Can You Beat Need For Speed Underground With A Dodge Neon?

[@dodge_neon]

It was an honor being your car for this challenge.

[@redrover8096]

Thanks I needed this laugh.

[@AnthroGearhead]

Holy, a Neon has appeared

[@YellowbirdYT]

The feeling is mutual.

[@dougneon9550]

Dad?

[@1987FX16]

"My Man!" - Mailman in Rick n Morty

[@mrxbas]

Legend has it that a certain content creator proposed that the Dodge Neon is the cause of excessive asbestos release from its brakes, causing diseases including, but not limited to mesothelioma... Great video, and it's indeed rare to see this car appear as a stock version (but considering they usually have the SRT-4 instead, it kinda make sense why).

[@AnthroGearhead]

Sounds very familiar😅

[@YellowbirdYT]

Also, it's the only car which offered a payment plan which accepted food stamps. Truly a genius move. Truth be told, I prefer this version. The Neon ACR is an interesting spec, probably more than the SRT-4 if you ask me.

[@jayfujiwara9740]

I miss him talking about the plastic shitbox and the hairdresser car😔.

[@GarageHaruo]

Fuck what was his name again. I remember this certain information lol

[@halofreak6166]

@@GarageHaruo Sliphatom I think or something like that

[@trautsj]

The best thing to ever happen to me was playing Underground on PC and installing the mod that gets rid of the fucking visual ratings needed to progress. So nice to be able to NOT have to rice the shit out of my car just to race more.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Ah yes, I forgot about it? But, it's part of the course!

[@valen2006]

Wait, isn't that for Underground 2?

[@trautsj]

@@valen2006 Both have it. Pretty sure they're from the same modder as well :D

[@valen2006]

@@trautsj Ah, I see

[@DoVe_7]

Dodge Neon is as based as the driver that is controlling it

[@YellowbirdYT]

I do not deserve such kind words. ♥

[@huleeyaxerssius7]

The Impreza is actually a 2.5 RS, not a WRX in UG1, likewise the lancer being just an ES too. And that was an interesting thing, having more normal cars instead of the higher grade models in later titles. And the rubberbanding, you think it's a bit much the release versions, it was even worse in some prerelease versions that are out there.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Force of habit, but yes, it's the 2.5 RS! I don't think it had a turbo from factory?

[@huleeyaxerssius7]

@@YellowbirdYT Fair enough there, and that model is NA'd, along with the imperza's that aren't the WRX & STI versions too, those ones have turbos of course

[@AnthroGearhead]

Too bad in NFSU2, the WRX and Evo cant go above 550hp due to game balancing Yeah nice work EA, you messed up big time for doing that

[@puciohenzap891]

@@AnthroGearhead Its not like power does much though, rubberbanding offsets any power you have.

[@AnthroGearhead]

@@puciohenzap891 still feels kinda wrong even if its during the year 2000s, cars like these already pushing over 800hp, plus Bayview City has a lot of straight aways to use this power Just saying.....

[@TheForzarismo]

*M E S O T H E L I O M A I N T E N S I F I E S*

[@YellowbirdYT]

May the asbestos gods bless you.

[@CMDRSweeper]

You missed the greatest pun or at least it wasn't easy to spot... That is putting neons on the Dodge Neon :D

[@YellowbirdYT]

I thought about it, but I felt like living off free visual mods was more funny.

[@JoeySmith101]

Think I remember hearing that the Dodge Neon was supposed to be the hero car in the original F&F movie

[@AnthroGearhead]

💀

[@YellowbirdYT]

Oh god why did we miss such a laughing stock.

[@discountfeces]

it was the SRT4 and it was the second film

[@mindaugassolys1963]

@@YellowbirdYT Because Craig Lieberman (who was responsible for most of main cast's cars of 1st 3 movies) was against it. According to him all upgrades to that shitbox would have been a lipstick on a pig.

[@NFSBeast2365]

@@mindaugassolys1963for real? 😮

[@richardbhagan8949]

Funny story,I went to a petting zoo and saw a yellow bird.

