RC2000 & Simracingnews.com

I wonder how much simracingnews.com got paid to do their review. It's completly contradictory to anything anyone else has said here... I'm still not sure if I should buy it...I may pick up Colin McC instead, afterall, it's only a couple of quid now!!! Doug

does anybody know to unlock the other rally's without winning the championship. Thanks Willis

Just try the game.. CMR was nice, a year ago..........

I read the review, played the game for about ten hours now, and I can only fully agree with the review. Andre On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 17:58:33 +0000, Douglas Ellison

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>I wonder how much simracingnews.com got paid to do their review. It's >completly contradictory to anything anyone else has said here... >I'm still not sure if I should buy it...I may pick up Colin McC instead, >afterall, it's only a couple of quid now!!! >Doug

Only time and personal experience will tell..... In this newsgroup it seems to be quite common for people who don't particularly like a sim to thoroughly trash it over quality issues; conversely, if they like it there is a tendency to glorify it. Just watch what the "old reliable" sim racers say about it...they are usually pretty dependable in their evaluations. From what I have seen so far, it seems to be well received by those old reliables. Since I just can't wait for the USA release my order is on its way via airmail from the UK right now. If it is as good as the old RAC Rally from Eurosport it will be at least great good fun, and if it is improved, so much the better. It will be worth the funds either way. > I wonder how much simracingnews.com got paid to do their review. It's > completly contradictory to anything anyone else has said here... > I'm still not sure if I should buy it...I may pick up Colin McC instead, > afterall, it's only a couple of quid now!!! > Doug Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

I think this game is OK, it has taken a lot of stick recently but I'm enjoying it. It would be a lot better if, in video replay, the drivers hands moved, the heads are ok, drivers up and co-driver's down, but the hands and wheel don't move. Regardless of physics this is a good game. Andi.

Can you please pass on the URL of where you ordered it from? I'm in the USA too and Electronics Boutique doesn't even know this game exists much less when it will be released. I've already got a chance to play it at a friend's house who got it by less than proper means, and from what I tried, I really like it, very fun. While the physics may not be ultra realistic, the feeling of speed is awesome and there are some extremely fun sections on the stages where you have your heart in your throat trying to force yourself to keep the gas down wondering what is around the next curve. Definitely a MUST BUY for me. The hard part is waiting for it to come out here in the USA. I'd definitely order it from the UK if I don't have to jump through too many hoops to do so. I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over illegal methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the titles to be able to do so. Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva GPL Ferrari driver. Powerslide Racing Team - GMSS League F1 division. Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

Try www.gameplay.com They are in the UK, and I've ordered from them before. They only charge a few dollars to ship a game to the U.S., and it arrives in maybe 3-5 days. It's listed at the site as Mobil Rally Championship. A phone order may be faster than ordering it on the web site, but that's just a guess. I called them when I ordered. David G Fisher

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> >Only time and personal experience will tell..... In this newsgroup it > >seems to be quite common for people who don't particularly like a sim > >to thoroughly trash it over quality issues; conversely, if they like it > >there is a tendency to glorify it. Just watch what the "old reliable" > >sim racers say about it...they are usually pretty dependable in their > >evaluations. > >From what I have seen so far, it seems to be well received by those old > >reliables. Since I just can't wait for the USA release my order is on > >its way via airmail from the UK right now. If it is as good as the old > >RAC Rally from Eurosport it will be at least great good fun, and if it > >is improved, so much the better. It will be worth the funds either way. > Can you please pass on the URL of where you ordered it from? > I'm in the USA too and Electronics Boutique doesn't even know this game

exists > much less when it will be released. > I've already got a chance to play it at a friend's house who got it by less > than proper means, and from what I tried, I really like it, very fun. While the > physics may not be ultra realistic, the feeling of speed is awesome and there > are some extremely fun sections on the stages where you have your heart in > your throat trying to force yourself to keep the gas down wondering what is > around the next curve. Definitely a MUST BUY for me. The hard part is waiting > for it to come out here in the USA. > I'd definitely order it from the UK if I don't have to jump through too many > hoops to do so. > I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US > sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over illegal > methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the titles

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> to be able to do so. > Seeyas on the track. > --John (Joao) Silva > GPL Ferrari driver. > Powerslide Racing Team - GMSS League F1 division. > Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

David, I ordered it from them tonight, looking forward to some more great runs down those amazing valleys and hills. Thanks for passing on the URL. Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva GPL Ferrari driver. Powerslide Racing Team - GMSS League F1 division. Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

It's an amazing piece of sim, just imagine how difficult it was to get that three diff computer controlled 206 working on only one machine. Wow! BTW, I'm quitting my track racing, I'm starting a rallying career those cars just have the ultimate brakes, my mom won't be worried anymore. If anything goes wrong I'll just slam the brakes and come to a halt in 10 meters.

