Influence of Driving games on your actual motoring career ?

[PanzerCommander]

Playing early driving games (mostly borrowing my brothers PS1, as I was more into flight simulators and hence stuck with desktop computers) certainly didn't do any harm and did make me flirt with the idea of buying a Mk.4 Supra or Nissan Skyline R34 though I never went down that road and decided ultimately that an American V8 was a far better prospect.

The problem I have always found with these simulators is, no matter how good the force feedback there is only so much you can do. Depth perception (though the new VR headsets will hopefully address that) and the lack of seat of your pants feeling has always been a problem for me with these home computer/console based driving simulators.

[kambites]

I tend to find the sorts of cars which I enjoy driving in real life are complete rubbish in driving games because my preference for real cars focuses on tactility and feel (which games can't really simulate) where games tend to focus on speed and grip.

[sanguinary]

My influence from GT has reversed as I've aged. GT1, my garage was full of cars that I wanted to own. Now in GT6, I've a digital copy of many of the cars I've owned. (Aside from the elusive R34 GTR). But it will come. One day.

[HayesDC2]

Forza etc. are responsible for me being slightly obsessed with Japanese cars. The day after I passed my test I did an insurance quote on a 200sx which was about 4x my budget! Ended up in a Honda and haven't looked back since.

Still look at least twice a week of R32 GTRs for sale.

[s p a c e m a n]

Ah the sounds as you scroll through the menus..

https://youtu.be/rS-ehhpGilw

[DegsyE39]

s p a c e m a n said:

Ah the sounds as you scroll through the menus..

https://youtu.be/rS-ehhpGilw

Trial mountain

[TommoAE86]

Andy616 said:

Great game, but for me it was Gran Turismo that had the bigger influence:

I always get insanely jealous when you post these up Andy

I got my Skyline GTST because it's the first car I bought when playing through Gran Turismo the 2nd time, I remember the joy of being able to tune it up and up almost all the way. Now that I own my very own one I am happy to have met one of my hero cars, none of what it does has let me down or gone below my expectations. Here are the auction pictures of mine

[The Wookie]

You might say so...

[Andy616]

TommoAE86 said:

Andy616 said:

Great game, but for me it was Gran Turismo that had the bigger influence:

I always get insanely jealous when you post these up Andy

I got my Skyline GTST because it's the first car I bought when playing through Gran Turismo the 2nd time, I remember the joy of being able to tune it up and up almost all the way. Now that I own my very own one I am happy to have met one of my hero cars, none of what it does has let me down or gone below my expectations. Here are the auction pictures of mine

Cheers mate. I need to get some more pictures with the standard wheels on.

Yours looks like a great find. I can't remember the last time I saw an unmodified looking GTS-T.

Another big influence for me from the Gran Turismo series was the wheel shop. It introduced me to a lot of the designs and manufacturers that are popular real world choices, including Rays CE28s which I've currently got on the car.

Edited by Andy616 on Thursday 13th October 20:29

Edited by Andy616 on Saturday 22 October 17:25

[J4CKO]

The Wookie said:

You might say so...

Yeah, remember that but for me the 928 was more about that scene when they smoked it away from the mall in Weird Science.

[harmy2010]

Like many Gran Truism was a major influence on me and the cars i have owned.

I am sure everyone remembers the opening sequence of GT2 with The Cardigans song 'My Favourite Game' playing in the background, that was my watershed petrolhead moment.

[A.J.M]

Played GT3,4 and 5.

I can thank them for my complete disinterest most things Japanese.

It was best for picking stupid cars and doing laps of the Ring with.
Best were the little Suzuki ( I think ) trucks that could maybe to 40mph.

[em177]

The Wookie said:

You might say so...

I love how realiatic Toca was... I mean just look at the driving standards

Is your BTCC car in any games Wookie?

[TommoAE86]

Andy616 said:

Yours looks like a great find. I can't remember the last time I saw an unmodified looking GTS-T.

Thanks, it hasn't been as hard as I thought to keep it standard either. I do have a modern amp under the HICAS ecu and the stupid foglight but hopefully I can hinge that so it only shows with the light is on. It was a grade 4 too so the only work I need to do on it is just refresh the paint which is showing it's 23 years and the scratch I got in the work car park
Since getting mine my importer has said "we haven't seen anything as good and unmodified as yours", though I suspect they are buttering me up as they've just started a part ex service

[The Wookie]

em177 said:

I love how realiatic Toca was... I mean just look at the driving standards

Is your BTCC car in any games Wookie?

I know, first time I got punted off by Matt Neal I started having flashbacks to my childhood!!

The Audi is in the latest Forza in Robb Holland's colours, someone has done this years design but can't find a shot of it!

[Mr Snrub]

Anyone remember Top Gear 2 on the SNES?



Used to love that game. Had weather effects, tunnels, split screen, working lights and car upgrades, which were pretty advanced for the time. Great soundtrack as well.