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.
Just four months after they acquired the well respected Ratbag Games studio (recently renamed Midway Australia), Midway Games have reportedly decided to shutter the studio, put 70 people out of work and remove a major player from the industry for no good reason whatsoever.
Perhaps buying a studio for stocks worth $7 million wasn’t the best decision when your company Q3 losses totaled $29 million, eh Midway? It’s incredibly sad that we’re going to lose Ratbag because of this, their products really added something to the genre.
No replies yet
Loading new replies...
Join the full discussion at the Race Sim Central Community Forums →