[@riceball52]

Sliphantom managed to do this challenge on stream a few years ago, but it took him several tries for some races, especially the drag ones

[@SSR_RedDevil]

My dad had the Chrysler Neon, after being inspired to buy an American car, after going to Florida.... It was possibly the worst car he ever owned. The engine was gutless, thirsty and the body work flimsy. The boot (trunk, stupid name...that came from an elephant) felt like it would break off every time its shut. Yea....terrible car.

[@cyborggunslinger4230]

Ah yes the Dodge FUCKING Neon.

[@Ametisti]

Before watching this I can answer it very easily. Yes, you can. I did, because the Neon is cool and I didn't wanna switch from it.

[@YellowbirdYT]

It stands out so much, it's fun!

[@LancerJak]

I honestly think this is what is missing in newer NFS games, shitty commuter cars. We need more.

[@Robciomixxnfs]

To be honest I always beat the game with Neon since I've seen a video on KZbin where a dude finished the final race with it. I was 13 at the time.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Glad I could provide a good dose of nostalgia.

[@Bigoleboi]

I actually played this game with just the neon as a kid. Was so attached to it I couldn't let it go and before I knew it I had a 1000 hp peice of plastic

[@christianlenik5307]

Neon is a Dope Car though

[@Ang3lUki]

Lots of people love modding their Neons, so it was cool to see it get some love in this game. I hope it'll show up in other games in the future, maybe alongside some other Dodge shitboxes like the K-car Daytona

[@YellowbirdYT]

I get the appeal of these common cars, they do have a place at some games.

[@seewhathappensracinguk2331]

The Arch Nemesis (Purple Bird) 💜🐦😂

[@AnthroGearhead]

*PURPLE NEON*

[@IvanPandev-rv4bv]

The music shift at 11:38. Deep cut, I love it.

[@HChun-wd6mz]

I loved your storytelling aspect of the video, plus I'm surprised you managed to perservere with just the Neon. Nicely done man :)

[@YellowbirdYT]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you found it entertaining.

[@Joshua-zp2uu]

I actually did this challenge 2 years ago, and i actually cleared every event on Hard with the Dodge Neon. It's just really difficult and requires alot of luck to do: The only issue i had was the drag race event called "Straight Up". The red 350Z opponent named Ishii always pulls away from the Neon no matter if you get the perfect launch, and there's no traffic to stop him. The only way to beat it on hard difficulty is to lower the upgrades of the Neon so that the opponents will also be the same upgraded parts as you. I lowered the Neon to the level 1 parts and was able to beat the 350Z. All the other drag races i did were due to an amount of luck with traffic stopping opponents, the opponents getting bad launches, and blocking opponents too. This is definitely a luck based challenge and i lost some of my sanity from doing it. Lol

[@YellowbirdYT]

It's absurd because it's either easy or impossible at the same time, truly an experience.

[@foxdemon226]

Good Ole TXRZ menu music 11:40

[@YellowbirdYT]

Indeed!

[@Rockport1911]

I just started replaying this gem ( my first ever PC game) after " grabbing" a definatle russian " Defintive Edition" out there :) I heard that if the player doesnt equip Nitros the opponents wont have it either and that softens the aweful rubberbanding going on. But who wants to play without NOS? :)

[@YellowbirdYT]

That is true, but yes, what is the point?

[@AnthroGearhead]

Nitrous doesnt always help 😅

[@dudoboi]

Honestly, proper racing lines with occasional glance in the rearview mirror is all you need to keep the opponents behind you. NOS was just a cool fad at the time. Except for maybe during drag events, otherwise it can be completely ignored.

[@bravalloy]

Nice video! I beat this game in hard mode with a lot of cars and chaning to them as soon as they appeared. The "hardest" were the first cars, Neon, Peugeot 206, Golf GTI and Miata because they had no speed for Sprints (actually Drag Races). So I had to crash the other cars or wait them to crash by themselves. Enjoyed the Tiburon, Civic, Focus and Celica as well. The later game cars are too easy even in hard mode.

[@YellowbirdYT]

I never had that issue, even with the Neon. That sounds more similar to my experience with drag races.

[@bravalloy]

@@YellowbirdYT Drag, exactly! My bad.

