Got my GP 500 Today (in Canada)!

Hi, Received my copy of GP 500 from Britain today. Cost about $46.35US (about a thousand Canadian $!), with shipping, and took 9 days to western Canada. In stock at: http://ukgames.com/ In my opinion, it is way, way, better than AMA Superbike. All that up, down and around motion of the view in AMA makes me feel ill, and I just don't feel like I'm riding a motorcycle. I know, it will be better with the next release... The GP 500 handling limits are pretty far out there, so it takes awhile to start sliding the tires, but it's starting to feel like a bike to me. A better controller than a steering wheel would be nice. Speaking of which, the best controller set-up for a bike sim I've used is the set-up on "Isle of Man TT" in the arcades. If I remember correctly, the bars are fixed, and you steer by leaning the "bike chassis". It feels more like the counter steering you do on a real motorcycle. Maybe have to build something like that. And you really need a rear brake... -- Kevin Caldwell Calgary, Canada

Kevin...here's something for you to drool at. =:-D Robert http://members.home.net/starpad/pic.htm

Joe <[email hidden]> wrote: : "Wayne Hutchison" <[email hidden]> wrote: :>>>another canadian eh?<< :> :>There's a few of us around here :) : There sure is, ya hoser! : Victoria, BC : Joe McGinn : ========================================== : Staff Writer for the Sports Gaming Network : http://www.sports-gaming.com/ : ========================================== Hey, there's even an ex-Canadian (toronto) living in the Swiss Alps and posting through his old university account in Kingston. Stephen (Davos, Switzerland - don't these people know about 2am pizza delivery??)

I guess it's personnaly preferences. I prefer AMA's realistic motion than the flat and smooth tracks in GP500, and I prefer the shaky and (imho) realistic motion of the view in AMA, it really makes me feel I'm riding a motorcycle. lol well nobody ever agrees on everything :) In the arcade business this type of controllers were used by many consoles as inputs. SEGA had many of them back in the early days with Hang-On (must have been the early 80's), and Hang-On 2. You sat on the bike, and when the game started you could lean one side or the other. The bars were fixed also like you said. I remember looking at the electronics of one old machine, it seems like a simple mechanism that could be easily redone on a PC controller via one simple axis. -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

Wow, thanks alot for the post. I was really looking forward to get a copy, and now since I know where from great! another canadian eh? DjFIL Nanaimo, BC

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> Hi, > Received my copy of GP 500 from Britain today. Cost about $46.35US (about a > thousand Canadian $!), with shipping, and took 9 days to western Canada. > In stock at: http://ukgames.com/ > In my opinion, it is way, way, better than AMA Superbike. All that up, down > and around motion of the view in AMA makes me feel ill, and I just don't > feel like I'm riding a motorcycle. I know, it will be better with the next > release... > The GP 500 handling limits are pretty far out there, so it takes awhile to > start sliding the tires, but it's starting to feel like a bike to me. A > better controller than a steering wheel would be nice. > Speaking of which, the best controller set-up for a bike sim I've used is > the set-up on "Isle of Man TT" in the arcades. If I remember correctly, the > bars are fixed, and you steer by leaning the "bike chassis". It feels more > like the counter steering you do on a real motorcycle. Maybe have to build > something like that. And you really need a rear brake... > -- > Kevin Caldwell > Calgary, Canada

yeah but, (to bring back the gpl thread) he's running in the chase mode. If your on the bike you should be on the bike, not some angel floating 10 feet behind it....:> dave henrie > Kevin...here's something for you to drool at. =:-D > Robert > http://members.home.net/starpad/pic.htm

>>another canadian eh?<< There's a few of us around here :) Wayne Hutchison London, Ontario DjFIL <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Wow, thanks alot for the post. I was really looking forward to get acopy, and

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> now since I know where from great! > > another canadian eh? > DjFIL > Nanaimo, BC > > Kevin Caldwell wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Received my copy of GP 500 from Britain today. Cost about $46.35US

(about a > > thousand Canadian $!), with shipping, and took 9 days to western Canada. > > > > In stock at: http://ukgames.com/ > > > > In my opinion, it is way, way, better than AMA Superbike. All that up,down > > and around motion of the view in AMA makes me feel ill, and I just don't > > feel like I'm riding a motorcycle. I know, it will be better with thenext > > release... > > > > The GP 500 handling limits are pretty far out there, so it takes awhileto > > start sliding the tires, but it's starting to feel like a bike to me. A > > better controller than a steering wheel would be nice. > > > > Speaking of which, the best controller set-up for a bike sim I've usedis > > the set-up on "Isle of Man TT" in the arcades. If I remember correctly,the > > bars are fixed, and you steer by leaning the "bike chassis". It feelsmore > > like the counter steering you do on a real motorcycle. Maybe have tobuild > > something like that. And you really need a rear brake... > > > > -- > > Kevin Caldwell > > Calgary, Canada >

"Wayne Hutchison" <[email hidden]> wrote: >>>another canadian eh?<< > >There's a few of us around here :) There sure is, ya hoser! Victoria, BC Joe McGinn ========================================== Staff Writer for the Sports Gaming Network http://www.sports-gaming.com/ ==========================================

Calgary here! : ) Cyriel De Neve On Thu, 07 Oct 1999 18:13:55 GMT, [email hidden] (Joe) wrote:

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>"Wayne Hutchison" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >>>>another canadian eh?<< >> >>There's a few of us around here :) > >There sure is, ya hoser! > >Victoria, BC > >Joe McGinn >========================================== >Staff Writer for the Sports Gaming Network >http://www.sports-gaming.com/ >==========================================