by "bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
Published 12/27/2017 at 09:47
by "bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
Published 12/27/2017 at 09:47
Tags: f1
; mclaren
; thrustmaster
; Video Games
; racing games
; racing
STARS: 2
I was trying to find stuff on
early
PC wheels, and found
this comment
from 1995, about the Thrustmaster Formula T1 (one of the first):
From reading this newsgroup I have concluded that the T1 has serious reliability problems, and those considering buying one should think again. I paid 180 UK pounds for mine (bloody expensive) and assumed it would be made from quality components - this is obviously untrue. Although it was great at first, the unit became faulty after only one season of Indycar ( if you want a realistic simulation of last year’s McLaren, a broken T1 is just the thing ).
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
12/27/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
I had a Thrustmaster T1 as a kid, and can confirm. The jaws that held it to your computer broke all the time, as did the sensors for the pedals. It played a lot of Indycar racing, Indycar racing II, Nascar racing 2, and the early Need for Speed games.
"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
12/27/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0
And on what I was actually trying to look up, found a wheel that predates the T1, the Wizard Racing ProWheel: https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_118#page/n131/mode/2up
(It was contemporary to the T1, but this Usenet post from 1993 reveals that it was available before it.)
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
12/28/2017 at 06:06, STARS: 0
ah yes the Peugeot engine of doom.