Little E Sold Out to EA

Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare for Talladega. :> DALE EARNHARDT JR. JOINS THE EA SPORTS FAMILY OF COVER ATHLETES ON NASCAR THUNDER 2003 REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- September 4, 2002-NASCAR� superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. of DEI Racing will become the official cover athlete for the EA SPORTST franchise NASCAR ThunderT 2003. Dale Jr. also contributed to the development of the game and his likeness will appear on all NASCAR Thunder 2003 packaging and merchandising. "I've been a long time fan EA games, so to be on the cover of the NASCAR Thunder 2003 is quite a thrill for me," commented Dale Earnhardt Jr. "NASCAR Thunder helped me win the EA Sports 500 in Talladega this year and my first season on the circuit I would prepare for the upcoming event by racing my EA game over and over. NASCAR Thunder gives you the true experience and puts you 'in the game.'" From the moment the 27-year-old Dale Earnhardt Jr. blasted on the scene in 1998, he was considered "the future of NASCAR." Dale is in the midst of his third full year of NASCAR Winston Cup competition for the team and is positioned nicely for another top finish in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The 2001 season marked his first top-10 points finish in NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing with the No. 8 team, while adding three victories and multi-million dollars in winnings to his brief but impressive racing resume. This included his win at the EA SPORTS 500 at Talladega Superspeedway� on October 21, 2001. "Dale Jr. embodies the spirit and competitive edge that EA SPORTS captures in our NASCAR Thunder video games," said Ed Martin, Director of NASCAR video game production, Electronic Arts. "His contribution to the product has been invaluable, giving us design feedback and ideas on improving features and gameplay, we couldn't have a better driver grace the cover of NASCAR Thunder 2003." ABOUT NASCAR ThunderT 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2003 surrounds you with the emotion, sound, fury, and risks of the high-speed, high-drama career of a NASCAR star. Feel the adrenaline rush, intensity, and passion of being a NASCAR driver on a quest to become a NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Take on various real-life scenarios in Lightning Mode, complete with dramatic pileups, walls of smoke, and constant door-to-door, three-wide racing, to test your nerve and improve your racing skills. Build a racing legacy over the course of 20 drama-filled seasons. The title is slated to ship in fall 2002 on the PlayStation�2 computer entertainment system and the Playstation console, XboxT video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube -- Brian Tate

On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:02:04 -0400, "Brian Tate" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare for Talladega. >:> > This has made the shine rub off a little we know it was N3-4 (+Heat)he raced with and we have seen his setup at home on MTV Cribs. The only time he's been shown with Thunder is during a rain delay racing B.P with a gamepad. I will rub it a bit if he is shown to have been part of the feedback team for the PC version (and the PC version lives up to it's hype {hoping beyond hope})

> I will rub it a bit if he is shown to have been part of the feedback > team for the PC version (and the PC version lives up to it's hype > {hoping beyond hope}) How much better do you expect it to be than nascar 2002? Its never going to be leaps and bounds over it, not like in the old days of nascar 1 & 2. Personally i think Papyrus has proved they can make great nascar games, but do they really need to make another one? (I think that 6 or 7 versions is enough). I think a different type of racing game is in call, not a F1, Cart, Sports cars or anything like that... something new. LFS is touching in that area, thats one of the reasons why its a blast Cool Hand Luke -=87=-

"Luke Phillips" <(NOSPM)[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MHfe9.1478$[email hidden]... > > > I will rub it a bit if he is shown to have been part of the feedback > > team for the PC version (and the PC version lives up to it's hype > > {hoping beyond hope}) > > How much better do you expect it to be than nascar 2002? Its never goingto > be leaps and bounds over it, not like in the old days of nascar 1 & 2. Well - does that matter? Nascar Thunder is nothing to do with Papyrus. It's an EA product. Nascar 2003, however - is the Papy product due for Febrary. Doug

I look at it this way... If EA assembles the RIGHT people from the industry, and develops the RIGHT product..... Who cares? What's important is what's on the CD we plug into our computers. If EA can do a better job than Papyrus, then so be it. That, of course, is yet to be seen :) -Larry "Brian Tate" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare forTalladega.

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> :> > > > DALE EARNHARDT JR. JOINS THE EA SPORTS FAMILY OF COVER ATHLETES ON NASCAR > THUNDER 2003 > > REDWOOD CITY, Calif.- September 4, 2002-NASCAR� superstar Dale Earnhardt

