Software:NASCAR Racing 3
| 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 |
| Series | NASCAR 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. Patches were available for updates for both the main and expansion games on the Sierra Entertainment website.
Reception
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NASCAR Racing 3 received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2]
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.[13]
The game won GameSpot's 1999 "Driving Game of the Year" award. The staff called it "as ambitious as driving games get".[14] It was also a nominee for CNET Gamecenter's "Best Racing Game" award, which went to Need for Speed.[15]
References
- ↑ Abner, William (September 16, 1999). "NASCAR [Racing 3 Ships"]. Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/022/185/nascar3.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NASCAR Racing 3 for PC". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/189345-nascar-racing-3/index.html.
- ↑ Goble, Gordon (September 23, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". CNET. http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3184,00.html.
- ↑ Mouneimne, Neil (October 14, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". Strategy Plus, Inc.. http://www.cdmag.com/articles/023/116/nascar3_review.html.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Poole, Stephen (September 27, 1999). "NSACAR Racing 3 Review". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/nascar-racing-3-review/1900-2543744/.
- ↑ Shif, Gil Alexander (March 3, 2000). "NASCAR® Racing 3 Review". http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r13604.htm.
- ↑ Saltzman, Marc (October 27, 1999). "NASCAR Racing 3". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/10/27/nascar-racing-3.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ GameSpot staff. "The Best & Worst of 1999 (Driving Game of the Year)". Ziff Davis. http://www.gamespot.com/features/1999/p3_03a.html.
- ↑ 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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