I Played Gran Turismo 5 For The First Time In 2023 - Does It Hold Up?

Despite being a fan of the series, I managed to miss out of Gran Turismo 5 for 12 years. Let's fix that by giving the game a shot on PC using the RPCS3 emulator!
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[@BertoBoi]

honestly despite the few flaws it has, gt5 will always be my favorite game of all time, it's vibe, soundtrack, events and features are etched into my brain, and this game got me into both cars and videogames, I don't know how anyone could dislike this masterpiece

[@der_dealer2526]

Same this game was my way into racing games and gaming in generel. I played it like thousend hours and play it still today sometimes

[@carloslainez8719]

game

[@Patrichor777]

Finnish man car

[@zezocas8262]

this described me

[@michaelbagwell7671]

@@der_dealer2526 I swear specially that one long highway track everybody use to drag race on what a time to be alive

[@Artificeral]

I love the vibe that GT5 and GT6 have. These games always make me feel like I'm sitting in a lounge and listening to jazz music, and the physics are superb to this day. I would actually say these games are my favorite in the series.

[@ghostpro1293]

That's gt4 for ya.

[@Crash_Knight]

The soundtrack is so nostalgic for me. I love jazz and it was just a super nice relaxing atmosphere, all centered around cars.

[@andrupka8749]

@@ghostpro1293 GT4 is great but really overrated tbh, 5 and 6 are absolutely great and in some aspects much better. You're just nostalgic.

[@ghostpro1293]

@Andrupka if it was so much better then I wonder why gt7 has a lot of features from gt4. Buy hey whatever makes you happy in your little world bud

[@armidoodle3411]

@@andrupka8749 yeah. Everything about GT5 and gt6 is better from gt4. Physics,graphics,content etc.

[@Vulc4nium]

47:16 this part caught me completely off-guard. Massive thank you to whoever edited this for making me cry of laughter XD

[@JamVar]

XD Glad you enjoyed

[@damarfadlan9251]

@@JamVar JamesVariety, i bet Ayumu Uehara also a fan of Gran Turismo.

[@NickiesFurryWorld]

I wanna the full song of Walter Copeland

[@JamVar]

@@NickiesFurryWorld Lyrics for a full version are in the works. Eventually, I may record them; just need to spend some time expanding my vocal range, of course lol

[@NickiesFurryWorld]

@@JamVar thanks. I would like to listen it

[@xraider927]

34:25 the reason why they named Lutecia instead of Clio in Japan, is that the name was taken, by Honda with their dealership network until 2006 as they put all three (Honda Clio, Honda Primo, and Honda Verno) now as Honda Cars Dealership network. Similar to what Toyota (Corolla, Toyotpet, Netz, and Toyota Store), Nissan (Nissan Red Stage, and Nissan Blue Stage), among others did in Japan.

[@Crash_Knight]

I'm one of the people who got to play GT5 just after release. I really enjoyed the main game, but the highlight for me was the online play. I made so many online friends for the first time playing it. The structure allowed people to just goof off and have fun. Sure you could run races and even win a bit of cash, but most people just messed around. You'd basically host a lobby, and you can pick whatever track, and people can freely enter the track, race around, return to the lobby, pick a different car, set it up, even buy a few upgrades, and jump pack in and continue driving around, without leaving the lobby, all while in voice chat. The host could change track, make restrictions on car, and start races whenever. People brought in unique and interesting cars that they found in the used dealership or through career, and compete to see who would win in a drag race or drifting, cruising on the highway track, or who could make the fastest car within a PP restriction. First time I ever stayed up until like 4 am was playing this game. It showed me how fun online gaming with strangers could really be. When everyone shares the love of cars and is given a game with as much freedom as it has, you make a lot of good memories.

[@WTGRacing]

I got this game two days after release date and you're spot on. Such a good online community and layout, its a shame there's no equivalent today.

[@scottd7222]

it's litteraly the exact same now in gt7

[@WTGRacing]

@@scottd7222 shh let me cope the fact that i dont have a PS4 or PS5

[@giuseppekarting3975]

the best server were the one using the top gear test track. Very open track to fuck arround with strangers. I remember using the fiat 500. after i got attention from every other palyer there they tried to push me from behind and getting me to like 300kph. very fun times back then

[@SynexBB]

Not to mention the shuffle races, these were so much fun!

