/vr/ - Retro Games

It's difficult to explain man. I think it's a mix of being the most standard racing game when the SNES was in it's heyday here, timing, being easy to pick up and play, having nice visuals and an amazing soundtrack.

The SNES had a big impact here because it hit our market at a time when the working class was experiencing an economic growth and started being able to afford such toys. Which means that to the vast majority of people born in the 80s and even in the early 90s like me, it was their first console and what introduced them to the world of videogames. Top Gear was available in any rental store in the country and with it's eye-catching box art it was an obvious choice for anyone looking for a racing game, since it's good it grew organically in popularity and eventually became iconic.

So basically it appeared at the right time and hit the right spots. Understand however, that the brazilians you are talking about are older dudes like me, nearing 30 and up. I'm pretty sure most of the generation born in the early to mid 00s have never even seen a SNES in their lives other than through pictures and have zero interest in anything from our time, thew grew up with playstations, xbox and whatnot.