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.
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Sierra today launched their new promotional sub-site for NASCAR 2002, including a batch of new screenshots displayed on the site. Unfortunately they’re only 400 pixels wide as Sierra are obviously greatly concerned with your bandwidth.
New screenshots:
Full press release:
SIERRA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NASCAR RACING 2002 SEASON WEBSITE
BELLEVUE, WA (January 24, 2002) – Sierra, a division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, is proud to announce the launch of the official website for NASCAR Racing 2002 Season, the latest edition to the best selling, award winning racing franchise. The new site, found at http://www.sierra.com/games/nascar2002/, provides the gaming community with information on Papyrus Racing Games highly anticipated PC title.
The website showcases stunning screenshots, the new NASCAR( Racing 2002 Season demo, and downloadable cars ready to be painted. The site also includes links to community sites and valuable tips from the Papyrus team.
NASCAR( Racing 2002 Season will feature every track in the 2002 NASCAR( Winston Cup Series with teams, drivers, and sponsors of the 2002 race season. In addition, new driving lessons will bring novice drivers up to speed, while track tours narrated by three-time NASCAR( Winston Cup Series racing Champion Darrell Waltrip will help even the most seasoned veterans find the fastest way around each circuit. With a new sound system and enhanced photo-realistic graphics, both novice and seasoned drivers can expect to experience the thrill and excitement of racing like the pros.
ABOUT NASCAR
The NASCAR Licensing and Retail Development team that is based in Charlotte, NC, is committed to creating retail programs that provide value to NASCAR sponsors, promotional partners, licensees as well as drivers, teams and tracks. Under the direction of vice president of strategic marketing and licensing, Steve Boguski, and managing director Dee Scott, the department researches new categories, licenses qualified companies, handles quality control, and develops retail partnerships in an effort to drive sales of NASCAR-licensed product. NASCAR supports its line of licensed products through an integrated marketing strategy including annual trade advertising, a comprehensive retail guide, trade show exhibits, a quarterly newsletter and a dedicated web presence on NASCAR.com. ABOUT SIERRA Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
http://www.sierra.com, a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing and part of its Games division, is one of the original developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and productivity software. Sierra is renowned for releasing critically acclaimed and award winning titles that represent a wide variety of computer entertainment on both next generation console and PC platforms.
ABOUT VIVENDI UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING
Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing), the publishing division of the world’s second largest communications group (Vivendi Universal), is an international leader in multi-platform publishing and content distribution. As one of the top three players in the global publishing market and the only publisher with an international reach, the Company’s key content areas include literature, reference, education, games and consumer press. VU Publishing publishes content in four major languages, including English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and has strong local publishing brands, including Anaya, Atica, Houghton Mifflin, Knowledge Adventure, Larousse, Nathan and Scipione. In the games category, VU Publishing is a leading publisher of online, PC and console-based games. Its studios include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Inc. and Universal Interactive.
NR2002 is a simulation of the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup. It featured a selection of chassis and all the tracks from the real-life schedule.
A demo version of NR2002 was released as a standalone “game” called Super Snack 500.
