Arcade Racers on PC

Kosmiche · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:27

The split/second thread got me thinking, does no one want to play these games online on pc anymore?

Plenty of people play sim racers, but games like split/second, blur, burnout are deserted online.

I was wondering why that was, I have only been pc gaming since around 2004, has it always been like this?

I was wondering is it because a lot of people don't have a gamepad for their pc, or is it something else?

I find this quite sad actually as I'd love motorstorm or twisted metal on pc but I'm not sure how popular they would be.

Not sure if I'm lamenting a demise in the arcade racing genre on pc or if its always been like this.

d_brennen · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:34

GRiD 3 next year, looking forward to that. Also Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed coming too, quietly optimistic about that too

Kosmiche · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:36

grid was terrible, tracks were hilariously wide and no feeling of speed.

sonic racing will be dead online.

d_brennen · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:38

Eames said:
grid was terrible, tracks were hilariously wide and no feeling of speed.

You're doing it wrong

Eames said:
sonic racing will be dead online.

Probably right but I'll be there

Final8y · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:38

I would like more.
I think some of the problem is the consolized community system in some of the games.
I could not chat to anyone in NFP hot pursuit, but in Burnout paradise and RaceDriver GRID you could and the PC community lasted longer in them.

d_brennen · 17 Nov 2012 at 12:42

Codemasters killed GRiD before I was ready tbh

olivier renault · 17 Nov 2012 at 14:54

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage.

TrackMania: Sunrise.

Hopefully the new Carmageddon.

Need for Speed? Burnout Paradise?

olivier renault · 17 Nov 2012 at 14:56

Eames said:
I was wondering is it because a lot of people don't have a gamepad for their pc, or is it something else?

In general, if you want an arcade gaming experience, you pick up a console. Pick that disk and play. There is more faffing about with a PC.

billyboyd · 17 Nov 2012 at 15:22

d_brennen said:
GRiD 3 next year, looking forward to that. Also Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed coming too, quietly optimistic about that too

Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing never even had online play... well on the PC version anyway. You had to head over to console land if you wanted to race online with that which was a pity as it was quite a good game.
Should be interesting to see if the new Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed game has it.

Paul_cz · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:18

Nitronic Rush is free and fantastic, Distance next year, PC only.

walk on · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:26

The new ridge racer unbounded is pretty good.

SkeeterUK · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:28

Sega Rally Revo was pretty good. Trackmania games are canny too.

~>Dg<~ · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:43

dirt 1,2,3

barmyllama · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:46

walk on said:
The new ridge racer unbounded is pretty good.

I'll second that.

d_brennen · 17 Nov 2012 at 16:59

billyboyd said:
Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing never even had online play... well on the PC version anyway. You had to head over to console land if you wanted to race online with that which was a pity as it was quite a good game.
Should be interesting to see if the new Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed game has it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18459287&highlight=sonic+stars

10 player on PC is confirmed apparently