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[neo2046]

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2004/11/10/103,1100054566,33268,0,0.html

Vol.1 ……Seaside Route 765 (Replay)
Vol.2 ……Crimsonrock Pass (Gameplay)
Vol.3 ……Greenpeak Highlands (Gameplay)


(high speed)
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_01_1000k.asx
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_02_1000k.asx
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_03_1000k.asx

(500k)
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_01_500k.asx
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_01_500k.asx
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_01_500k.asx

 

[neptunes]

you have anything else for us tonight?

EDIT It's says "Enjoy Drifting Action 12-12" so I guess they've managed to secure launch.

This will be hot!!

 

[Wario64]

neo is the best poster ever

 

[pcostabel]

Looks gorgeous! PSP +1!

 

[neo2046]

you have anything else for us tonight?

what?

I think some people will get the latest famitsu later today (tonight)
and some great news are coming soon

 

[Mashing]

Dumb question perhaps, but those videos are at the PSP's actual screen size correct?

 

[AndriaSang]

They're about half the resolution of the real thing.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Ahh RR music. So good.

 

[Vibri]

That just doesn't compute for a portable... looks aweeeeesome. Like the addition of the nitro as well. This over wireless play = must buy.

edit: watch video 2 - classic Ridge Racer mellow electronica is back. GOTY.

 

[Brofist]

Damn that looks nice.

 

[Lyte Edge]

That music quality is god-like.

I'm seriously beginning to believe that Nintendo is going to be in trouble.

Any way to save these videos? I love the song in video 2.

 

[Lord Error]

Jeeeez, it looks f'n awesome. I hope to God that announcer's voice can be disabled, though.

 

[Brofist]

Yes nice music. The EAs of the world should take notice.

 

[Miburou]

Looks awesome. The only thing that might worry me is the controls, compared to playing with a dual shock.

 

[kaching]

Jeeeez, it looks f'n awesome. I hope to God that announcer's voice can be disabled, though.

Yes, and YES.

 

[Brofist]

Looks awesome. The only thing that might worry me is the controls, compared to playing with a dual shock.

If I can control a 10fps version of RR1 on my cell phone with a one hand layout, this will be a walk in the park

 

[mashoutposse]

That music quality is god-like.

I'm seriously beginning to believe that Nintendo is going to be in trouble.

Any way to save these videos? I love the song in video 2.

D/L NetTransport. I just saved them with it.

 

[xexex]

Very, very sexy hot

 

[drohne]

jesus. i still can't believe this is a portable game. the music! nitrous doesn't look so bad either...seems more like snes f-zero than burnout or something.

here are the proper links to the second and third movies in low bandwidth, btw:
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_02_500k.asx
http://www.aii.co.jp/contents/famitsu/_data/sp/ridgeracers_03_500k.asx

 

[Miburou]

How many tracks were in Rave Racer anyway?

 

[Brofist]

I think Rave Racer had 4 tracks, 8 total if you count reverse tracks.

 

[Jonnyram]

Crap, I can hear the sound but no video at this end. Anyone feel like converting it into another video format? QT would be great m(_ _)m

EDIT: I'll try the ones at Game Watch instead

 

[Miburou]

Damn, I was hoping it only had 1 track like RR, so that we would be essentially getting the whole game when buying Ridge Racers.

 

[xexex]

Rave Racer had 2 exclusive tracks, City (the best and so far not in Ridge Racers) and Mountain (Greenpeak Highlands on PSP) and the 2 tracks from original Ridge Racer, long & short, with a few graphical additions.

 

[Brofist]

Damn, I was hoping it only had 1 track like RR, so that we would be essentially getting the whole game when buying Ridge Racers.

Now you're gonna give me a reason to walk down to the arcade and play it today heh. Anyway i think some of the courses had overlapping parts, like RR did. So if they put the longest course from Rave Racer in, it's really like having most of the game I guess

Rave Racer had 2 exclusive tracks, City (the best and so far not in Ridge Racers) and Mountain (Greenpeak Highlands on PSP) and the 2 tracks from original Ridge Racer, long & short, with a few graphical additions.

