I Played Midnight Club Los Angeles In 2022 And Its Still An Outstanding Arcade Racing Game

[@Under10Hours]

To everyone asking about the music, the tracks are in order from start to finish: Blast From The Past by Jeremy Black One Time by Jeremy Black West Bad by Jeremy Black

[@CatAywa]

Jeremy Black by Jeremy Black

[@dr.pepperphdindeliciousnes1396]

Just discovered this awesome channel. You seem to have grown up playing a bunch of games I've played too. Really enjoyed watching your Midnight Club videos. I'd be interested to see your take on the first one, if you are able to get it somehow.

[@PlaySkillTV]

sadly there are more Songs Missin like as exemple the Song Get Cool from Time 2 Get one of the best Songs in this Game which get you always pumped up imo though 🔥🔥 Edit: oh here i am again after 2 Years rewatching this Review 🤣🤣

[@codyr.48]

It is a horrifically underrated game. Even to this day I feel the arcade racing game mechanics were perfected with MCLA. It's baffling that the same company makes GTA with it's dog water matchbox car mechanics.

[@crownless236]

honestly if it just got better textures and better building models its like a modern game of today. It would like fucking amazing if it got a remaster.

[@izzy031096]

@NateEh No it does not.

[@bikerlad3138]

Gta 4s driving physics is most realistic I’ve ever played on a game and I love it

[@therealsenpaisakura]

@NateEh the forza horizon series is not racing sim def an arcade game

[@3n3ly7m9]

@NateEh Talking about shifting Gears, you ever play Saints Row lol. Cars have infinite amount gears

[@ileutur6863]

Also, midnight club LA lived such a long life because it released just when arcade games started becoming trash. Why do you think Burnout paradise and NFS 2010 still have active player communities and remasters? People were hanging on to the last strands of quality in a dying genre

[@Under10Hours]

That's a great point. The last few games of that era are still around. I wish this genre would come back. It would be interesting to see what would be possible with all this new power on new systems.

[@Milty2001]

Arcade games weren't trash it's because the developers knew that they don't hold up well with the new engine they got which meant that the arcade began to show its age

[@haaxxx9]

There are still some people playing Daytona USA for the PS3 online, but only on special gathering events. Trust me it was way more fun than most of Arcade racers now-a-days when it just a copy and paste cycle of a "Large open world map with a shit ton things to do but there is no reason to do it other than it's optional" I miss those games where it was more grounded and had an main objective to do. Forza Motorsport 4 and Horizon 1 are a perfect example of how to make a racing game without feeling too overwhelming at first and boring to play on hours on end. And the sense of speed is fucking insane!

[@Forzamon42069]

@@haaxxx9 Yeah I played Forza 4 two weeks ago and at 150 mph, it feels twice as fast as 250 mph in FH5

[@ezioassassain]

@@haaxxx9 too bad that midnight club has better customization than forza

[@threatlevel_TACO]

This was awesome to watch. I will forever miss the Midnight series games. The customization they had still is unmatched. What's crazy is, MC:LAs world feels more alive than NFS Heat, and the cars don't stop in the middle of intersections when you're racing. Rockstar truly did arcade racing right.

[@NFSBeast2365]

I love Midnight Club and NFS both equally, but you are not wrong. 👍🏾

[@therealsenpaisakura]

FRRR god I hate the AI in heat

[@pir_hana]

this. I always enjoyed playing high speed arcade racers like wipeout, burnout, and midnight club, knowing I can always keep the action going even when I graze or collide into a wall because of the free flowing and quick movements in games like those feeling like they are carefully tuned to utmost perfection we simply just don't get games like this anymore

[@jessemendoza9961]

It’s ok Xbox for $14 USD

[@kuorumixbox]

The game is compatible if you have it on Xbox

[@bobthebuilder9509]

6:28 On a side note with the cops, I believe you can gently hold the accelerate trigger to keep right within the speed limit so they don’t get aggravated in free mode. However, if they receive a 911 call about you, they will automatically recognize you as a street racer if they come across you- so don’t bother hiding in plain sight in that case. It’s also worth noting that if the police just want you to pull over and pay your fines, you could do so and a cutscene will play out showing the cop giving you your ticket… or you pulling away and leaving them in the dust if you accelerate during the cutscene. That was a detail that really stuck out to me, and made police chases more entertaining at the beginning (though I agree on how annoying they are in LA). I’m glad MC:LA is backwards compatible on the Xbox series- it’s still a blast to this day, thanks to the fact it was made while Rockstar was still the paragon of the gaming industry. It’s just a shame we’ll never get a new title again- especially with Grand Theft Auto taking over these days…

