GT4 Almost here! - Page 3

pb02 · 08-03-2005, 04:37 PM

From what I understand your data from GT3 can be used in GT4. A few mates in the US have been playing for almost a week now and told me a bit about it. For some reason though they haven't been replying to my emails much? I can only wonder why that is! :hihi:

08-03-2005, 04:46 PM

I can't wait... Been a frothing fan since the very first GT.

Dave_au · 08-03-2005, 04:47 PM

If you have completed driving tests in GT3 your savegames will excuse you from completeing licence test A and B, and also I think it gives you 100,000 or 1,000,000.

A. Who in Australia already has a copy?
B. How did you get it before thursday?

MAD · 08-03-2005, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The MaDDeSTMaN

6K? As in way less then 1M on an 8M memory card? Or is it more like 6M and you'll need an almost empty memory card to save to?

I just got a call from EB to remind me about my pre-order, they said they will price match too.
So where has everyone been getting theirs cheaper??

He warned me that it will use 75% of the memory card.

The MaDDeSTMaN · 08-03-2005, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferris

I can't wait... Been a frothing fan since the very first GT.

Same here, although in some ways GT2 was a bit of a let down, mainly because they rushed it out, and so it still had a few bugs (like one which lets you drive wayyy off one of the tracks, the "can't get 100% complete" bug and the graphics didn't look as polished IMO as the first one), also I wish there was less emphasis on the Japanese cars - do we really need half a dozen different Skyline models all making around the same amount of power and only having slight cosmetic differences?

Love GT3, although I can't say there aren't things in it I'd change if I could.

What I'd love to see would be fuel consumption and therefore fuel stops in the pits making the strategy have more depth to it.

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Originally Posted by Dave_au

If you have completed driving tests in GT3 your savegames will excuse you from completeing licence test A and B, and also I think it gives you 100,000 or 1,000,000.

Sweet, I hate having to do those go-to-whoa tests in little slow shitbox cars when I could be racing. If it also gives you more money to start off with, that would be cool as well, but as long as I don't have to do ALL the license tests again, I'll be happy.

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Originally Posted by MADXF

He warned me that it will use 75% of the memory card.

Sh!t, 75% of an 8M memory card, damn, it is 6M, that is HUGE! :( Oh well, GT4 + new memory card it is then

Who else remembers the days when games were available on cassette tape, and 64K of RAM was considered HUGE?

Franky · 08-03-2005, 06:23 PM

Damn looks like i'll be forking out some extra cash on a memory card then...

Mine was $84 from dick smith, has anyone got a better deal?

08-03-2005, 07:38 PM

A better deal? Um.... "free" from "5 finger discount store".

Damn, gunna need to buy a new mem card too.

I agree with you on GT2. The graphics were worse than GT1, BUT it had the drag cars, the HKS silvia and the HKS skylines. Heh heh. And a couple of favourites.

GT3, I'd also like to see fuel consumption, VISIBLE PIT CREWS FFS, and proper support for the force feedback steering wheel. It was a nightmare to use in GT3.

I've butchered the settings for the FTO LM edition, so it's the ultimate drift car, if anyones interested. I can post the suspension settings, the gear ratios and mods required to make a bucket of fun out of this great car.

Hmm, anyone in WA want to come over and play?

I've got GT4 prologue, but it's just a tease really.

needfordspeed · 08-03-2005, 07:39 PM

Dick Smith Power House already have it in stock they've had it for a while apparantly, my mate works there, I asked him to hook a brother up but he said not before thursday!

I'm gonna have to buy a memory card just for GT4 :S

Noddy · 08-03-2005, 07:45 PM

They way you guys are talking up this game i might have to look at picking up a ps2 off ebay. I have always been into xbox and everyone knows its potential.

Is gt4 that good that it is worth picking up a ps2 just for that game??

08-03-2005, 07:51 PM

Dude, Gran Turismo is and always will be the DEFINITIVE tarmac racing game. I (and millions of others) highly recommend it. The learning curve can be quite steep if you're new to the series, but well worth it once you get the "feel" for the game. I bought a PS2 JUST so I could play GT3-A spec when it came out. Hell, I bought the game 2 months before I bought a PS2.

BA GT-HO · 08-03-2005, 07:57 PM

How much are memory cards? I scored one free with my PS2 so I wouldn't know how much they are? Hope its not too much as my pay is already already gone for this week and I haven't even filled the car with petrol :(

needfordspeed · 08-03-2005, 07:57 PM

Noddy: It's definitely worth it no doubt! You won't regret it at all.

Paris Hilton · 08-03-2005, 08:02 PM

I just have a USB Zip drive...instant 100MB Memory card

Noddy · 08-03-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by needfordspeed

Noddy: It's definitely worth it no doubt! You won't regret it at all.

Ok, looks like i need to pick up a ps2 then.

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MAD · 08-03-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Selekta

I just have a USB Zip drive...instant 100MB Memory card

Does this mean you can use an everyday USB flash drive?

