Indy Racing Series - PC or X-Box

I have a top spec PC and an X-Box. Which version of Indy Racing Series is the best to buy? Anyone know? Downloaded the Demo and it runs perfectly fine at full res on my PC. Huge dilema - play both systems equal ammount of time. Don't have, or want a steering wheel. Don't have broadband, so downloading the inevitable patches is a put off for the PC version, but the ineviitable mods is a postivie mark in the pro column for PC. Any advise is gratefully received.

On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:19:59 +0100, "Casey" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I have a top spec PC and an X-Box. > >Which version of Indy Racing Series is the best to buy? Anyone know? > >Downloaded the Demo and it runs perfectly fine at full res on my PC. > >Huge dilema - play both systems equal ammount of time. > >Don't have, or want a steering wheel. > >Don't have broadband, so downloading the inevitable patches is a put off for >the PC version, but the ineviitable mods is a postivie mark in the pro >column for PC. > >Any advise is gratefully received. > >

If you're just going to buy one version, I'd say PC would be best for the resolution, updateability (new word), and potentially greater speed. Even though you don't have broadband, if something cool does come out for the PC, you could at least download it overnight or such, but you'd be stuck on the Xbox. But if you find that you prefer to play stuff on the big screen, I don't think you'll go wrong with the Xbox version. It'll be 640x480 but will at least have decent lighting and such. Personally I like the flexibility of watching TV while racing on the PC, but that doesn't stop me from hitting the Xbox as well... [Begin Soapbox Mode] On a side note... No wheel? Don't *want* a wheel? ;-) Playing the demo with my steering wheel vs using a gamepad with the PS2 version is absolutely night and day. Can hardly keep the silly thing going straight on the PS2. [Exit Soapbox Mode]

No wheel? Stick with the XBox, please. "Casey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ef23725$0$13740$[email hidden]...

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> I have a top spec PC and an X-Box. > > Which version of Indy Racing Series is the best to buy? Anyone know? > > Downloaded the Demo and it runs perfectly fine at full res on my PC. > > Huge dilema - play both systems equal ammount of time. > > Don't have, or want a steering wheel. > > Don't have broadband, so downloading the inevitable patches is a put off

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> the PC version, but the ineviitable mods is a postivie mark in the pro > column for PC. > > Any advise is gratefully received. > > >

> If you're just going to buy one version, I'd say PC would be best for > the resolution, updateability (new word), and potentially greater > speed. Even though you don't have broadband, if something cool does > come out for the PC, you could at least download it overnight or such, > but you'd be stuck on the Xbox. good points > But if you find that you prefer to play stuff on the big screen, I > don't think you'll go wrong with the Xbox version. It'll be 640x480 > but will at least have decent lighting and such. Personally I like > the flexibility of watching TV while racing on the PC, but that > doesn't stop me from hitting the Xbox as well... thanks for the constructive advise > [Begin Soapbox Mode] > On a side note... No wheel? Don't *want* a wheel? ;-) Playing the > demo with my steering wheel vs using a gamepad with the PS2 version is > absolutely night and day. Can hardly keep the silly thing going > straight on the PS2. > [Exit Soapbox Mode] two reasons - firstly don't have room for a wheel (either storage, or even when set up); secondly i used to have a wheel, but i found i usedt o hate getting it out and setting it up, it was such a chore, that i ended up avoiding the games which needed the wheel. the PC demo played fine with a joypad

Casey, I run the demo with an old Gravis joystick (also used for GPL and NASCAR 2003) and it works perfectly. You won't need a wheel. Bruce. "Casey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ef23725$0$13740$[email hidden]... > Don't have, or want a steering wheel.

On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:03:06 +0100, "Casey" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>> [Begin Soapbox Mode] >> On a side note... No wheel? Don't *want* a wheel? ;-) Playing the >> demo with my steering wheel vs using a gamepad with the PS2 version is >> absolutely night and day. Can hardly keep the silly thing going >> straight on the PS2. >> [Exit Soapbox Mode] > >two reasons - firstly don't have room for a wheel (either storage, or even >when set up); secondly i used to have a wheel, but i found i usedt o hate >getting it out and setting it up, it was such a chore, that i ended up >avoiding the games which needed the wheel. > >the PC demo played fine with a joypad >

Understood about the space issue, a problem for me as well. Definitely cool that you can get along good with a joypad, wish I could do as well... Big hands, tiny controller... ;-) Think you'll manage to be patient for the PC version, or going to snag the Xbox one next week? -John

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> No wheel? Stick with the XBox, please. > > > "Casey" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3ef23725$0$13740$[email hidden]... > > I have a top spec PC and an X-Box. > > > > Which version of Indy Racing Series is the best to buy? Anyone know? > > > > Downloaded the Demo and it runs perfectly fine at full res on my PC. > > > > Huge dilema - play both systems equal ammount of time. > > > > Don't have, or want a steering wheel. > > > > Don't have broadband, so downloading the inevitable patches is a put off > for > > the PC version, but the ineviitable mods is a postivie mark in the pro > > column for PC. > > > > Any advise is gratefully received.

