/vr/ - Retro Games

Kat's run is one of the best racing games on SFC, and in its style is better than Mario Kart IMO. In pic related, a very nice and obscure beat'm up.

>>1487235
World Rally fever
Outrunners

>>1487235
Ignition should just be more popular.

Everyone always talks about RC Pro AM for the NES, but Championship Pro AM on the Genesis is better in every way.

>>1487254
Enforcer or Redneck?

Power Drift

Vangers: One For The Road
Elite on wheels + psilocybin.

Let's hope this one will be good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM6saRuiRBE

Turbo Outrun and Chase H.Q.

City Connection if you wanna count that as a racing game.

Anyone got any on foot racing games like Sonic R or Rayman Rush?

Vanishing Point on PS1 and Dreamcast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5PBkXD1ng

>>1487670
Micro Maniacs

>>1487235
>greentexting your links
>putting descriptions on the same lines
Why do you do that? It's really irritating. You're making us have to click and highlight just the links.

>>1487670
This game. Looks pretty fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QayEwHiPxA

Also, Running Wild and Metro-Cross.

Super Mad Champ on SFC, motercycle racer with Road Rash elements where you can get off your bike and fight other racers on the side of the road, you can even pick up your motorcycle and use it as a weapon against them.

BC Racers.
Because driving up next to people and having the person in your sidecar bash their head in with a club beats using green shells.

>>1487295
and Rock N' Roll Racing blows them both away

>>1487830
I love this game. So underrated. Great atmosphere, fast driving.

I can't tell which version is the best. I know one version has 'real' multiplayer (each one drives a car) while another version has the 2nd player be in the sidecar, but I don't even remember which is which.

As for this thread, I will add Crazy Cars 3 aka Lamborghini American Challenge. Both are basically the same game except LAC has a 2 players mode and the car is yellow.

The difference with more classic racing games is that you drive on real road, so you have 19 opponents you need to catch up to while also avoiding cars of citizens not racing. You also bet with CPU opponents before the race. Earn money to upgrade your car.

Test Drive 5

The only TD game that legitimately challenged NFS.

>>1487839
And in the same isometric style as rock'n'roll racing, Biker Mice From Mars on SNES blows it away

Rollcage Stage II

>>1487848
And in the same isometric style as all of those games, Galaxy 5000 takes place in space and is therefore better by default.

>>1487335
Despite the name, while simple and straight ot the point it's kinda a mouth full, this is looking great albeit the camera movement looks kinda jerky in the video but that probably won't happen in game. Pretty excited to get this.
Also, MRC is pretty decent.

>>1487842
Playing the dos version of Crazy Cars 3 on my DS feel great.

Most retro racing games give me headaches.

Especially those Mode7 SNES games like Mario Kart or FZero.

PSX onward they're much better.

Any good racing games with twists and turns like Fatal Racing?

>>1487920
Fuck yes Fatal Racing!

There is Motocross Maniacs on Game Boy (there is also a GBC version) but that's not EXACTLY the same thing

>>1487920
SF Rush?

Top gear pocket 2 is probably the only racing game ive played for gbc, its also very good.

There was this one racing game on the SNES played from a first person perspective.

If you went fast enough, you started bouncing. I don't remember the name of the game, but I always found that funny.

BURNING ROOOOAAAD

Third-rate Daytona USA clone with the same kind of cheesy music

>>1487961
dat rumble pack

Motocross Madness for PC. Was about to open a thread here to ask for help finding the game, but just googled 'motocross pc' and this was the first image. Fucking wonderful game.

Nigel Mansell's World Championship
SNES version with sim mode under options

I used to play a racing game in DOS. The car you controlled was yellow, and I believe a Lamborghini. Anyone know what game this it?

Sonic Drift 2 is about as good as it gets for racing on the Game Gear.

Does a lot of stuff other game using this graphical trick don't, like textures roads and pseudo 3D track elements (tunnels, loops, banked curves)

Skip the first one. It's the same but not as sophisticated.

>>1488150
Oh man, that game. I remember that if you went to the edge of the map you were catapulted across the map, or something like that. It was pretty funny.

There's a Kart game on the DOS that I don't know the name of. You race in different tracks around the world.

>>1488208
Lamborghini American Challenge?

>>1487443
It's more of a weird-ass platformer to me.

>>1487749
I think it looks better that way.

Thanks for the contributions so far, i didn't expect to get so many of them in such short period of time. Right now, I'm working on NES and SMS so recommendations from that console would be very helpful. Thank you once again!

Definitely an unsung gem of the N64. I love the music, the wacky-ass courses, and the solid play control.

>>1488306
>I think it looks better that way.
It's inconvenient. Try greentexting a description on one line and leaving your links alone on the next line like most do it.

>>1488306
I don't think that's it, I remember the game looking more primitive and not having those face icons. I might be wrong though.

