/vr/ - Retro Games

Jak X Combat Racing. You went fast like Episode 1 Racer but you had lots of cool weapons and i enjoyed the story just because i liked the series as a kid.

>>8294875
Tried so hard to get drumsticks as a little kid

never could so my friend had to do it for me

>>8294875
based

also the gog version is somehow shit

First of all because it just plays well, and also because it's a time capsule of 90s car culture. The -vast- niche JDM car selection, the race mods, the menu design and comfy menu themes, the detailed car settings, the cool tracks, the cool big beat and drum n bass music SPECIFICALLY IN THE PAL VERSION. Granted it's not perfect, the AI is pretty easy to beat actually, but that's nothing you can't fix by imposing additional limits on yourself, and a few other features feel unfinished but it's still fantastic.

Episode 1 Racer is another retro racing favorite of mine though, alongside gems like CMR2.0, V-Rally 2 and TOCA/TOCA 2 (can't recall which of the two was better).

>>8294875
>>8295062
To answer your question, I -think- I generally stuck with Ebe Endocott in Episode 1 Racer. Don't think I even bothered with switching racers mid career. Granted it's not a hugely replayable game and I haven't played it in a bunch of years so my memory might be fading me, but the name and look feel very familiar.

>>8295054
seconded and thirded
Since it won't properly run on Win10 with controller, I went back to just emulating the N64 version.

>>8295102
>emulating the N64 version of all things and not the DC version

also I forgot to mention CTR, the eternal GOAT of kart games, if it counts as racing

>>8295123
and Driver and Driver 2 as broader driving games

>>8295116
N64 version is the real version

>>8294875
>no wipeout yet
it's not my favorite that's just an anomaly for sure.

>>8295238
Wipe my ass!

>>8295227
The real chopped up port maybe. Enjoy your vaseline image and no music.

>>8295238
Wipeass belongs in the trash

>>8295245
>>8295273
i mean i like wipeout. i prefer f-zero, kart racers, and combat racers, or trackmania, but wipeout is good.
kinda rare for a racing thread to be on vr without some wipeout guy sayin wipeout for ten posts though.
what's wrong with wipeout? it's cool.

WIpeout is a diarrhea donkey dung on my dick!
Wipeout is a puss filled squirrel shit hanging out of my assss!

>>8295348
alright crackhead. i mean we could actually talk about games like adults but you wanna be a fucking twelve year old

>>8294875

>>8294875
solid choice
i used ody the first playthrough
but now im biased towards humans and always pick anakin even though hes objectively worse in several areas.


other recs:
outrun
san francisco rush
cruisNusa
need for speed underground 2
extremeG
snes lamborgini something something
ROAD RASH 3DO

>nostalgia goggles:
mariokart64
diddy kong racing
choco racing (ps1)

Until Burnout Paradise this was my favorite racing game.

The myriad of alternate course routes and car variety is what I always enjoyed.

>>8295272
port? wtf are you on about
that game was made for N64 and then ported to other systems you mong

>>8295458
>doesn’t work on hackled PS2

>>8295042
Finally played this legit after 2 decades and really like the speed boost mechanic. Really just wish the tracks were a bit longer to make use of it more often.

This one.
>That style
>That music
>That track design
>That gritty atmosphere
>That ass clenching speed and challenge at higher levels

Runner-ups are Sega Rally both arcade and Saturn versions, Scud Race, Rave Racer, Dirt Dash, Rally de Africa/Europe, Racing Lagoon, Touge Max 2 and Max G, RRT4, Gran Turismo 1 and 2, NFS3 and High Stakes, Destruction Derby 2, Ridge Racer V, Battle Gear 3. Also I'm a sucker for retro Papyrus games, esp Indycar racing series and GP Legends.

Pink glasses mentions: Virtua Racing Deluxe for 32x and Road Rash 3DO

This counts because it has racing. Such a kino game.

