MINI 37 Ready to Play
We reported on this a while back.
>MINI 37 – Arcade Racer. Uncompromised Street Cred. Choose any MINI you can buy in a showroom, from the Cooper hatch to the Cooper S convertible. Customise it to your individual taste, from body colour to wheel style, bonnet stripes to panoramic sunroof. Race against your friends, or the computer – power sliding, speed boosting, getting serious air time as you ramp over jumps, negotiate tricky turns, and ultimately win. All set where you live, work and play.
Well, as it turns out, the game is ready! As reported by our friends over at MINI2.co.za.
>Allan Nissenbaum, Marketing & Communications Manager for MINI at BMW South Africa says “The site is still in its infancy and improvements and all features should be up and running by 19/11.
This game must be pretty good based on the system requirements. Windows 98/2K/XP, Pentium 4 1.3 or better, 256MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 4 with 128MB (or equivalent ATI graphics card) and 400 MB of disk space. The download is not for the broadband challenged either, weighing in at a hefty 114MB.
And you Mac folks, before you go rushing over thinking it will play on your Mac Mini or Macbook under Parallels or VMWare, don’t even bother. I already tried under VMWare on a Macbook and could only hear the sounds, no video (yes, I tried compatibility mode, 256 color and 640×480 resolution).
Have fun!
[ MINI 37 Arcade Racer Now Live ] MINI2.co.za
Au contrere mon frere, it runs like a charm on my Macbook Pro, on Windows XP, on Parallels.
You really should check out Parallels – there is a free trial. I can almost guarantee you will buy it after the trail period.
What a disappointment. The cars handle like bricks, nothing like a mini. I was looking forward to this but it sucks, and the website is just painful.
it is not “Au contrere mon frere”
but “Au contraire mon frère”
yes I am french…
let’s try it though
>Au contrere mon frere, it runs like a charm on my Macbook Pro, on Windows XP, on Parallels.
Ah yes my good Tim. 3 little letters there make all the difference.
P-R-O.
Means you have the cool graphics subsystem and all I have is the weak Intel on-board stuff using system memory. It’s not VMWare vs. Parallels (since we already know <a href="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9760910-1.html" rel="nofollow">VMWare is faster</a>), it’s good hardware vs. better hardware.
If only the darn thing would actually download. Hope the Mini’s in the game are faster than this download speed!
If you have an XBOX 360 or an XBOX, as a true MINI-fanatic, you all should know about The Forza Motorsport video game series and how brilliant it is at animating every car’s true physics. The 05 Cooper S in the game is amazingly like the real thing. And fully customizable (I have my own JCW Challenge look-alike). And it is a giant-killer in the game.
Like Alan Ashcroft said “the Mini handles like bricks and it sucks”. Do yourself a favor and pick up an XBOX and the Forza game. You won’t be dissapointed. (you’ll be an even better “Miniac”).
Game doesnt run on my new laptop (specs said it has a 128mb card). Oh well. . . . .
It is a pity that the game was made with such a high computer software requirement. Chances are that your ordinary John Doe will not be able to enjoy the experience – me included.
If you are trying to register on the site for the game, this info from Wikipedia might be helpfull:
<blockquote>
The ID number is a 13-digit number of which the first 6 digits are the date of birth in the form YYMMDD. The next digit is a gender indicator (0-4 denoting female, 5-9 denoting male) followed by a 3 digit sequence code. The last 3 digits start with 0 if the person is an SA citizen, otherwise with 1. The second last number is usually either 8 or 9 and the last digit is a control digit. </blockquote>
Doesn’t work well on my machine either.
bummer…
so while you guys are playing games the JCW stage 2 mule is lapping the ring:
<a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071107.003/more-powerful-mini-jcw-performance-kit-spied-at-nurburgring" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.worldcarfans.com/9071107.003/more-powerful-mini-jcw-performance-kit-spied-at-nurburgring</a>
Looks like they must have wrecked the front bumper and replaced it with a – pardon me while I wretch – factory aero unit.
Those looking for a PC Mini hit should try the 2006 Mini Challenge mod for rFactor – very nice physics in this mod, handles wonderfully.(Of course you will need a decent video card and wheel – Logitech G25 wheel highly recommended.)
<blockquote>Those looking for a PC Mini hit should try the 2006 Mini Challenge mod for rFactor – very nice physics in this mod, handles wonderfully.(Of course you will need a decent video card and wheel – Logitech G25 wheel highly recommended.)</blockquote>
It’s good to see there are some “pc racers” still around in these days of consoles. Another game, old one at that since it’s from around ’02, is Rally Trophy by Jowood. You could take an original MINI and have a blast. <a href="http://rally.jowood.com/rally-e/gamepics/week2/mountains_of_switzerland-hi.zip" rel="nofollow">Here’s a link to a video clip.</a>
Devon, I may check out rfactor again. I was into another racing title at the time rfactor was in its infancy so I didn’t have much time for it. I guess it’s time to dig my old Logitech Wingman FF wheel out of the closet. Racing is not racing if you use buttons. 😉
Online review at [RapidInfo](<a href="http://www.rapidinfo.co.za/webpage.php?exc=computergame&PageName=Computer%20Games" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.rapidinfo.co.za/webpage.php?exc=computergame&PageName=Computer%20Games</a>)
Game sucked 2 seconds into the game… my top won’t go down on my Vert! LOL.
Does anybody know how to register on the mini37.com site?