Re: SCGT Recalled from EB and Babbages?? (!) ?

I recently saw a couple of hundred copies in the bargain bins at Fry's listed at $9.99. -- don [|]-(_)-[|] Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Just decided to pick it up after trying the demo and reading some > comments here... > > Neither Electronics Boutique nor Babbages has it any longer.. EB says it > has been discontinued and Babbages says it has been recalled... > > Anyone know what's going on? > > thanks > > Andrew >

Just decided to pick it up after trying the demo and reading some comments here... Neither Electronics Boutique nor Babbages has it any longer.. EB says it has been discontinued and Babbages says it has been recalled... Anyone know what's going on? thanks Andrew

We don't have Fry's here... (new jersey).. oh well, guess I'll keep an eye out. Andrew don hodgdon wrote:

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> I recently saw a couple of hundred copies in the bargain bins at Fry's > listed at $9.99. > -- > don > > [|]-(_)-[|] > > Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Just decided to pick it up after trying the demo and reading some > > comments here... > > > > Neither Electronics Boutique nor Babbages has it any longer.. EB says it > > has been discontinued and Babbages says it has been recalled... > > > > Anyone know what's going on? > > > > thanks > > > > Andrew > >

You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 other titles - might be your best bet. Rick

Thanks Rick, Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! Andrew Rick Baumhauer wrote: > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > other titles - might be your best bet. > > Rick

On Thu, 18 May 2000 15:44:15 GMT, Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> thus spoke:

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>Just decided to pick it up after trying the demo and reading some >comments here... > >Neither Electronics Boutique nor Babbages has it any longer.. EB says it >has been discontinued and Babbages says it has been recalled... > >Anyone know what's going on? > >thanks > >Andrew >

I don't know why it would be recalled. But, you can get SCGT in a bundle pack here. $29.99. Price seems high for U.S. Can get for less than that in Canadian dollars even. http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/ultrace3pr.htm Or you can get the original version here. $29.99 http://www.dragon.ca/games/driving/sportscargt.htm Or you can get it here for $14.95. Must be EA Classic version because of low price. Maybe not though. Classic version is same as full version anyway. http://www.cdmag.com/cgi-bin/order.cbi_home?client=482&source=10678&page=chips_main.html&add=SPORCGT.IR -- Nos

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>On Fri, 19 May 2000 04:01:48 GMT, "Marc Collins" ><[email hidden]> thus spoke: > >>It's all over the place in the bargain bins here in Toronto....even places >>like Costco and Wal-mart. >> >>By the way, it's the best quality racing title in the bargain bin by >>far--and a lot better than many of the full-priced titles. > >Wish I could find Ubisoft's MGPRS2 in the bargain bin so easily. Can't >even find one copy in the local FS. Have you seen it in T.O. lately? > >-- >Nos >

You can find MGPRS2 on Ebay for about $10... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I have a copy of Sports Car GT, original CD and Manual. US$5 + $3 s+h David Ithaca, NY ----- Original Message ----- "Andrew Turner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Thanks Dave! > > This is exactly the type of info I'm looking for. I'm looking forward totrying

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> this out! > > Andrew > > Dave Henrie wrote: > > > don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means > > what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost > > certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution > > and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. > > SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are > > the steps. > > A: apply the official 1.551 patch. > > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > > C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 > > D: Download the ALMS patch > > E: Download the Alldash patch > > F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" > > cars that are now available for SCGT > > E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few > > others) > > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > > dave henrie > > > > > > Andrew Turner wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Rick, > > > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > Rick Baumhauer wrote: > > > > > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store.

Pretty > > > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collectionswith 2 > > > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > > > > > > Rick >

don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are the steps. A: apply the official 1.551 patch. B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 D: Download the ALMS patch E: Download the Alldash patch F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" cars that are now available for SCGT E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few others) F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. dave henrie Andrew Turner wrote:

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> > Thanks Rick, > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > Andrew > > Rick Baumhauer wrote: > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > > Rick

On Fri, 19 May 2000 02:26:46 GMT, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> thus spoke: > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) You have to use it every time you go to play the game? I didn't see that in the readme file that came with it. -- Nos

It's all over the place in the bargain bins here in Toronto....even places like Costco and Wal-mart. By the way, it's the best quality racing title in the bargain bin by far--and a lot better than many of the full-priced titles. Marc. "Andrew Turner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> We don't have Fry's here... (new jersey).. oh well, guess I'll keep an eye > out. > > Andrew > > don hodgdon wrote: > > > I recently saw a couple of hundred copies in the bargain bins at Fry's > > listed at $9.99. > > -- > > don > > > > [|]-(_)-[|] > > > > Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Just decided to pick it up after trying the demo and reading some > > > comments here... > > > > > > Neither Electronics Boutique nor Babbages has it any longer.. EB says

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> > > has been discontinued and Babbages says it has been recalled... > > > > > > Anyone know what's going on? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > Andrew > > > >

I have heard two ways...Everytime... and everytime you have made a change...like added cars, added cars, added cars...so for me. it was almost everytime. better safe than sorry. dave henrie Nos wrote:

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> > On Fri, 19 May 2000 02:26:46 GMT, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> thus > spoke: > > > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > > You have to use it every time you go to play the game? I didn't see > that in the readme file that came with it. > > -- > Nos

On Fri, 19 May 2000 04:01:48 GMT, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >It's all over the place in the bargain bins here in Toronto....even places >like Costco and Wal-mart. > >By the way, it's the best quality racing title in the bargain bin by >far--and a lot better than many of the full-priced titles. Wish I could find Ubisoft's MGPRS2 in the bargain bin so easily. Can't even find one copy in the local FS. Have you seen it in T.O. lately? -- Nos

