Grand Prix Legends still alive & kicking
Grand Prix Legends still alive & kicking
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FourWheelDrift

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91,824 posts

307 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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New Spa 1967 version to be released soon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ykJgs02nQ

For those who still have it installed.

Not bad for a 16 year old game. It's going through puberty.

Pvapour

8,981 posts

276 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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clap

kowalski655

15,164 posts

166 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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Is this the PS2 game?

davepoth

29,395 posts

222 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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kowalski655 said:
Is this the PS2 game?
No, it's a PC game that is one of the most modded ever, and to an incredibly high standard too.

-edit-

The reason it's lasted so long is that it's about the most realistic driving game ever. I'm proud of myself for finishing a clean lap of Monza. The time was awful, but I got all the way around without crashing, sliding, or locking a wheel just once.

Edited by davepoth on Friday 28th February 17:44

kowalski655

15,164 posts

166 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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Aah,I see. is this the same as GT legends? I have that, it's very good.
Where do I get the mod? Or indeed the game?

FourWheelDrift

Original Poster:

91,824 posts

307 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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Minimal cost from Amazon (less than £5).

But you'll need to apply a few mods, to update the car and to allow for current spec PCs to use their power.

And I wouldn't know where to start, so I would register and post a thread on here - http://srmz.net/

There is an All-in-One single file installer that does it but ask that you have a completely new install so you get the right one.

There are also links to other car sets, tracks and other utilities you might find useful on there.

SlipStream77

2,153 posts

214 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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kowalski655 said:
Aah,I see. is this the same as GT legends? I have that, it's very good.
Where do I get the mod? Or indeed the game?
No, totally different game. GT Legends was by Simbin. GPL was developed by Papyrus, some of that team now work for iRacing.

This is GPL..

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Prix-Legends-PC-CD/d...

davepoth

29,395 posts

222 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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kowalski655 said:
Aah,I see. is this the same as GT legends? I have that, it's very good.
Where do I get the mod? Or indeed the game?
No, it predates GT legends by about ten years!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sierra-UK-Grand-Prix-Legen...

and then

http://www.gpllinks.org/

(you can get the demo there too)

I'll point out that you will not be able to drive it properly without a proper analogue controller (I don't think an xbox controller would cut it), and most people will use a proper steering wheel and pedals (including clutch; you only use that for pulling away though, and it's a dog box, so I hope you know how to heel and toe!)

Lynchie999

3,616 posts

176 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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Ahh.. the memories, haven't played this in 12+ years! shame I haven't got anything that will run it now.. :-(

GrumpyTwig

3,354 posts

180 months

Friday 28th February 2014
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You could just get Rfactor2? That has Spa as a track with a variety of older formula vehicles and marginally better graphics.

Red Firecracker

5,330 posts

250 months

Saturday 1st March 2014
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GrumpyTwig said:
You could just get Rfactor2? That has Spa as a track with a variety of older formula vehicles and marginally better graphics.
GPL is all about the physics. It is just immense. I believe they didn't model the crashes, the physics were just so that the crashes were 'right' (and there were a lot of crashes). Never mind completing a race, completing a lap was a major achievement.