Archive for April 2009
GT1 and GT2 Japan have come
29/04/2009 by rallyist.
The Japanese versions of Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2 have come, and are better than the other versions of the game (American and European). There are an awful lot of differences - the music is better, and the cars are better (The NSX-R GT1 Turbo looks better than the NSX-R LM GT2, even though I’ve never driven it because I’ve just started and I HAVEN’T GOT ENOUGHÂ MONEY!!). I guess I’ll just have to save up for a Viper and keep doing the Normal cup until I have the money. My GT1 starter car is a Honda EG Civic SiR-II. My GT2 starter car (as sadly in the Japanese version there are no EG Civics to start with and PSX Emulator sucks because the used car lots never change) is a Mazda FC Savanna RX 7 Infini III.
Massive Nascar wreck!!
27/04/2009 by rallyist.
At Talladega, the rookie Keselowski sent Carl Edward’s car into the fence, destroying it and hurting fans, like the Bobby Alison crash in 1987. The rookie won but still, that was a bad crash, and Jr came second (yeah!). There was also a huge crash earlier in the race, and several cars hit the wall hard. Meanwhile, in the world of Gran Turismo, a Venturi Atlantique 400 GT went under a wall due to a computer program glitch and nearly fell through the track, until an invisible force field helped the Ferrari-like car back on its wheels. Not long until the Japanese version comes.
Visit the link to look at this crash (although I guess it will be on Youtube soon)
http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/04/26/cup.tal.high.final.nascar/
What car will I be starting with?
25/04/2009 by rallyist.
Easy question. Honda Civic SiR-II (EG) ‘93. In GT1 it makes for a really sweet FF car that can win several races, even though it is no where close to getting a Triple Crown. But it is possible you can win the GT Cup in it. In GT2 this car is capable of winning the Trial Mountain endurance race, all races in the FF challenge (even though your car needs to be set up a bit better for the last race), several rally events, and even the GT 300 series with a bit of tuning. It is capable of doing anything a hot hatch can do. Of course, there’s the FC Savanna RX7 GTX and MA70 Supra 3.0 GT Turbo Limited that are also great in GT1, and in GT2 there are the Savanna RX 7 Infini III and MA70 Supra again, and the JZA70 Supra Twinturbo R. But the Civic SiRII is really sweet, and fast, and powerful enough to win several races.
Are You Ready For My Blog With The Japanese Games?
23/04/2009 by rallyist.
In a couple of weeks I’ll be getting my own Japanese versions of Gran Turismo 1 and 2 (the European versions are merely okay by standards but are let down a little), and in Gran Turismo 1 and 2 it’s a little easier as well.
