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Weekend Players' Club 12/22/2023
StoneColdSpider Dec 22, 2023
G'Day fellow tuxers……. Its Bruce your host here once again…….. Its another Saturday here right now…….……


[+..••] As for gaming this week in Emulationville I played [+..••]

Arcade

Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999 SNK) - Fighting


Console

Darkwing Duck (1992 Capcom) - Nintendo Entertainment System - Platfromer
ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004 Sega) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Football)
Formula 1 (1996 Psygnosis) - Sony PlayStation - Sports (Racing)
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (1996 Acclaim) - Sony PlayStation - Sports (Baseball)
Madden NFL 2003 (2002 EA Sports) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Football)
NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona (2002 Infogrames) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Racing)
Pilotwings 64 (1996 Nintnedo) - Nintendo 64 - Action
Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (2006 Konami) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Sports (Soccer)
Risk: Global Domination (2003 Atari) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Board game
The Firemen (1994 Human Entertainment) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Action-adventure
Tecmo Super Bowl 2024 (2023 TecmoBowl.org) - Nintendo Entertainment System - Sports (Football)


PC

NASCAR Heat 5 (2020 Motorsport Games) - Steam - Sports (Racing)
Race 07 (2007 SimBin) - Steam - Sports (Racing)
SRX: The Game (2021 Monster Games) - Steam - Sports (Racing)


Dick Trickles Racing Career: Part 46
NASCAR Dirt to Daytona: Part 46


Intro music…... Hello and welcome to Left Turn Heaven exclusively on the Crass Racing Association Programming..... Im Murray Eastlake and today im going to be bringing you all a special off season edition…… This week is the final week before the 2006 racing season starts……

And we have saved the best till last…… This week I sit down with the owner of Dick Trickle Racing…… Dick Trickle…… Dick dominated the 2005 Featherlite Modified Series…. Setting many records that will never be broken….. Lets find out what he has been up to during the off season…..

*Murray Eastlake walks into Dicks workshop and sits down in the chair opposite to Dick….. Dick is flanked by three vehicles…… One is the Infogrames Flaming Dick Machine…….. One is the Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine……. The third vehicle is covered by a sheet…….*

Murray Eastlake: Thank you for allowing us to have this interview with you Dick….. I have it on good authority that you have been very busy this off season……

Dick Trickle: No worries Murray……. And yes ive been flat out like a lizard drinking…… After conquering the modified series I needed a new challenge…… Ive been making lots of phone calls and sending emails and having meetings…… You know all that boring stuff I hate doing…… And I managed to find a new sponsor that was willing to pay the money I was looking for with the requirement I thought was fair……. And I was able to track down a vehicle that was suitable for my needs……..

*Dick Trickle stands up and walks over to the covered vehicle and pulls back the cover to reveal a Craftsman Truck*


2006 Sears Craftsman Die Hard Dick Machine…….


Dick Trickle: Well there it is Murray…… My new ride for this season…… I will be moving up to the Craftsman Truck Series……. With the help of Sears Craftsman Die Hard as my main sponsor……. Now im in the big leagues the sponsor dictates the livery……. So no more “Flaming Dick” for me…….

Murray Eastlake: Wow that is huge news……. I look forward to seeing you race in the Craftsman Truck Series…….. What does this mean for your other racing programs???…...

Dick Trickle: Ive done all there is to do in the dirt series so I will not be racing in the Weekly Dirt Racing Series anymore…… But I will keep going in the Featherlite Modified Series……. Someone needs to keep an eye on that twunt Jason Sulivan………

Murray Eastlake: Speaking of Jason Sulivan you had several run ins with him during the season resulting in a big fight at the end of the season…… Once again a edited picture of your self was the highest viewed image on the Featherlite Modified Series MySpace page………


The edited photo of Dick on MySpace…..

Dick Trickle: That image is just the gift that keeps of giving hey…… The guy who edited that did a great job……. And it does always give me a laugh when its brought up…….. I hope the fighting can stop in the Craftsman Truck Series…….. But I this Dick dont like it when hes rubbed the wrong way……...

Murray Eastlake: You set so many records in the Modified Series and also in the Dirt Series……. Ive never seen anyone dominate the Modified Series like you did last season……. Every pole position……. Every fastest lap……. Every race win…….. Led every single lap…… No one has done any of that before period……. But you have done it all in a single season…….. What are thoughts and feeling on that now that you have time to reflect on it???…….

