Nascar Revolution

By whats on the EA Sports website it sounds like Nascar 99 with better graphics.

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> Hey guys ws just over at www.voodooextreme.com and found a link to > a demo of Nascar Revolution by EA > It's 30 megs > I haven't heard a damn thing about this game and was real suprised to > not see anyone discussing it here yet > only 15 megs to go....... > Please don't all log on there at once and slow down my download :) > hehehe > Drive on, > Mike Lewis

I hope it doesn't need a patch.

I am downloading the demo also. Here is the URL at EA for the game: http://www.easports.com/99/nascarrevolution/index.html It sounds pretty amibitious, I hope the driving model isn't all goofy. daxe ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==--- ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==---

I would guess great graphics with a Need for Speed driving model. On Fri, 04 Dec 1998 21:14:11 -0800, Patrick Shumar

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>By whats on the EA Sports website it sounds like Nascar 99 with better >graphics. >> Hey guys ws just over at www.voodooextreme.com and found a link to >> a demo of Nascar Revolution by EA >> It's 30 megs >> I haven't heard a damn thing about this game and was real suprised to >> not see anyone discussing it here yet >> only 15 megs to go....... >> Please don't all log on there at once and slow down my download :) >> hehehe >> Drive on, >> Mike Lewis

I just finished playing the demo...it's basically an arcadish type of racing game. The graphics are pretty good (sort of NFS III). The demo has one track (C***te) and allows you to jump into any of the real life drivers. It doesn't allow you to do any modifying of the cars, although there is a screen to do that (full version). There is a spotter a la Nascar 2, and announcers as well (Benny Parsons and what's his name) all they do is repeat same stuff over and over though. What really impressed me in the demo was the sounds of the engines. They sounded dead on, especially getting out and onto the throttle through the turns. Hopefully someone at Papyrus will take a listen to engine sounds in this demo and add it for their next product. I doubt if this title will be any threat to Papyrus's Nascar products, it seems more suited to the Playstation or N64. later Sean

Ime downloading it now, the EA web page seems to indicate that its a sim and not an arcade game, they mention lots of setups etc.. Revvin >I hope it doesn't need a patch.

Well, after playing with this one a few times heres my .02 cents. Very Nice car graphics, track looks good also, but front stretch has a different feel than NR99 does. Never heard the crew chief or spotter voices, but benny and bob are in there, alas they seem to repeat the same cheesy lines, (there's some great racing out there) over and over. Very few things you can change in this demo, the readme promises glide support, multiplayer, and force feedback among other trings in the final product. Now my main beef, you have NO control over what happens on pit road after you pass the entrance marker, some sort of autopilot takes over. The crew members are something else, though. Looks like they used motion capture or something, as they move very nicely. As in NR99, no beer or cig advertising, so we get Rusty with a Penske racing motif, and Schraeder with Andy Petree Racing all over it. This might be something to buy when the whole deal comes out, a possible alternative to NR99, but IMHO nothing to topple NR99. adios

I d/l the demo last night and it starts OK, but goes to a black screen after the opening screen and either closes the program by itself or locks up the computer. Anyone else have this experience? P2/450 ( a real one, not an overclocked, decontented chip ) Aopen AX6B 256MEG PC100 ATI a-i-w AGP 8 MEG Dx6 core install/ Win98 12/01 Diamond 3dfx drivers (v205) thx, daxe ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==--- ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==---

>This might be something to buy when the whole deal comes out, a possible >alternative to NR99, but IMHO nothing to topple NR99. Is it just me or does anyone else find EA's advertising blurb a little bit obnoxious? "The first 'raceable' PC racing simulation. A game where you race against other DRIVERS, not frustrating 'flight simulator' conventions." Something tells me those quotation marks around "raceable" and "flight simulator" are a compromise between EA's marketing and legal departments... :-) Martin Nigel Mansell RIP!

