Well said.
Marc
"John Hilsman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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My racing addiction started with Night Driver for the Atari 2600 around
1980. Then in the mid 90's I got to play Nascar Racing with a steering wheel
and pedals on a 486. I was then hooked and made my first computer purchase
for the soul reason to play Nascar Racing. I have every racing sim Papy has
made and every computer upgrade has been based on Papy sims. Remember the
Sierra Screamin 3d Rendition video card and how about those HUGE phone bills
on Hawaii :) Grand Prix Legends physics model was nothing short of a
miracle. And each new Nascar edition has improved when I didn't think they
could get any better. After trying out EA's version of Nascar racing I
realised that Papy's physics model CAN'T be alowed to die. It needs to be
carried on be any means necessary. I as one can't save Papy's future but I
will do everything I can to help it live on. I will be getting Nascar Racing
2003 Season today and will be buying extra copies for friends and family as
I can afford them. I will intruduce sim racing to as many people as I can. I
realise EA has tons more money and Nascar support but when it comes to
simulating a race car they aren't but a pimple on Papy's butt. Please don't
let this be the last Papy PC sim. It would be a huge step back in sim
racings evolution. Thanks Papy for all the years of racing and hopefully
there will be more.
"John Hilsman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims. > > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years > before I even started watching racing on the television. No doubt > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan. I > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money. > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options, > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it: Papyrus has > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace > today. > > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts. I just wanted > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years. You > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus. It's a little sad to know that there > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to > seeing what you guys will come out with next. In the meantime, I plan > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take > home will be the next level in PC racing - again. Thanks! > > > My thoughts exactly. I remember watching a piece during the (89?) Indy
500 about a guy who worked at the track "breaking" the track record using
Indy 500 the simulation. They said the game was a great simulation with
great set-up options. They then showed this guy drinking a bottle of milk
in victory lane. That was all I needed to see. Even though I didn't own a
computer at the time, I went out and bought Indy 500 the simulation and went
to a buddy's place to use his 286 to play. I was hooked, and I've owned
every Papy sim since and enjoyed them all.
PS While I can't find the disk right now If I remember correctly,
wasn't Indy 500 the simulation made by Papy but distributed by Electronic
Arts?
Rob
"John Hilsman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims. > > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years > before I even started watching racing on the television. No doubt > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan. I > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money. > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options, > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it: Papyrus has > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace > today. > > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts. I just wanted > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years. You > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus. It's a little sad to know that there > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to > seeing what you guys will come out with next. In the meantime, I plan > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take > home will be the next level in PC racing - again. Thanks! > > >Mine was Atari's sit-down Arcade racers called Hard Drivin and Hard Racin,
which I still say are the two most realistic simulators I've ever seen.
Larry
"Mike Mellendorf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> My racing addiction started with Night Driver for the Atari 2600 around
> 1980. Then in the mid 90's I got to play Nascar Racing with a steeringwheel
> and pedals on a 486. I was then hooked and made my first computer purchase
> for the soul reason to play Nascar Racing. I have every racing sim Papyhas
> made and every computer upgrade has been based on Papy sims. Remember the
> Sierra Screamin 3d Rendition video card and how about those HUGE phonebills
> on Hawaii :) Grand Prix Legends physics model was nothing short of a
> miracle. And each new Nascar edition has improved when I didn't think they
> could get any better. After trying out EA's version of Nascar racing I
> realised that Papy's physics model CAN'T be alowed to die. It needs to be
> carried on be any means necessary. I as one can't save Papy's future but I
> will do everything I can to help it live on. I will be getting NascarRacing
> 2003 Season today and will be buying extra copies for friends and familyas
> I can afford them. I will intruduce sim racing to as many people as I can.I
> realise EA has tons more money and Nascar support but when it comes to
> simulating a race car they aren't but a pimple on Papy's butt. Pleasedon't
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> let this be the last Papy PC sim. It would be a huge step back in sim > racings evolution. Thanks Papy for all the years of racing and hopefully > there will be more. > > "John Hilsman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims. > > > > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go > > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years > > before I even started watching racing on the television. No doubt > > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan. I > > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that > > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money. > > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options, > > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most > > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it: Papyrus has > > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace > > today. > > > > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be > > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts. I just wanted > > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years. You > > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good > > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus. It's a little sad to know that there > > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to > > seeing what you guys will come out with next. In the meantime, I plan > > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take > > home will be the next level in PC racing - again. Thanks! > > > > > > > >>
> PS While I can't find the disk right now If I remember correctly,
>wasn't Indy 500 the simulation made by Papy but distributed by Electronic
>Arts?
Correct. And yes, the program did come out in 1989. I just looked at the box
the other day for some reason...<g>
Eldred
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"Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Well said. > > Marc > > "John Hilsman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > It's literally the end of an era, at least in driving sims. > > > > I started simracing on my PC with Indycar2 and NASCAR2 when I could go > > head-to-head with a friend over null-modem and IPX, several years > > before I even started watching racing on the television. No doubt > > about it, sim racing has helped to make me a bigger race fan. I > > haven't bought every title you guys have released, but every one that > > I have purchased has been a lot of fun and well worth the money. > > Everyone has their favorite features - physics, gameplay options, > > multiplayer, etc - but when you consider the whole package (and most > > of the pieces, too) there is just no other way to say it: Papyrus has > > set the standard for what makes a great driving sim in the marketplace > > today. > > > > I meant to write this post a few days ago, before it would be > > swallowed by the inevitable landslide of N2003 posts. I just wanted > > to say thanks for a lot of fun and great memories over the years. You > > guys have so established the market that it's hard to imagine a good > > NASCAR game that isn't Papyrus. It's a little sad to know that there > > won't be another one (at least anytime soon), but I look forward to > > seeing what you guys will come out with next. In the meantime, I plan > > to hit the store later today to buy N2003 and I know that what I take > > home will be the next level in PC racing - again. Thanks! > > > > > > > >Hmmm...perhaps back to the future?
> PS While I can't find the disk right now If I remember correctly,
> wasn't Indy 500 the simulation made by Papy but distributed by Electronic
> Arts?
>
>
On Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:31:51 GMT, "Robert Upward"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
Your story sounds almost identical to mine. It was a 30 minute profile
of Emmo Fittipaldi, and they showed this 10 second clip of him using a
game called Indy 500 the Simulation to practice with. Went out the
next day to buy my first 486 machine, and the rest is history.
Thank you Papy for the great sims. But more importantly, thanks for
listening to your hard core fans, and for your loyal support of
multiplayer all these years. You've changed many of our lives in ways
we can't begin to list here.
Tim Wortman
North American Simulation Series
www.nasscar.com
