Gran Turismo (1997) RE-REVIEW - ColourShed

[@doguipreacher]

"You throw enough money at it, eventually you start winning". And that´s why GT is the most realistic motorsport game ever made.

[@TeenPerspektiva]

Hahah

[@robertgodlewski8553]

Can't argue that point!

[@shaungreer3350]

and now the same thing can be said with gran turismo 7 only it’s real money!

[@kazefw3834]

Lmao 🤣

[@kazefw3834]

@@shaungreer3350 That only makes it even more realistic 🤣

[@dhoffnun]

I'll say this for the Gran Turismo license tests: I completely sucked at racing games until I got through those, but now I can play them competently. Those tests even helped me drive better in real life - less because the physics were true-to-life, and more because all the principles they teach are sound. Individual tire grip, weight transfer, clean lines, etc. Unforgiving as they were, those license tests did more for my understanding of driving cars than actual driver's ed did.

[@B0XMATTER]

I for one certainly learned what corner apexes and optimal driving lines were.

[@2007excalibur2007]

no other racing game at the time taught you about out-in-out cornering, and why it matters.

[@whitworth5s248]

This sums up my experience as well. I'm not much of a gamer, but I'm fairly competent and competitive in racing games, and I owe it primarily to doing those license tests over and over back when I was 13.

[@gsnuf2]

I can confirm this is true. I learned to drive way before touching a real car Because of gran tourismo licenses.

[@VariantAEC]

GT taught me how to avoid self-inflicted car accidents... well maybe. I haven't had a car accident yet in the meatspace in over 16 years of driving.

[@MovedbyTruth]

The fact that they were able to pull off a game with these physics and this amount of realism in the mid 90's is absolutely incredible. I can't even estimate the number of hours me and my friends put into this game. Taking our memory cards to each other's houses and racing our own unique cars against each other. Then GT2 came out and blew our minds again. These games came out when I was in middle school and taught me a lot about cars, racing, physics and tuning.

[@zodiac909]

Kazunori Yamauchi is a genius because he managed to make the first Gran Turismo, without even having a driver's license. Sony has no idea how lucky they are to have someone like him on their team.

[@Octave_Rolland]

"without even having a driver's license" what??? You have a source for that?

[@Fetidaf]

@@Octave_RollandI vaguely remember hearing something about that. He still drove but didn’t have a drivers license for a little bit… or maybe that was the rocket bunny guy…

[@admortem1938]

The dealership music and the button sounds... Pure nostalgia. Love GT!

[@VariantAEC]

That menu music and really all the music was all rock and electronic themed outside of JP which was still likely Kazunori's choice (being the Director and Producer), but those choices worked out very well in the US and in the EU as well. Despite liking rock music only the tracks that made it into the game from each respective artist really resonated with me (then and now). I still listen to those tracks, the licensed ones but every time I do, I think about GT... I still have my OG copy which wasn't even purchased for me. My parents picked it up for themselves but they never really played it and they eventually relinquished ownership of Gran Turismo (1998) to me though my mother still has the second game in her cabinet it was purchased by my father, but he doesn't play it either. Kind of how I got into some other games on PS was from games my parents rarely picked up for themselves like Air Combat, Star Wars: Dark Forces and Tiny Tank (the latter in that list was not a kids game, but I was allowed to watch).

[@rodmunch69]

The dealership layout was awesome, and it's garbage they don't do that today. Also used car inventory that changed, cars with mileage that would affect sale value and performance, these early GT's were awesome. The RPG racing sim was amazing, then the idiots thought no one wanted that RPG leveling up stuff, nah, they just want mindless online competitive racing. Morons.

[@DustinEdenYT]

Honestly, even as someone who grew up with GT3 for the PS2, both Gran Turismo titles on the Playstation 1 were still very enjoyable when I played them last year. A true testament to the talent and passion of the small dev team back then, being able to create something that endures the test of time even two decades later.

[@swanningabout]

Honestly? Were you dishonest before?

[@wirti94]

Hey Dustin nice to see you here 😀

[@RacerC45]

Saying this game is nostalgic for me would be an understatement. To me, this was vaguely the first game I remember playing and it introduced me to my personal dream car, the '96 Dodge Viper GTS.