[@streetpilot4098]

I LOVED that you could pull off on cops in the dashcam cutscenes. That really stuck out to me when I saw the cops trailer. The one thing I wish the cops did was have more units respond and even a helicopter, maybe a roadblock here and there. Or even spots where they're sitting and clocking traffic like in NFS Heat. But they were a little too aggressive for higher numbers. But man, I think they knocked it out of the park with this one when it came to the cops. Busting street races, trying to pull you over versus engaging a pursuit depending on your speed, responding to trespassing calls, catching you doing races on the highway, all of it. I got some long fond memories with this game.

[@hispanicmig6512]

You could also alter the controls in the game options to use the triggers for gas/brake and use the sticks to drive manual which is one of my favorite details

[@GRIMEYtheFATMAN]

@@hispanicmig6512 So, Playstation, huh? That was default on Xbox, at least the throttle and brake - only Arcade racer I ever dared use manual shifting was/is the Forza Horizon series (well, also in Most Wanted '05, but that was because you could manually shift an auto at anytime, and if you let it bounce off the rev limiter a bit, it would resume auto-shifting)...

[@inkblot314]

I forgot you could pull off when you got pulled over 🤣🤣🤣 I miss this series

[@NFSBeast2365]

IKR?

[@andre7089]

I cant be the only one who thinks Midnight club LA is one of the prettiest games released in the modern era. Like seriously it looks like a dream city

[@Aldairion]

There were so many little details that made the city feel more real than other open world driving games, yet it was still designed to work well for racing. I had so much fun just cruising around and exploring.

[@Bimmer-Fonz]

theres one street u can park on and if u park close enough to the house u can hear a couple arguing for like 30 mins in the game. sucha cool piece of detail

[@Under10Hours]

That's so funny! I need to go find that street haha

[@Bimmer-Fonz]

@@Under10Hours i cant remember where exactly but i met a guy on there (actually still friends to this day) and he showed it to me. i think its near the hills area

[@ewayslider1216]

Its in the hills on 1 of the streets, youll see sand

[@matthias6933]

LA is one of my most favorite games I've ever played. The third game might be mechanically better, but it was the first time with LA that a Midnight Club game had AAA polish in it, due to it being so high detailed. It aged so well graphically

[@JJOSHIE123]

Wym aaa

[@fart4192]

@@JJOSHIE123 he means that midnight club 3 looks like a browser game featured on miniclip in comparison

[@3n3ly7m9]

@@fart4192 yeah

[@CrossbowNYC]

I felt like MC2 was the best for me due to gameplay & main menu had a bit more faster pace to it even with the game not having car customization it didnt need to cars looked perfect how they were

[@3n3ly7m9]

@@CrossbowNYC I only played MC3 Dub and LA Complete Edition. But my Favorite is MC3, that was the one I played the most, I spent more time just driving around and messing with stuff than actually completing the game. Ahhhh.. back then when you didn't have to worry about anything but your parents telling you to go to bed.. and then you wake up and play again in the morning all day..

[@stonertactics]

Went out and hunted this down a few years ago on disk, can confirm still works on X/S/X with a G920 as well. Still one of my favorites by rockstar.

[@the-boring-car-guy]

My g29 worked on my ps3 too. Shifter doesn't though

[@okdok3742]

criminally underrated. especially at night, with all the lights and the traffic and pedestrians. the city feels so damn alive when ur flying 200 kph +

[@See_through866]

Rockstar

[@GreatestHeroDeku]

I kinda wish Midnight Club made a comeback and yeah you have Forza, Gran Turismo, F1 and many other racing games are around but man I think if Rockstar wanted to they can bring it back maybe in a London or Tokyo setting

[@Under10Hours]

I would love a Tokyo arcade racer

[@ldope3904]

Car companies don't like their cars being used for illegal street racing... well that's what I read somewhere. Don't see why it would matter tho, ppl still gonna want their cars lol. Plus movies... their cars always used for criminal and illegal activities lol

[@onemorescout]

None of those have Midnight Club’s soul, they’re all different variations of corporate racer: F1 of course, GT because of its microtransactions, and Forza because it literally is a corporate racing event (Whitelight’s recent video goes into detail on that). Let me wreck streetlights while being chased by 5 cop cars again.

