Evolution of Open World Driving Games 1986-2021

[@alitlweird]

it’s hard to comprehend that, once upon a time, every single one of these games made us go, “These graphics are AWESOME!”

[@TurtlesLV]

No one, absolutely no one said that about "City Driving Simulator" or whatever the name was.

[@mentallyunstable5238]

i used to play battlefield 4 on my ps3 and think its insane. now i play on ps4. after going back to ps3 its a whole different game

[@sir_dark_humor8673]

Some 90s games have parts that look nice

[@alitlweird]

@@TurtlesLV Ha! ok. Perhaps not that one.

[@siddhantjhaveri]

These old games were actually AWESOME. They were built without use of any engines, they were all pure programming. Now we have all sorts of tools available and it's easier.

[@krispa5111]

Hard to imagine that GTA V is already 9 years old

[@mohdadeeb1829]

-Time Flies-

[@mohdadeeb1829]

@123IamAnIdiot GTA *VI* ce city

[@jamiemcconnell8864]

man, I remember people in primary school talking about gta 6, im almost finished highschool...

[@krispa5111]

@@jamiemcconnell8864 same :D

[@rayanessid5665]

@@mohdadeeb1829 q2%1 7

[@D71219ONE]

Early 2000s Rockstar: *Releases 3 games in 4 years.* Modern Rockstar: “We don’t do that here.”

[@machomanalexyt5736]

GtaV still makes loads of money, so they dont really have to worry about making Gta6

[@speedfreakfrank]

Now its 3 games in 4 decades.

[@TheKosmoTV]

@@machomanalexyt5736 Gta v online makes money

[@fonkedition4819]

Ок

[@bidcashcc]

They are not hungry now. Steam just mine and loot of cash. I left GTA V. A lot lags, bugs, slow, crashes, hard earn money and hackers

[@kadeveloper1]

In just 30 years, we've gone from tetris to graphics that are hard to distinguish from reality. That's amazing!

[@Thunderhawk51]

What good will gorgeous graphics do when a 2 DECADES old game wipes the floor with them when it comes to realistic physics and handling? 🤔

[@diddon]

some black and white pixels to real life like graphics

[@MelvinJ64]

30 years is a long time, not the blink of an eye.

[@kadeveloper1]

@@MelvinJ64 30 years is nothing comparing to hundreds of thousands years of human existence

[@ravender730]

I mean.... the biggest leap was in 2000. After the late 2000's graphics haven't changed that much.

[@subieasunayuuki]

The 1986 game is impressive for its time. Midnight Club: Street Racing was a head of its time

[@HondaCivic-nq1by]

The one with the C4 Corvette Dash Is Phenomenal

[@7danyy]

Hi Asuna 😏

[@ryuk411]

😂 hi asuna

[@7danyy]

@@ryuk411 Kirito and Asuna are from Sword art online, anime :))

[@kingfoorthwal]

@@7danyy no one cares weeb

[@PhilRead80]

2005: NFS Most wanted. Still one of my favourite driving games to date.

[@ripchaingaming5133]

Bam Bum Baba Bam.

[@Kxvura]

The 2012 nfs most wanted is still one of my favorites to this day

[@Chrisfishem]

I played it on a psp😩

[@ripchaingaming5133]

@@Chrisfishem most wanted 5-1-0 ❤️

[@braxy3356]

@@ripchaingaming5133 wut

[@arrxw333]

1984: Wow, The graphics cannot get more better then this. Also 1984: When is wireless tech coming out?

[@LutfieYusuf]

Than*

[@ronn6771]

yeah, it can't possibly get better *than* that

[@LutfieYusuf]

@TwinTurbo Ray i think its more better or worse

[@ijustfelldown]

@@LutfieYusuf you don't say more and better together. Both are comparative figures of speech. It should be "better than" not "more better than".

[@johndoe09]

More better? Are u Singaporean?

[@freshpotatolikesaviation]

When the games from the 2000’s are better than mobile games:

[@karan-ns8ry]

Because rich parents let spiled brats buy anything and developers start following same dssigning techniques to make more money instead of trying something new. I only buy offline games from playstore

[@sabih23]

Playing Vice City and San andreas are one of my most beautiful memories of life, when life was easy and stress free

[@sluttyboy69]

2 year old me feels this in my soul miss the old days.

[@xblox9406]

Ectvujc fight and my parents

[@jimj2683]

Your own fault for having kids and getting married...

[@supernoobie5855]

+1

[@malakaatapattu4765]

Completely true. That time was awesome. Playing games in that stressfree childhood is like being in heaven.

[@jamese7867]

Need for Speed Underground 2 was an absolute game changer when it came out. No one could believe the graphics at the time.

[@chadbailey30]

YES!!!!! I still remember playing that the first time and me and a buddy loosing our shit! I looked so much more realistic that anything else at the time. Plus the game was huge! Still holds up as a decent game even today!

[@vaibhavdabwalv1]

@@zaidjkhan1 funny you can play nfs u2 on a mobile

[@yk68]

I still find the graphics cool. If it wasn't for the weird light effects they put I think it would look pretty awesome. The upscaled textures and ray tracing. Just this would improve the game 100x times.

[@varus113]

Still my favorite game of all time

[@yk68]

@@Lollburger88 I think the graphics of nfs hot pursuit 2 are really good for it's time. The PS2 version is better than the version released for PC,Xbox and Gamecube. Black box's version is way better than the actual EA one. It has better maps, better ambientation and songs. I recommend giving it a try. It's pretty fun. The physics aren't really that good but they are enjoyable. The cops are harder to defeat than Most Wanted ones. They don't get destroyed easily (only when they crash onto a wall) and their car feels to have the same mass as yours. Overall, I think it is a very fun game, it gives you the feeling of speed and action. The only downside is the limited amount of maps. But excluding that, I just love it. Still completing the races.