Dick Trickle: It felt really good…… After getting totally screwed out of the championship thanks to Louis Livas and Jason Sulivan in 2004…… My focus was on crushing them in the 2005 season and that I just did…… And oh boy did I crush them……

Murray Eastlake: Speaking of crushing…… I see the Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine got repaired…… Who ended up paying for that???…….

Dick Trickle: Yeah it got repaired all ok……. And NASCAR ordered that twunt [Jason] Sulivan to pay it….. As he should have to as well….. That kid has a few lose roos in the top paddock thats for sure…….. As I said before it sucks that we need to get into these types of situations before NASCAR does anything……. They should have stepped in long before that happened…...

Murray Eastlake: After you accomplished your goal of getting the perfect season...... Pussy Galore promised you a "Special Surprise"....... Can you tell us what that was???.......

Dick Trickle: I would like to tell you but I cant...... Since Crass Racing Association Programming is professional network and has standards....... I would very much be in breach of those professional standards if I told you what it was....... But I will say that it felt very..... VERY..... good......

Murray Eastlake: With your move to the Craftsman Truck Series you are going to be doing battle with the current Craftsman Truck Series Champion Rick Crawford…. As well as the likes of Brendan Gaughan, Travis Kvapil, Bobby Hamilton and Ron Hornaday Jr.…… How do you think you will stack up against the likes of them????……..

Dick Trickle: I think I should do alright…… The truck is totally stock right now and I will wait and see what needs to be upgraded the most after Daytona……. But with my driving ability I should be able to get in the top half of the field even with a stock truck……. The thing I do need to get before Daytona though is a pit crew…… As cautions and pit stops will now be a thing in my races…….. I hope to have a crew all set for Daytona……. I have a good bit of money saved up so I should be able to afford a good pit crew………

Murray Eastlake: Any other changes you have to make to the team now that you have moved to the truck series????

Dick Trickle: Yes…… I hired Jacques O’Ften who will be my spotter……. And as for a crew chief I hired Dick Seaman to be my crew chief…… Im sick of dealing with NASCAR so he can do it….. And he can deal with the tech inspections also…...

Murray Eastlake: Do you have any outright goals for your first Craftsman Truck Series season???…… Anything in particular you want to achieve???…….

Dick Trickle: The sponsors objectives is the main thing I am aiming for……. Of course I would like to get a win and maybe be in the championship hunt……. But first and foremost I need to get the sponsors objectives done for the bonus money…...

Murray Eastlake: Any words you want to give your fellow new competitors before the start of the season next week???…….

Dick Tricke: Just that im not here to make up the numbers…….. I will race as hard as possible and I will be a threat for the top 10 after a few races….. Once I get to grips with the truck and get some upgrades I will be gunning for top 10 finishes….. Minimum……...

Murray Eastlake: Any words for the new fans that will be watching you for the first time???……..

Dick Trickle: You better buckle up…… Because you aint ever seen a Dick like this…… Its going to be a wild year…….

Murray Eastlake: Well thats all the time we have….. Thank you for letting us come here and do this interview Dick…… Much appreciated…….. And good luck for the up coming season…….

Dick Trickle: Anytime Murray….. You are always welcome here……. Look forward to seeing you next week at the track……. Will see you there…….

Thats all from this special off season edition of Left Turn Heaven….. The racing action will be back next week as Left Turn Heaven will be exclusively bringing you all the heart stopping action from the 2006 Craftsman Series..…

Next week the Craftsman Truck Series will be at the Daytona International Speedway……. Dick Trickle will be making his series debut…… This will also be Dicks first plate race…… How will he fair??…… Will he be a contender???…… Or will he be a pretender???……. Can Rick Crawford start his championship title defence with a win???….. Or will another hungry driver walk away with the top prize???…...

Tune in next week for the answers to all these questions and more….. You wont want to miss a single moment of what is sure to be a sensational season…… Same CRAP time…… Same CRAP network…...

This is Murray Eastlake reporting for Left Turn Heaven exclusively on Crass Racing Association Programming..... And until next time its goodbye from me....

This series has been great fun for me so far…… Hope you have all enjoyed reading it as much I have enjoyed writing it…… Getting some creative writing in has made these weekend posts even more fun for me…..