>>1488341
Nevermind, it is it. Thanks, I have good memories playing it with my cousins.

>>1488218
Yes! I called it the cannon launch, because if I'm not mistaken the rider would be sent at a high speed and a huge gunshot sound effect would play.
That was the funniest motherfucking game I've ever played. So fluid, so fun and you could do so many tricks.

I recommend it to everyone, and here's a link:
http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6106578/Motocross.Madness.1.1998.%28PC-Full%29.FIXED

They put a password on it: L96

>>1488332
Hell yeah son!

Sincerely my favorite racing game of all time.

Have you played the premiere NES F1 simulator?

>>1487235
Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 3
Fatal Racing
Lotus: Ultimate Challenge/ Lotus series for the Amiga
MegaRace 2
Screamer 2
Magnetic Fields' rally games: Network Q RAC Rally Championship, International Rally Championship, Mobil 1 Rally Championship/Rally Championship 2000

the whole racing genre feels a bit underrated and unloved, many people at most played shitty kart games

>>1487868
I second this one.

>that platformer list's saturn selection

oh come on you're going to tell me clockwork knight and mr bones shouldn't be on there

>>1488369
Whilst I wouldn't rate it that high myself, I'm glad someone else remember this fondly.

It was entrancing.

Do the Wipeout games count? On one hand it is a long-running franchise with something like 10 titles, but on the other I never see anyone fucking talk about them.

>>1488974
Well, racing games very rarely get their own threads as it is. But you're right: it is strange that it's never talked about.

I only ever played the first one for a bit, but thoroughly enjoyed it.

>>1487982
Stunt Race FX?

NEO DRIFT OUT

>>1488304
World rally fever ?

>>1489682
This game is so good. For those having trouble with compatibility, fans released a launcher that works on Vista/7.

http://jigebren.free.fr/games/pc/re-volt/wolfr4/

>>1487248
>if the Goemon games were styled on episodes of Kamen Rider and punching the ever-loving fuck out of everything instead of platforming

Not a racing game, but holy fuck this is fun!

>>1487893
me and my old man would play the shit out of that back in the day, although the PAL cover looks a look more like what you get. A Rally game.

>>1489682
Anyone have the GOG build? Unfortunately they pulled it from the store after finding out they're using someone else's work without credit or mention.

To be honest, I'm very surprised how many computer games got mentioned in this thread. Not that I'm complaining, you guys save me a lot of work.

>>1487919
>PSX onward they're much better.

agree

mode 7 racing games are the only good 2d racers, non mode 7 "3d" and "top-down" stuff is boring / terrible

only exception is "biker race from mars", found because of this board, really impressed me, didn't think an isometric racer would be any good

f-zero
super mario kart
stunt race fx (decent game, but bad framerate / very brutish physics / graphics)
uchuu race (ok f-zero derivative game)

think that's it, everything else pre ps1 that i've tried sucks

on gba there's this hot wheels game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdThj2mcP78

surprised me, give it a chance

>>1489760
Here you go, with all the extra stuff GoG includes:
https://www.mediafire.com/?9rask4su633wzwx

>>1487919
Original F-Zero and Mario Kart are better than any PS1 racing game because of better framerate. The only good 5th gen racing game is F-Zero X.

>>1490053
Play the Wipeout games, especially Wipeout 3. They're PS1 racing games and the framerate is spectacular.

>>1490053
Gran Turismo. TD5. NFS3. Wipeout.

>>1489834
>don't like Out Run Road Rash, Top Gear 1/2
>like Stunt Race FX
fgt

>>1490084
None of them run at 60fps.

>>1489760
>>1490017
What's gog m8s?

>>1490176
So what? A consistent 30 is still good and playable.

The only PS1 racing game that runs at 60fps is ridge Racer Turbo, which is a one track demo included with RRT4. Guess that makes it the best racing game on the console, then.

>>1490176

so............

>>1490179
Good Old Games, an online digital game store. They mostly release old PC games.
www.gog.com

>>1490182
>A consistent 30 is still good and playable.
It's technically "playable", in that it's possible to play it, but there's no way it can be considered "good". Even 60fps isn't good, only adequate.

>Guess that makes it the best racing game on the console, then.
It is.

>all that framerate bullshitting

Oh god, why. I'm sure this is /vr/ and not /v/. And my contribution to this thread is Racing Lagoon, the high speed driving motherfucking rpg.

>tfw you'll never see a translation for this game

>>1490195
>this is /vr/ and not /v/
It's very likely that a higher percentage of /vr/ games have acceptable framerate than /v/ games.

i come from the year 2207 and anything short of 360 fps is unacceptable

>>1490203
360fps would be very nice. Even at 144fps (highest available on an LCD) you still have visible motion artifacts.

