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Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec RE-REVIEW
Platform: PlayStation 2
Release Year: 2001
Developer: Polyphony Digital
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre: Simulation Racer
► Music (in order):
"Moon Over The Castle (A-Spec Version)" by Mashiro Andoh
"Race Start" by Isamu Ohira
"Home" by Isamu Ohira
"Simulation Mode" by Isamu Ohira
"Car Dealer" by Isamu Ohira
"License Centre" by Isamu Ohira
"Go Race/Arcade Mode" by Isamu Ohira
"Prize Car Awarded" by Isamu Ohira
"Machine Test" by Isamu Ohira
"Mirage" by Daiki Kasho
"Glowl" by Daiki Kasho
"Obscure" by Daiki Kasho
► Gameplay, audio, and images from:
Bizarre Creations
Criterion Games
EA Black Box
Electronic Arts
Eurogamer
Evolution Studios
Insomniac Games
Naughty Dog
PlayStation Studios
PlayStation Underground
Polyphony Digital
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Turn 10 Studios
Xbox Game Studios
► KZbin video used:
"1999 - Playstation 2 Revealed [The Console, First Games and Developer Impressions]" by NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive
• 1999 - Playstation 2 R...
"Gran Turismo 2000 [GT3 Prototype] - Developer Interview" by NeoGamer - The Video Game Archive
• Gran Turismo 2000 [GT3...
"Gran Turismo 2000 vs Gran Turismo 3 Comparison PS2 PCSX2 60fps HD" by someother1ne
• Gran Turismo 2000 vs G...
"The Making Of Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)" by rukk77
• The Making Of Gran Tur...

[@walthuuuuu]

I'm not gonna lie, by the end of this review I teared up a little bit, because for one, Gran Turismo 3 was also the first PS2 game I ever played (either that or GTA Vice City) and the nostalgia that I got from the footage and the way that you described the game gave me some good feels. I've also been a subscriber for a long time, ever since you posted that original GT3 review when you had around 500 subs and seeing how far your channel has gotten, I don't know why but it gives me a lot of happiness and hope. Thank you for re-reviewing the Gran Turismo series Spencer. 1 million subs soon maybe? :D

[@ColourShedProductions]

Thanks, haha. Gran Turismo 3 was the first PS2 game I ever saw and played as well. Honestly, the main reason I'm reviewing the GT series again is just an excuse to replay them again, and get something productive out of it; relive the memories again. As well as demonstrate how much I've improved as a game reviewer and video editor when you compare these updated reviews with the older ones released between 2015-17. I only had 27 subscribers when I released the original Gran Turismo 3 review, haha

[@walthuuuuu]

@@ColourShedProductions Your reviews have definitely gotten a lot better over the years, especially with the small changes in your commentary over the many reviews you've made and the amount of effort you put into the editing lately has been astonishing. And you made that original review when you had 27 subscribers? That's crazy cool.

[@rouvencocker]

I remember Sony parked a bus in my local stores parking lot with PS2s playing the demo. No question I bought a bundle on site. It's a shame what they've done with 7.

[@walthuuuuu]

@@rouvencocker That must have been one of the best decisions you've ever made haha

[@chillhour6155]

Same it was my first PS2 game, unfortunately I had to wait another 6 months to get a memory card for it

[@TheBurntLemon]

I recently did a 100% playthrough of this game and everything you said here was absolutely correct. The beginning of GT Mode is a bit of a grind but after that the game was just an absolute joy to play. And it looks absolutely beautiful for a game released in 2001. Probably the best title in the series for sure!

[@piercewright1567]

I just finished my 100% playthrough literally last week lol, pretty high up there on the grindiest games i've ever played too, but grinding for progression is more enjoyable in the end than say for credits or such. Definitely was ahead of it's time in graphics and feel, and now I rank it pretty high on my favorite list of games i've played.

[@EpicB]

Gran Turismo 3 still looks amazing given that it came in 2001.

[@mickfavel1389]

I've 100% before and I plan to do it again soon. My start up strategy will be to ace arcade mode first, as it counts to the 100%. There's a prize car that you win which will be great to start with. Step 2 will be to get all the licenses!

[@kingtvt973]

Take me back in time please 31 is knocking on the door

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@EpicB yep. Still FAR amazing than even GT7. The graphics of that game almost its came from PlayStation 5!

[@willm5032]

I was blown away by GT3 as a kid, that Feeder tune for the intro video was a great choice! Great game.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. The GT3 intro on both EU and US versions are equally banger!

[@supramanx1997]

Bro I literally dropped tears of joy twice the first time I put this disc in after having playing GT1 and 2 basically endlessly as a kid who kept moving to schools in rural areas where you ain't a friend if you don't know everyone forever... The leap in visual quality was one of the best most satisfying surprise things in my life back then.

[@3therspark63]

I just love the way each races have their own little design "poster". Also the way the races are arranged categorised by licensed needed. GT7 looks so barren and missing that unique touch to me

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. Its the true POWER of PS2!

