ps2 racer / student prodigy

[inlimbo]

several years ago i remember reading an article in a gaming magazine that detailed an upcoming racer that was touted as having an engine that was almost single-handedly the work of one gifted young programmer, either fresh out of high school or a university or something like that. i want to say it was a ps2 racer, but it could've been ealier and may have been a pc title instead.

does anyone remember something like this and can anyone remember the game in question?

 

[archie4oz]

Would be refering to Racer?

 

[inlimbo]

it could be. and i want to say it was a dutch or scandinavian programmer, so that would fit, along with the timeline.

the only other concrete thing i remember about the preview is that it showcased a red 1960s ferrari or something of a similar make. i know that it isn't much help, but i was hoping to find a screenshot in racer's archive that matched my memory, but it seems like there are only more recent shots

 

[Nesh]

There was another racing game I remember which if I remember correctly was designed in Korea. It was hyped as being one of the most impressive racing games to arrive on the PS2 at the time.

I never saw it being released

 

[Nick Laslett]

There was another racing game I remember which if I remember correctly was designed in Korea. It was hyped as being one of the most impressive racing games to arrive on the PS2 at the time.

I never saw it being released

Better known as the FAFRacer on NeoGAF as B3D very own Fafalada was part of the team that developed this game.

http://axisent.com/products/ps2.asp

It receieved a UK and US release. I ordered it from Amazon, but the order timeed out before the game actually made it to the shops. I did see it on actual retail shelves.

Axel Impact

http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ps2&game=AxelImpactRacing

US release was called DF Racer

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/759/759410.html#

I would still like to play it.

 

[Fafalada]

Kinda OT, but since it's mentioned in the thread...
Original DT actually got a pretty large extra-shipments later-on as part of Walmart bundle(in the light of that IGN review I rather not say how large though), so it should be easy to find really cheap (unless those bundles sell really well? )

And the title also got a "sequel" on PS2 and PSP, which is a small miracle given how bad things were at that place when I left.
http://ps2.ign.com/objects/142/14263585.html

 

[Shifty Geezer]

So who was the near-single-handed gifted young programmer inlimbo is looking for?

 

[Nesh]

Better known as the FAFRacer on NeoGAF as B3D very own Fafalada was part of the team that developed this game.

http://axisent.com/products/ps2.asp

It receieved a UK and US release. I ordered it from Amazon, but the order timeed out before the game actually made it to the shops. I did see it on actual retail shelves.

Axel Impact

http://www.ntsc-uk.com/review.php?platform=ps2&game=AxelImpactRacing

US release was called DF Racer

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/759/759410.html#

I would still like to play it.

Oh yeah I think thats the one.

How good was it?
Did it look as good as they hyped it to be?

 

[Panajev2001a]

Kinda OT, but since it's mentioned in the thread...
Original DT actually got a pretty large extra-shipments later-on as part of Walmart bundle(in the light of that IGN review I rather not say how large though), so it should be easy to find really cheap (unless those bundles sell really well? )

And the title also got a "sequel" on PS2 and PSP, which is a small miracle given how bad things were at that place when I left.
http://ps2.ign.com/objects/142/14263585.html

.

 

[inlimbo]

So who was the near-single-handed gifted young programmer inlimbo is looking for?

i don't think we'll ever know

 

[ihamoitc2005]

Wow

Kinda OT, but since it's mentioned in the thread...
Original DT actually got a pretty large extra-shipments later-on as part of Walmart bundle(in the light of that IGN review I rather not say how large though), so it should be easy to find really cheap (unless those bundles sell really well? )

And the title also got a "sequel" on PS2 and PSP, which is a small miracle given how bad things were at that place when I left.
http://ps2.ign.com/objects/142/14263585.html

Very impressive, my friend.

Lighting and textures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMZwyXdYZTY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alNNK0L_Qb4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdS2gT1ZSJ4&feature=related

Crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WWoqzR7Ers&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoJRMx9bbbU