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10/23/09
I bought my car because of GT4.
I drove the concept car in the game and fell in love with it. Turns out; less than a year after I discovered it in the game, the car made it to production. I went to the nearest dealership and plunked down a grand for a pre-order and waited 6 months for them to make the car.
Thank you GT; for inspiring the purchase of a great automobile. #videogames
10/23/09
Being able to see and sample just how many kinds of awesome machinery was readily available back in the days must make the average youngster pretty desperate when faced with what manufacturers (and don't forget legislators) offer nowadays.
Historical fun or current boredom? The fact that one of them is pixellated doesn't seem to change the equation too much. #videogames
10/22/09
Better? No.
More fun? Maybe, if you drive something massively underpowered, like a 1973 Mercedes 220D.
Awesome racing action on the cheap? Definitely! #videogames
10/23/09
10/23/09
Needless to say, that car didn't make it to the Interstate much. #videogames
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10/22/09
Aye. It works the opposite way actually. #videogames
10/22/09
oh yeah. #videogames
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10/22/09
The original reference is to the "Date Car"- it's the title of the article.
Its an article about the end of an era where the car as being the object of desire and excitement of young people. Kids working hard, saving up your cash to get a hot 'date car'. All that is changing in the digital area- a status symbol isn't an "AE86 Hachi-roku or Silvia like 20 years ago", its an iPhone.
The implication is that kids these days are losing interest in enthusiast cars like they use to. Japan is congested, cars are expensive, and kids would rather spend money elsewhere.
People would rather play Gran Turisimo for their automotive excitement, or talk about them on the internet rather then actually drive one.
The article ends, with it saying that part of the problem also lays with the manufacturer. How can you attract young people if you don't make an exciting car they can afford. So.. "Subaru and Toyota are combining efforts to revive the Hachi-roku (AE86)" #videogames
10/23/09
Driving my pearl Infernus into a kerb at 180 mph so that it catches fire, flies upside down through the air, and bounces off a palm tree in GTA:Vice City Stories never gets dull. Most driving in real life does, and is better suited to a Toyota appliancemobile. #videogames
10/22/09
10/22/09
...where was I? #videogames
10/22/09
Okay yea GM has made serious screwups but they haven't gone to blaming video games for low sales. #videogames
10/22/09
...wait, what were talking about again? #videogames