garye@bcstec.UUCP (Gary Eng) (10/02/90)
Does anyone out there in netland found any good (realistic) race-car simulators. I am particulary intgerested in Indy Car or Formula 1 competition simulators. I bought Ferrari GP (Bullseye ?), but I do not like it, because it does not have throttle control, which seems unrealistic to me. Has anyone tried Grand Prix Circuit? How was it? Replies via e-mail, please. -- Gary Eng (206) 544-8425 (wk) BCS; P.O. Box 24346, M/S 2J-05; Seattle, WA 98124-0346 garye@dsp35001.boeing.com ...!uunet!bcstec!dsp35001!garye
tempest@walleye.uucp (Kenneth K.F. Lui) (10/02/90)
In article <463@bcstec.UUCP> garye@bcstec.UUCP (Gary Eng) writes: > >I bought Ferrari GP (Bullseye ?), but I do not like it, >because it does not have throttle control, which seems >unrealistic to me. > On the contrary, I really enjoyed Ferrari Grand Prix, even though it doesn't really have a throttle control. The F1 really responds to the slightest touch, as it should when you're going over 150 mph. I really feel tired, both physically and mentally, after going 5-10 laps. As far as simulators go, Ferrari GP rates a 7 out of 10. Too bad Bullseye don't have an enhanced, color version for Mac IIs, then judging by its past history, Ferrari GP would surely get a 8 or 9 in my book. >Has anyone tried Grand Prix Circuit? How was it? > It, and a lot of the Accolade ports--not that there are a lot of them in the first place!!--from the IBM PC world, is a total disappointment. The program, while it has "better" sound than the PC version, doesn't have support color--it plays on a II however; but you're stuck with the small screen, a total waste of the Mac II's capabilities. Playability is awful with the keyboard. There are minor bugs in the program. I would say that the games like Grand Prix Circuit and Test Drive 2 are ~5 on a scale from 1 to 10. They are not even competitive in terms of quality when compared to something like Solarian. Maybe it's hard for the company to port stuff to the Mac, maybe they're too lazy; whatever the reason, I recommend against purchasing ported stuff unless you've spent a good deal of time trying it out as far as games are concerned. Ken .............................................................________________. tempest@ecst.csuchico.edu, tempest@walleye.ecst.csuchico.edu,|Kenneth K.F. Lui| tempest@sutro.sfsu.edu, tempest@wet.UUCP |________________|