Sega’s first attempt at Basketball on the PC includes plenty of neat visuals; realistic AI and motion capture work; official licenses of the NBA including players, teams and courts; practice mode to help you get used to your team; and a multiplayer mode (for up to 5 players on one computer). You can also create your own team and players in the edit mode, in case you don’t like what the NBA offers. …
Nightmare Ned is a puzzle-solving game presented as a platformer. Players control Ned who comes home from school and finds out through a note that his parents will be late. He uses the freedom to play games, but a thunderstorm frightens him and he goes to sleep. Strange things happen as a mysterious force drags Ned into a nightmare world. There, he can access five portals that lead to different worlds: The Graveyard, The Alcatraz Elementary School, The Medical Nightmare, The Attic, Basement and Beyond, and The Bathroom. These are all based on locations Ned knows in real life and they are connected to his fears. He meets regular characters but also different kinds of monsters. In the Elementary School level for instance Ned interacts with chalk drawings on a blackboard as they come to life. There are also often animated sequences.
To complete a portal Ned has to perform various tasks. His progress is shown through the shadow creatures as there is one in each world. Whenever Ned completes a part, the creature changes and eventually it becomes someone Ned knows from the real world and is connected to his fears. Not all puzzles need to be solved right away, but when a portal is left eight times without using a secret passage directly to another world, the game has a different ending. For a good ending Ned has to face all his fears and wake up unafraid.
The tasks, quests and puzzles can be completed through his platforming skills, including running, jumping and hanging from ledges, and interacting with the environment. Ned can use a yo-yo to attack, or use it to push buttons or interact with creatures and objects. …
Newman Haas Racing is a racing game developed in conjunction with the real-life Newman/Haas racing team. The game features 16 official drivers, cars and 11 tracks from the Indy Car series. The tracks include Houston (introduced in 1998), Laguna Seca Raceway, The Milwaukee Mile, Long Beach and more. The graphics engine is based upon Psygnosis’ Formula One game. Commentary is provided by Indy car champion Danny Sullivan and Bob Varsha (ESPN).
There are 4 difficulty levels and 3 main game modes: Single Race, Challenge (the AI is adjusted according to your results) and a full season of racing. In multiplayer, players can go head-to-head in a split-screen mode. …
NASCAR Racing is back for 1999, and you get three racing series in one package: Winston Cup, Busch Grand National, and Craftsman Truck Series. Updated from NASCAR Racing 2, you get 34 different tracks (11 never seen before). Includes modem (2-player) and network (8-player) support. …
NASCAR Revolution lets you race in stock cars. It features 17 authentic tracks and all official names and brands that come with the NASCAR license. The game also contains a database of NASCAR drivers with official stats and biography.
Game modes include single race, multiplayer match and season mode. Multiplayer allows you to race with people from all over the world over the internet.
You can customize any part of your car. The game features a realistic damage model and in-race pit stops, variable weather conditions, and fallible pit-crew. …
Instead of porting the console versions, NASCAR SimRacing was independently developed with a focus on more realism. EA revamped the entire NASCAR physics engine, introducing a much requested “drivable oversteer” feature that allows the player to drive out of oversteering situations. A full career mode is finally included for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Busch Series, and NEXTEL Cup Series, all with fully compliant rulesets. Graphics and sound were also updated to feature full support for advanced vertex and pixel shading and 3D spatial sound support.
This version features 23 tracks and multiplayer support for up to 43 players in the same race. …
NASCAR Thunder 2003 simulates the NASCAR driver experience. Dozens of locations are available, each with several alternate tracks. All the big-name drivers of the present, and a few of the past, are available to choose from, or you can create your own driver and car. Simulate a season, or even a full 20-year career complete with sponsorship deals and car improvements along the way. Moments of the Race places you in real-life racing situations, asking you to either duplicate reality’s outcome, or improve upon it. Or you can race against up to three people. The choice is yours. …