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As I round the final bend my excitement begins to peak.
Im first place in a racing game.
This is not a feeling Im used to.
This is photorealism, this is precision.
It has physics and everything.
A rival appears in my rearview and suddenly I must change gear to keep my lead.
I am a racing game champion at last!
Im all for dark and gritty, but sometimes I just wanna jump and wallop.
Last year, Itested out the Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race Wheel.
At the time, I was delighted that I didnt have to use manual gears.
Id never done the whole realistic driving thing and was slightly intimidated by it.
However, over time, I began to miss them, at least a little.
you’ve got the option to also do a neat handbrake turn.
They then set a lap time on a short race course in what was usually a mid-sized hatchback.
There have been three official Stigs.
I had no real interest in racing outside of this.
Who Knew Gears Were Fun?
In racing games, the fun was always in the extras.
I have brothers who watched Formula One together and know things about cars.
I never stood a chance in Gran Turismo.
However, I was able to perfectly place a TNT crate as I drifted in Crash Team Racing.
The initial steering wheel setup helped me understand why people make proper racing rigs in their house.
Ive been driving for a couple of decades now, so I have had a lot of practice.
I was delighted to find that this translated well into racing games with the proper gear.
However, the real marginal gain was the addition of the gear stick.
The Multi-Shift has seven gears, plus reverse.
I am still unsure when we got to seven.
Ive driven an automatic for a few years now, and hate driving a manual car day to day.
I expected feedback from the steering wheel but not the gears.
It turns out that the right setup can turn annoyance into enjoyment, and make gears fun to use.
I cant allow this.
Theyll no doubt become far better than I am very quickly.
They already wipe the floor with me in Marvel Rivals.
But Im a racing champion right now, and Im not giving up my crown already.
Ive only just got it resized.
Back at school, old calculators were the best way to experience a game like Schedule 1