No shit. Without a wheel, do everyone a favor and stay with a console or if you go PC, stay offline. No wheel? That is too funny.

And who the hell do you think YOU are....Kevin Almighty? Bruce. "Kevin Webb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > No shit. Without a wheel, do everyone a favor and stay with a consoleor > if you go PC, stay offline. No wheel? That is too funny. > >

good one Bruce! I think a lot of people forget that GH used to use joystick and pedals in GPL. How many world records did that Alien set?!! Steve "Bruce Kennewell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3ef3dd81$[email hidden]...

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> And who the hell do you think YOU are....Kevin Almighty? > > Bruce. > > "Kevin Webb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > No shit. Without a wheel, do everyone a favor and stay with a console > or > > if you go PC, stay offline. No wheel? That is too funny. > > > > > >

"Steve Whitty" wrote... > good one Bruce! I think a lot of people forget that GH used > to use joystick and pedals in GPL. How many world records > did that Alien set?!! The operative word being "Alien", of course.... Ian Lake started off with a round bit of cardboard stuck to a potentiometer, but I still say a reasonable quality wheel ius a big help to us mortals. Jan. =---

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> > "Steve Whitty" wrote... > > good one Bruce! I think a lot of people forget that GH used > > to use joystick and pedals in GPL. How many world records > > did that Alien set?!! > > The operative word being "Alien", of course.... Ian Lake started off with a > round bit of cardboard stuck to a potentiometer, but I still say a > reasonable quality wheel ius a big help to us mortals.

Cardboard eh.....he was lucky to have that, I used to have to make do with..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

That's all very well for YOU, but when I was a lad we had to walk twenty miles in the 120 degree heat in winter just to find a tree from which to strip some bark in order to make the potentiometer. Bruce. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Cardboard eh.....he was lucky to have that, I used to have to make dowith.....

Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > That's all very well for YOU, but when I was a lad we had to walk twenty > miles in the 120 degree heat in winter just to find a tree from which to > strip some bark in order to make the potentiometer. Aah. Are you trying to tell the young people of today that, and they won't believe you! And now for something completely different.... Hello, good evening and welcome to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bowl, here in the pretty little L.A. suburb of Hollywood. Well, we're about to go in all for wrestling, brought to you tonight, ladies and gentlemen, by the makers of Scum, the world's first ever combined hair oil, foot ointment, and salad dressing. And the makers of Titan, the novelty nuclear missile! You never know when it'll go off! Surprise your friends, amuse your enemies, start the party with a bang! Introducing, ladies and gentlemen, tonight, all the way from a mudwrestling tour of the OPEC countries...in the red corner: Colin "Bomber" Harris! ...and, ladies and gentlemen, in the blue corner...all the way from a mudwrestling tour of the OPEC countries... Colin "Bomber" Harris! John Cleese: Well, now, ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time that Colin "Bomber" Harris has met himself. A few formalities now, any moment we're out, we'll be ready for the start of Round One. There goes the bell! Colin moves to the middle of the ring there, he's looking for an opening, going for the handhold... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: He's got it! Into the headsqueeze... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: A headsqueeze there... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: A favorite... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...a favorite move of Colin's ----... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...flying there... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...and already Colin is... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...working on that weak left knee of his! Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: A half nelson...a half nelson and a Philadelphia Hamilton and Colin bit himself on purpose there, and he has been given a public warning by the referee, and Colin did not like that one little bit! Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: Double overhead nostril... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...backkick and into the, ah, Boston crayfish, no, it's a crawlfish, or is it a longestine, no, it's a longestine! A lovely move there! He's caught himself by surprise and this is the first fall to Colin "Bomber" Harris! Swell! A lovely move there! And Colin must be pretty pleased with himself having put himself up with that one! A strawberry whip, a vanilla whip, a chocolate whip...there it is, Colin's most famous hold: the one-neck-over-shoulder-Gerry Ford and Colin's in real trouble! He's just made it to the rope...just a little lucky there... Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! John Cleese: ...and there it is, a double Eydie Gorme, should be able to twist...but he does...but he's looking pretty groggy...and I think he's caught himself ----. Colin "Bomber" Harris has knocked himself out and so he is the winner and he goes on next week to meet himself in the final! Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

LOL! :D Where on earth did you dig that up from, Goy?! Bruce. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > And now for something completely different....

