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[@sentrysapper45]

I can see why this is so fondly remembered! I'm a sucker for these kinds of early 3D visuals, and the gameplay looks solid. And yes, there appear to be a few recordings of players tacking the full 200 laps on KZbin. Suffice to say it's quite the endurance test!

[@SteveMacSticky]

For 89 on PC this was awesome

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Nice driving Lawnie, no thrustmaster required! Didn't know about this one thanks.

[@StormkeeperPU]

I'm not long after commenting on the other game, so this is a pleasant surprise! I think that I played it between 1989-90, though at the time, I thought it was an Indiana Jones game originally! I think that this works on an 8088 CPU, so I can play it on the 808x mini laptops, and it definitely will be getting installed along with Rogue, Indiana Jones 3, Wolfenstein 3D (via a source port), and Lemmings... Although I think that using my Pocket 386 would be better able to emulate my experience back then, seeing as I see 386 CPUs as faster 286s or slower 486s! I coincidentally see 286s as faster x86 808xs and slower 386s, which is why I'd never be interested in one typically. The x86 808xs are interesting to due to being able to do stuff that 286s can't, whereas I got a 386 so I could have a portable Win3.11 machine, plus I wanted to have something I can test ISA cards with! Anyway, moving away from my semi-digression, I totally get why people rate this so highly!

[@StormkeeperPU]

The 200 laps thing kinda reminds me of Le Mans, in that it's probably endurance related! Coincidentally, I have a steering wheel, pedals, and shifter set that I picked up cheap at auction, a PXN one, so not Logitech or Thrustmaster, but at least it's a good starter set!

[@thewiirocks]

I was just thinking about Indy 500 after your review about Grand Prix! I remember getting this game as a pack-in with my first Sound Blaster along with a copy of Lemmings. I wasn’t big into racing games, but I remember all the history of Indy 500 in the included manual being fascinating stuff. 😎

[@getoffmylawn6692]

It's an excellent game, and I think I'll probably review it at some point for sure.

[@NellWatson]

Hurrah! Thanks so much for this! Such an incredible game for '89!

[@getoffmylawn6692]

You're welcome, Nell. You have the power!

[@Blink_____]

Back in the day all I had at home and school was the PC speaker, but it still did the job

[@ParaSytius]

Played this for hours on the Amiga A500, mainly just seeing what the biggest crash I could cause in the race and watching the replay.

[@buck6365]

I played this a lot back in the day. On an old laptop, the LCD display gave an extra impression of speed. Never had sound that great, though. Reversing and knocking everyone out was one of the first things I did, too. Then went on to tinkering with the car. The stock March/Cosworth is the slowest but easiest to drive (the high drag is an indication), though the main reason everyone passed you in training is probably because you drove with a full fuel tank. In qualifying, you drop as much fuel as possible and also do some other optimizations. The wheel temperature is important - if your wheels get hotter e.g. on the outside, you need to adjust their tilt. I got good enough that I could finish top 3 in qualifying and usually lead the race for a bit. But eventually I always crashed into a wall or a car while lapping it.

[@getoffmylawn6692]

Thank you for the fuel tank information! That's exactly the sort of incredible detail you'd expect from a Papyrus title.

[@bravalloy]

I used to pick the 10 laps race and run reverse crashing the other drivers. Then win the race. Long time ago I uploaded a setup for both the blue and red cars and 10 laps race into youtube.

[@ferdeboergd256]

16:35 "The people did not came here to see a pile of cars exploding and crashing!" Well... it's the US... maybe they did