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Super Consoles and Racing Sims

3 posts by 3 people · 30 Nov 1994 (approx.) - 01 Dec 1994 (approx.)

Gordon Be 30 Nov 1994 (approx.)#298555
Hi all, Well I dont want to start a flame war about the new 32/64 bit consoles, but from the information I have seen these look like they could be the ideal simulator machines. On the UK GamesMaster TV program they showed clips of the Sony Playstation running Ridge Racer and it looked incredible! Almost as good as the arcade machine and really smooth. Bearing mind that Indycar and Nascar need Pentiums to run, could these machines be the way to go. Indycar is supposedly being written for the PlayStation, and compare the costs, 1200 quid for a PC or 300 quid for the playstation! Well just thought I would throw that point into the air and see what your opinions are! Gordon
Afzal Ball 01 Dec 1994 (approx.)#298569
|> Hi all, |> Well I dont want to start a flame war about the new 32/64 bit |> consoles, but from the information I have seen these look like they |> could be the ideal simulator machines. |> Indeed they could. However, one thing that I really like about PC/Amiga/ whatever based driving sims is that you'll always find people willing to go out of their way to "customise" these programs - car colour editors, performance editors, lap monitors, etc., etc., etc. This sort of thing does not seem to be possible with consoles, unless you spend mega-bucks on machines to read and write cartridges. -- ISSCO, University of Geneva | X400: S=afzal;OU=divsun;O=unige; 54 route des Acacias | PRMD=switch;ADMD=arcom;C=ch CH-1227 GENEVA (Switzerland) | UUCP: mcvax!cui!divsun.unige.ch!afzal Tel: +41/22/705 71 12 | FAX: +41/22/300 10 86 http://issco_www.unige.ch/ | http://issco_www.unige.ch/WebForum ``I'm not artificially intelligent, I just work that way.''
William R. Fost 01 Dec 1994 (approx.)#298575
::Hi all, :: Well I dont want to start a flame war about the new 32/64 bit ::consoles, but from the information I have seen these look like they ::could be the ideal simulator machines. :: ::On the UK GamesMaster TV program they showed clips of the Sony Playstation ::running Ridge Racer and it looked incredible! Almost as good as the ::arcade machine and really smooth. Bearing mind that Indycar and Nascar ::need Pentiums to run, could these machines be the way to go. Indycar ::is supposedly being written for the PlayStation, and compare the costs, I Dont have a Pentium ccomputer and run both Indycar and Nascar nicly. ::1200 quid for a PC or 300 quid for the playstation! You can still do a lot more with a pc. Can you get on the internet with a playstation? <g> ???????????????????????? ??????William R. Foster??????????Set OS/2 Warp...Engage 3 3 Ewing Twp. NJ USA 3 ??????NJ Computer Connection BBS?????????????????????????

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