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[WillyFive]

March 25 EU | March 27 US | Only on Nintendo 3DS​

Imagine driving around the beach, minding your own business. But then that urge kicks in, the one where you just have to
step to the metal, and give your audience a good time. After all, when was the last time you saw a good car chase on TV?

You hit the accelerator! You go past the speed limit, the environment is just a blur. You hit 120 miles per hour, and you
realize the police isn't chasing you. Not only that, you are racing other drivers, and they are trying to beat you! Is this real
life?

You come up to a turn, but you are going too fast! But you cannot lose the race, slowing down is for Forza. Your only option
is to drift. You let go of the gas, turn the opposite way, and punch the gas pedal as hard as you can!

As soon as you realize, your car is doing multiple 360 turns, passing the other drivers, and doing a perfect race across the
track. The leaves from the trees hit your face in full 3D, and you realize that this is the reality you want to be in.

Also, you may have died.

Official Website

Iwata Asks showing features and development​

Ridge Racer 3D featuring over 150 locations and 40 music tracks, 15 of them brand new. It also comes with 4
person local multiplayer and various gameplay modes to enjoy.​

WARNING: 3D can only be viewed on the 3DS. The graphics as shown on these videos are incomplete
unless seen on the 3DS screen with 3D on.

Gamespot Quick Look​

Racing Footage

More Racing Footage with relaxing music

3DS version of classic track

Event #8 Gameplay Footage

Some more footage.​

Unboxing videos: Europe version and NA version.

Ridge Racer 3D Iwata Asks Thread

Namco complaint thread.

That other Ridge Racer game.

That other 3DS racing game.​

 

[Neuromancer]

Riiiiiiiidge Racer!

Ms. 3DS-for-a-head is disturbing, by the way.

 

[Why would you do that?]

I love the thread title. Somehow, it makes me pumped for the actual game.

 

[The M.O.B]

Her legs are almost as jaggy as this game


Jk, Day whenever I get my 3DS.

 

[Teknoman]

All I need to know is if the game has Floodlight or Galactic Life in the soundtrack *_*

 

[DrAndonuts]

Nice OT. Super excited about this one, haven't played RR since RR6.

 

[Brazil]

Awesome introduction, Willy105.

One of my 3DS launch titles. Can't wait.

 

[Gravijah]

"WARNING: 3D can only be viewed on the 3DS. The graphics as shown on these videos are incomplete
unless seen on the 3DS screen with 3D on."

ok nintendo

 

[AceBandage]

"WARNING: 3D can only be viewed on the 3DS. The graphics as shown on these videos are incomplete
unless seen on the 3DS screen with 3D on."

ok nintendo

We live in a society where we have to put "do not stick hand under lawnmower while blades are spinning" stickers on lawnmowers.
=/

 

[Wario64]

So if you play with the 3D slider off, does that mean you're playing an incomplete game?

 

[Gravijah]

So if you play with the 3D slider off, does that mean you're playing an incomplete game?

or the superior version if you are ami

 

[ascully]

Always excited for a new RR, hopefully there are at least a few new tracks.

 

[TheOGB]

oh shit, 3DS |OT| time?

popcorn.gif

 

[GDGF]

Yay first 3DS official thread!

Gonna pick this one up used a while after launch.

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

So hyped for this! I don't care about how long it takes to load, that it looks worse than the first PSP Ridge Racer, that it features muscle cars or any of that stuff. All I know is that I'm a huge fan of the series, this is the first new RR in a few years, it's coming out with a new system and its not called Unbounded. And that's good enough for me

 

[speedpop]

I hope someone who has Ridge Racer 2 on PSP will buy this and compare the two.

 

[Mutanthands]

I hope someone who has Ridge Racer 2 on PSP will buy this and compare the two.

I'm on it. I'm not a pro, but I compare features, tracks, load times, etc.

I've been a Ridge Racer whore since the Japanese launch of the PSP, so of course I'm in day one.

Spoiler

Ridge Racer DS will go unmentioned, of course.

 

[Parallax]

Unboundeds reveal has shocked me into needing to get this game. A disco ball remix would be hot shit though.

 

[Izayoi]

Dem legs.

Never played a Ridge Racer title before.

From what I've seen in videos, it doesn't really look like something that I would buy... I'm more a fan of "slower" racers, like PGR and Forza.

However, I did enjoy the Rush games on the N64 - is this similar?

 

[Lily]

this and Rayman are my launch games

 

[Luigiv]

Imagine driving around the beach, minding your own business. But then that urge kicks in, the one where you just have to
step to the medal, and give your audience a good time. After all, when was the last time you saw a good car chase on TV?

Typo in bold.

Spoiler

Should be metal.

 

[Amir0x]

or the superior version if you are ami

not really Scamco is too fucking lazy to even make the game run at 60fps out of 3D mode. I mean it'll still be superior mode but there's no reason to celebrate about it... it's fucking ugly in 2D mode too.


