Does a car racing game like this exist?

[ghost recon88]

One that doesn't just have either the latest body styles of cars, or 60s muscle cars? What I mean is one where if you are going to pick a car to drive or upgrade, it can be from a number of different body styles from the same model line? i.e. if you chose Mustang, you can pick from the 60s body styles, Fox body, the 90s body style, late 90s-early 2000s, and the latest body style. Seems like all the games I play always use the absolute latest body versions of cars.

 

[Rifter]

I find the Gran Turismo series has the most variety in cars.

 

[RavenSEAL]

^That

I decided to drag my PS3 out of retirement and bought GT5. Nothing out there for PC is as good.

 

[El Guaraguao]

Nothing out there for PC is as good.

 

[nismotigerwvu]

One that doesn't just have either the latest body styles of cars, or 60s muscle cars? What I mean is one where if you are going to pick a car to drive or upgrade, it can be from a number of different body styles from the same model line? i.e. if you chose Mustang, you can pick from the 60s body styles, Fox body, the 90s body style, late 90s-early 2000s, and the latest body style. Seems like all the games I play always use the absolute latest body versions of cars.

You just reminded me how much fun I had Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed back in high school (I think it was released in 2000, maybe 2001 at the latest. I remeber running it on my Voodoo2 and I replaced it with a Radeon 8500). You'd think 11 or so years later someone could have pulled something like this off on a larger scale (like you mentioned, starting off in early era (like say a 240Z) and competing your way through time (maybe in pepper in some real racing history and have you compete with Steve Millen as Datsun's top driver) to the modern era. I mean, Forza and Gran Tourismo have shown that licensing isn;t the issue with something like this with the array of models they have.

 

[ghost recon88]

I will check out GT5, although I have no playstation. It's just real old playing these games, when they are always cramming the latest models down your throats. You know, some people might like the 80s or 90s body style more than the most recent one. Seems like it's all just marketing for the car companies represented in the game if you only show their latest models and body styles.

 

[Raduque]

Later-model vehicles are far more popular among the common racing game demographics. I know personally, I'd rather drive a 2012 Mustang GT in a game vs a 1983 Turbo 4 Fox-body Mustang.

 

[greenhawk]

new car bodies are the main selling difference when the distrubtor of the games wants you to buy the newer version of the game. If the old style game was fine then how will they get you to upgrade?

Besides, the thing that puts me off a lot of car racing games is that the performance between cars is down to the developers take on the car. So the car you might like, could handly crappily. But it is that difference between cars that make some people love the car racing series.

The only car racing I like is things like the old micro-machines / funny car races or the datona (all cars the same / down to skill) ones. Racing a ferrai vs a ford or some other car type just does not hit the spot for me. Besides the issue that for most people that play the games with the latest cars in them, that is the closest they will get to looking / driving them ever.

Edit: As to the "wanting specific cars" in a game, that is soooo looking at needing a game where cars are DLC. Some are going that way, but they just do not have all cars in DLC formats (they seem to aim at maps/courses more).

 

[sandorski]

I know there are a couple, but don't recall their names. They are games with a good Modding community though.

 

[Arkaign]

Later-model vehicles are far more popular among the common racing game demographics. I know personally, I'd rather drive a 2012 Mustang GT in a game vs a 1983 Turbo 4 Fox-body Mustang.

Haha, I know what you mean, but I sorta like the challenge of taking some old pile of crap around the track. I always liked those challenges in Forza1.

 

[vshah]

forza 4 has a decent variety of older cars, if you have an xbox. nothing similar comes to mind for the PC though.

here are all the cars sorted by year from oldest to newest.
http://myforza.net/f4/carlist.php?order=year&start=0&rev=y

 

[ghost recon88]

Later-model vehicles are far more popular among the common racing game demographics. I know personally, I'd rather drive a 2012 Mustang GT in a game vs a 1983 Turbo 4 Fox-body Mustang.

While I see your point, when it comes stock against stock the new GT might be more fun. But if it were a game where you could upgrade your motor, buy new wheels, better transmission etc... then you could get the older cars to run just as well or better than the newer stock cars. That's why I like games where you can customize your cars, and I'm not just talking about exterior work.

 

[shortylickens]

Test Drive Unlimited has a fairly decent variety, especially if you get the expansion pack. For Lamborghini they have plenty of old and new models. Ditto Mustang, Corvette, and Aston Marin.
Only limited line was the Pontiacs. Just the new GTO I think, and that was it. No old GTO that I can recall. Oh wait they did have the Trans Am.

 

[kamikazekyle]

Aaaarg. There's another game on the PC besides TDU that was a hardcore sim and users could make their own cars. Damned if I can remember it, and now it's going to bug me for a while.

Barring the above, GT5 is the way to go as for popular lines it usually has several decade model years. It's the Pokemon of car games and has models ranging from the 30's on, though it can be good/bad with the randomness of the used car dealership and online dealerships when you're waiting for that one car that you can't buy new to show up.

 

[MustangSVT]

I also enjoyed Porsche NFS quite alot. It "felt" so good and the models felt different as well.

For PC, GTR series are very good, but its not as casual as gt.

I had good fun with GRID and NFS Unleashed 2 as well.
too bad Forza 4 will never come to PC. such amazing lookin game.

You just reminded me how much fun I had Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed back in high school (I think it was released in 2000, maybe 2001 at the latest. I remeber running it on my Voodoo2 and I replaced it with a Radeon 8500). You'd think 11 or so years later someone could have pulled something like this off on a larger scale (like you mentioned, starting off in early era (like say a 240Z) and competing your way through time (maybe in pepper in some real racing history and have you compete with Steve Millen as Datsun's top driver) to the modern era. I mean, Forza and Gran Tourismo have shown that licensing isn;t the issue with something like this with the array of models they have.

 

[sandorski]

Porsche Unleashed was definitely an awesome game. EA should revisit that concept, except with Mercedes, Ferrari , or some other Manufacturer.

 

[Rifter]

Then name one game for PC with as much variety over the years of vehicles as well as total amount of vehicles. I'll be waiting.

 

[sandorski]

Then name one game for PC with as much variety over the years of vehicles as well as total amount of vehicles. I'll be waiting.

"PC Gaming"

Your point is moot regardless of the answer to your question.

 

[Rifter]

GT 1,2,3,4 Are all playable on PC via emulators

"PC Gaming"

Your point is moot regardless of the answer to your question.

 

[ghost recon88]

Aaaarg. There's another game on the PC besides TDU that was a hardcore sim and users could make their own cars. Damned if I can remember it, and now it's going to bug me for a while.

Barring the above, GT5 is the way to go as for popular lines it usually has several decade model years. It's the Pokemon of car games and has models ranging from the 30's on, though it can be good/bad with the randomness of the used car dealership and online dealerships when you're waiting for that one car that you can't buy new to show up.

Wait, GT5 allows you to buy cars from online dealerships?