Is this the WORST Racing Game Ever? - Square Eyed Jak

MiDAS touched my childhood... with a game so unspeakably bad, it's taken me over 10 years to muster up enough courage to revisit it once again. Why you may ask? Because this just might be the absolute WORST racing game of all time!
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[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

4 years late to the party but I did some research on this game and found it’s part of the SuperLite series in Japan, basically another budget line like the Simple series. Midas published a lot of these games in the rest of the world but the thing is with the SuperLite series is they were more often than not just re-releases of other games (Tetris, Cotton, etc) but the games they actually did make and were original were often VERY simple games. Crosswords, Mahjong, that sort of stuff. This is part of them. It’s literally simple racing. As basic as humanly possible.

[@rjmario2234]

I know a superlite series game when I see one, and there are dozens of them. I like the artistic character portraits from this one.

[@gamerguy425]

Batman Has the Joker AVGN has LJN Caddicarus has Phoenix Games Jak has Midas!

[@Will-ln1il]

William Jak has the people asking him to review Ratchet and Clank

[@hansweiss469]

I have Mega man X3 haters and Mega man X6 defenders

[@callumsparrow4379]

William Tennings has Blast! Entertainment

[@Will-ln1il]

Callum Sparrow god I miss Tennings

[@callumsparrow4379]

William Duffy Same here. He does have quite an active Twitter presence though, and he did make a tweet back in October last year saying that he missed doing reviews [twitter.com/Tennings/status/920597862274170881] (so that could be a sign for a comeback after nearly 2 years of complete silence from his YT channel), but nothing's really concrete here. Only time will tell, I guess...

[@sling-b]

Funny how they call bends and corners "sissy" when just making the tracks a straight line is the sissiest track design in humanity.

[@alex_-yz9to]

Sling Blue-Eyes i wonder if it's possible to make a Straight line track interesting

[@sling-b]

I mean, Crash Bandicoot had levels that were just straight lines and those levels are fun, so probably

[@alex_-yz9to]

Sling Blue-Eyes i should have specified in racing games ij particular

[@sling-b]

I already took that into consideration.

[@lorumipsum1129]

@@alex_-yz9to it's interesting when cars somehow crash on one during a drag race, but it's usually not the tracks fault.

[@alex_-yz9to]

HOLLY SHIT it's the 96TH episode? We're almost at the big 100!

[@BranSnakes]

How do you have the patience to sit through this shit?! I would've broke the disc lol

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

Ratchet Brandicoot I wonder that aswell

[@otakon17]

>ever since Midas Touch'd me in the childhood There's a joke there but I'm not brave enough to make it.

[@JuniorNitro]

C'mon now. We're all adults ... for the most part.

[@TheMamaluigi300]

Little Jak would need an adu- t-TWO HE’D TWO ADULTS OVER THERE

[@MrMegaMario64]

Three minutes of gameplay time.... I think your title is accurate!

[@RadioTails]

I dunno Jak, that guy at 8:33 looks like you after playing too much Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly! That game can do crazy things to a person! XD Great review as always Jak.

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

RadioShadow that a good one

[@DuelmasterX3]

Start Of The Video: How bad could it be? End Of The Video: Oh.........

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

SpyroFan69 that was my thought aswell

[@ShogunGin0]

I think that Asian lady in the intro cinematic is supposed to be a riff on that one model who was kinda the mascot for Ridge Racer for several games. The hair is practically identical. I also find it hilarious that the character portraits are a mix of American indie comic rejects, and anime-esque rejects that look like bad Yu Yu Hakusho characters, if I'm citing a specific anime.

[@Trisaaru]

I've really been enjoying the videos you've been putting out these past few weeks. Keep up the good work, Jak!

[@patrickroncoski5706]

It's not everyday that we see a review that is longer than the game lol. Top notch as always, Jack!

[@PS3GamingScotland]

These reviews are top notch mate. Keep them coming please. Would like to see you review more modern games too.