[@dornsmichel_1364]

I'm also wishing for a Burnout comeback. These two game series kinda have the same fate. Their last real release was in 2008. Both games MC LA and Burnout Paradise are just excellent but they still got canceled as a standalone series. MC was kinda integrated into GTA and Burnout was integrated into NFS

[@onemorescout]

@@dornsmichel_1364 The closest thing to MC in GTA is one Franklin side mission and that godawful Online mode. To your credit, Hot Pursuit is essentially Burnout Paradise 1.5 and Most Wanted 2012 was Burnout Paradise 0.5.

[@salami99]

Midnight club was made by LEGENDS. They truly had the most unique car game in it's time. I wish that continued to innovate this franchise.

[@bibalnasaha2534]

Even now it definitely holds up. The car customisation alone is leagues ahead of current NFS games. If this game was remastered then NFS would be a forgotten franchise

[@nilbog6942]

Huh? Looks like any other nfs game lol.

[@gabagoolovahere5869]

@@nilbog6942 totally different game

[@nilbog6942]

@@gabagoolovahere5869 ayo uh where's the gabagool?

[@gabagoolovahere5869]

@@nilbog6942 my good pal Tony ate that gabbagool years back

[@EnyoTaiz]

I loved how you could make a design on one car, store it, than apply to any other car. It didn't always line up right, but a quick edit and it was fixed. Even designs from cars bought from Rate-My-Ride could have the design stored and edited. No other game has done that, Forza and Gran Turismo even purposely lock designs.

[@ImadHadjersi]

NFS Heat

[@XanVicious]

Lmao I became a millionaire by stealing Red Bull liveries, I have no shame admitting this now. As an 8 year old that game was hard af.

[@llJeezusll]

My favorite was buying cheap cars with modded Neon liveries and editing them to make my own Neon designs. I remember spending hours making a design for one car and then my dumbass entered a pink slip race and crashed into a bus right at the start and lost it 😔

[@harysuper]

@@llJeezusll that’s too bad! Hopefully you were able to win it back.

[@llJeezusll]

@@harysuper Nope I pretty much quit playing Single Player after that because I sold most of my best cars for that one car. Also it was the very last Pink Slip race in the game and I had to decide if I want to try to win that car back or a modded Saleen 7 I also lost in another pink slip race before Was too difficult of a choice for my 10 year old self 😂

[@thetraylorpark534]

My first time going to LA to see my sister, I brought my MC:LA map with me because the first place I told her I wanted to eat was at Carney’s. We did. Great food there too!

[@Under10Hours]

THATS A REAL PLACE!?

[@thetraylorpark534]

@@Under10Hours yep yep. It’s located along Sunset next to Burlesque Lounge. Actually a lot of places you can find from the MC:LA map

[@Under10Hours]

@@thetraylorpark534 gah that makes me so happy. Now I want to visit LA on a midnight club tour haha

[@thetraylorpark534]

@@Under10Hours definitely do it! I’m in need of another vacation, so who knows, maybe I’ll catch you there!!

[@StoinkyDoinky831]

Not only is it still a great game but its a time capsule to my childhood

[@Tysmizzy]