[@BLCKCSTLS]

Same man

[@CLOYO]

Exactly the same.

[@CLOYO]

Those bold lines and hard stripes are the best.

[@leito1996]

Same dream car mate, perfect lines. Not because of GT though, anyone remembers Viper Racing?

[@JEtienneMusic]

You and me both!!!

[@glesgagreg2255]

A 60fps that you had to unlock is such a weird and great bit of trivia

[@MateusAuri]

I think it was a secret because it would only work in less detailed versions of a few tracks, instead of letting you pick from every track available in the main game. The compromises that had to be done to make it work at 60fps were probably too much for a whole game.

[@V1VISECT6]

@@MateusAuri if i remember it was only special stage route 4 or 5 or even 9 (ik they were 3 SS races in GT1).

[@nicolascorre6830]

@@V1VISECT6 clubman stage route 5, special stage route 5 and 11.

[@YszapHun]

@@nicolascorre6830 and even those were modified to show less detail by either removing objects or shorthening the draw distance, I can't remember which one. also having only one car in the race (you), frees the CPU resources more

[@nicolascorre6830]

@@YszapHun yes, removing objects, light effects like flares and opponents. Every car in the arcade mode was available. And I'm pretty sure it was in 60 fps plus double resolution.

[@JakeBloodless]

I have one of the best childhood memories with Gran Turismo. Me and my friend were obsessed with this game. I often took my console to his house because of the bigger TV he had and we spent hours tuning and customizing our cars. Good times!

[@davecom3]

I did exactly the same. I remember us playing it all night and we would take notes of the 0-400m and 0-1000m times of the fastest cars, tinkering with gear ratios, camber, suspension stiffness etc.

[@JPD2587]

I remember having a sleep over with my two friends and we just played GT1 and read car and video game magazines all night.

[@thelunchbox420x]

It sounds like you had a gay ol' time.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Sitting in class together making the engine rev sounds to one another indicating that we where up for playing after school. Such fun.

[@Tom-fv9jf]

@@thelunchbox420x Go play on the highway, kid.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Remember my teacher had this when i was at primary school and bought it in with his steering wheel and projector one day! It was amazing!

[@garyskippracing]

I think the important thing to remember when considering the quirks of the license tests and even he quirks outside of the license tests is that Kaz was also very heavily influenced by the TV magazine Best Motoring, a kind of Japanese Top Gear. There’s an official Best Motoring Chanel on YT and if you go and watch some of the 90’s uploads all will become immediately clear, as the way they used to evaluate cars from small Kei cars to firebreathing supercars all included these kinds of trials. And once you watch the track battle you’ll basically realise the whole game just reacreates the world of the TV show. And I love it even more for it!

[@dosboss7589]

The physics in this game blew my mind in 1998.

[@MsSirAndy]

Graphics is also great for a ps1 1998 game

[@pleasuretokill]

Yup. This was the first driving game that made my jaw hit the floor. All the previous "racing" games were kiddie toys. This was the first one that felt "real" to me.

[@digitalgravity3563]

I just love that they didn’t change the menu sounds especially the countdown before a race starts. It’s just too nostalgic when I play GT Sport.

[@mancjedi]

This is the first time I've ever heard of a game where you literally had to unlock the framerate

[@nicolascorre6830]

60 fps wasn't really mainstream at all in video games in 97.

[@LarryLopez91]

@@nicolascorre6830 Maybe for 3D polygon based games it wasn't, but a huge majority of 2D games in the previous generation ran at 60fps.

[@Kuson2]

you didn't, it was just a bonus mode, the graphics detail had to be lowered massively for it to run at 60 FPS.

[@mancjedi]

@@Kuson2 I know. I was more making a joke about framerate unlocking

[@nicolascorre6830]

@@LarryLopez91 60fps but for a sprite animation rate divided by 2, 3 or even 4. The hifi mode in GT was a big step forward on consoles' hardware.

[@strikerecho2592]

I remember my brother playing this and then later me. To this day I remember the Dodge Viper GTS being an absolute beast, especially in the Normal car cup.

