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Star Wars Racer - PC Game or Arcade Game?
ahofle:
So you're playing it without analog controls? Ouch.
The arcade version had two analog levers (one for each hand) which controlled the thrust from the two respective engines (just like in the movie). Pushing further on the right thrust lever caused the ship to go left and vice versa. The game would've been just another ordinary racing game IMO without that awesome controller configuration.
btp2k2:
Yeah, I would agree....they are two completely seperate games.
The PC version is a rehash of the N64 game, whereas the arcade version was a completely new game.
I bet that dual stick setup would work well with games like Assault and Virtual On
vidmouse:
Mechwarrior (3) works... albeit it's difficult w/o a top fire button.
Didn't realize the PC rehashed the N64 version... unfortunately my cab pc is too slow to run an N64 emulator.
I know I've seen Mechwarrior, Crimson Skies, Star Wars Racer, and a version of Star Trek Elite Force in Dave and Buster's (and other places) before... any others treading the line between PC/console and arcade? It's interesting that the Racers are two different games -- purely on the control method and motion feedback? I would argue that the way I am controlling it makes it feel a lot different than when I played it on my gamepad... granted not the same as the true arcade version but a good experience nonetheless.
A few shots of the games... I guess part of me is impressed my clunky PII can keep up with these, and that 640x480 can look this good...
Joystick Jerk:
--- Quote from: btp2k2 on May 15, 2007, 05:46:01 pm ---The PC version is a rehash of the N64 game, whereas the arcade version was a completely new game
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The PC version came out before the N64 version.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: vidmouse on May 15, 2007, 08:48:10 pm ---any others treading the line between PC/console and arcade?
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The PC version of Crazi Taxi is pretty much indistinguishable (to me at least) from the arcade version if you have a steering wheel.