I turned 18 in 2008. After teenage years without a console, I was able to buy my first one by myself, which was an Xbox 360 60go edition, which offered 720p resolution, it was crazy at the time. I ordered Midnight Club LA without any hesitation, having played the 2nd opus at my friends house when I was younger, and being totally crazy about westcoast culture and Hip-hop. I remember my homie who introduced me to the MC series telling me about the graphics: "it's so well done it doesn't even look like a game". The customization possibilities, crazy LA details, epic soundtrack, the spirit of rivalry never seen in a racing game, the terribly hard and frustrating collisions, the GPS interface of the map, the headlight system to provoke a rival on the road, the phone, everything was extraordinary. The beauty of Santa Monica beach, the sunsets and sunrises, the road shining with orange reflections, the small roads of the hills, the Jordan sponsoring, the LA River, the possibility to bet your car and find the machine you invested your fortune in on the roof of a building and racing in the hands of a steeet race gang member (before disabling the automatic save forever 🤣), the varied game modes, the possibility to try all the vehicles, the damage management... Really I have only good memories of this game, way too huge and complete for me to have finished it. I remember how fascinated I was by the South Central DLC which expanded the city and offered lowriders... Much later I scratched my original cd by moving my console on (bad idea). I immediately ordered the complete edition which was very cheap second hand. I sometimes play it again on Xbox One, continuing my career, and it will be the same on Series X. 14 years later, the difficulty of zigzagging between vehicles, cops and buildings still gives me this joy that makes me celebrate my 1st places as if I had scored a 3 point at the buzzer. You're right, this game is unstoppable. Thank you for bringing back these memories so well.

[@Under10Hours]

This is awesome man! I am happy you're still enjoying and playing to this day!

[@Tysmizzy]

@@Under10Hours Salute from France.

[@Under10Hours]

@@Tysmizzy I had no idea my videos made it that far! Hello from across the pond 👋

[@ezioassassain]

this is the best customization in any modern racing game its a crime rockstar hasnt remastered or made a new midnight club.

[@Bigsmoke-zg2ko]

The nostalgia is mad crazy 😩

[@nathan6471]

This game played a huge part of my childhood and my now love for cars and older games. Spent many many hours on my PS3 playing this and loved every single second of it.

[@Milty2001]

What I love about this game is how each car has their own realistic interior it's also one of the only games that I didn't enjoy at first because I was used to the arcade mechanics from midnight club 3 but over time I realized that I could just adjust vehicle controls to my liking and enjoyed it, the only flaw is that if you fully upgrade a group 3 car then the game will put you up against exotics

[@TominoCabana]

This is a great game that held up pretty well but I think MC3 Dub Remix still wins for me, since there are multiple maps and the physics are more fun to mess around with.

[@lordmegatron65]

Such a great game! This series seriously needs to come back! 😊👍

[@rte7760]

man this game takes me back, was like seven or eight when i got to play it on ps3 with my dad and although i was shit at the game, previewing bikes and driving as fast as i could on the highway untill i crashed and fell of was something else

[@pablodelgado7919]

Midnight Club L.A was such a great game, despite that i played the PSP Remix version more when younger but still it was a great experience. It's a shame that we haven't gotten another MC entry in over a decade and Rockstar doesn't seem to care about the franchise anymore by the looks of it.

[@parmishvermadamama5152]

Bought this game recently to bring back the nostalgia of playing one of my favorite arcade racing games I’ve played

[@JanoBanano1996]

14 years later and this game still looks amazing. I remember when it's got released, I was blown away by the amount of detail and atmosphere. l still am and I miss it more than any other game :(

[@seven6ix275]

It’s kinda hard to imagine to was released in 2008 😭😭. Dam time flies

[@Under10Hours]

Yeah it does 😭

[@notch747]

The highway system was designed so well. I remember just driving around like an npc stopping at lights and listening to music. Good times.

[@TheMskostyan]

I wasn't having a chance to play MCLA until my aunt gave me her Playstation 3 in August 2021. MCLA since is one of the most favorite racing games of mine despite 30FPS and frame dips on PS3 FAT

[@danieltaylor4185]

7:24 - Actually, fun fact, there's cut police scanner dialogue that calls out several cars that didn't make the final cut for whatever reason, one of which is a "Late Model Cadillac Escalade." They also have dialogue for a "humvee" for some reason, and I guess that would also be in more or less the same category.

[@yoshatabi]

Man I used to be sooooo addicted to this game. One of my all time favorites for sure.

[@jellybIood]

Of course it’s still an outstanding game. This game is exactly GTA V before GTA V, and GTA V hasn’t changed in the past 10 years. By Rockstar standards, this game is still brand new.

[@fitzgerald434]

I only had one issue with this game at the time, if you had a fully upgraded car that was better than other cars and you put it on the hardest difficulty the A.I. cars played so aggressive and were super fast even with a fully upgraded car that you were able to beat the same cars on easier difficulties. It made it feel like upgraded didn't matter at all. Overall I loved this game, the map was great, the customization was awesome too!

