G'Day fellow tuxers……. Its Bruce your host here once again…….. Its a sunny Saturday here right now…….……

[+..••] This week in Emulationville I played [+..••]

Arcade

Best Bout Boxing (1994 Jaleco) - Sports (Boxing)


Console

ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004 Sega) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Football)
Madden NFL 2003 (2002 EA Sports) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Football)
NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona (2002 Infogrames) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Racing)
NFL Blitz 2024 (2023 NFL Blitz Resurrection) - Nintnedo 64 - Sports (Football)
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (2006 Konami) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Soccer)
Shane Warne Cricket '99 (1998 Codemasters) Sony PlayStation - Sports (Cricket)
Tecmo Super Bowl 2024 (2023 TecmoBowl.org) - Nintendo Entertainment System - Sports (Football)
TOCA Race Driver 3 (2006 Codemasters) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Racing)
TOCA Touring Car Championship (1997 Codemasters) - Sony PlayStation - Sports (Racing)


PC

Dakar 18 (2018 Bigmoon Entertainment) - Steam - Sports (Racing)
Race: The Official WTCC Game (2006 SimBin) - Steam - Sports (Racing)


Dick Trickles Racing Career: Part 40
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona: Part 40
2005 Featherlite Modified Series Season 2: Race 6

Intro music…... Hello and welcome to Left Turn Heaven….. Im Murray Eastlake and today im going to be bringing you all the action from the 2005 Featherlite Modified Series: Round 6 of 11 here at Dennison Speedrome……..



Dennison Speedrome…….

Dennison Speedrome is 0.375 miles long and has 24 degrees of baking…… You need a good handling here here to deal with the high banking……. This high banked narrow track will test the patience of the drivers…. With 20 Featherlite Modified cars on the track for the race…… The chrome horn will be used a lot…... As this short track brings out even shorter tempers……

Dick continues his domination of the Weekly Dirt Racing Series…… Taking another impressive win yesterday at Eagan Speedbowl……. There was not much time to celebrate though as Dick then had to drive through the night to be here today……. It is looking good for Dick to three-peat the Weekly Dirt Racing Series championship…….. When will he pause for a rest???…….


2005 Weekly Dirt Racing Series: Round 6 of 10…...


Dick will be looking to carry that performance onto today as he looks to well and truly put one one hand on that championship trophy……. Gray Soros will be desperate for a win to prove he should be a championship contender…….. Mike Hemeseth also really needs a win to stay in contact with Dick…… While last years champion Jason Sulivan not only needs a win but he also needs Dick to DNF a race or two to bring himself back into contention……. Lets hope Sulivan has caught those loose roos in the top paddock during the week and we have a sensible day of racing……..

Dont touch the sets...... Dont touch the dials...... You wont want to miss a single moment of the 2005 Featherlite Modified Series....… Practice and qualifying are coming up right now……


Dick Trickle at the track ready to race.…


Dick went out and did just a few practice laps to make sure the car was setup properly….. He was using the same setup he used here in Round 1……. As Dick said to me earlier “Why change a winning setup?”……. And that is very true…… After a few laps Dick pulled out of the practice session to conserve the car……. He was very happy with how the car was going……

Qualifying was up next and Dick was right to be happy….. Setting the fastest time to claim another pole position with a 12.715……. Dick was 0.2 seconds faster than last years champion Jason Sulivan who seemed to have captured the loose roos….. As he set a quick time of 12.982……..

Third was Francis Lee with a very respectable time of 13.177……… Fourth was Joel York who set a time of 13.365……..

And rounding out the top five was William Anderson who set a good time of 13.414…….. Looks like he could be in for a good result which has been missing from the past few weeks…….

The man second in the champion Gray Soros was just outside in the top five……. He set the sixth fastest time with a time of 13.533…….. He can still get a good result from there……..



Qualifying Results....…..



Dick Trickle lined up ready to start the race......

Dick lead the first to the green flag for the 100 lap race…… Dick thrusted of the start……. But Jason Sulivan was right there with him…… Jason Sulivan needs this win badly to stay in the championship hunt……. He cant let Dick get away……..

Francis Lee, Joel York and William Anderson are right behind them……. They are having a great scrap for third……

Through turn one and Dick gets the lead……. With Jason Sulivan right up his rear…….. On the exit Sulivan gets a great run to the inside…… Dick sees it and slams the door shut……. Making very slight contact with Sulivan…….

