I have one as well, completely modded, i havent had a chance to paint it yet, i have been finishing up my Porsche 914 with over 700hp and my lancia delta

Next on the to do list is give my mini a custom paint job. It normally takes me about 3 hours to paint a car how i want it.

Forza Motorsport 2 for xbox 360 ROCKS!

 

Pardon my ignorance, but what are the actual game names for GTL and GTR? I want to race some MINIs on my PC!

 

GTL = GT Legends

http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Media-GT-.../dp/B000BYSX4A

GTR = GTR which is coming to xbox 360

http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1458/GTR/

or here

http://gtr-game.10tacle.com/index.php?id=246&L=1

 

RACE actually has the MINI Cooper Challenge cars and series however it's been panned by critics pretty hard.

http://www.race-game.org/cars/minicooper.htm

 

Forza Motorsport 2 is the BOMB!! My first car i bought was a PW MCS. I put the black bonnet stripes on it and colored the top black then set it as my favorite car. I should post a pic of it in action

 

My mini started out PW/PW just like my car. But now it has a complete custom paint job like you would see on a Circuit track car.

I wish i could take a picture of it and post it, but im not sure how, do you need xbox live? or is there another way? (its actually the g/f's xbox 360 and she knows more about it than i do)

Also, does anyone on here play Forza Motorsports 2 on xbox Live? i do not have xbox live and was wondering if anyone has played Forza on it. Is It fun?

Im thinking about getting it.

 

I can't believe it took everyone a page of posts to even mention Forza! That game looks dead sexy for the 360. I have the original Forza and as soon as i bought my Mini back in Oct I immediately went home to see if they had it on the game!

 

Personally i think Forza 2 puts any of the GT games for playstation to shame. The handling of the cars seems alot more realistic to me and the tuning of the car is essential in turning fast lap times. I love spending time tweaking the suspension, brakes, tire pressure, gearing, and the differentials.

Also the customization in the game is far better than Grand Torismo. Custom paint jobs with almost endless possibilities, large selection of aftermarket rims, (which can also be painted) and the ability to do engine swaps makes the game alot more fun to me. 300 cars to choose from, (including the MINI S) should make most people happy.

The only thing i wish the game had was more of the older cars like maybe a 80's honda city turbo II, or an old toyota starlet, or a Mazda 323 AWD turbo!!! ...or or...a Classic MINI!

Maybe they will add an expansion? or the ability to Download new cars from xbox Live? who knows...

So anyways, does anyone know how to get a picture taken on their xbox 360, to their computer? I dont have xbox live? do you have to have this in order to do it? or is there any other way?

 

+1 Ever since I got my original xbox its been my favorite game!

I don't have 360, but I do have a modded xbox which works similarly to the 360. The way I do it with mine is hook it up to my computer vis cat-5 cable and transfer everything though the computer's network.

 

What is a vis cat-5 cable? can you get them at a normal electronics store like bestbuy? or Comp USA? are they expensive?

 

There is a Mini Cooper S 2003 in Forza Motorsport 2 for the Xbox 360. Here is a link to the page that has the full car list. http://www.forzacentral.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=12371

 

Forza Motorsport 2 has a 2003 MCS on the European circuit you can purchase as your starter car. MOE is all suped up

 

Checkmate Anyone?

This is the MINI I use online for racing I haven't really used the Checkmate that much, both MINI have all the mods that you can put on them, both are also tuned. These MINIs come from Forza 2 for the Xbox 360

There are also MINIs in Project Gotham Racing 3 for Xbox 360.

PM Me if you want my Gamertag for Xbox 360!

 

hahaa sorry, some days I can't spell, aparently that was one of them
*via*

 

very nice! did you take that pic yourself? if so did you get the picture to your computer using the via-cat 5 cable?

Im still working on being able to send pictures from the xbox 360 to my computer.

is the cat-5 cable like a USB port style cable? or what fitting should i look for on my comp to see if i can use it?

 

I just tried to send pics to my comp, from the xbox 360 using an ethernet cable. I could not figure it out. I downloaded zune (thats what xbox.com told me to do) and im having no luck.

Im having a hard time finding out where the pictures are saved at on the xbox360. It tells me they are saved on the harddrive but where on the harddrive? im not seeing them.

Does anyone know if its possible to send pics using the ethernet cable?