[@Maximus20778]

​@@purwantiallan5089that's not the power that's just detail which was unique for it's time

[@Cez-ario]

Nothing better than a ColourShed Gran Turismo review to start the day, keep up with the amazing content!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Gran Turismo 3, 22 years later, still amazing to play as amazing as watching Nijigasaki anime season 2 again!

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

Why doesn't this channel have more views? Excellent content. Absolutely excellent.

[@ScytheNeoX]

Man, this game is the reason I started loving the racing game genre. It was the 1st racing game I've ever played and the countless moments me and my uncle spent getting all the best cars in the game were things I'll always remember. I remember when we did the Seattle Circuit Endurance, we took turns driving through all of it because it took forever. We then used the money from that race to upgrade the Pikes Peak Escudo to the max so we can cheese some of the Test Course races.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Setsuna Yuki also love Gran Turismo 3 despite it has the 2nd least number of cars in ANY GRAN TURISMO series.

[@ProjectMysticApostolate]

As someone in their 30s now, you made me feel like a kid again. You helped me jog my memory to all the times I spent with this game. Thank you for your great work! Keep it up friend.

[@Sagemichris]

A thing about the Ai tire wear that i noticed during endurance races is im 99% sure they all are out fitted with the different types (Soft, med, hard ect) and thats why you will see some ai pit far more often then others

[@bboy7531]

It is because of the rubber banding. The faster your car is, the more the ai try to keep up. Do a race in the amateur GT World Championship and watch the replay. Look at the ai's tires and the way their car handles (the Viper and the Corvette race cars are the most obvious to look out for). But I believe that the rubber banding is only in the amateur league.

[@austinc.1495]

@@bboy7531 I've never noticed rubber banding

[@Sagemichris]

@@bboy7531 would makes sense since i did the stock miata endurance race and thats when i noticed it

[@bboy7531]

@@austinc.1495 I never realized it until I watched a KZbin video and took a closer look lol.

[@bboy7531]

@@Sagemichris I don't know about the endurance race but yeah there is rubber banding in this game for sure.

[@apexgt4]

Something I really appreciate about this review is how you include quotes from kaz, it shows people the developers perspective and what they were trying to do with the game. Neat thing to include and a good review!

[@TheFurryInShambles]

I miss the ambitious Kaz phase where we got legendary games despite some flawed designed GTs like GT5 (jc that level system 🙄). Now we just get trimed down and safe GTs now. Hopefully the Course Maker and endurance races come back that aren't just in the Missions section.

[@mighty589]

This is the game that converted me from PC to console gamer, the graphics, frame rate and content were second to none, I played this game with a supported Logitech steering wheel, I had a blast!!

[@haaxxx9]

Even though I still play on my PC due to how versatile it is, GT3 made me get a real PS2 with a GT Force/Driving Force Pro wheel for some retro racing games till this day. Playing Forza Motorsport 4 with a real 360/DriveFX wheel is insanely fun to play (And playing NFS: 4 High steaks on my 10 year old laptop with it is just fucking amazing!)

[@That_Handle]

@@haaxxx9 , With that PS2 and wheel setup, you should race Toca race driver 3 especially for online racing content. There are also people racing the Gran Turismo 4 ntsc Online beta. 👍

[@Ferrari255GTO]

13:49 the thing is that you CAN choose the car. If you push X while the circle is under the car you desire you will get it, but you have to do it while it has a minimum of speed. Used this trick and the emulator state load to get the colour i wanted from the RX7 LM and the S2000 LM :D

[@-PVL93-]

So just before the cursor stops completely? I always thought it was entirely rng

[@CD-Gaming]

I always did that! Might have been that I wasn't timing it right, but it didn't always work out exactly how I'd hoped...

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@-PVL93- not really, there is a notizable slowdown right at the point where you can't, i would advice to do it quickly just to be sure. If you get there late it's 100% RNG

[@Skirakzalus]

The positive of having these non-official F1 cars is that at least they are all on the same pace. Overall this game sadly seems quite underrated. The big downside it has to GT4 and GT2 is how much less content there is (especially been missing the race mods), but overall I enjoy it a lot more than GT4. Having recently played GT3 again I haven't run into the issue of doing the same event so often. I used to drive my price cars and put cheap but effective upgrades on them, like chip tuning and better exhausts. I often had it happen that I could use a car for an event and take the price car from that for the next one, which had just slightly quicker opponents.

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

Yeah, while I think GT3 and GT4 are both about on par (which means 10/10 games) it always feels like there's no "reason" to go back to GT3 when GT4 exists. Kind of like how there's no real point to play the original Street Fighter 2 even though it's objectively one of the best video games ever made. It's sad, but it is what it is.

[@MadX8]

@@THENAMEISQUICKMAN To me GT3 still has something very unique. Couldn't explain what exactly but the vibes are just different. GT4 is better in every way but never felt the same to me

[@spectr__]

At the time I was really disappointed with GT3 for the exact reason you mentioned... The lack of cars compared to 2. Maybe because I also lived the jump from 16 to 32 bits, but in my head at the time it made no sense to have less cars, because car collecting was such a big part in GT2.

