Bringing our recording set-up back to life, we set about testing the config with some good old games. The starting point? Gathering a few titles that modelled British circuits – with an aim to look for games on different platforms or hardware generations that had some of those locations in common. Formula to Touring... The search began well with an expanded version of Geoff … [Read more...]
Retro: Enduro (Atari 2600)
Set into countdown mode for this weekend's FIA WEC 6-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps and with Project CARS to hand, we looked around and began to wonder where we first saw Endurance racing, time of day and something to suggest weather. With more games to follow, we at least have an early candidate: Enduro on the Atari VCS (or 2600, as it would be renamed in the early … [Read more...]
Video: ‘Bikes!’ Part 1
How do you survive the wait for a new bike racing season? What else but games?! Join us for Part 1 of 'Bikes!' http://youtu.be/22VOhjFkBEQ Despite a wealth of racing categories, a long history and excitement that at least matches anything from four-wheeled pursuits, motorbike games have a chequered past. For all that two wheels can offer, game releases over the years … [Read more...]
Retro: GP500 TT Mountain Preview
Before the turn of the new century, PC sims still had a prominent place on store shelves. For a brief spell in the immediate years up to and around 2000, bikes featured too. Until then, bike fans had traditionally been served poorly in games. Perhaps a combination of the nature of riding and the technology available, very few games held appeal. They typically looked, sounded … [Read more...]
Shift 2: Unleashed – Two more career disciplines revealed
Two more racing disciplines have been revealed for Shift 2: Unleashed, with the Works and Retro career paths joining Drift, Muscle and FIA GT1. The Works path features drifter Mad Mike Widdett in the Team Need for Speed Mazda RX-8 drift car, and you'll be installing the top Works spec parts to get the most out of your car. If you win, you'll get the keys to the Mazda, which … [Read more...]