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Detroit, 7:23 PM
Sat Nov 7
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09/02/09
09/02/09
It was a great game with awesome support and the 1000s of licensed parts and car combinations made every car very unique.
The auction feature was pretty cool as well. Most of the money I made in that game was just how I make some in real life. I'd buy half finished or undervalued cars, build them up and sell them off at higher prices. This was a game in and of itself.
The open forum drag racing was awesome too. You could sit at the track and taunt other racers into racing you for cash etc.
I'm not a big gamer, but that one sucked me in.
09/02/09
What, no Virtua Racing? Back in the early '90s my race buddies and I used to meet at the local video game place, called 'Quarters' naturally, for a 32-person VR shootout 4 drivers at time. See VR had a special "Grand Prix" mode where the races were 20 minutes long and the slow drivers got no extra help like in Daytona. This went on for almost 2 years and even attracted the attention of a local newspaper. When Daytona came out we tried to keep it going but the racing wasn't as good and the group kind of fell apart when my friend who got us involved left the USA to work for the Ferrari F1 team in Italy (true story!).
09/02/09
09/01/09
Worthy of a top 5 position is Need For Speed 1-5. Especially High Stakes, which had weather, day / night mode, and you could be chased by the cops, or BE THE COPS.
Epic, epic games.
09/01/09
I spent countless hours with this gem for NES.
09/01/09
Race Driver: GRID: Fast-paced, not that simulation-based, but very, very fun. Lots of car, and oh yeah, LeMans 24 hours (um, 12 minutes) in and Audi R10.
GTR2: Doesn't get much more real on the PC, but still barely approachable with a suitable gamepad. Lots of mods, lots of awesome cars, and with a dedicated community, it's here to stay.
09/01/09
Also, you forgot Carmageddon! Noting says awesome like launching an enemy car into another using a giant spring
09/01/09
/Props to all mentions of MM2 and Porsche Unleashed
09/01/09
If you run across, say, TD6... run past.
09/01/09
Did everyone forget Driver????
[en.wikipedia.org])
It was damn difficult with the damage, the time limits, and the cops, had a compelling story line.
It was even hard to get into because you had to completed that damned reverse 180 (unless you modified some file.....not that I did). I think it also used sound effects and some of the visuals from the Walter Hill movie of the same title.
Also is scored 9.7 from IGN and was ranked #12 on IGN's list of the "Top 25 Games of All Time" for the first PlayStation console.
09/01/09
Oh, and I like how you 'splained why this should be on the list and not just one-lined it with snark. Good job.
09/01/09
Just trying to be helpful!
And it was stupid hard on the PC using a keyboard to invoke power slides because your parents have said "there is no way on God's green earth I'm buying you a flipping control pad so you can spend more time on that damn machine."
09/01/09
09/01/09
The fact that no one said Atari Sprint 2, Arcade Cabinet bothers me...(and I'm talking the black & white overhead view one, not Super Sprint). It was pretty much was the only option back in the day (early to mid 80s). Nathan's out in Long Beach, NY had that with like 4 steering wheels. Awesome oversteer.
09/01/09
09/01/09
And what about Kazunori Yamauchi's first racing game franchise, Motor Toon Gran Prix?
09/01/09
Always one of my arcade favorites....
09/01/09
09/01/09
Cunning Stunt Bonus FTW!
(best vehicle...Cops Suppressor w/6wheels)