[@gameroftheyear1000]

I agree that GT3’s lack of cars is what kind of hurts it but I think that has a lot to do with half the team working on the game and perfecting the making of the cars. Like it’s said in the review, it took much longer to develop a car model.

[@jemlesvideo]

I have one big regret, it is that the franchise did not ever made the effort to port on PC ! Since GT 5 or 6 it's a viable solution. Because you can build computer for cheap especially in the 2010's, and computers offers now gamepad control as smooth as on console unlike at the PS2 era. I mean, driving simulation is at best on PC, console wheelsets are compatible, better graphics better framerate and mods compatible. I heard that GT7 was broken with physics glitch and they stuck up with no body damage. Come on ! I feel like they do not have the nerves they had to develop the games like back in the day. Playstations are unworthy since PS4, it's meanless to do exclusivities with them anymore.

[@danielseaburg9763]

@@jemlesvideo Gran turismo has always been a sony exclusive. They legally can't port it to PC. I agree, they should, but, it'll never happen :(:(

[@jemlesvideo]

@@danielseaburg9763 After all this years ? They should break up this partnership.

[@musefan12345]

Apart from GTA games, I’m almost certain that I put more hours into GT3 than any other game (Red Dead 2 would be quite close I reckon). I had completely forgotten about the initial grind (18 Sunday Cups brings back some memories). I would have been in my early 20s at the time. It was way ahead of its time. It’s crazy to think that this game was on PS2. It looked stunning back in the day.

[@demon-x3250]

Oddly enough, the memories I have with this game revolves around my mom getting frustrated because she got overtaken at the last lap at trial mountain before the tunnel section while driving the green castrol nsx race car with Kickstart My Heart playing in the background and me trying out the game, bought a vw beetle of all cars and barely got anywhere, maybe its because of how young i was back then barely knowing what to do then spent most of my time in complex string because it looked funny.

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

It was my dad in my case, and a PT cruiser with the ECU upgrade. Probably one of my earliest memories, and one that I will forever cherish.

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

First video game I ever played in my own. First PS2 game I ever played. This video takes me back to my childhood in ways I can't express. I've been going through some pretty extreme depression and I'm actually in tears remembering the good times. Time to reinstall PCSX2 and enjoy my childhood again.

[@codyC423]

This is the only GT title in the entire franchise where I'll race in 3rd person. The graphics and 3rd person view is THAT good

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Not even GT7 despite with PSVR2 can match it.

[@constantinescuadrian2758]

I remember when this game first came out, I saw a review of it on TV. It looked to me absolutely photorealistic.

[@gammaphonic]

Coincidentally, I’m playing through this now. Never played GT3 before, just GT2 and 4. I started with the eight six because I’m a weeb. But I’m not having to do quite as much grinding as you seem to. I’ve just bought a 300ZX and thrown all the upgrades at it. It’s now a 900hp monster, lol. It’s stupid fast in the straights, but quite sluggish in the corners. A bit like your Skyline. Really enjoying the game so far. It’s much more concise than GT2 and 4. Not nearly as many cars in total, but just as many cars that you actually want to drive.

[@NemiXisRevo]

The re-reviews are so cool, always a pleasure to watch. please do another one in 5 years lol

[@vinyminotaur2694]

Fun fact: that demo of gran turismo 2000 was basically a gran turismo for ps1 but with better graphics(just upscaled with more detail but you can still see the traces of the demo being based on a ps1 gran turismo)

[@LITTLE1994]

I remember when the third Gran Turismo was new. It was such a big improvement over the second game in the PS1 but still feels like it. Still play this to this day. The Formula One races in the end require extreme patience, though!

[@RainbowPh0enix]

I hope you aren’t scared to do re-reviews, as your become a better creator it only makes sense, and we are all here for it!

[@PacoRobbins]

I'm not typically a fan of replaying games, but I can go back to the old GTs any day of the week. 2 is still my favorite. Love playing it over.

[@160sharp]

Gt 2 was beast with content

[@littleburritopeter7044]

I wasn't born during GT3 A specs release but discovering it to play on an emulator, I am delightful that I enjoyed playing this game so much! I spent hours playing after school and made such wonderful moment and memories with the game. I am glad u re-reviewed again after few years!

[@DarthMeteos]

I started watching your videos when I found your review of Gran Turismo 3 about 5 years ago. At the time, you were still very small, but I took a shot, and I was struck by how my love for the game was shared with you. Every now and then, I've rewatched that old video to remember how that felt. It's so cool to get a modern version. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@Ruftinator]

This game is well and truly something special. I had it as a kid but a few years ago I decided it was time to really give the GT-mode a try as well. It picked up slowly (albeit without the constant repeating of the Sunday Cup iirc) but eventually by the time I was more or less finished with the beginner's league I had some pretty solid cars to throw around a circuit. I really enjoy this game and revisit it from time to time. When I got a component cable my mind absolutely exploded too as I had never expected a PS2 game to look so damn pretty! The driving physics also really hit that sweet spot that a lot of modern games completely fail to do. I genuinely hope that GT7 has a similar feel to it as I really enjoy how cars grip, accelerate and brake in GT3 and I've been looking for other games like it. Never have I ever had such a blast playing a racing game, trying to nail my lines and searching for the best possible time I could manage :)

[@user-sl7vh8lb6m]

what did you think of gt7?