[@diyotv2150]

My favorite types of races in underground starting from what i like the best: 1.Drag 2.Sprint 3.Drift 4.Circuit 5.Lap knockout

[@TheRealFlashbang]

Things I love in Underground: Many Shitboxes, you can beat the game with every car and the AI keeps their car and Upgrades it. And the Rubberband AI can be funny but annoying:D Anyways. Good Video

[@YellowbirdYT]

I just love to make fun of Underground but it really is fun! Thanks!

[@thinkeightsix]

I liked the Neon in Underground, but there was a tournament drag race that every time, the engine would blow and I would have to trade for a car with a 6 speed.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Late-Game drag races with the Neon are a challenge. Well, more of a lottery.

[@Ulissescars]

I'm surprised you didn't mention races 80 and 84, those were the hardest races by far for me

[@YellowbirdYT]

I don't remember them. But, it can be quite random at times. Sometimes they are easier than others.

[@howey1993]

Love replaying this game one of the best ever made still play it on my ps2 almost everyday. Finished the career mode with every car on the game. Also got over 1 million points in a drift race with every car except for the bonus cars.

[@Solid_Kris]

Hey! Its the car that gave me mesothelioma!

[@YellowbirdYT]

Join the lawsuit, we're thousands.

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

once you finish this challenge don't just throw the dodge away... plastic isn't bio degradable friendly 😂

[@YellowbirdYT]

The Neon has ascended to a level where it can't be discarded.

[@atmosdwagon4656]

No joke, I got my real life driver's license in a mildly modified 1995 Plymouth Neon that came with a spoiler and moon-roof. It was a very fun car to drive. Only real problem i had with it were the stock headlights were super weak; I literally drove around with hi-beams on all the time at night and never got blinked down in return.

[@didgereemedia194]

I'm trying Underground 2 in a Focus. But also an Escalate, an RX7 and a Corolla, but the Focus is my main car in my latest play through

[@YellowbirdYT]

The SUVs in U2 are hilarious, yes.

[@julianbailey2749]

The Corolla is totally OP in underground 2

[@uccidere1939]

As someone who's done this themselves, the drag races were MISERABLE to deal with. It didn't matter how well I shifted unless I got it absolutely perfect every. Single. Time.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Can relate, at times it's absurd. The AI is ridiculous during the later events.

[@Joshua-zp2uu]

For some drag races, you can lower the Neon's upgrades so you can have the chance of catching up to your opponent. Tho, I don't think it works for every car like the Skyline which starts out at higher stats at low upgrades.

[@gregtangsoc8760]

I still have a hard time though winning on races even on Easy Mode even if I use a fully upgraded Volkswagen Golf GTI that I used for Underground Mode.

[@MaidofRage420]

All I can think about when I see or hear about the Dodge Neon I just think of the "Dodge FUCKING Neon" series of videos from Slipphantom, absolutely amazing lmao

[@YellowbirdYT]

Those videos are cultural landmarks.

[@marc-oliviercabot3380]

The Neon was also featured on Gran Turismo 2. :)

[@chris72156]

Love your commentary everytime. looking forward for the next 1!

[@YellowbirdYT]

Thank you so much!!

[@Lancer_CS3]

I play this game for 14 years, thanks to my dad. This is my first video game that i played. And noticed i am playing so good this game compared to youtubers(expect kuruhs, he is too good). This gives me nice feeling. I think i dont have much talent.

[@PrezyPrez]

I actually did this playthrough aswell! I was very surprised to see that someone else had the same idea to play with only the Neon!

[@YellowbirdYT]

Small world, it can be fun!

[@PrezyPrez]

​@@YellowbirdYTIt certaintly is. I decided to start another play through but this time with the Peugeot 206.

[@NFSBeast2365]

I wish this beauty was in Underground 2😢

[@artoodiitoo]

I loved using the Civic in the first Underground, since my family had an EK Civic at the time :3 Also a friend of mine had a fully FnF style Neon in the early 2000s, complete with side graphics like in the movie and an aluminium wing x3

[@YellowbirdYT]

Those Civic coupes were interesting, good luck finding one nowadays!

