Posted on: October 18, 2011
nitrogenfingers
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Hats off to GOG for restoring this game
I picked this up very cheaply from a collectors market a year or so back, and now realize the cheap price was because this game is nigh impossible to run on modern computers. I spend almost a week trying to set up my computer to run this Win95 game, designed for the then-new Intel Pentium processors alone. Even my friend's 95 machine couldn't get it running. Thankfully for POD enthusiasts my trials have now been rendered unnecessary, and my hat goes off to GOG for successfully restoring this game, perfectly playable, surprisingly high-res and bug free. Having now had the chance to spend a bit more time with POD it's actually pretty unremarkable, although very well executed as a racer. I don't believe graphics will wow players today quite as they were intended to on release- car models are nice but a lot of the textures and skyboxes especially are just a bit too garish for me. Race courses are highly varied both in appearance and racing strategy however, and there's a great sensation of weight imbued in the cars; not only in how they handle but how they shunt as they crash into one another. Besides this, POD is pretty no-frills- for a general idea think RatBag's Powerslide crossed with Midways SF2049. It's nothing revolutionary by today's standards but it's damn well executed and a lot of fun. Now, finally, we can all appreciate it from the comfort of our modern computers for a fee of $6, and believe me, having done it the hard way I can guarantee you is an absolute bargain!
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