From here on there will be no more Featherlite Modified Series race recaps I will be focusing on the Craftsman Truck Series…… I will just post the NASCAR Heat Weekly newspaper image after each Modified race…… And a short paragraph of what happens……..



End of season…..





Final 2005 Weekly Dirt Racing Series Season Standings…..





Final 2005 Featherlite Modified Series Season Standings…..



Sears Craftsman primary sponsorship offer….



2006 Grinch Performance Modified Flaming Dick Machine……



2006 Sears Craftsman Die Hard Dick Machine…….


The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a “Pickup Truck” racing series…… Its one of the newest NASCAR series and started as the “NASCAR SuperTruck Series” in 1995…… With Mike Skinner winning the first ever race at Phoenix International Raceway…… Skinner would go on to be the first Truck Series Champion……

The Craftsman Truck Series has proved to be very popular over the years from both fans and drivers alike….. Many of the todays top NASCAR Cup drivers have had a stint in the truck series……. And has proved to be a popular stepping stone for young talent to prove they have what it takes to be a top flight NASCAR Cup Series driver……..

Many of the top Cup drivers even owned a Truck Series team…. From Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Brad Keselowski…..

The Craftsman Truck Series is the place to be to be seen and rise up the NASCAR racing ranks…… It can also just as easily end careers of young drivers who are just not good enough……. The Craftsman Truck Series is not for the faint of hearted……..

In NASCAR Dirt to Daytona……. The Craftsman Truck Series has a 14 race schedule…… All 14 races are on tarmac/concrete ovals…… And all tracks are real……. So no more road courses for a bit…….

There are no heat races just like in the Modified Series and there are 36 trucks in the races…… Some of the drivers are the real and some of them are fake…….

There are pit stops as well as yellow flags and the pace car are now part of the races ……. So lots of race strategy now……. I will be continuing to do 50% race distances and now the 2x tyre wear and fuel usage will come into effect……



Allen Bestwick introduces us to the Craftsman Truck Series…...



Game Settings…...



The office area…….



The garage area…….



2006 season…..


***INTERMISSION……...***


2023 Advent Gaming Calendar

Its that time of year again……. I gave my lovely assistant a list of 40+ games I have never played before……. My assistant had the task of culling the list down to 25 games and putting them in order for the Gaming Advent Calendar……. And I have no idea what games made the cut and what order they are in……

Day 16 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (1996 Acclaim) - Sony PlayStation - Sports (Baseball)

A nice arcade like baseball experience…….. Graphics are really nice for the PS1……. With some really nice sound effects and announcers……. The gameplay is simple and more on the arcade side of things which is good……

Features all the teams and nearly all of the players from the 1995 season….. Im not enough into baseball to know if all the players are there but im assuming a few would be missing due to licencing issues……. It was the style at the time……..

A good baseball game…… Not as deep or well known as EA’s Triple Play series…….. But still a good game in its own right…… Well worth a play……. Was also released on the SNES, Mega Drive, Saturn, Game Gear, Game Boy and PC……. So plenty of ways to play it…….


Day 17 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Darkwing Duck (1992 Capcom) - Nintendo Entertainment System - Platfromer

Darkwing Duck on the NES is a good game….. Nice music and sounds for the NES…… Very nice graphics as well……. Very bright and colourful……. A descent storyline????……. Not sure I skipped most of it……. Controls are good if a bit weird at times……

Its a good platformer and well worth a play if you like Disney CRAP…….. 73%……….


Day 18 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Garfield Kart - Furious Racing (2019 Microids) - Steam - Sports (Racing)

A very by the numbers inoffensive kart racer……. Its looks good…. Controls well….. Sounds alright…… Maybe a tad on the bland side and lacks imagination in both vehicle design and track design……….

If you cant play Mario Kart this is a good option…… Perfect for the younger kids as well…… What kid doesnt love Garfield????……..


Day 19 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Pilotwings 64 (1996 Nintnedo) - Nintendo 64 - Action

Pilotwings 64 was a launch title for the Nintendo 64…… Its not bad but does come off as a tech demo for the system…… The three vehicles which are the hang glider, jet pack and gyro copter all control nice…… The game looks good for the N64 as well……

Theres just not really a whole bunch to do…… One you get your licences theres really just free roam….. Which is really nice and soothing…… The whole game just lacks depth…..

Really should have been a pack-in title and not a full priced game…….