Sulivan flips Dick the bird “Im going for first” says Jason Sulivan…….. As Sulivan is desperately trying to keep in touch with Dick…….

Meanwhile Joel York managed to pass Francis Lee through the exit of turn two…… With William Anderson right there ready to take advantage if anything was to go wrong…….

Dick managed to eek out a little gap down the back straight and through turns three and four Dick maintained that gap……. He is vulnerable while his tyres are cold……. If Sulivan is to have any hope of winning he really needs to overtake Dick right now.....

Also through turns three and four Francis Lee retakes third place from Joel York…… The pair are having a great battle for third place……..

After a few laps and Dick got the heat into the tyres and he was off like a brides nighty……. Jason Sulivan could only watch helplessly as Dick disappeared into the distance……

William Anderson has managed to make a good move around the outside to pass Joel York……. This is the best race Anderson has had in weeks…… As he is now attacking Francis Lee for third place…..

On lap 18 the championship complexion changed……. As Dick came up to lap Jason Sulivan……… Sulivan left a gap on the for Dick to go through…… Only to slam the door shut……. Dick saw this and jumped on the anchors……. And watched as Sulivan just grazed the front of his car……. Sulivan who was expecting to hit Dick harder than that…….. Went sailing down the track and collided hard with the inside wall…...

Dick continued with no damage……. Jason Sulivan bounced off the inside wall and back up the track he was collected by a slowing down Danny Seaman who just could not stop in time……. Seaman who was tenth at the time suffered some minor damage to the front of his car……. But was able to continue while Jason Sulivan was out of the race……. His tore up race car coming to rest against the inside wall again……. He learnt that if you are going to try and play hard with Dick you need to watch out for Seaman.......

Jason Sulivan climbs out of the car and slams his helmet on the roof……. He is really not a happy man at all…… When Dick comes back around he flips Jason Sulivan the bird “Im going to take first” says Dick……… Sulivan flips the bird back to Dick “I was first last year” says Sulivan……..

Sulivan is effectively out of the running for the championship now……. Hes going to need a real miracle to get back to back championships……. What a terrible year he is having…...

Back to the action and Joel York has passed William Anderson…… For what is now third place……. And he is now hunting down Francis Lee who now sits in second place after Jason Sulivans DNF…….

Gray Soros has now been promoted to fifth place…….. Hes not making any headway into William Anderson ahead of him……. But no one would complain about another top five finish at this stage of the championship…….. He just does not have the pace today to complete with the top four…….

At the half way point and Dicks lead is huge…….. He has the entire field at least 3 laps down…...His pace has dropped off a but since the Jason Sulivan incident…… Dick just really wants to bring the car home now……

Joel York has captured Francis Lee and is all over his rear…….. The traffic has been playing a major roll with this battle….. With Lee just getting the better of it at the moment…… But York is not giving up……. He would dearly love a second placed finish today……..

William Anderson is not to far behind the Francis Less and Joel York…… Not close enough to challenge directly but he is close enough to take advantage of any mistakes the pair might make…….

Francis Lee has big trouble with a gaggle of lapped cars and Joel York takes advantage of that straight away to sneak past Lee to grab second place…….. Lee shakes his head in frustration……. Clearly not happy with the lapped cars getting in his way……. He was also very lucky to keep William Anderson behind him……. He was almost able to get past as well…...

Even though Joel York has passed Francis Lee he is not getting away and Francis Lee is almost attached to Yorks rear end…… This battle looks like it will go right down to the last lap……..

With only a few laps left……. Dick has a commanding lead……. With only mechanical gremlins able to stop Dick from winning this race……

Joel York is still madly defending second place from Francis Lee who is working over Yorks rear end…… Hes not going to give up trying to get second place back thats for sure…….

William Anderson is in a comfortable fourth place while Gary Soros is having a very quiet race in fifth now…… I dont see either of them getting any more positions……

Meanwhile Jason Sulivan is sitting on the roof of his car and has been flipping Dick the bird every time he comes around….. Constantly reminding Dick that he was first last year……. I have never seen that before…..

As the chequered flag waved Dick took the win with ease……. The Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine was totally unstoppable out there today……. He will be very pleased with that win…… Its a very important win championship wise…….