>>8295885
>need for speed underground 2

I think I had lost all interest in NFS series with Underground games. They were such a fake murrican wannabe take on the JDM scene made for Fast & Furious fans who believe that nitro is a legit thing in street racing. NFSU is fine as a racing game, but coming after Shotokou Battle, Touge Max, Gran Turismo and Racing Lagoon, my autism didn't let me enjoy it.

>>8296802
It's the most british of the series

>>8294875
not my favorite but I think beetle adventure racing should be mentioned somewhere in the thread

>>8294875
What the fuck is with this board filled with anons who think Futuristic/Kart racers count as real racing games?

>>8296938
Contrarianism autism.

>>8296828
initial D series then
also pretty good

the gamecube nfsu2 had godtier graphics for the time

>>8296938
Because this board welcomes all retro racing fans. For "real racing games" go to /ovg/
Daytona USA is as much real as Mario Kart.

>>8296958
Initial D games are fine, but Battle Gear 3 is my favorite

>>8296952
I bought Mario Kart 64 on launch and would take photos of my time trials times get them developed then send them away to magazines to show off my sweet times. After school me and the boys would play Mario Kart 64 for fun but we always considered it kiddy shit compared to arcade racing games.

>>8295272
>no music.
It has music, but it doesn't have cutscenes.

I want a fan remake of star wars racer so bad.
I want more tracks, tracks with paths randomized, meaningful part upgrades/changes, a career mod with vehicle maintenance and contract/agenda management.

>>8294875
WAN SANDAGE

>>8295076
For me, its Mars Guo.

>>8294875
BULLSEYE NAVIOR

>>8294875
SLIDE PARAMITA

I always wanted to drive Bozzie Baranta as a kid, but I could not into Abyss until I was an adult.

>>8299326
>>8299327
>>8300597
Dud Bolt for me. Cool looking character, cool looking vehicle.
I like the first pod you unlock too, the ant sniffing looking dude.

>>8296938
F-Zero is a pretty legitimate racing game, I don't see why it's not.

What should I play on Switch besides OutRun and Virtua Racing

>>8296938
>futuristic racing isn't racing
>bullshit arcade powerslides are
suck a horse dick

>>8295458
Man, this is such a letdown after Episode 1 Racer. Silly unlockable racers, can't even recall whether there was an upgrade system, feeling of speed completely gone, career is just the same 13 tracks over and over with different pilots.

>>8296596
>that game was made for N64 and then ported to other systems you mong

>Star Wars Episode I: Racer was developed and published by LucasArts for Windows PCs in April 1999.[6] Development took approximately two years. Two project leads responsible for Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire began initial development once Shadows was completed. The game was developed in-house at LucasArts. Tools used during development included 3D Studio Max, Alias Wavefront and Autodesk Softimage.
>Episode I: Racer was later ported and released for several other platforms: Nintendo 64[12] Dreamcast, and Game Boy Color. The announced PlayStation version of the game was never released.[13] The Nintendo 64 version received a special edition Star Wars Episode I: Racer hardware bundle, including the standard gray and black console and a copy of the game. Though the Nintendo 64 cartridge takes advantage of Nintendo's Expansion Pak memory unit to display additional textures, the limited capacity of the cartridge resulted in the removal of all pre-rendered cutscenes seen on the Windows and Macintosh versions.

>>8294875
Cruis'n World
>why
Because I owned it as a child which makes it automatically redpilled.
It's fucking cruis'n world. Amazing with friends, fast and frantic, amazing soundtrack, fun bright graphics, and allah forgive me for uttering these words.... peak aesthetic. You can race on the MOON. It's one of my favorite games of all time, it encapsulates to me what a video game is and should be.
Also, listen to this shit dude. AH SUPAH COOL! GET FREAKY!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiWNVwB1ir0

>>8300982
Cruis’n USA/World were so fun, especially if you had a big tv screen to play on with friends. The finish line babes are great!