Game looks worse than a PSP launch title and they couldn't even accommodate that. Scamco *headshake*

 

[mrklaw]

I haven't played a RR game since the first PSP one. I'm a little confused by all this 'nitro' stuff and '360s' and 'easy drift controls'. As long as I can drift it like the original PSone games I'll be happy.

Somebody tell me I'll be happy...

 

[Wrestlemania]

Scamco

Man, you're like those cool dudes who used "Micro$oft" back in the day.

 

[gkryhewy]

Been sold on this since the Eurogamer review. Should be shipping today or tomorrow from Amazon, actually.

Airport loop!! What was the consensus from j-gaffers?

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

I haven't played a RR game since the first PSP one. I'm a little confused by all this 'nitro' stuff and '360s' and 'easy drift controls'. As long as I can drift it like the original PSone games I'll be happy.

Somebody tell me I'll be happy...

You'll be happy. The drifting nowadays in the series is easier to control than Ridge and Revolution, but once you're into the faster cars, you'll have all the drifting you can handle.

 

[plagiarize]

I've signed on. I was playing R4 last night in preperation. Hopefully I don't get too badly burned. Seems like RR3D was getting some of the best *hands on* impressions out of the launch titles and racing games are a genre that will tangibly benefit from 3D. Improved sense of speed and a better ability to guage distances should make the game more fun and more intuitive.

 

[Lupin3]

The "3D" in this game blows! And if I hear the word "slipstream" one more time I'll trash my 3DS. Or I could just not play this game again... ever!

 

[Blueblur1]

I was really surprised to see a 3DS OT just now. Awesome.

Anyway, I was considering this game but not so much anymore. I'll probably just get SSFIV and maybe Pilotwings.

 

[john tv]

Take this with a grain of salt as I am a big old-school Ridge Racer fan, but...for me, this game is the shit. Graphics are admittedly disappointing at first glance but when you're playing the actual game you don't notice it at all. Everything is fast and smooth, music is great, controls are great, etc. I went in with low expectations, but I'm really enjoying it. This isn't a US-developed turd like the original DS Ridge Racer (least I don't think it's US-developed anyway), this feels way more like the PSP games.

Currently working my way through the Advanced Grand Prix. 41% completion, 5:51:29 on the game clock (feels like more than that actually but I guess that's because each race is just a few minutes).

Good stuff. Sad to see the series going into the shitter with that Unbounded crap. Hopefully they'll wake up and cancel it before it's too late.

 

[Windom Earle]

Take this with a grain of salt as I am a big old-school Ridge Racer fan, but...for me, this game is the shit. Graphics are admittedly disappointing at first glance but when you're playing the actual game you don't notice it at all. Everything is fast and smooth, music is great, controls are great, etc. I went in with low expectations, but I'm really enjoying it. This isn't a US-developed turd like the original DS Ridge Racer (least I don't think it's US-developed anyway), this feels way more like the PSP games.

Currently working my way through the Advanced Grand Prix. 41% completion, 5:51:29 on the game clock (feels like more than that actually but I guess that's because each race is just a few minutes).

Good stuff. Sad to see the series going into the shitter with that Unbounded crap. Hopefully they'll wake up and cancel it before it's too late.

Thanks for the impressions. It's definitely looking like the best launch title to me.

 

[mrklaw]

Take this with a grain of salt as I am a big old-school Ridge Racer fan, but...for me, this game is the shit. Graphics are admittedly disappointing at first glance but when you're playing the actual game you don't notice it at all. Everything is fast and smooth, music is great, controls are great, etc. I went in with low expectations, but I'm really enjoying it. This isn't a US-developed turd like the original DS Ridge Racer (least I don't think it's US-developed anyway), this feels way more like the PSP games.

Currently working my way through the Advanced Grand Prix. 41% completion, 5:51:29 on the game clock (feels like more than that actually but I guess that's because each race is just a few minutes).

Good stuff. Sad to see the series going into the shitter with that Unbounded crap. Hopefully they'll wake up and cancel it before it's too late.

ooh, juices rising...GO GO GO

(can you turn the commentator off?)

 

[thirty]

Can someone post a list of courses? Or at least which games the courses are from?

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

or the superior version if you are ami

not that he would ever taint his delicate mind with ridge racer

day 1'ing myself

 

[Y2Kev]

Noooo I don't want to buy this

I love rr but I really new online play.

 

[APZonerunner]

Just wanted to poke my head in and say from all the 3DS launch titles I've been playing this is the second most pleasant surprise (after Ghost Recon.) I feel like it is the first truly good Ridge Racer for years. Just fun. Lots to do. I would even say that while the loading times can be a bit bad the game actually looks way better in motion - with or without 3D - than it does in stills. Recommended.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Been sold on this since the Eurogamer review. Should be shipping today or tomorrow from Amazon, actually.

