4D Sports Driving Master Tracks I

[Daniel3D]

Sometimes you stumble onto something nobody knew yet.
This is one, some time shortly after the release of the Amiga version a track pack was released for the Amiga scene.

The exact details are a bit vague, maybe we discover some more about it. But we have the tracks (well duplode found the tracks, I just found a reference to them)

So here they are.

[alanrotoi]

How many tracks are they?

[Daniel3D]

How many tracks are they?

10 new tracks for use with 4D SPORTS DRIVING are contained on this disk (in a zip now obviously),
And they are actually old. April 4th 1992.

[Cas]

Just took a look at them. Pretty poor, really... but they are truly old, which gives them value. The tracks that come with Stunts are much better, although not nearly as good as the tracks we make in the community.

[Daniel3D]

Looking at the tracks, they are not awful.
Quite what you expect at that time.
Clearly they hadn't found out about the Shift-F1 terrain editor..

| bends | cheap | Dizzy | drive |
|             | Last. | Loopy |             |
| Ploy  | Raven | Sleepy | Sunday |.

[Duplode]

One mystery here is who were Bitmask Softworks, the creators of the "expansion pack". So far no references online have come up about them other than credits for Master Tracks I on several database entries (Bitworld, Hall of Light, GameFAQs).

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #1 - Bends

Very long track. I raced 4:39.20 with Lola. Poor scenery. A lot of elements in the start, but the final part is a lot of flat tracks and sharp corners.

2/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #2 - Cheap

I liked the lenght. I raced 1:34.20 with Lola. Poor scenery too and very few elements. The most defying sector is the jumps with breaking near the fence.

2.5/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #3 - Dizzy

A little bit longer. 3:12.50 with Lola. No scenery like the other two. The concept is a lot of circular entrances and exits in the first part and blind jumps.

2.5/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #4 - Drive

It's almost a square track I had in my first Stunts around 1997. But there are some loops and blind transition between two tunnels. I raced 2:27.35 with Lola. No scenery.

3/5 stars

[dreadnaut]

I like this!

Review #-1 - Sunday

Medium-long track, mainly straight section separated by narrow corners. A couple of jump sequences, the first one requires careful breaking because it leads straight into the first corner. No scenery, but decent use of the landscape.

2:45 with the Lola (always a fun car!)

2/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #5 - Last

A little long, but with some good elements. I raced 3:34.30 with Lola. These laps are not really competitive with a lot of errors. No scenery, but finally a corkscrew.

3.25/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #6 - Loopy

Very short and simple. One loop in a sector, two sequencial loops in the other. I raced 0:49.05 with a lot of errors and Lola.

2.5/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #7 - Ploy

A good lenght, but unnecessary straightways. A good blend of elements. I raced 2:25;50 with Lola.

3/5 stars

[Shoegazing Leo]

Review #8 - Raven

I loved the jump/tunnel/corkscrew sequence. The most inspirated sector so far. I raced a 2:27.65 with Lola.

3.25/5 stars