Software:NASCAR Racing 3

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Short description: 1999 video game produced by Papyrus Design Group
NASCAR Racing 3
Cover art featuring the cars of Bobby Labonte and Dale Jarrett
Developer(s)Papyrus Design Group
Publisher(s)Sierra Sports
Director(s)David Matson
Producer(s)Matt Marsala
Designer(s)Richard Yasi
Programmer(s)Charlie Heath
Artist(s)David D. Flamburis
SeriesNASCAR Racing
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Sim racing
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

NASCAR Racing 3 is a racing simulator produced by Papyrus Design Group and published by Sierra Sports for Microsoft Windows in 1999.

Gameplay

Players can compete in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 1999 NASCAR Busch Series. The game had an expansion called Craftsman Truck Series Expansion, featuring content from the 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Patches were available for updates for both the main and expansion games on the Sierra Entertainment website.

A CD-ROM given away as part of 2000 Daytona 500 official program includes a demo of the game (and NASCAR Legends) featuring Daytona International Speedway, which would make its official debut in the sequel, NASCAR Racing 4.[2]

Development

Originally, NASCAR Racing 3 was to feature physics that debuted in Grand Prix Legends and to be released in fourth quarter of 1998, according to the teaser included in the Busch Series expansion pack for NASCAR Racing 2. This version of NASCAR Racing 3 was cancelled in favor of the final version, which was closer to the predecessor, and the Grand Prix Legends-style physics was pushed back to NASCAR Racing 4.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings84%[4]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CGSPStarStarStarStar[6]
CGWStarStarStarStar[7]
GameSpot9.4/10[8]
GameZone8.5/10[9]
IGN9.2/10[10]
PC Gamer (US)81%[12]
PC PowerPlay89%[13]
PC Zone79%[14]

NASCAR Racing 3 received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[4]

According to Edge, the game sold at least 100,000 units in the US, but was beaten by NASCAR Racing 4's 260,000 sales in the region. Total US sales of NASCAR Racing computer games released in the 2000s reached 900,000 units by August 2006.[15]

The game won GameSpot's 1999 "Driving Game of the Year" award. The staff called it "as ambitious as driving games get".[16] It was also a nominee for CNET Gamecenter's "Best Racing Game" award, which went to Software:Need for Speed: High Stakes.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Abner, William (September 16, 1999). "NASCAR [Racing 3 Ships"]. Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/022/185/nascar3.html. 
  2. ↑ "NASCAR Racing 3". https://racesimcentral.net/nascar-racing-3/. 
  3. ↑ Wheatley, Tim (October 30, 2020). "NASCAR Racing 3: The Sim That Never Was". https://racesimcentral.net/nascar-racing-3-the-sim-that-never-was/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NASCAR Racing 3 for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/189345-nascar-racing-3/index.html. 
  5. ↑ Goble, Gordon (September 23, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3184,00.html. 
  6. ↑ Mouneimne, Neil (October 14, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/116/nascar3_review.html. 
  7. ↑ Todd, Brett (March 2000). "You Couldn't Ask for Anything More (NASCAR Racing 3 Review)". Computer Gaming World (Ziff Davis) (188): 132. http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_188.pdf. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  8. ↑ Poole, Stephen (September 27, 1999). "NSACAR Racing 3 Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-racing-3-review/1900-2543744/. 
  9. ↑ Shif, Gil Alexander (March 3, 2000). "NASCAR® Racing 3 Review". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r13604.htm. 
  10. ↑ Saltzman, Marc (October 27, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/27/nascar-racing-3. 
  11. ↑ PCA staff (January 2000). "NASCAR Racing 3". PC Accelerator (Imagine Media) (17): 93. https://archive.org/details/PCXL17Jan2000/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  12. ↑ Mahood, Andy (December 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". PC Gamer (Imagine Media) 6 (12). http://www.pcgamer.com/archives/2005/07/nascar_racing_3.html. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  13. ↑ Fox, Edward (January 2000). "NASCAR 3 [sic"]. PC PowerPlay (Next Media Pty Ltd) (44): 76–77. https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-044-2000-01/page/n75/mode/2up. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  14. ↑ Ponting, Tim (Christmas 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". PC Zone (Dennis Publishing) (84): 93. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_084_1999_Dennis_Publishing_GB_christmas_edition/page/n91/mode/2up. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  15. ↑ Edge staff (August 25, 2006). "The Top 100 PC Games of the 21st Century (Page 3)". Edge (Future Publishing). http://www.edge-online.com/features/top-100-pc-games-21st-century/3/. Retrieved June 9, 2021. 
  16. ↑ GameSpot staff. "The Best & Worst of 1999 (Driving Game of the Year)". Ziff Davis. http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p3_03a.html. 
  17. ↑ Gamecenter staff (January 21, 2000). "The Gamecenter Awards for 1999! (Racing)". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards99/ss02k.html. 
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History

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See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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