>>1490198

At the moment someone implies that F-Zero X is a better and more complete racing game than Gran Turismo 1 or 2, R4 and NFS4 only because its better framerate, then you can see that FPS it's not exactly the only parameter which defines a good or a bad (racing) game.

>>1490206
The most important thing in a racing game is the feeling of movement. This will always be bad if the framerate is low. It doesn't matter how many features you add, it's still a bad racing game.

If you prefer GT2 to F-Zero X then you are probably more of a car nerd than a racing game fan. Maybe somebody should make a car management game like those soccer management games. You could buy and tweak cars, hire drivers etc., but skip the racing part because it's obviously not important to you.

>>1490212

it doesn't effect the pacing / speed...just the fluidity of the motion...

it has no effect on physics, track design, sound quality, controls, f-zero x is graphically dull just so it could run at 60 fps

60 fps does look better but don't act like there's no trade off

also f-zero x isn't very fun and honestly f-zero snes and f-zero gx are better games

>>1490212

>you're a car nerd blah blah blah

I don't even get all that projections, anon. If I'd like something like that I'd probably start playing GT4 B-spec mode, which is not the case. FZX is fast. And that's all, but not all that's matter.

>>1490220
>it doesn't effect the pacing / speed
It dramatically affects the subjective feeling of speed. F-Zero X is very fun (arguably the best game on the N64), and it would not be fun at a lower framerate.

>>1490212
you keep implying that a technical aspect (more related to the hardware a game runs on, instead of the game itself) is the most important factor in the game

You can solve the whole PS1 fps problem by playing in an emulator.

But that's not the /vr/ way, I suppose.

>>1490237

i don't understand but ok

choro q and bakusou kyoudai are historically two of the most famous racing games / series in japan and they're slow paced and run at 30 fps...

>>1490249
>choro q and bakusou kyoudai

Are those any good?

>>1490243
Technology is hugely important. There are no Atari 2600 games worth playing because the technology was too primitive. And most 5th gen games are not worth playing because the game designs were too ambitious for the technology.

>>1490259

they're more about graphics and sounds, gameplay is very simplistic

they're intended for young children so the design is... simple

if it sounds boring it is

>>1490262
>There are no Atari 2600 games worth playing because the technology was too primitive

>>1490262

>There are no Atari 2600 games worth playing because the technology was too primitive
>There are no Atari 2600 games worth playing

Well, I was taking this discussion seriously until now. I'll give you a 6/10.

>>1490279
All the "good" 2600 games have better versions available on other platforms.

>>1488332
This game was super hyped by magazines and pretty popular when it came out, I don't know why everyone keeps saying it's an undiscovered gem.

>>1488369
I have such good memories of playing this for weeks following 9.9.99.

>>1488576
What is this game called?

<This'll be my pick for now. If you haven't played it, then go find yourself a copy.

>>1490195
I really want a copy of that.

>>1491387
Found some interesting reading on MSR, by the way.
http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-metropolis-street-racer/

Astrofang (Famicom)

It's basically Rad Racer/Highway Star but with weapons and at the end of each track you have to fight a boss vehicle.

Lots of fun.

Street Rod
http://www.streetrod3.com/?q=downloads

<This Road Rash is my favorite Road Rash.

>>1490176
The human brain can only comprehend so many frames per second anyway. Most old movies are shot in 24FPS.

To be honest, 30 is generally "good enough" for me.

Underrated/obscure != good.

>>1491547
Street Rod 2 is great too. I think every auto-shop class in every high school in America had it on their computer in the 90's

>>1491631
I obviously didn't take autoshop then, I just found out about 2 a few years ago

>>1491578
Every time I hear this myth stated (even in jest), I want to personally drown someone.

Humans can easily determine the difference between 30 and 60fps, and it affects input processing: since inputs tend to be processed the frame after a button press, framerate also affects input delay.

not posting a "this is bait" pic because this isn't /v/, but damn

Sure, some of my favorite games (hi there, Panzer Dragoon) run at 20fps and the like, but just think of how cool it'd be if they ran at 60.

>>1490182
But it is!

Half-kidding, but still. On the other hand, it shows the kind of cutbacks required to do 60fps on the PS1.

Also, oldschool Ridge Racer really only had 2 tracks anyway, the 1995 original just had the standard and expert course and backwards versions. Not so much a demo, it's just an update of a game with nearly no content anyway.

but what content is there, hnnng
That shit's fun. Trying to block the White Angel to unlock it is a nightmare though.

>>1491670
There was a mode in Gran Turismo 1 that ran in 60fps. It had no AI opponents and the overall visual quality took a hit, but it managed 60fps.

SNES F-Zero is only fun if you play with no boosting and no sharp turning.

>>1491665
I'm not trying to bait anyone, I'm just being completely honest. To me, I don't necessarily process images as fast or slower than the next person. 30fps has always been fast enough for me. I can't really tell much difference between 30 and 60.

