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.
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
Codemasters added a video to their YouTube today previewing split-screen multiplayer in F1 2020. While this isn’t something I expect PC users to really use, it’s certainly something console users will appreciate. During the summer holidays for the kids and stay-at-home pandemic difficulties related to COVID-19, I’m frankly delighted to see this, as I remember playing ‘hot seat’ multiplayer in an F1 game back in the early 90’s!
Note: The footage below is clearly recorded from users either inexperienced, or using a gamepad.
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