[@adamlach6572]

this GT game really grow on me with time. I always have issue returning to after longer time without it (doesn't happen very often anymore), because it's sense of speed is weak, and you have to adjust yourself to it, but other than that i really enjoy it. More than GT4 and GT1, and probably more than GT5 and GT6, and it's visually almost perfect for me. I still prefer more edgy (in terms of physics) GT2, but GT3 is still really great game, and probably my second most often played one.

[@MisterResistance101]

The early 2000s were the good old days of gaming and this game in particular was such a marvelous masterpiece which still holds up to this day. Such a shame that Yamauchi and the rest of Polyphony basically ruined their reputation with Gran Turismo 7 regarding that whole fiasco between the microtransactions and the game requiring you to always be online in order to use SINGLE PLAYER. But really the microtransations and that specific infamous update is what destroyed them all. Those kinds of moves are usually what you’d see from EA and Activision but seeing it from Polyphony and I guess Sony is SERIOUSLY not a good sign. Oh and don’t even get me started with Yamauchi saying, “I want the cars to reflect their real world values.” Like seriously dude…

[@haaxxx9]

GT7 was a kick in the rear for many fans including myself. I was going to save up to buy myself a PS5 with the disk tray still intact but due to how insanely expensive it is to even play a few exclusive games ill wait another few years to get a Slim model. No excuses that GT7 have to be always online even if a lot of people is connected to the internet way easier then ever before. Slashing events earning in 1/2 and making MTX the main deal for a $70 game that they already bought made me go back to GT6 for the PS3 with a G29. Most mainstream publishers don't give a fuck about integrity anymore and started to scrap the bottom of the barrel to squeeze every last drop out of players. I'll happily go back 10+ years ago when none of that bullshit existed or to a minor extent.

[@TurboAlice]

They already fixed the tedious grinding though, you can even easily get 40+ million just by golding every single circuit experiences and they already readjusted the prize money & lots of things. Online only requirement still sucks tho. I mean I get why they still do it, but it's just way too restrictive.

[@MisterResistance101]

@@TurboAlice See but they only fixed it due to the overwhelming backlash by everyone plus the review bombing. It's the principle and the first impression that matters. Yamauchi and the rest of Polyphony had the nerve to shell out that update to begin with so that still puts a big red flag on all of them that they're also following the corrupt and greedy business practices that EA and Activision first made infamous. It really makes them less reputable in the coming future honestly and that's sad considering these are the same people that 20-25 years ago completely amazed everyone with GT1, GT2, and GT3. As for the online requirement, that's still not a good excuse imo. "You don't want people cheating." like um... it's a single player game Yamauchi... now if it was heavily multiplayer oriented like GT Sport then that is a different story. But basically it sounds like Yamauchi simply doesn't want people to mod his game especially if it releases to PC later in the future. So everyone that buys the game has to be at the mercy of different factors from their wifi crashing to the Playstation Network undergoing maintenance to GT7's servers themselves undergoing maintenance to actually be able to play the game? No thank you. Imo the only games that actually does the whole "online required" correctly is Destiny 1 and Destiny 2.

[@TurboAlice]

@@MisterResistance101 They listened and acted to fix it regardless or do you rather see them acting like the asshole devs of Forza Horizon? Doubling down their silly mistakes and refuse to listen to anyone?

[@MisterResistance101]

@@TurboAlice Well, they did fix it at least. Could be worse like you said as there are plenty of game companies out there besides EA and Activision that will do things like that and not even care about the players' reactions whatsoever. Polyphony did make it right at the very least however I still have to stand my ground on the principle aspect. They shouldn't have dug themselves into that hole to begin with. Hopefully they learned their lesson and won't do this again for future expansions to GT7 and the eventual GT8.

[@Nick-s-f]

One thing i'll always remember from this game was the 24-hour races. Having to play/pause the game continuously over the course of a week+ just to finish one race. The cars you win from it are awesome! Edit: I got the endurance events confused with the 24hrs events in GT4.

[@Tool0GT92]

The stock miata endurance race was fun too

[@karelpipa]

that was in GT4

[@Tool0GT92]

@@karelpipa good memory

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Tool0GT92 i always used the Miata 1.8i for this.

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

Gran Turismo 3 will always have a special place n my heart. This is where it all began. My introduction to sim racing games, cars and tuning in "depth". The place I am in life right now, with a career in the auto industry and an avid passion for cars starts here, with this game, on the pirated PS2 we had when I was 3, with my dad buying a PT Cruiser for me, telling me to get the ECU upgrade and then teaching me how to do the cups.

[@tiga8032]

Buck Rogers - Feeder, brings so many memories

[@aura7242]

Man, the re-review came out great. GT3 is the first game I ever played as a kid and seeing it like I did in 2006 really sent me on a nostalgia trip. Also the pit strategy for the AI racers is the same on the console version. I won a lot of races with pit strategy haha.

