The Art of Rally

When it comes to Rally racing games, there are few games that compare to the Colin McRae Rally/DiRT series, from their arcade heights in Dirt 2 and 3, to the challenging handling and tracks of Dirt Rally 2.0. Dirt has something for everyone, and has become the best game for the rally enthusiast or just any racing game fan.
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Contents:
0:00 Rally
2:16 Colin McRae Rally
3:31 Colin McRae Rally 2.0
4:01 Colin McRae Rally 3
5:08 Colin McRae Rally 04 & 2005
6:06 Innovation & Change
8:01 Colin McRae: DiRT
12:06 Death of Colin McRae
13:38 Dirt 2
18:51 Dirt 3
23:32 Dirt: Showdown
25:01 Dirt Rally & Rally 2.0
28:38 Dirt 4
31:58 Dirt 5
34:35 Conclusion

[@fessin555]

Finally someone made a material about my beloved series of games, I've been waiting for film like this for a few years because I think this series from Codemasters just deserved it, great job!

[@Fastminer07]

Thank you, I started with Dirt 2 a decade ago, and I knew then that there was something special about these games

[@fessin555]

@@Fastminer07 Yup, i love Colin Mcrae Dirt 2 and it's my favourite game all time. Maybe lot people does not share my opinion, but i think they agree to fact, its one of best rally games all time.

[@GT_Meria]

Fesin menelu co ty tu robisz

[@SparkyTM]

same, colin mcrae dirt was my childhood

[@WHEELIFE29]

@@fessin555 i share your opinion

[@animapura]

Getting every achievement on DR with just an Xbox controller is still one of my biggest gaming... achievements.

[@jackbates7467]

Trying for the same... quite an achievement.

[@joaosouza2678]

Its not too hard on controller, some people even do on keyboard. But you have to change your mentality, dont seek perfection, seek consitency.

[@dannyrpt]

@@joaosouza2678definitely saving this one. Thanks

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@joaosouza2678its easy on the controller if you know how to drive it on expert realism.

[@socks2441]

yeah, i started on controller and loved it. it was hard but you definitely get better with practice. i have not tried it with a gamepad since i got a wheel though. that was next level amazing to me. then i got vr, damn. there is no better vr experience than dirt rally, and no better wheel experience than dirt rally. edit: there are few gamepad experiences better either for that matter

[@WillTheBills]

Dirt Rally 2.0 on a wheel and pedals is still the most engaging and intense experience I've had in a game. It has no interest in you succeeding - the mark of a good sim.

[@7ktTube]

Amen brother!

[@wyattmadson]

thats how i feel about richard burns rally

[@superking-nicolaslucau7252]

As a rally pilot myself (amateur of course) this kind of comment pains me so much. So many people are confusing challenge and realism. Dirt Rally is a challenging game for sure (and it is indeed fun), but when it comes to physics, I'm not even trolling when I say that Mario Kart is more realistic than Dirt Rally. The physics are NOWHERE near the real thing and I seriously don't understand how people can consider this game a sim. To this day, Richard Burns Rally is still undisputed, and it is kinda sad considering how old the game is.

[@wyattmadson]

@@superking-nicolaslucau7252 i agree, rbr is so much better in every way. the only reason i play dirt rally 2.0 is if i havent played in a while and i just want to get back into rally again in an easy(ish) way.

[@Kali-yv4zz]

DR2 is the game that taught me how to drive

[@FurryWrecker911]

16:12 THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE is what I miss the most from Dirt 2. The hub area you operate out of is your traveling camper. You're not just a rally driver, but an actual person immersed in the world, set up in your own little paddock. I WISH more games did this because this is what connected me to DIRT 2 more than any other racing game ever has, aside from NASCAR 2005 with its lived in grungy garage that you could store and modify your cars in.

[@1v1dogfights81]

In addition to picking your own name, you were immersed into the world and felt like an actual rally driver. The stars would call you by your name, chat with you, and even talk in your mic during the races. That, along with the fact that you moved around your camper for things, made it feel like you were actually there.

[@kinger41]

F1 2010 and the original GRID also had those sort of menus, same with F1 2011.

[@rufocs686]

Not only that, but I've talked with a lot of people who've played the Dirt games, and the banger soundtrack was one of the high points of that game, along with the ambience, the EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL visual car damage, the adrenaline rush of the stages along a great cast of drivers who interacted with you as someone else pointed, and the replay viewer.... Dirt 3 was like a very cloudy decaf version of it's antecessor, and something I felt lost it's soul. And don't even start me on D4.

[@pawel001997]

Guys, you know this trailer, like exactly this one was also in Race Driver 2 campaign from Codemasters

[@czmi]

this is what brung down dirt 3 for me, i like it to feel immersive

[@connorbingel7134]

The original dirt rally got me into racing to the point I work at a race team. It was that good

[@LanaaAmor]

you mean the 2015 dirt rally right? also are the physics good? I want a game with good physics but need to run it on my potato laptop 😿

[@installshieldwizard3017]

RIchard Burns rally @@LanaaAmor

[@connorbingel7134]

@KaranSingh-cz8ih, the physics are amazing. Some of the best I’ve ever seen. They make games like ACC and Iracing look like jokes. As far as running on a potato laptop idk. It ran OK on my old ass computer but I still play it on my Xbox just cause it runs so much better. You could probably run it though.

[@LanaaAmor]

do u mean the 2015 dirt rally?@@connorbingel7134

[@MisterHerrr]

@@connorbingel7134 haven't played ACC but the driving physics of the original AC are top tier can't get any better. But Dirt Rally is right up there.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I will never forget playing Dirt 3 for first time in 2011/2012. Its otherworldly aesthetic mixed with grounded races was unlike anything I felt. Plus, it looked and ran beautifully on my toaster PC.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Never forget also "This is DiRT 2" quote from the legendary Ken Block. RIP.