[@demonarcher1661]

Man dude love the content :) I used to just watch you for your crash reveiws bht after watching a few other reveiws I think your one of my favorite game reviewers now :)

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers mate! :)

[@Anon24052]

When I was younger, I used to love car racing games, like need for speed and gran turismo. I still do. If I played this back then, I would stop very quickly, snap the disk, and put in need for speed high stakes.

[@decadentgamer3108]

Wow never heard f this game but then again, never heard of Midas in general like I mentioned in your last video but wow this game... I can see why it was disappointing to you, I'd feel the same way. But hey at the very least, you were able to beat a game that you couldn't beat when you were a child so that's a plus at least? lol Anyway great review like always Jak. :)

[@SquareEyedJak]

It's about the only positive thing I could get out of this, cheers! :P

[@decadentgamer3108]

That's the spirit lol

[@santinoeli71506]

Of!!

[@BlackTiger653]

Got the new car as a kid but have never had the patience to replay to see if there is more. Also I had 1 playthrough where one of the shops was busy the entire way, preventing me from ever using it. Also if you manage to turn yourself around so you are going the wrong direction the game calls you an idiot.

[@RotcodFox]

Jack, I DARE you to try finding at least 1 game from MiDAS that you would consider "good" or at least decent.

[@GamerAlexVideos]

I love finding new bad racing games. This was a treat of a video.

[@CRANTIME]

I'm actually so glad you cleaned the shit out of your PSone. Also, you're really pumping these out, holy shit!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Well I needed to get ahead to work on Hawktober and once that's ready for shooting, I'll be getting ahead for Reignited and the rest of September :)

[@CRANTIME]

Well, God speed! Pass me some of those productive juices if you've got any extra!

[@Sephinova]

i’m hoping you review “Hunchback of Notre dame and Legend of Pocahontas” betting they’ll be masterpieces.

[@Bensworth]

6:43 What dafuq was that sound?!!?! You naughty boy

[@dariohc6898]

Bensworth raunchy

[@dariohc6898]

Raunchy

[@dariohc6898]

Raunchy

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

Awesome video there Square Eyed Jak brilliant work

[@Killagoose77]

Just thought about it, there's so many racing games that have tracks that last about 3 minutes, effectively meaning those single tracks offer more gameplay than Dragstars. I feel bad for you and the other misfortunate kids that had to play that.

[@SquareEyedJak]

Exactly my point, it's horrendous!

[@mojojojox5043]

I had a similar experience when I was a kid with a racing game on the ps1 as well. ATV Racers, when I booted the game up I got stuck on the first race, and the controls are extremely stiff. it's not as hard now but it's super annoying to try and beat.

[@gamerguy425]

Drag racing has to be the worst thing to make a video game out of because it's just PURELY down to the performance of the car with almost no input from the player unless both cars are manual. Clealy they were just looking for the easiest thing possible to make.

[@SquareEyedJak]

I didn't mention it but transmission is manual in the game, still that's like 5 button presses at the right time and you win.

[@MegaCaza1]

Have you played Speed Freaks on the PS1? Very underrated game and racer. Be interesting to know your thoughts on speed freaks in the future if you get a chance.

[@WH250398]

Pretty bullshit that you have to unlock multiplayer though...

[@St_Rizla]

The setting of this game is sakuragicho in Yokohama, it also appears in Racing Lagoon, but the gameplay is much better lol

[@NanaKyoto]

I'm sure the worst has yet to come sooner or later.

[@octoisgay]

Shiro-Luna Yes. Yes, indeed.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

I'm surprised he still hasn't covered Cinderella, Animal Soccer World or Snow White & The 7 Clever Boys (formulaic "games" from Phoenix/Dingo/LJN/whatever which are similar to Mouse Police, Dalmatians 3, Pinocchio and Dinosaur Adventure).

