Video game development is rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.
EA have added F1 2021 to the GeForce NOW Streaming Service after presumably being shocked that revenue went down after they removed F1 2011, F1 2012, F1 2014, F1 2015, F1 2016, F1 2017, F1 2018, F1 2019 and F1 2020 from stores in the past two years. GeForce NOW is free to try for sessions up to 1hr in length.
I did enjoy F1 2021, but felt that F1 2020 was the better title overall. The ‘Braking Point’ storyline in F1 2021 is worth a playthrough. You can probably use the free trial for that. Here is my review of the game.
No replies yet
Loading new replies...
Join the full discussion at the Race Sim Central Community Forums →