[@elitesennabubble]

Dirt 2 was better tbh, Dirt 3 was a bit of a let down for me when I first played it, but it is still fun and I liked the gymkhana mode

[@SamFisherK]

Sweet sensation!!

[@skyhunter996]

its actually amazing how good the game was optimized and still looked good

[@badassgamer5538]

​@@elitesennabubble yep, dirt 2 was far better in every aspect, dual core 60 fps in that game, fantastic optimization, dirt 2 was ahead of its time

[@battfinkz]

Managed to get some World records on dirt rally 1 and 2 with my wheel setup, met Colin years ago, and my son sat in his skoda with him for a chat for several minutes, safe to say I love this series and used to love watching McRae in the flesh. Once time he even hit me in the neck with a rock whilst doing one of his ridiculous sideways powerslides around a corner that no other driver would do, and I was way out of the taped off danger section of the corner, lol He wasn't the most successful driver, but by god was he the most exciting to watch, by far. Miss him massively

[@RobertLiamWhyte]

My mates worked for Codemaster since Dirt2, he's met so many rally drivers in his time and one of the main reasons why Dirt Rally plays so well is how much the rally drivers were involved in making sure it felt like real life rally

[@soundfx68]

Same as me then, worked at Codies since 2008... Not sure who they are, but yeah, we've had plenty of driver input, I've been in Ryan Champions 555 on the Yorkshire Moors, unforgettable.

[@jamirvillarosa7924]

​@@soundfx68thats a lie

[@soundfx68]

@@jamirvillarosa7924 What's a lie?

[@felipepestana5973]

Bro it's illegal to find content like this for free. This deserves more views, and hopefully you'll get more recognition for the hard work you put into these videos.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Millions!

[@Fastminer07]

​@@basil3970The bulk of the footage I took was of the older CMR games that were difficult to emulate, nearly all game footage past CMR 05 is mine, and you dont know how bare bones the Dirt wiki pages are. If I stole from there, this video would be like 10 mins long.

[@ytParadarx]

@@basil3970even if this statement were true, the compiling and editing of this footage and media would be commendable.

[@sweet-lara]

Still deserves more, but congratulations and thank you for your work. Big fan of motorsport overall but never played these games, was so entertaining and informative to watch that made me want do go play them... @@Fastminer07

[@pabala8946]

My guy. I just installed dirt 2 yesterday to play again because of nostalgia. You deserve all my respect.

[@MAILMAN9936]

Do you know where to find copy's?

[@pabala8946]

@@MAILMAN9936 For all I know, the game is discontinued from sale. You can still find steam keys online on 3th party shops l, but for 1000$. I belive that there are two ways to play this game: 1. Own the disc. 2.Good old pirating .

[@TinyBearTim]

@@MAILMAN9936internet

[@michael29071968]

@@MAILMAN9936 Bitlord, but it is a "Games for Windows Live" Game and the Windows Live Service is down. The Game Dirt 2 is not supported any more, witch means you can not save your progress.

[@evanzo27]

Same as myself ♥️ fired it up the other day after years away so I can try and make a little KZbin series on it. Hope to get the first episode up soon 🤞

[@andrewx8888]

Fun story about Dirt 2, When my dad bought a subaru, the dealership gave him a free copy of it of the game as a little thank you gift. I ended up playing it so much, that at the time in 2009, i held 2 track world records. To be clear, they have since been beaten and now I think i'm somewhere in the top 500. Definitely a really hard game, but it's really rewarding to complete it as well. The only other game that gave that same feeling to me was Rallisport challenge 2 for the OG xbox.

[@Milehupen]

Back in 2018 we played so much Dirt 4 in our friend group. The Lobby experience was so fun and sometimes we let some randoms from around the world join our session. Booted it up last year and some of them are still holding on to this game. It still has a strong but silent player base

[@jjay350]

I think Dirt 4 is a real cult hit in the series. You either love it or you don't. I think it's that way because it's really focused on rally racing while making it more fun and accessible than the Dirt Rally games.

[@Rokio]

one of 'em here!

[@lettmons]

Man Dirt4 is total garbage compared to 2 or even 3

[@ineedandrenaline]

​@@lettmonsstill better than Dirt 5 and EA sports WRC.

[@Laxen1711]

Dirt 2 is also by far my favorite Dirt game and also by far, one of the best racing games of all time. I could not agree more with you. The OST is immaculate, the graphics and physics were great (and still are acceptable by todays standards) and oh boy am I getting nostalgia by playing it every once in a while. Just shoots me straight back to the good old days, where I would wake up early in the morning, before my parents, to play this on my PS3 in the living room :D

[@alphastratus6623]

Yes. Dirt 2 doesn't win because driving physics, exzessive tracks, but because the feel. Soundtrack, menu style, general art style. The firework where you know if you won without even see the time or leader board.

[@rickyspanish4792]

Same here!! Shame I can't play it anymore, since I can't manage to get the GFWL stuff to work anymore 😢

[@grahamkelly8662]

I had dirt 1,2 and 3 on PS3. Only played 2,3 and I really loved them. I can’t remember them exactly but I’m sure I remember 3 having nice music in loading screens? Or was it in actual races? Personally, I really miss the Toca Touring Car Series. I still remember it on ps2 and I remember it looking and playing incredible.

[@abigailmeryl2174]

No clutch ruins dirt 2 for me

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@alphastratus6623also dont forget the: "WELCOME TO DiRT 2". By Ken Block!

