ICR2 vs. Sierra CART Racing...

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>I have been getting back into ICR2 lately, as a break from GPL. >I had forgotten how much I love it! >Now, I have some questions about Sierra Cart Racing. (not CPR). >Does the Windows version, in Cart Racing, work O.K.? >Are there any changes to the DOS version compared to ICR 1.02? >A review site said that it comes with a 200 page strategy guide >by Steve Smith. Is that true and is it a good one?

Stick with the Indycar 2 DOS version. I have both, and took the Win95 Cart racing of my hard drive. It basically bites. The color palettes are different so most ICR2 addons, tracks, and what have you wont work with Cart Racing and not many people are making Cart only addons. Also the replays in Cart racing are NOT full screen.. I spoke to a programmer about Cart Racing and he said due to the limitations of DirectX that the replays can not be full screen (cough bullshit cough) Trust me, stick with the DOS version. -- -Gunslinger-

Of course, the non-programmmer always thinks he knows better. It very well may be that at the time CART Racing was rereleased that version of DirectX being used had limitations which made it hard to do replays full-screen. DirectX has, in its history, had limitations galore.

On Sun, 23 May 1999 10:06:01 -0500, "Chris Schletter"

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>> I spoke to a programmer about Cart Racing and he said due to the >> limitations of DirectX that the replays can not be full screen (cough >> bullshit cough) >Of course, the non-programmmer always thinks he knows better. It very well >may be that at the time CART Racing was rereleased that version of DirectX >being used had limitations which made it hard to do replays full-screen. >DirectX has, in its history, had limitations galore.

And just what makes you think I am not a programmer? If your going to fight, at least know your opposition ;) - James "Gunslinger" Wohlever Techware Computer Services -- -Gunslinger-

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>I have been getting back into ICR2 lately, as a break from GPL. >I had forgotten how much I love it! >Now, I have some questions about Sierra Cart Racing. (not CPR). >Does the Windows version, in Cart Racing, work O.K.? >Are there any changes to the DOS version compared to ICR 1.02? >A review site said that it comes with a 200 page strategy guide >by Steve Smith. Is that true and is it a good one? >I have seen some screenshots of it that show some icons on the >replay screen. Do those allow the viewing of speeds during replay, etc. >like N1999/GPL, or is the amount of info as limited as in ICR2? >Do the ICR2 add-ons (Indy, etc.) work in CART Racing? >Any other info/advice about it would be appreciated. >Thanks.

CART and ICR 2 are interchangeable. IMHO the DOS version is superior to the Windows version, which can act pretty funny on some systems. Unfortunately the All American Sports series re-release of CART that they are selling now ONLY has the Windows version on it. No DOS and no rendition support. As far as I know, all of the add-ons for ICR2 work great in CART. Chris "How can you run from a dead person, unless you're dead yourself?" -Venus in Furs --Horrornews--Horrorchat--Reviews--General filth-- Mortado's Page of Filth http://www.shadows.com/mortado/