Joel York is still defending hard as they enter turn three for the final time…… FRANCIS LEE SPOTS A GAP ON THE INSIDE AND HES GOING FOR IT………. THEY ARE SIDE BY SIDE THROUGH TURNS THREE AND FOUR………. FRANCIS LEE OVER TAKES JOEL YORK EXITING TURN FOUR…….. AND FRANCIS LEE TAKES SECOND PLACE………. Oh what a finish……… Sensational driving from both men……..

Francis Lee takes second place right at the death……. He might be 6 laps behind Dick……. But after a finish like that I dont think he will care one bit……. What a maneuver he pulled off on the last turn to snatch second place……

Joel York finishes third……. What a disappointing ending for York……. He defended so well until the last lap where he left the door open for Francis Lee and he came right in…… Third is still an excellent result…….. But he dearly wanted that second placed finish…….

Third was William Anderson who just had no answers for the guys in front……. He was fast but not fast enough……. He will have to settle with fourth place….. Im sure he will be happy with that after the past few races…….. He was also 6 laps behind the winner

Similar story for Gray Soros who finished fifth……. He was fast…… As he was able to run in the top five for most of the race but just never had the pace to challenge for any positions……. He was a 7 laps behind Dick…….



Race Results..…


After the race Dick did a monumental burnout that went around the entire Dennison Speedrome…… The crowed went absolutely nuts and a huge “Thank you Dick” chant broke out as Dicks car totally disappeared in a cloud of tyre smoke……. Hes really excited about that win……….

As he should be as its a very important victory for Dick as he now has a 195 point lead in the championship…. That means he can DNF twice and still keep the championship lead……. It also means he can now skip an entire race and still keep the championship lead……..

When the Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine finally appeared out of the smoke….. Dick made his way to victory lane…….. A very happy and excited Dick climbed out of the car and was met with an almost equally happy and excited Pussy Galore who embraces Dick and gives Dick a big kiss…….

As Pussy Galore is embracing Dick……… Jason Sulivan comes storming over yelling obscenities and making threats towards Dick…… Dick yells obscenities back……. Before Sulivan can get to close race officials coming running in to grab Sulivan and escort him away from victory lane…….

Jason Sulivan and Dick continue to yell obscenities at each other as Sulivan is led away…… Pussy Galore not one to miss out on the action……… Gets in a few obscenities of her own…….

After the commotion I managed to get a hold of Dick to get a few words with the winner……. “Cheers Murray……. That win has really taken off a lot of pressure off me in the championship now……. A two DNF lead is a very good thing to have……. Just like with [Jason] Sulivan my luck has to run out sooner or later and having that cushion is very important going into the back half of the season……..”

“The Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine was amazing out there today Murray……. A bit of a slow start but once the heat gets into the tyres and the pressures build up its superb to drive…… As per usual the team did a fantastic job prepping the car for this race……”

“As for that incident with [Jason] Sulivan…… He very clearly tried to take me out and just like with everything else hes done this year he failed miserably……. And now hes way down the championship order and basically out of championship contention already……..”

“Im sure he will try that again in the future…… He really needs to do as well it to have any hope of winning the championship now……. I just need to keep my eye on him and get ready to avoid him if necessary……. Just like I did today and hope he takes himself out…….. That is one area he has not failed at this season”

“We will just have to wait and see what happens next week……. Im going to keep on going for wins and staying out of trouble….. I dont need to do anything stupid now thats for sure…… Im hoping it will be a nice quiet race next week…….. Will see you there Murray…...”

Well there you have it folks…….. That is one almighty focused Dick…….

Next week the 2005 Featherlite Modified Series heads to Richmond International Raceway….. The first trip there this season……..

Can Dick continue his winning ways next week???……. Can Gray Soros bounce back from a rather disappointing fifth place finish????……. Can Joel York put todays heartbreaking finish behind him???……. As for last years champion Jason Sulivan…….. He will be spending the week praying to whatever deity will listen to him to try and get the miracle he needs……. And will they answer his prayers????……...

Tune in next week for the answers to all these questions and more….. Exclusively here on Left Turn Heaven……..

This is Murray Eastlake reporting for Left Turn Heaven..... And until next time its goodbye from me....


Winnings.…



NASCAR Heat Weekly.…



2005 Modified Series Championship Standings after round 6 of 11.…







First lap Modified Dick action....


***INTERMISSION……...***


Splatterhouse - Wanpaku Graffiti…....




A love story between a man and his mask……..

The graphics….. The graphics are fantastic for the NES…… Very colourful with nice large cute looking sprites…… The enemies also have a cuteish look to them as well….. It all fits together very well with the overall theme of the game…...