[@groozst]

I find DiRT2 hilarious because of how detached it is from its brethren. The first dirt is kinda the evolution from previous CMR, and then dirt 2 with the festivals and rock music kinda feels like that one kid going thru a phase and it kinda is with the release of dirt 3 going back to simple main menu. Like, the other dirt speaks professional and clean and DiRT 2 is just a rock festival with rallying. What a great identity

[@jjay350]

I think of Dirt 3 as the "going through the ken block phase" Dirt game.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@jjay350what about "Welcome to DiRT 2"? Also by Ken Block.

[@groozst]

​@@purwantiallan5089that line makes me not want to go back to dirt 2. too much sadness now where it used to be a warm welcome

[@momanmirul]

I am really split between Dirt 2 and 3, there's just something about starting Dirt 3 and hearing Blind Faith blasting just sends me into euphoria But Dirt 2 had a greater sense of immersion and I always remember the first time Malaysia(where I'm from) pops up as a rally stage in the game and being enamored by how well they designed the palm oil plantations where our local rally scene call home

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me split between DiRT 1 to Rally 2.0.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I'm glad someone else also loves Blind Faith!

[@lobotomyscam1051]

​@@hemangchauhan2864"Do what you like"

[@harrymanback1859]

😊

[@potatogirlcultist19]

A bit off topic, but if Dirt 2 came it today it would be cancelled for promoting palm oil production.

[@djarcas]

I was the lead audio programmer on Dirt 1+2 - this video sure brings back some memories. Thank you!

[@yousufzahid6949]

You did an amazing job

[@pedroneves4465]

One thing I really loved about Dirt 2 is that, on time trial at least, you could drive any car, anywhere. Want to put a 600hp Rallycross car on the Croatian rally stages? Go right ahead. What about the Ensenada Baja track? Sure thing. Can I drive that Formula-looking, V8 powered monster of a car made for Pikes Peak on the Malaysian jungle? Feel free to do it. It was very fun to drive cars that were not intended to be in such tracks at full tilt. Oh and I absolutely cannot forget to mention the sweet tribute to the man himself, Colin McRae that they put in the game, including that special rally event on the Ford Escorts, where all of the big stars like Block, Pastrana, Mirra and Foust raced along to homage Colin. It was so nice.

[@Dice-Head0937]

This is spectacular. I played Dirt 3 so much as a kid and the perfection and vibes still stay with me today. I thought I was alone in being astonished as to how... good it made me feel. It gave me music taste, real world driving skills, a passion for rally, and let me establish what cars were good or bad and which were legends. Thank you so much for this video.

[@jakehoffmann9686]

DiRT 2 was the perfect blend of arcade and respect for rally racing. Chasing times online and even getting a podium time in Utah with the Subaru are some of my best gaming memories. The online community was very tight knit on Xbox well until the day it got shut down. I think 3 was fun, but for a lot of us it was the beginning of the end for the arcade part of the series. I think corporate is a great way to describe the game. I personally feel that 3 lost more for the series than it gained.

[@Anto.B_Fr]

Dirt 2 was a massive reveal for me in term of racing games and is still my favorite to this day ! So seeing you gratify it (and also being your favorite) made me really happy lol ! I just loved everything about this game: the physics, the graphisms, the atmosphere, the soundtrack and all the cars and tracks (basically everything you said in your video). So much details were made into this game that it became very unique and special. Just look at the menu where you are in first peron in your van, travelling around the world to compete against legends of rally and slowly making your way up to the top of the list. This is peak immersion in becoming a true rally legend ! I still play it to this day on my ps3 and love to go full speed on the Utah track (wich is my favorite), i still get the adrenaline that this game gave me a few years ago and found it more exiting than FH5 for exemple. It's Dirt 2 that made me discover the world of rally and now i'm a big fan of ! Thank you for you tribute for this game ! Love your videos ! 😆 👍

[@Royalb_tea]

It's funny that this video came out and came across to me when, after about 10 years, I replayed the game of my childhood - DIRT2. Dirt 2 - what for a little me who does not understand what is the point of increasing the complexity, what for me now, passing on the penultimate / final difficulty - these are pure positive emotions (not counting those moments when I started to burn out from the fact that something was not it turns out). Some time after I played Dirt 2 as a kid, I got a Dirt 3 disc. I can't remember exactly what it was like in terms of gameplay in relation to Dirt 2, but I can definitely say that it has become a lot... paler and grayer? Maybe something like "It lost a piece of soul". And the voices that poured from Dirt 2, localized into my language, congratulating me on victory or cheering me on failure, disappeared. Dirt 2 "communicated" with me - it was fun. Maybe I don't remember well, but Dirt 3 didn't have that kind of player interaction. I plan to fill in the gaps in my memory in the near future. It's sad that after those games the series went somewhere... maybe wrong (or something?). The fact that Dirt Rally (1 and 2.0) are good games, I don't have a gamepad or steering wheel right now (Dirt 2 passed on the keyboard 😁). I played Dirt 4 for a while, I wouldn't say it's arcade (probably because I set the simulation difficulty), but it's not a simulator either. She seemed to have become even more serious than Dirt 2 and Dirt 3, but stuck right there in nowhere. I was really looking forward to Dirt 5, I didn’t play it, but I saw that they were talking about it so-so, and she herself quickly disappeared from the information field. It's all sad. Thanks for the video!

[@gurglingcrowd7758]

I'm so glad people are interested in these games still, other than myself. One of the first games I played was CM Rally04, moving onto DiRT 1, and then never touching the rest of the series until DiRT: Rally 2.0 - when I wanted a few more sim games in my life (and it seemed like the best way to relive the Colin McRae era). I'll be honest and say I found all these games really good in different areas, with Rally04 holding up better than I thought for an older title (runs way better on newer systems than a lot of games from the same time period). It was interesting to hear about opinions for every other title I missed though - thanks for making this video :) R.I.P Colin. R.I.P Ken.