[@youneverknow111]

i stopet playing gt series after in one of games they introduced penality for kicking other cars and other shits

[@aidanklobuchar1798]

Given how successful this franchise became, I hope all 20 (or so) of the team-members who overworked to create the game are millionaires. Though somehow I doubt it.

[@skyedogg]

If only

[@BoleDaPole]

Yea that's not how it works, though in sure they got a nice bonus.

[@cek0792]

If they have royalties to the entire GT franchise, I wouldn't doubt that. However, unlike musicians and artists they probably don't have royalty from their work and are only paid with a fixed salary

[@clumsygarage1578]

I know that Kaz has a Porsche 911 GT3, and 2 Ford GTs. He’s doing well, the rest of the original team, maybe not.

[@dlpereira]

I remember paying $85 AUD for this back in 98... Worth every dollar

[@andrewcz4346]

That's crazy i wasn't even alive back then

[@strikerecho2592]

For me, I was born a month before the game released

[@feelingevaporated2912]

Same, did you buy it on launch and get that dumb cap?

[@dlpereira]

@@feelingevaporated2912 I managed to get it at China Town (Haymarket) in Sydney

[@gregfitch8937]

Same here, also got the dualshock when I picked up my copy. Had very sore thumbs for weeks..

[@doomslayer5644]

The start and break test is one of the best lessons this tests teach, englobed in it is: visual sign to breaking points, acceleration from 0 and breaking. You need to keep track of distance in signs teaching you to search for breaking points on other track's, controlling starting acceleration to avoid loosing grip.

[@oldmanonyoutube]

This game introduced me to the Nissan Skyline GTR. It also taught me real life car physics and made me a better driver.

[@michaelhowell2809]

Thier strategy guides are on point for real life driving lol

[@CLOYO]

_THE REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR_

[@K1ng1995]

The computer that's inside the R34 is designed by the same company that put this game out

[@Housesider]

@@michaelhowell2809 I was surprised at how technical the official guides are. They really go deep into it lol.

[@matturner6890]

@@Housesider I remember it tells you to set up cones to practice cornering and I was confused as to how to do it in the actual game lol

[@Zero-tn8yg]

This took my love for cars, as a 9 year old, to another level when it was released. I was obsessed with the NSX and RX7 throughout my teen years. I really wanted one when I turned 18 but I couldn't afford either so I bought a 06 RSX Type S and it was just as awesome to me. That RSX is still in my driveway after 15 years because it reminds me how much I was into the NSX and RX7 because of GT lol

[@roryswierkocki4324]

I still go back to it every couple of years. I'm 36 now and this game still fills me with pure nostalgia.

[@MMUSHcom]

If I only had $1 for every hour I spent on all of these 1-4. What amazing times. I'll never forget the first time as a kid I completed an endurance race. This re-review really takes me back. Thanks for this!

[@LeweMan]

I always remember when I was around 6 years old and wouldn't give this game a chance because I thought it was about tourism lmao One day I decided to play it anyway, and man, it definetly changed the way I saw racing games

[@Artificeral]

Great job CSP. I appreciate the calm and well-paced style of game reviews. Hope you continue it!

[@buncentb6139]

Recently getting into gran Turismo and watching all your GT reviews, this is a nice surprise

[@NorCalRide]

The first time I played this game I thought video game technology had peaked. It was so realistic I couldn't imagine a game having better graphics.

[@LMPDragon]

Great re-review! Part of why the AI are a lot harder is also because they run upgraded cars in other championships, even the Sunday Cup has upgraded AI, which you fail to mention in the review, on top of the rubber banding.

[@ttoppa]

Was just about to comment the same thing! I remember I had to check the entry list every time before I raced and if any of the AI cars was too powerful I loaded the race again. :D

[@gamtax]

The first time I realized they're upgraded is when I saw Mazda Demio in Sunday Cup had 170hp. A stock Demio would only have 94hp.

[@LMPDragon]

@@gamtax In the Sunday Cup, it runs 144hp. In the Lightweight Cup, it runs 177hp.

