Back in January/February, we were all pumped for the impending release of
Trans Am Racing. Just couple of months ago, we were all crushed to find out
that Trans Am Racing was destined to be a stillborn title. 1999 looked
pretty bleak for sim-racers then.
How times change . . . and how quickly!
Now, fom out of nowhere it seems, RatBag Games has sprung onto the scene
with their upcoming Dirt Track Racing title. I am seriously pumped about
this game -- as a fan of oval track racing in general, this title will
present a wonderfully different alternative to the various NASCAR titles.
Which is great for me, because although I love ovals, I'm not necessarily a
NASCAR fan -- I like the open-wheelers, and I like dirt tracks. I'm a
fairly serious sim racer (i.e., I'm a nutcase for driving games), and I
wasn't even aware of RatBag's Powerslide game until about a month or so
ago -- I "discovered" it after hearing about the upcoming release of Dirt
Track Racing. Powerslide should have been a part of my sim racing library
from it's release date on -- it's FAR superior to the various arcade racers
like NFS, and I find it to be every bit as enjoyable as the serious sims
like Viper Racing and GPL (and SCGT even takes a back seat to Powerslide in
my book).
Given all this, I'm really e***d about Dirt Track Racing -- it really
sounds like THIS is going to be THE sim racer of 1999. I am completely
blown away by the screen shots that were recently posted. After playing
Powerslide, I know what RatBag can do from a graphics standpoint, and
judging by the screenshots, it's going to be even better than I expected. I
also know what they did with the physics modeling in Powerslide, and that
blew me away so thoroughly that I have no doubt that Dirt Track Racing's
physics model will be that much better.
I am really, really pumped. When's the release date, and can I advance
order the game?
Did I mention that I'm really, really pumped?
-- John Bodin
Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine
http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/
On Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:36:46 -0500,
Me2... ;)
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Well, you might have heard about Powerslide months ago but unfortunately
people like me were quickly made fun of for even mentioning it at r.a.s.
Only SERIOUS sims allowed here. :-)
David GFisher
Only way I play in the dirt is the Baja! :)