>I d/l the demo last night and it starts OK, but goes to a black screen after >the opening screen and either closes the program by itself or locks up the >computer. Anyone else have this experience? >Dx6 core install/ Win98 >12/01 Diamond 3dfx drivers (v205) I haven't got the demo but try using older drivers for the Monster 2. I have problems with those new drivers (12/01) with GPL.

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>>I d/l the demo last night and it starts OK, but goes to a black screen >after >>the opening screen and either closes the program by itself or locks up the >>computer. Anyone else have this experience? >>Dx6 core install/ Win98 >>12/01 Diamond 3dfx drivers (v205) >I haven't got the demo but try using older drivers for the Monster 2. I

have >problems with those new drivers (12/01) >with GPL. Just a note..I tried installing the demo on another one of the computers here: P2/266 128 MEG SIMMS ATI Rage Pro 4 MEG PCI no 3dfx dx6 core/ Win98 It started OK..went throught the config screens and all, but when I tried to go to a race, All I got was sky, horizon, grass and no track,scenery or cars!!! Weirdest thing was the smoke and light effects were there, but nothing attached to them. It also hung the computer and I had to reboot to get out. ATI cards, which I always buy for some unknown reason, have been known to be problematic with games in the past, maybe the demo just doesn't like ATI cards. The only other computer capable of running it around here is a P133 that ALSO has an ATI Rage II card. :( daxe ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==--- ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==---

Thanks!!! Just saved me a 30 MB download! Marc. >I just finished playing the demo...it's basically an arcadish type of racing >game. The graphics are pretty good (sort of NFS III). The demo has one track

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>(C***te) and allows you to jump into any of the real life drivers. >It doesn't allow you to do any modifying of the cars, although there is a >screen to do that (full version). >There is a spotter a la Nascar 2, and announcers as well (Benny Parsons and >what's his name) all they do is repeat same stuff over and over though. >What really impressed me in the demo was the sounds of the engines. They >sounded dead on, especially getting out and onto the throttle through the >turns. Hopefully someone at Papyrus will take a listen to engine sounds in >this demo and add it for their next product. >I doubt if this title will be any threat to Papyrus's Nascar products, it >seems more suited to the Playstation or N64. >later >Sean

> Is it just me or does anyone else find EA's advertising blurb >a little bit obnoxious? "The first 'raceable' PC racing simulation. >A game where you race against other DRIVERS, not frustrating 'flight >simulator' conventions." Its just letting you know ahead of time, what type of game it is. I prefer this type of "arcade" racing. I do like Nascar 2 also, but I do prefer the arcade type racing better. I just don't have all day to sit around trying to configure every little aspect of a cars setup for a simulator type game. For me, it takes the fun out of the game. I *hate* any type of flight simulator, so I would agree with their statement. I was really impressed by this game so far. People also need to remember its not finished yet, and won't be released until Feb. 1999. EA has really been making some excellent games lately.

>Its just letting you know ahead of time, what type of game it is. I prefer >this type of "arcade" racing. I do like Nascar 2 also, but I do prefer the >arcade type racing better. I just don't have all day to sit around trying >to configure every little aspect of a cars setup for a simulator type game. >For me, it takes the fun out of the game. I don't have anything against your preferences as I myself like to drive "light" (CMR, Daytona2, NFS1) as well as "heavy" (GPL, GP2, etc.). However, EA's claims could be considered false and misleading were it not for the vagueness supplied by the quotation marks. What is "raceable" exactly? Does this mean that every driving simulation prior to Nascar Revolution consisted of nothing but hotlapping? Race against other DRIVERS? Then what mysterious force has been blocking my Lotus from taking the lead in a GPL race? And "'flight simulator' conventions"? Could this be a clever euphemism for "physics"? As I haven't had the pleasure of downloading the 30MB demo and trying it out, I can't comment on the actual game. But whether it turns out to be the greatest thing I've ever played or not, the marketing angle EA has taken is a very poor one. Better to admit to catering to arcade-oriented drivers than to snidely dump on the accomplishments of Papyrus. Martin Nigel Mansell RIP!