Playing some more of this classic racing game on an emulator. I have tuned the settings a little better and getting it all dialed in. Using a save game editor I add in the DLC cars, normally you would need to be connected to the playstation network to do this but on emulation I have to find other ways. Luckily I found a tool that lets me inject any car I want into the game. I added the DLC cars that were released back when this game was supported by the company. There are many touring cars added, so I found the one with the least horsepower and entered it into some races.
The Mazda Miata touring car is a beast, though not that fast top speed wise and its upper end acceleration is quite poor. But in the twisties nothing compares besides prototypes and LMP cars.
There are other non race car DLC vehicles to pick from, I plan on checking many of them out. But I was really curious about the Mazda Miata touring car so I decided to give it a try.
What I do is play the map, save the replay and then go back to the main menu and save the game. It does still crash and I would hate to lose progress because I watched a buggy replay. So it works well to save them and then save the game itself.
Starting near the back I work my way through the vehicles and come up on a Chevy Camaro. This thing has more top speed than me so I will need to keep an eye on it.
Catching up to it in the twisties I get right on its bumper and go for a pass.
Finally in front I watch out for it in the straight aways, it may catch up and even try to pass me.
Luckily I finish the race and get first.
Winning a prize car I will keep it for any special races I need to do.
Entering another race it goes pretty smooth.
I keep myself ahead in the straight aways.
And luckily there are enough turns to make distance.
I like this course, the tunnel is fun along with the woods on both sides.
Have to slow way down for this turn, many times I have just missed it.
For the final race I have three or so laps to do.
I see a stock Miata, and quickly work my way past it.
This track has some good uphill parts that makes it harder to drive this car well.
But this loop I can really go fast and seems the AI cars take it very slow.
Eventually I get first and the gold prize for the event. It is fun trying out new cars, and with the DLC releases there are many I did not check out last time I emulated this game. So looking forward to exploring those vehicles as this one has been a lot of fun already.
Good morning dear friend @solominer
It is clear that you know the game very well and have the necessary knowledge to make the adjustments you require for a better game.
You have skills, since you have started in the last positions and have been able to achieve first place and the gold prize
Great to get out of the routine and do something different
Have a great day
It is great to take a break and just do some gaming.. thanks hope you do too.
You're a pro in car racing to have not been been beaten.
Or maybe the settings were really favourable to you. Lol😅
Nice one.
!BBH
Hah well my car is pretty over powered so maybe that helped me.
Man those stills look just like real life shots from a photographer at a real race. You have to watch the video in order to appreciate it is a game.
I hate to keep bringing it back to gta5 but the cars, hacks to inject content and the vintage of the game remind me of the fun you are having. We snagged ourselves a couple billion in cash and buy the new cars to try out whenever they are available. So much fun to trick one out with unlimited budget and enter a race or just bash it around town.
Gaming keeps us young and keeps you as a racer!
It is pretty amazing how good it looks for a 10 year old game. I think emulation can really help bring games back to modern systems otherwise forgotten about.
Nice, that sounds like fun..
Cool! Im playing Gran Turismo 7 on the PS5. Great Game 👌
Oh sweet, I will give that a try when PS5 emulation gets stable by 2050.. lol
WOWOWOOOWOWO, the Gaming youtube channel is BACK! Grrrrr hour long playthroughs.
Alsoo noice catalog of video games.
But yeah its pretty cool that the rewards you get are cooler, better and faster cars.
Noticed as well that even though the default cars are pretty meh, they are very useful for specific tracks or ones with lots of curves.
Hah yeah man bringing back the gaming content.
Yeah its pretty lame with the starter cars.. in GT6 you are forced to buy a Honda Fit to start the game for your starter car. Thats about as lame as it gets.
Grrrrr, goodluck on the Ducko and Chiko farms
Cool game!!! Enjoy yourself, @solominer !!!
thank you, will do.
i remmeber when i play in playstation about race with 60 80 or 120 lap.. 2 hours in the same race daam this is so crazzy. but good times 😂
Oh man I played those on the PS2.. those endurance races were quite the thing.
In my childhood I loved to play car racing on pc ...nowadays my hubby loves to play on PlayStation....
You played very well and it's nice to get a car as a winning price 😄
Oh cool, yeah its lots of fun. Something I like to do in my free time.
Yeah...it is great fun 😀
Ahh, my bf would die seeing that Mazda hahaha. He's a big fan of the brand :)