Day 20 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

The Firemen (1994 Human Entertainment) - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Action-adventure

A very very damn good game that is well worth a play through……. Play as a fireman putting out a fire in a high rise office on Christmas Day……. The graphics are fantastic with excellent sprite work and awesome fire effects…… The sounds are good….. The controls are nice…… Storyline is ok……

A game about being a fireman might sound boring but its actually real good…… And even has boss fights against the fire……. Human Entertainment put a lot of thought, time and effort into this game……. Definitely give it a go…….

It was released only in Japan and PAL regions…….. For my money its the best Christmas game ever made…….. Just like Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever made…...


Day 21 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Formula 1 (1996 Psygnosis) - Sony PlayStation - Sports (Racing)

And its go go go for Formula 1 on the Sony PlayStation……. This is the first Formula 1 game on the PlayStation and recreates the 1995 FIA Formula One World Championship Season…… All the teams, drivers and tracks are represented as well as can be for a 1996 PS1 game……

Graphics are good with some nice detail and good use of colour……. Sounds are ok…… Very generic guitar rift in the menus…….. The engine sounds are nice and they have the voice of the one and only Murray Walker shouting at you as you drive……. And the controls are very very nice…….

Overall this is a really good Formula 1 game for the PS1…… And should be played by anyone interested in Formula 1 or racing in general…….


Day 22 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Risk: Global Domination (2003 Atari) - Sony PlayStation 2 - Board game

A digital adaptation of the bored game…… Its a good challenging adaptation of the game……. The virtual dice like to screw you just as much as the real dice do…… So they at least got that part right…. And the AI is quite good too……

The graphics are nice…… Nothing special but then again its Risk……. Sounds are good with nice voice overs of the action…….. And the controls are alright…….

Overall its a solid digital adaptation of the board game….. Though I do think Risk Factions is a overall better version of the game…...


The Road To PES Penguin 6


The road to unlock the PES Penguin in Pro Evolution Soccer 6 is at 2050 PES points out of 5000……….


Next week…… There will be more hardcore modified Dick Trickle racing action in NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona……. 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar…….. And more PES Penguin 6……….

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

Now for my bad joke of the week……
Q: What do you call the fear of being trapped in a chimney???.....
A: CLAUStrophobia........
*ba dum.... tssssh…...*
Mezron Dec 22, 2023
GF & I have been hoping in and out of Warframe via GeForce Now (me) & Nintendo Switch (her). Played this earlier today before she had to go to work.

Started playing Basingstoke via itch.io. I played this awhile back and gave up on it but I'm determined this time around for this to be my SP game for 2024 to end. Currently, I'm at the police station. I will be playing this as a I travel tonight and Sunday.

Checking out the new stuff in Hellpoint via GOG (from a friend). I ended this awhile back with my wife and we got all of the endings so now I'm checking out all of the new stuff in with her from time to time. We plan on playing this tomorrow.
Pengling Dec 23, 2023

It's the Christmas weekend so I won't have heaps of gaming time, therefore my pick for this week is short, sweet, and appropriately festive - it's Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare (MS-DOS).

Holiday Hare was one of the shareware demos for the original Jazz Jackrabbit, and, much like Holiday Hare '95 the following year, it has a set of unique Christmas levels that don't appear in the main game. I chose the original Holiday Hare because it has a cute little ending-sequence, whereas Holiday Hare '95 does not.

They're both included in GOG.com's Jazz Jackrabbit Collection, so if you have that, you have them both already - the first Holiday Hare is available in the menu for Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM (and said menu will appear Christmas-themed at the moment, which is a nice touch), and Holiday Hare '95 can be found in another included folder named "HH95".

I've always been a fan of Jazz, and it's always nice to revisit the Christmas levels at this time of year - at least it'll let me get some gaming time in, in spite of the festivities!


Here's Jazz CD's festive menu, just to show it off.


Also, as an aside, I was very amused to find during the week that RetroDECK displays a Christmas splash-screen at this time of the year, too.

