What is a good game?

I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that does not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. Any suggestions ?

Rick M wrote: > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that does > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? Its not a car but Motocross Madness 2 has great races across rather large mountain/hill areas. Very fun game. I think Insane also had open world racing in 4x4 pickups and dune buggy type cars. Try both demos. Can't think of any others at the moment.

"Rick M" wrote... > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good > racing that does not confine you to a track that just keeps > going around and around ?? I enjoy games with racing through > cities and country side. I find tracks boring, that is why I > do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? Well, for new games your obvious choices are Mercedes Benz World Racing and Ford Racing 2, which are both fairly Need for Speed-ish. For older games you might consider Midtown Madness 2 and Driver/Driver 2. If driving off road is not "too much" countryside for you, you might consider a rally game. Colin McRae series, Rallysport Challenge, Mobil 1 Rally Championship and Rally Trophy are good examples of the genre; the latter 3 edging more towards realism. I you have a wheel/pedal combo you could also consider Grand Prix Legends. Both among the original circuits as well as the user-made add-ons there are a host of city streetcicuits and tracks which are basically country lanes strung together or a combination thereof (Sachsenring springs to mind). Warning: we're talking a different kind of game here, which could lead to serious sim addiction. <g> Jan. =---

In article <LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no>, "Rick M" <[email hidden]> writes: >I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that does >not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I >enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks >boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. >Any suggestions ? Screamer 2 has 'city/country' races... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

>"Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? Just buy Grand Theft Auto (whatever version) and never come back to this newsgroup. -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

I agree, Grand Prix Legends is the "Ultimate" racing simulator for the PC. "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ITTvb.37771$[email hidden]...

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> "Rick M" wrote... > > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good > > racing that does not confine you to a track that just keeps > > going around and around ?? I enjoy games with racing through > > cities and country side. I find tracks boring, that is why I > > do not like any of the Nascar games. > > Any suggestions ? > > Well, for new games your obvious choices are Mercedes Benz World Racing

and > Ford Racing 2, which are both fairly Need for Speed-ish. > > For older games you might consider Midtown Madness 2 and Driver/Driver 2.If > driving off road is not "too much" countryside for you, you might considera > rally game. Colin McRae series, Rallysport Challenge, Mobil 1 Rally > Championship and Rally Trophy are good examples of the genre; the latter 3 > edging more towards realism. > > I you have a wheel/pedal combo you could also consider Grand Prix Legends. > Both among the original circuits as well as the user-made add-ons thereare

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> a host of city streetcicuits and tracks which are basically country lanes > strung together or a combination thereof (Sachsenring springs to mind). > Warning: we're talking a different kind of game here, which could lead to > serious sim addiction. <g> > > Jan. > =--- > >

In article <vXUvb.22966$[email hidden]>, francois- [email hidden] says... > Just buy Grand Theft Auto (whatever version) and never come back to this > newsgroup. > > Please forgive Frank; he is a little 'intense' when it comes to computer simulations. He is sort of the resident looney of this newsgroup. Sometimes sane, other times not. Hard to tell. ;) -- MRSisson LOAD "GPL",8,1 RUN

GPL? It don't get any more countryside than SPA or the Ring :) Watch out for the cows! -Larry "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? > >

I need to break that out again.... Does it run under XP? -Larry "Destroy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uBTvb.58551$[email hidden]... > > > Rick M wrote: > > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes

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> > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? > > Its not a car but Motocross Madness 2 has great races across rather > large mountain/hill areas. Very fun game. > > I think Insane also had open world racing in 4x4 pickups and dune buggy > type cars. > > Try both demos. > > Can't think of any others at the moment. >

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> In article <vXUvb.22966$[email hidden]>, francois- > [email hidden] says... > > > Just buy Grand Theft Auto (whatever version) and never come back to this > > newsgroup. > > > > > > Please forgive Frank; he is a little 'intense' when it comes to computer > simulations. He is sort of the resident looney of this newsgroup. > Sometimes sane, other times not. Hard to tell. > > ;) >

Based on the thread's title, maybe Rick M should have posted his question at "rec.autos.games"? ;-)

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 00:40:11 GMT, "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that does >not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I >enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks >boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. >Any suggestions ? > Look for 'Viper Racing' in the bargain bins. Published by Sierra.

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:17:49 -0500, Michael R Sisson <[email hidden]> wrote: >Please forgive Frank; he is a little 'intense' when it comes to computer >simulations. He is sort of the resident looney of this newsgroup. >Sometimes sane, other times not. Hard to tell. > >;) If GTA used a pastel pallete then Ymenard would play it.

"Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ??I > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? Try Driver and maybe Midtown Madness series. Neither is strictly racing, but it's kinda fun driving around. Otherwise, try some offroad racing sims. --KC

>"Cobblers!" <[email hidden]> wrote > If GTA used a pastel pallete then Ymenard would play it. Eh that's a funny one. It would depend if the tracks.. err cities would be accurate. I demand the full cities to be GPS-accurate to the half inch! Nothing less! I demand it! -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

