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NHRA or Road to Indy

5 posts by 4 people · 25 Dec 1998 - 30 Dec 1998

EDavid4108 25 Dec 1998#441725
Hello My lady FORCED me to go to TJ Max the other day to do some shopping....ughhh!!!! But as I was about to head to the underpants section, there was a large table with software...$19.95 a piece! Two of them that caught my eye, which were NHRA and ABC/Disney's Raod to Indy. Which one would you have picked? I was leaning towards NHRA when I go back. I heard that it was not that realistic when compared to Burnout, but the graphics and sound is better. Ed
>Hello >My lady FORCED me to go to TJ Max the other day to do some >shopping....ughhh!!!! Follow her around trying on clothes she is looking at to buy, she won't take you next time. I would have picked NHRA, and given that I have both of these, I would have probably been happiest with that choice. NHRA is just as realistic as Burnout, but it is about 80% less complete. Burnout really has as much to do with building motors as racing the cars. It is also geared towards bracket raing. They include rail dragsters and funny cars amongst the chassis you can start with, but don't let you supercharge the motors. If you control yourself, you can build a realistic motor, but if you want, you can build absurd motors that don't exist. The vehicles are pretty dopey looking, also. NHRA simulates Top Fuel and Funny Cars, THAT'S IT. The sound is great (if you turn it up) and the cars look awesome, though I don't know anyone who can get the highest level of graphics to work right (including my 8 meg AGP on a P2/450). It is kind of a 'one trick pony', but it is a lot of fun, definately worth 20$. The only real annoyance for me is that it won't let me use my pedals (or any other joystick axis) as the throttle and brake. You have to use buttons, which is annoying. It is also pretty hard to backpedal and get the tires to hook up when your throttle is an on/off switch. ABC/Disney Road to Indy is junk. It has Sprint cars, midgets and Silver Crown cars, which are amusing,but the physics aren't good enough to really enjoy them. The INdycar part of it is a joke. The graphics are ok, but nothing special and the car control is horrendous. It's main purpose seems to be all the FMV available in 'control central'. But hey, why not get both, they are only 20$ each... daxe ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==--- ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==---
EDavid4108 27 Dec 1998#441996
Thanks for the reply! After seeing Road to Indy, well... I'm leaning towards NHRA!! Ed
I would go to CompUSA and get burnout drga racing for 24.95. Yeah the cars may look dopey but when you are a small little company out of MD that is they way it goes. They don't have large sums on money like MS of Sierra. At least they have the balls the try. I think it is cool and after I bought the voodoo it was the best. D/L the demo and try it. >Hello >My lady FORCED me to go to TJ Max the other day to do some >shopping....ughhh!!!! >But as I was about to head to the underpants section, there was a large table >with software...$19.95 a piece! Two of them that caught my eye, which were >NHRA and ABC/Disney's Raod to Indy. Which one would you have picked? I was >leaning towards NHRA when I go back. I heard that it was not that realistic >when compared to Burnout, but the graphics and sound is better. >Ed
EldredP 30 Dec 1998#442545
I know, this is late... Road to Indy SUCKS!. The driving model is unrealistic(car snap spins with no warning). The sound effect are VERY cheesy. I'm sorry I ever BOUGHT the darn thing... YMMV :) __ Put your message in a modem, and throw it in the ***-sea... remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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