Classic Game Room reviews TOKYO XTREME RACER 1 for Dreamcast

Classic Game Room reviews TOKYO XTREME RACER 1 for the Sega Dreamcast video game console. This old school review from back in the year 2000 looks at an excellent driving/gang warfare game on the Sega Dreamcast video game system. This game is so addictive you can't put it down. Race on the highway in a variety of cars that aren't real cars but sure as hell look like real cars from Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, Honda and Mazda. Race all over Japan's freeway system and compete against rival gangs in this extremely fun and well made arcade racer. You can rice-boy your car out with wings, body work and mufflers and all kinds of crap to make it go faster. It's like gang warfare without machine guns, just fast cars. If you like race car games like Forza 2 and Gran Turismo 5 but also like arcade racers then this game is right up your alley. It's a lot of fun and addictive, gameplay is solid and the footage shows this. In a chance to redeem ourself from the ill-fated Perfect Dark review that nobody liked, here's the Classic Game Room review show review of TOKYO XTREME RACER 1! Not Tokyo Extreme Racer, that has an "e" in it! We also reviewed Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 in a separate review. Do you remember the rock band XTREME and "More Than Words?" Screw that! This is Tokyo XTREME Racer! XXXTREME!

[@Clesarie]

These old school ones are still my favorite reviews that cgr did. Love when it was mark and dave

[@erikwright9146]

One of the most fun games on a super underrated system

[@MeatballYaro2]

This game looks AMAZING for its time and it looks passable as in indie/xbla/psn minis game. The Dreamcast really was ahead of its time! I'm definitely looking on ebay for this...

[@bigshoww618]

Fucking LOVE this game, many many sleepless night playing this.

[@dchef4040]

+Big Show You fucking ricer ;D

[@beatsbybrandon902]

I remember playing the absolute shit out of this when it came out on Dreamcast..

[@anthonyapost]

They may not use the cars actual names but what they do use are the chassis codes for the respective cars

[@CaroFDoom]

For example, JZA80 = Mk4 Supra RPS13 = 180SX S13, S14(Though they miss the Kouki S14) and S15 = Nissan Silvia (so on and so fourth)

[@caligoclarus]

Actual street racers in Japan refer to cars by chassis code anyway instead of production names.This eventually got them forced to pay licensing fees to the respective auto manufacturers.

[@simonriddick]

I don't know how much time I put into this game. I used to come home and play it for a few hours each day. Video Game CRACK!.

[@douvers89]

this guy is the best game reviewer on you tube

[@notyoursavior78]

Pretty solid looking game there. I like the power bars when you challenge another driver; when you flash your high beams at them. It would make the game better though if the cars did take damage since it is a "Xtreme Racer."

[@ToothlessGTI]

This game had such a great arcade feel. Still love it and play the series to this day!

[@kanedasrifle]

i love this channel so much , going on a dreamcast binge playing wise and you can always count on Mark having done it for the channel , god bless you guys. This game is ridiculously cool to play.

[@shadowdancer2439]

The production in these early videos also has a very unique charm to it, especially the outro, lol. Perfect man.

[@farhadinho9]

"its like crack". it sure was. ah, the memories

[@DraculaXHunter101]

Played Zero on the PS2. Same game but alot more content as well. I enjoyed it as well but I still say nothing holds a candle to the Dreamcast version.

[@DraculaXHunter101]

I just recentley went back to the First Tokyo Xtreme Racer.It still holds up well and I think this game is well worth a purchase for anybody who has a Dreamcast.

[@shadow.banned]

This was one of my favourite games that I borrowed from a friend and hated giving back.

[@Hanzilla75]

Watching this in 2019 and I feel like I am ready to be taken off to the glue factory.

[@dragonwake]

always loved this game. one of my favorite racers on the dc

[@supermanguy1214]

I used to love this game and I used to love my Sega Dreamcast

[@GigawingsVideo]

I remember playing this game version for PS2, I got so obsessed with it I actually print out the whole list of racers and keeping track on who I've defeated and when I can challenge hidden racers. I beat them all.

[@xos]

The predecessor on the 360 kept very true to this game. It's called "Import Tuner Challenge"

[@jdcp8976]

This is lovely man, this was the best time be alive...

[@Yurules]

i remember this game well hard however it's alot of fun. thanks for reviweing

[@GTRking1000]

Yep using chassis codes ^^

[@erwancah]

they, genki also made for psp system...and its fun..i love it!!

[@moshXpit91]

cool review! i loved my dreamcast but i never had this game...i was a sega gt fan though. i like your reviews both old and new. i kinda prefer your new reviews over these old ones. but these rule too

[@stayclassy386]

those pictures in the beginning are hilarious

[@lolupwntagain]

huge fan keep it up.

[@TheInvisibleD]

I have this game too, and I will never sell it... It's an old time classic game for the Dreamcast...