>>1491737

there's a noticeable difference for sure...

30fps is so common though it's hardly "unacceptable"

>>1491697

yeah...no

>>1491770
I am dead serious. You really have to learn the racing line and steer with far more precision if you take those off the table. Even master mode is a joke when you have 3 boosts + 1 per lap. Sharp turning on its own isn't bad, but the ability to yaw your craft is way too good.

>>1491782

ok? i still have fun playing it normally

...sucks to be you

Top Gear Rally for the N64.

Nothing too amazing until you discover the glitch - riding the outside rail of a corner and holding the analog stick almost at the point where you'll steer back into the road gives you a huge speed boost, which you can take into the next straightaway. Turned it into a completely unique hybrid of a rally game slash arcade racer slash something like Wipeout/F-Zero/Zero-G.

>>1490785
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing

I used to play the shit out of Vette on my friend's computer back in the day. I think it was one of the first games where you could just say "fuck the race" and drive around wherever in the city. In fact, I don't remember ever finishing a race.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWagXZtTpA

>>1492225
Also, it's not really obscure but my friends and I every once in a while used to skip school, find some liquor and play Midtown Madness. No regrets.

Anyone else remember this game in its time?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ2Vb1t1-Js

>>1491495
That's exactly what a cover is meant to do: make you want to play the -shit- out of the game.

Will take up your recommendation, skipper.

>>1492245
Yes, I still have dreams of netplaying it with someone because the multiplayer was awesome

The problem is that using weapons required the C-buttons and that doesn't translate over well to the joysticks I use.

No second prize on atari st.

Shit had POLYGONS.

>>1492339
Oh and it starred Eric Bana, Blade and Poshman McPosh as playable characters. Or at least that's how I remember it.

I think this was it, /vr/: the last time someone tried to design an actual arcade-style racing game.

There was customization, in that you unlocked cars and they got progressively better, but it wasn't anally-retentive, and you weren't trying to be a thug-ass motherfucker: you were racing to get dosh against a bunch of stupid caricatures.

It wasn't perfect, but the fuck it wasn't fun.

>>1487848
I agree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUj8FBfIkvY

>>1492309
Indeed, and because there are no decent versions of the cover. Have a scanned version I just made.

>>1492396

>>1492339
>>1492354
Names please.

Holy crap, I never thought that this thread would be so active. I expected it to be rather quiet.

Why are old racing games so charming?

>>1492435
First referred to says the name in the post. "No Second Prize." Second referred to can be reverse image searched. It's "Speed Devils."

>>1492440
I feel so dumb now, thanks.

>>1492176
Fuck yeah Top Rail Rally.
I loved the tracks

>>1492354
Sounds like Midnight Club, though that isn't retro.

>>1490371
bc if you like a game that isn't a multi-million seller then that means the game is an endearing, underrated gem with a lot of charm lol

Anyone remember Super Cars ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3yxAuFXJqg

>>1488150
Yes yes yes! Thanks for reminding me of this. I only ever got to play the demo, but loved how good it felt to run around the forest in it. My only previous motocross experience up until that point had been ElMa

How can you even beat The King in Street Rods 2 ?

>>1487830
Which version is the best anyway?

>>1493523
Mega CD I think.

>>1490182
>The only PS1 racing game that runs at 60fps is ridge Racer Turbo, which is a one track demo included with RRT4

I don't remember playing RRT even though I had Type 4. Was it on seperate disc?

>>1494887
Yeah, separate disc.

>>1494920
I had a Platinum re-release, so that explains why I've never played it. Greedy Sony.

>>1494920
I see. I had a Platinum re-release, which didn't have that disc.

One more question: Did RRT contain anything more than that one track?

>ctrl+F "Circuit Breakers"

C'mon, /vr/. C'MON.

>>1487331
>tfw can`t run it on current pcs
I just want to collect insects

>>1487254
Happen to know of a working download for Ignition? I fucking love that game.

Am I the only who played those Extreme G games? They're basically futuristic motorcycle racers involving weapons, second one was the best.

I still own the disc for the PC version of 2 I bought ages ago.

>>1495435
not the guy, but give a link to a file uploading service

Are arena-based racing games (Twisted Metal etc) allowed?

>>1490262
Graphics Whore

>>1492176

Top Gear Rally was a shit game.

Top Gear 2, now there's a classic

>>1496487
I'm genuinely not trying to diss your taste, but i suspect you only think that because you never learned to glitch properly on Top Gear Rally.

Go try it. The corner-riding is entirely skill-based, like bunnyhopping in quake, and likewise it defines what the game is and how it can be played. You have to learn it properly, there's no instructions, but it's different to any other racing game's control system and thus makes it unique and extremely interesting because it works so well and so naturally.

*Without* the glitch, Top Gear Rally is mediocre at best. They removed it for Top Gear Rally 2, and that game is awful. You'll need an analog stick to get the best results, naturally.

