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Classic Stock Car Racing Era Captured in NASCAR(R) Legends From Papyrus

18 October 1999

Classic Stock Car Racing Era Captured in NASCAR(R) Legends From Papyrus

  Nostalgic Racing Enthusiasts Can Team-Up to Compete Against Such NASCAR(R)
             Legends as Richard Petty, Bobby and Donnie Allison,
                       Buddy Baker and Cale Yarborough

    WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 18 - Papyrus Design Group, the leading developer of auto racing simulations for the PC, today announced the
availability of NASCAR(R) Legends, the sim that lets racing enthusiasts relive
the excitement of the 1970 NASCAR(R) season.  State-of-the-art technology
takes nostalgic racing fans back in time to compete against such NASCAR(R)
legends as Richard Petty, Bobby and Donnie Allison, Buddy Baker and
Cale Yarborough to see, feel and hear the total driving experience exactly as
the drivers did in the classic era of stock car racing.

    Papyrus developed NASCAR(R) Legends to provide an authentic recreation of
the NASCAR(R) circuit just as it was in 1970.  The game, which includes tracks
from the NASCAR(R) Grand National Series, features the same billboards and
unique engine sounds also reminiscent of this period in racing history.
Similar to the technology featured in the recently released NASCAR(R) Racing 3
from Papyrus, NASCAR(R) Legends will include:

    -- New positional 3D audio, supporting A3D v 2.0 and DirectSound3D, allows
       players to hear the competition swarm around them as other drivers
       close in on the final laps.

    -- Dynamic new engine sounds that capture the roar of a 750 horsepower
       engine at full throttle.

    -- High-resolution graphics system, supporting 1024 x 768 and 800 x 600
       resolutions and 3Dfx and Direct3D hardware accelerators bring the
       action into crisp, vivid detail.

    -- New effects, such as shaded groove, specular highlighting and dynamic
       shadows and skids that dramatically enhance the racing experience.
       Translucent smoke effects will have drivers racing through big walls of
       smoke.

    -- Enhanced aggressive Artificial Intelligence that requires players to
       race harder and smarter to keep up with their competition.

    "Papyrus' goal is to develop games that throw racing enthusiasts into the
heart of the NASCAR(R) experience," said Dave Matson, game developer, Papyrus.
"By coupling the latest physics and graphics technologies with the NASCAR(R)
reputation, we are able to re-create games that are so realistic, they come
just short of actually putting a true NASCAR(R) fan behind the wheel of an
actual stock car.  Papyrus has chosen to take its fans back to the 1970 season
with NASCAR(R) Legends, so they are able to apply the skill and feel the
pressure as they compete against such greats as Richard Petty, Carl
Yarborough, Bobby and Donny Allison and Buddy Baker."

    NASCAR(R) Legends will be available in early November for $49.95 at all
major retail and computer stores.

    Papyrus Design Group
    Papyrus is the motorsports software development division of Sierra
On-Line. Developers of the most compelling software-based racing experiences
possible, Papyrus' best-selling products include the NASCAR(R) Racing and CART
racing lines.  NASCAR(R) Racing 2 was the fifth best-selling entertainment
title in the nation in 1997, according to PC Data reports.