Best arcade style racing game at the moment...?

Hi everyone! What I wonder is the question I put on the subject line. The most important things for me in such a game is that it shall look good, and it should be fun to play. Of course, it's also very important that the "feeling" is good. I don't like games where it feels more like you're sliding an object left and right over the screen rather than driving a car. Capability to play over Internet is not of interest, maybe over modem, but neither of them is really important to me. I have checked the NFS3 demo out, and it looks good and maybe it's a fun game. But what I don't like at all is the way the car reacts when you try to steer it. But maybe this is only a problem in the demo, and not in the real game? Well, please give me some hints on what to buy! Thanks in advance! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard

If you are looking for an arcade racer, NFS3 is certainly a good choice. The hot pursuit mode will keep you dodging cops for hours. It's not the best game out and it certainly has its shortcomings, but it's one of the best arcade sims out there. It's not a pure racing simulation game, though. If you want a realistic sim, go for Gran Pix Legends.

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> Hi everyone! > What I wonder is the question I put on the subject line. The most important > things for me in such a game is that it shall look good, and it should be > fun to play. Of course, it's also very important that the "feeling" is good. > I don't like games where it feels more like you're sliding an object left > and right over the screen rather than driving a car. Capability to play over > Internet is not of interest, maybe over modem, but neither of them is really > important to me. > I have checked the NFS3 demo out, and it looks good and maybe it's a fun > game. But what I don't like at all is the way the car reacts when you try to > steer it. But maybe this is only a problem in the demo, and not in the real > game? > Well, please give me some hints on what to buy! > Thanks in advance! > -- > If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in > my address. > Best regards, > Richard

Test Drive 5 just went gold today. Not sure how good it is but may be worth a look when it comes out. Viper is the game you want I think. I looks quite good (not as good as NFS3 tho) and has excellent handling in 3 different modes: arcade, intermediate and sim. Check out the demo. Its great. I just preordered my copy of Viper, Tribes and Halflife all for $75 from Sierra. You buy 2 games get the 3rd free. :)

The Steering in NFSIII is much better than the original demo (30+mb d/l) however I have heard that the 2nd demo (17mb) is much better than 1st. But it is still an arcade racer. But I love it. On Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:27:24 +0200, "Richard & >OK >How about the steering? In the demo, it doesn't feel very good I think. _ ____ _ (_) / __ `/ / / / /_/ / / / \__, / /_/ /____/

Not really arcade games but games that handle well and are easy to learn and have fun in. Toca and MTM2 (Nfs3 doesn't handle well at all)

Thanks! I'll check it out! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard Destroy - Derek Struye skrev i meddelandet

OK How about the steering? In the demo, it doesn't feel very good I think. -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard >If you are looking for an arcade racer, NFS3 is certainly a good choice. The >hot pursuit mode will keep you dodging cops for hours. It's not the best game >out and it certainly has its shortcomings, but it's one of the best arcade sims >out there. It's not a pure racing simulation game, though. If you want a >realistic sim, go for Gran Pix Legends. >> Hi everyone! >> What I wonder is the question I put on the subject line. The most important >> things for me in such a game is that it shall look good, and it should be >> fun to play. Of course, it's also very important that the "feeling" is good. >> I don't like games where it feels more like you're sliding an object left >> and right over the screen rather than driving a car. Capability to play over >> Internet is not of interest, maybe over modem, but neither of them is really >> important to me. >> I have checked the NFS3 demo out, and it looks good and maybe it's a fun >> game. But what I don't like at all is the way the car reacts when you try to >> steer it. But maybe this is only a problem in the demo, and not in the real >> game? >> Well, please give me some hints on what to buy! >> Thanks in advance! >> -- >> If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in >> my address. >> Best regards, >> Richard

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>Destroy - Derek Struye skrev i meddelandet >>Test Drive 5 just went gold today. Not sure how good it is but may be >>worth a look when it comes out. >>Viper is the game you want I think. I looks quite good (not as good as >>NFS3 tho) and has excellent handling in 3 different modes: arcade, >>intermediate and sim. Check out the demo. Its great. >>I just preordered my copy of Viper, Tribes and Halflife all for $75 >>from Sierra. You buy 2 games get the 3rd free. :)

Now I've checked the Viper demo out, and I agree - very nice! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard

Destroy - Derek Struye skrev i meddelandet Is there a demo of TD5 you can get somewhere? -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard

I have the MTM2 demo, and I like it very much. But I don't know if it's good enough to spend your money on it. Thanks for your tips! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard

If you like controlled sliding rally-style, I'd recommend Screamer Rally by ***/ Milestone. Or, if you don't have a 3dfx VoodooI or II, Screamer2 is almost as good. It takes some time to memorize the tracks, but after that it's pure FUN. 4-wheel sliding, sweeping the corners, controlling the car with throttle... Car behavior can be adjusted by setting up the car to your liking (understeer/oversteer), although this is not necessary. Oh, and one more thing: use steering wheel & pedals, NOT keyboard. -- Sami Gr?nstrand www.hut.fi/home/sgronstr - A wise remark - PS. I've NFS's look good, but the car physics don't have oversteer (sliding the rear) at all. >Hi everyone! >What I wonder is the question I put on the subject line. The most important >things for me in such a game is that it shall look good, and it should be >fun to play. Of course, it's also very important that the "feeling" is good. <snip>

The things you mention (beeing able to slide and control the car using the throttle for example) is exactly what I'm after, and I do have a 3dfx card. And I also have a Formula One wheel from TM. So maybe Screamer Rally is the game for me :) Thanks! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard

As a matter of fact, I found the game standing there on the shelf when I was in a nearby games store the other day, and after looking at the screenshots one more time, I bought the game :) And, I'm very glad I did! I agree with you in everything you say. The steering is much better in the actual game than it was in the demo. Of course this is a true arcade style game, and you can't demand that it should handle the way the cars do in GPL for example. It's a totally different kind of game. I have F1RS as well, but NFS3 was a very welcomed complement to that. This is the kind of game you start up when you just want to have pure fun. And when it comes to the graphics...well, don't know what to say...it's stunning!!! -- If you want to reply to me in person, please replace nospam with swipnet in my address. Best regards, Richard