>>1496539
>glitching to win a racing game
scum

>>1496553
not that expect you to understand, but it actually had nothing to do with winning vs the Cpu. Like learning to bunnyhop, if you've ever done that. Learning the mechanic was fascinating enough in itself, and after that a friend and i would set ghost cars and race each other. BoL having no one to do that with.

>>1496487

What if I love Top Gear 3000 the most? I'm so sorry.

Turbo needs more love. It came before Pole Position and just did shit RIGHT.

>>1496539

I never knew about that glitch, BUT if I want to do something like that then I'll go play Mario Kart.

>>1496606

Top Gear 3000 is good too. I just never played it as much as Top Gear 2.

I know this isn't the point of this thread, but I'm having some issues with kat's run. I do great and manage to get(and hold) first without much issue usually, but as soon as I get to the last stage(I assume?), someone blows past me and seems to be able to go a great deal faster than me on straightaways. Is this intended? I don't seem to be able to catch up to them at all, even in the corners, they just eventually get out of my view and then the screen suddenly fades to black(which I assume means I lost, since I can't read japanese).

Anyone played this?

Grand Prix 2 the best

>>1496781
That's also a valid argument. It's different and much more on the edge than Mario Kart ever was, but i see your point.

>>1495435
here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/iq53vcqrxrzdn28/Ignition.rar
launch 3DFX version.

Alcohol clone of Ignition:
https://mega.co.nz/#!xUAVUZTK!Z7vn8znKWuIV_JS1Nbx_AipblmYjEHIqCe6SeEmnIs8

Has all the audio tracks unlike the rip above.

>>1497726
>mega

>>1487845
this had the best soundtrack.

what was up with the scotland level, i remember the cars driving on a real steep slope and there was pretty much no use for it because at speed you just flew over it rather than driving down it

>>1490212
you're a fucking moron.

>>1496854

Its OK. Kinda bog standard when Mario Kart clones were the rage. Not much to it when Crash Team Racing and Speed Punks were already out there.

Now the Dreamcast version of Space Race looked utterly spectacular at the time. 3D Models that genuinely looked and moved like cartoons and looked sharp as all hell. Sadly the balance was screwy and all the items were way too overpowered. But it looked genuinely stunning at the time in motion. Art design can keep a game looking spectacular if done correctly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhznojvyNNs

>>1496459
Sure, as long as they are good.

>>1499208
Then, Carmageddon.

>>1499307
I was thinking of more obscure games. Carmageddon is a classic.

Is there anything like Porsche Unleashed out there? Old cars and pretty outdoor racing locations?

>>1487868
It uses oblique projection though.

I'd say the F1 circus games are fucking baller, especially if you're big into 90s F1 (and Group C)

>>1500710
There's like 10 them. Are all of them good?

>>1500710
There's like of 10 them. Are they all good?

>>1492245
HOLY SHIT YOU ARE MY NIGGER

bump

>>1500974

I'm only thinking of the three SNES F1 Circus games. I can't understand a lick of moon but I really like the roster on them.

>>1496585
do you have any videos of this? trying to find some but i cant

im a quake player and like defrag and this sounds sick

>>1501961
I see, thanks for clarifying.

>>1487235
OP what is the name of this car game?

>>1502904
Kat's Run: Zen-Nihon K-Car Senshuken, it's in the file name.

Road Fighter.

>>1505167
Arcade or NES?

NES, I had no idea that arcade version even existed until you mentioned it.

>>1506413
A little fun fact: Konami released Road Fighter in Europe in 1992. I'm still baffled why they thought it was a good idea.

Are there any good Genesis racers that aren't ports?

I feel like drinking a gallon of turpentine and pissin on a brush fire.

>>1508393

Hard Drivin is one racing game I could think of related to the genesis, but it's pretty clunky.

>Going to Road Course during the 1-on-1 instead of beating the blue car in the stunt course

HA HA

>>1508393
Outrun 2019

>>1488180
>>1492208
nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOITqbtatk

was rented many times and enjoyed by both me and the old man.

Gets so many core features right -
Tons of tracks.
Solid handling.
Excellent sensation of speed.
Challenging.
Options.
No unlocks. No Bullshit. Just race.

What are some good DOS racers?

>>1508651
Loved this one too, loved the ammount of different non standard vehicules (overcracft, jeep etc) and how you could go drive off into the background

The blocky graphics are wonderful, too

>>1509726
see >>1488607
all except Rally Championship 2000 and GP3 are DOS games, GP2 was for DOS though

also the first Need For Speed and Ignition

How'd you guys find Gremlin's PC port of the Lotus Challenge?

Also, Al Unser Racing for the PC. Shit's fast as fuck

The minute that you lose me, you gonna find you want me. The minute that you want me, you gonna find out I'm gone.

