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Sims that skid! (Take note MGI, Papy, Sierra etc)

5 posts by 5 people · 02 Oct 1998 - 09 Oct 1998

Ben Holnes 02 Oct 1998#423963
Hi all, Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.? (And no, I don't mean destruction derby on two player mode with only one person at the controls :-) Also, obstacle courses and driving skills tester courses are something that I would like to see in a sim. The only game that I know that comes close to this I think is called powerdrive. It is an overhead view game that allows you to drive cars from Minis to Toyotas and had a number of courses that required you to drive through thin passages, reverse into a garage, stop at a particular point, drive in a circle of cones, slalom etc. There was also an ice course that was large and square with cones in it, that sufficed as a skid pan. So, how about a *real* sim that has these sorts of courses? (With***pit view, rear view mirrors, nice graphics etc.) Also, to thrustmaster, how about a handbrake add-on for your steering wheel kits? If any of these things exist already, I have not heard of them, but would love to. Anyone else agree? Ben PS. I think this wish has its roots in an old BBC overhead racer that allowed you to set traction to any value between 0% and 100% :) Anyone remember that game?
Ultimate Race (out) Colin Mcrae Rally (out hopefully 9th oct.) demo out Kenneth On Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:53:44 +0100, "Ben Holness"
Quoted text (32 lines)>Hi all, >Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic >physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.? (And no, I don't mean >destruction derby on two player mode with only one person at the controls >:-) >Also, obstacle courses and driving skills tester courses are something that >I would like to see in a sim. The only game that I know that comes close to >this I think is called powerdrive. It is an overhead view game that allows >you to drive cars from Minis to Toyotas and had a number of courses that >required you to drive through thin passages, reverse into a garage, stop at >a particular point, drive in a circle of cones, slalom etc. There was also >an ice course that was large and square with cones in it, that sufficed as a >skid pan. >So, how about a *real* sim that has these sorts of courses? (With***pit >view, rear view mirrors, nice graphics etc.) >Also, to thrustmaster, how about a handbrake add-on for your steering wheel >kits? >If any of these things exist already, I have not heard of them, but would >love to. >Anyone else agree? >Ben >PS. I think this wish has its roots in an old BBC overhead racer that >allowed you to set traction to any value between 0% and 100% :) Anyone >remember that game?
Brian Short 09 Oct 1998#426124
The company developing Trans-Am Racin 68-72 supposedly uses a skidpad (as well as other standard car testing courses -- slalom, breaking and acceleration strips, etc) to test the cars modeled in the game. Though I haven't heard much about this game since the Avault preview... I NEED TO KNOW!!!! Brian Short > >Does anyone know of any sims that have a skid pan course, with realistic > >physics (and the ability) for handbrake turns etc.? > Try SODA off road and make your own skidpad.

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