<\/strong>The British Touring Car Championship was at its best during the 90s, and one of the greatest of these legendary years was 1998. Some of the highlights include a down to the wire championship battle, the introduction of mandatory pit stops, and Nigel Mansell. But why type a selection of words and phrases into my laptop to describe an amazing year, when I could just muster the power of video to explain my point\u2026 would you ever believe me if I said there was a BTCC race where Nigel Mansell (in a guest drive) started last and nearly ended up winning? No?<\/p>\n WELL then, watch this…<\/p>\n One of the greatest races ever, 1998 BTCC Donington Feature ft. Nigel Mansell<\/a><\/p>\n As John Watson so pointed out, “The British Touring Cars have totally eclipsed anything we have ever seen”.<\/p>\n TOCA 2 Touring Cars\u00a0<\/strong>was released on the original PlayStation (the PS1 if you will), and was based on the 1998 BTCC season. Players had the chance to participate in the championship in one of three difficulty modes, which decided how many races the season would consist of. In addition, there are your usual time trial based modes. However, the game also gave players the chance to participate in the support car championships that were in effect in 1998. The game truly offers a full and comprehensive mode of play that truly reflects the giant of motor sport history that was the British Touring Car Championship of 1998.<\/p>\n TOCA 2 Touring Cars in all its glory<\/p><\/div>\n Based on the picture you can now see with your eyeballs, you are probably making some comment on the poor quality of the graphics but what do you expect from a PlayStation One? And this game is in no way devoid of other issues. I will be the first person to admit that this game is dripping with issues. For example, the driving physics, as amazing as they are most of the time, have a habit of being massively unpredictable. When it comes to racing games, I am something of a perfectionist. And when a car has a habit of spinning wildly out of control for no reason although you have taken the corner no different to normal, it does vex me greatly. And I do not often use the word vex.<\/p>\n And I am not done either.<\/p>\n When it comes to competitive racing, it would appear that the AI cars seem to be possessed by some form of demonic spirit. When it comes to the first corner of any track on the calendar, I can promise you that the competition will find a way to take the corner at 5 times the speed that you have, whether through the gravel or on the tarmac, which usually means that you end up facing the wrong way in last place. Not only that, but it would seem that this satanic influence gives your opponents the ability to crash you off the road with a single touch, yet remain immovable when you try and return the favour.<\/p>\n All in all, the combination of these problems does definitely create rage filled controller flinging experiences. I can do nothing but apologise to my parents for the screaming, the shouting and definitely the damage as a result of my playing this game in my younger years.<\/p>\n Brutality is definitely the name of the game<\/p><\/div>\n And yet…<\/p>\n When everything comes together, the pure magic of the game becomes apparent. I mean yes there are faults left right and centre with the game quality, but what do you expect? And then again, in many ways it adds to the fun you can have with it. There is a level of madness and unpredictability that will wave goodbye to many hours of your life. And will you regret it at the end? No way.<\/p>\n What if I also told you that some aspects of the game were so forward thinking, that it took until the PS3 generation for other games to catch up. For example, usually in multiplayer modes, the number of opposition reduces to only 6 cars. However, in the co-op championship mode, you are still given a full grid of other cars. The problem I have with modern games is that they seem to assume that none of us have physical friends any more. New generation games seem to only offer multiplayer modes online, as if two friends would never DARE want to play a game together in the same place at the same time.<\/p>\n “Hey man, do you want to play some F1?”<\/p>\n “Yeah that would be awesome, i’ll see you in a bit yeah?”<\/p>\n “Wait, where you going?”<\/p>\n “Well you know, I have got to go home, log on and grab my head set”<\/p>\n “Oh yeah true that, see you in a bit!”<\/p>\n You know, some people seem to think that video games are making us less sociable. I wonder where that comes from.<\/p>\n![\"TOCA](\"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/full2ha0.jpg\")
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