[@tghooker]

i dont got alot of room on my comp what should i download if i choose one sega gt or this.

[@crazycoko2000]

I bought it yesterday for 5 bucks!

[@evisceratednation]

What you guys are now just catching up with this Genki masterpiece? The sence of speed is very addictive!

[@jayive34]

i accidentally picked up the sequel while looking for this game. but at the time, i didnt knew it was the sequel to that game

[@segaforever19]

This game was awesome :) I love the TXR series ^^

[@KnuxBrent07]

One thing I like about this game versus the sequel is that this one is two player also the lag light effect was a nice touch.

[@rustymiller9555]

KnuxBrent07 we called them tracers lol

[@azmune]

Good review. What they said about the AI is definitely true. It's got the best AI out of all the games in the series. The rivals don't cheat and drive really well, even during the turns and corners. Plus the soundtrack is pretty decent.

[@JEVUS123]

i loved the music from this game

[@hammish79]

OK to all you ppl who try and compare Tokyo extreme racing to NFS and saying it wasn't the first need for speed underground 1 and 2 are the only NFS games similar to Tokyo extreme racing and both of thoughts came out well after this game. Even NFS undergrounds differ a bit. I personally think NFS has been garbage with exception to underground 2 all others stunk.

[@SLRMC93]

actually those are licensed cars they just dont call them by the names people are usual to, they go by the chassis and engine code. But god I love this series!

[@StevenSVT]

wow! i remember this game...

[@J1MB08]

Is there a possibility of more of these kind of reviews in the future? I would love to see a re-union =]

[@jacketsj]

it sorta made sense, but it didn't answer my question. if txr1 for the ps2 is based from txr2 for dreamcast. and txrz for ps2 is a direct port of txr2 for dreamcast, then what is txr2 for ps2? is it an entirely new game?

[@jacketsj]

so what about TXR2 for the ps2? whats that based off of?

[@touge242]

that is some classy background music.

[@shadowdancer2439]

Always been my one and only favorite racing game for the Dreamcast. While it is not realistic like Forza it has a 10/10 fun factor. It is The Street Fighter of Racing!

[@Lastoneremains]

I have the ps2 port, there is a nice interface boost and the car models are a little nicer. Good game

[@drunkensailor112]

the sequal is even 10x better!!

[@iPMRMakaveli]

i loved this game!

[@KingGameReview]

There's a 'new-ish' Tokyo Extreme game that came out a couple years ago for the Xbox 360 called Import Tuner Challenge. It's basically the same game, but with better graphics and more customization.

[@chuckwow9034]

Cars were perfect. It's Japan FFS. Cool review. Kinda knobheads. . Power bar is distance. Way better than grand torismo. As great as that was.

[@chuckwow9034]

Very aggressive A.I. good call. As if American peeps have dumb ass names..just go look at that movie series that's stupid and crap. Geez..do they all have to be repulsive dikhead looking disco uni lookin fukwits..ffs

[@genocyde83]

They are the real cars. Just by their chassis code. FC is a rx7 s13 silvia. Playing this helps understand the initial D way of referring to cars. I love this game still. Bought it day one and still play it today

[@llerxt]

did anybody else notice that joy to the world is playing in the background?

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

The cars actualy are named with the real japanese chassis codes, so they technicaly are real.

[@davohsaurus]

Please do a revamp of this review.

[@IceKoldKilla]

this game look great! i can't believe they came up with this for greadcast! They should release one for PS3 and Xbox taking their time like 2 years and release the best tuning game of all time beating NFU2!

[@DjBann]

I bet most people don't even know about this game Proud to say I STILL have my dreamcast, TXR and TXR2 (and other games)

[@anawsompizza]

If it wasn't for this game, Need For Speed wouldn't be shit. This game is badass. just wish that nfs had started to make better games by now, or atleast games without misleading titles such as most wanted. ):

[@Devedander]

I think actually they didn't start licensing until 2002 and the DC version came out in 99...

[@BONESIV]

at 2:35 its amazing how you everything you described sounds like driving in gta 4. Also, did you find all these original Classic Game Room episodes recently or did you purposely hold them out until now

[@IceKoldKilla]

it looks like Import Tuner Challenge that was released for 360 but for dreancast!

[@jacketsj]

sorry, i just realized im thinking of the tokyo extreme racer DRIFT series for the ps2. and i know theres a second one of those cause im holding the box for it. (but for some reason it has txrz inside...)

[@IoIocaust]

I have this game!! but its called Tokyo Highway Challenge . . I have the Japan version

[@RenardIIDX]

Wow :O This game is for Xbox360 too :O Didn't never knew!

[@Bones98]

How many memory blocks does this game use?

[@jamstrat]

Yeah, that would be awesome.

[@defprun]

If they played the game, the different sections you race on the map actually have different highway names as well. It's especially noticeabe on the playstation 2/xbox games.