[+..••] Other stuff that I played this week;


Diddy Kong Racing (N64)


Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy) (Proton)


Placid Plastic Duck Simulator (Proton)


Stardew Valley (Native Linux)


Super Bomberman R 2 (Proton)

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderWill he be a contender???…… Or will he be a pretender???…….
Hahaha! Can't wait to find out!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderThe NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a “Pickup Truck” racing series…… Its one of the newest NASCAR series and started as the “NASCAR SuperTruck Series” in 1995…… With Mike Skinner winning the first ever race at Phoenix International Raceway…… Skinner would go on to be the first Truck Series Champion……

The Craftsman Truck Series has proved to be very popular over the years from both fans and drivers alike….. Many of the todays top NASCAR Cup drivers have had a stint in the truck series……. And has proved to be a popular stepping stone for young talent to prove they have what it takes to be a top flight NASCAR Cup Series driver……..

Many of the top Cup drivers even owned a Truck Series team…. From Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Brad Keselowski…..

The Craftsman Truck Series is the place to be to be seen and rise up the NASCAR racing ranks…… It can also just as easily end careers of young drivers who are just not good enough……. The Craftsman Truck Series is not for the faint of hearted……..

In NASCAR Dirt to Daytona……. The Craftsman Truck Series has a 14 race schedule…… All 14 races are on tarmac/concrete ovals…… And all tracks are real……. So no more road courses for a bit…….

There are no heat races just like in the Modified Series and there are 36 trucks in the races…… Some of the drivers are the real and some of them are fake…….

There are pit stops as well as yellow flags and the pace car are now part of the races ……. So lots of race strategy now……. I will be continuing to do 50% race distances and now the 2x tyre wear and fuel usage will come into effect……
Thanks for this primer - it was really interesting.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderDay 17 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Darkwing Duck (1992 Capcom) - Nintendo Entertainment System - Platfromer

Darkwing Duck on the NES is a good game….. Nice music and sounds for the NES…… Very nice graphics as well……. Very bright and colourful……. A descent storyline????……. Not sure I skipped most of it……. Controls are good if a bit weird at times……

Its a good platformer and well worth a play if you like Disney CRAP…….. 73%……….
Fun little fact about Darkwing Duck: He's a self-confessed PC gamer. At the start of the episode "Trading Faces" (viewable here on YouTube, though unfortunately sped up in an attempt to dodge the lawyerbots), DW enthuses about a new and powerful computer system that he's purchased, and then quips that when it's not being used for crimefighting, he can use it for his video games.

As for the storyline in the NES game, it basically feels like a light distillation of elements from various episodes of the show - it does exactly what it's supposed to do, but there isn't heaps to it since the gameplay is meant to fill in the gaps.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderDay 18 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Garfield Kart - Furious Racing (2019 Microids) - Steam - Sports (Racing)

A very by the numbers inoffensive kart racer……. Its looks good…. Controls well….. Sounds alright…… Maybe a tad on the bland side and lacks imagination in both vehicle design and track design……….

If you cant play Mario Kart this is a good option…… Perfect for the younger kids as well…… What kid doesnt love Garfield????……..
A totally fair analysis of this one. And, if you think about it, an eye-opening look at how much money Nintendo is leaving on the table by not having any Mario Kart titles on Steam - I really don't think that anyone would mind too much if they kept the current one exclusive to their hardware, but let the older ones out of the vault on PCs.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderDay 19 of the 2023 Gaming Advent Calendar was……..

Pilotwings 64 (1996 Nintnedo) - Nintendo 64 - Action

Pilotwings 64 was a launch title for the Nintendo 64…… Its not bad but does come off as a tech demo for the system…… The three vehicles which are the hang glider, jet pack and gyro copter all control nice…… The game looks good for the N64 as well……

Theres just not really a whole bunch to do…… One you get your licences theres really just free roam….. Which is really nice and soothing…… The whole game just lacks depth…..

Really should have been a pack-in title and not a full priced game…….
The N64 lacking a pack-in game surely didn't help it, and Pilotwings 64 would've been a genuinely good pick - it's enough for an early-3D-era pack-in, but not really for a full game, and it would've helped to demonstrate some fundamental facts about the N64 that remain largely unknown to this day unless you've committed to learning about the history of the hardware - and how it was actually designed to be PC-like*, and thus wasn't actually taking aim at its rival consoles so much as it was going after PC-gaming. Several titles on the system showcase that the hardware was pretty damn good at physics-simulations, and as the first of them, Pilotwings 64 should've been pushed more than it was.