[@MrBad993]

Rally is truly the greatest motorsport. The others are fun, no doubt. But nothing beats the pure excitement and adrenaline rush that you get from rally. Excellent video! Subbed

[@installshieldwizard3017]

It definitely is, until you evolve gradually into a motorsport conoisseur and even start understnding why people like oval racing.

[@freezenexusblogspot]

@@installshieldwizard3017 I can agree that oval racing is underrated but Rally and Rallycross are the purest motorsports.

[@MaximSLebedev]

I'm so happy someone did a video like this. I actually wanted to create a video like this for Dirt 3 because it's my personal favorite from the series (yet it's never mentioned). There's something really nostalgic about remembering playing it on my Xbox 360 during highschool. The game's aesthetic still holds to this day, and I think that was the time they really nailed a "sim-cade" driving model. As a motorsports fan, I think they nailed the rally stages while introducing something fun for everyone else in the form of gymkhana. Also, I think the game has one of the best soundtracks put into a racing game ever imo. I'm surprised you didn't mention it because the variety was large from rock to hip-hop to electronic. Those songs that I listened to during the loading screens live rent-free in my head.

[@blurpaholic]

The dev team managed to get some of their favourite tracks into the soundtrack which probably explains the somewhat eclectic mix :D

[@brandnewontheinternet9024]

I've never played any of the other games but even as a 10 year old that barely knew any english I knew that dirt 2 was special. I usually avoid racing games simply because they don't interest me much yet I vividly remember spending countless hours playing dirt 2 over and over again. If the ps4 had backwards compatibility I'd still be playing it to this day

[@IHPSM95]

I think you have a pc or a laptop, so just go pirate it (because you can not buy it anymore) and play)

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@IHPSM95its a hard process man.

[@thetruthisoutthere5173]

Dirt 2 was something else. You could feel those high speed corners...

[@shingiraimusinga3571]

You really could

[@cutefacejay6703]

Rally 2.0 is the most underrated game of it's time. Picked it up on steam sale back in 2020 for 5 quid then proceeded to drop over 300 on a wheel it was that good. played all through lock down and still do. Sensational game!

[@Maxs2535]

fax its insane

[@ReverendTed]

My first exposure to the series was Colin McRae Rally 04 back in 2004/2005, and then next was Dirt Rally and 2.0. (All with, heresy of heresies, a mouse and keyboard.) The two things that were emblematic of my experience that seemed _almost_ entirely absent from your video were that I always raced in cockpit view, and that I almost always had at least one body panel bobbing loose as I threw my car through the twists and over jumps. Once VR became available, my racing in DR and DR2.0 was done entirely in the headset, which ratcheted up the intensity of the experience considerably. This was a great breakdown of the series, and definitely gives me the itch to fire up DR or DR2.0 again.

[@TamiyaGuy123]

Bloody hell, I clicked on this on a whim and did _not_ expect this level of detail and appreciation for a game series about a rather niche motorsport that has kinda followed me throughout my childhood. I was expecting a dry, by-the-books monotone for half a bloody hour, so the little snips of humour and tangential notes were much appreciated. While personally I do think that a bit more love was deserved for the old games (they were very impressive for the time, let's not forget), I also appreciate that they have not aged well at all. If anything, they serve to show just how far DiRT 2 & 3, and especially Rally and Rally 2.0, improved on the formula. But I digress. A niche video essay on a niche game series about a niche motorsport, and I was hooked throughout. Bloody great job. Edit: AND YOU INCLUDED MUSIC CREDITS AT THE END YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE KIND OF PERSON

[@emiliosanchez4610]

When I was younger I only really played Burnout 3 and it wasn't until the end of the 360 era that I tried DiRT 3 and ever since then I have been hooked on the series and consider it the best racing games I have played. To be honest I think Dirt Showdown was quite a fun entry and I am happy they tried something different for a cheaper price cause I will always fondly remember 8-ball races. Great video man, it was really fun thinking back on the series. rip Colin and rip Ken, legends that changed lifes for the better.

[@EASPORTSWRC]

This is so good, well done 😎

[@N4SCARfaN]

I think you should've mentioned that EA acquired the license for WRC so they'll be making WRC games. It'll definitely impact the future of DiRT. "Art of Rally" is also the name of an indie rally game, so maybe not the best title but it does fit And overall, I do love this video. I've played the DiRT 2 demo, DiRT 3, DiRT 4, and DiRT Rally 2.0, so I've missed a lot from the older entries. I must say that DiRT 4 was fun for me because constantly grinding out rallies was fun for me, like how I do 20-minute races on Forza Motorsport 7 over and over, despite the game being five years old now. I hope this quality video gets the attention it deserves 👍

[@gabehowe2778]

DiRT Rally 2.0 is fucking fantastic. A little forgiving? Maybe. Unbelievably immersive while still being challenging? Absolutely. I just picked up a direct drive wheel setup very recently and my god, what an experience. I don’t even watch rally, but something about yeeting an 80s box with far more power than sense down a trail barely wider than the car at blistering speed that is just so awesome

[@Fastminer07]

If this video does well, I might try to pick me up at least a G29 cause I've only played DR2 on controller and I really wanna see how it feels on wheel

[@gabehowe2778]

I’m sure it feels good on a controller, I’ve never tried it myself but I loved it when I was using my G920. Can’t recommend it enough. The only thing that is a bit iffy with the wheel is the tarmac physics at times, but the gravel stuff is so good, that’s forgiven mostly

[@HS_Rick]

That feeling of mastering Dirt Rally 2.0 with a controller is really something I haven't experienced elsewhere, I loved it so much! Gotta get back to that game asap.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. Especially when flashbacks in DiRT RALLY 2 are permanently removed.