[@nnbandicoot1135]

8:26 would little Square Eyed Jaky been freaked out if he got to this part

[@vagamer522]

Is it me but is that text box in the game look similar to the text box in ff7?

[@ZS05]

VA gamer Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Dragstars

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Now that you said it, it really looks like

[@isaacrodriguez9960]

Great feeling of mission accomplished dude.

[@Alex-zb7yu]

You make everything funny. Great Video!!

[@tomgerrits6349]

I love your channel so much keep up the good work

[@Time_Is_Space]

your hate for Midas games reminds me of AVGN hate for LJN games , BTW great video man :)

[@thatrandomdude4143]

Square eyed jack: says dragstars is the worst racing game ever Cosmic race: am i a joke to you?

[@andresugalde916]

No way, Big Rigs is the absolute worst.

[@GatorMilk]

Pablo Ugalde You are playing it wrong.

[@redpheonix1000]

At least big rigs is fun for a while

[@WH250398]

Ride To Hell Retribution exists...

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

u.v No! Big Rigs is hilarious! It’s my way or the highway, and the highway ain’t got shit!

[@Anon24052]

Big rigs legally isn’t a racing game unless it’s v3.

[@Nostalgic_Gamer12]

After seeing that title screen for your review. Makes me wonder what you have in store for your 100th episode?

[@valonxoxa8836]

My god. What are the chances! I played this a couple of times as a kid. Out of nowhere, memories came back to haunt me and for the life of me I could not find the name of the game. After searching online for an eternity, I stumbled on this video. For some reason I remember it being funnier/ on the light side.

[@darrellturner22]

At least the opening isn't as bad as the V8 Supercars one where a kid attends a race and sees his older brother crash AND FUCKING EXPLODE AND DIES. The weirder thing is that the opening is the backstory for the career mode, cause apparently seeing someone you love explode inspires to follow in their footsteps.

[@silverstrikegaming195]

Damn, i beat it in just over 40.... gotta go for the speedrun record now

[@fdforlife5422]

going into this video i expected to still think Initial d mountain vengeance was the worst racing game ever , but this might actually be worse , because at least that game had dem turns ''for the sisies'' and it was at least longer , however of course it achieves that length because of filler.

[@GabeTheGrump]

"No sissy corners or bends" I wonder what they think of Rally what I personally think is one of the most dangerous sports and has the most skilled drivers of any motorsport.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

Love that usage of the Hellfish music.

[@Coadz95]

This was one of only TWO games published by MiDAS Games that I used to have (the other one being Dynasty Warriors 2, which I still love to this day), and believe me... after two weeks of being stuck on the very first stage, I got so fed up to the point that I took the disc out of my PS2 and snapped it in half.

[@AvariceOverlord]

The only golden touch that MiDAS games had was the bs blurbs on the back.

[@callumsparrow4379]

Dragstars for Games Done Quick when, Jak?

[@Tombola1993]

I remember a couple of former school mates of mine playing it. Changing gear was the hard part. Plus it feels like two different genres at once.

[@AzraelDarkness64Gaming]

2 minutes that's shorter than Godzilla on PS4 that's actually insane

[@mateuszpaszkiewicz3831]

Speaking of unlockables in that shovelware, most of them are tuned-up clones of starting cars and it favours Pontiac Firebird to do so.

[@weed75black35]

The creepy dudes talking to you kinda remind me of road rash. Now that's a game you should be playing instead.

[@millertime97jm]

i noticed that they used models of actual cars, like the Chevrolet Camaro Z28, the El Camino SS, and the C3 Corvette. and I don't think they credited the manufacturer(s) at all!

[@X360DevNerd]

gotta love the final fantasy 7 dialogue boxes lol

[@King_K_Rool_]

Jesus most of these characters look like you wouldn't wanna be anywhere near them on a dark night!

[@combosucks]

I still play Dragstars today. One of my favourite games - it's an absolutely hilarious half an hour

[@jordannik7328]

The way u describe the characters is the funniest shit I have ever seen. Love this vid so much

[@bandicootsauce4569]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say you're going back to the first Crash Bandicoot game on PS1 for the milestone 100th episode.