[@KURUZU43]

One of my favorite games of all time no question I wish GTA5 had a livery system like midnight club LA Can you imagine I think Rockstar really missed an opportunity there in my opinion

[@Mimiiii_VEV0]

one of the things that i really like about MCLA are the npc racers, I really like that they have some dumb quip or insult in the beginning of a race and how they will call out to you when you hit their car and will also call you out if you're in first or last place, they'll even say something to you if you get in a really bad accident. havent seen it in many other games and it just adds to the many details that MCLA didn't have to have.

[@ldope3904]

Exact reason why I hate every other racing games. They just feel souless and lifeless

[@goldengod5915]

This game and Need For Speed Carbon made me think Dodge Challengers were like Lamborghini level cars as an 11 hear-old at the time. I remember my first time seeing one in late 2007 and losing my mind. I think it was also just a V6 too. Now these things plague the street and you can't go anywhere without seeing one.

[@ldope3904]

Midnight Club best racing game series. Nothing come close... the vibe and feel unmatched

[@Cutthroat__]

Still playing till this day no other racing game comes close to this masterpiece imo and Xbox online is still pretty active

[@SingularityEngine]

Awesome review. 12:45 And yeah, I definitely drove like my life depended on it whenever Indestructable came on. This game probably was the gateway that got me into Disturbed, lol.

[@sdc303]

An awesome game I still play today. One thing this game has that few games do is a very dynamic, realistic city filled with life. The soundtrack is incredible as well: unique, very fit for races and fresh even after more than a decade later.

[@Pastobross]

Bro i use to get pulled over on purpose then smash off🤣🤣🤣it was so entertaining to me and still hasnt changed , shoutout xbox for keeping this game around on the newer systems

[@TheCarsfan4ever]

Some people do not understand the impact of this game. It was fresh and new at a time where franchises were trying to find their footing. To this day I still play and complete the story mode, I cannot stop playing it and know the map like the back of my hand.

[@Post_Leako]

I'm glad you mentioned the gamestop bit cause I was gonna comment about that. We made a joke about still selling at least one new copy of that game a week and getting at least one call about it a week.

[@Under10Hours]

Yeah I still can’t believe the legendary status this game had. And of all games to last as long as it did…

[@rg101gamingetc..4]

The memories are back 😭 mercury soundtracks + Chevrolet Camaro dreams man thanks for this video love it man

[@mattygschannel]

An absolutely amazing game, I played the absolute hell out of this game as a kid and love to pick it up and play it now

[@apolloofficial1741]

IMO This and the first GRID game were the last of the legendary racing games. Both added really cool niche ideas and features that games today can't or won't add into theirs. Hopefully one day we will get another racing game with the same level of love and passion as this one had put into it.

[@Shinny1338]

GRiD and DiRT2* Codemasters knocked it out of the park with those two. FM4 still stands out as the last game you could individually pick the cars you raced against. It took hosting a private online lobby but it is still a feature missing from FM. That generation of racing games stands alone

[@harysuper]

I got this game in 2011 and have loved it ever since! A very well done game with so many unique things to offer. My favorite cars in the game were the police car and the Grand National.

[@isaacvl95]

I've never found all of the yellow cans in mcla never had the opportunity to play online there but without online it was truly a great game, also remember that I did the usb thing for the songs and made a kind of a glitch if I remember correctly on the game where I could buy whatever car I wanted but would go on negative debt

[@amon4874]

Test drive unlimited 2 was such an amazing competitor, I mean the endless amount of roads on Ibiza and Hawaii the scenery cars housing and everything just ahead of its time. A remastered TDU2 ( tdu sc is new but 🤷🏽‍♂️ ) and a new Midnight club would be amazing

[@TheSkaterer]

I raced and drifted competitively for years on mcla the scene started to die around 2015 there were hundreds of crews and teams playing and was the most organized competition scene I’ve ever seen all controlled by the respected higher ups there were also Teams with 2/300 members they had management accounts for their crews since the 360 only allowed 100 friends I still see people on my friends list playing to this day

[@SapOdd]

I love this game so much what a wave of nostalgia. Awesome video got my sub, like and comment!

[@Under10Hours]

Thank you!

