spectrum48k

Meaningless trivia #14031
Motorstorm & WRC on Playstation 3 were games produced by the same guy responsible for classic flight sims like EF2000, TFX, Wargasm, F22 ADF, Total Air War, etc. In other words, some of the best flight sims of the late 80's and 90's

Hat's off to a a bloke called Martin Kenwright. Amazing body of work, eh ?

Janspeed

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EF2000 rocked, shame that the follow sucked big time.

They dont make sims like that anymore.

zs_phil

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how crazy is this thread first someone goes on about ef2000 and i was looking at it then someone mentions ace combat 6 and i bought it a couple of days ago
when i got in from work i put it straight on but i went online and got blew out off the skies i didnt even get one kill .
but i put the missions on and flew through the skyscrapers like on hotshots

P1Fanatic

Hehe and here was me thinking I wouldnt get many replies interested in flight sims. Ive just pre-ordered HAWX.

Ah I feel the need to watch Top Gun all over again now that Jet Stream has finished.

Simon

zs_phil

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when is hawx released i googled it but just got 1st quarter 2009

STi wanna Subaru

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That teaser vid is so trying to play on the Top Gun theme Jester, Mitchell, Ghost leader (Ghost rider in Top Gun)

Great film to draw from though

P1Fanatic

I think my pre-order from shopto.net said Feb 27th.

Simon

P1Fanatic

Oh yes. "Jesters dead", "I feel the need, the need for speed", "slider <sniff>, you stink"

Oh and from the trailer Mitchell was a pilot in GRAW as HAWX is based around the GRAW serious so probably also the reference to "Ghost Leader". But prob a helping of Top Gun reminiscing as well.

Simon

billythekid

I was an F117 Nighthawk fan myself, cant quite remember how far I got in the game but used to play it quite a bit. FSX now sadly.

Neanderthal

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Ten Minutes of Amiga nostalgia (100 games)
I'm not sure how many hours I wasted playing Geoff Crammonds F1GP

Iain Young

Bet it wasn't as many as me. My brother and myself used to link machines together with a serial cable, and run full seasons racing against each other (including all the practice and qualifying sessions at 100% race distances etc).

Wish he'd write a new one for the current gen consoles / pcs. Tired of the woeful efforts we are currently getting

kernel

Have to blame Sony for that for until recently they had the F1 franchise. I think EA now have it so don't hold your breath for anything decent SIM wise.

Neanderthal

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ohh I used to do all the practice sessions as well, fine tuning the setup of the car for the full qualifying and then one for the 100% race distances.
Geoff Crammond is a legend for what he achieved on the Amiga with F1GP.

Iain Young

I thought I read that Codemasters had got the license, and were going to use the Grid engine for the next F1 game. Even so, I'm sure it's not going to be as good as Mr Crammond's efforts...

SirFozzalot

Indy 500 was my favourite racing sim on the Amiga.



I remember being amazed at the graphics when you crashed....and you even could burst your tyres from wear or over heating!!

I spent hours on this fine tuning the car, shaving hundreths of a second of lap times by adjusting downforce, tyre pressures, camber etc.

spectrum48k

Geoff Crammond's first racing game, back in 1984:

Iain Young

Both things which the Grand Tourismo series still can't do - even on the PS3

Neanderthal

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Gah I just found that game irritating (although I did love the fact you could blow up your tyres! - you can't even do that in Forza2!)
Papyrus IndyCar games on the PC were very good too.

SirFozzalot

That's not yet another dig at the PS3 is it Mr Young?

Iain Young

Nah, but it is a dig at GT (most overhyped game in history ).

SirFozzalot

Janspeed

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Indy 500 was the stuff! Way fun and had loads of options to setup the car.

kernel

I'm sure your right Iain.

WRXKID89

I saw the trailer for Tom Clancy's HAWX a few weeks ago and cannot wait untill its released. Used to play Microsoft Flight Simulator when I was a little lad but not so much anymore. Id rather be out there owning some *** with missiles rather than flying from place to place.

Janspeed

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Stunt was great, it had that crack on the dash to represent how much damage you had done to the car......and the drops off some of those ramps.

I lost many a nights sleep with Stunt and Hunter......

Neanderthal

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I wonder why they never did an update of Stunt Car Racer?, it was a really good concept. I still remember the sound of that engine in that game

SirFozzalot

Oh man, totally forgot about Stunt car racer....Awesome!



My friend and I played this "linked", one on one, fricking hilarious, great fun.

The only other game we played with the link cable that I remember was Armour-geddon (from Psygnosis). The one where you built up your weapons and had the option of taking out tanks, fighters, bombers, helicopters etc. Another great game that I spent many an hour playing. I think the idea of the game was to develop the atomic bomb (hence the play on "Armageddon") wasn't it?

spectrum48k

Veteran gamers rejoice! The revered Geoff Crammond and his Simergy team are back with Stunt Car Racer Pro - an update of his classic Amiga/ST title from fourteen years ago.

Described as "a radical evolution" of "one of the most innovative and influential driving games of all time", the news will definitely be exciting to gamers of a certain "vintage".

Crammond commented: "A sequel or upgrade to Stunt Car Racer has been suggested by various third parties over the years, but I could never agree to anything which didn't have my complete involvement at every level." Control freak, Geoff?.

"My commitment [read: total decade long obsession] to Formula One simulations over the past few years was very intensive, but now the time seems just about perfect to produce Stunt Car Racer Pro."

John Cook of Bad Management, Crammond's Business Manager, offered: "A new version of Stunt Car Racer is one of the most anticipated driving games ever. The game has exceptionally high brand recognition among opinion formers and we have a new take on multiplayer/Internet play which will make Stunt Car Racer Pro a genuine AAA title next year."

Details of the title are scant to say the least, with no details currently available on the target platforms, release date, or even publisher.

The situation was aided somewhat by Infogrames' puzzling decision to axe its Chipping Sodbury studio in the autumn of last year. Previous to Crammond's GP love-in, the man was responsible for all manner of cracking titles on various 8 and 16-bit platforms, including the oddball The Sentinel (plus the ignored sequel The Sentinel Returns from '98), Revs, and Aviator.


Article dated 2003 sadly.

Janspeed

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For the time, the sound was amazing! Used to drive my parents insane!