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Co-founded by arguably the father of the modern racing simulation, David Kaemmer, the studio created NASCAR and IndyCar titles that consistently pushed the genre forwards.
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Papyrus is gearing up to release its first effort in the off-road racing arena. It’s called S.O.D.A., named after the Short-course Off-road Driver’s Association.
Unlike Accolade’s Test Drive: Off-Road, S.O.D.A. is a checkpoint-based mudslinger that will support head-to-head modem games and six-player IPX and TCP/IP contests. The game will also include support for force-feedback joysticks and ThrustMaster’s upcoming force-feedback steering wheel (when it ships, that is).
Steering, suspension, and horsepower will be adjustable in all three of the available vehicles: a 150-horsepower buggy; a two-wheel-drive, 800-horsepower truck; and a four-wheel-drive, 800-horsepower truck. Six tracks will be included in the final rev along with a track editor that can store up to 32 tracks at once.
S.O.D.A. is being developed for Papyrus by a two-person, Westborough, Massachusetts, team known as Software Allies. At this time it is not yet confirmed whether S.O.D.A. will support Rendition or 3DFX-based accelerator cards this summer.
SODA is a simulation based on the Short Course Off-Road Drivers series, but did not contain any officially licensed cars or real-world tracks.