[@viktorianas]

I play it in VR on a racing rig, and... It is basically the pinnacle of gaming experience, literally NOTHING beats it, and I'm not even a hardcore sim guy. The only downside: sweat, lots of sweat...

[@HS_Rick]

@@viktorianas omg the sweaty controller 😭😭😭

[@zwjna]

@@viktorianas There's surely something beating DR, at least for the ones looking for realistic physics: RBR with NGP7 physics. "Mastering" that thing, which never happens actually, gives incomparable feelings specially after seeing real WRC drivers acknowledging its realism and even using it as training for IRL driving, like Nikolay Gryazin does. Or by watching an IRL onboard and acting as if I was driving the car, putting the necessary inputs on my controls in order to "make the car behave" in the way it does in the video, then watching the steering inputs of the driver and seeing them match quite nicely with mine's! That's certainly impossible in other rally simulators, which don't have quite accurate physics and are often simpler than those of real life.

[@loganstabb2278]

I'm brand new to rally and to rally/sim racing games. dirt rally 2.0 was my first look into how rally worked and i fell in love. i've always been a nascar fan and living in the south i've spent a lot of time tearing it up on dirt tracks and back roads. started building up my "rally" car about 5 months ago and cant wait to take it out . thank you to this community for being so helpful and nice. yall have really helped me learn the ins and outs of this beautiful sport much love yall , god bless🙏

[@AleK0451]

CMR2 will always be my favourite of the series tbh, plus the arcade mode soundtrack is full of bangers

[@TheCreepylord]

My favorite is Dirt 2. Trailblazer events, soundtracks, menu design, walkie talkie dialogs from npc rivals. God i miss that masterpiece. Yes 3 is good too, but it is too silent and dead after Dirt 2. Really love to watch my replays after almost every race i've done.

[@mickeyhage]

I love both DiRT Rally games. I've spent so much time in them. Also I haven't seen DiRT 4 before but I recognize the corners from DiRT Rally 1 & 2. They literally took the Dirt rally tracks and cut them up for "procedural generation".

[@otizum]

This video is literally my exact thoughts about the series, first started with Dirt 2 (which was my first PS3 game), I really fell in love with that festival/grunge atmosphere. This game made me discover Block's work on youtube too (and a bunch of cool music band like Bloc Party and Queens of the Stone Age). Dirt 3 is probably the one I have the biggest playtime on, despite the fact that I really missed the dirty look from Dirt 2. And finally I only have a couple of hours on Dirt 4 & Dirt 5, really can't play these games, while I literally bought a Logitech wheel to play Dirt Rally 2.0 (f*cking banger) Nice work mate !

[@Leaferr]

liked just for the cheeky little spirnkle in of graduation and the miss education of lauryn hill, good ass music taste bro.

[@hi_its_jerry]

Dirt 2 is still an uncontested gem imo. that game was hands down the best rally game ive ever played. i was quite literally addicted to it.

[@AgraeLpl]

I was big fan of older Rally games especially 2 and 04 but i remember how 1st Dirt blown my mind on release. Especially When 1st time if hit band and instead of just beeing pushed off it bended. That was new kind of physics and graphic quality

[@dosenbierdetlef]

This video made me buy a Steam Key for Dirt 3 to play it again and I can’t be more thankful. It’s such a good game and just as good as it was 13 years ago. Thanks a lot

[@yoMXTT]

Holy smokes this video is an absolute banger. The music and the vibe it gave this video is on a entirely different level. Most game documentaries I've seen are good. But the ones that I remember had great music, great vibe to the video, great story teller, a good voice, cadence, timing etc. This video takes everything and throws it into one, Whilst simultaneously shoving extreme amounts of much needed nostalgia down our throats and its fucking awesome. Well done man. Subbed.

[@Fastminer07]

Thank you, I know because I'm relatively new to this that I still have a lot of room to improve, so I should be able to make even better content in the future

[@emdie_]

I used to play Colin McRae Rally 04 on my dads old pc. I remember being afraid of the ghost of my past time, so I turned it off, but it had such an impact that I’ll always carry with me. I always have dirt rally 1 on my pc to keep me company. Thank you for this video full of nostalgia ❤

[@segsfault]

Dirt 2 was my exposure to rally, before that i never knew something like this existed... and now i am a huge car enthusiast who loves rally!!!

[@alimoff8760]

I have not watched a full KZbin video in a long, long time. Somehow, you made me do it. Bravo.

[@manurockyeah]

First of all, congratulations for the video and having the success it deserves! Having said that, I played rally games from Vrally 2 and for me Dirt 4 was an amazing approach of what I look for in a racing game: variety and story mode in a game that allows you to enjoy a decent simulation and that encourages you to learn about the driving. I really loved the rally school and the force feedback was really nice for its kind

[@benjohnston399]

I rarely comment on videos, but I gotta say man you’re extremely underrated all your videos have been consistently banging, you’ll go far bro.

[@markiemoo9265]

Holy crap (I'll admit i havent finished the video yet) this retrospective (i think) is up there with the hundreds of thousands of subscribers type of videos Amazing editing, very good commentary, and very informative Im amazed, keep up the good work mate!

[@Fastminer07]

I'll try to, and I'm working to make my stuff even better in the future!

[@socks2441]

i had dabbled in colin mcrae rally games back to playstation 1 days. but what really sold me was the first dirt, and even the first grid. i remember them being state of the art graphics, handling and gameplay at the time. from there i was addicted to the franchise. especially when dirt rally came out. and i got a wheel. and vr. there is nothing like dirt rally 1 or 2 in vr with a wheel and handbrake etc. but watching this gives me the urge to pick up a simple gamepad and go back and replay the first dirt. edit: hes right about the bloom/ glare/ softening etc. i guess at the time it didnt seem so bad. scrap that. im definitely going back and re playing dirt 2. i still have dirt 3 here somewhere, but its not as good, and most of my memories are with the first 2.