[@AnthroGearhead]

That yellow GTI reminds me that one video about it having a ridiculous rubberbanding in the beta game

[@YellowbirdYT]

This game is a factory of absurd moments.

[@AnthroGearhead]

@@YellowbirdYT indeed it was EA didnt know how to optimize the game :v

[@p0werfu11]

Did this once in my childhood. Some drag races were hard.

[@sepehr-9210]

neon srt is one of best sleeper cars,plus cobalt ss

[@The_One_Over_There]

The Neon was my go-to car for Underground 1 more often than not, ever since i was a child. I was just drawn to it a bit more than the rest for reasons i still don't really know till this day. Later on during my teens, my dad had a Chrysler Neon, Not a Dodge like in the game but a Neon regardless. The Dodge Neon is just hard to find in Europe, It's 90% Chrysler. But yet again, I found myself liking it a lot. In today's day and age, i mainly like light, simple, tossable, and not too aggressive looking cars. Since i really don't have anything to proof so cars don't have to show that, and i don't really care for being the fastest. I just want to enjoy them and go places. All in all, The Neon still fits that group. So even today, I still like the good old Neon a lot. it's a bit of a shame i've never encountered the Neon in other games outside of Underground 1, and Driver San Francisco. But Driver had the slightly later model while i prefer the first model a bit more. TLDR, The Neon ended up to be a rather interesting car to me personally. I've grown to like them a lot. thanks to Underground 1, and experiencing one in real live later on, which cemented it.

[@weksos8370]

Yes! I remember doing this when i was a kid. Hard af but doable

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

The exhaust on that thing looks absolutely vile, looks like some sort of farm equipment

[@YellowbirdYT]

I didn't change it in purpose, glad you noticed.

[@cctt9830]

I made a mod that replaces the neon with the vauxhall corsa from nfsug2 with all the modifications, then did a "Corsa challenge" using only that from start to finish (handling is the same as the neon)

[@Rafagafanhotobra]

It's funny how the initial car selection from this era of NFS is so basic. Racing a regular Lancer or a Neon in real life must be massively boring. Same thing with the Punto in MW, how do you even compare that car to a GTI or a Cobalt SS? How did it keep up with a IS300? NFS magic.

[@YellowbirdYT]

The fact they didn't have an Evo and STI in this game is near insulting, that Lancer ES is probably more pathetic than the Neon.

[@Rafagafanhotobra]

@@YellowbirdYT I think that NFS followed the exact same trends as FnF back then, even in the car selection. Think about it, the first FNF had Supras and Chargers as the final hero cars, while the rest were all riced Civics and Eclipses. On 2F2F, they already start the film with the main characters racing the finest japanese cars. Both FNF and NFS car selection got better with time, but still... I think only after Carbon and FnF4 that we could say most cars there were memorable ones on real life, from stock.

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Race IRL? You'd have to be very careful about doing that.

[@AnthroGearhead]

The IS300 was a slow car, the Punto GT is no sloush

[@Rafagafanhotobra]

@@AnthroGearhead Are you kidding? The Grande Punto in its version came with a 1.4 engine with about 100 HP. Not only that, but the MW version also comes stock with some new skirts and bumper, along with OZ wheels. Which makes me believe that it has some modifications to keep up with the other cars.

[@gregtangsoc8760]

So that's why I had a very hard time beating Need For Speed Underground with a Volkswagen Golf GTI even if I chose easy mode for all of the races. I never traded my car for another car because I was afraid that I will lose my performance parts and unique parts if I can trade in my car.

[@YellowbirdYT]

No! Unique parts stay with your car.

[@gregtangsoc8760]

@@YellowbirdYT How about the performance parts? Will they be gone if I trade in my car?

[@YellowbirdYT]

@@gregtangsoc8760 No. UG1 doesn't remove parts because you can only have a single car.

[@tespenkr9924]

It would be OP if the Neon SRT was in this game.

[@YellowbirdYT]

It wouldn't be as funny though!

[@SKC_car]

I've done this before and all i've gained was asbestosis

[@YellowbirdYT]

Join the class action lawsuit, before my lungs stop working.