[@camrunner6633]

The feeder just a day intro is superior

[@flame_101]

best intro in GT3 imo

[@Piketom1]

This was my childhood. It was the first game that really got me into both video games and cars.

[@carl4704]

didn't expect a banger today, good thing ColourShed delivered with this

[@rondotwav]

This is my all time favorite game, so nostalgic, so beautiful. The music is perfect "Concentration" and "Light Velocity" are with out a doubt the best soundtrack music for a video game of all time. The menu sounds are sublime. Everything about this game blew me away in 2003 as a 7 year old. Thank you for the video, great job! Edit: Also forgot the song Snoop Dogg exclusively made for GT3 "Dogg's Turismo 3" so dope.

[@purwantiallan5089]

All songs from GT1 to 6 are equally impressive dude.

[@FH4Player6397]

@@purwantiallan5089 GT1 -GT4 have the best ost. GT5 onwards are terrible.

[@natebradley1999]

I shared your sentiment about the slow pacing in the first few hours of the game until I bought an NA Miata as my first car. It tunes really well for not a lot of money and you can save up for the Mustang pretty quick without having to redo races since its eligible for quite a few events (Spider and Roadster, 80s, etc)

[@NeedsMoDakka]

Roadster endurance is easy money if you have the patience, and then one of the rewards is a formula 1 car You get a miata for golding B licenses, and then you just need iB license iirc

[@The-Night-Wolf]

This was the first racing game I ever played aside from the grab turismo Pizza Hut demo disc. I loved this game I spent hours and hours racing and trying to earn money and buy cars because I liked them for no other reason aside from they looked cool. I remember doing one of the Sunday cup races 50+times just so I could get a BMW. Another time I learned the hardest that there were different kinds of gear ratios you could select because I was 7 didn’t understand and bought short ratios only to get destroyed on old of the big oval races in my Subaru.

[@toasterdogg]

PCSX2 does allow for the use of pressure sensitive buttons. The problem is that you were using a Dualshock 4, which, on a hardware level, doesn’t have pressure sensitive facebuttons unlike its PS3 and PS2 counterparts.

[@IvanNOFX]

I don't know about gt3 but gt4 allows you to use r2 and l2 for gas and brake which are analog on dualshock 4. PCSX2 works well with them and recognizes them as pressure sensitive. The only thing is you have to play with the settings a bit since they are too sensitive by default.

[@FH4Player6397]

@@IvanNOFX GT1, GT2, GT3 and GT4 allowed you to use the trigger (R2, LS/RT, LT)

[@amras94]

You can map pressure sensitive X and [ ] to the triggers in pcsx2 for that nice analog throttle and brake. It just takes a second to get used to pressing a trigger to enter menus

[@V1VISECT6]

You can also get pressure senitivity support on the buttons using a PS3 controller and patching PCSX2 to use them this is pretty much essential for playing SOCOM and some fighters.

[@AsteriaMH]

It's always great to see your reviews pop up! Thank you for the years of content and the amount of work you put in your videos!

[@DARS_04]

Man, this Gran Turismo games weirded me out at first. I simply liked games like Ridge Racer 4, Ridge Racers 2 on PSP or Mario Kart and other arcade racing games like Daytona USA or Road Rash Jailbreak and the like. But then one day a hacked version of GT2 dropped one of those rom sites that adresseses some technical issues that thegame had, even adding some cut content apparently. The licenses test were brutal, but they did teach me what I needed to compete on those races and challenges otherwise I'd be destroyed by the AI.

[@lefata]

Gran Turismo has always been the reason I buy a Playstation after I played the first one on the ps1, when I saw GT3 on cybernet on the ps2 that was the day I decided I needed a Playstation 2 and I never regretted getting it

[@TobyKBTY]

I hold so many treasured memories with GT3 and GT4. I used to be really close to my older brother back when we were kids, and I'll never forget the summers we had speccing out cars, racing, and losing countless hours to this one game. Then one day he came home with GT4 and we were so hyped to have that car adventure all over again. This video really took me through nostalgia lane.

[@davenhla]

GT2 and 3 were my favorite. 4 is pretty good too I guess, 5 and up has been a let down. thing of the cars and the "mundane" variety is, that's what made these games spectacular. NOBODY was spending resources to model up commuter cars for a racing game. I learned more about the international car scene through these games so long ago then anywhere else. Your comments about the sound are spot on. I extend this to the engine sounds. In more recent games the sound detail has been thrown out, GT5? Upgrade the exhaust and every single car, ALL cars, get the same screeching cat drone sound. I haven't bought GT7, I won't until I know I can play it offline. Even then, so many iconic cars have been omitted. The historic cars are what made these games fun. I could really give a sht about modern hybrids and electric cars or even supercars mostly, half the manufacturers have been bought by giant corps now and homogenized to a point. When GT2 came out this wasn;t the case yet. It really feels like Kaz has taken the series down a path of only his choice and not what fans have wanted, and Sony is trying to cash in. It leads to a half baked design and compromise on key parts of what made the game so good. I think the car choice was made to attract 20 year old car fans, while dismissing anyone older that has seen what was in the previous titles. It's frustrating to know what could be but isn't.

