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Are there any current <g> or past racing games or sims that will work on Win 7 64-Bit?



 
 
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Old February 18th 11, 08:16 AM posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Default Are there any current <g> or past racing games or sims that will work on Win 7 64-Bit?

Looky here! A new post in RAS <g>

Besides Andrew of course ;-)

Does any one know of any racing games or sims that will work on
Windows 7 64-bit in an acceptable resolution? Something higher than
say 1024x768. Heck, I'd even take a racing "game" for that matter
these days. Preferably a NASCAR sim but I love all racing.

My main monitor is capable of 1920x1080 but I realize I'm stretching
it.


-paulw
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Old February 18th 11, 03:56 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
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(PW) wrote:

> Does any one know of any racing games or sims that will work on
> Windows 7 64-bit in an acceptable resolution?


I should give someone else a chance to speak up first. But now I don't have the
iRacing forums to distract me, my caravan is parked firmly in the r.a.s. car park.
Only an eviction order (or a 3 month for $10 iRacing offer) will get me out of
here.

I've run NKPro, Dirt2, GTR Evo, Nascar2003, GTR2, LFS, and RBR under Win7 64. I
seem to remember having to jump through some hoops for RBR (or was that for three
screens?), but the others worked perfectly at any resolution D3D can detect.

Only GTL proved to be a crash-fest. I think there's a fix but I gave up.

GPL is my main annoyance. I can run it ok but it's sounded terrible on my last two
upgrades. Again I'm sure if I persevered I could solve that as well (perhaps with
an add-in soundcard), but there's always something shinier to distract me.

I installed Win7 64 as a test initially and had no problems whatsoever that I could
detect, so stuck with it. It sounds like there's something strange going on with
your system, but I'm clueless as to what.

Andrew McP

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Old February 18th 11, 07:10 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Default Are there any current <g> or past racing games or sims that will work on Win 7

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:56 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Andrew MacPherson) wrote:

(PW) wrote:
>
>> Does any one know of any racing games or sims that will work on
>> Windows 7 64-bit in an acceptable resolution?

>
>I should give someone else a chance to speak up first. But now I don't have the
>iRacing forums to distract me, my caravan is parked firmly in the r.a.s. car park.
>Only an eviction order (or a 3 month for $10 iRacing offer) will get me out of
>here.
>
>I've run NKPro, Dirt2, GTR Evo, Nascar2003, GTR2, LFS, and RBR under Win7 64. I
>seem to remember having to jump through some hoops for RBR (or was that for three
>screens?), but the others worked perfectly at any resolution D3D can detect.
>
>Only GTL proved to be a crash-fest. I think there's a fix but I gave up.
>
>GPL is my main annoyance. I can run it ok but it's sounded terrible on my last two
>upgrades. Again I'm sure if I persevered I could solve that as well (perhaps with
>an add-in soundcard), but there's always something shinier to distract me.
>
>I installed Win7 64 as a test initially and had no problems whatsoever that I could
>detect, so stuck with it. It sounds like there's something strange going on with
>your system, but I'm clueless as to what.
>
>Andrew McP



I couldn't get RBR to run. I will see if I can do so with NASCAR
2003, and GTR2 (but what is the maximum resolution for those two?). I
will boot up Race 07 and see how that is. DIRT 2 works.

Something strange going on with my system? What do you mean by that?!

-paul
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Old February 21st 11, 05:41 AM posted to rec.autos.simulators
Andrew MacPherson[_2_]
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(PW) wrote:

> If I knew GT5 was that impressive I guess I might have asked for a PS3.


I must emphasise that it's the Nordschleife experience which makes GT5 superb (for
me). The rest is entertaining in a more game-like way, but nowhere near as
satisfying. It's almost as if the Nordschleife was worked on by a different team...
or at least someone who loves that track and driving there.

Having said that, I seem to have managed to do most of the GT5 tests and races now.
So the main gameplay must have some kind of addictive charm, and enough sim
qualities to stop it being deadly dull. But I would still be reluctant to recommend
the PS3 to anyone without a Nordschleife (or Little Big Planet) addiction.

I'd also never have bought a PS3 if I didn't have a G25 wheel which is supported.
That's why I've never been tempted by Forza on the Xbox... I can't/won't drive with
a controller and Microsoft are stupid about compatibility.

You will also be pleased to hear that my rational brain has taken over and
suppressed the idea of getting another couple of PS3s for peripheral vision. It
will remain a dream rather than a goal.

Probably. ;-)

> Especially after today's Daytona race!!!


I'm guessing we're talking about iRacing? I gather from various places that iRacing
are still almost as good at putting on big special events as their members are of
competing in them safely. ;-)

I shouldn't poke fun, but there is a rather depressing predictability to the gap
between iRacing's aspirations and harsh reality.

Still, they seem to have pulled a *lot* more new accounts in this week. That's got
to be good for the marketing team to work with, and fresh blood is always needed to
supply iRating for the top tiers to feed on. :-)

Andrew McP
 




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