jared24

Then it was never meant to be.....

That is No Limits Fairground, NOT Virtual Rides. Two completely different games.

Either.... it's the same one.

da1daonly - if you install the update (see link above) and follow the instructions I gave previously, it should work fine. Again, if your trying to install Virtual Rides on Vista then I seriously doubt it will work (unless you can fiddle with the 'program compatibility' settings or something?!?)

Hmmm it should work then.. Try downloading and installing the update from here - http://rapidshare.com/users/GR44J5 (Password = breaker ) Once you have updated it, load the game by using the method I stated earlier. **Note, this link is not mine and is in German (should still work fine though.)

rollerboy - are you Vista or XP?

Here is how to get around the "unable to find engine file" message. Within the Virtual Rides 'program files' directory, Create a new text file and copy and paste the following text in to it (then save) : acknex_dx8.exe vr.wrs -D DX_8 -D language_english -D demo -nx 128 Rename the file to "start.bat" Double click on the "start.bat" file and the game should automatically load and run fine. The Tranformer and Top Spin demo can be found here - http://www.gamershell.com/download_8134.shtml The 'Insider' (aka. Crazy Shake) demo can be found here - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=67I5W8IE NOTE - you can add your own sound effects and music in to each directory. For the TRANSFORMER/TOPSPIN demo, drag any music file (i.e. MP3, WAV etc.) in to here - C:\VirtualRides No.1 Demo #1\music For the INSIDER demo, copy and paste up to 12 (I think) music files in to the game directory and rename them to jingle_1 (right through to 12.) To play each file whilst playing the game, hit F1 for jingle 1, F2 for jingle 2 etc. etc. Have fun!!! PS. Not too sure how long the megaupload.com link will last or if there is a user download 'cap'.... Let me know if there are any problem and I'll try to upload to another server.

I'll sort you guys out with a link for the demo's as soon as possible. In the mean time, here are some other videos from the Virtual Rides game (pretty sweet, huh? ) http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=NLVR&p=r (PS. Check out the SpaceRoller video - awesome or what?!?)

Don't reckon you will be able to run the Break Dance demo on Windows Vista. Have you tried the other two Virtual Rides demo's - 'Insider' and 'Transformer & Top Spin' ?? In my opinion, those two are way better.

Ok, first of all lets set things straight - When the game initially came in to development (by a newbie german development team called 'Deadly Electronics') back in 2004/05 it was originally called 'Virtual Rides.' Quite an extensive amount of rides and features (inc. in-game people) were included and various pictures and videos were released. At the time, the game showed a huge amount of potential. In middle of 2006 it appeared that the game was practically 90% finished and was due to be released that same year. However, the developers were not satisfied with the dated graphics/look of the game, so late 2006 they decided to team up with VIS (creators of No Limits) and work along side them. This meant the game engine and graphics from No Limits would be implemented in to Virtual Rides, hence the re-name to 'No Limits Virtual Rides.' Deadly Electronics are now responsible for the designing and modelling, and VIS will be dealing the programming and publishing side. The title change has nothing to with 'popularity' and niether because they are the same franchise (as stated earlier, they are not.) Its simply because Deadly Electronics have teamed up with the creators of No Limits, so the titles of both projects have been merged together. With regards to release date, that is the million dollar question. The developers stated the game would DEFINITELY be released back in 2006, then it changed to 'the fourth quarter of 2007', and now it has been pushed back again with no hint of release date. One thing I can guarentee you, I seriously doubt it will be released anytime soon. As of March 22nd 2008 the developers stated the title of the game has now been reverted back to 'Virtual Rides' due to the heavy amount of requests VIS have received from people asking about the current status of the game. Virtual Rides is now the working title, which may not neccessarily be the title for the final release. If I had to estimate a release date, I'd say at least Oct 2008 (Though more likely Dec 2008) Hope that is all cleared up!! Jared (PS. Check out http://nlvr.siteboard.org for more info on NLVR. The developers often visit the website and respond to many questions asked. Scroll to the bottom for the English Section.)