[@Zoinkinator]

The nostalgia i had with this game made me emotional. The amount of fun i had playing this game alone and with my dad.

[@xXYannuschXx]

The color accuracy of GT5 was pretty impressive, some scenes looked real (when you filtered out the low res background).

[@Tokyoracer247]

Man, YT compression made that GT-R thumbnail look so crunchy that I can’t believe it’s GT5. That aside, after the long wait from GT4’s release, GT5 was an amazing experience and the downfalls it had didn’t ruin the overall experience. It was a game I nearly couldn’t put down until GT6 came out in 2013. Given the PS3 hardware trouble and publishing time constraints PDI faced, GT5 was an amazing product built off perseverance. The pitfalls came from obstacles outside of Polyphony’s control and them not being able to fit everything they wanted into a limited basket. The official servers may be gone since long ago, but the spirit of 5 is definitely AL1V3 (The video has been great so far, but I had to type that out before finishing the rest. You sure know how to make a captivating video, Eden)

[@rudravisual]

GT5 and 6 had a comfy feel to it, vs Sport and 7. These games felt like a car collection simulator. Even the main menu of GT5 feels like an interface for your PS3.

[@shivka-]

Gotta appreciate the editing, my attention span became pretty low over the years and how youtube videos are evolving these days but the combo of your stream highlights and the job of your editor keep me really entertained from start to finish even though the videos mostly reach the 1 hour mark. Keep up the great work, really underrated!

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

its evolving just backwards

[@user-bc7mu4fj1y]

I didn’t even realise this vid was a hour

[@koodwin5875]

24:17 ah yes, a man of good taste. I've been doing that track "jump" since I was 5 years old playing GT3, it never gets old

[@heyitspanos8004]

Gran turismo 5 had such a nice vibe to it. I couldn't get myself as invested in Gt6 as much as i was in gt5. Great video as always

[@bucketslash11]

i dropped quite a few hours in both games

[@tanker1425]

i used to play Gran turismo 5 with my little brother so much back then

[@kspectre21]

That California Girl Remix was a work of Art, editing on a whole was on point once again :D Looking forward to seeing the GT6 Video at some point as it's the one I've looked into the most :)

[@Eonymia]

The GT5 intro was so amazing. Had to watch it every time I started the game.

[@kikkilinu]

I bought GT5 on release, and it just happened by accident, happened to go to the videogame store and they had the copies come in that day. I enjoyed playing it a lot, brings back good memories. Enjoyed playing online a lot, at the time I had bought a G27 logitech set for it and it was great. Simpler times back then. Also very much enjoyed the track maker aspect of it, made some fun tracks. It was nice to see player creativity in online lobbies

[@TheShyDragon]

I played GT6 ever since I was a child and when I got GT5 when I was a teen... I can’t tell you how much I struggled with GT5’s economy 💀

[@asimepuse]

When the servers were up you got extra cash for login in everyday, up to double the money for login in five days in a row. And you had the online events which i think refreshed every week and those gave a lot of money as well (and you could replay them as many times as you wanted)

[@r26ba85]

@@asimepuse back when I played it, I had no idea it was a thing. I haven't even had a PSN account. So I was pretty much stuck with the original game with no online features and no updates either.

[@JamVar]

Nostalgia aside, this game really still holds up. But even back in the day, standard cars were SUPER rough to look at amongst the rest of the game. In that same vein, even 11 year-old me knew something was EXTREMELY off with that chase cam lol Definitely hoping for a cam mod in the future (and for the game to work for longer than 5 minutes KEKW). Nonetheless, awesome music (still sucks that Isamu Ohira never returned after GT4 tho), a solid selection of cars and tracks, including HD GT classics like SSR5, plus tons to do - I can't help but love it, despite its shortcomings (nostalgia, very much not aside).

[@fairyliquid6864]

awesome editing as always :)

[@JamVar]

@@fairyliquid6864 Thank you!!

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

Standard cars were the only thing I disliked about this game.

[@ElShogoso]

GT5 and GT6 has some amazing mods (Master mod for GT5 and Spec II for GT6) that bring back most of the content that was lost when the servers closed. In the case of GT5, it even adds multiplayer that you can play using xlink kai (which kinda emulates playing on LAN). I've done some online GT5 races on my PS3 a couple years ago and it worked really well. The GT6 mod even adds a collection of community made tracks from back in the day, and the missions from Gran Turismo 4 into the game, as well as making the car sounds slightly less vacuum cleaner-ish.

