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"Sony thought of it first"

After getting dangerously frustrated with red faction last night I decided to cool off with something else, Don't ask me why i kept it but a free disc was given away with the old playstations called demo one. It's packed with playable demos, videos and other cool things.

I put on the porshe challenge demo and i used to own the full game but didn't have the analog controller at the time. The led came on showing that the sticks were supported and then the left one was your steering and the right one was your accelerator/brake, not as sensitive as the dual shock 2 but it's proves a point that Sony did think up the idea WAY before anyone else.

Porsche challenge is made by SCEE and is almost FIVE years old, dreamcast ain't made yet so they couldn't have ripped off the triggers and come to think of it i don't think Nintendo even had their rumble pack out yet, which is another thing this game used.

Nintendo may have been the first to have a directional analog stick but Sony took it one step further.
res :-)

It's... odd!

Seems you have to perform challenges to open up funtions in the full sim mode.

The challenges are a bit of a mix of GT3's licence tests and the Challenge mode on Moto GP; you have to complete sections of courses in a certain time with various things wrong with your car. You have to get over 60% in each, and are awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze, and some points. As your points increase, you open up options in the Sim mode.

You also have "normal" and "simulation" driving modes; normal is very arcadey with easier car control, ans simulation mode makes them extremely twitchy.

My main complaint is that, if switched on, the flag system is way OTT... go slightly too far over a rumble strip, and you bring out the yellow flags, even if you're still on the track. While the yellow flags are out, you can't overtake or travel over 130mph. Thing is, if you're blasting round a long corner at 180+ and step marginally over the strip, but stay on the track, the yellow will be shown, and if you don't brake to under 130 *immediately* you get a stop-go penalty for speeding under yellow! It is *so* infuriating that you will switch off flags in no time, and that spoils the game because you don't get all the others!

The weather effects are awesome, though!

It's a very good game, but not perfect. Having GT3 and not being an F1 fan in general (I think they've ruined it with the new "slow 'em down" regulations), I personally would not be inclined to buy it. One for big F1 fans only, I reckon.

Well Nintendo thought of making computer games before Sony,
so there you, you, you poo head.

*sticks tongue out and runs of like a small child*

I was thinking about getting that F1 2001, but decided to go for Quake 3 instead.

Is it any good Wookiee? By that I mean, is it in depth? I don't want any of this arcadey F1 crap. I want in-depth stuff.

Would it seem to fit the bill?

Res�vilfan wrote:
> I'm being serious it has to be THE WORST loading times i've EVER seen


It is quite bad.

A mate brought his copy of EA's F1 2001 round last night, and I was very impressed with the loading times; just a few seconds to load the entire track - far quicker even than the mighty GT3!

Sorry if I seem a bit on edge but Red Faction's just got to me, I swear you spend more time on the loading screens than you do playing the actual game and it's too ***** hard. The guards have pin point accuracy with all weapons especially the "one hit to kill" rail driver that you just don't stand a CHANCE against.

I wouldn't mind it so much if when you die you start right away but noooooooooo it loads the save from the MEMORY CARD then loads the WHOLE game from scratch every time you die and you die OFTEN.

i timed it actually, It take about 5 seconds for me to ATTEMPT to move on in the game then 16-20 seconds LOADING the save then the game, I almost threw it out my bedroom window, I'm being serious it has to be THE WORST loading times i've EVER seen not to mention the stupid places they put them. It's a good game but GOD IT WILL DO YOUR NUT IN.

so sorry if I'm a bit worked up :-)
res

Tee hee!

Next thing you know it's gonna be Sony Vs Nintys in a hair pulling contest.

My moneys on the Nintys all those Sony people tend to have mullets and most the Nintys haven't even started puberty yet.

:P

I am the Tarrant wrote:
> Res, you should know by now that expressing thoughts, facts, feelings or
> opinions on here is strictly prohibited!


Well, that's YOUR opinion. I disagree.

:-)

Sorry for being so terse, Resi.

I'm frustrated from (yet) another day at work with little to do, and I'm getting more and more irritable.

Res, you should know by now that expressing thoughts, facts, feelings or opinions on here is strictly prohibited!