[@FIReOOB]

Thanks for your video. I rebought the game and already enjoying it like never before. It was and still really a great game.

[@kenkobra6332]

I remember playing this when it came out, truly one of my favorite games of all time

[@Matiassd]

I was born in 1998. Im so glad i got to grew up with midnight club & NFS golden era

[@JMK248]

Literally just bought the game and will be posting the walkthrough on my channel soon I played this game for hours as a kid love every minute of it can’t wait to dive back into it

[@Kudo716]

Maaaan... Yeah I remember the cops being ruthless in this game. They should've done what they did in GTA IV where you just have to get out of their "circle." The car models ARE bonkers for 2008. It was such a step up from something like Test Drive Unlimited. While I don't think it's the best in the series, it is still a fun game for sure, I was just never determined to beat this one for some reason. Great video! You're getting consistently better at this, and I think this one is gonna be another banger once it goes live!

[@Under10Hours]

Glad I wasn’t the only one who hated the police in this game 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@No-vq1iv]

NFS Carbon featured the Challenger and Camaro concepts before MCLA in 2006.

[@pieterbadenhorst2718]

I grew up playing MC3 Dub Edition on the PS2 in like 2009/2010 and it was arguably my favorite game (this or Gran Turismo 4). I happened to find my copy of MCLA last year and it turns out I never played it. Anyway so I went on like a 3 week playthrough and completed the game and even in 2022, it was the most fun I had on a racing game in a long time. Really brought back memories from MC3 and the vehicles are special even today. What a game!

[@encaged314]

I borrowed this game from my gf's little brother during my senior year of HS. I remember it being a lot of fun but hated that my dream car, the Audi R8, was locked behind some weird Rockstar account achievements. I ended up downloading a second save file on my PS3 that had it unlocked. I also remember starting out a new save always felt like such a drag with how slow everything was at first and the grind it took to get somewhere. They definitely could have used some more trucks/SUVs but having free upgrades after completing the story is one of the best thing they could have done.

[@YoungDelso]

I came home at 4 p.m. from school I turned on the PS3 and I launched this game every day ❤️❤️

[@Wittedtugboat]

Midnight club was the first game I played when I was 3 and made me have a huge love for car today

[@ogvonn]

Definitely one of my favorite racers. I pick up the game every couple years and it still gives that sense of thrill. Dope video!

[@NJTCOMET]

I wish we could have Midnight Club 3 cities and cars with all of the gameplay mechanics and features of MCLA. This game for me was so much more enjoyable then 3 because things aren’t always moving at Mach 2 with shit just flying at you while you bounce off walls, traffic, trains and burst off building into the air like a missile. Cars feel distinguished and weighty, drifting was optional rather then forced, and although it’s arcady, it isn’t ridiculous. MCLA lacks a lot in the car department though, and even in 08 there are some glaring omissions that were popular at that time. Alot of the best cars are the crap convertible versions.

[@radicaIized]

ME412 in MCLA 🤤

[@threatlevel_TACO]

This is exactly what I've wanted. Just remaster MC3 Dub edition remix with better graphic and I'll be happy.

[@r3uvsgaming]

If you didn't like Midnight Club 3 for those reasons, then you're gonna absolutely DESPISE Midnight Club 2 😂

[@tacticalmattress]

Exactly what you described about 3 is why I don't and never liked it. I like 1 & 2 much better, and it's not nostalgia. The cars feel weightless and just idk, weird. I don't know what it is but I know I don't like it. Feels like a 2D Bit Racer is about the only way I can describe it. One thing it had was cars, and a much better soundtrack. Other than that, L.A is superior in every single way. 58 cars isn't a lot but the customization and online made up for it. I remember modding my paints with a hex editor on my pc, to get the glow paint. Miss those days.

[@rockinrolla102]

It's funny that this became recommended as I was thinking of reinstalling this game after so many years always loved that game

[@Ultra-Lightning]

I really wish they made a PC version cause I’d play the crap out of this….

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

Technically you can play it on PC nowadays thanks to emulators like Xenia and RPSC3 though you need a good PC to run it. But yeah I wish there was an actual PC version, the life of the game would have been extended with mods.

[@devoncarter7222]

@@rlfpotatoking9253 hey bro can you give me any Laptop that can run this game on xenia or rpcs3?

