I’ve had a hankering for a good racing game to play on my PC, and after some reading I saw that the new DiRT game is supposed to be the best looking car game ever. Then I read the system specs… my PC doesn’t even meet the minimum specs. Ouch! I knew it wasn’t top dog anymore but it’s barely 2 years since I upgraded it with mid-range components. Hell, it plays that former graphicscardbuster Half-Life 2 just fine!
Disappointed I loitered around Steam for awhile looking for something my dinosaur could handle, and came across a game called TrackMania. A wacky sort of racing game where the cars drive on impossible tracks and jump 10 miles off cliffs, etc Lots of fun. Plus trackbuilder software and a buzzing online community where people compete on each others tracks.