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Underappreciated/Obscure racing games


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9i38HSEL4&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWPsR3LNrk

>> No.2256668

>>2256658
I thought that N64 mickey mouse game was fun

Also that racing game that's always in movie theaters? I forget what it's called

>> No.2256670

>>2256658
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6WktJpK5qE
Gabe Newell Racing Simulator

>> No.2256671

>>2256658
Wow, I didn't even know that Bomberman had a racing game.

>> No.2256674

>>2256671
Its fun, the controls are kinda derpy though

>> No.2256676 [DELETED] 

>>2256658
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuczmWRn_IY
Burnout 1 was definitely underappreciated. It's not as hectic as the following games but has a charm all of its own.

>> No.2256681

>obscure racing game
Speed King by Konami
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXiPfAjAR5w
Wipeout rip-off whose US release was canceled after the initial release was met with a lukewarm reception.

>underappreciated racing game
Battle Racers by Banpresto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsAiwQ94_Kw
Not to be confused with the similarly titled Power Rangers racing game, this 2-screen kart racer was released only in Japan and features an array of various SD /m/echa characters such as the Gundam F-91 and Kamen Rider ZO among others.

>> No.2256685

There's a version of Excite Bike with a two-player head-to-head mode. I think it was on the FDS.

>> No.2256687

shitandaaa

>> No.2256707

>>2256685
It might be the Satellaview game too.

ExciteBike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium

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2257096

Is Air Race obscure?
I never heard anyone talking about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3iKRMWuGc

>> No.2257227

>>2256658
ReVolt and Lego racers may not be obscure, but they are VERY good racing games.

>> No.2257229

>>2257227
Re-Volt's underappreciated for sure, even if the fan community keeps on doin'.

>> No.2258248

>>2257096
Never heard of it and actually looks nice.

>> No.2258251
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2258251

I never see anyone talk about Chocobo Racing. It wasn't an amazing game but I thought it was fun.

>> No.2258304

BC Racers (Sega CD/PC/32x, each version has differences)

Motocross Maniacs

I also have a thing for Crazy Cars 3 aka Lamborghini American Challenge

>> No.2258329

>>2258251
Indeed. I had a hard time find a copy a few years back for some reason.

>> No.2258632
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2258632

It's a bit shitty but I've enjoyed it for a long time.

I've enjoyed it even more when I discovered there were mods for it.

>> No.2258637
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2258637

I really enjoyed this series

then they aged them into assholes and killed the series.

>> No.2258684

>>2258637

>kids
>that chest

I'm not buying it
also biker mice from mars racing. it's like rock'n'roll racing but with nicer palettes, cool items, varied characters and slightly less good racing

>> No.2258776

>someone else played fantasy race

Oh man, such a good racing game. The first PS1 game I decided to test on my PSP, it's so good.

>> No.2258781

>>2258684
And Snickers.

>> No.2258790
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rally 2000 is under-appreciated as fuck, but that might be because most people aren't really into rallying

>> No.2258796

>>2258790
I do enjoy this game myself, but its not like the psychics are that impressive. For more realistic rallying there's Richard Burns Rally.

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>>2258796
that's kind of my point. RBR has no night stages, no fog stages, no mixed surfaces, no punctures, no atmosphere at all, the stages are short and bland, no progressive damage, and so on, and so forth - all it's got is the driving model (and you can't call it "physics" because those are often wonky as well). it's not really rallying, it's just driving a 300bhp car on gravel. and it doesn't feel realistic, as much as just [initially] difficult.

rally 2000 is a much more complete experience, but there's hardly anyone that cares about all the details and instead everyone wants to just slide around on gravel.

>> No.2258828

>>2258790
I played this shit a lot. Was one of my fav racers of the time

>> No.2258831

>>2258823
Didn't the game have a console sequels?

>> No.2258842
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>>2258831
rally 2000 was the last game made by Magnetic Fields (they previously made Network Q RAC Rally Championship and International Rally Championship)

the supposed 'successor', Rally Championship Xtreme, was made by Warthog (the guys who eventually made RBR), but that was shit

there might've been a sequel to that on a console, but i haven't played it

>> No.2258848

>>2256668
nicktoons racing? That's the one that sticks out to me as one that I've only seen in movie theatres.

>> No.2258890

>>2258781

and a little less "IS ABOUTTA BLOW" which is nice. need to compare the two games side by side so I can see why I remember rock n roll racing more fondly. bmfmr is really the much better-looking game and it has more variety

anyone remembers death race?

>> No.2258901

>>2258842
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_Championship_%28video_game%29

On GC and PS2, but yeah, as you say it says developed by Warthog.

>> No.2258918

>>2257227

Re-Volt is good.

MRC is a title for the n64 that has an extraordinary feel.

>> No.2258921

>>2258637
why is the ps1 version so rare?

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>> No.2259156

>>2258304
>BC Racers
nigga I played it back then (PC), controls were so frustrating

>> No.2259725

>>2259156
I don't remember the PC version much, it was a long time ago. But there was nothing wrong with the controls in the Sega CD version.