[@buhshmuh]

@@devoncarter7222 my dell g15 handles it perfectly

[@aaronbolser9579]

“So many unique original ideas” *immediately starts making Brian’s Skyline* Truly masterful editing lol

[@Under10Hours]

Many people on rate my ride had the creative gene. I was not one of them haha

[@bniy]

One thing awesome was how you could bring single player vehicles to multiplayer. When the MC:LA first released I seriously underestimated the multiplayer element to the game, I gave it a go initially, thought it was 'cool' then never really bothered with it again. It wasn't until a little later in the year, my friends got into MC:LA, we were playing this game every night, showing off our cars our progress in the game and just racing and hanging out. Such a great title, miss the Midnight Club series. The way the multiplayer worked was leagues above any other 'arcade', or just street racer in general. The ability to set up events on the fly, in public games, race randoms, join random races with other players, seemlessly switch out of lobbies to a new one and join in the races and events going on there. Seriously cool.

[@logan-_-]

My cousins played it when it came out but I never ended up buying it till last year and it ended up being a blast. I got a few different cars but ended up going right back to my 240sx I miss how old games handled progression because now it feels like most car games only after a few hours you have a multi million dollar collection of some of the fastest hypercars that you didn’t even have to really work for

[@Under10Hours]

I agree. I feel like in these games, getting a new car feels earned and you really have to succeed to afford the best cars in the game. I really didn't like the trend Most Wanted 2012 created of "drive around, find car. ditch old car. repeat." You can just stumble across any supercar in that game whenever, and to me it feels poorly paced because of that.

[@waNErBOY]

that shade at forza horizon tho LOL

[@hollowaang5284]

Rockstar really needs to make another one of these game's. Or at least remake the older one's.

[@artistanthony1007]

I think they should try remaking the games and built upon it for the next, would love to see the first game given new life.

[@ramiahwhitney1946]

Fun Fact: the Xbox servers in MCLA is still up and running and PS3 servers in MCLA is down due to gamespy.

[@SassquatchTX]

Nothing compares to this even now

[@current3109]

This game had such an active and dedicated community. Online sessions were always packed with players and people actually playing game modes. It’s sad this era of games are long gone.

[@lm_dccxl4078]

I think this is the only game were I really like the physics and feeling of driving a bike, once you master how to do it is an amazing adrenaline rush to drive them.

[@TisWaffles]

I recently picked up a few games I always wanted as a kid but couldn't get at my local used games store and Midnight Club LA was one of them. This era of gaming is one of my favorites and am kinda sad I couldn't experience much of it in it's prime.

[@r3uvsgaming]

the thing about MCLA is that it felt more like GTA than Midtown Madness.

[@Under10Hours]

Yeah the feeling was entirely different

[@NFSBeast2365]

I looove Midnight Club with a passion. It’s my favorite game series from Rockstar. It seems like a blessing MCLA is backwards compatible in Xbox One/ Series S/X. This game has pink slips, and wagers, something which NFS has yet to bring. I admire Midnight Club and I will always remember that series for as long as I live. LONG LIVE MIDNIGHT CLUB 2000-2009 Also, we can drive cop cars in MCLA’s career mode, it’s so fun! 😂

[@Titan_Jael]

I played this when I was a kid and let me tell that I loved it so much.

[@LastGenKilla-_-]

MCLA with a modded save is whole nother world too. I recommend everyone get themselves 1 of those drift car saves off those 10 yr old youtube videos, they're super easy to set up and just make the game feel brand new all over again

[@Under10Hours]

This sounds amazing. I will definitely look into doing this!

[@gamingofthelegend3907]

I first played it around the age of 12 or 10 I think now I’m 18 turning 19 and I’ve never loved a game as much as this one.

[@Ceazlawezz]

Coming home from school and losing your car in a pink slip to Lester is peak nostalgia. Taught you how to be a man a take a loss.

