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?
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.
One of the most dominant cars ever seen in motorsport the McLaren MP4/4 really should have won every race during the 1988 season – and came close to doing so. Powered by a Honda RA168 turbocharged V6 engine it took 15 poles and 15 wins from the 16 races that year, giving it a 93.8% winning percentage, and only losing one race at Monza due to a collision with a lapped car. Ayrton Senna took his first world title in this car, and McLaren won the constructors title for 1988.
The McLaren MP4/4 was included as historic content in F1 2019.
Added as historic content to F1 2020.