>>1510215
>How'd you guys find Gremlin's PC port of the Lotus Challenge?
it plays well but the more hardcore amigaphiles often dislike the Soundblaster audio

>>1491387
my fucking nigga. still love that soundtrack

There's a lack of Ultimate Race Pro here.

That should be changed.

It's was basically PC's answer to Daytona.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_5EzssMYEI

>>1510298
I can't believe it's a PS2 game, it looks worse than first Rigde Racer.

>>1511320
looks poor and sounds even worse

>>1512589
Well, that's not a very high quality screenshot, and it was a budget game.

>ctrl+f
>Formula One: Build to Win
>No results found.

/vr/, I am disappoint. This is easily one of the best racing games for the NES if not the best one and from what I have seen no fucking one seems to know about it. To briefly describe it:

You start out with a Mini Cooper, can go enter various races and buy upgrades for your car and better cars on your way to Formula 1 races. However to enter some of those races and to buy those better cars and parts for them you need to acquire higher rank licenses. Sound familiar yet? Yes, this game basically is Gran Turismo for the NES, the only thing missing are the license tests, you get the higher licenses by winning certain races here.

>>1511320

>It's was basically PC's answer to Daytona.

THAT WAS SCREAMER YOU CRETIN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDTiH_-Drw0

>>1512929
I gave it a chance, and it's surprisingly good.

>>1514518
See, I was going to post this but forgot the name. I played it years ago and it's really a fun game.

>>1514518
seconded
Fucking Great game ahead of its time

>>1514518
>>1515345
>>1515351

Out of curiosity, wasn't there a Game Boy version?

>>1514518

I'd have posted this, except the subject was for obscure or underrated games. I've seen this game get the praise it deserves plenty.

I got hooked on it last summer.

>>1514723

And now I learned something I should look for (and try out).

Thanks anon!

>>1492245
How's the sequel?

bump

>>1487235
Top Gear on SNES and Top Gear Rally on N64.

>>1490084
The PS1 WipEout games aren't that good. It's hard to see anything because of the low resolution and cluttered environments and also lolnoanalogcontrol. Later games in the series are fantastic though.

Bumping.

vigilante 8

Now, the list is almost ready. The problem is that handheld, Mega Drive and arcade sections are rather short, so if anyone knows games for those systems, then please share it here.

>>1523105
list?

Anyway, Ferrari F355 Challenge definitely deserves a pace on the arcade list.

Micro Machines

>>1523173
That is the point of this thread. Check OP.

>>1488369

I used to play Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero.

Loved the soundtrack.

>>1523105

MD/Genesis had really few racers in general due to the hardware limitations.

Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament
Street Racer (Same IP as SNES but completely different game)
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
Super Skidmarks

Arcade (For the timeframe of the board)

Arctic Thunder (Came out in 2000 or so on location test. Avoid the console ports. They were hella rushed garbage)
CART Fury
Club Kart
GTi Club
Racing Jam Chapter II
Thrill Drive

>>1523221
*Facepalm*

I'm an Idiot.

>>1499307
this was the shit

>>1487830
>Because driving up next to people and having the person in your sidecar bash their head in with a club beats using green shells.
Aww shit. Sounds like Road Rash. And with that I am reminded that there will never be a new Road Rash... ;_;

>>1523334
Oh, that's quite a lot of them, thanks.

I thought it was hella fun. Especially that track creator.

bump

>>1517165
Bump for this.

Offbeat Racer (or Xtreme Rally in the US) was a SNK arcade racer released in 1998. It had multiple paths and I really loved this game at the arcade. I remember playing another SNK racer as well, but with an isometric view. Can't remember the name, but it was awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMRZ3c3tIMc

I'm searching for two racing games, both for PSX.

-The first one was a Mario Kart clone. The only thing I remember about it is that one of characters looks a bit like Spike from Ape Escape
-The second one featured miniature cars (or at least that's what I remember). The loading screen shows your car driving through a tunnel.

Any ideas?

>>1530038
I can answer both of these, European titles anyhow.

Speed Freaks and Circuit Breakers

>>1530198
You got them both right, thanks.

How about Touge King / High Velocity High Mountain Challenge on the Sega Saturn?

https://youtu.be/jCd9CTCLtKs

I discovered it pretty recently as I'm starting to build a Saturn collection. This game reminds me a lot of an Initial D arcade game I used to play at the movie theatre by my house in the late 90s/early 2000s

>>1531259

almost any saturn game can be classified as obscure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dwoBQSpwCU

closest thing to f-zero / wipeout on the saturn

also that game is very fucking metal

sounds a lot like joe satriani's "not of this earth"

guess that's what they were going for

/triple post

sounds a lot like the surfing with the alien album by joe satriani

guess that's what they were going for

/triple post

For Amiga:
XTreme Racing
Roadkill

>>1531259
Welcome to 1996, and more recently, the last three iterations of this thread. I do love me some Touge King The Spirits, though.