[@pianta4403]

Wasn’t expecting this video but definitely not complaining, cant wait to see whats next!

[@andrewcz4346]

That's such a generic comment

[@pianta4403]

@@andrewcz4346 ok

[@HunterAtheist]

@@andrewcz4346 That's such a generic name.

[@andrewcz4346]

@@HunterAtheist coming from you i searched Hunter Green on youtube and i saw like 100 other people with the same name, then i searched for toxicandrewcz and nobody else has that name

[@someguy8951]

@@andrewcz4346 Maybe because Hunter Green is their real name.

[@doubletee4391]

Absolute masterpiece. Wish they did a Hd remake. Having fast menus allowed you to jump in and play quickly. New games too cumbersome in that regard. The original actually came with insert in the case written by skip barber explaining basic racing physics. Such a wonderful experience. Thank you to everyone involved in that project.

[@nickthompson1812]

I just wish I still had my old PS1 :(

[@DanielFenandes]

Play that on Pc with an emulator. It'll be like an HD remake

[@Mystx24]

Great video, i am 35 and was a young boy when this game came out, this game absolutely got me into racing. I couldn't get enough of it. Looks pixelated today but i assure you back then it was amazing the graphics and the way the cars had body roll. Keep up the good work love your stuff

[@seekeroftruth101]

The day I loaded this game for the first time and started playing was when I officially became a gamer. The addiction factor to buying new cars that behaved like the real thing and upgrading them was absolutely genius and I couldn't believe what I was playing.

[@Captain_Klown]

Mitsubishi 3000 was my favorite car!! This game shaped my childhood. I remember getting my first car that happened to be a stick shift! With no training other than this game mechanics, i got the clutch down by the time i got home! Some things just change your life. This is one of those things for me! And the license thing was new and welcomed! Not like most people had an idea how to actually race a car! Learning to look for the apex and just something easy as practicing molded a habit that i still have today! Thank you for teaching me to race!

[@indicatexxxx2656]

I've never played this specific gran turismo but gran turismo 3 introduced me to the beautiful "ASTON MARTIN"

[@SzerlokHelmlok]

11:10 There is no damage, because the car companies didn't allowed it. It was to protect the Image of the manufacturer and promoting their product ideally in this "new digital media".

[@Laternater]

Nice. I like it when folks revisit or re-review games. Some people tend to review a game from way back before they've gotten their groove and just leave it at that.. not updating it to their modern standards.

[@JustActCoolKid]

I was hoping for a re-review of the GT franchise for so long! Great video, as always

[@ShutUpBubi]

Literally so close to 100k, cheers brudda!!

[@papapapa16]

I remember when GT2 came out, reviews say the graphics evolved from perfect to perfect.

[@andrewcz4346]

The Flatout series deserves a review

[@KotatkoVonDrapek]

yes!

[@andrewcz4346]

@@KotatkoVonDrapek lol kámo nečekal jsem na tomhle kanále dalšího čecha xD

[@Alexp37]

Yup

[@andrewcz4346]

@Alexander TM-290 same

[@davidkinsella]

The sound effects for the transitions is a nice touch!

[@akpablon7]

This game not only got me into cars, it also helped shape my taste in music. Since GT1, Feeder is still my favourite rock band, and will always be. And the original soundtrack was just as good as the licensed one!

[@jdailey01230]

As a 34 yr old who still loves gaming, I can say that this game was perfectly challenging for me as I was still developing mentally and helped mold my gaming skills they are today.

[@rickhardman7376]

gaming sucks today

[@PeteOliva]

This game meant so much to me. It led to my love of the series overall, and by the time I played GT3 A-Spec, I knew that the first car I would fully finance on my own would be a Subaru WRX. But it all started here. This game, more than anything else in my life, taught me to love the art of driving, and that no car was just a car but a machine with a distinctive personality.

[@BurnoutSonicGaming]

Damn, the timing of this video. I just went back to this game two days ago.

[@grahamhill4113]

TVR Cerbera remains my favourite car from any game. An absolute beast

[@HouseOfFunQM]

I'm kinda surprised at their shock when it sold so many copies... it was basically the iPhone of the simulation racing genre - they existed, but nothing in this kind of polish before.