You REALLY need to get out more Goy! LOL! Tim "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > > > That's all very well for YOU, but when I was a lad we had to walk twenty > > miles in the 120 degree heat in winter just to find a tree from which to > > strip some bark in order to make the potentiometer. > > Aah. Are you trying to tell the young people of today that, and they > won't believe you! > > And now for something completely different.... > > Hello, good evening and welcome to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bowl, here > in the pretty little L.A. suburb of Hollywood. Well, we're about to go > in all for wrestling, brought to you tonight, ladies and gentlemen, by > the makers of Scum, the world's first ever combined hair oil, foot > ointment, and salad dressing. And the makers of Titan, the novelty > nuclear > missile! You never know when it'll go off! Surprise your friends, amuse > your enemies, start the party with a bang! Introducing, ladies and > gentlemen, tonight, all the way from a mudwrestling tour of the OPEC > countries...in the red corner: > > Colin "Bomber" Harris! > > ...and, ladies and gentlemen, in the blue corner...all the way from a > mudwrestling tour of the OPEC countries... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris! > > > John Cleese: Well, now, ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time > that Colin "Bomber" Harris has met himself. A few formalities now, any > moment we're out, we'll be ready for the start of Round One. There goes > the bell! Colin moves to the middle of the ring there, he's looking for > an opening, going for the handhold... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: He's got it! Into the headsqueeze... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: A headsqueeze there... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: A favorite... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...a favorite move of Colin's ----... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...flying there... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...and already Colin is... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...working on that weak left knee of his! > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: A half nelson...a half nelson and a Philadelphia Hamilton > and Colin bit himself on purpose there, and he has been given a public > warning by the referee, and Colin did not like that one little bit! > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: Double overhead nostril... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...backkick and into the, ah, Boston crayfish, no, it's a > crawlfish, or is it a longestine, no, it's a longestine! A lovely move > there! He's caught himself by surprise and this is the first fall to > Colin "Bomber" Harris! Swell! A lovely move there! And Colin must be > pretty pleased with himself having put himself up with that one! A > strawberry whip, a vanilla whip, a chocolate whip...there it is, Colin's > most famous hold: the one-neck-over-shoulder-Gerry Ford and Colin's in > real trouble! He's just made it to the rope...just a little lucky > there... > > Colin "Bomber" Harris: Augh! > > John Cleese: ...and there it is, a double Eydie Gorme, should be able to > twist...but he does...but he's looking pretty groggy...and I think he's > caught himself ----. Colin "Bomber" Harris has knocked himself out and > so he is the winner and he goes on next week to meet himself in the > final! > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > LOL! :D > Where on earth did you dig that up from, Goy?! I'm not revealing my sources :-), but there are sites out there with transcripts from just about any Monty Python movie, skit or song you can think of Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Tim Paullin wrote: > > You REALLY need to get out more Goy! LOL! So true, I'm taking your advice and on Wed morning I'm going on vacation Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Aaah! So! Then it WASN'T from memory after all, eh?! Bruce. "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I'm not revealing my sources :-), but there are sites out there with > transcripts from just about any Monty Python movie, skit or song you can > think of

Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > Aaah! So! > Then it WASN'T from memory after all, eh?! Memory.....what memory ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

> Which version of Indy Racing Series is the best to buy? None

> Understood about the space issue, a problem for me as well. > Definitely cool that you can get along good with a joypad, wish I > could do as well... Big hands, tiny controller... ;-) use the logitec wingman (with throttle control), seems to work fine for most games i play - grand prix series, nascar 3 and 2003, toca > Think you'll manage to be patient for the PC version, or going to snag > the Xbox one next week? went for the x-box version. very pleased. the analogue triggers work really well as accelrator and brake, plus the right thumstick is the gears - which is the first time i've used the gears like that and it really works well. love the game, a real challenge, for me, even on the easier levels. right balance of playability and difficulty (easing off the throttle the right amount on turn 2 at pheonix had me hooked on the game.) the AI seems pretty good. depending on the extra features the PC version has, this may be next months game purchase also!