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[VGEsoterica]

Sega might be best known for games such as Daytona USA, OutRun2, Sega Rally and Scud Race...and that makes total sense! But Initial D has got to be, IMO, their most consistent arcade racing franchise around considering what Sega Rally 3 and Daytona 3 were fun but a bit rough.

Makes sense though as Sega has been banging out Initial D games since back in the Dreamcast/NAOMI era...so they've had a few decades experience working on the series and it shows. Its just straight up racing perfection in my opinion; incredible handling and drifting, great looking graphics, an absolutely outstanding soundtrack and head to head racing either against the AI or a human opponent that feels like the most intense and action filled three minutes of your life (well...there's other things that last 3 minutes lolol...but you get my point)

Sadly basically all of these games are locked to arcades but luckily they can be played at home...and you def should be checking them out! Or if you see a cabinet in the arcades...play it!

But I am curious GAF....who's playing Initial D? and who reads the manga and watches the anime? I admit...I don't throw in for Initial D outside the games but that's just me

 

[oldergamer]

I have it but haven't really got into it. Once I have my steering wheel setup I will try it again

 

[AJUMP23]

I like Initial D. fun game.

 

[VGEsoterica]

I have it but haven't really got into it. Once I have my steering wheel setup I will try it again

Def give it another shot!

 

[Skifi28]

I'm the opposite, always loved the anime but I actually haven't played any of the games yet.

 

[Mufausa The 3rd]

ID8 is definitely the better game imo. ID6 was really good too.

 

[VGEsoterica]

I'm the opposite, always loved the anime but I actually haven't played any of the games yet.

Time to start. They are all awesome in their own way

 

[ssringo]

Enjoyed the anime/manga a lot but stopped paying attention around the Godhand/Godfoot races. Dunno if it even continued past that. Played one of the earlier arcade games back in the mid 2000s. The endless challenge to beat an increasingly fast Bunta was fun stuff.

 

[Meowtor]

love playing these on cabs. Started with ver 1 with friends at a local arcade (RIP Willowbrook mall), have played on and off as i find cabs locally. Usually at bigger conventions on the east coast youll find cabs in the game room nowadays

 

[H4ze]

I read Initial D and the voice in my head goes.. Deja-Vu!!!

 

[Puscifer]

I played this in Japan where they used real cars as controllers, this shit was awesome!

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

For what platform is this one? Import only i reckon?

I was soooooooo into the anime.. Hachi Roku!

 

[VGEsoterica]

Arcade and PC via certain methods

 

[Werewolf Jones]

The GOAT.

 

[Drizzlehell]

I unironically love all of those meme songs that came from this show.









What a fucking soundtrack, lol.

 

[Sorcerer]

love playing these on cabs. Started with ver 1 with friends at a local arcade (RIP Willowbrook mall), have played on and off as i find cabs locally. Usually at bigger conventions on the east coast youll find cabs in the game room nowadays

Wow!!! I was just going to post that when Intial D was at Fun N' Games at Willowbrook Mall I could never get on the machine to play it because there were large groups of kids waiting to play it. At that point I never experienced anything like that at an arcade. I wonder if we were ever in the arcade at the same time?
Not sure if you remember there was an arcade called The Purple Room (can't remember if it was on the West Belt side of the mall) it was rather tiny therefore really really noisy. God, I am old.

 

[Housh]

I'm a big fan but enjoy Wangan a bit more.

 

[Fuz]

Never seen this one anywhere, but damn it looks good.

 

[Meowtor]

Wow!!! I was just going to post that when Intial D was at Fun N' Games at Willowbrook Mall I could never get on the machine to play it because there were large groups of kids waiting to play it. At that point I never experienced anything like that at an arcade. I wonder if we were ever in the arcade at the same time?
Not sure if you remember there was an arcade called The Purple Room (can't remember if it was on the West Belt side of the mall) it was rather tiny therefore really really noisy. God, I am old.

talk about a small world! I was the assistant manager of Fun World at the rockaway mall for a year or two, usually hit up Fun N Games fridays and saturdays. I raced under 'ERIK' and my buddy jay raced under i believe 'AYUM'. We both rocked RX7s.

Cant say i heard/went to purple room though, and yeah, we are old lmfao