On Fri, 19 May 2000 05:05:39 GMT, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >I have heard two ways...Everytime... and everytime you have made a >change...like added cars, added cars, added cars...so for me. it was >almost everytime. better safe than sorry. >dave henrie Hmm...I added some cars and it still felt like it was still in simulation mode to me. But, I'll take your advice. Thx. -- Nos

don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are the steps. A: apply the official 1.551 patch. B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 D: Download the ALMS patch E: Download the Alldash patch F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" cars that are now available for SCGT E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few others) F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. dave henrie

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> Thanks Rick, > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > Andrew > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > Rick

Oh by the way, were can i get this stuff? Andrew

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> don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means > what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost > certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution > and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. > SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are > the steps. > A: apply the official 1.551 patch. > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 > D: Download the ALMS patch > E: Download the Alldash patch > F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" > cars that are now available for SCGT > E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few > others) > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > dave henrie > > Thanks Rick, > > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > Andrew > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > Rick

> Wish I could find Ubisoft's MGPRS2 in the bargain bin so easily. Can't > even find one copy in the local FS. Have you seen it in T.O. lately? I saw it at a Staples in Hamilton about a month ago for $15 Canadian. I didn't buy it then, and when I went back to get it less than a week later, they didn't have any more copies. Let me know if you find it cheap in the area. Marc

Thanks Dave! This is exactly the type of info I'm looking for. I'm looking forward to trying this out! Andrew Dave Henrie wrote:

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> don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means > what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost > certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution > and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. > SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are > the steps. > A: apply the official 1.551 patch. > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 > D: Download the ALMS patch > E: Download the Alldash patch > F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" > cars that are now available for SCGT > E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few > others) > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > dave henrie > > > Andrew Turner wrote: > > > > Thanks Rick, > > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > > > Andrew > > > > Rick Baumhauer wrote: > > > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > > > > Rick

Oh by the way, were can i get this stuff? Andrew Dave Henrie wrote:

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> don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never means > what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalled almost > certainly means the full price package has been pulled from distribution > and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. > SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are > the steps. > A: apply the official 1.551 patch. > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 > D: Download the ALMS patch > E: Download the Alldash patch > F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" > cars that are now available for SCGT > E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a few > others) > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > dave henrie > > > Andrew Turner wrote: > > > > Thanks Rick, > > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > > > Andrew > > > > Rick Baumhauer wrote: > > > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. Pretty > > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections with 2 > > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > > > > Rick

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&Sort Property=MetaEndSort&query=sports+car+gt There are some on eBay... "D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I have a copy of Sports Car GT, original CD and Manual. > > US$5 + $3 s+h > > David > Ithaca, NY > > ----- Original Message ----- > > "Andrew Turner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Thanks Dave! > > > > This is exactly the type of info I'm looking for. I'm looking forward to > trying > > this out! > > > > Andrew > > > > Dave Henrie wrote: > > > > > don't worry, in the software business, 'recalled' almost never

means > > > what it does in the manufacturing world. Here the term recalledalmost > > > certainly means the full price package has been pulled fromdistribution

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> > > and repackaged in groupware or discount paks. > > > SCGT is an imperfect sim, but it can be made MUCH better. Here are > > > the steps. > > > A: apply the official 1.551 patch. > > > B: get and use the Advanced Options Editor(every time you boot it) > > > C: download the SP3.0 & SP3.1 > > > D: Download the ALMS patch > > > E: Download the Alldash patch > > > F: Download the dozens if not hundreds of unique "home built" > > > cars that are now available for SCGT > > > E: Download AT LEAST the Silverstone converted track.(there are a

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> > > others) > > > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > > > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > > > dave henrie > > > > > > > > > Andrew Turner wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks Rick, > > > > Found it there... on its own, $14.99. Hope it's worth it! > > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > Rick Baumhauer wrote: > > > > > > > > > You could also try Best Buy - I've seen copies at my local store. > Pretty > > > > > sure it's also available in one of EA Sports' racing collections > with 2 > > > > > other titles - might be your best bet. > > > > > > > > > > Rick > > > >

Andrew Turner wrote:

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> > Oh by the way, were can i get this stuff? > > Andrew > > > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > > dave henrie

That's the RPG part of this. You have to be part Indiana Jones to find all the files needed. :> Try www.gtinsider.com first & littleracer.com between those two, you should have enough links to find most of the files. The biggest failing of SP3.0(aside from it's HUGE file size.) is that many of the added cars did not have sound files included. There "was" a file on gtinsider called scgtsoundcheck.zip. In that was a listing of many of the missing sounds and where they could be found. ALMOST all of the individual cars have the sounds needed. dave henrie

Thanks Dave-- Picked up the game today (actually my WIFE bought it... go figure).. Great so far. Can't wait to get a wheel & pedals.. These rudder pedals & flight yoke are a bit weird. Regards! Andrew Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Andrew Turner wrote: > > > > Oh by the way, were can i get this stuff? > > > > Andrew > > > > > F: Hunt all over the net for missing sounds, files and other nick > > > nacks that make SCGT the best durn RPG racing game around. > > > dave henrie > > That's the RPG part of this. You have to be part Indiana Jones to > find all the files needed. :> Try www.gtinsider.com first & > littleracer.com between those two, you should have enough links to > find most of the files. > The biggest failing of SP3.0(aside from it's HUGE file size.) is that > many of the added cars did not have sound files included. There "was" a > file on gtinsider called scgtsoundcheck.zip. In that was a listing of > many of the missing sounds and where they could be found. ALMOST all of > the individual cars have the sounds needed. > dave henrie