[@MacktasticDazzle]

TXR Drift is called Kaido Battle in Japan (Kaido Racer in Europe). The TXR series is called Shutokou Highway Battle in Japan. Not sure why in America they kept the TXR name for the touge games because it confuses everyone.

[@Devedander]

According to wikipedia: The very first Genki licensed game was Wangan Midnight for PlayStation 2 (28.03.2002) Before this they were all unlicensed look alike cars.

[@ragingpixels3763]

also the car you used in this review is a licensed car, its a 240sx in america, its a Nissan Silvia in japan, even though brand images arent shown, the model number is a licensed serial number. I thought the same thing as well with the damage and didnt know about the serial numbers until I started getting commsion jobs from overseas clients.

[@gvibes69]

Play the extre racer 2 its much better in graphics and length of the track ! great game even 10 years after !

[@computerwiz4]

At 3:57 there is a truck with the Chevy logo, why is that there if the cars that you can drive in the game have no car manufacturer logos anywhere on them!

[@eastimer55]

This game like Wagan Maximum Tune :D

[@SonnytheArcticFox]

"We are the Legendary Blue Collars, and we accept your challenge, Provocative Secretary !" :D

[@pete9320]

Dave is like predicting somethings from gta iv from 2:52 to 3:08

[@Millertheman]

haha yeah, bring back dave!!

[@evolution8pr]

i remember that there was a code that u can automatically win by pressing 3 o 4 botton at the same time. he lost the race lol

[@superjta59]

Did you know some of the rivals from this game have returned in the later games in the series?

[@vOholla]

best racing game ever!

[@MacktasticDazzle]

Now if you are referring to Kaido Battle - yeah, I don't know if that's Japan or not. And you'd be right that the TXR name shouldn't be there. But they used it to sell copies I would think. :) But the actual TXR games are based in Tokyo for sure.

[@EJ25RUN]

That is the actual Yokahama highway system.

[@walkwithme]

this game was fucking crack back in the day.... played this joint a bunch

[@TacticalSnapBack]

Reminds me of the first midnight club

[@jdjas]

Best game in the world

[@MacktasticDazzle]

There is no TXR2 for the PS2. TXR1 is for the DC only. TXR2 was made for the DC and then ported over to the PS2 under the name TXR Zero. TXR3 was the next in line for the PS2. You may be thinking of TXR Drift 1 and 2 - those two were only named TXR so that American audiences would recognize them. they aren't actually part of the TXR story or sequels.

[@DrachenRitter]

You are right and wrong. The 180sx is part of Silvia "Sisters". Hence why the S13 and PS13 had models released with different front bumpers and after the PS13 acquired fame from racers swapping out the front bumper to that of an S13, Nissan officially released the Sil-Eighty though it was not as powerful as an original 180sx.

[@Highretrogamelord]

@OZ2YOU I thought Metropolis Street Racer (MSR) was? o.O

[@dpo33]

@RETROGAMER43 glad Im not the only one who saw it.

[@Diecastjoe]

Wow! this game has better graphics than tokyo extreme racer zero on playstation 2! Is there anyway I can play this on my playstation!

[@893089012]

i remember the track its off a remake of this game for psp cant remember the name

[@DraculaXHunter101]

Same game with alot more content. I think Zero on Playstation 2 and it's Spirtual Successor Import Tuner Challenger on the Xbox 360 are just as good if not better games.

[@Arexion5293]

@OZ2YOU And also Midnight Club was somewhat copied by that (First Midnight Club was released 2000 - 2001). MC was different from TXR, because MC had huge city maps not only freeways, but it lacked tuning until MC3. Both TXR and MC are great.

[@anawsompizza]

Yeah its sold in Japan. its called touge no densetsu I think

[@MacktasticDazzle]

The PS2 version is based off of TXR2, not TXR1. TXRZ for the PS2 was a port of TXR2 from the DC.

[@MacktasticDazzle]

I meant I don't know if Kaido Battle is based in Japan. I know it's sold there. :)

[@miketmac]

best street race game in the world and always would be

[@Steelhawk92]

If it wasn't for this game, you wouldn't have some of the NFS games now.

[@SlideSocietyDrifting]

dat moment when you realize that they are actually using the care names :o

[@AnnoyingAssassin]

The cars have their names (AE86 Trueno, SW20 Spider) but they don't have their respective badges.

[@MacktasticDazzle]

TXR Zero for PS2 was a port of TXR2 from the DC. TXR1 and TXR2 are very different games. Though they are similar because they are in the same series, the gameplay, Quest progression, handling, and bosses are completely different. So when you see TXR1 - you really can only compare it to TXR1. Did that make sense? Sorry if it didn't. :D

[@SZ19891993]

why do japanese in most games especially jdm games say chassis numbers in the cars? i never saw forza motorsport saying mercedes W121