Indy 500 for the pc

Down F0rce · 2 Feb 2003, 00:15 (Ref:493361)

a few questions-

where can I get it? (besides ebay)
what specs do I need?
is it any good?
can I play it online?
If so, does it have a solid online following?

thanks for any help

ASCII Man · 2 Feb 2003, 00:22 (Ref:493370)

Don't have a clue, sorry.

racer69 · 2 Feb 2003, 06:07 (Ref:493552)

I have it on on disk. Based on the 1989 race. It isn't too bad a game actually. It should run on most computers, the specs required aren't that high i don't think.

**ghinzani** · 2 Feb 2003, 11:17 (Ref:493683)

Are you talking about the game by Papyrus where you get a choice of three cars? Its a tiny programme, used to run off one floppy on my Amiga! I did have it for the PC but I couldnt control it with the Mouse so didnt play it.. buy yourself an old AMiga 500 off of e-bay as its best with a mouse - only annoying feature is that it wont save the game whilst ur racing which can be pretty frustrating when ur ex-girlfriend comes in with a cup of tea on lap 198 when your miles in the lead and whilst looking up you take off a wheel on the pit wall.....

Jordi · 2 Feb 2003, 15:42 (Ref:493835)

I once downloaded it from a site with demos (as it was so little) but can't remember the site. It's not too bad, considering the epoque...

Down F0rce · 2 Feb 2003, 18:14 (Ref:493957)

Thanks for the help guys, i do have an old amiga 600 in the attic, may have a hunt around on ebay. cheers

**ghinzani** · 2 Feb 2003, 22:39 (Ref:494226)

Downforce I will check to see how many copies I still have - IIRC it wont copy staright from a disk, you need the original unless its been cracked. Also the original has manual protection! I used to have a cracked copy but I think I copied over it when I got the original.

Evil Fuzzy · 2 Feb 2003, 23:15 (Ref:494308)

Great game, I used to play it on our old 386 a lot (I've got it on the new PC now but I never play it). Can anyone remember their best lap times ? Mine was 38.41 sec.

**ghinzani** · 2 Feb 2003, 23:51 (Ref:494366)

38.41?? were u walking ;-) seriously tho I cant remember mine.. can you recall if the PC version ran only thru keyboard or could you use a mouse and/or joystick? I have it on CD somehwere but as I say its manual protected which is a pain.

ribbo · 3 Feb 2003, 10:33 (Ref:494653)

if you do a search under www.google.co.uk for

abandonware

you'll find a site that has it, i've downloaded it recently (havent got round to playing it tho) it was a great game in the days

racer69 · 3 Feb 2003, 12:20 (Ref:494758)

I think i may get it back out and have a go at it again.

I recall that the Penske/Chevrolet is the gun car in the game, if you can keep control of it you fly, i got pole there once in it.

Down F0rce · 3 Feb 2003, 14:17 (Ref:494893)

ribbo,

thanks for the tip - I found the game, and its great fun! i downloaded it from www.bhlegend.com. Im off to play it now..

ribbo · 3 Feb 2003, 15:16 (Ref:494950)

no problem, didnt papyrus make indycar as well? still nascar2003 out soon

Down F0rce · 3 Feb 2003, 15:17 (Ref:494952)

wow, this game is amazing! okay the graphics arent all that but what do you expect from a game from 1989? you should all download it now, the fact that came from the makers of Grand Prix Legends is excuse enough!

Down F0rce · 3 Feb 2003, 15:19 (Ref:494953)

Quote:

Originally posted by ribbo
didnt papyrus make indycar as well?

yeah, i think so.

**ghinzani** · 3 Feb 2003, 16:04 (Ref:494996)

runs painfully slow on my XP machine - I have it in Win95 compatability mode, any ideas??

Lee Janotta · 3 Feb 2003, 16:31 (Ref:495014)

Yup, Papyrus made Indycar and Indycar II, which is also the source for several North American tracks converted for Grand Prix Legends.

The version of Laguna Seca in that game is pitifully inaccurate. Papyrus has a tendancy to make some corners _way_ too long and slow.

**Aysedasi** · 3 Feb 2003, 16:51 (Ref:495035)

Quote:

Originally posted by ghinzani
runs painfully slow on my XP machine - I have it in Win95 compatability mode, any ideas??

Won't it run otherwise? My experience with running GPL (accidentally) in Win98 compatibility mode is the same. As soon as I took the compatibility mode off - whoosh - fantastic performance.

Evil Fuzzy · 3 Feb 2003, 20:22 (Ref:495288)

Quote:

Originally posted by ghinzani
38.41?? were u walking ;-) seriously tho I cant remember mine.. can you recall if the PC version ran only thru keyboard or could you use a mouse and/or joystick? I have it on CD somehwere but as I say its manual protected which is a pain.

I checked and I mean 28.41 sec. (as I said it's been a long time since I even looked at it and my memory isn't serving me well when I've got vacation :-))
I don't have a joystick but as far as I know it's only keyboard compatible.

Down F0rce · 3 Feb 2003, 20:44 (Ref:495306)

Quote:

Originally posted by Evil Fuzzy
Can anyone remember their best lap times ? Mine was 38.41 sec.

ive done about 44.60, just over 200mph. i cant nearly get at the speeds the CPU cars go, ive abviously got a lot of sep up work to do. but thats all apart of the challange

Down F0rce · 3 Feb 2003, 20:49 (Ref:495315)

eek, im way off lap times. LOADS of set up work to do.

**ghinzani** · 4 Feb 2003, 01:24 (Ref:495634)

I used to win the 60 lappers on my Amiga version by about 2 or 3 laps and the few times I completed the 500 I won by about 5 laps etc... but I was at Uni at the time so had time to spare!

Down F0rce · 4 Feb 2003, 12:10 (Ref:495942)

i can set up a car that can (as long as I dont crash) lap around the 192MPH mark, but im still a long way off the 230MPH set my the CPU cars. any tips?

shiny side up! · 4 Feb 2003, 12:41 (Ref:495973)

I just downloaded it (but I'm at work... shhhh!). Can't wait to give it a try tonight at home...

Evil Fuzzy · 4 Feb 2003, 15:59 (Ref:496214)

Just go for a really low downforce setup, turn the boost to maximum, don't run qualifying with a full tank. That's about all I can remember.

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