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22 posts by 15 people · 12 May 1999 - 15 May 1999

Choosing a racing game for a force feedback wheel

A buyer with a Sidewinder FF wheel asked which racing game to get, excluding NASCAR. Suggestions included Viper Racing for its strong force feedback, F1 Racing Simulation and Grand Prix Legends, and Papyrus's Randy Cassidy replied that GPL would get FF "soon". The thread then drifted into excitement over the patch, ACT Labs wheel latency, and Clinton "is" jokes.

With Randy Cassidy (Papyrus)

hardware: wheels/pedalsgame comparisonGrand Prix LegendsViper Racing

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Robb Edg 12 May 1999#467129
If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be a good buy? system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be Sidewinder FF. Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. The list to choose from is GPL Toca 2 CM rally Sports car GT (played the demo, very nice, the panoz was a pig to drive on the grass though) Monaco GP Thanks in advance Robb
Greg Cisko 12 May 1999#467130
Well Nascar doesn't have FF. No FF. I believe this has FF and would be OK. I tried the MS FF wheel with F1RS and with the FF effects on minimum it was awesome. If you put the FF effects on high you will lose FF after a few laps. You also might want to consider Viper Racing that is supposed to have really good FF effects. -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com
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> >If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be a good
Quoted text (12 lines)> >buy? > >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be > Sidewinder > >FF. > >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. > Well Nascar doesn't have FF. > >The list to choose from is > >GPL > No FF.
It will, soon. Randy
snip > > >The list to choose from is > > >GPL > > No FF. > It will, soon. Oh, you're killin' me... ;^) <spooge mode on> Yeah, I just know it, patch this weekend. I have a 4 day weekend, that would be a match made in heaven. GPL + FF and a long weekend... <spooge mode off> l8er ronny -- How to get rid of censorship in German game releases <http://www.gamesmania.com/german/maniac/freedom/freedom.htm> |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!
On Wed, 12 May 1999 10:40:10 +0100, "Robb Edge"
Quoted text (16 lines)>If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be a good >buy? >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be Sidewinder >FF. >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. >The list to choose from is >GPL >Toca 2 >CM rally >Sports car GT (played the demo, very nice, the panoz was a pig to drive on >the grass though) >Monaco GP >Thanks in advance >Robb
Buy them all! GPL for the balls-out, hair-raising, brainmelting realistic racing. No FF effect (yet?) but the MS FF is DIGITAL and beleive me, you last thing you want i GPL is a jittery joystick. Viper Racing 'cuz it got the best FF effects of the pack. It's career mode is great. CM Rally has so-so FF effects but it's racing as intense, though you feel quite alone out there on the twisty roads. TOCA 2: dunno about the FF effects (haven't got it yet) but if the racing is like TOCA you'll feel anything BUT alone on those tracks! Soo many cars around you you can't even see asphalt. SCGT demo left me cold. Powerslide, dammit! Great FF effects, fun racing. Too few tracks maybe. But again, no other driving simulation will give you the same feeling of accomplicement (sp?) as GPL. /petern
Joe McGinn 12 May 1999#467136
Midtown Madness is a great arcade racer, with fairly good FF effects. Joe
J M Tinne 12 May 1999#467138
How soon is 'soon' exactly?
Quoted text (18 lines)> > >If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be > a good > > >buy? > > >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be > > Sidewinder > > >FF. > > >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. > > Well Nascar doesn't have FF. > > >The list to choose from is > > >GPL > > No FF. > It will, soon. > Randy
Greg Cisko 12 May 1999#467139
Frankly you seem like someone who out to be able to answer my wheel questions re: N3. Will N3 have digital wheel (or FF) support? How about for multiplay? I would have gotten a FF wheel long ago except I do N1999 modem racing with a friend. Will N2/N1999 ever be fixed so that we can use our new FF wheels? Thanks. -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com
J 13 May 1999#467343
RANDY - YOU CHANGED MY LIVE!! Oh, my god, GPL with FF, cannot wait Thanks for THIS comment Jens On Wed, 12 May 1999 15:41:51 GMT, "Randy Cassidy"
