that's right folks. i've been playing games like f-zero and mariokart like my whole life. today i got to drive around a parking lot because my dad was teaching my brother how and i wanted to try for fun, and i noticed i was using techniques i've learned especially from f-zero for turning and going straight and ****. now go buy your kids f-zero (preferably the one for SNES) and they'll grow up to be excellent drivers. the end.

I can see where you use the same principle. Grand Turismo is the one I use. When you need to make a right turn you begin to slide to the left so you can enter the turn without slowing down much. I guess the big big difference is when you crash......there is no replacement car that pops up on the screen.:D

Originally posted by safety pin
that's right folks. i've been playing games like f-zero and mariokart like my whole life. today i got to drive around a parking lot because my dad was teaching my brother how and i wanted to try for fun, and i noticed i was using techniques i've learned especially from f-zero for turning and going straight and ****. now go buy your kids f-zero (preferably the one for SNES) and they'll grow up to be excellent drivers. the end.
I can see that! Video games do help your hand/eye coordination, which does help when you are trying to avoid being hit by drunk drivers while still maintaining control of the car.:cool:

Originally posted by jekouptown
I guess the big big difference is when you crash......there is no replacement car that pops up on the screen.:D

That made me laugh! :lol:

Also, you can't spin out and then recover instantly, like in the Mario Kart games. If only life worked that way...:lol:

Yeah, I believe that video games can help kids' motor skills and stuff. I've played MarioKart (SNES), Indy Raceway 500 (Old-skool PC), F-Zero (SNES), Test Drive (Old-skool PC), Death Drome, Gran Turismo (PSX), and others. I believe they've sort of helped me. Playing video games since I was 4 years old helped me with hand-eye coordination and make me a good multi-tasker.

I saw on ESPN, that this nascar dude learned a lot from playing this nascar game and during a real race, when he was in a yellow flag, the people from the pit stop told him to use the strategy from the game and it worked. He ended up winning the race.