>>8300982
I would have jerked off to that screen

>>8300982
>>8301002
sadly Cruis'n Blast is SJW garbage with no porn stars in bikinis

current year claims another scalp

>>8300992
agreed. splitscreen on cruis'n is a patent experience.
>>8301002
there is still time anon.
>>8301152
emulated it. only thing i liked is that it was bright and colorful like the old ones but it' goes way overboard. (((modern arcade games))) are useless, so it's a useless port.

I just love how fast you can go, how you can push other racers off the course, how intense the music can be for those high speed moments (looking at you Sand Ocean tunnel), how smooth runs for an N64 game and if you play it on original hardware with a good condition stick, the control is superb.
And before wipeoutfags come and shit on me, I liked Wipeout 3 on PSX too

>>8300854
Anon it's sad that casual normies understand racers better than you baby futuristic kart racing fans. Shifting up and down gears, force feedback and power drifting are all more like racing a real car and give a greater sense of speed than your mario Kart/FZero boost power.

>>8303260
>my arcade ass game mechanics are better than yours

>>8294875
There are three Pod Racer games. They're all different, one more than others. Be specific.

>>8303269
Whats the matter anon? Does the force feedback hurt your hands and you can only play racers on a controller?

>>8295054
The physics are fucked up, to the point where your podracer is lower to the ground than other versions.

>>8303271
The OP posted an image anon, and you're not special for knowing about the arcade game.

>>8300871
>The Nintendo 64 version received a special edition Star Wars Episode I: Racer hardware bundle, including the standard gray and black console and a copy of the game.
Image related is PAL release, but I saw this bundle in a Canadian Zellers back in the day.

>>8301473
It's just a single autist anon

>>8303296
Yes, I am. My mother said I was. And that doesn't look like an in-game image.

>>8303274
Post your own setup ffs, not some internet pics

>>8303274
You do realize that before the 6th gen force feedback existed only in arcades and PCs, right? Are you trying to shit on all 5th gen racers on /vr/?

>>8303340
>Are you trying to shit on all 5th gen racers on /vr/?
Look at this anon trying to make shit up to deflect from his shitty futuristic kart racers.

>>8303332
I post my collection now and then on this forum. Even in this thread. Jealous all you have is a list of steam roms?

>>8303357
>stop enjoying things i don't like!
Literal inbred.

>>8303360
I said setup, as in racing rig. Are you illiterate?

>>8303365
reread my last post. Have you ever thought about getting good taste in racers zoom boy?

>>8303362
>things i don't like!
They're fun for 4 player split screen. Once again trying to put words in my mouth.

>>8303372
>he argues about having good taste and refuses to post his racing rig after using force feedback as an argument
You're beyond help, kys

>>8303372
>good taste
Your top 10 racing games, quick.

>>8303393
You're on the side of super Nintendo controllers against steering wheels anon. Wake up to yourself.

>>8303394
Mostly Sega arcade racers up until Outrun 2006.

>>8303307
>expansion pack not included in a bundle for a game that makes use of it
what a band of rats

>>8305529
FUCK YEAH TGR!

>>8300982
The finale in World being the fucking MOON still holds as a top tier game ending for me. What a surprise!

>>8296596
>>8300871
a peek inside a Nintenyearold's brain

>>8305801
>WE'RE GOING TO THE MOON
Did it even have moon physics?

>>8304734
Arcadey shit.

whats with the vroom general why not post there?

>>8304664
>Steering wheels

>>8306029
Goodluck playing racing games on pad anon.

>>8306021
>Sitting on an arcade motorbike to control your vehicle is shit

>>8306042
The only kind of force feedback on Dreamcast you can have is having hand cramps from its shitty controller.

>>8306071
>DC controller is designed poorly
Thanks for the heads up captain obvious. Thank God they sold keyboards, light guns, wheels and sticks for all their good games.

>>8306075
They also sold full arcade cabinets of its good games.