[@Mooselover1011]

You need to get the Daihatsu Midget in this, and transfer all the weight to the front or rear. Trust me.

[@josemarques4674]

GT5 inspired me in a big way regarding cars, I loved reading all of the manufacturer history in the museum. It spurred the love I have for cars in to overdrive for the rest of my life lol. great video fun watch!

[@JebMotorsport]

Dustin, you can speed up B-Spec mode just like in GT4: hold L1 to go to the telemetry screen, then press right on the D-pad three times to speed it up to 3x.

[@skarm227]

Excuse me WHAT

[@thomasoreilly6276]

You can't

[@RobynnxX]

@@thomasoreilly6276 you can.

[@Vade4545]

Excuse me wtf

[@pyllyMan]

You mean i could have just sped up the endurance races and not wait for a couple of hours to be able to play again?

[@KiraSlith]

8:20 GT4 was intended to be a release day title, and ALL cars were intended to have complete interiors. More infamously, the demo that came out on the PS3's release day had significantly better graphics than the full version released nearly 4 years later.

[@Gtlikewolf]

I usually never comment on any video what so ever, but I just need to give you probs. As someone who has the dream of making content one day, your channel is such a big inspiration and also super entertaining. Editing, quality, personality and humor are A+++. As many said before, my attention span got ruined with social media etc but your videos are just so good, I usually watch them in one sitting. I strive to have content at such an high level. You definitely deserve more attention and I wish you all the best for the future! ps: Viele Grüße aus NRW :)

[@DustinEdenYT]

Grüße zurück, danke für den super lieben Kommentar :)

[@damarfadlan9251]

@@DustinEdenYT DustinEden, Ayumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune all approved that GRAN TURISMO 5 is an amazing game. So did me. Although its very rarely played it due to too many games i have to play.

[@diethersantos6404]

​@@damarfadlan9251 I SLEEP

[@sylansylan4189]

Getting this game as a birthday present was really nice. And then to add on to the beautiful sundae, the cherry on top was the NASCAR events people hosted back then. I was SUPER into NASCAR at the time I got it, which was just a little bit after it launched and when I saw I could enter in NASCAR races online, I was hooked. And the amount of people who had the same love of the racing in GT and NASCAR was just incredible. I made so many friends through those clean race lobbies and even did some Corvette Vs Ford GT races as well. Every online lobby was a huge experience for a 11 to 12 year old me, getting home just before my parents got off work, finishing up homework and then launching straight into GT5 to play with those friends every moment I could was so much fun. Thank god there is a modding community who made the means to relive that experience possible!

[@jordandriverlp]

When Gran Turismo 6 was still online, I had my best time in my life. It had a extra app for tablet, which you can create your own track up to 10km, with curbs, stands, bridges and idk what else. The Spec-II mod of Gran Turismo 6 brings back some customized (and modded) tracks, which were saved before the online servers for GT6 was shut down. It's a big shame Gran Turismo 7 doesn't have that anymore

[@SuperHops]

I remember getting this game for Christmas and amazed by the amount of car choices it had. It had such a chill vibe to it as well from the nice hub lounge, and the calm soothing music. My favorites had to be the new car dealership songs, Tyme, and Dark Line by Satoshi Bando. For the past 5 years my alarm for the mornings has always been dark line 🔥

[@doomerdan47]

This guy's personality and sense of humour is gold.

[@MisterOwling]

GT5 kept me entertained all the way to GT6 , which for me is rare a game can do. It was amazing!

[@current3109]

GT5 multiplayer lobbies were so much fun. From exclusive JDM meets mostly on the Japan highway map, to drag racing on tracks where players would enter a ghost mode by pressing their menu button, signaling the start of the drag race. I don’t recall ever legitimately racing online. It was mostly playing free roaming and hanging out. Fun times.

[@BeliTube]

26:10 And there is the re-roll!

[@waste4245]

Seeing the AEM S2000 at the intro was very, very nostalgic.

[@ryanmasson6905]

Damn I forgot about that intro.. that's what inspired 10 year old me to work in auto manufacturing! I loved this game so much, it's great to look back on my favourite GT game

[@Blackened4everPS3]

When this first came out it was mindblowing to me. The physics, the graphics, everything about it was incredible. I kinda miss playing it!

