Alberto Marnetto's Notebook
I have published two videos demonstrating a soundfont created with the wave samples of the Ensoniq Soundscape S-2000, a sound card also sold under the names Reveal SoundFX Wave 32 (SC600) and V7 Spea MediaFX. I think the Soundscape has one of the best wavetables, and the font makes a good job in reproducing that. Sure, I am a biased judge since the SC600 was my first soundcard, but listen to the…
In the past episodes we have seen how Grand Prix Circuit (GPC) was partly reverse-engineered , and how to build new tracks and cars . All the main components of my GPC mod have been described: for the final phases of the building process I’ll return to a more diaristic form. The launch vehicle Already from the start of the project I needed a practical method to inject the new data into the game:…
The story so far: we have broken into the assets of Grand Prix Circuit (GPC) and built new raceways . It's now the time to design the men and machines that will drive on these tracks. Trackbuilding was a marathon, but I have good news: tweaking cars and adversaries is much easier and faster. So fast, actually, that my fellow modder Ryoma has already used these investigations to build his own GPC…
The story so far: in the past episode , the asset formats of Grand Prix Circuit (GPC) have been reverse engineered. Our hero, just like Ben Sulayem, is now planning to meddle with the season calendar and replace some tracks with others of his liking. I am embarassed to admit it, but I know the shape of some F1 tracks only because of Grand Prix Circuit ’s minimaps. Building a mod was the occasion…
Some weeks ago I released an expansion for the only Formula 1 game I ever liked: Grand Prix Circuit (GPC), a 38-year-old work by Distinctive Software 1 . This project was by far my most ambitious to date: it took more than two months and required learning the basics of many disciplines, but I’m very satisfied of how it turned out. This post series will tell how this mod, Don Matrelli’s Legacy ,…
Dear readers, I am happy to announce the release of Don Matrelli’s Legacy . It is a mod for Grand Prix Circuit (DSI / Accolade, 1988), one of the best motor racing games available for DOS before Geoff Crammond entered the scene. The expansion features: Three new tracks Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Baku City Circuit The Möbius Space Dragster Track Three new cars Rivella, with great maneuvrability…