GT Legends is a
sports carSports 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 developed by
SimbinSimBin Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators for Windows and current-gen consoles. The company has its headquarters in Vara and the main development studio in Gothenburg...
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 LegendsGrand 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 engineA Graphics engine may refer to:*Game engine: a physics model typically implemented in software for use in computer games;*Graphics engine : a specialized computer hardware device, typically integrated with a framebuffer or other video display circuitry, for performing graphics calculations...
as
rFactorrFactor 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 IncorporatedImage Space Incorporated is a video game developer in Ann Arbor, Michigan specializing in the fields of computer game development, "man-in-the-loop" simulator architectures, computer image generation, and entertainment systems integration...
), a similar
physics engineA physics engine is a computer program that simulates physics models, using variables such as mass, velocity, friction, and wind resistance. It can simulate and predict effects under different conditions that would approximate what happens in real life or in a fantasy world...
but different multiplayer code.
GT Legends is a
sports carSports 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 developed by
SimbinSimBin Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators for Windows and current-gen consoles. The company has its headquarters in Vara and the main development studio in Gothenburg...
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 LegendsGrand 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 engineA Graphics engine may refer to:*Game engine: a physics model typically implemented in software for use in computer games;*Graphics engine : a specialized computer hardware device, typically integrated with a framebuffer or other video display circuitry, for performing graphics calculations...
as
rFactorrFactor 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 IncorporatedImage Space Incorporated is a video game developer in Ann Arbor, Michigan specializing in the fields of computer game development, "man-in-the-loop" simulator architectures, computer image generation, and entertainment systems integration...
), a similar
physics engineA physics engine is a computer program that simulates physics models, using variables such as mass, velocity, friction, and wind resistance. It can simulate and predict effects under different conditions that would approximate what happens in real life or in a fantasy world...
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 have 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,
- 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 also adds repeats of most of these cars, only changing the liveries to get 90-odd cars.
- Abarth 1000TC,
- AC Cobra
The AC Cobra was a British built and designed sports car that was produced during the 1960s.-History and development:Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been using the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small-volume production, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster...
,
- Alfa Romeo GTA
The Alfa Romeo GTA is a coupé automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971. It was made for racing and road use....
,
- Austin-Healey 3000
The Austin-Healey 3000 is a British sports car built from 1959 to 1967, and is the best known of the 'big' Healey models. The car's bodywork was made by Jensen Motors, and the vehicles were assembled at the BMC Abingdon works....
,
- Austin Mini Cooper S
The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered an icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
,
- BMW CSL,
- Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car manufactured in six generations by General Motors since 1953. The first Corvette was designed by Harley Earl and named by Myron Scott after the fast ship of the same name. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, it is currently built at a...
,
- De Tomaso Pantera
The Pantera was a sports car produced by the De Tomaso car company of Italy from 1971 to 1991, the last one delivered to a customer in 1992. The word "Pantera" is Italian for "Panther". The car was designed by Tom Tjaarda and replaced the De Tomaso Mangusta...
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- Ferrari 275 GTB/C
The Ferrari 275 was a 2-seat front-engined Gran Turismo automobile produced by Ferrari between 1964 and 1968. It used a 3.3 L Colombo 60° V12 engine and produced 280-300 hp. The Pininfarina-designed body was a graceful evolution of the car's predecessor, the 250, and strongly contrasted...
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- Ford Capri RS
Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupé, produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964* The Ford Capri coupé, produced by Ford Europe from 1969 to 1986...
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- Ford Escort RS,
- Ford Falcon,
- Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969 . It was built to win long-distance sports car races against Ferrari...
,
- Ford Mustang
The first-generation Ford Mustang was the original pony car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 until 1973.-Conception and Styling:As Lee Iacocca's assistant general manager and chief engineer, Donald N...
,
- Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type or XK-E was a British automobile manufactured by Jaguar between 1961 and 1974. Its combination of good looks, high performance, and competitive pricing resulted in a great success for Jaguar, who sold more than 70,000 E-Types over its lifespan, and the E-Type became an icon of...
,
- Jaguar MK 2
The Jaguar Mark 2 is a medium sized saloon car built during the 1950s and 1960s by the Jaguar company in Coventry, England....
,
- Lotus Cortina
The Lotus-Cortina was a high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus.-Mk1:The start of the Lotus Cortina story begins around 1961, when the best of Ford and Lotus got together. Colin Chapman had been looking to build his own engines for Lotus for quite some time...
,
- Lotus Elan 26R
Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible cars and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. The original Type 26, 26R Racing version, 36 Fixed Head Coupe, 45 Drop Head Coupe, and the "Type 50" +2 Coupe, circa 1962 to 1975, are commonly known as the '60s Elans...
,
- Lotus Elite
- 1957 :The first Elite or Lotus Type 14 was an ultra-light two-seater coupé, produced from 1958 to 1963 at the Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, UK factory....
,
- Mercedes 300SL,
- Porsche 906
The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. 65 were produced in 1966. This allowed the model to be homologated for racing in the FIA's new Group 4 Sports Car category although the type would also compete in modified form in the Group 6 Sports Prototype class.A...
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- Porsche 911RSR
The original Porsche 911 was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963 and built until 1989...
,
- Porsche 914-6
The Porsche 914 was a mid-engined sports car built and sold collaboratively by Volkswagen and Porsche from 1969 through 1976.- Development :...
,
- Renault Alpine A110
The Alpine A110, also known as the "Berlinette", was a sports car produced by the French manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The A110 was powered by various Renault engines....
,
- Shelby Daytona Coupe
The Shelby Daytona was a coupé based loosely on the AC Cobra roadster. It was built for auto racing, specifically to take on Ferrari in the GT class. Just six Daytona coupes were built in 1964 and 1965, with Shelby reassigned to the Ford GT40 project after that...
,
- Shelby GT350,
- TVR Griffith 400
The TVR Griffith Series 400 was a 2 door coupe sports car produced by Griffith Automobile Corporation between 1964 and 1967. It is the successor to the TVR Griffith 200, featuring improved cooling via a larger radiator with twin electric fans, and a redesigned rear with better visibility and...