>>1531636
tell me more, i've never seen that one!

Are there any good TG-16 racers?

>>1531452
You mean besides Wipeout?

>>1532191
There was this drag racing RPG on the PC engine. It had a sequel on the Super Famicom as well.

There was another on the PCE/ TG-16 about the Paris-Dakar rally, but I forget it's name...you raced in a Porsche 959...

>>1533119
Okay, that was Victory Run. Strange how the box art makes no sense.

>>1533143
Strange given the fact that this is the car you're playing in the game.

Rothman's Porsche 959

http://pastebin.com/DzHHYJme

There it is: the first (and at the same time, the last) version of the list. I got so many contributions that I decided to not bother with little updates. Big thanks to everyone who contributed!

I would make a WebM out of OutRunners footage, but I'm too lazy.

>>1533985
How do I add to the list?

>>1535093
Write the games you want to add here and I'll update the list.

I played MicroMachines in floppy... XD

Commodore: Racing Destruction Set

This game was one of the first I can remember that had pre-made tracks plus a track editor. You could race on any planet in the solar system and adjust settings like gravity and track surfaces. You could make jumps and also race different vehicles and modify your car for the track. Also featured 2 player split screen.

SNES: Uniracers should get a mention.

Baja 1000 and Super Offroad

>>1490182
>The only PS1 racing game that runs at 60fps is ridge Racer Turbo
Not true.

>>1493173
I remember Super Cars 2 on my Amiga, it was a lot of fun.

>>1538250

Fuck. That's one that could easily be added to the list.

Speed Freaks ran 60FPS on some tracks as well.

>>1536978
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Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System (US, Europe)/Nintendo Super Famicom (Japan)/Hyundai Super Comboy (South Korea)

-Shutokou Battle 94 - Drift King (JP)
-Zero4 Champ RR&RR-Z(JP)

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SEGA Mega Drive (Europe, Japan, South America)/SEGA Genesis (US)/Samsung Super Gam*Boy, Samsung Super Aladdin Boy (South Korea)
-Kawasaki Superbike Challenge (US)/Kawasaki Superbikes(EU)
-Mario Andretti Racing (US, EU)


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SEGA Saturn (Europe, Japan, US)/Samsung Saturn (South Korea)

-Shutokou Battle 97 Drift King(JP)
-Wangan Dead Heat(JP)/Highway 2000(US)
-F1 Challenge (US, JP, EU)
-Virtua Racing (US, JP, EU)

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Sony PlayStation (Europe, Japan, US)

-Shutokou Battle-Drift King (JP)/Tokyo Highway Battle (US)
-Touge Max[series](JP)/Peak Performance(US)
-Advan Racing(JP)
-Zen Nihon GT Senahuken Max Rev(JP)
-Hashiriya Ookamitachi No Densetsu(JP)
-Kattobi Tune(JP)
-Naniwa Wangan Battle(JP)
-Midnight Run 1&2 (JP, EU)
-Option Tuning Car Battle[series](JP)
-Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial(JP)
-Shutokou Battle Gaiden - Super Technic Challenge(JP)
-Shutokou Battle R(JP)
-TOCA [series] (US, EU, JP)
-Wangan Trial(JP)
-Zero4 Champ Doozy-J(JP)

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SEGA Dreamcast (Europe, Japan, US)

-Test Drive: Le Mans(US)/Le Mans 24 Hours(EU)
-Redline Racer(JP)/Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing (US, EU)
-Monaco Grand Prix(US, JP)
-Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition (US, EU, JP)
-Spirit of Speed 1937 (US, EU, JP)

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>>1539265
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Microsoft DOS (World)

-Bill Elliot's Nascar Challenge (US)

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Arcade (World)

-Side-By-Side/Battle Gear [series] (JP)
-Ferrari F355 Challenge (US, EU, JP)
-Hard Drivin'
-Race Drivin'
-SCUD Race(JP)/Sega Super GT(US, EU)
-....there's more, but I can't find the titles. One was an old Option Tuning car game and the other was a racing game where it was a car vs. a motorcycle.

i have some of the top gear games for n64 but they seem dull as hell

>>1495419
What issues are you having? I'm running Win 7 and run the game fine

>>1533985
>Grand Prix 2
>IRC
>MegaRace 2
>Network Q RAC
>Screamer 2
>Fatal Racing

>Windows

>>1541215
Well, shit. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll fix this in the upcoming revision. In my defense, IRC, NQRAC and Screamer 2 have Windows versions.

I love me some 4D Sports Driving

A POOL OF WATER!

>>1541371
Japs are the best at knock-off logos
>Ralliart
>Salary Cut

>>1539265
>>1539480
Just now noticed I didn't put my Trip up there...