[@TwoGunToast]

Well they didn't really make it clear but they specifically used the word Dragster for a reason. You're just Drag Racing, which is just straight line racing usually for about a quarter mile I believe. They tried to give you drag racing with the aesthetic of street racing. Weird game.

[@zyzzy-ko4ww]

9:55 Dudweiser? At least this product placement makes sense because this game is a DUD!

[@Walou_]

Noice reviews mate, I've been watching for I think probably 8 months or so (or maybe even more I don't remember that well) and I love the content. Keep it coming and I hope you have a *GREAT* fuckin day..Thanks for reading! Edit: 8 months was incredibly off, make that 24 months :p

[@SquareEyedJak]

Cheers mate. What was your first video?

[@Walou_]

ok soooo ummmm time flys by huh......ummmm, my view of time was incredibly off because the first video I saw of yours was the Crash Mind over Mutant review, which is over 3 fkn years old and I started watching your vids properly after you made the top 10 most disappointing games video...ummmm well turns out having to move country really affects your memory. So I've been here quite a while and I don't even remember it. Good job me! But still thx for making content mate, yours and some other people's vids have helped me get through quite some shitty times. Thanks again for doing what you do!!

[@SquareEyedJak]

Haha no worries, thanks for sticking around! :)

[@KeiraLunar]

wow this is pure souless for a racing game glad my first racing game was Grandturismo thanks for the Review Jak

[@phsyco6977]

Considering Midas is WORSE Data Design Interactive, Good thing Gran Turimso is a masterpiece.

[@BLRavenWizard]

Wow. That's a very awful game. I dont know what's worse? This or Superbike GP?

[@Anon24052]

BLRavenWizard Ah stop you’re giving me PTSD flashbacks

[@orussonobrasil]

You rock! Please review beyond good and evil for PS2 ir the HD one

[@synthgamer9795]

13:50 lmao 14.81% of the ENTRIE game. YOU’RE WINNER!

[@malekkd]

My bad eyesight and the thumbnail made it look like it was Double Dash and I was very, very, VERY confused

[@rodrigofernandesfrighetto77]

For every Phoenix games there is a Midas games. These companies still exist ?

[@chomperelectric2676]

Did Midas even look at other racing games, all they did is look at GOD DAMN HIGHWAYS AND ADDED RACING THAT DEPENDS ON FUCKING LUCK INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING AND TRAPS!!! I feel like playing the horse race in boom bang 😑😑😑

[@TygR3]

If all I saw was the game's title I woulda thought it was a drag queen game, lmao

[@faceoffi]

The Simpsons Hit and Run racing music 11:58 ! :D

[@jeftar3po372]

Someone sped run Enter the Dragonfly in 1:09 so ETD is probably less, but that doesn't excuse the game for it's short time. It's not a Square Eyed Jak review without referencing Enter the Dragonfly.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Man, where'd you find these games? I guess this is the gaming side of Australia I hope I never have to come across.

[@powerunleashed342]

Woah let’s stop for a second, You said I played this game as a kid and I couldn’t beat it for 10 years, making you a child

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Dragstars. Yeah, I'll drag this through the goddamn creek bed and thow it _into_ the fuckin' stars!

[@SporianSummit]

the last time i was this early i got a restraining order

[@goobrious7505]

Let's see a Dragstar Racing speedrun.

[@combosucks]

Also, just press "ok" when upgrading items. It will install all three instead of just one. Then the races are easy

[@JuniorNitro]

Ninety-six? Wow, that many? I lost count after Enter the Fucking Dragonfly. Then again, you run the channel. Hell, I forget how many games I've reviewed from time to time. Turbo-charged? More like... RPG into BumFuckingNowher, home of Squares. Yeah, that's all i got.

[@gamerguyandsomenumbers]

Dragstars... Does this game have anything to do with Drag?