Airport loop!! What was the consensus from j-gaffers?

Actually that one's not Aviator Loop/Airport Lap, it's one of the 3 new tracks.

 

[Android18a]

Am I alone in LOVING the announcer talking throughout the race? Its like being in a 90s arcade again.

 

[WillyFive]

I think this game will turn out just fine.

Am I alone in LOVING the announcer talking throughout the race? Its like being in a 90s arcade again.

Yeah, I liked it too.

It makes the game feel alive and exciting. What I sometimes don't like about some games today is how empty they sound, there's not a lot going on with audio, other than the occasional Dolby Digital blast. Hearing this game in action is very entertaining.

Shame it's annoying for others that aren't used to it though.

 

[Hot Coldman]

"WARNING: 3D can only be viewed on the 3DS. The graphics as shown on these videos are incomplete
unless seen on the 3DS screen with 3D on."

ok nintendo

But do I need basic reading ability to play this game? YOU'RE EXCLUDING PEOPLE HERE

 

[Suzzopher]

Got my free copy for subscribing to ONM this morning. 3DS era has begun.

 

[gkryhewy]

Take this with a grain of salt as I am a big old-school Ridge Racer fan, but...for me, this game is the shit. Graphics are admittedly disappointing at first glance but when you're playing the actual game you don't notice it at all. Everything is fast and smooth, music is great, controls are great, etc. I went in with low expectations, but I'm really enjoying it. This isn't a US-developed turd like the original DS Ridge Racer (least I don't think it's US-developed anyway), this feels way more like the PSP games.

Currently working my way through the Advanced Grand Prix. 41% completion, 5:51:29 on the game clock (feels like more than that actually but I guess that's because each race is just a few minutes).

Good stuff. Sad to see the series going into the shitter with that Unbounded crap. Hopefully they'll wake up and cancel it before it's too late.

Thanks for the impressions. It seems that old-school Ridge fans generally love the game, which is all I need to know.

 

[heringer]

Take this with a grain of salt as I am a big old-school Ridge Racer fan, but...for me, this game is the shit. Graphics are admittedly disappointing at first glance but when you're playing the actual game you don't notice it at all. Everything is fast and smooth, music is great, controls are great, etc. I went in with low expectations, but I'm really enjoying it. This isn't a US-developed turd like the original DS Ridge Racer (least I don't think it's US-developed anyway), this feels way more like the PSP games.

Currently working my way through the Advanced Grand Prix. 41% completion, 5:51:29 on the game clock (feels like more than that actually but I guess that's because each race is just a few minutes).

Good stuff. Sad to see the series going into the shitter with that Unbounded crap. Hopefully they'll wake up and cancel it before it's too late.

Could you please describe how the career mode works? I never played a Ridge Racer befora, but the single player sounds beefy.

 

[mclem]

Just wanted to poke my head in and say from all the 3DS launch titles I've been playing this is the second most pleasant surprise (after Ghost Recon.)

Waitwaitwait! I've been wavering on Ghost Recon for ages (Gollop (yay!) vs. Ubisoft (boo!)). Is it *actually* good, then? Awesome if so, and I might go squeezing in another launch title.

 

[WillyFive]

But do I need basic reading ability to play this game? YOU'RE EXCLUDING PEOPLE HERE

I remember seeing that on the back of the Final Fantasy GBA boxes.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I remember seeing that on the back of the Final Fantasy GBA boxes.

Most recent instance of it I saw was Pokemon Black. Earliest was either Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town or Animal Crossing. They've been doing it for ages, daft as owt considering the games it features on are ones where you just think 'well, er, NO SHIT'

 

[mrklaw]

Just wanted to poke my head in and say from all the 3DS launch titles I've been playing this is the second most pleasant surprise (after Ghost Recon.) I feel like it is the first truly good Ridge Racer for years. Just fun. Lots to do. I would even say that while the loading times can be a bit bad the game actually looks way better in motion - with or without 3D - than it does in stills. Recommended.

woot. Two pieces of reassuring good news in one thread. Was thinking to pick this up as a bundle deal on friday as I'm a big fan of lasersquad and rebelstar, but was a bit worried due to lack of almost any information at all.

 

[Dash Kappei]

I'm in. Coming from Amazon with the console, hopefully it won't disappoint me and I won't be too bugged out by 30fps handling.

 

[ObnoxiousZebra]

Will get when I pick my pre-order up. I'm disappointed that there's no online multiplayer but it's still looking to be one of the better launch titles.

 

[Father_Brain]

I don't enjoy siding with Amir0x and his relentless onslaught of negativity, but running at half the framerate of a PSP launch title really is indefensible. I guess you won't mind if you're framerate-blind, like those people who claimed SSFIV3D ran at 60fps with 3D on.