NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona
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NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona is a racing simulator developed by Monster Games
and published by Infogrames
in November 2002 for the PlayStation 2
and Nintendo GameCube
. It is the latest in the NASCAR Heat
series and the last of the NASCAR-licensed games
to be published before EA
won exclusive rights to the license.
), The Craftsman Truck Racing Series (The Camping World Truck Series), and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (The Sprint Cup Series).http://www.nascar.com/
Featherlite Modified: Dennison Speedrome, Welch Valley Racing Complex, Richmond International Raceway, Crystal Lake Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Mankato Raceway, Elk River Raceway, New Hampshire International Speedway
Craftsman Truck: California Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, New Hampshire International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway
Winston Cup: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, California Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, New Hampshire International Speedway, North Carolina Speedway [The Rock], Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Infineon Raceway
1: Mankato Raceway opening on pit road
2: Richmond International Raceway fall in trap
3: Horn Motar which done correctly makes your car fly at 509 mph. [first done in mid 2005]
4: Finding your top speed. [To find your top speed on that track you go on top of another car which is known "Raping the car"]
5: Lack of Drivers
6: Lack of AI difficulty from 1-3 and too hard from 4-5.
7: Easy AI Spin out
8: Kansas and Las Vegas hard AI on AI difficulty 3.
9: Big Jump at Infineon [it's fun but its not necessary]
That is all the bugs or issues that people may have dealt with.
Beat the Heat
Pro Trainer
Championship
Options
Player Rating
Unlockables
Multiplayer
Save
Garage- Paint Shop [renamed the Paint Booth], Office, Career Options, Parts Catalog [splits into a computer and a catalog]
video game NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
.
Monster Games
Monster Games, Inc. is an independent video game development studio in Northfield, Minnesota, USA that specializes in racing games. The company was founded in 1996.-Games developed:*1998 - Viper Racing *2000 - NASCAR Heat...
and published by Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
in November 2002 for the PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
and Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
. It is the latest in the NASCAR Heat
NASCAR Heat
NASCAR Heat is a 2000 racing video game for the PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Monster Games and published by Hasbro Interactive. The PlayStation version was co-developed with Digital Illusions CE...
series and the last of the NASCAR-licensed games
NASCAR video games
NASCAR, the most popular motorsport in the United States, has worked with video game developers to design several video games. In 2003, EA Sports received an exclusive console license to produce NASCAR games, eliminating Papyrus and Hasbro Interactive as competitors. In May 2009, IRacing.com...
to be published before EA
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
won exclusive rights to the license.
Racing Classes
This was one of the first video games that allowed a player to participate in racing series' other than the Winston Cup Series. Those divisions are the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series (Dirt), The NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series (Now The Whelen Modified TourWhelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. The Modified division is NASCAR's oldest division, and its one of two open-wheeled divisions...
), The Craftsman Truck Racing Series (The Camping World Truck Series), and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (The Sprint Cup Series).http://www.nascar.com/
Tracks [on which all 4 series run on]
Dodge Weekly Racing Dirt: Anoka City Speedway, Baxterfair grounds Speedway, Eagan Speedbowl, Kingsfield Raceway, Hastings Motorsports Park, Kenyon Valley Speedway, Dundas Countyfair grounds speedwayFeatherlite Modified: Dennison Speedrome, Welch Valley Racing Complex, Richmond International Raceway, Crystal Lake Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, Mankato Raceway, Elk River Raceway, New Hampshire International Speedway
Craftsman Truck: California Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, New Hampshire International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway
Winston Cup: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, California Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, New Hampshire International Speedway, North Carolina Speedway [The Rock], Phoenix International Raceway, Richmond International Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Infineon Raceway
Bugs/Issues
The game has mainly few bugs but there is some. Like for these for example:1: Mankato Raceway opening on pit road
2: Richmond International Raceway fall in trap
3: Horn Motar which done correctly makes your car fly at 509 mph. [first done in mid 2005]
4: Finding your top speed. [To find your top speed on that track you go on top of another car which is known "Raping the car"]
5: Lack of Drivers
6: Lack of AI difficulty from 1-3 and too hard from 4-5.
7: Easy AI Spin out
8: Kansas and Las Vegas hard AI on AI difficulty 3.
9: Big Jump at Infineon [it's fun but its not necessary]
That is all the bugs or issues that people may have dealt with.
Fast Action
Single PlayerBeat the Heat
Pro Trainer
Championship
Options
Player Rating
Unlockables
Multiplayer
Save
Career
Office- Race now, Employees, NASCAR news, Almanac, Save, GarageGarage- Paint Shop [renamed the Paint Booth], Office, Career Options, Parts Catalog [splits into a computer and a catalog]
Gameplay
In the Career mode, players have to start out in a Dirt racing series and work their way through the ranks of NASCAR to Winston Cup. In free race mode players can race in any four divisions that they please. While the game incorporates actual drivers, fantasy drivers are also used in every division to make up for drivers not featured in-game. The mechanisms for career mode were later adopted, albeit in a modified form (Featherlite, Craftsman, Nationwide, and Nextel Cup), into a new gameplay mode named "Fight to the Top" in the EA SportsEA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
video game NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup is the eighth installment of the EA Sports' NASCAR video game series. It was developed by EA Tiburon and released on August 31, 2004 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and on September 4, 2004 for the GameCube. NASCAR 2005 is the first game in the series to drop the word...
.