SEGA GT any fans?

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Not being a fan of GT racers, this bin buy has recieved the least play time of all my DC racers.....

Originally posted by Stone
Well said, Gamevet - a long time ago, on the GG! board, I started a thread on how playing Sega GT gave me Outrun flashbacks...the NSX, I think, in particular. It's a great game, and not much like Gran Turismo (a plus for me).

When you put it like that though I think I'll be sitting down with it again one of these days. *-neo

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Originally posted by Tones
There's one aspect that I love, that neither GT 1, 2, or 3 doesn't have: The Carrozeria. It's basically a mode where you can create your own cars, and although they are limited to the items available in the game, I loved it. There are about 15-20 bodies total, engines from i4 to V8 (or it may have been V10 or 12), all of which can be turbo, supercharged, or naturally aspirated.

I had completely forgotten about the Carozzeria- an amazing addition to the game. You can do all sorts of neat things with it, and the range of choices is amazing. The engines run from a straight 4s to V12s, with 2 and 3 rotor rotary engines, straight-8 engines (hah), V10s, boxer 6s, and a few other choices in between. Turbo, Supercharged, or NA breathing, and you can also put the engines in the front, rear, or middle of the car, with FWD, AWD, and RWD drive trains.

There's a body in there that (intentionally, I think) looks just like the old Alfa 2000 GTV body, one of my favorite car designs, and I was able to make an almost exact replica of that car's weight and hp/torque specs.

You can also make some pretty interesting observations about the way engine placement and drive types change the way a car handles. Make the same car with rear-engine/RWD and then front-engine RWD, do some test laps, and you'll be amazed with how the engine movement changes things. High-torque RR cars are crazy, so easy to powersteer, almost impossible to drive, but fun.

It's neat to try to also make good cars out of fundamentally stupid ideas, like a rear-engined Front Wheel Drive car with a three-rotor rotary.

Really, I'd forgotten how much I liked the game. It's great.