(i do not have xbox live)

anyone want to help me out with a step by step if this is possible?

 

Like I've stated before I don't have 360, and I'm sure someone can verify this but if you open up the xbox console(hit the 360 logo in the middle of the controller) and I would imagine it would be in the media section That's where all the songs are store on the 360 so it would make sense for in-game screen shots too.
The cat-5 cable is just an ethernet cable that plugs into the back of the xbox

 

Ok i have the cable but for some odd reason i cant get it to work, not sure what im doing wrong, im gonna try messing with it some more.

 

All you have to do is go into Forza 2 and go to options and view photo then you upload them to the Forza 2 site and then you go to the Forza 2 site log in, and then you can view the photo and save them onto your computer.

 

To upload them to the forza 2 site you have to have an internet connection to your xbox360. (i think) I do not have this, i only have an ethernet cable going to the back of my computer. Not to an internet modem. Maybe i will have to get the wireless internet adaptor for the xbox so i can connect it to the internet off my modem?

I tried to "upload" the picture in the forza 2 game when you can view them. but it said i was not connected. So im guessing i need an internet connection and not just a cable going from the xbox to my comp?

 

Here's a link to a MINI in Forza 2. I just got this game a few days ago.. LOVE the MINI in it!

http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=62367

 

Can't wait for this mod to be released. Looks absolutely beautiful, hopefully the physics and audio will be as good as the visual presentation. In the meantime I'm driving the Mk I GTI, Lupo Cup, and Clio.

Anyone know of a good wheel for 360? Now that Forza 2 is out I'm really close finally buying a 360, but will hold off until I can find a good input device for it. I personally like Forza on the original XBox a bit more than GT4 (used car showrooms and 16:9 HD output in GT4 are very cool though), except for the generally crappy quality of the wheels/pedals that I could find for it. I wound up going with the Speedster 3 for my XBox, but was thoroughly disappointed. I've owned 7 different wheel/pedal sets over the years for PC/Xbox/PS2 , most of them Logitech or Thrustmaster, and so far nothing has beat the Logitech Driving Force Pro in feel (haven't checked out the G25 yet).

 

SilverRocket, you need to get a xbox 360! Forza 2 is awesome! and very fun. If you had xbox live you could race with me and a few other NAM'ers who have it.

Check out the "MINI in forza 2" thread for more pics of peoples cars

 

Yeah, 360 + Forza 2 is on my list for sure, I can hold off for a bit on the new TV and wheel and use my 2005FPW (only does 720p, but that's good enough for now) and the gamepad for a bit. I'd love to do some online virtual motoring w/ fellow NAMers .

What does the extended XBLive subscription wind up costing?

Unfortunately it may be a while before I can join you guys as I'm just now getting back into a position where I'm going to have some discretionary income after a long hiatus from the corporate rat race scene. It's looking like I may be putting off replacing my recently destroyed summer tires, adding adjustable camber plates and RSB until next spring anyways, so maybe I'll look at grabbing the 360 after a few more pay days in preparation for my winter motoring hibernation.

I've been jealously drooling over those screenshots for the past week or so. Looks like there's a whole bunch more customization options, visual and performance, than in the original. I'm extremely excited about the AWD conversion I've heard some mention in that thread.

 

Ha ha! I just bought Viva Pinata two weeks ago. I'm a 31 yo CMB (Child in Man's Body), and love ultra violent games like Gears, Dead Rising, Dead or Alive 4, but for some reason, I LOVE VIVA Pinata. I have been playing non-stop for two substance free weeks and all my Gears-heads, Rainbow Six Las Vegas, or Call of Duty online friends are like, what the heck is wrong with me? I show them my garden of pinatas and they are all rolling their eyes. I will send them random pets through the Viva Pinata Post Office on Xbox Live even through they can't ever get them because they don't have the game.

But my favorite game with a Mini Cooper was Midtown Madness 2 for the PC (which I believe is the first one of that series that had the Mini Cooper). The game was in London, and you could drive your Mini's down in the underground (the tube). VERY Italian Job before the whole Italian Job thing. Then Midtown Madness 3 for the original Xbox was also fun because I could drive the Mini Cooper around my hometown of Washington DC. Add a custom soundtrack to it, and that was SO much fun. Unfortunately it's one of the games that has not yet ported over to the 360...