Live Magazine April May 2017 Issue

D DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
AYING THEM...
“My favourite driving game is eye
spy (laughs). But video game I think
burnout 3 will always and forever be
my favourite.”
- Adam Haidle
“My N64 and all games were stolen
years ago and when I was re-buying
the games I had I started with the
racing games. Star Wars Episode
1 Racer, Top Gear Overdrive, San
Francisco Rush, these were all fantastic
racers that had their own feel.
There’s a lot to discover in between
your Mario Karts and your Forzas.
I think the best thing you can learn
from racing games is the importance
of taking corners at a sensible
speed. Most of the time slamming
into the wall on a tight corner doesn’t
pay off. Utilizing your brakes is a lesson
well learned sooner than later.”
- Lucas Andrew
“For me I love the Forza games, I’ve
only got up to a Xbox 360 so haven’t
played Horizon 3 but from the first
Forza Motorsport they had me
hooked. The car upgrade menus and
the whole mechanic of the games
are great.”
- Patrick Ansell
“Can’t beat the classic Mario Kart.
Many a friendship has been made,
and unmade on those slippery
slopes of Rainbow Road.”
- Matt Taylor
“There are so many racing games
that I would love to pick as my favorite.
So I’ll go ahead and pick Forza Horizon
3, not only that it’s loosely
based in Australia but it has the mix
of simulation and arcade racing, not
to mention the paint job designs can
bring out the artist in everyone if they
have the time and patience.
As for translating the race track from
video games to reality question... It
can work, although it can be very
hard to get it all done properly since
most simulation racing games aren’t
One Hundred percent in the realism
department (inertia, heat,effects
from the car being damaged, etc).
But if you know the layout of the
track very well it can be added to
your advantage.”
- Marc Sola
“I’m loving Dirt Rally in VR on the PS4
Pro. The attention to detail is absolute
perfection and makes for an
exhilarating ride! As far as learning
tracks from games is concerned, I
think it’s entirely possible. Real race
drivers will often use simulations like
Gran Turismo to hone their skills off
the track. Theoretically though, any
game with a half decent recreation
of a circuit would work just the same
with enough time and dedication.
And we can’t forget that each year
Gran Turismo takes gamers and
turns them into real race drivers via
the GT Academy program, so there
has to be something in it!”
- Kieran Braden
“Driveclub vr because its the only
racing sim vr on psvr (cmon NFS underground).”
- Wes Smith