Jr. > of DEI Racing will become the official cover athlete for the EA SPORTST > franchise NASCAR ThunderT 2003. Dale Jr. also contributed to thedevelopment > of the game and his likeness will appear on all NASCAR Thunder 2003 > packaging and merchandising. > > "I've been a long time fan EA games, so to be on the cover of the NASCAR > Thunder 2003 is quite a thrill for me," commented Dale Earnhardt Jr."NASCAR > Thunder helped me win the EA Sports 500 in Talladega this year and myfirst > season on the circuit I would prepare for the upcoming event by racing myEA > game over and over. NASCAR Thunder gives you the true experience and puts > you 'in the game.'" > > From the moment the 27-year-old Dale Earnhardt Jr. blasted on the scene in > 1998, he was considered "the future of NASCAR." Dale is in the midst ofhis > third full year of NASCAR Winston Cup competition for the team and is > positioned nicely for another top finish in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. > The 2001 season marked his first top-10 points finish in NASCAR WinstonCup > Series racing with the No. 8 team, while adding three victories and > multi-million dollars in winnings to his brief but impressive racingresume. > This included his win at the EA SPORTS 500 at Talladega Superspeedway� on > October 21, 2001. > > "Dale Jr. embodies the spirit and competitive edge that EA SPORTS captures > in our NASCAR Thunder video games," said Ed Martin, Director of NASCARvideo > game production, Electronic Arts. "His contribution to the product hasbeen > invaluable, giving us design feedback and ideas on improving features and > gameplay, we couldn't have a better driver grace the cover of NASCARThunder > 2003." > > ABOUT NASCAR ThunderT 2003 > NASCAR Thunder 2003 surrounds you with the emotion, sound, fury, and risks > of the high-speed, high-drama career of a NASCAR star. Feel the adrenaline > rush, intensity, and passion of being a NASCAR driver on a quest to becomea > NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion. Take on various real-life scenarios in > Lightning Mode, complete with dramatic pileups, walls of smoke, andconstant > door-to-door, three-wide racing, to test your nerve and improve yourracing

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> skills. Build a racing legacy over the course of 20 drama-filled seasons. > The title is slated to ship in fall 2002 on the PlayStation�2 computer > entertainment system and the Playstation console, XboxT video game system > from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube > > -- > Brian Tate > > >

On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:02:04 -0400, "Brian Tate" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare for Talladega. Is it news that racing drivers will endorse any product that puts cash in their pocket? I mean, he already sold out to Budweiser, and don't forget that great Interact V3 wheel with his endorsement on it (one of the cheapest, crappiest controllers ever made by a company that isn't Saitek). Jason ----- GPLRank 24.50 N2002Rank -12.995

On Sat, 07 Sep 2002 17:27:21 GMT, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I look at it this way... > >If EA assembles the RIGHT people from the industry, and develops the RIGHT >product..... ....it's stll a friggen NASCAR sim. Jason ----- GPLRank 24.50 N2002Rank -12.995

On Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:25:01 GMT, [email hidden] (jason moyer) wrote:

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>On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:02:04 -0400, "Brian Tate" <[email hidden]> >wrote: > >>Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare for Talladega. > >Is it news that racing drivers will endorse any product that puts cash >in their pocket? > >I mean, he already sold out to Budweiser, and don't forget that great >Interact V3 wheel with his endorsement on it (one of the cheapest, >crappiest controllers ever made by a company that isn't Saitek). > >Jason

Well he "sold out" to Budwiser because they are FUNDING HIS FRIGGING RACE TEAM to a cost of around $15mil per year As to the wheel I have no idea but if I was able to talk to his sister (who handles the marketing for Sr & DEI) I would sit her down and beg her to market quality over quantity.

>I think a different type of racing game is in call, not a F1, Cart, > Sports cars or anything like that... something new. I'd love to see a "Trans-Am Legends" myself. Camaros, Mustangs, Challangers kinda thing. MadDAWG

It will not be a SIM, it will be a Racing GAME. EA has yet to get it right. Plus the cheesy look their graphics have doesn't help. "ssrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:02:04 -0400, "Brian Tate" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >Love the part where he says racing the EA product to prepare forTalladega.

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> >:> > > > This has made the shine rub off a little we know it was N3-4 > (+Heat)he raced with and we have seen his setup at home on MTV Cribs. > The only time he's been shown with Thunder is during a rain delay > racing B.P with a gamepad. > I will rub it a bit if he is shown to have been part of the feedback > team for the PC version (and the PC version lives up to it's hype > {hoping beyond hope})

"MadDAWG" > >I think a different type of racing game is in call, not a F1, Cart, > > Sports cars or anything like that... something new. > > I'd love to see a "Trans-Am Legends" myself. Camaros, Mustangs,Challangers > kinda thing. The uspits.com has a patch/mod for Nascar Legends that resembles the Trans Am cars of the 70's. And Nascar Heat has a mod for the same time period : http://www.teamspeedsims.com/bladeracing/transam.htm dave henrie > > MadDAWG > >

I knew about the pits one. However I never could run a roadie for shit in the older NASCAR games. Thanks for the tip on the Heat mod that IO had no idea about.. MadDAWG

I take it the heat mod is a work in progress. I didn't see anything other than screen shots on that page. MadDAWG

"MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I take it the heat mod is a work in progress. I didn't see anything other > than screen shots on that page. > > MadDAWG > Yeah...I guess I should have mentioned that! :) I will add though that Ced Collins has just released his GTP mod. Endurance Prototypes from the Group C era...Porche 962's, Silk Cut and Castrol Jags, the Nissan and Toyota juggernauts. I just ran a recon lap at Sebring and just missed 250mph on the backstraight with the default setup. http://www.sntracing.com/porrs/ he'll be looking for drivers for an upcomming GTP league. dave henrie