Quoted text (7 lines)>> >GPL >> No FF. >It will, soon. >Randy
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J 13 May 1999#467344
OK, OK, wanna know what bad luck is? From Sunday onwards I'll be on business-trip. NO Monaco-GP NO GPL-FF Can anybody please shoot me? Jens
Quoted text (7 lines)><spooge mode on> >Yeah, I just know it, patch this weekend. I have a 4 day weekend, that >would be a match made in heaven. GPL + FF and a long weekend... ><spooge mode off> >l8er >ronny
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And I hear from one of the beta testers that the ACT Labs is choice No 1.
Quoted text (18 lines)> > >If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be > a good > > >buy? > > >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be > > Sidewinder > > >FF. > > >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. > > Well Nascar doesn't have FF. > > >The list to choose from is > > >GPL > > No FF. > It will, soon. > Randy
Quoted text (7 lines)> OK, OK, > wanna know what bad luck is? > From Sunday onwards I'll be on business-trip. > NO Monaco-GP > NO GPL-FF > Can anybody please shoot me?
Boom! Boom! There ya go, both barrels!
^Frett 13 May 1999#467347
Better reload & shoot one more time just in case <G>
Quoted text (9 lines)> > OK, OK, > > wanna know what bad luck is? > > From Sunday onwards I'll be on business-trip. > > NO Monaco-GP > > NO GPL-FF > > Can anybody please shoot me? > Boom! Boom! There ya go, both barrels!
Isn't one of the testers sponsored by ACT Labs? ;)
Quoted text (29 lines)> And I hear from one of the beta testers that the ACT Labs is choice > No 1. > > > >If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be > > a good > > > >buy? > > > >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be > > > Sidewinder > > > >FF. > > > >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. > > > Well Nascar doesn't have FF. > > > >The list to choose from is > > > >GPL > > > No FF. > > It will, soon. > > Randy
Bubb 13 May 1999#467349
On Wed, 12 May 1999 23:11:18 +0100, "J M Tinney" >How soon is 'soon' exactly? Depends on what yor definition of the word "is" is. -Clinton
^Frett 13 May 1999#467350
Ah',, Yes the infamous "is" is. It "is" not what "is" is but what "is" is not! -Barney Rubble
Quoted text (8 lines)> On Wed, 12 May 1999 23:11:18 +0100, "J M Tinney" > >How soon is 'soon' exactly? > Depends on what yor definition of the word "is" is. > -Clinton
Bubb 13 May 1999#467351
If it "is" indeed more important to know what "is" is not than it "is" to know what "is" is, than I submit to you that it is also equally import for me to know what the hell it "is" that I am saying and that what I am saying "is" the truth about the word "is" regardless of what your position it to "is". I didn't not have saxphone with that woman. -Clinton
^Frett 14 May 1999#467553
Is indeed it "is" more important knowing "is" is not than "is" it not is in regards of knowing what it is "is" or submitting that "is" is equally not important as "is" is not or is not "is" whether whatever what the hell your saying "is" is or "is" is not "is"..allegedly being the truth of what "is" is or is "is" regardles of any position of "is" is not.. If there was no saxphone with that woman where was your sax when phoning?
Quoted text (13 lines)> >Ah',, Yes the infamous "is" is. > >It "is" not what "is" is but what "is" is not! > >-Barney Rubble > If it "is" indeed more important to know what "is" is not than it "is" > to know what "is" is, than I submit to you that it is also equally > import for me to know what the hell it "is" that I am saying and that > what I am saying "is" the truth about the word "is" regardless of what > your position it to "is". > I didn't not have saxphone with that woman. > -Clinton
Don't think so. Pat Dotson mentioned this to a few of us in a GSB chat the other day. Apparently the ACT Labs has the best latency but I'm not sure about exactly which others he was comparing it too.
Quoted text (34 lines)> Isn't one of the testers sponsored by ACT Labs? ;) > > And I hear from one of the beta testers that the ACT Labs is choice > > No 1. > > > > >If i was to buy one racing game to go with a FF wheel, what would be > > > a good > > > > >buy? > > > > >system is PII-400, 128mb, win98, 16mb TNT graphics. Wheel will be > > > > Sidewinder > > > > >FF. > > > > >Dont recommend NASCAR as i dont like ovals. > > > > Well Nascar doesn't have FF. > > > > >The list to choose from is > > > > >GPL > > > > No FF. > > > It will, soon. > > > Randy

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