The sounds……. The sounds are fine…… Nothing special but are very well done….. The music is good and the sound effects are also good…… Again its nothing special but it all fits together really well…….

The controls…… Are fine…… The jump is a bit floaty and can cause some minor difficulties on the platforming sections…….. The attack with the axe is fine…… The hotbox is quite generous as long as you get the timing right…… Can be slightly finicky to get through doors…. As you need to have I Cant Believe Its Not Jason Voorhees stand in just the right spot to go through the door…….

Its nothing game breaking but its slightly annoying at times……...

The storyline….… The mighty Krang Pumpkin has been resurrected and has kidnapped April O’Neil and its up to the Ninja Tur……… Hang on……. *shuffles papers*........ Wrong game…….

The Pumpkin King has been resurrected by a lightning bolt and has kidnapped Jennifer…… Luckily another lightning bolt has also resurrected I Cant Believe Its Not Jason Voorhees…… AKA: Rick……. And its up to Jason Voorhees Rick to save his girlfriend April O’Neil...... Jennifer…….

The gameplay…...… Is really simple……. Its a bog standard action platformer……. Its not a very difficult game and its not to long either…… Should be able to complete it in less than 90 minutes…….

A interesting mechanic is the health bar……. The more enemies you kill the more your health bar grows……. You can get through the vast majority of this game without killing anything besides the bosses…… But then you wont have a large health bar for when it comes to the bosses……

Speaking of the bosses….. They are all very well horror themed….. A thriller dancing Dracula……. The Fly……… Chestburters from Alien…… They are all really well done and none of them are super hard……. Its mostly dodging projectiles while waiting for the boss to get in attack range…… And repeat……. Its more a test of endurance……..

Overall…… Its a great parody game that doesnt sacrifice the gameplay at the expense of the parody…… Its a very well done game…… And any one who likes the other Splatterhouse games should really check this one out……..

And that is why my final score for Splatterhouse - Wanpaku Graffiti is a bag of candy out of 10…….


Splatterhouse - Wanpaku Graffiti…....


The Road To PES Penguin 6


The road to unlock the PES Penguin in Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is at 1150 PES points out of 5000……….


***INTERMISSION……...***


Shane Warne Cricket ‘99 World Cup……..


Australia vs South Africa……….

Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first…… And that turned out to be a good decision…… As Australia put on a good bowling display…….

South Africa finished their 20 over innings 7/179…… Steve Waugh and Adam Dale picked up 2 wickets each…….

Australia came out to bat needing 180 to win……. And disaster on on the first ball as Michael Di Ventuo was bowled by Shaun Pollock for a duck……. This brought out the in form Steve Waugh to the crease….. Who with his brother Mark Waugh put on a great partnership to right the Australian ship…… With Steve Waugh taking most of the strike……. He is the man in form this tournament…...

Mark Waugh was out caught in the deep for 20…… He was not a happy man when he walked off the field…… Michael Bevan was the next man in…… And there was not a lot of time for him to do much……..

Michael Bevan managed to knock around a handy 6 runs as he kept Steve Waugh on strike who was in devastating form with the bat and ball today……. Steve Waugh ended the innings 152 not out as Australia ran out winners very easily in the end….. Reaching the required 180 in 10.2 overs with the loss of 2 wickets…….

Steve Waugh was once again named Man of the Match…….

Australia is now through the Final…….



Game Action…….



Match Result…….



South African Batting Card…...



Australian Bowling Card…...



Australian Batting Card…….



South African Bowling Card…...


The Other Semi Final Match


Pakistan vs England…...



Finals Bracket…...


Next week will be Australia vs Pakistan in the Final…….


The Best Worst Ad I Saw During College Football…...

This week we have this rather terrible ad for Avacados from Mexico……. The setup….. The acting….. Its all truly terrible…….


Next week…… There will be more hardcore modified Dick Trickle racing action in NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona……. Getting lost in a desert in Dakar 18…….. More PES Penguin 6…….. And Cricket World Cup Final in Shane Warne Cricket ‘99……..

Well thats it from me…… Hope all you tuxers have a good week……

Now for my bad joke of the week……
You hear about that guy who dipped his balls in glitter???......
Pretty nuts..........
*ba dum.... tssssh…...*

Last edited by StoneColdSpider on 15 November 2023 at 12:20 pm UTC