[@xavierrodriguez2554]

This was actually my FAVORITE game while I was a kid, played it for hours a day for years

[@donaldduck476]

The last game my car was in. God I miss these days. Feels exactly how it did through the ps3 controller when I was a kid😂😂

[@KerrBox92]

here's my idea for my ultimate street racing game: midnight club LA's character friendships/banter, a character creator like in juiced 2 but way more in depth, sponsorship clothing brands like in NFS heat but more like nike, reebok, puma, DC shoes, vans, nixon, DVS, matix, circa, zoo york, ecko, etc, open ended races like midnight club as well as closed track races like need for speed, NFS heat cop's personality and aggression, the car list of any forza game, more options for body kit customization like in juiced 2, juiced 2's gambling, races actually have a buy in so you're not just rewarded money, you might actually lose some of your own

[@anthonymartinez9184]

Dude the Dub Edition Remix was absolutely amazing :,)

[@michazmuda1477]

About Concepts of Camaro and Challenger, NFS did it earlier, in 2006 with NFS Carbon. Challenger Concept was used by Angie Boss(Leader of 21st Street Crew) and Camaro was Collector Edition Bonus Car, but devs allowed us to test it in one race of challenge series.

[@Oggre]

My favorite driving club of all time ! I cant wait to have a remaster or sequel of this game !

[@heroslippy6666]

My first introduction to Midnight Club was on the GBA... that was fun to just drive around and crash into everything as a kid.

[@thec.e.oofbasedindustries8013]

When I first played this game around 2014/2015 it quickly becmae my favourite racing game. I recently played it again on current gen and it's still my favourite racing game

[@Myles_Mcfly]

First time view of your videos! MCLA is top tier customization for car games. Definitely subbing cus i love these typa videos but we def need a 45+ min video

[@CAJfur]

Man I miss this game, I had a lot of fun with it. My absolute favorite thing about it was the way you could customize the wheels, you can make them exactly how you want. That's not something you can do in most games it seems. In midnight club LA, I can give my car extremely tiny wheels and tires, and it was hilarious. I miss it.

[@Michael.Shayne]

Currently playing MCLA on my series s and it lowkey makes me sad. It’s an amazing challenging & beautiful game! The sad part is racing games haven’t really progressed or innovated since then. Another Midnight club from rockstar would be fire but they won’t let go of GtaOnline

[@bcat300]

Midnight Club LA definitely brings backs memories. I need to get a new PS3 and play it again 💯

[@josephmachado6081]

Loved the video man, and have been binging some of your other vids too. I totally think you should check out the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series I feel like you'd probably enjoy it if you've never played any of them before!

[@Under10Hours]

I have gotten so many recommendations for TXR that I feel like I need to dive in soon! I've been trying to find copies of all the games so I can do a video on them!

[@josephmachado6081]

@@Under10Hours hell yeah! I really look forward to it if you do! Keep up the great work man you're awesome!

[@Under10Hours]

@@josephmachado6081 thanks so much!

[@jadedkratos5528]

It pisses me off that Midnight Club 3 - DUB Edition Remix and this game weren't also released on Steam. WE NEED MIDNIGHT CLUB ON STEAM NOW!

[@minhly8487]

My most favorite special ability was "bumper car" other vehicles. I find them extremely useful on 2 wheels.

[@williamjones6266]

Wow great video. I still have my copy. It's going to always be in my PS3 collection.

[@PlaySkillTV]

This GAme is still Ballin... play still today ❤️❤️

[@johnnyorellana2187]

6:25 Front wheel drive works well on sand, so i use no damage cheat for fun and mess around with the police at the beach

[@kmrchneru9103]

I finished it recently still just as good as I remember no rose tented anything this game is pure gold Iam still not sure if Tokyo is in complete

[@youn00ber]

I got this for ps3 around 2016, unfortunately the online mode had been shut down by then. Kind of sucky. But yes, excellent game. Just racing on a highway is fun and is its own gamemode pretty much. Besides the cops, the biggest flaw is the rubberbanding which can get pretty nutty on hard-difficulty races. I don't see why anyone wouldn't choose the Roar perk, unless you're on a bike and need a quick crashbreaker-like moment to avoid a faceplant, for which that ramming perk works (whatever its called). I haven't completed it tho, think I'll pick it up for 360 now that I have one

[@jordankelly9609]

Servers are still working on xbox 2022

[@youn00ber]

@@jordankelly9609 really? Nice

[@lillexus5589]

The bikes in MCLA are very overpowered. you can complete every event quite easily on hard.

[@youn00ber]

@@lillexus5589 i crashed way too often with those deathmobiles to rely on them