WipEout 2097 was my first WipEout. Its soundtrack is etched in my memory and is, for me, the greatest videogame soundtrack ever. It defined my tastes in music, even when I strayed away from electronic towards metal. But my absolute favorite memories were on Wip3out, especially the Special Edition.

Everything about this game is perfect. It’s incredibly beautiful, fluid and fast for a PS1 game. The classical physics are refined to perfection. The Designer’s Republic have done their best job ever at designing the identity of this game. The soundtrack is great. The tracks are varied and a breath of fresh air after the industrial-design-fest of 2097.

It has the most content of any classic WipEout. 8 new tracks, 8 tracks remade from WipEout and WipEout 2097, 6 prototype tracks including two with a mysterious proto-“Zone” ship, all the classic teams and new ones for varied gameplay…

I fell in love again. I hadn’t touched this game in almost 25 years and I love it as much, if not even more than before. I’ve been a lifelong WipEout fan, I’ve since done and enjoyed them all (except Fusion. Fuck you you ugly-ass bastard), I’ve spent hours on BallisticNG just to scratch that itch. But WipEout 3 Special Edition is and forever will be my love.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51305553

I’ve been wanting an F1-style steering wheel for sim racing for ages, but I didn’t want to spend massive amounts of cash on a commercially-built steering wheel that could be great but had loads of features I didn’t care about (especially LEDs and a screen) since I play in VR.

A colleague of mine, who is also into sim racing, built a steering wheel that was better than almost anything you can find from Fanatec/Moza/Thrustmaster/whatevs for around 500€.

So, of course, I decided to buy the same thing build it myself from scratch for the challenge and to save some money. Because I’m an idiot, I guess. I thought it would take me 2-3 weekends. It took 4 months. It’s basically a wheel-shaped mechanical keyboard. It was the biggest non-essential project of my life. I learned a lot, including not getting myself delusional enough to start that kind of project on a whim.

Features:

• F1-shaped steering wheel, heavily inspired by Ferrari’s one with the general shape and front. Back is closer to Mercedes’.
• Magnetic shift paddles
• Analog clutch (WIP)
• 7 rotary encoders
• 10 face buttons + 2 back buttons + 5 clickable encoders
• Quick-release connection to the steering column
• Aviator-style USB connector
• QMK firmware
• Everything is 3D-printed except for the aluminium mid-plate and the quick-release

If you guys are interested I have a few WIP pictures, so I could start a build log. WDYT?