Video game development is rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
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.
Details released at E3 showing off the Gameboy Color release of TOCA 2. Unfortunately, no cockpit view…
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ToCA Touring Car Championship Product Features
ToCA Touring Car Championship – one of the most popular racing games on PlayStation is now on Game Boy Color. It’s fast racing action on the original tracks of the British Touring Car Championships, where you’ll have to fight the pack to gain position without losing control of your car. The arcade physics makes this game easy to learn, but hard to master.
• Action-filled “pack” racing.
• Choose from the eight official car brands of the British Touring Car Championship: Audi A4, Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Nissan Primera, Peugeot 406, Volvo S40, Vauxhall Vectra, Williams Renault Laguna
• Test your driving skills in wet or dry conditions
• Race on the nine original tracks of the British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch, Croft, Donnington GP, Donnington Short, Knockhill, Oulton Park, Silverstone, Snetterton, Thruxton,
• Compete in three single-player modes (Single Race; Championship; Time Trial) or four multi-player modes (Tournament; Time Trial; Time Trial Special; Knock-Out)
• Arcade-style physics emulation is easy to learn, but difficult to master.
• Developed by Spellbound, published by THQ, and distributed in North America by SouthPeak Interactive
• Release date: June 2000
• MSRP: $29.95
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