[@CrusardModding]

13:53 Hey you actually can choose your prize ride. Just press X when you want the highlighted car.

[@paulclynes9865]

It's been a while since I played it but I'm sure at the championship prize cars if you pressed X when the silhouette was underneath a car that would be the one you would get. Super Speedway endurance race + getting the F1 car from the prize cars was an easy way to set yourself up for the whole game early on.

[@danpreston564]

When they announced PS2 my mate and I were having a gaming evening and downloaded a 7MB video of the GT demo thing. It took 45 minutes to download. Happy days.

[@tomstech4390]

"Gran turismo 7 is still my favourite, It was the first GT I ever owned. I played some of the others before and after it, and it had less cars and track than previous versions but the graphics and physics were revolutionary for the time and still brings fond memories". -Someone in youtube comments in a few years.

[@chillhour6155]

Being online only makes it pretty much worthless, remember drive club ?, Expect the same treatment for gt7

[@tomstech4390]

@@chillhour6155 Short of offline patches any Gran Turismo is going to be worthless in future. GT3 is GT7 offline mode.

[@storyexe243]

I am loving that each video has unique editing akin to the game being reviewed. Keep it up!

[@imaginox9]

This was my first PS2 game, kinda. Kinda, because actually my 1st PS2 game was GT Concept 2002 which is basically GT3 with concept cars and only arcade mode. GT3 is easily the one which gives me the most nostalgia along the 1st one on the PS1. The soundtrack especially (those songs by Feeder, alongside the infamous Mirage by Daiki Kasho), alongside the sound effects (yes I associate those menu sound effects with GT3 and not GT2 since I played GT3 first).

[@jonathanmarois9009]

Love the reviews _and_ the re-reviews... can't wait for the _re-re-reviews!!!_

[@LifeofBrad1]

I didn't appreciate this game enough back in the day. As soon as GT4 came out, I moved onto that and never gave GT3 a second look. I forgot that GT3 had a totally different vibe to it. GT4's graphics were dull and grey. GT3's graphics were vibrant and almost anime-like at certain moments. I only realised this when I revisited GT3 recently.

[@DarkSphinxx]

i still cannot believe that this came out in 2001 - it looks excellent beyond belief

[@Makavelirealone]

Gran Turismo 3(the blue one) was the first game I ever played when I was 4 years old and dodge viper Team Orca was the first car,now I am 27 and this series will have always a special place in my heart..

[@Skarfar90]

I can still remember the WOW moment when I first tried out GT3 back in 2002. What a genuinely good racing game. Pro tip: The best starter car in this game is the Mazda MX5 (1.8), the one that cost 16,900 credits. You can easily do many of the beginner race series without upgrading it too much, and fully upgraded, it can compete really well in the amateur league too. Great starter car. What you want next is to save up enough credits (78k) to buy the Viper GTS, and when upgraded use that in the "Like the Wind" single race on the test track (it's a fairly long race, being 20 laps). It has a top speed of around 430 km/h and will easily beat any opponent present in that race. Once you do that, you will unlock the Mazda 787B, and the game gets a lot easier. Also, the stock Viper is a very good contender to use in the Polyphony Digital X cup, being that it is a fairly powerful car - This championship is the equivalent of the Normal Car Championship from the first Gran Turismo, being that you can only use unmodified cars.

[@Skarfar90]

@576tomoyo The NA MX-5 1.8. The one you mentioned is the NB 1.8 I also think you cannot turbocharge the NB, if I remember correctly

[@Mystx24]

Brings back alot of memories, this was by far my most favorite of all GT games. I still remember the day i went to play and my save had become corrupt i was gutted. Never played the game again after that so seeing this review was awesome. Currently playing GT6 again. Man is the credit grind brutal in this game with the servers offline. I thought you could get more than 1 car in championships if you re did them am i miss remembering my time with this game mayb. Keep up the great reviews love the nostalgia i get from all these old racing games

[@phil_5430]

"Man is the credit grind brutal in this game with the servers offline. " So people now complain about the grind in GT7 but in GT6 it was ok?

[@Mystx24]

@@phil_5430 , from what iv seen GT7's grind appears to be like GT6's grind. If servers were online still it wouldn't be nearly as bad. Compared to the older games you can see where they were taking the credit grind. To be fare i did buy over 500 cars in around 50hrs of play of GT6. So its not the worst i suppose.

[@YszapHun]

Playing this in summer of 2001, after beating GT1 and GT2, this game was unbelievable. There was absolutely no game on any type of computer that came with graphics realistic as this. I remember it was summer holiday so there was no school and I got up at six in the morning to play the game all day for like 3 months. Only two games did this to me, GT3 and GTA3. Strange similiarity in the name and also the release date, but both of these were genre-forming behemoths. For those of you who didn't play GT3 when it came out, the graphics made you feel like you've travelled 15 years into the future. Imagine seeing GT7 after a few months of playing GT3, and nothing inbetween. It was THAT big of a difference, compared to GT2.