[@renelite7181]

fun fact: the dodge neon is actually the 6th best car for circuits and sprints in this game, courtesy of Marcy2200's video

[@YellowbirdYT]

I didn't know, thanks!

[@trrruls]

Every time i reinstall it on my PC, I get all nostalgic and finish the game only using the Neon as well, like I did in 2004 ❤

[@Kacpa2]

Its not a wrx but lower trim Impreza 2.5RS, it doesnt have a turbo. Its entry level sporty variant before stepping to WRX.

[@julianbailey2749]

I remember completing NFS with an MX5 for all the circuit races and it might have been a Supra for the drag races as the MX5 was even slower than the Neon in a straight line.

[@YellowbirdYT]

The MX5 is pretty good, usually I drive it until the RX7 is available.

[@FierceShowoff-Racer]

Hell yeah, OF COURSE! It's definitely possible to beat Underground with no issues.

[@theneedforspeedninja]

I have beaten this game using golf GTI and r34. But the event 95 was so annoying that every one was Ragequitting after a red rx7 or s2k rubberbanded you

[@YellowbirdYT]

Race 95 really is something which will remain in our minds.

[@tuna8181]

Almost half of the cars in the first Underground is doable for a one car only run, you'll cheese everything with the Miata or the Civic with ease (as long as its lightweight)

[@tailsdoll1857]

Drag race in nfsu 1 is based on luck and strategy... mostly luck

[@YellowbirdYT]

The RNG drag simulator.

[@EndymionMkII]

Funny enough the Dodge Neon in Need For Speed Underground Rivals becomes a really good car when fully upgraded, so you can almost use it in all races over there. Sadly that game is also very repetitive and not really worth the 100% playthrough nowadays

[@flame_101]

I managed to 100%'d it a few months ago

[@YellowbirdYT]

Truth be told, I was impressed because I remembered UG being way tougher outside the usual events. Drag races are the only ones which defy this trend for obvious reasons.

[@Kacpa2]

I played with Neon through entire career myself. It is good but it becomes really absurdly hard in late career drag races, especially tournament against RX7s. Neon even with best unoque parts has really low top speed compared to RX7 at 339km/h(which is already with engine overheating). Its high but not hight enough to outpace these when they can go over 400 when maxxed.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Yeah the RX-7 is absurd, literally the best car in the game.

[@Kacpa2]

@@YellowbirdYT Yeah. Also Neon has a bonus, it has really wild sound when maxxed kind of like Punto in Most Wanted with S2000 sound xD

[@Kacpa2]

I menaged to beat it but only by having them all get totalled. So if you restart enough you might get lucky. 😅

[@tailsdoll1857]

challenge suggestion: win Midnight Club 3 using a Hummer H1

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

FWD FTW!!! (Front wheel drive For The Win)

[@YellowbirdYT]

God bless torque-steer.

[@gabrocki]

aaaaaaaa you make me wanna play NFSU again, even though I play it every year

[@YellowbirdYT]

Might as well, it's always good to visit your favorites.

[@dilat]

You can beat this game with any car with proper skill

[@tiburonoscuro4272]

Its easier to handle jumps in that game, If you let go of the throttle mid air and hit it as you land. Also catch less air. Keeps more control

[@bajablast6732]

If only the 6th gen celica was in underground 😩 my car is so underappreciated man

[@YellowbirdYT]

The 6th gen is so nice!

[@Gmel405]

Shout out that Celph beat 🦾

[@YellowbirdYT]

Thanks! I figured someone would notice, it's featured in Midnight Club 3's loading screens, so I wanted to see who noticed.

[@nateh8796]

This is Halo 2 on legendary level of self-torture.

[@turbotires]

Dodge Neone, the best stock car for drift! Race 1/111 ( drift 1), 104.000 one drifting ( stock car). Speed Dodge Neon: 5 gear shifting 353 km/h ( sprint) 6 gear shifting 363 km/h ( sprint) Drag racing 383 km/h And my record, drift stock (Dodge Neon), 10 laps , track 6 , 1.000.000 point and 903 sec drifting. Dodge Neon the BEST car in NFSU1. Drift: easy Sprint:easy Circuit: easy Drag: easy ( more problem if a traffic)

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Dude's accent sounded almost incomprehensible, but I watched for the NFSU gameplay.

