I\u2019ve already written a fairly lengthy love letter to racing games, so I\u2019ll spare you the details about why I enjoy them so much.\u00a0 My current video project involves old Formula One games, and I\u2019m so deep into it that my \u201cvideo game brain\u201d can barely process anything else.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a poor excuse for the lack of posts this week and last, but hear me out!<\/p>\n
There are a bunch of F1 racing games dating back to the 70\u2019s, but I wanted to look at games from the 3D era.\u00a0 I\u2019d try to look up YouTube videos of what certain tracks looked like in some of the older games, and instead of crystal clear onboard shots, I\u2019d always get either unnaturally smooth-looking emulator versions or a handycam-recorded eyesore.<\/p>\n
I have capturing equipment and almost all the official F1 games dating back to 1996, so why not just make the videos I wanted to watch?<\/p>\n
\u201cBe the change you want to see in the world.\u201d\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that a saying?\u00a0 I think it is.\u00a0 Pretty deep for what I’m talking about, though.\u00a0 haha<\/p>\n
I also wanted to focus on console games, mostly because PC games have had countless mods and custom tracks created for them over the years.\u00a0 I\u2019ve played some great PC racing sims and mods, so it\u2019s not to say I don\u2019t appreciate them\u2026\u00a0 it\u2019s just that there are TONS of those videos online already.<\/p>\n
I find real-life onboard videos from any racing series to be fascinating to watch.\u00a0 Seeing masters like Senna, Schumacher, Hakkinen and Prost handle these finely tuned machines with such finesse is like watching Les Claypool effortlessly play the bass riff to Tommy the Cat, or Bob Ross hypnotically hiding his happy trees on that blank canvas of his.<\/p>\n
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