate the hardships of a hospital stay. > I mean, lets not get "carried away" here... :-) > A sim can provide a lot of pleasure and enjoyment, as modern day > programming has showed us. > I don't need a surgical theatre in 3D to convince me of that. > > my $.02 > >

I like that..you could bundle two sims in one. "GP2.6" and "Orthopedic Surgeon, the Simulation." Maybe we could get Murray to do commentary while the Good Doctor is cutting away your damaged goods. dave henrie

On Tue, 04 May 2004 22:47:26 GMT, "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"Mike Donnelly Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> On 04 May 2004 16:20:10 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >> >> >>I remember all those years ago that I had a game/sim on my Amiga... ( i >> >>think ) it was a Ferrari F1 game.. well on that if you crashed bad >enough >> >>you went to hospital and missed some races or worse still you did`nt >make it >> >>at all !! >> >>I know its not good PR but why have games companys left out the real or >real >> >>facts.. if you crashed at 200mph in real life / sim life you may hurt >> >>yourself...? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >For the same reason that most games don't enforce the 107% rule. People >might >> >get pissed if they couldn't play a game they paid good money for... >> >That's one of the reasons I hate games that make you 'unlock' cars or >tracks. >> >I paid for the game, dammit - give me everything I'm supposed to have... >> > >> >Eldred >> >> 2 words Eldred: cheat codes. >> >> Mike (would I do that???) > >Mike, I think reality hits close enough to home in everyday life without >having to simulate the hardships of a hospital stay. >I mean, lets not get "carried away" here... :-) >A sim can provide a lot of pleasure and enjoyment, as modern day programming >has showed us. >I don't need a surgical theatre in 3D to convince me of that. > >my $.02 >

I wasn't the one who suggested injury simulation. I was commenting on Eldred's dislike of having to 'unlock' certain cars. I definitely don't care for simulating injury. I'd never get to drive more than once... :) Mike

On 04 May 2004 23:23:01 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>> >>2 words Eldred: cheat codes. >> >>Mike (would I do that???) > >Are there any for Gran Tourismo, for the original playstation? I haven't found >any, and I can't get the last license... > >Eldred

Couldn't tell you. I don't do consoles. Mike

> This would have tobe a real life option though !! > > As is being sick in your helmet, wee`ing yourself !! > I saw recently....can't remember where, they were saying that if/when a driver has to take a leak, he does it in his suit and the heat in the cockpit dries it up by the end of the race.

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> > > This would have tobe a real life option though !! > > > > As is being sick in your helmet, wee`ing yourself !! > > > > > I saw recently....can't remember where, they were saying that if/when a > driver has to take a leak, he does it in his suit and the heat in the > cockpit dries it up by the end of the race.

Most of the time, they sweat so much, having to piss is not an issue. > > >