GT Legends
Encyclopedia
GT Legends is a sports car
racing simulator
developed by Simbin for the PC. It is based on the 2005 FIA Historic Racing Championships
for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. This is a modern-day championship for historic cars, and so the circuit designs in GT Legends are those of the modern era, contrasting with games such as Grand Prix Legends
which are actually set in historic times.
GT Legends has the same graphics engine
as rFactor
(developed by Image Space Incorporated
), a similar physics engine
but different multiplayer code. In the press, it was highly praised for its exceptionally good quality sounds and realism.
Sports car racing
Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or related to road-going sports cars....
racing simulator
Sim racing
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developed by Simbin for the PC. It is based on the 2005 FIA Historic Racing Championships
for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. This is a modern-day championship for historic cars, and so the circuit designs in GT Legends are those of the modern era, contrasting with games such as Grand Prix Legends
Grand Prix Legends
Grand Prix Legends is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment...
which are actually set in historic times.
GT Legends has the same graphics engine
Video card
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as rFactor
RFactor
rFactor is a computer racing simulator, designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. rFactor aimed to be the most accurate race simulator of its time...
(developed by Image Space Incorporated
Image Space Incorporated
Image Space Incorporated, commonly known as ISI is an Independent video game developer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, specializing in the fields of...
), a similar physics engine
Physics engine
A physics engine is computer software that provides an approximate simulation of certain physical systems, such as rigid body dynamics , soft body dynamics, and fluid dynamics, of use in the domains of computer graphics, video games and film. Their main uses are in video games , in which case the...
but different multiplayer code. In the press, it was highly praised for its exceptionally good quality sounds and realism.
Gameplay
Unlike most Simbin games, GT Legends has a career mode. Basically, you need to win a series of races in order to unlock cars, tracks and more championships. The championships in the game is subdivided into the 60s and 70s, and in those years are separated into Touring Cars and Grand Touring Cars category. In addition to this, GT Legends also has 5 different levels of difficulty, ranging from beginner to professional mode. The harder your level of difficulty is selected, the more winning points you will earn at the conclusion of each championships. Even though the duration of races and/or the quantity of tracks may be different, the amount of winning is always the same throughout the career.Tracks
In addition to the following officially released tracks, the game supports many add-on tracks provided by the sim racing community.- Anderstorp GP
- Anderstorp North
- Anderstorp South
- Dijon-Prenois GP
- Dijon-Prenois Short
- Donington GP
- Donington National
- Hockenheim GP
- Hockenheim National
- Hockenheim Short
- Imola GP
- Magny-Cours Club
- Magny-Cours GP
- Magny-Cours National
- Mondello Park Intermediate
- Mondello Park International
- Mondello Park National
- Mondello Park Short
- Monza GP
- Monza Junior
- Nürburgring GP
- Nürburgring Müllenbach
- Nürburgring Sprint
- Spa-Francorchamps GP
- Zolder
Cars
GT Legends includes the following default cars.- Abarth 1000TC
- AC Cobra
- Alfa Romeo GTA
- Austin Healey 3000
- Austin Mini Cooper S
- BMW CSL
- Chevrolet Corvette
- De Tomaso Pantera
- Ferrari 275 GTB/C
- Ford Capri RS
- Ford Escort RS
- Ford Falcon
- Ford GT40
- Ford Mustang
- Jaguar E-Type
- Jaguar MK 2
- Lotus Cortina
- Lotus Elan 26R
- Lotus Elite
- Mercedes 300SL
- Porsche 906
- Porsche 911RSR
- Porsche 914-6
- Renault Alpine A110
- Shelby Daytona Coupe
- TVR Griffith 400