[@GuntanksInSpace]

You being stuck on a PS2 in 2010-ish reminds me of myself not affording a PS3 at the time too yea. I completely skipped GT5 and only went straight to GT6 when my wife got it on her PS3. Good stuff Dustin!

[@kaedeschulz5422]

Love this game! I still miss this time! Played it probably around 2011 till the end. Love the online community features! Sharing car's, Paint and Horn's for example with others. Racing online on custom tracks, seasonal Events and in general the community was awesome compared to now. Seemed like a big friends group! I wish it was still this way these day's.

[@pedrovisgueira]

The variety in this game is amazing, the tracks are just beautiful, I wish GT7 had more tracks outside of close circuits like in the middle of the city or roads like this game

[@thatcornfedrx8guy372]

26:34 I’ve been laughing at this for 20 minutes

[@brixfrancis1234]

I love that GT used My Chemical Romance's "Planetary (Go!)" as the intro music

[@Lekos_1]

18:37 look at Civic`s displacement😁😁😉

[@MrBillDaBear]

Spent so much time as a kid dicking around the Top Gear Test Track online, meeting people from all over the world. Some lifelong memories right there, thanks for the great upload!

[@liamcdm3689]

GT5 was my first foray into anything resembling sim racing. I first played it when I was 10 shortly after release, and while I loved it, I found it too hard to 100%. The X2010 and Eiger Nordwand time trials simply blocked me from being able to do so. A decade later (about 2021 or so), and with a G29 and more experience, I finally got the platinum after realizing I had the online trophies and realized I could theoretically 100% it. From my experience, I feel GT5 holds up EXTREMELY well. The physics, UI, music, campaign and everything feels absolutely wonderful. I played it natively on my PS3 so sub-1080p resolution doesn't look great. But comparatively speaking, even the graphics hold up well! Honestly I think it blows GT7 out of the water. GT Cafe should NEVER have become the campaign.

[@jacobrev6567]

Gran Turismo five is one of my favorite PlayStation 3 game I ever play

[@horizon_angel]

27:30 AYY, MY GUY FINALLY EVOLVING!!!! 47:16 GT Guy got his anthem 1:07:10 GT Guy about to do *act*

[@camdencrotwell349]

This game!!!!!! I loved it so much as a kid I would play it every single day the intro really took me back!

[@papapapa16]

GT5 has such a good presentation, you could choose the theme for your home menu, like snowy in christmas and holiday-themed for the summer. Hell, if you play on christmas day, you actually get christmas music.

[@mclarenf1lm374]

P. Escobar is a great driver name with no obvious flaws

[@weedwhacker287]

That intro bought back a wave of nostalgia, I’m gonna go play GT5 now

[@CowardEdd]

57:44 Having flashbacks of when I tried to gold this... Spent hours. Insanely hard. Great video, by the way,

[@jdmsnowmonkey7913]

Oh my God, the K. Perry Parody song had me in tears from laughing so hard!

[@ArcadeStriker]

5:00 "First License Test in the game and we've already failed" That's basically my first experience with all the GT games (GT2, GT4, GTPSP) I'm a nutshell; I failed at least once or twice every single braking test in GT2 lmao

[@adrielquiroga7901]

1:02:25 you can unlock the pace car completing the Real Circuit Tours, which is in the Extreme Events. Edit: you can take it to any event, I think it can even rock dirt and snow tyres.

[@janthecoo4964]

The game that got me into jazz... Absolutely hilarious that a racing game got such relaxing menu music. Love it

[@k13376]

Appreciate the effort Eden! I still remember racing the stealth cars back when I was a kid, so much memories from GT5 :D

[@carloslainez8719]

Honestly this game holds a place in my heart cause it was the game that got me into the gran turismo series

[@eugenenalpin6058]

49:17 The fact that Edna ACTUALLY beat that race in the bone-stock prize Buick is ACTUALLY insane, that's REALLY challenging

[@ceedee9186]

I haven't played Gran Turismo since GT4. Haven't bought a new console since 2001 when PS2 came out. I'm about to play GT5 for the first time. I'm excited

[@dougiehobbs1519]

Cape Ring was so much fun! I remember racing with my dad as a kid, flying over the jump while he would brake check and keep grip in his car 😂😭

