GOod driving games for dreamcast or PC?

[TallBill]

ARGH! error 102! lol.. my old topic got nuked... anyways.. there any good driving games for pc or dc? especially ones with ability to buy cars.. and actually upgrade em a lot too.. kinda like gt3

 

[UberNeuman]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=33&threadid=565191

 

[TallBill]

hrm, ok thx.. it wouldnt show up b4.. wtf.. !@! lemme empty out my cache.. maybe thats fuxin thigns up.. i dunno

 

[FrogDog]

NFS5 is an awesome game. It's the only driving game I can even compare to GT3.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

tons and tons for the dreamcast that i like
vanishing point
test drive le mans
ferrari 355
vrally
tokyo extreme racer 1 and 2
metropolis street racer
go look at gamespot or ign and look for the racing games, absolutely tons of great ones

 

[Danman]

I love NFS5 because I love Porcshes......

 

[thraxes]

NFS5 or NFS4 for the PC

but GT3 still roolz the bunch

 

[Mors]

Sega GT is the game you want. Its got all the features of Grand Turismo, you can buy cars, mod them, you have to get licenses to advance to different levels and it has crappy music(I hate the music in Grand Turismo 2 & 3)and its available for the pc and Dreamcast.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Depends on whether you want a game, or a simulation. Everything mentioned in this thread so far has been games, so I'll list some sims instead.

NASCAR - Nascar 4 is simply awesome. Uses same physics engine as Grand Prix Legends (below) plus has some more updates graphics-wise. Only thing missing is the "seat of your pants feel" that you get being in a real car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick both swear by it (ie, that it is an accurate sim) and race it entensively. In fact, Kevin credits it for helping him to learn all the tracks so quickly, and Dale Jr. cites Nascar 4 as the reason for his dramatic improvement in road course races this year. Excellent on-line implementation as well.

Formula One - For a modern day sim, I'll go against the grain a bit and say that I prefer Ubisoft's F1 racing simulations, versus others who will swear that Grand Prix 3 is the best. Actually, I like both, but I like Ubisoft's a bit more. EA's F1 2000 Champ Season is decent and has the new track at Indy, though avoid the earlier EA F1 2000. If you like the older F1 cars, then you will love Grand Prix Legends. Not only is it the finest racing sim ever, I rate it against ANY other game in terms of technological innovation. 99.99% of driving games are lame models with the car based mainly on its CG and a few other datum points. GPL models individual components of the car, and the physics engine runs at 200MHz. Through in the historic tracks, modeled with near total accuracy (such as the old Nurburgring, all 14+ miles and 144 turns), and you have a classic. Actual real world open wheel drivers rate this sim highly.

 

[Wingznut]

NFS5 and a good steering wheel is a slice of heaven.

 

[polypterus]

As Midnight Rambler said, Grand Prix Legends is by far the best driving/racing simulation ever created, no contest . Even if you have no interest in vintage Formula 1 (like me), the game is an absolute joy to drive and the tracks and cars are simply astounding. Three years old and still the best game out there, no reason to play any others . The GPL community is as strong as it was from day one and are continually creating new tracks, cars, and graphics updates, looks as good as any game released today.

dc

 

[Midnight Rambler]

<< the game is an absolute joy to drive and the tracks and cars are simply astounding. >>

Agree, but we should note that this is no easy sim to master. Even the simplest tracks require many, many hours to even be able to turn respectable times. But then that is also part of the game's appeal, it's playability is unlimited. This is a sim that you will literally drive for years. Now if only Intel hadn't rendered the Voodoo5 unusable with the P4 platform. :| :| :|


<< The GPL community is as strong as it was from day one and are continually creating new tracks, cars, and graphics updates, looks as good as any game released today. >>

The LeMans track is sweeeeeeeeeet !!!