[@aayonce4]

No cap. 3 put the faith back into Gran Turismo

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@aayonce4 and also the true turning point.

[@monkeycheese6756]

If you want real fun, slightly under tune your car for each race against the AI. The racing is actually amazing. Especially the American races and Evolution events.

[@villedocvalle]

That AC1 Cobra was always a beast!

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@villedocvalle Cobra 427? R34GTR too.

[@zachg9065]

This game was epic!! My friend down the street had a PS2 and her dad use to fire it up with GT3 and we would race, brings back so many memories. Also my first time playing a PS2 and GT game.

[@LionessPaladin]

This is the game that got me into caring about cars on an emotional level so much nostalgia

[@WoddCar]

While not my favorite GT game, this was my first Gt game, and I like it as it has the style of the ps1 gt games and the graphics of an above average ps2 game and is a must play for anyone

[@gabrielleraul488]

I absolutely love your videos. This one was a nostalgia overload. Thank you 🧡

[@davyheijlands1956]

What a blast to see this game again. Seeing Seattle, Red Rock Valley (PS1 footage I believe), Grand Valley and the classic cars like the Pain Esperanza again bring a big smile to my face

[@JamesRBentley]

The sound design is timeless. Reminds of the good old days, sitting on the carpet, a bag of crisps, the tingle of this booting up on the PS2. Back when you bought a game, you owned a game, start to finish.

[@jangelelcangry]

Something you should try with GT3 (on the RE-RE-REVIEW) is to set L1/R1 as throttle/brake and LT/RT (or L2/R2 on the DS3/4) as L1/R1 on PCSX2. It will work great as throttle/brakes if you like to use the triggers in modern games. [EDIT 4/15/2022] Just use L2/R2 as throttle brake. Thanks @Shirayone for pointing that out.

[@shira_yone]

Can't you just bind them to L2/R2 in the game setting? Less hassle, most likely same result (L2 and R2 is also pressure sensitive on dualshock 2)

[@jangelelcangry]

@@shira_yone You're right. Those triggers feels so shallow that I never thought about it.thnx and my bad.

[@yournightmare9999]

So nostalgic game for ps2... remember that game, playing tons of hours finished this games and having problem to finish yaris part so hard 🤣. To play this game is good to use dualshock 2 for just casual driving around to check all button sense 256 levels of pressure its innovation at that time. But for real playing and beat game better to use dualshock 1.

[@adamlee3709]

GT3 and GT4’s track and car presentations are out of this world for the PS2 generation. 20 years later, I can’t even see any cool track/car/arcade mode presentation in GT7 from my PS5 Now, I only get cafe mode - with half-assed presentations and some cutscenes that don’t make any sense to the racing experience (e.g tuner cars cutscenes)

[@DobbyKong93]

This audio from this game just threw me back to the longest summer of my life. Thank you!

[@AIBETTSYIA75]

I loved the Zonda as a kid and would constantly try to win the Zonda Cup and ruin my career. Eventually I changed and bought the Suzuki pikes peak and just won everything including rally haha

[@yogapradiptam]

the signature chase cam on GT3 cant be replaced

[@MkfMtr]

Very nice video. You can map triggers of the controller to act like right joystick up and down in pcsx2. This gives you controllable acceleration/deceleration in a modern control scheme.

[@silver_splinter3633]

21 years later this game is still playable meanwhile in 20 years GT7 won't be.

[@fake_butters]

Omg im so early(and high), and this was my first GT experience way back when I was little(used a Miata to start off, entered the turbo club with stage one LMAO). Can’t wait to listen

[@vergil5753]

My favorite game of all time, has been for 15 years or so, and probably won’t change. So much content, my favorite gameplay of all GT games, and was super satisfying. Beat this 100% back in early last year, and it holds up just as well. Without this game, probably wouldn’t be into games at all. So GT3 is special for me, for sure.

[@eurosonly]

I miss when games were completed upon being released, had no dlc and no predatory mtx. Elden ring scratches that itch of pure gaming right now when I'm not playing the golden classics such as this game.

[@lorenzofabozzi2531]

27:15 when i was a Kid i loved the sound of the Polyphony 001 , and still gives me chills! Great video!

[@DaggersPOV]

Watching the replays to Motley Crue was my favorite thing to do lol

[@arbi9506]

God it is INSANE how much your overall presentation has improved since the last time I saw your videos. This looks fuckin slick

[@beegdonkey5750]

This is my favorite series for you to cover

[@Tool0GT92]

Great review as always. Question, do you ever play with a manual transmission? I notice in all the reviews no one ever seems to use it and I find it to be a huge part of the engagement when racing. You build the muscle memory and it becomes second nature.

[@rickyrosay33977]

I use manual transmission for some reason I feel that the cars drive even better that way and I agree it’s part of the excitement

[@thisemptyworm4677]

I always use it in a realism game!

[@phil_5430]

I'm expecting everyone to use manual transmission when playing games like these. Surprsingly enough, there a lots of people that dont use it (even in Dirt 2 where its crucial) and I cant get my head around it. You can never rely on automatic because it never seems to match the revs. Its essential for drifting too and lets not forget that it sounds more awesome.