Anyway, some more...


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SEGA Mega Drive (Europe, Japan, South America)/SEGA Genesis (US)/Samsung Super Gam*Boy, Samsung Super Aladdin Boy (South Korea)
-Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP 2 (US, EU, JP)


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SEGA Saturn (Europe, Japan, US)/Samsung Saturn (South Korea)

-Gale Racer(JP)
-GT24(JP)
-Sega Touring Car Championship(JP, EU, US)
-Manx TT Super Bike(JP, EU, US)

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Sony PlayStation (Europe, Japan, US)

-Ray Tracers(JP)
-Racingroovy VS(JP)
-Netz Toyota Racing(JP)
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Arcade (World)

-Rad Mobile(JP, EU, US)
-Rad Rally(JP, EU, US)
-Super GT 24h(JP, EU, US)
-Over Rev Super Technic Challenge(JP, EU, US)
-WaveRunner(JP, EU, US)
-Sega Touring Car Championship(JP, EU, US)
-Manx TT Super Bike(JP, EU, US)
-Le Mans 24(JP, EU, US)
-Scud Race Plus(JP)
-F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition(JP, EU, US)
-Sega Driving Simulator(JP)
-Club Kart Prize(EU)/Club Kart: European Session(JP, US)

>>1539265
>>1539480
>>1541730

Oh my, thank you very much, I'll update the list ASAP.

>WaveRunner

Is it related to OutRun in any way?

>>1544084
Jetski game; model 2.

>>1538056
>Baja 1000

Could you please be more specific? I can't find a retro game with that name.

bump

>>1539265
>Midnight Run 1&2 (JP, EU)

I can't find such game as Midnight Run 2.

>>1487235
ultimate race pro was awesome to play back in the 90s. me and my brother would spend hours trying to beat each others time. its a bit of a pain to get setup and play on modern hardware, but it works.

>>1547090
Different series than I thought it was, Midnight Run is actually a sequel to Road Fighter. Add these to the list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Fighter

>>1539480
>.... racing game where it was a car vs. a motorcycle.

...and I found it! The game is called "Dangerous Curves". I think I only got a Japan release. The cabinet is unique given it has both a driver's seat and motorcycle saddle on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2B79CuTsNk

>>1547124
Oh my god! Thanks anon I finally found this game, my friend and I have been trying to remember the name of this game downloading it right now

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Nintendo 64 (Europe, Japan, US)

-GT 64: Championship Edition(US, EU)/City Tour GrandPrix: Zen Nihon GT Senshuken(JP)
-F1 Pole Position 64(EU, US)/Human Grand Prix: The New Generation(JP)
-F1 World Grand Prix(EU, US, JP)

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SEGA Mega-CD (Japan, Europe)/SEGA CD (US)

-Jaguar XJ 220 (EU,US, JP)
-MegaRace (US)
-Racing Aces (US)
-Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit (EU, US)/Heavenly Symphony: Formula One World Championship 1993(JP)
-Road Avenger(US, EU)/Road Blaster(JP)

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Sony PlayStation (Europe, Japan, US)

-J's Racing(JP)
-JGTC(JP)
-Fatal Racing (EU)/Whiplash(US)

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Arcade (World)

-Dangerous Curves(JP)
-Racing Hero(JP, EU, US)
-Racin' Force(JP, EU, US)
-Mille Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally(EU, US)

>>1548060
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Arcade (World)
-Slipstream(JP)
-Ace Driver(JP)

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>>1487845
Oh shit

I love the fuck out of this game

I want to go find my disc and play it right now just thinking about it

The physics was kind of wonky though, but then again, all Test Drive games were like that.

Speaking of which

>>1497935
That was the point of the slope, wasn't it? to launch you

California had the same thing, the winner was usually the car that didn't flip over when it hit the bottom of it.

>>1548060
>>1548107

Do you have anything more to add or can I post the list?

>>1549248
I guess post it. =P

http://pastebin.com/C1QyPpfL

Fucking Pastebin, why did you set a character limit for the titles, it looks awkward now.

So here's a BIG update to the list, courtesy of WKZworks. Once again, big thanks to everyone who contributed!

Cool list.

Anyway, it has to get finished sometime. All truth be told, you could probably list on indefinitely.

Out of curiosity, what are these lists for? Just a reference for the board?

i just

>>1489682

I remember having just the demo of this but playing it so SO much. That and Rollcage (which I still have because the soundtrack owned). There was another game I played that I've forgotten the name of, it was on PC and was a post-apocalyptic racer with some open world elements.

>control+f
>not hydro thunder
>not star wars episode I: racer

>>1552613
>Out of curiosity, what are these lists for? Just a reference for the board?

You can do anything you want with these lists, honestly.

>>1552752
They aren't underrated as far as I know.

I'd like to make a thread about underrated RPGs. Would anyone be up for that?