[@VonMed]

I have a ps3, and i just found the old box of games with things like GT pro series and ferrari challenge wii, and GT5, i am happy

[@lukasrenger8260]

15:00 the car has paddle shifters but the drivers hand reaches down to shift 😅

[@OakCash]

I used to play a lot the Arcade mode in this game, the freaking memories are flooding back I want to play this game again

[@Eggyteevee]

GT Guy has a name now, Waltuh Copeland That's some ground breaking character development

[@Kryspa7]

I'm not sure about the minimap, it could be probably a bug like something connected to aspect ratio or the emulation, it didn't felt that big or terrible originally at the PS3 even when I played it last time. But what I can say about this game, it is completely amazing, you can see how much details the Japanese puts into showing the cars, the love to the automotive, motorsport and such. It is great you could finally try out the game for yourself. Thanks for the video and have a nice weekend or week or so :)

[@sabineaton5497]

Man this brings back so many old memories and racing my dad for hours!

[@seven7een993]

Playing GT5 was an incredible experience. Not only was it the first GT game i REALLY played, ( played 1 and 2, but i was like 6.) The online experience was absolutely something else. The tuning community and the absolute limits people would push cars to was unbelievable, and the car economy that came into the game with rare used cars and trading tunes was amazing. Ill never have another experience like this game was back in its hayday.

[@lucwijngaard8413]

It was my first Gran Turismo, I loved the fact that you could make your own track

[@myogi4950]

Honestly my favorite Gran Turismo game ever, just amazing memories along with my PS3. The Mines Skyline is just iconic.

[@wr1ght939]

The editing in this is amazing. That Katy Perry cover had me dead.

[@amp888]

Great video, and the 'Special' races at Daytona and the Nürburgring (around 48:00) were hilarious. I was wondering what game version of GT5 you're running? I tried a few different ones (1.00, 1.13, 2.00, 2.07, 2.11, and 2.17), but I can never get more than about 30 minutes without a crash in any of them. I'm still enjoying playing it though, and I've almost completed all the license tests with at least a silver.

[@diethersantos6404]

Maybe he runs 1.00

[@wumbology72]

I would also like to know, 2.17 seems to always crash and is kinda pointless as it adds nothing since 2.11. the main menu says 2012 so its likely either 2.07 or 2.11. definitely not pre 2.0 since the DLC cars are in.

[@amp888]

@@wumbology72 Good spot, thanks for the info.

[@wieldylattice3015]

30:58 that absolutely sent me in the super car festival. I wanted to use the Cadillac Cien because it was my best supercar, but no concept cars! I had to use a Mercedes Mclaren SLR (handles like ass) and what did I see as an opponent? Lo and behold! A Cadillac Cien! So frustrating. Smoked me at Midfield. Came back and got my revenge with a Nissan R390

[@celtarebaixado3106]

Man I absolutely LOVE this game. Literally restarted playing it a week ago. Such a fun experience

[@ousadia3575]

Dá pra iniciar uma carreira nova sem perder a anterior?

[@yuri_ortega]

Great video man! I think it would be fun to see you doing the other events too, some of them are really fun and there's one at the extreme series where you unlock the Toyota Minolta, so if you can bring more to the channel

[@DaJodad]

GT5 Was my first real racing game in regards to being a sim (Only played NFS games before). I played this game from the day it dropped to the very last seconds of the online servers. All told over 5k hours spent in this game during my childhood and build the foundation of my love for cars. I still sometimes hop on my PS3 and play the game. I had literally everything at one point or another and participated in thousands of online races made lots of friends, was part of crews, etc. This game is basically a childhood love for me, thanks for giving me so much nostalgia :)

[@lewis3125]

Even if GT5 certainly isn’t the best of the series, it still is my absolut favorite, it was my first game on my ps3 back in the day and I absolutely loved it, the vibe, the content and the huge variety of cars that made you feel like a real car expert at the age of 14 years old 😂

[@invinciblejets4690]

Man the times I had online on this game. So good.

[@Holmie_]

0:26 You can use GT5 master mod to play the online

[@l7ragoon]

Type S Zero NSX is the fastest Nsx in the game. EG SI 1995 is the fastest hatchback in the game. So many memories going into lobbies. Playing on special stage 7 just so we can tune specifically for 40 rolls and highway pulls😭. If you can tune your Supra RZ 287mph entering and leaving the tunnel, you were fast.