[@thisemptyworm4677]

@@phil_5430 some people don't have hand coordination and reaction time for this

[@Undertaker93]

Automatic makes the game boring it's like real driving

[@JamVar]

I think the thing that makes me a bit melancholic about GT, this game in particular, is that they never managed to nail this feeling ever again. Don't get me wrong, I love GT4-6 (haven't played Sport or 7 yet, but still looking forward to eventually) and GT4, specifically, has just about as much nostalgia for me as this game; but, this was my first Gran Turismo (and game, in general) and it blew my mind when I realized GT2 had such a similar vibe. But, it was disappointing to see the abandonment of so many gorgeous original tracks like Smokey Mountain, SSR11, Complex String, so on and so forth - as well as never getting to hear another masterfully composed Isamu Ohira track again. Like I said, I adore the PS3 GT games that followed for their great visuals, track and car selection, admittedly still really good soundtracks; but this one will always hold a special place as the best - maybe not technically or by car count - but by pure, unrivaled passion and timeless style that is just too damn good to be duplicated, let alone put into words.

[@alexshank1414]

I have to thank Gran Turismo 3 for guiding me into my love of cars and Motorsport in my teens. Sure Need for Speed/Cruisin’ World/Ridge Racer/Rush/etc. helped, but they were more arcade. GT3 introduced me to optimal driving lines, choosing the right specific upgrades, tuning for certain tracks, horsepower does not equal fast on a track. Hell, even routine oil changes to maintain efficiency. Aspects that I put into my car everyday. So, thank you GT3.

[@vcp2077]

Your channel needs more subs for the kind of quality content you make

[@alarvaarmari]

Brings back childhood... Great game... Good video 👍

[@wateriver]

The first time I played this game I think I was like 8 years old. I went to my neighbors house and he was playing it and I remembered how realistic it looked. I spent a lot of time at my neighbors house playing that game. Split screening with me using the red viper and him using the yellow Corvette. it wasn’t till like 2010 where I picked this game up for myself at a swap meet for like $10. I’ve never completed any Gran Turismo games but I have played the first 4 games and they all bring back memories. Especially the music and sound effects.

[@natebrouard8040]

28 years old and I never played this until now. Unbelievable how this game still holds up. Thanks for the review, great stuff. Now I have some racing to do l!

[@Daisy-wy5mn]

I can remember waiting so long for this to come out then booting it up to that intro just blew me away

[@monkeycheese6756]

Mate you bought the wrong car 😅 always start with an MX5.

[@BasicSneedEducation]

I just started this game and bought the Daihatsu Mira. First couple of hours were terrible. Every other car was way faster then me. Now I’m starting to get in a groove with better cars.

[@jakethreesixty]

Nothing will *EVER* top Christmas 2001 for me, I got a PS2, GT3, GTA 3, MGS2, and Monster Rancher 3. With the exception of Monster Rancher, (I loved it but it just wasn't on the same level as the other three) each game absolutely blew me away. GT3 had mind blowing graphics for the time, GTA 3 completely had me floored with the amount of freedom, and MGS2s attention to detail and smooth frame rate really drove home the power of this new generation. I honestly don't think there will ever be a gaming experience like that again.

[@Yourmomgoestocolledge]

This game still looks amazing it was always a favorite I love the beginning grind. I love all the events and races upon races with prize cars for each set. I wish 7 had it. Also.... who tf picks a Yaris to start? 🤣🤣

[@lht5dy31]

This was an absolute masterpiece in the day. Clarity, storyline, vehicles, layout etc etc.

[@MastermindAtWork]

1:26 If I'm not mistaken didn't GT4 had versions of the game that played online? Would you consider that a proof of concept or a stepping stone of the vision of playing Gran Turismo online.

[@That_Handle]

Yes, GT4 Online Beta only released in ntsc-u region and was available online for a short time. Recently it has been made possible to play online again on fan servers

[@eurosonly]

I was 12 when this game came out. I feel so old.

[@peloi111]

After almost 20 years, I got my playstation 2 working and repaired my memory card. I found my saved garage with a Mustang, a 1000 hp Skyline, a R Vertigo and a R Camaro. I haven't had this much fun since 2005! I was racing a Sunday cup on GT2 every morning before going to school to save up money and left GT3 as soon as I got my hands on GT4. Young me wanted more cars... but now I appreciate that GT3 is really closer to GT2, my all time favorite game.

[@kdmag8858]

You should do a video showing your pcsx2 settings for gt3 and 4. They look like they run very smoothly and also look great on your system.

[@matsnilson7727]

Playing GT3 back in the day was an amazing experience. Only finished just over 80% but played for hundreds of hours. Today we obviously have games with technically superior graphics, but I don't know if I've EVER been as impressed by the visuals of a game as I was with GT3. It was just mindblowing to behold 20 years ago, and it still looks very nice in high-res through emulation. A true classic in my book.

[@Steventhe2nd]

take my advice the first car you buy is the PT Cruiser, tune it up after the Sunday cup, then when you get to the amateur, pro., and endurance races, no matter what, put on super slicks, it helps