Digital Sportspage

Surprised no one has mentioned N.C. State over Phi Jamma Slamma Houston in '83. That has to be one of the best upset finishes in memory.

Also I seem to recall Chaminade upset another top team later in the 80's in the same tournament. No one overlooks them now.

John

I'll be there. Where do I pick up the Whelen Mod?

John

Even though I brought up the rear in both races last night, Martinsville was much more fun. I didn't articulate this very well last night, but the line I was using was essentially turning the track into a diamond (going high on the straights, low on the turns). I seem to remember Gordon and Johnson ...

I should be there. Make sure we know the tracks ahead of time. I haven't downloaded all the revamped versions.

John

I think what magnified it was having the AI cars out there. They were fast, even for a low percent like 94%. For those revamped tracks, the AI seem to be much better at running quicker all over the place than the stock tracks. When you get in a pack with the AI, you just tend to try to keep up, it'...

Because I refuse to post this in the "inadequate" thread... Race Pro now $36.99 at Amazon. I might be able to get it for nothing by the time my 360 is repaired. John thats only $3 less than retail, but you will probably pay more with shipping. Amazon does offer free shipping (as do several sites) f...

Everything finally installed and ready to go. I'll jump in tonight. It won't be pretty though!

John

Because I refuse to post this in the "inadequate" thread...

Race Pro now $36.99 at Amazon.

I might be able to get it for nothing by the time my 360 is repaired.

John

The bottom line that I think many, many videogamers have to come to terms with is that the market is just not interested in holding EA's feet to the fire for Madden's shortcomings. I understand the argument that the market can't do so because of the lack of another NFL-licensed alternative, but I d...

BK, Brando and Dan are spot-on. The NFL has the right to license its marks in any way it sees fit. This case is preposterous. Take care, PK It doesn't pay for me to argue with the same group who thought the case was laughable when it was first filed. Critically, the judge doesn't think it's prepost...

Deja vu all over again... I'm on to machine #4 and just when I was ready to get excited about Race Pro. Guess I'll join the action in a few weeks. John Are you on number 4 from the repair center or have you bought a newer model? The first two I've gotten back appeared to be slightly newer models. T...

The only problem with that BD is that NBA Live sucked when it debuted on the 360 too. It also was stripped down and the same could be said of Nascar as well. Either way i'm looking forward to hear the EA laywer explain why his products have gone down the tubes this gen. :) NBA is not an exclusive, ...

I half expect some super mutants to jump out and attack the cars with miniguns in those last two shots!

John

Deja vu all over again... I'm on to machine #4 and just when I was ready to get excited about Race Pro. Guess I'll join the action in a few weeks.

John

Rodster wrote:Man why can't they make a rally game like Mobil 1 Rally Championship?

I still play that game along with Rally Trophy regularly. It's nice to have stages longer than 10 miles.

John

Most large companies in existence for any longer than a few decades have to diversify their product. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Budweiser for example sold yeast to bread makers during prohibition. I'm not surprised EA Sports is going this direction. I'll be somewhat surprised if it...

Frankly, the EA folks would be wiser to devote some of the money spent on the cover athlete and the broader marketing efforts to improving the game. It’s simply not as good as it used to be, and more and more people are figuring that out. ;) Maybe the sheeple are finally wising up due to their ligh...

Definitely blame this on Junior as Vickers made a perfectly legal if aggressive block. Junior has also been known to create cautions if he thinks they will benefit him. Because of his name, he knows there will be no penalty from NASCAR. He was already having a bad day with some bone headed moves (mi...

The old game Hamurabi coded in BASIC played via Javascript:

http://www.hammurabigame.com

John

Smurfy wrote: My first computer game was Star Raiders on my Atari 800XL.

Wow, I had completely forgotten about that one. I was one of those who had to blow up all my own bases!

John

When it takes tens of millions of dollars to complete and market a AAA console title, there's something wrong with the picture. We've know for many years that consoles also have a greater payoff for developers. This is why there was no PC versions of Madden or Tiger Woods this past year. I never th...

From a pure competition/feeder series standpoint, I have always thought the Cup guys should not be in the lower series, but that has really never been what the Nationwide/Busch series is about. It's just really another series to keep the fans interested on Sat. or on the off weeks of the Cup series...

But I don't see PC's lasting too many more years as a platform for which there are major new game releases. Ironic spending all these years upgrading processors and video cards just so we could play certain games at full graphics. I haven't found a PC game in ages worth changing my system for. John

Can timed races be run instead of laps as in rFactor?

Thanks,

John

Ok, I'll play (try to remember way back): Dr. J vs Larry Bird (C64/Amiga) Tecmo Bowl (Genesis) Joe Montana Football (Genesis) Civilization II (PC) Masters of Orion II (PC) Heroes of Might and Magic II and III (PC) System Shock II (PC) Grand Prix Legends (PC) Freespace 2 (PC) Jedi Knight Dark Forces ...