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Key threads
- Memories of Papyrus's original Indy 500 2004-07-27 · 93 postsDarf asked what Papyrus's 1989 Indianapolis 500 was like, and veterans described its mouse steering, strong AI, multiple car makes and the sense of realism at the time. Steve Smith said Kaemmer broke with EA over making the Amiga version easier to drive. Some ran it via DOSBox from abandonware sites, recalled the early LittleIndy offline league, and argued over whether EA's NASCAR licence deal caused Papyrus's demise.
- Survey of legendary racing simulations 2000-04-18 · 54 postsTim Wheatley surveyed readers for a planned history of landmark racing sims. Nominations included Revs, Indy 500, Accolade Grand Prix Circuit, F1GP, NASCAR Racing, ICR2, GP2 and GPL, along with Pitstop II, Hard Drivin' and Chequered Flag. Doug Milliken and others recalled 1960s model-board driving simulators.
- Members recall their first racing games and sims 1999-03-27 · 46 postsA poster asked when sim racing began, and members reminisced about their first racing games, from Atari's Night Driver and Pole Position to Geoff Crammond's REVS, Chequered Flag on the Spectrum, Accolade's Grand Prix Circuit and Papyrus's Indianapolis 500: The Simulation. Many named Indy 500 as the first true PC racing sim, and a side dispute arose over claimed F1 Racing Simulation sales figures.
- Nostalgia for Papyrus's original Indianapolis 500 sim 1997-02-21 · 21 postsA poster reminisced about playing Papyrus's Indianapolis 500: The Simulation on a 286 around 1990, prompting many others to share memories of it and of Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge. Participants recalled wrecked cars staying on track, the interactive pit stops, Adlib sound and how hard it was to beat Bill Elliott at the big tracks. Some suggested old features such as cars returning from the garage should come back in current Papyrus sims.
Busiest threads
- Memories of Papyrus's original Indy 500 (11 posts about it)
- Nostalgia for Papyrus's original Indianapolis 500 sim (9 posts about it)
- Members recall their first racing games and sims (9 posts about it)
- Readers list their top ten racing games (6 posts about it)
- Indianapolis 500 by EA? (6 posts about it)
- Survey of legendary racing simulations (5 posts about it)
- Indy 500 - the simulation (5 posts about it)
- indy track (5 posts about it)
- anyone ever run INDY? (4 posts about it)
- downforce & corning in Indy500 & ICR (4 posts about it)
- Users demand more ICR2 patches; Papyrus explains IndyCar exit (4 posts about it)
- Papyrus CART sim news sparks Papyrus versus Microsoft debate (4 posts about it)
- Indianapolis 500 The Simulation (3 posts about it)
- Petition for Amiga Indycar Racing (3 posts about it)
- ICR2: Handling question (3 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | very positive (+1.67) |
| 1994 | 30 | 19 | 3 | very positive (+0.80) |
| 1995 | 32 | 15 | 0 | very positive (+0.66) |
| 1996 | 63 | 20 | 1 | positive (+0.36) |
| 1997 | 91 | 44 | 1 | very positive (+0.63) |
| 1998 | 54 | 24 | 1 | positive (+0.52) |
| 1999 | 54 | 26 | 1 | positive (+0.56) |
| 2000 | 49 | 24 | 0 | very positive (+0.67) |
| 2001 | 31 | 13 | 0 | positive (+0.58) |
| 2002 | 31 | 18 | 0 | very positive (+0.81) |
| 2003 | 14 | 7 | 0 | very positive (+0.71) |
| 2004 | 25 | 15 | 0 | very positive (+0.84) |
| 2005 | 13 | 4 | 0 | positive (+0.31) |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 0 | positive (+0.25) |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | mixed (+0.00) |
Who talked about it most
ymenard · 33 Michael E. Carver · 29 Tony Rickard · 16 EldredP · 12 Bruce Kennewell · 10 Dave Henrie · 8 Jo · 8 Steve Smith · 7 Ron O'De · 6 Jim Sokolo · 6 Greg Cisko · 5 Mike Donnelly Jr · 4 Charlie B · 4 J Sakari Salonen · 4 Jeff Vincent · 4 WILLIAM SMI · 4 Mapson · 4 Zuben el Genubi · 3 Darf · 3 Ruud Dingemans · 3