[@LordRaiden42]

In Dirt2 i had the best multiplayer experience in my entire life. "Replace it with your Nickname" is the best driver in the world! That phrase at the beginning of a online race was so motivating. And the soundtrack.... i love practically all aspects of this game.

[@akinahara]

I'm happy whenever I see people talk about rallying in a video. In my opinion, DR2.0 and DiRT 3 are my favorites. DiRT 3 had diversity in the stages and the physics really did encourage you to have as much ego as Colin himself. I would only talk about the rally modes since I think that's DiRT's strongsuit. But yes I do agree that the other modes are pretty fun too.

[@GamerAlexVideos]

DIRT 5 is the best bumper car simulator I've ever played. 😆

[@kyeperry5746]

really great video and I also have a special love for dirt2, the fact you intro'd it with the chords from voyager from daft punk was the cherry on top :))

[@olympus__]

Some of my earliest rallying memories were my dad taking me to local rallies, watching the early Gymkhanas, and playing CMR04 on the PS2! Loved rallying and the DiRT series from there on out, and this video does a great job on covering them!

[@LRSNRCNG309]

The old games are just sublime. Imagine current physics and graphics but with the ui and soundtrack of the best one being cmr3. That would be so cool but something that perfect will never happen

[@LILMADERR23]

You single-handedly sparked my excitement to re-download my favorite rally games!

[@jiriknemeceq]

DiRT 2 (And Cars The Video Game) are two of the games that I remember playing the most back when I was a kid. And the fact that a really young (7-8) kid can enjoy a game that, admittedly, is definitely not easy, shows that they must have done something really right with it. Easily my favourite racing game and one of my favourites in general

[@GameAndMusicNerd]

I appreciate how you show off the menus and UI of all the games. It’s a small thing, but it’s always neat to see that.

[@FlameSkull95]

This was a much needed look back at a legendary 25 year old racing franchise, one that's basically either been put in indefinite limbo, or straight into the forever box. I might be influenced by nostalgia bias, but unfortunately there's just not gonna be a rally racer that's gonna capture the "dude bro" atmosphere of DiRT 2, or even the meticulous polish of DiRT 3.

[@RiC3R69]

At first i thought u r going to talk about that game ART OF RALLY 😂

[@Fastminer07]

That's why I put Dirt in the thumbnail so it wouldn't create as much confusion

[@RiC3R69]

@@Fastminer07 😂yea I know After seeing thumbnail I got it

[@stephanieknecht9914]

brilliant documentary of the dirt series. I really enjoyed your narration and imagery. I could watch this again. Just Brilliant!

[@SS-uq6wv]

I don't know who you are and I don't even watch any Dirt videos, but this was entertaining. You know how to tell a story.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

When I was kid, I was heavily into oval dirt racing, so I had World Of Outlaws Sprint Cars 2002, Saturday Night Speedway, and NASCAR: Dirt To Daytona, etc. I always respected Rally and Rallycross even as a kid, mostly because it just looked fun, although it wasn't highly accessible in America until social media came around, which Ken Block took full advantage of. I got Dirt 3 as a young teenager (14-15) around 2014 (couple years after the games release) and it took a bit. Sliding in all-wheel drive and both turning left and right was so foreign to me lol. I was on the highest difficulty and it took me a month before I finally won something. Today, I'm dominant at all disciplines now except for Trail Blazer (of course I struggle at the one discipline I thought I would be good at lol). Despite its lack of tracks (in my opinion), Dirt 3 has high replay value, and I would not be surprised if I play it a little later today.

[@sarthakp]

I'm glad I'm not crazy and D2 is a favourite for many others. Also, this was really well done! Severely underrated channel!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree.

[@fastrofernandez9099]

Excellent video, i can see the effort that was put into this, beautifully engaging and even a player like me, who didn't grew up playing the series (Only game i played a lot and still play is Dirt Rally 2.0) i can still feel your passion and through the good pacing of the video and good commentary, you managed to make me watch the full 36 minutes without stopping, just great job!

[@seanseresinhe921]

This just might be my favourite youtube video ever. I never realised how amazing rally really was, so you convinced me to buy Dirt 3! Keep up the great vids!

[@vitiv9686]

I started with Colin McRae Rally 3 when I was younger but my fav Colin McRae Rally game was 2005. My fav Dirt games are Dirt 3 and Dirt 4. Dirt 3 is classic for me and even though Dirt 4 career is too much long, I still enjoyed it. Anyway, great video about this game series 👍

[@calebwheeler5781]

Hope it gonna be a good one.

[@me47years]

Back when I used to live in spain I remember my dad taking me to see rallys such an exciting moment

[@WHOOLKAN]

the simple fact alone that i can run dirt3 on a triple monitor setup by messing with config files and drive it with a 20Nm wheel makes it the best in the series. I agree that the UI might feel a bit sterile but overall dirt3 has a vibe that will always stay with me. I've 100% completed it twice on xbox360 on controller and i'm in the process of doing it a third time on pc with a proper wheel and man, this game is something else. Nothing to take away from dirt 2.0, fantastic rally game, on a wheel and VR you can really feel you ass clench when flying at 200+ kmh on narrow roads but still dirt3 has a special place in my heart

[@Betsbye1717]

This guy don’t miss!