>> No.2259781

>>2259725
well it was a PC, so it's keyboard, and in a two-two key combination instead of four directional (I think it's QA and ,. for movement). doesn't help that my keyboard was a crappy one that ghosting became a serious issue (can't handbrake while turning left or something).

>> No.2259950

>>2259101
>zillions of unlockables
>they're all hats
The true predecessor of TF2.

>> No.2259991

moto racer series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1epAZ0pxErQ

speed punks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ7RPk0nV5E

beetle adventure racing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcP4MAzhctc

>> No.2260012

>>2259991
>beetle adventure racing

hell yeah

>> No.2260021
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2260021

I guess technically not retro? Still I used to play this game a lot.. Not sure how it is now but I remember the freestyle mode was a good time with friends

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2260806

I have a soft spot for the Davilex racer games, I have several of them multiple times on different platforms.

>> No.2261695
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>> No.2261704

>>2258796
Yeah man, psychics are a ripoff. Only suckers are impressed by psychics.

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Motor Toon Grand Prix.

I got given this game among others from a cafe owner my dad was friends with when I was a little kid. Really good racing game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUtlVMkIpsY#t=68

>> No.2262273

>>2256658
Oh this game, Edgy-Louie was OP tho

>> No.2262559

>>2261695
>mini car racing
Mah nig, this game was the tits. I'm pretty sure i only had the demo (oddly enough it went all the way to the moon cup, not sure if this was the last one or not in the full version).

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2262581

Road Rash 64

Funnest game in the series

>> No.2262593

>>2261704
Maybe if you're playing with shitty controllers, but they make a difference with my wheel+pedals setup.

>> No.2262607

>>2262593
ionno, i still think that uri gellar nigger is only bullshitting when he says he can bend sppons

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>> No.2262934

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwLPsCVA5TM

One of the few games my neighbor had. Fun stuff

>> No.2262953

Speed Freaks on PSX was p cool

>> No.2262974

>>2262809
The appeal of this shit's all in the vehicles. The course design is bland, the handling is too simple to contain depth, and the items fail to do anything interesting. The game kinda dies as soon as the novelty of flying a plane in a kart racer format fades (which might be a decent amount of time if you've got people over, don't get me wrong). I'd contend that it's slightly behind MK64 in lasting fun value though and far behind Crash Team Racing, the Mariokart copycat that improved absolutely everything about it.

>> No.2262991

>>2262974
also the single player mode is repetitive as fuck
beat the boss twice
beat the tracks twice except collect coins the second time around
finally beat everything again with better ai under the trophy race
also the hub world is empty

>> No.2263005

>>2258790
I remember there was some PSX rally game that rocked my socks off, and for some reason I really enjoyed the bumpy tracks and slidey physics, it felt more involved than nascar sims. It had loads of content, shit like vehicle and suspension tweaking I think, and a course editor.

I was shit at it because I was pretty young of course, but I can definitely appreciate the appeal of rally games. Getting to toy around with swingy momentum always makes games better. Shit that was the big gameplay sell with Sonic.

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Biker Mice From Mars on SNES is very underrated.

Everyone's all over Rock'n'Roll racing but as far as isometric racing is concerned, that's nothing compared to BMFM.

The boost systems, using Vinnie and Modo, are just amazingly fun.
The only issue with the game are the balanc issues between characters. Vinnie and Modo are OP as fuck. But give the game a try, if you can.

>> No.2263525

>>2258918
MRC?

>> No.2263564

RPM Racing for SNES. Honestly surprised to see nobody had mentioned it yet. Played a shitload of it with my brother growing up. Them upgrades, them custom tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvecUB5xp4

>> No.2264123

>>2262974

>course design is bland

what a stupid complaint, I loved the theming, the variety of ways and all the nooks and crannies to explore. what other racing game has you pulling up a draw bridge to fuck other people up? or going down the well, or cruising between wind mills

>handling is too simple

the hover craft and plane adds plenty of variety and different ways to play, also sliding and hitting boost correctly. going up against wiz pig is far more difficult than anything in ctr or mk

ctr has solid mechanics but the tracks are awful shite, items are mario kart+lack of inspiration and the bosses are far more underwhelming than dkr's ones. it's just a middle of the road deal made by people who never had their heart in it

>> No.2264134

>>2256658
ohh the bomberman one was sooo good

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2264138

I blame the shitty Fox Kids logo. Apparently they wanted to do a cartoon or something.

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The Xbox version of this (called Totaled!) is far superior.

Rage were presumably so embarrassed by the PS2 version that their name doesn't appear on the boxart.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A17w_K20J6Q

This was pretty fun

>> No.2265993

>>2263371
TAS speedruns of this are hilarious because of how broken the turbos can be

>> No.2266191

Chocobo's Racing
Rollcage Stage 2
Nascar Rumble

>> No.2266235 [DELETED] 

>>2265954
>post deleted
wut?

>> No.2266247

Here's a list I made some time ago, maybe someone will find it useful:

http://pastebin.com/BkqciyWU

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until Mashed came along, the multiplayer in this was the shit.

>>2264138
I've never seen the NTSC boxart before. That logo is fucking tumorous.

>> No.2268139

>>2266453
>That logo is fucking tumorous.
It makes it appear like it's one of those CDs you get in a box of cereal.