You can pull your tongue out of your cheek now, sir. ;-P Mike.

Now you know how we've had it all these years Joao! :)) Ed Solheim The Paddock > I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US > sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over illegal > methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the titles > to be able to do so.

Heh, very right Ed, the first time I felt this was when GP2 came out in Europe 2 weeks ahead of release here in the states, I went nuts waiting the extra 2 weeks, hearing all you guys in Europe posting about how great GP2 was and not being able to buy it, I remember that I lost my cool with the Microprose representative Gabe Turk (I think that was his name) who was *** out here in r.a.s. answering customer support questions about GP2. You'd think after all these years I would be used to waiting, but after having waited months and months for F1RS and CMR then TOCA I'm still not happy about it, I wish I had Rally Championship right now in my greedy little hands, maybe I should start having my relatives in Portugal start shipping these things to me :-) Oh well patience was never my strong suit, at least I ordered this one from the U.K. hopefully the wait should only be weeks instead of months. Seeyas on the track. --John (Joao) Silva GPL Ferrari driver. Powerslide Racing Team - GMSS League F1 division. Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

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>Now you know how we've had it all these years Joao! :)) >Ed Solheim >The Paddock >> I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US >> sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over >illegal >> methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the >titles >> to be able to do so.

> You can pull your tongue out of your cheek now, sir. > ;-P Here we go with these tongue in cheek stuff again, this has to stop !!! :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

I ordered it from the Software Zone, http://www.softwarezone.co.uk/, on 11/19. Nobody else seemed to have it for sale across the Internet, though that may have changed since it was released throughout Europe and in Canada. Know any good Canadian e-business game stores? > >Only time and personal experience will tell..... In this newsgroup it > >seems to be quite common for people who don't particularly like a sim > >to thoroughly trash it over quality issues; conversely, if they like it > >there is a tendency to glorify it. Just watch what the "old reliable" > >sim racers say about it...they are usually pretty dependable in their > >evaluations. > >From what I have seen so far, it seems to be well received by those old > >reliables. Since I just can't wait for the USA release my order is on > >its way via airmail from the UK right now. If it is as good as the old > >RAC Rally from Eurosport it will be at least great good fun, and if it > >is improved, so much the better. It will be worth the funds either way. > Can you please pass on the URL of where you ordered it from? > I'm in the USA too and Electronics Boutique doesn't even know this game exists > much less when it will be released. > I've already got a chance to play it at a friend's house who got it by less > than proper means, and from what I tried, I really like it, very fun. While the > physics may not be ultra realistic, the feeling of speed is awesome and there > are some extremely fun sections on the stages where you have your heart in > your throat trying to force yourself to keep the gas down wondering what is > around the next curve. Definitely a MUST BUY for me. The hard part is waiting > for it to come out here in the USA. > I'd definitely order it from the UK if I don't have to jump through too many > hoops to do so. > I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US > sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over illegal > methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the titles

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> to be able to do so. > Seeyas on the track. > --John (Joao) Silva > GPL Ferrari driver. > Powerslide Racing Team - GMSS League F1 division. > Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

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That's funny because over here we wish we could get the sims from the States a lot quicker. Nascar Legends probably won't even be released over here... I don't really see why the release dates can't be the same all over the world. Peter Hooper > I'd definitely order it from the UK if I don't have to jump through too many > hoops to do so. > I just wish these European publishers would start releasing here in the US > sooner, it's a shame that the titles make it over here so quickly over illegal > methods and yet it takes so long for people who actually want to buy the titles > to be able to do so. > Seeyas on the track. > --John (Joao) Silva League F2 division.