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You all know who Geoff Crammond is and if you don't know him yet just read on and you will sure know him after you have finished reading this sort article. Geoff is better known from his racing sims, but he have made some other type games too. The first game he programmed was Super Invaders for BBC micro back in 1981. Those who have owned Commodore 64 probably knows the next game he made. Revs was the first actual racing simulation game made for computer and it was relesed for BBC micro and Commodore 64. The game is based on Formula 3 racing at Silverstone and was developed with help from David Hunt, who was racing in British Formula 3. Yes, there was only one track on this game, but later on there was released an add-on pack which contained Oulton Park, Snetterton, Donington Park and Brands Hatch circuits. In 1986, Geoff programmed a classic strategy game called The Sentinel. The game became an instant classic, with an elegantly simple design, sparse yet chilling landscape, and the slow tension of a psychological thriller. Next in order was Stunt Car Racer in 1989. The game was originally programmed for Amiga and Atari ST, but it was later on converted for Commodore 64 and PC by other coders. In this game you race against single computer opponent for the first place on an elevated track like roller coaster. Your car has the ability to burn turbo boost fuel as a way to accelerate faster and reach higher speeds. And whatever you do, don't fall off the track or you are toasted and race over immediatly. The ultimate break through was Formula One Grand Prix/World Circuit game in 1991. The game was first released on Amiga and Atari ST and due the high popularity of the game on Amiga, it was also released on PC. F1GP is based on the 1991 Formula 1 Season. There is still some people playing this great F1 simulation game. After about 3 1/2 years programming, sequel to the classic F1 Grand Prix 1/World Circuit Racing game was released in 1995. Grand Prix 2 is based on the 1994 season with accurate tracks. The game has been very popular and it still is, many new F1 simulation games on the market have for sure made people to put this game aside and start playing new ones. In 2000 it was time for release of Grand Prix 3. It took about 4 years to program this game and you can see from the graphics that it is a little bit out dated compared to other F1 games on the market at the same time. Grand Prix 3 was over hyped and the game was a big disappointment for many fans of GP2. Geoff Crammond is anyway a genius in his own class, there is no question about it.
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