*When you realise that the cartridges were meant to be analogous to a hard-drive rather than competing with CD-ROMs, it really changes how you look at the N64, as it shows that the choice of media really wasn't so stupid after all. Everything that the N64 set in motion is now the norm for consoles.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderFor my money its the best Christmas game ever made…….. Just like Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever made…...
Hey, is that why you went with the Die Hard livery on Dick's new truck?

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderbored game……
I see what you did there!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderNow for my bad joke of the week……
Q: What do you call the fear of being trapped in a chimney???.....
A: CLAUStrophobia........
*ba dum.... tssssh…...*
HAHAHAHA!
StoneColdSpider Dec 25, 2023
Quoting: PenglingIt's the Christmas weekend so I won't have heaps of gaming time, therefore my pick for this week is short, sweet, and appropriately festive - it's Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare (MS-DOS).
Sounds like a hare-raising game........

Quoting: PenglingKnuckles the Echidna in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)
Echidnas arnt red
Hedgehogs arnt blue
Somic Team sucks
Just like Shadow..........

Quoting: PenglingPlacid Plastic Duck Simulator (Proton)
Those ducks look terrifying........

Quoting: PenglingStardew Valley (Native Linux)
Bit early for Easter arnt you???...... Though the hot cross buns are already in the stores here.......

Quoting: PenglingSuper Bomberman R 2 (Proton)
GOD DAMMIT PENGLING!!!!....

Quoting: PenglingHahaha! Can't wait to find out!
Should be a great season......

Quoting: PenglingThanks for this primer - it was really interesting.
I always like to do a bit of history before diving into a new series.....

Quoting: PenglingFun little fact about Darkwing Duck: He's a self-confessed PC gamer.
NEEEEERRRRRRRRD..... All the cool kids play consoles......

Quoting: PenglingA totally fair analysis of this one. And, if you think about it, an eye-opening look at how much money Nintendo is leaving on the table by not having any Mario Kart titles on Steam - I really don't think that anyone would mind too much if they kept the current one exclusive to their hardware, but let the older ones out of the vault on PCs.
Its a real shame because the all the core elements of the gameplay are great........ Karts control really well...... Graphics are really nice with a great cartoon look about them....... Sounds are ok....... Not many bugs........ It just lack imagination...... Which is really important for kart racers........

Quoting: PenglingThe N64 lacking a pack-in game surely didn't help it, and Pilotwings 64 would've been a genuinely good pick - it's enough for an early-3D-era pack-in, but not really for a full game, and it would've helped to demonstrate some fundamental facts about the N64 that remain largely unknown to this day unless you've committed to learning about the history of the hardware - and how it was actually designed to be PC-like*, and thus wasn't actually taking aim at its rival consoles so much as it was going after PC-gaming. Several titles on the system showcase that the hardware was pretty damn good at physics-simulations, and as the first of them, Pilotwings 64 should've been pushed more than it was.
They really missed a trick by not making that a pack in....... It seems tailor made to be a pack in title...... Its just a giant tech demo.......

Quoting: PenglingHey, is that why you went with the Die Hard livery on Dick's new truck?
Sadly I didnt get the pick the livery....... That was up to the game itself......

Quoting: PenglingI see what you did there!
It had to be done.....

Quoting: PenglingHAHAHAHA!
Told you that you would like it.......

Also im guessing you missed something hidden in the Dick Trickle screenshots.......
Pengling Dec 25, 2023
Quoting: StoneColdSpiderSounds like a hare-raising game........
It's a must-play as far as Christmas-themed games go.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderEchidnas arnt red
Hedgehogs arnt blue
Somic Team sucks
Just like Shadow..........
Haha!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderThose ducks look terrifying........
I really liked the Nutcracker Duck - I thought he was cool.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderBit early for Easter arnt you???...... Though the hot cross buns are already in the stores here.......
You can't get away from seasonal-creep!

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderGOD DAMMIT PENGLING!!!!....


Quoting: StoneColdSpiderI always like to do a bit of history before diving into a new series.....
It's always appreciated.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderNEEEEERRRRRRRRD..... All the cool kids play consoles......
One cannot be cool, until you first accept that you are uncool.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderSadly I didnt get the pick the livery....... That was up to the game itself......
It still worked out well, at least.

Quoting: StoneColdSpiderAlso im guessing you missed something hidden in the Dick Trickle screenshots.......
I did indeed, hahaha! VERY well-hidden Grinch - well-played!

Last edited by Pengling on 25 December 2023 at 3:33 pm UTC
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