Matewis: I'd love to give Mafia 1 another go. I remember I never had the patience to get past that one very early mission in the game in which the police pulled you over whenever you speeded or drove too recklessly.
InfraSuperman: So you were never able to experience the joys of the racing mission?
Ha! I ragequit over that mission
so many times I lost count. But one day I saw an Ultra Race Controller (basically a round rubber "steering wheel" on a pad) thingie at the local Gamestop and after buying it I managed to win that race on my very next try! It was an analog wheel so not much good anymore, although I now have a USB "Ferrarri" gamepad/wheel that works pretty well these days.
Mafia 1 had great atmosphere. I loved just driving around in those old cars!