[@playboilit2424]

This videogame has shaped me in so many ways… i already loved cars before it but when i played this and gt2 my relationship with cars… it is just part of my life

[@one7decimal2eight]

When the analog sticks came out that changed this game immensely

[@just_Lee2]

and for the better, no more spinning with FR cars

[@pierregrobbelaar9116]

GT 1 will always have a place in my heart.I grew up with games like stunts which was a dos game wacky wheels nfs 1 test drive 1 etc etc.When i first got gt 1 was like 15 years old and it change my way of playing car games.It also introduced me to the skyline which are my all time favorite(T R32)I didnt mind the grinding.That is the reason i uninstalled forza horizon 4 because you get fast cars without putting any work in it.I have original gt from 1-4(never got a ps3 or 4 nor would i ever get one)I play gt 4 on pc with emulator and i love it so far.Never got around to finish 3 and 4 so taking some time to do so.

[@pipikakachu]

Lol I learned how to drive using Gran Turismo. People tell me that I drive very well and smoothly

[@MrJohnReviews]

Nice review, bro, Gran Turismo 1 was undoubtedly one of the most important racing games on the PSone despite it's sequels outclassing it.

[@saubea]

Great review! I recently backed up my old Memory Cards. Can't wait to race my beloved Mitsubishi FTO again ❤️

[@W.2026]

Your voice sounds like it belongs in a racing game tutorial "Alright kid, let's see whatchu got! Drive to that start line so we can get started"

[@votekyle3000]

Gran Turismo was recommended to me by a game store employee when I was 7, i had never seen any news of it. It was significantly harder than than any game I’d ever played before, and caught the attention of my entire family.

[@votekyle3000]

Oh, that riff at 7:11 cut to my soul

[@basithph8958]

I feel that Gran Turismo is a game that really stands out from the rest And one of the best exclusives on the Playstation

[@wintermute8315]

What a controversial opinion. So brave of you to express that belief. Thank you.

[@cequiestbon3676]

You got me into PlayStation 1 gaming bc of your reviews! I’m addicted now and love the vibes the games shove off, some more than others!

[@solidwisdom8749]

It’s amazing how after so many years this games music is still memorable and it’s approaching a quarter of a century old soon. A true racing classic game

[@pencilkarate1713]

Not sure how nostalgia is talking, but there's something about those ps1 graphics that hit home for me

[@ExploringSpace]

People don't understand how ahead of it's time this game was. It was like someone from 10 years in the future had come to deliver their version of what a racing game should be, making every other game of the time feel like a quick demo.

[@chumorgan443]

A friends dad walked in on us watching the replay of our last race. He thought we were watching TV highlights of a real race. Hard to imagine anything elce on the PSX passing as "true to life"

[@markandisobel]

ridge racer 4 replays ?

[@jj68]

I was one of those 11mil and still have my copy to this day...Developers should look at this game and hang their heads in shame as this is the way to release a game, complete, with hundreds of hours of gameplay, no ingame purchases or DLC were needed! And it just got 4 times better when GT2 was released. Great review as always.

[@12vtoma99]

Another game that I play back in the day is, Jarret and Labonte stock car racing, it's awesome

[@submaniac93]

Aka ToCa World Touring Cars, its real name. I love that game, though it felt a bit less polished than ToCa 2 in terms of gameplay and sounds. The cheats are what made it infinitely replayable for random fun haha

[@josephdavid3318]

cool video dude i liked that you gave the history of the developer and the game and stuff and cool visuals, that guy was so ahead of his time and cutting edge back then

[@attilahavasi6987]

menu and dealership music was so cool and charming in this game! BTW I can see you didnt know about the GTO twin turbo ( not the LM version) wich was the strongest car in the game :D

[@FriedPlacentaBurger]

I have to say, the portion about the art style, music, and menus was spot on. This was one of the first games I really got into as a kid and the US cover, and dealer music has stayed with me to this day. Did we ever figure out whats under the car cover?

