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Old 08-23-2013, 12:33 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by GunsUp View Post
You'd probably rather have a game where you have to build the car and test n tune it and run a 275 class lol
If only lol.

There was a game years ago called Motor City Online (PC). You started in dirt track racing working up cash to purchase a used car. At first it was only 30's to roughly mid 60's cars in the game and they added new ones to the lots periodically as the game evolved. You could select real world parts from the "catalog" or from the online "ebay" style market where players would add parts they no longer needed or devs would throw in new items as well. It had an option for how much involvement you wanted to have with the building of the cars right down to the piston size and all. Or you could keep it idiot proof and have the game match parts. It was sooooo in-depth and ahead of it's time! Quarter mile racing and all. And believe it or not, if you set up the suspension right and had the power etc, you could lift the wheels and actually used the wheelie bars available for purchase. Still holding out for a game like this. But in the end there wasn't enough player base and EA shut it down just inside of a year if I recall. Again; ahead of it's time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_City_Online

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