GTI Racer: When Physical Media... isn't.

I drive a VW GTI. My son drives a VW GTI. I have owned many VWs over the years. I bought GTI Racer for the PC. The box is in good condition. The disk is in good condition. But even though I have a physical copy of the game with all the bits, I don’t actually have the game. GTI Racer outsmarted me good. GTI Racer, complete in the original packaging ...

September 23, 2021 · 2 min · 398 words · Tipa

Project64 and Beetle Adventure Racing

It’s 1999, my old broken down Super Beetle is sitting in the driveway, probably waiting on another rebuilt part for its underpowered engine, and Volkswagen wants me to know that it’s about to release brand new Beetles, and I could get one. My first car, actually. Picture taken with a Kodak instant camera my mom got me for Christmas. If I were rich, maybe. I had a Nintendo64 and enough cash to buy Beetle Adventure Racing. The kids and I spent many days racing pixel Beetles around. I never did get a new Beetle. By the time my financial picture improved, I could afford a VW GTI. ...

May 8, 2020 · 2 min · 385 words · Tipa