[@38.peemapontasanaset17]

Even Yamauchi can’t remember what car is it.

[@GrimWillows]

It should be noted that Gran Turismo didn't look how it is presented here. We had CRT tv sets that smoothed the image slightly. Most of us played on 14" sets explaining very large icons. Colour bleed and such were all factors in development. We didn't have hi-res pixel perfect displays back then. Just an observation not a critique. Great video.

[@boris2997]

I spent 100s of hours playing this game in the 90s it was the greatest game ever made at that point of time

[@CAJames902]

Starting Gran Turismo 3, "Pressure Sensitivity" was used, allowing you to press the X button harder to go faster.

[@legros731]

Learn something every day they said did not know this alway played it with the Logitech steering wheel never used a controller So many great memories with both gt2 and gt3 awesome game

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

My brother and I would do those 4 hour+ endurance races all weekend sometimes. Those were almost psychedelic in nature. You'd drive tsukuba perfectly for hours at a time and not even remember it. My brother and I also got into amateur racing in our teen years and I credit Gran Turismo for our early podium finishes. Being able to see the ideal racing line at the subconscious level was a great help. Even up to today my brother and I cannot be in two motor vehicles of any type at the same time without racing fiercely, despite the catalog of contusions, broken bones, and legal penalties we've accrued from doing so. Last time it was 4x4 pick up trucks with studs on a snowmobile ice race course situated on a frozen lake. I assert that I won because I was able to keep my truck out of the snowberm the longest.

[@Nick-mq9vz]

I remember buying this when it came out when I was a kid. I read the driving manual cover to cover, did every race and got gold on all license tests. I shared my memory card at school so other could see the GT40 (unlocked with gold licenses) and see my achievement. I learned so much about cars and driving as a young kid through this game. Now I'm playing GT7 on the PS5 and it feels like nothing has changed.

[@crvtcrshr]

It’s funny how the graphics got better by the end of the video. It’s like my brain started filling in the lack of pixels. Thanks for the video. I have a lot of memories playing these games with my Dad.

[@Equus21]

Thank you for the memories! Me and my grandmother played this when I was so young :)

[@Butterfingers1989]

I miss the vacuum they used to record the car sounds.

[@CHEVYbarracuda1]

Get the new golf or new toyota gr yaris and you’ll be in for a treat

[@Azurantine81]

I can remember spending so many hours on this game back in 97 as a teenager. Was a stunning game for its time.

[@Clips_36]

I never owned the full game but I played the hell outta this game on my demo discs.....jampack and underground

[@RetroPlus]

Me too, I was really bad at it

[@jimbochoo3316]

This game was incredible when it first came out. There was nothing like it. It looks very dated today, but it was absolutely boss back in the day.

[@generaldissaray4109]

this game is where i first learned that the skyline gtr existed.

[@stuffbenlikes]

This came out when I was in college, and led to a lot of skipped classes and drunk virtual driving.

[@Left-Earth]

*Yes !!!!* 🎉🎈 Thank you for making this video! My favorite game ever made.

[@frazzmac5150]

Great review. This took me right back. I always felt this title had so much potential and the GT2 really solidified it.

[@chillhour6155]

the yellow evo was my go to for this game, it was grippy AF

[@NFSlegend2]

Thank you for this. GT1 was a massive part of my childhood. I remember playing the demo on my demo disc for the first time fall/winter 98' when I 7!

[@tbone6704]

GT came out when I was 15. I had friends camped out at my house for a week trying to pimp out our 3000GT. It was like a racing rpg. It was also the first racing game I remember having to use the brakes

[@budaroddy]

I use to play this on my phone time to time, but I had a blast with this review, that soundtrack... hits just in the right spot for us back in the day went nuts with this game, also I like that you show the game as it was, withouth enhanced graphics by emulation, thats pretty cool, thanks you the best dude keep it up

[@Latinochino]

I remember playing the shit out of this game! Me loving this game is a understatement. At that time I was in love with cars and still to this day. Finding out non-USA cars are unicorns to me. Still to this day.