Yes exactly.

 

[xexex]

so far, it seems PSP Ridge Racers only has 1 of Rave Racer tracks. I really hope the City one is in there too. thats what made Rave Racer, Rave Racer

 

[Miburou]

Oh yeah, now I remember. It's been so long since I played Rave. Well, they've only shown 3 tracks so far, so there's definitely a big chance the other Rave track, not to mention some from Rage, will be included.

 

[Brofist]

haha looked at video 3, the return of the 360!! I like how the driver snuck that in there. Yeah I have to admit the Chis Rock wannabe is already annoying me.

 

[Jonnyram]

These videos are very high quality:
http://watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20041110/rrs.htm

I guess it's the same videos as Famitsu but higher res/framerate.

 

[xexex]

downloading now, TY

 

[Vandiger]

Oh man, those gave me flashbacks of RR5. The music sounds so good and graphics are very nice, sense of speed looked very impressive.....just damn this is a portable

 

[WhippinSean]

Fucking Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Defensor]

 

[Jonnyram]

GW got rid of the big ones halfway through my last download and replaced them all with smaller versions. Anyone manage to get rrs_1.zip before they killed it?

 

[BeOnEdge]

OMG!!!! the music OWNS!!!! PSP GET!!!! ridge racer is BACK!!!

 

[op_ivy]

i know i'm gonna regret this, but, SOLD.

 

[Mashing]

This may be off topic, but what is the ad at the top of this page an Xbox advertisement when the word xbox hasn't even appeared on this page (until now)?

 

[speedpop]

Very nice, was a definite game to pick up, now I just have to wait and see what other decent games there are.

 

[Jonnyram]

This may be off topic, but what is the ad at the top of this page an Xbox advertisement when the word xbox hasn't even appeared on this page (until now)?

Ad?

 

[Lord Error]

GW got rid of the big ones halfway through my last download and replaced them all with smaller versions. Anyone manage to get rrs_1.zip before they killed it?

I got it, but the downloads failed for the other two ((

The big video runs at a 2700kb/s bitrate but it's the same resolution as the 1000kb/s linked in the first posts, which is 240 x 136, but it has better audio, and runs much smoother due to higer encoding framerate.

 

[acklame]

wow...

now that's a damn fine launch title

 

[Mashing]

Ad?

yeah the banner ad right above the forum... it's very inconspicous most of the time but that FREE XBOX add has bright green background and is pretty glaring... Not that i have a problem with that... but I remember someone saying the ads were content sensitive or some shit.

 

[Lord Error]

Btw, the new videos at GW are still better quality than any of those in the first post. THey are encoded at 1308kb/s, and for some reason have even higher encoding rate for the audio than the bigger videos they removed (big ones had 192kbps, new ones 384kbps) and yet they sound much worse.

*ugh, scratch that last statement* I mixed the files. THe music sounds much better in the new, smaller files, and yet they run really smooth. The new GW files are basically the best encoded so far.

 

[xexex]

I think some people will get the latest famitsu later today (tonight)
and some great news are coming soon

cool neo, can't wait to find out what

 

[Shinobi]

I really want some Model 2 and 3 ports for PSP (as well as System 16/32 for DS)...I think they'd be so perfect. As it is, this looks very nice, and compared to the DS Ridge Racer it's almost comical.

 

[neo2046]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20041110/rrs.htm
Game Watch confirmed that the game is run in 60fps

 

[Fafalada]

Can someone that downloaded this host it? I can't get the damn streaming to work because of stupid firewall settings.

 

[Gunstar77]

Oh my Car!! Very nice!

 

[DCharlie]

:O :O :O

i better queue early for preorders!

 

[ourumov]

It looks fucking incredible. The reflections on cars seem even better than those on RRV. I can't wait to play R4 tracks driving in RRV style .