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What do you think is the best racing game of all time?

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Elfenhain

Member
Sega Rally 1
Outrun Online Arcade
Gran Turismo 3
Micro Machines V3
Super Mario Kart
Daytona USA (PS3)

Maybe Driveclub joins my favorites, for now I haven't played enough of it to make that deciscion.
 
letmetrythisname

letmetrythisname

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Gran Turismo 2
Burnout 3
Sega Rally Championship
San Francisco Rush 2049 (the arcade version)
Crazy Taxi (if it counts. Regardless, it's one of the greatest games ever made)
Rally 2000
Trackmania
Midtown Madness 2
Motocross Madness 2
 
Caayn

Caayn

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maxcriden said:
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I agree with your post. Diddy Kong Racing blew me away back then. A racing game with adventure and battle elements coupled with a few boss "battles". Diddy Kong Racing is the Kart racing game for me, followed directly by Mario kart Double Dash.

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kazinova

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Why do I see so many Driveclub mentions in a thread on the best of ALL TIME?

That game is simply not best of all time material.

Forza Horizon 3 (The obvious winner)
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout Paradise
iRacing
Need for Speed Underground
Mario Kart Double Dash (Eff the haters!)
Gran Turismo 3: A-spec
Gran Turismo 6
DiRT Rally (Seriously, it's pretty good)
 
M

McBradders

NeoGAF: my new HOME
Daytona USA>>>>>
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Whatever else you care to mention it doesn't fucking matter.

Super Mario Kart is good.
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is totally rad too.
Burnout Paradise.
Motorhead on PlayStation is also rad.
Mario Kart 8 is also not so bad really I guess if you like party games -__-;

EDIT: OutRun 2 is a close second.
 
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pretty done

Member
kazinova said:
Why do I see so many Driveclub mentions in a thread on the best of ALL TIME?

That game is simply not best of all time material.

Forza Horizon 3 (The obvious winner)
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout Paradise
iRacing
Need for Speed Underground
Mario Kart Double Dash (Eff the haters!)
Gran Turismo 3: A-spec
Gran Turismo 6
DiRT Rally (Seriously, it's pretty good)
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I mean you have Forza Horizon 3, Burnout and Mario Kart in your list, I wouldn't be criticizing anyone if I were you rofl. Driveclub is better than over half your list.

Anyway the only answer is Wipeout HD.
 
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Oneself

Member
kazinova said:
Why do I see so many Driveclub mentions in a thread on the best of ALL TIME?

That game is simply not best of all time material.
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Opinions bruh.
I've been playing racing games since Enduro and Pole Position on ATARI and DC made it into my top 5. It's one of my most played and enjoyed games of all time.
 
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Berto

Member
Zaru said:
Almost 2 decades later, I'm wondering how the sim aspect of this game holds up.
It's difficult, sure, but was that based in reality? I can't imagine those late-90s CPUs being able to do the kind of detailed calculations for 20-something cars next to the other game logic that modern CPUs could handle. Or did they manage some sort of programming wizardry?
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A bit of both, really. I think it's pretty much agreed that the physics were a bit too slippery in comparison to the real stuff, but what they did at the time was some kind of wizardry. Papyrus was so ahead of its time that iRacing engine was built over their old engine.
 
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tilomite!

Member
I'd say Gran Turismo was my favorite leap forward for the genre. Maybe not the best or most fun, even in its own series, but the biggest push forward.
 
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Norns

Member
Before I started playing race sims it was hands down Midnight Club LA.

Now I spend all my free time with Assetto Corsa and iRacing.
 
nekkid

nekkid

It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
stfuppercut said:
I mean you have Forza Horizon 3, Burnout and Mario Kart in your list, I wouldn't be criticizing anyone if I were you rofl. Driveclub is better than over half your list.

Anyway the only answer is Wipeout HD.
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lmao
 
Hikami

Hikami

Member
Hmm, no one's mentioned Kirby Air Ride.
That would be my answer.

Might just be nostalgia goggles though, haven't played it in a long time. Looking at some reviews for the first time and they seem pretty mixed.

I just liked that there was much more you could do besides racing.


Burnout Revenge would be a close second.
 
M

Morfeo

The Chuck Norris of Peace
For me its a toss up between four games really:

F-Zero
Daytona USA
F-Zero GX
Sonic and Allstar Racing Transformed.
 
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spliced

Member
Destruction Derby

Super Mario Kart, Wave Race, Diddy Kong Racing, Daytona & Super Off Road are right there in the running.
 
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