What are the best racing games ever!

[StoneBullet]

Well since I am bored (and very sad), I just wanted to know what you guys think the best racing games are? You can go back to the beginning of time if you like or bang up to date. Anyone remember that Datsun 240Z game? Or maybe the new GT4 is your thing?

I have a list of my faves in my garage, but just in case you're lazy here they are:

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 - PS
Crazy Taxi - Dreamcast
Destruction Derby - PS
Fatal Racing - PC
Gran Turismo 3 - A Spec - PS2
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge - Amiga
Metropolis Street Racer - Dreamcast
Midtown Madness - PC
Need for Speed SE, The - PC
Pitstop II - C64
Roadkill - Amiga
Test Drive - Amiga
Outrun - Arcade
Powerdrift - C64
RalliSport Challenge - Xbox


Personally I think Fatal Racing from the now defunct Gremlin Graphics is the best racing game ever. It's got destruction and stunts, what more could you want? Roadkill on the Amiga is still one of my fave games too. Incidentally FR was called Whiplash in the US, hmm I wonder why they didn't call it that here....

Post comments or just call me sad, hey I don't mind....

[paras779]

u didn't have nfsu2....i like nfsu2 ! Next is Colin McRae Rally 2.0...!(i like rally)

[vellu]

From those choices...PITSTOP II rules all! Still play it sometimes with Winvice C64 emulator. Actually a F1 racing but who cares...

Pure rally...I'd have to go with Mobil 1 Rally Championship (for PC, I hear the console versions were not so great). Absolute realism. Stages are the real British rally championship stages; longest ones take nearly half an hour to drive through, about 40 km (26 miles).

Richard Burns Rally is supposedly realistic too, but haven't seen that one (yet).

[master m]

Ok.. My favorites
This is going to be a long list

PC
- GP2, GP3, GP4
- Colin McRea Rally 2.0 (IMO the best in the series, I played it alot)
- Stunts (DOS-game)
- Midtown Madness 2
- NFS 2-SE
- GTR
- Test Drive 1 & 2 (DOS-games)
- Destruction Derby
- SEGA rally
- GTA 1

XBOX
- NFS:U 2
- Project Gotham Racing 2
- Forza Motorsport 1
- DTM Race Driver 2
- Midtown Madness 3
- Rallisport Challenge 1
- Rallisport Challenge 2
- Moto GP 2
- SEGA GT 2002
- SEGA GT Online
- Midnight Club 3: Dub edition

PS2
- GT3, GT4
- GTA Vice City & San Andreas
- WRC 2 Xtreme, WRC 3

That's about it

[Dragster]

I haven't played anything on consoles (longer than 2 hrs )
My definite favs are --> NFSPU, CMR2, Toca pro race driver 2

[boganbusman]

GT4
Mariokart
F-Zero ~

and that's it.

[Dragon-of-Rune]

same as you bogus but i like the ridge racer series aswell i have them all

[paras779]

how about F1 racing game from EA

[vellu]

how about F1 racing game from EA

Not bad, but GP4 beats that hands down...

[paras779]

how abt Nascar thunder 2005 from EA too !

[Dragster]

Depends on taste

[Sir Ibi]

For me it's gotta be Colin Macrea Rally, that game is just simply awsome.... I recently bought 2005, and I love it. This game ain't about speed, but how well you take the corners, or drive through the snow/gravel/tarmac/mud, etc. know when to put ya foot down and know when to put on the breaks....

[Dragster]

You should also try Richard Burns Rally. Maybe too hard

[Sir Ibi]

Hey, don't be questioning my racing game ability

Hmm Richard Burns Rally, i didn't buy that game cause i just thought it was rip off of Colin Macrea Rally.... Although I might check it out, though if it's anything like CM Rally 2005, then I won't bother....

I'm also kinda dissappointed by the fact they got rid of the driving school they had on the first CM Rally.

[Dragster]

Oh yeah that rocked! But other aspects of the 2005 are too good
You should definetly try RB rally

[Sir Ibi]

I'll be sure to check out RB Rally

BTW have all of you forgotten one of the most important racing game of all time... Mario Kart!!!!!!

[Nasadus]

Let's see if i can get this right.

-Ridge Racer Type 4(PSX)
-TOCA 2 Touring Cars(PSX)
-Gran Turismo 2(PSX)
-Gran Turismo 4(PS2)
-Colin McRae Rally 2.0(PC)
-GTR(PC)

I probably forgot one or more but those are the ones i remember playing and thinking,whoa this is awesome.

[Dragon-of-Rune]

i forgot a classic racing game Viper Racing

in this old game you could already change settings for better performance.

[StoneBullet]

Yeah, there are some classics here. I forgot about Mario Kart although I used to play it on the N64. Yippee!!

[jacoja06]

My racing game history:

Porsche Challenge 1998 (PS1) Wicked game on Porsche Boxters, if anyone use to play it. Work your ass off to unlock the 'black porsche' which goes faster than the others

Gran Turismo 1998 (PS1) Yes... I have been playing the Gran Turismo series since i was 9 years old, and i wasn't all that bad at it either. Won every race in the game, every endurance race etc. wow

British touring car championship 1998 (PS1) Classic game, and was the first with damage, so 50% of my time spent on the game was going backwards, smashing the crap from the cars racing the other way.

colin mcrae rally 1998 (PS1) hard game

toca 2 touring cars 1998 (PS1) hell better then the last

Gran Turismo 2 1999 (PS1) The most time I had, spent on one game- never grew bored

Toca world touring cars 2000 (PS1) Cool - engine damage

F1 2000 2000 (PS1) good

colin mcrae rally 2.0 2001 (PS1) stuffed up 3 days after i bought it (no scratches)

Gran turismo 3 2002 (PS2) To good

2002 - 2004 - many more

Need for Speed Underground 2 2004 (PS2)

Gran Turismo 4 2005 (PS2)


wow - that took a while to type

[StoneBullet]

I was thinkin gof compiling a list (sadly), but it's gonna be more of a top 100 now!

[Bernard]

Need for Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed.