Helping to populate/justify the new motorsport Heading!!
What do you play, platform, and opinions?
I've got a PS2, an old classic, and still a fav is Gran Turismo A-spec (GT3) GT4 is supposed to be out by X-mas. The car physics was very good in this IMO for a console game, with the exception of damage of course. With Damage Trial Mountain would cripple me every lap!!!
Recently I have been playing Nascar Thunder 2004, and the highlight for this is the online capability. I was online on Friday night for only the 2nd time. There weren't many playing, only about a dozen in the room. There was a good variety of experience in the players though.
First race, raced a guy that was 30-16 (w/l) He beat me, but I did respectable.
Next I got challenged by a guy, who I promptly trounced 3 races in a row.
He gave me a message:
"Good Game"
me: thx
"I am 8 years old how old R U?"
Crap, there goes my enthusiasm for my victory! Yeah I beat a 3rd grader!!!! "a bit older"
"how old"
me "33"
"WOW!"
nice, I feel like Methusula.
"I am in Ohio"
me "I am in Canada"
"you type real slow"
Fak, have you ever tried typing just using the joystick and the onscreen keyboard thingy! It's painful!!!!!
me "ohio has a great racetrack"
"My state doesn't have a track"
me "yes you do"
"no we don't"
me"Yes you do, Mid-Ohio, Champcars raced there"
"Do you have a brain?"
Nice, smacked down by an 8 year old gomer. This ended my conversation, as we both ended up racing somewhere else....Next time I see him on the track I am going to Earnhardt him right into the pit wall!!!!!
Next night, had a nice chat on the headset with a guy in Tulsa OK, he was stoned and hammered, still beat me. I couldn't believe how clear the headset conversation was. It was realtime just like a telephone.