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- United States
I'm a bit younger than the rest of you who started with Night Driver, Pole Position, etc. I played those games quite a bit, spending hours just cruising Night Driver and later, putting some effort into Pole Position 2.
I got serious into video game racing with Daytona USA, 1998 Sega Rally, wipEout, and Hydro Thunder. I beat out AI on all difficulty levels on a regular basis and human opponents couldn't get close. I'd play Episode 1 Racer more if the Sega version was available on a home system. Gran Turismo has always been a take it or leave it game for me, but it makes a good test bed for controller mods.
The vast majority of my time in GT7 is in single player mode, but I run some online races also. That's probably what will keep the game fresh while I save up for the last six legendary cars. I had a Microsoft wheel for Sega Rally and a pair of GT Force wheels for GT3 and 4.
These days I have $35,000 worth of classic games in my game room. There is room for in person multiplayer but I don't want one game or piece of equipment dominating the area. As it is now some of the consoles require a CRT. Others need a flat panel, and the flat panel is the secondary screen. If I mounted a wheel to the table it's on, the whole thing would flip over.
I do have full size controllers for some other games, like fishing reels, light guns, and three massive twin stick style controllers.
As a collector and a player, I don't really fit the mold of your average gamer. I'm still quite competitive and I aim to earn that S sportsmanship rating, even if not the S Driver rating to go with it.
I got serious into video game racing with Daytona USA, 1998 Sega Rally, wipEout, and Hydro Thunder. I beat out AI on all difficulty levels on a regular basis and human opponents couldn't get close. I'd play Episode 1 Racer more if the Sega version was available on a home system. Gran Turismo has always been a take it or leave it game for me, but it makes a good test bed for controller mods.
The vast majority of my time in GT7 is in single player mode, but I run some online races also. That's probably what will keep the game fresh while I save up for the last six legendary cars. I had a Microsoft wheel for Sega Rally and a pair of GT Force wheels for GT3 and 4.
These days I have $35,000 worth of classic games in my game room. There is room for in person multiplayer but I don't want one game or piece of equipment dominating the area. As it is now some of the consoles require a CRT. Others need a flat panel, and the flat panel is the secondary screen. If I mounted a wheel to the table it's on, the whole thing would flip over.
I do have full size controllers for some other games, like fishing reels, light guns, and three massive twin stick style controllers.
As a collector and a player, I don't really fit the mold of your average gamer. I'm still quite competitive and I aim to earn that S sportsmanship rating, even if not the S Driver rating to go with it.