>"Michael R Sisson" <[email hidden]> wrote > Please forgive Frank; he is a little 'intense' when it comes to computer > simulations. He is sort of the resident looney of this newsgroup. > Sometimes sane, other times not. Hard to tell. Hey I can't even tell myself most of the time. Anyway, my point is a little true. He obviously wants something that isn't what we research in a simulation. I'm sure the guy would even like the "driving" part of the GTA series. It's as average as the Madness series. Althought... having something truly accurate, some sort of FS2004 but at a smaller scale for more accuracy (perhaps a 100kmx100km squared world?), open ended with all terrains forms so you could create your own forms of racing here and there (rallies, mountain climbing, dirt biking, urban drag racing, closed city circuits, etc...). That would be nice. Unless is comes with leather CD wallets, teddy bears and transporter busses. ;) -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 07:12:41 GMT, "Kasey Chang \(remove EATSPAM to reply\)" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Try Driver and maybe Midtown Madness series. Neither is >strictly racing, but it's kinda fun driving around. >GTA3 or GTA:Vice City are far more fun than MM. -- Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QC_vb.5$[email hidden]... > >"Cobblers!" <[email hidden]> wrote > > If GTA used a pastel pallete then Ymenard would play it. > > > > Eh that's a funny one. It would depend if the tracks.. err cities wouldbe > accurate. I demand the full cities to be GPS-accurate to the half inch! > Nothing less! I demand it! > Have you tried Midtown Madness 3 on the X-Box ? The Paris map is very accurate.Especially the area's around the major tourist attractions. Les Invalides, Tour Eiffel, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, etc. I was only 12 when I went to Washington, so maybe one of our American cousins who's played the game can say if it's accurate.

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> > "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that > does > > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? > I > > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > > Any suggestions ? > > Try Driver and maybe Midtown Madness series. Neither is > strictly racing, but it's kinda fun driving around. > > Otherwise, try some offroad racing sims. > > --KC > >

What offroad racing sims are there? Ive been playing a demo version of Leadfoot (from thr makers of Dirt Track Racing) and love it --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 18/11/2003

"Larry" wrote... > GPL? > > It don't get any more countryside than SPA or > the Ring :) > > Watch out for the cows! The trees, Larry, and the fences!! -Never mind the cows... Jan. ;-) =---

Dont forget the farm houses :-) I never seem to . "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9r1wb.38143$[email hidden]...

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> "Larry" wrote... > > GPL? > > > > It don't get any more countryside than SPA or > > the Ring :) > > > > Watch out for the cows! > > The trees, Larry, and the fences!! -Never mind the cows... > > Jan. ;-) > =--- > >

Rally games offer what you are looking for. Rally Trophy and Rallisport Challenge come to mind. -Tim "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? > >

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:25:47 +0800, "DJ" <[email hidden]> wrote: >What offroad racing sims are there? Ive been playing a demo version of >Leadfoot (from thr makers of Dirt Track Racing) and love it I haven't played any of these but this is a couple that are available. Screamer 4x4 and 4x4 Off-Road Racing

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>On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:17:49 -0500, Michael R Sisson ><[email hidden]> wrote: > > >>Please forgive Frank; he is a little 'intense' when it comes to computer >>simulations. He is sort of the resident looney of this newsgroup. >>Sometimes sane, other times not. Hard to tell. >> >>;) > >If GTA used a pastel pallete then Ymenard would play it.

GTA3: Vice City? ;) -Slash -- "Ebert Victorious" -The Onion

On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 23:26:42 -0500, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>GPL? > >It don't get any more countryside than SPA or the Ring :) > >Watch out for the cows! > >-Larry >

Other good "countryside/wilderness" addon tracks include Solitude, Sachsenring, Isle of Man, and Corsica rally stage (when is that going to be converted to a circuit?). John DiFool

Monster Truck madness, which the 'coders' went on to make it independently as 4x4 Evolution. World racing, the recent demo, I have found that I can drive for hours anywhere in the virtual area (pretty big) off-road on road, 4 cars to play with (after you win a race) dunno about physics engine (GPL, NR2002, NetKar, are my favorite Simulators) but it seems adequate just for fun. All that I can say Rick, if you haven't tried anything but NFS, your way too easy to please, IMHO. NFS, et all, are console games only, don't care what computer you put it on, runs best with 9year old at the controls, and the controls need not be anything but joy-game pads LOL! "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing thatdoes > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > Any suggestions ? > >

I liked Monster Truck Madness. I really wish the series would have continued on... I guess Microsoft didn't make enough money off of it to go beyond '2'. -Larry "Sting32" <Plowboy is Stingre.AT.y!> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Monster Truck madness, which the 'coders' went on to make it independently > as 4x4 Evolution. > > World racing, the recent demo, I have found that I can drive for hours > anywhere in the virtual area (pretty big) off-road on road, 4 cars toplay

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> with (after you win a race) dunno about physics engine (GPL, NR2002, > NetKar, are my favorite Simulators) but it seems adequate just for fun. > > All that I can say Rick, if you haven't tried anything but NFS, your way > too easy to please, IMHO. NFS, et all, are console games only, don't care > what computer you put it on, runs best with 9year old at the controls, and > the controls need not be anything but joy-game pads LOL! > > > > "Rick M" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:LlTvb.464630$6C4.379446@pd7tw1no... > > I have all the Need For Speed. What other game offers good racing that > does > > not confine you to a track that just keeps going around and around ?? I > > enjoy games with racing through cities and country side. I find tracks > > boring, that is why I do not like any of the Nascar games. > > Any suggestions ? > > > > > >

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:46:55 -0600, "Sting32" <Plowboy is Stingre.AT.y!> wrote: >Monster Truck madness, which the 'coders' went on to make it independently >as 4x4 Evolution. That's surpising, I like MTM but couldn't get into 4x4 Evo.

Ditto... -Larry "Joe62" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:46:55 -0600, "Sting32" <Plowboy is > Stingre.AT.y!> wrote: > > >Monster Truck madness, which the 'coders' went on to make itindependently > >as 4x4 Evolution. > > That's surpising, I like MTM but couldn't get into 4x4 Evo.