[@dr_skipwith]

Bro has one of the best editors on KZbin.

[@pvpsushi]

your editing is so much better than before. you deserve way more subs that you are getting currently

[@MeDicen_Rocha]

I grew up playing GT3 and then moved over to Forza. When i finally got around to playing GT5 in 2016, it turned out to be rather disappointing compared to how i expected it to be. The one thing i will forever remember are the loading screens, over and over again that would take AGES to get through, no matter if the game was installed into the console or not.

[@GraveUypo]

bad timing. ps3 era sucked for gran turismo

[@Snake_47]

GT5 is what bricked my PS3, loading Nurburgring for hours on end, only to start YLOD... bad times.

[@gamersinghking4167]

I actually started with GT5. When I play it, I sometimes just chill in the menus and listen to the music.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Seeing alot of GT Guys appearance especially in HD makes me giggle of excitement!

[@raze4555]

the intro is truly awesome, the music is so dope

[@cruller11]

This is a super enjoyable review. I am playing this game right now.

[@jujuju948]

You should’ve done the B-Spec Roadster Cup race. You get an OP Mazda Furai as the prize car. Saves you millions and could compete in anything

[@Sticks1318]

Favorite car the was the corvette zr1 that you can race mod. Carried me through so much of gt5

[@Iwantanfc]

it makes me mad that my PS3 has died 4 years ago because of a YLoD (along it being the 80gb release model with the chrome trim) because i really want to play GT5 again now that i watch this. Along with that, it's my first GT game that i first remember playing. Also I remember on my GT5 savefile, i had the Skyline Pace Car.

[@Lewis_Treff97]

It's been ages since I played Gran Turismo 5. Like yourself I still had a ps2 when it released and then got the game a couple years later when I got a ps3. I do miss playing the game and a shame the online features are gone from 5 and 6. I do remember playing on the top gear test track a lot online and having drag races there. Although annoyingly all my progress on both games have been wiped from the ps3 so that's what stopped me playing as there was hundreds of hours played on each game.

[@blacktrucksfly]

Randomly stumbled across this and MANNNN I loved this game back in the day. It is the only Grand Turismo game i have played and it put me in such a good place playing. Relaxing and just a good time.

[@nunziogabrielimperatore1240]

On GT5 i remember that i upgraded a dodge till it had 1000 CV,it was unstoppable. I could literally overpass everyone in the dream cars races,it was way too OP, and often i go back to play GT5,because it's one of the first games i ever had.

[@marcellosilva9286]

I never even played a GT game before, but this looks fun, and the graphics held up extremely well. 25:36 And don't think I didn't see the Motorstorm titles in the RCPS3 games list, I'm curious to see what you would think of them.

[@_Vino.]

This kind of long video with lots of editing and jokes, plus the video content itself which is you playing the game, its really entertaining to watch!!

[@Cobra_427]

Seeing this gameplay is making me want to finally give this game a shot, I have always said GT4 is the best, but that's likely from nostalgia and the fact I've only played 3 and 4, I think it's about time I go through all GTs and see if any 1-6 can top GT4 as my favorite, since I don't have a PS4 or PS5 for Sport and 7

[@Mr_Dusty.]

Never forget the memories this game provided, thanks for covering it

[@TotoDG]

46:36. You could’ve had Brandon Flowers in your team, and it would have guaranteed a _killer_ performance. I’ll start packing my bags.

[@denoide6142]

i was a day one owner of GT5, i remember waiting for its release like no other game! if i remember correctly, that blacked out cockpit view for standard cars wasn't even a day one feature but was introduced in a later patch, like the 1.20

[@StayFrostee_]

GT5 was my first GT. GT6 had just come out when I got it, and I was like 7 at the time.

[@cthulhurage4580]

One time i went to a go-kart track that had 60 mph karts, they told me dont drift you will be slow. I proceeded to drift and get the 6th fastest time in the month and it will never cease to be one of my favorite memories.

[@damarfadlan9251]

GRAN TURISMO 5 honestly also one of my alltime favourite racing games.

[@jpracing893]

Love GT5 so many memories racing, plus drag races on Le Man track in my gold chrome SL600 that could get over 1000hp, was a beast.