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First Details on Indy 500 Simulation Coming Next Year
Tim Wheatley - Game News | Dec 28, 1988
0 CommentsOur first bit of real news about Indianapolis 500 comes from Randy Breen at Electronic Arts, who has set out to model the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by using the same kind of polygon-fill graphics commonly seen in flight simulators.
While many simulators might just put people behind the wheel, Indianapolis 500 allows eight different settings to be changed and adjusted, even saved for later use. An “instant replay” feature will allow six different angles to view the last 20 seconds of gameplay and players can select from varying race lengths.
The simulation will have 16 color to VGA and 4 color CGA options, with support for Adlib, Roland and Tandy sound. Minimum specifications currently IBM with 384K and pricing is set at $49.95.
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