[@bobert9246]

151, Jedi Mind Tricks, respect.

[@petrotech950]

This is a remastered version: Graphics looks awesome! Where i can download it

[@YellowbirdYT]

Nope, just the PC version with widescreen fix!

[@demonninjaadogg3]

I wonder if you do this challenge again with the Peugeot 206😂😂😂

[@YellowbirdYT]

Maybe! Maybe in a different game.

[@p0werfu11]

206 is one of the better cars on the game though. Probably in top 5.

[@ninjaskillzyt]

track name at 11:38?

[@YellowbirdYT]

Clever Drive - Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero OST

[@thyagobsz8771]

Great video as always, just something that I noticed that kinda bothers me. The music seems to just have been slapped together sometimes, and so you have long periods of time with the same music, like the Celph Titled one and the loading theme, which seems kinda repetitive. My suggestion? You can change music periodically after a small period, during a cut, and maybe turn the volume of the songs down a bit, it's loud enough to not be just background music and start to distract me from what you're saying. Keep up the great work!

[@TheMailmanOfSteel]

mfw when I owned one of these IRL for like 15 years.

[@YellowbirdYT]

Hope it served you well.

[@crashandmariobeast]

Now mc3 with the srt4

[@korayyuzbasoglu9257]

I did this challenge for 206 too many times 🙃

[@arcticwolf8150]

Sure it can cuz in these NFS games they don’t have that tier car bullshit like Carbon had so you don’t have to buy a “better” car just upgrade it fully with the extreme upgrades and your good to go, the Dodge Neon is a pretty good car in this game it’s well balanced

[@Ang3lUki]

Sliphantom moment

[@jakethreesixty]

I've had my foot ran over by one, it hurt but I was fine 😆

[@jakethreesixty]

You can actually see said Neon in the background of one of my videos 😆

[@RosyMiranto]

The biggest travesty of this challenge is the Neon isn't painted Yellow despite your name, Yellowbird Although, yes, i actually prefer drifting in the two Undergrounds in FWDs because you can just slams handbrake to drift and it's a lot more chill to do than in the swinging mess of RWDs

[@YellowbirdYT]

Maybe that is why the yellow Golf GTIs were so obsessed with me.

[@RosyMiranto]

@@YellowbirdYT yep, he's God being sent just to punish you

[@AnthroGearhead]

FWD are popular in drift events nowadays right ?

[@RosyMiranto]

@@AnthroGearhead i didn't know it is IRL, but i'm glad it did if it's true

[@AnthroGearhead]

@@RosyMiranto yeah i was suprised myself when Japan started messing with them 8 yrs ago, mainly due to the fact that RWD cars are getting boring and many of them already wrecked thnx to these idiots

[@helloScuffed]

Yellow provided

[@YellowbirdYT]

We always please the market in this channel.

[@seewhathappensracinguk2331]

Quality

[@YellowbirdYT]

I aim to provide!

[@romualdocaseroles9664]

Cuidado con los subtitulos automaticos, Tradujo Drags como Drugs

[@YellowbirdYT]

YT siempre proyectando su adicción. Gracias!

[@confusedkemono]

who is this Greenbird?

[@YellowbirdYT]

Due to budget cuts, we had to work with a replacement actor.

[@confusedkemono]

@@YellowbirdYT Well you better watch out as they were pretty good and might take your place!

[@AnthroGearhead]

​@@YellowbirdYT😅

[@Raziel3794]

nice

[@Pinsonneaultmotorsports]

Lol drug race

[@YellowbirdYT]

When your dealer drives a Neon.

[@yert8527]

Drag races and drift races were the best part of NFSU. Circuit races were the real challenge. Drag races were the BEST in underground 1 & 2 and PROSTREET

[@YellowbirdYT]

Circuit races are pretty easy for the most part, to be honest.

[@joehardy8455]

Wana say on underground, you can beat the game with any car. They are basically all the same, especially with you having unique performance parts