LUXO_8 · 08-03-2005, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Selekta

I just have a USB Zip drive...instant 100MB Memory card

ooh, you can do that?
do ya have to actually do anything, or does it just pick up that you've stuck a usb stick into the port?

thats cooolass

needfordspeed · 08-03-2005, 09:32 PM

I just tried sticking my USB drive into the port and it didn't recognise it :(

seano14 · 08-03-2005, 09:40 PM

so its officially buyable on thursday right?

**M&Ms** · 08-03-2005, 09:56 PM

About the memory card issue... I saw the GT4 box on sunday at Games Wizards (just the box; the bloke swore they didn't have the game backstage) and it said minimum memory card space as 1,4xx KB or around 1.5 megs. I guess you may need 6 megs if u wanna save pics u take within the game, but u can use a usb card for that (but u can't use it for saving gameplay). And finally, for those who wanna know, a memory card is around 50 bucks or you can buy a pack of 2 for $80.

A question for anyone who knows: i got the DVD remote for the PS2 and i installed the software that came with it and it takes around 2 megs on the memory card... but i seem to be able to use use it without the memory card.... do i really need the software??? cheers

seano14 · 08-03-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by micmansour

A question for anyone who knows: i got the DVD remote for the PS2 and i installed the software that came with it and it takes around 2 megs on the memory card... but i seem to be able to use use it without the memory card.... do i really need the software??? cheers

i believe only some models need it... after some time they updated the software inside the machine itself

needfordspeed · 08-03-2005, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by seano14

so its officially buyable on thursday right?

Yup that's right, this thursday.

HOON69 · 08-03-2005, 10:06 PM

anyone have any deals happening with the release of this game
so far 78 bucks is the cheapest you can get itfor..
im there first thing thursday to get this game..

MAD · 08-03-2005, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by HOON69

anyone have any deals happening with the release of this game
so far 78 bucks is the cheapest you can get itfor..
im there first thing thursday to get this game..

Who has it for $78?
Is there a catalogue that I can show to EBgames?

big_pete · 08-03-2005, 10:35 PM

just a tip
apparently its available in sydney NOW at the
"market city in haymarket chinatown
the game shop downstairs next to the newsagent on level 1"

that came from someone on another forum. and sounds credible

seano14 · 08-03-2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by big_pete

just a tip
apparently its available in sydney NOW at the
"market city in haymarket chinatown
the game shop downstairs next to the newsagent on level 1"

that came from someone on another forum. and sounds credible

i think its been available there for a month or so now. lets just say it helps if you can read the chinese language

EB-maen · 09-03-2005, 02:23 AM

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They way you guys are talking up this game i might have to look at picking up a ps2 off ebay. I have always been into xbox and everyone knows its potential.

Is gt4 that good that it is worth picking up a ps2 just for that game??

when i went in to work (toysrus) on the weekend i saw some ps2 boxes with a gt4 theme, so im assuming there will be some form of ps2+gt4 package coming out perhaps. we usually offer pretty good deals on console packages plus they all come with 5x $10 vouchers to use on ps2/xbox/gc games. the electronic area has been turned into somewhat of a gt4 propaganda centre as of late, lol, there are signs sitting over the gates, hanging from the roof, display boxes on the shelves, more signs out the front of the store, and the holy room that is 'the booth' (the storeroom where every game, console, dvd and video we have is kept) is full of gt4 and nintendo ds stuff.

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How much are memory cards?

sony ones are $48 at work, im not sure about generic brands though. we used to have some but after they sold out we never received any more

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Who has it for $78?
Is there a catalogue that I can show to EBgames?

it may turn out that a lot of the stores will end up having it for this price. sometimes our games come out at full price (usually like ($97 or $89) but sometimes there is a bit of a price war with eb and target etc, and everyone ends up with the same price. $78 sounds like the lowest you will find it in a LONG time though, it'll probably go up after a few weeks

big_pete · 09-03-2005, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by seano14

i think its been available there for a month or so now. lets just say it helps if you can read the chinese language

aparently its the proper full English PAL version...........

JADED6 · 09-03-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by micmansour

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A question for anyone who knows: i got the DVD remote for the PS2 and i installed the software that came with it and it takes around 2 megs on the memory card... but i seem to be able to use use it without the memory card.... do i really need the software??? cheers

The dvd remote will still work, the extra features on tne disc were for the 3 speed fast forward (search) etc.
I needed the mem card space and havent had it on there for years.

Kapn_Kiwi · 09-03-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EB-maen

when i went in to work (toysrus) on the weekend i saw some ps2 boxes with a gt4 theme, so im assuming there will be some form of ps2+gt4 package coming out perhaps.

Over here you can get a slimline and a copy of the game for $340, or $320 preorder

**Polyal** · 09-03-2005, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by big_pete

aparently its the proper full English PAL version...........

lol...then thats one less chinese shop if Sony finds out.

Anymore goss on this USB flash card? That would be awesome if you could just plug them in!