[@gran_turismo_fan]

I'd think you would enjoy Gran Turismo. I would like to see your perspective of the game in the next review. Nice video jak, I thought it was humorous at times.

[@RacingGamerJosh]

I'm a Gran Turismo veteran. I've played the series for 18 years. And yeah, I'd love to see SEJ review Gran Turismo as well.

[@TheDreadfulReaper02]

WOW!!! Even though I didn’t play a PS1 growing up, games like this make me feel partially happy that I didn’t.

[@splitter7376]

This is a poor example but there really are some fantastic games on the PlayStation 1.

[@TheDreadfulReaper02]

@@splitter7376 I don’t doubt that one! I even played some of them, just not on an actual PS1.

[@BluntAnims]

OH NO

[@ZS05]

I want to play this game just to see those horrific characters up close and personal!

[@mechabroski9993]

fuck i had this game, but it was called something else. i had a multi disc with a fuck ton of midas games stuff on it, and i loved it as a kid because i love anime, fuck this game was shit and i never did any good at it, but it still gives me a warm feeling of nostalgia whenever i see it, even tho that feeling is undeserved.

[@SalotusJChaos]

I really want to me this person at Sony that keeps approving the shit from the likes of Midas Games, Phoenix Games and all the other low budget game devs of the time.

[@SquareEyedJak]

I bet they're rich for one, these games sold a lot of units in the day.

[@SalotusJChaos]

Agreed, at least it's over now. Even though modern gaming can still be as sleazy as they were. xD

[@cm-ih1jb]

Remember in October 2016 jak said he couldn’t beat the first race?

[@splitter7376]

The Official PlayStation Magazine absolutely slaughtered this one back in the day...now I know why.

[@extentnearby6139]

Turbo charge extravaganza I see what you did here😏😏😏

[@litkakashi]

Funny when you said you feel satisfied beating a bad game from your childhood i kinda related , had half completed frickin shadow the hedgehog as a kid and finished it like 8 years later for a laugh , felt weirdly good tho

[@RadioTails]

Wasn't there like over 200 different paths you could take on Shadow The Hedgehog? I do remember getting half-way, but sadly I lost the save date. :(

[@litkakashi]

RadioShadow I didnt mean complete as in 100% bro

[@Sephinova]

Wow... just fucking wow. i didn’t think you could get a racing game as bad as Phoenix Games attempt at it. But Midas manage to surprise us with this steaming pile of shit.

[@naidedossantos500]

the sense of speed in this game is not so bad

[@SONGOKU02]

As i know, midas buyed the licenses of japanese budget games. Games that are sold for like 500 yen. = 5$ These are on purpose that cheap. They are meant to be short and mostly just for a afternoon. After school or work. ¬~¬ So.... Don't expect alot. It's sad, how expensive in a way they sold them in the west. Yes, they also sold stuff in germany as exsample.

[@geoserenity]

no, that’s any racing game on the original gameboy. obviously

[@alex_-yz9to]

This game does look like a Drag!

[@themidnightotaku22]

I hear Rascal Racers is pretty bad to... but you’re probably right about this being the worst racing game. Unlocking 10 extra cars by beating the same campaign 10 times, jeez!

[@machr293]

This game was ahead of it's time: 2:50 This is how mobile games is now!

[@BugsyFoga]

Well if it has the shitty Midas touch then willing to say YES!!!😁👌

[@chrissre7935]

Just found your video as I looked for worst games on PS1. If the game was like the intro where you get trafick cars and crashes that would be kinda cool. That aside the car models look good for PS1 game. And What is the point of 10 cars where you can only win with 1.

[@MysteryCarlos]

If there are PS1 (kart) racing games that at least are somewhat worth to play are for example San Francisco Rush, V-Rally 2 or Toy Story Racer

[@SK91NO]

You'd get more mileage out of Pong

[@XJLuna]

7:13 WOOOAH MAMA