Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
Originally working in military simulator design, this Michigan-based studio developed Zone Raiders for Virgin Interactive before moving to Electronic Arts for publishing their second PC title, Sports Car GT, when Westwood Studios (their SCGT development partner) was acquired by the software giant.
Known primarily for their mod-friendly SCGT and rFactor racing platforms, ISI also developed Formula One and NASCAR titles on PC for Electronic Arts, but perhaps their lasting contribution to the genre was the licensing of the isiMotor engine that allowed studios such as 2Pez, Blimey! Games, KW Studios, Motorsport Games, Reiza Studios, SIMBIN Studios, Slightly Mad Studios, The Sim Factory, Tiburon and rFactor 2‘s ongoing developer Studio 397 to begin with or release on an evolution of their software.
Another fork of the isiMotor engine, rFpro, continues to be developed and is used by a wide array of automotive companies for both road and motorsport simulation.
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
Croft_Circuit_Texture_Update_V1_0.zip
Netkar_0.9.9.zip
LFS is a racing simulation developed by a three man indie team and is considered to be one of the most realistic sims of all time despite it’s age.
limerock-chicane.zip
limerock.zip
RACEDRIVERMP.zip
F1_Challenge_99-02_Manual.pdf
netKarMulti044.zip
indycar_series_pc_demo_no_directx.zip
CMR3PCDemoInstallv4.zip
nr2003_trackpack01_en.zip
The NASCAR Racing 2003 Season Track Pack adds three new fantasy tracks to the game: Eight Bowl Superspeedway – A 2.5-mile figure-eight superspeedway with 31 degrees of banking. Hillside International Speedway – A 1-mile speedway with 36 degrees of banking. Papyrus Motorsports Park – A 3.77-mile high speed 7 turn road course.