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Wreckfest – Derby Distinction

To conclude my trilogy on Demolition Derby games, I’m going to do things a bit differently. My final entry is Bugbear Entertainment’s Wreckfest which was originally released in 2014. But for those of us that waited for the game to arrive on consoles, we didn’t get our hands on it until the summer of 2019.Continue reading “Wreckfest – Derby Distinction”

Destruction Derby – Almost There

By the mid-1990s video games were coming into their own. Nearly every genre was covered by this point, subdivided in countless sub-sections. This was especially true with racing games. Real racing simulations, cars with weapons attacking one another, arcade spectaculars and nearly every form of racing in-between – it had (mostly) all been covered.  Continue reading “Destruction Derby – Almost There”

Attack of the Clones – Enthusia Professional Racing

Imitation is the sincerest for of flattery. It’s a cliché, but it is also undeniably true. With the success of the Gran Turismo Series over the years, many competitors have tried to copy the winning formula. Some with great success, while others have fell flat. Enthusia Professional Racing unfortunately landed in the latter category. WhenContinue reading “Attack of the Clones – Enthusia Professional Racing”

Confessions – King of the (Rental) Hill

Every Victoria Day Long Weekend we would make the pilgrimage to Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (then Mosport). It was an unofficial tradition that began when I was 13 years of age and continued until I was well into my 20s. My Dad, Cousin, Uncle and a few others would make the annual trek. We’d allContinue reading “Confessions – King of the (Rental) Hill”

Growing Up Gran Turismo – Part Two

December 23rd, 1999. I was a first year University student home for Christmas break. Broke as hell, I did what many students did when stuck at home for a month – went back to work at my high school job, trimming produce at a local grocery store. I had an early afternoon shift that day,Continue reading “Growing Up Gran Turismo – Part Two”