[@_slash7]

Great video once again. Early 2000's colin mcrae games were great fun and what I remember I loved playing them at the time, then later Dirt games especially 2 and 3 were my go to racing games as teen. They had so much content to do and like you mentioned Dirt 3's multiplayer was just amazing fun... and Dirt rally games are just great for what they are. Challenging but rewarding. Such great game series with its peak games being masterpieces.

[@QuadMachine09]

Awesome video, man. Before I watched this I was going careful around corners in Dirt 3 and rally 2 but now I'm just full sending into everything and coming out on top every time.

[@bobsmudger3979]

Outstanding! Always loved the CMR series; the evolution has been interesting. You've covered it well, have a sub 👍

[@Hasenpower3]

Loved how you could costumize ur car interior in DiRT 2. Really fits into your explanation of the 2000‘s. Still my favorite DiRT game.

[@coilstrike]

Another banger video by my favorite youtuber ( yes you are my favorite )

[@Fastminer07]

Thank you, but there's definitely other people who do this better than me

[@coilstrike]

no u better

[@dfnxINC]

I've literally grown up playing this, from Dirt 2 on my Wii, to Dirt rally 2.0 This has to be one of the greatest games ever made, and I'm so thankful that it is talked about.

[@PaulDozierZZoMBiE13]

What I loved about the older Colin McRae games on Xbox was the car damage. So many rally games and racing games in general just didn't let you smash up the cars. But not Colin's game. You could trash that little Ford like no other game I'd ever played at the time, at least that I can remember. It was amazing and I'd spend hours learning the tracks, but also playing my silly meta game of seeing how much damage I could sustain and still carry on. So much fun. I believe I started with Colin McRae 3, but it may have been 4. I honestly cannot recall. Great games though, and I played all of them since then along the way. Great great fun to play.

[@RJ_Last]

Dirt Rally 2.0 was the first game in the series that I bought and also the first rally game I ever played. I loved it so much I spent $500 on a rig to play with a wheel and pedals. Only time in my life I've spend more than $100 on something I didn't need and not an ounce of regret. After COVID hit, I had to sell everything because of bills and money was hard to come by. Currently saving up for another rig 🤞🤞

[@nathanielTank1502]

So far the video is amazing My Guy.

[@runig006]

I really like that so many of us have the same "argument" about Dirt 2 vs Dirt 3 We know Dirt 3 has more content, better physics and is the one you can play easy on PC. But every time we are like "Yeah, but i like Dirt 2...because 'yes'". We dont have a reason, and we dont want a reason, we like Dirt 2 more because YES, and fuck it.

[@samhemerik2600]

your vid just made me buy dirt 2 - 3 and rally 2.0. this was an amazing vid hope for more content like this keep it up

[@Kryspa7]

Personally I think there is just one downside in comparing the games. Like we have to look at it in the wider perspective. It didn't make sense to compare the games like directly especially because the next ones was coming later. Today half of the people will compare them as DiRT 1 felt floaty, DiRT 2 felt more accurate and so on... But the true behind it all is that when Colin McRae Rally 98 came out among other strong rally games in the same period or year after it still felt as a package as a very realistic and close to real life, game for that time. Even if of course the rally driving itself in real life wasn't floaty for example. The same it goes with each of the series next games. CMR 2.0 was revolutionary, it was not a easy game which required from you a lot of braking and cornering skills, basically what lots of games was about years ago and either were just hard or had a very hard AI system with rubberbanding and stuff. CMR 3 to be fair had even more close physics at least on gravel as tarmac was too quick although the grip on tarmac also needs to be well shown. The thing which didn't helped is the fact year later with CMR 04 they had RBR as a great rival and while CMR 04 still got some realism and also that sideways style and excitement from rallying, RBR owned that bit more realistic part of excitement from rallying and let's say with a bit more schematic approach, just as some drivers in the World Rally Championship was different and either Richard Burns or Sebastien Loeb has got a bit more schematic-smooth driving style while Colin McRae was always sideways, always on it. Some said 04 had the best physics because while they improved the amount of grip or confidence you lacked at CMR 3 they at least kept the sideways style which in 2005 was toned down a lot. Still it had it's innovations which kept the realism as well. Also we have to remember CMR 04 had the expert mode where you had only cockpit mode available and no hud with progress or times so you didn't know if you was ahead of the opponents or not while also the AI was quite strong. The point i'm making is especially the 2 first CMR games or the first DiRT game etc. was realistic and well for it's time the first DiRT game had it's graphical downsides and of course they didn't progressed yet with the physics to go into the right weight in the cars or the punishment it should give but it was also the first entries which started it all and for this year you could not find anything better. Especially in case of DiRT where the next games came after 2 years after. So as much as I admire anything in the video which is said quite well and can't argue about the opinions, you need to keep in mind their games was very well for their time. That is like the most important fact to share with the people not knowing too much about the series to not make them think wrong about some of it's games. Now we can call CMR 2.0 arcade, they was made as arcades because that's how it all worked back then graphics-computer tech, but we can also tell that they was real back then because they were so great executed, which now of course we know it will never work the same great with such technology and progress we got today 🙂

[@Kryspa7]

P.S. Good example is how the first 2 WRC games on the PlayStation 2 evolved in comparision to 2 first CMR games there was a bit more technology to use. But at the same time even here there were still some things either in design, menu, graphics or physics which even the older CMR games could do better. While PS2 WRC games it was logic with their latest WRC 4 or WRC Rally Evolved game it became more serious and closer. But yes that's how it is the first ones was also great for it's time obviously. In another comparision todays games should be closer to real but few felt even worse than the old ones especially as first of the current series like Kylotonn's WRC 5 game for example. So i'm giving a lot of credit to "Code Masters" because their games was still quite ahead of it's time.

