Retro racing

I still have my original NFS CD.

I was pretty good at that game. It had a pretty decent sound track (oh right, I have NFS music somewhere!). I think I want to play it again soon... I loved using the Supra and the Ferrari.

So: Agreed... amazing game for its time.
 
You probably couldn't call Vigilante 8 2nd offense (PS1 game) an example of retro racing, but it does have retro cars, that do race around and one of them is a faithful rendition of a 1978 AMC Pacer. So I say it's all good.

1978 AMC Pacer

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No love for:

Pod
Powerslide
Carmageddon 1, Splat Pak, 2, 3
Rollcage
Rocket Jockey (one of the best!)

Also there was a game I liked that was bundled with the Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo 2 card 8mb I had once, can't remember the game, it was one of the first to offer lens flare and such, but only remember like 3 or so tracks.
Edit: Think this game was Ultimate Race Pro
 
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loved Rock N' Roll Racing on the SNES when I was a kid.

Not a sim by any stretch, but I loved it so much.
 
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Loved Excitebike and Road Rash

There was another NES/SNES game that I played only once that let you have a career, get upgrades and race around the US. But I can't remember what it's called... and there are so many of them like that. I liked that one. haha
 
Not sure if someone has mention it already...

All of the Rush games for the N64. These games are sooo fun. I rock out on occasion with these games. N64 still works after 12 years :D. Rush 2, being the best.

You can do some major jumping...Gah my explaining it won't do it justice. It was defiantly ahead of it's time. If you can get your hands on them, do so! :D
 
RocketFast321 said:
Best game ever
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+1, sorry it was the early 90's and this game already had a clutch. next game to incorporate clutch. was easily like 10 years later and even those wear high end parts.

next game best to this is Ferrari F355 Challenge : Theatre

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In the early days, I couldn't get enough of Nightdriver on my Atari VCS.

Then it was Off Road (greatest quarter eater ever).

On my Genesis, I got hooked on Super Monaco GP (one of the best racing games ever, but only on the Sega Genesis, which had the World Championship season mode). On my friend's SNES, there was F-Zero (the best racing game without wheels ever).

HONORABLE MENTION: Daytona, but you could never find an arcade that had more than 2 cabinets (or if they had 4, two were always broken). I've only seen 8-cabinet setups in retro arcades today, because they're a lot cheaper to buy now.
 
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In the style of Pac Man, another top down 2D maze game from Namco via Midway. Rally-X, squirt oil and release smoke to foil chasing cars, and fool 'em into crashing into each other. I tell you, it was exciting.:D

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Victory is mine I tell you...VICTORY!!! I'm the king of 1980.:cool:
 
As was already mentioned, i loved Carmageddon, (REALLY needs a great remake) Destruction derby series, and one i haven't seen mentioned, but i passed many, many hours playing it, Hot rod one and two.
Wasn't exactly totally car racing, but Interstate 76 and 82 had some decent car fun imho.
 
I think you mean "Abandonware." Vaporware describes a product, usually software, that has been announced by a developer during or before its development, if there is significant doubt whether the product will actually be released. ;)

We all appreciate the gesture, but I'm not sure if posting that link is kosher. You'd better make sure the game is free to distribute first; otherwise I see the potential for the banstick to come out and start tapping heads.
 
The infamous 1976 arcade game Death Race, based on the 1975 Roger Corman directed 1975 movie Death Race 2000 starring David Carradine & Sylvester Stallone. You race around, knock over/kill pedestrians and pick up points. Parents had the game banned! But we can enjoy it now. 1976, the future has arrived!:cool:

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Test drive was my favorite growing up. I had limited choices for games on an apple growing up.
 
kuyaglen said:
DAYTONAAAAAAAAA!!!!! Lets go race, lets go race...
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Those were the days.

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Are my favorites.

lol out of my excitement I saw that I already posted on page 2 lol. oh well.
 
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This thread brings back some memories.

The racing games I played most back in those days were STUNTS, the old Test Drive games and the old NFS games.
 
EsTeeM said:
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R.C. Pro Am.. one of my all time favorites!
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The artwork for R.C. Pro Am (Honda City & Mercedes G wagon) look just like the kit models Tamiya was making of those cars in the '80s.:cool:

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In the '70s you always went to the arcade with a racing helmet and a hawt chick. Good times, good times.:cool:
 
Wow........
I cant believe it. I've played every single game in this thread.
Fuck.
I think I just realized I'm getting old... oh the memories
 
r.c.pro am
Quarantine (not racing , but somewhat racing.. )
whiplash
carmageddon
rocknroll racing
destruction derby 1 , 2 was way better.

somewhat in that order.
 
Got to hand it to the NES for having the nicest graphics of Bump N' Jump. Their version was Burnin' Rubber published by Vic Tokai in 1988, an overlooked gem of a port, IMO.:cool:

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Absolutely loved Big Red Racing because of the taunts you could send over LAN.

Another favorite was Death Rally
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Nobody mentioned Ultimate Race Pro?

It had really good multiplayer.

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