[@G1NZOU]

I still have my original copy of the game, the trust and creative freedom they gave to the team and the dedication they had really helped this game become one of the big hits of the PlayStation, and definitely influcenced the PlayStation's popularity and reputation.

[@GTRufus]

Gran Turismo 1 is and will always be THE Legendary PS1 Game we all enjoyed playing.

[@lilprotein]

Thanks for the in depth videos! I subbed for your amazing amount of details and also for your coverage on the best games for past gen consoles! I just got back into my PS3 and my 360 because of your forza and gt videos, you rock and greetings from Florida!

[@nattykubdruncle]

I have so much nostalgia for this game and series that over the past year and a half, I've been streaming them. I'm currently running through GT3

[@justsomeperson5110]

The two best things about the OG GT IMHO? Grinding out wins to buy upgrades while chilling to the soundtrack, and rocking the races in a freaking Ford Taurus jellybean. Why? Just because. But I will say, I got tired of "upgrading" to "better" (at least newer) GTs because they became all about arcade driving the best of the best cars. I mean a power trip is fun, but the real fun was finding cars friends or I actually owned and upgrading them to race better than we ever did IRL. THAT was the fun part. I also swear while the graphics got better, the physics got worse with every new game. Having done time in autocross, I know what real cars can do, and in game they just kept getting worse and worse by comparison to reality.

[@lasarousi]

This is the game that cemented I'm not a simulation car guy. Like many I played in a friend house and not even him knew how to get to the license race. No not win the race, we couldn't get to start the test drive. Never looked back.

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

The official number of cars in GT1, according to the Gran Turismo Wiki, is between 160-180.

[@qactustick]

So...it's more like an official range, then? That's not an exact number!

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

@@qactustick It's meant to account for certain cars appearing in one region versus another (Cars that only appear in NTSC-U/C versus NTSC-J), I believe.

[@johnathanflannagan2407]

Wow seeing Motor Toon Gran Prix literally unlocked memories I forgot I had. I can't believe it! Gran Turismo & everything in this video was significant in my childhood but i couldn't remember it haha

[@AdroDynamic]

FML I remember showing my mum this game and being like 'OMG mum, look at how realistic these cars look!' - and, of course, it did look awesome at the time. How far we've come!

[@krivickas]

Great video. Thank you for great memories. Still have 1 and 2.

[@Skarfar90]

The first Gran Turismo has a special place in my heart. It was the first true racing game that I owned as a kid. I still remember the feeling from beating the harder challenges. It was great! This game pioneered the evolution of the sim-racing genre to what we have today. Every sim-racer that came after GT followed the succesful formula. PS: The best starter car had to be the black MA70 Supra 3.0 Turbo. It would cost you 6700 credits, and it didn't take much to get it where you needed it to be for winning every championship (that it could enter). The base model with an upgraded exhaust was all you needed for the Sunday Cup. After that, you'd put on a stage 2 turbo, some slick tires, and lightened it as much as possible (on that budget). That made it superior to the cars in the Clubman Cup. Further upgrades made it on par or better than the cars in the GT cup, and fully upgraded, it could take on the Megaspeed cup, as well as the Japan vs. US (or UK). Top speed (fully upgraded) was around 350+ km/h Though, the best strategy was to run the Sunday cup twice, sell the prize cars and buy a Viper. Then you'd enter the Normal Car Championship

[@thedmitry5165]

If you like OG racing games from the dawn of home 3D, you should check some DOS/Windows racing games too! Namely, Grand Prix series, pretty much the first modern simracing series (I recommend starting with GP2) and maybe Spirit Of Speed 1937, being the weird one in the bunch of Microprose games. And you should definetly take a look at the Sega GT, the only game that I can remember from that age that dared to take on the GT1/2, it was direct competitor that was... good enough. Great video btw, I knew that Mr. Kaz was quite a maniac, but that's something special! Keep up the good work!

[@grumpybollox7949]

so glad youre still making vids! keep it up man

[@kibbles615]

Watched alot of your vids. Just subbed, im loving the more in-depth reviews. Keep it up. Love your content.

[@TheNFSRocket]

16:55 That winning soundtrack......i got it on my smartphone now because i liked it as a kid already and still love it!