[@awdadwadwad1723]

CMR 2.0 was the most fun for me back then and from modern installments Dirt Rally 2.0 is great, after that I would say Dirt 2. :)

[@Fastminer07]

Those second installments seem to be the best ones

[@yowhatsup9909]

I still remember playing CMR rally 2.0 on a split screen with friend, whew time flies.

[@nairam2k]

HOLY SHIT at 8:02 this scene and this game was my first rally game and nostalgia just hit, ty great video

[@marcogee7503]

I always enjoy your essays. Tried to post it in different subreddits so that you get more attention.

[@Fastminer07]

Thank you, I usually dont post my stuff on reddit cause I'm not super active there, so it'll be good to get it out there.

[@HammMann]

i have been waiting... for SO LONG for a video like this on the CMR series, and let's hope it doesn't disappoint. Also, i've seen a lot of people who take their notes from bigger KZbinrs, but this is the first time that i've seen someone take a page out of EmpLemon's book.

[@nuxter6210]

Love this video! You mentioned practically everything I would say about the series! I started my journey with the Colin McRae Rally 2.0 as a lil kiddo and i would NOT stop playing that game, the intro/trailer song still resonates in my brain to this day. After that one i moved onto Dirt 3, then 4, then i went into the Rally versions of it. One thing you failed to mention are the soudtracks, imo DiRT 4 has some of the best soundtracks that give it that personality that other entries lack, even if they have superior driving models. Playing DiRT Rally 2.0 after 4 feels like im listening to elevator music.. I feel like the progression from dirt 4 with "realistic" driving model into DiRT Rally 1 and then 2 is a perfect order in terms of difficulty, especially with the masterfully designed tutorial sections in 4, teaching noobs (me) how to perform driving techniques used by professional drivers that you'll be able to employ in later entries with great success thanks to their upgraded driving models. Either way im plractically writing a script for a video of my own over here, great video, thanks for dropping it! :)

[@publicmistrust]

DiRT 2 is the best series for me personally. The concept, soundtracks, and atmosphere is just great and perfectly matched

[@CadgerChristmasLightShow]

I will never forget how absolutely mind blowing the original DiRT was on Xbox 360 back in the day. The jump from original Xbox PGR and forza to this fucking gorgeous and detailed rally game that DiRT was, it was unbelievable to me as a 12 year old. It was and always will be a classic racing game to me. I remember, after playing the first DiRT, that I was of a mindset that every single racing game NEEDED a rewind feature like it had. That, the insane graphics, and unique UI and music really just made me obsessed with that game.

[@Eggsterr88]

Dirt2 multiplayer was Legendary! You could encounter so many different races and it was a blast with friends. And Dirt2 had legendary cars that you were able to unlock in the Champaign and at the end of the Champaign CodeMasters did a Honorable video for Colin McRae

[@PrSunflower]

KZbin suggested me this video and I loved it, thank you for sharing. I loved your narration and your music choices (and I caught the Noodle reference at 2:55 😉), keep going!

[@StillNotMichael]

Thank you so much for this trip down memory lane. The Dirt games shaped me and my love for cars and driving. I got Dirt 2 on a demo disc and I was hooked, bought the full game that same year with birthday money. Dirt 3 I absolutely loved and destroyed all the achievements and got all the triangles Gold lol. I made the mistake of Preordering Dirt 4 (being sorely dissapointed with Showdowns lack of Rally I was excited to get 4 thinking the Rally would be amazing), wish I could have returned it, I played a good 100 odd hours of it before I got Dirt Rally and then 2.0 and havent gone back to 4 since. Didnt bother with 5. Funnily enough, I still play Dirt 3 almost daily since KB passed on. The whole game feels like an homage to him, the same way Dirt2 had that emotional Colin McRae montage

[@Spiltdestructor]

I remember me playing Mcrae rally 3 and having the 4 (which,didn't work) on my PS2 that I still have,games and console + playing Dirt 2 on my DS,was... Horrible on DS but was fun,kinda of,I still have both too! Live the vid 👍,keep up the good work!

[@simonjohnwright5129]

I had Colin McRaes Rally on Playstation, it was an epic game. At that time it had the best graphics and was closest to reality.

[@jothain]

Yes. It's really unfair to say that it looks ugly. Sure it looks dated today, but when it came out it was a really good looking game.

[@ajrichar0]

​@@jothainTHIS! It wasn't ugly at all. It was cutting edge and easily played the best of any rally game of its time.

[@acquaruggine]

I wouldn't say im a DiRT veteran, but soem of the earliest games i remeber picking up for free from xbox live gold were Dirt 3 and dirt showdown and i payed them non stop, i finished them both many times and i still enjoy them. I remember having sleepovers with friends and playing showdown all night because with friends it was so much fun with all the different game modes. Truly amazing games. I also now continue to play and master Dirt rally, another gem of a game. Great franchise overall.

[@pizzakitty69]

Dirt rally 1 was a fever dream when it came out. The cars were great, the liveries were awesome, the physics were amazing, Pikes Peak was addicting, and its where my love for a VW polo flat out through sweet lamb began. Personally DR1 had a way bigger impact on me than dirt rally 2 did. Dirt rally 2 when it came out was fairly barebones. It had a wide selection of cars, but all of your favorite tracks from DR1 weren't carried over until the DLC came out. Additionally the cars that were featured in DR2 felt a little dated in comparison. No i20, no yaris, or any post 2016-2017 era WRC cars, all of the modern esk cars were the exact same going from DR1 to 2. Which in my opinion made it very hard for DR2 to stand out over the first title. Im glad to see it aged well so far though, definitely one of the quintessential rally games of the modern era. However after years of gameplay its starting to get stale, Watching how fast these newer WRC hybrids are make the R5 class look like slow motion. I cant wait for a newer installment.