I would give up on gaming to watch important films and read classic books. If I had to play something it would probably be an NBA game, a NASCAR game, or a GT game.
I was wondering what the highest rank is in Twisted Metal 4. I had beat about 265 levels and was immortal when I traded in my copy. The game was pretty easy.
If I play an old racing game at a track I'm good at it's like comfort food. I know I've said that before, but it is a purpose some of these games can serve.
I liked my avatar, NASCAR Racing 2. I watched a lot of mid '90's NASCAR and NR2 didn't seem all that far off even though I used a joystick and not wheel and pedals.
Twisted 3 was a good game, driving dynamics and vehicle handling left something to be desired, but that could be said of almost any Twisted game. The graphics didn't seem that bad by late '90's standards. Yeah, I don't get the unpopularity.
I once had the power go out while I was playing a Hoyle PC game. I didn't lose any stats on past wins or losses, but I lost all my Hoyle bucks. I still don't get why I lost some data and not the rest.
I don't know if it was well received or not, but if not, then Twisted Metal 4. It felt like they gave you the tools to win if you were a decent enough gamer compared to Twisted 2.
I used to have a wheel and pedal setup to play NASCAR Racing 2, but then I switched to a joystick. I was playing NR2 from '97 to 2002. My setup wasn't very good anyway, the joystick was a far superior experience.
HP used to have a computer game that came with their PCs where you could cut auto racing practice laps. I forget if there was a race mode though, but just practice laps only really have the objective of trying to learn your car's handling and learn the track.
I have a progress report. Today I played Placer Racer for a few hours while listening to some talk radio and some Metal and I have now reached level 43.
I think NASCAR '99 has to be included. The graphics and game play may leave something to be desired, but the cool NASCAR factoids from the commentators make up for this in my mind.