[@parky22]

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[@gamingbuildingandcubing5644]

Lol I didn't realise that

[@Qimsz]

2021: Quarantine Ultimate Deluxe Premium Pro Max Edition

[@parky22]

@@Qimsz lmao pro max 😹

[@НадзирательВселенной]

Quarantine Deluxe Premium black edition!

[@parky22]

@@НадзирательВселенной lmao good one 😹

[@fantv525]

These games are so beautiful. I always wondered how the developers could define such a level of detail. It must be so complex to program.

[@coolio-b7o]

Not gonna lie, this is one of the best experience on KZbin.

[@Rex________]

Get prepared to press wasd when you play the games in this video

[@tagger4281]

@@Rex________ lol

[@jhantudebnath8484]

Exactly!

[@radixonix839]

Have you ever been with a man before?

[@adoptmegiveaways5832]

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[@beatdrop4758]

Its good to see that the games evolved so quickly from 1999 to 2004 🔥with greater graphics

[@FeroxX_Gosu]

I grew up in that period, 11 to 16 years old. It was insane. We seriously thought that we will have photorealistic graphics and PHYSICS in all games when we will hit the 2020's.

[@donalain69]

yes. i think so too. just ask myself why... they improved faster in those 5 years then in the 15 years till now..

[@vitonandaputrapratama1764]

@@donalain69 cuz maybe nowday games already have good graphics example like red dead redemption 2 already have a good graphics.

[@blackeagle5392]

@@vitonandaputrapratama1764 yes but science has no lomit In 2000 they say that this is the best graphics and will not come better

[@KvltKommando]

@@blackeagle5392 no they didn't, wtf

[@Lemon-bo9vy]

The 2005 Most wanted was way ahead of its time . Very few need for speed games are as good as that game .

[@yazidbougheda4257]

I thought the exact same thing the first time I played it That shit was way above PS2 Standards

[@Hartbreak1]

Basically EA decided to remain in the PS2 era with NFS games.

[@williamhall3236]

@Toru Sato nah underground 2 is the only other game to ever be close or even better then mw

[@FBI-192]

Open The Dor

[@kingswagg3452]

Your buggin underground and underground 2 was better and still is better than most wanted fuck all that did y’all see how advanced midnight club was in 2000?

[@SlurpyPie]

Driver San Francisco is still my absolute favourite driving game and it’s a damn shame no one is able to play this masterpiece anymore. :( Edit: I know you can still play it on older consoles but I was mostly talking about PC and digital stores so you can stop telling me

[@зтотконоплякот]

I grew up playing Driver 3 on my PS2

[@softrix1979]

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[@Kingsunmarquesi]

that was the best driving game ive also played!!

[@imresomodi4961]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmOpiGCIatGJrKc Tutorial for win 10. What are you talking about?

[@izk4093]

My favorite game.

[@streetxgg]

*Test Drive Unlimited is coming back!! But, we miss a lot Midnight Club. Right??? 😢*

[@zacharinl]

True

[@thiiccu]

coming back???? foreal?????? AAaAAAAA

[@GIJERRO]

@@thiiccu watch the trailer ‘testdrive unlimited solarcrown’

[@thiiccu]

@@GIJERRO thank you! I'll go check it out

[@arshkhanlm3086]

We are never getting a midnight club sequel or a remake thanks to GTA Online 😔

[@lazimvp2184]

Forza Horizon team: Okay, let's make our graphics as realistic as possible. meanwhile, Need For Speed team after 2010s: Let's add some more RAIN.

[@simonschmunkamp7717]

Agreed😂😂😂

[@dkjah]

Though they are both fun games they both suffer from the same problem, Thier environment s lack atmosphere, where are the walking population?, it's jarring driving down a street that should be highly populated without a single walking NPC in sight.

[@Weegeepie-jv8we]

@@dkjah yeah but i feel like NPCs in racing games aren't really that necessary and probably a waste of assets for the developers since those games are mainly just about cars and such. I mean yeah it would be cool to see NPCs walking around and all, it would add more detail to the game and make it look more alive but it's a racing game.

[@dkjah]

@@Weegeepie-jv8we yeah, I only meant it as a graphical observation as older Street racing games had crowds on the pavements, as I said it's only an atmospheric thing, it's more to do with I like cruising in open world games and it helps add to the idea of driving round a living city, and in no way does it ruin gameplay, it's more a little wish of mine that they were there.

[@Weegeepie-jv8we]

@@dkjah ooooh okay i think i get you now

[@okaybitrandom3070]

I think we can all agree that The Simpsons: Hit & Run needs a remastered version.

[@user-oy2np8bx1z]

Yessir

[@German_Knight99]

I don't understand why this game is so hyped. There are definitely better gta clones than this game.

[@lamarama4647]

@@German_Knight99 because it's funny

[@familybroakajonny]

San Andreas needs a "Better" remastered version since the one in 2014 was terrible

[@johndawhale3197]

@@German_Knight99 You gotta be a Simpsons fan to understand...

[@Sun.Shine-]

Those 90s games looked weirdly futuristic, but still stands its time 👏👏

[@genericfriend2568]

It would've been hilarious if the last 6 minutes was just different versions of GTA V

[@Piyushrahi]

It would have been illogical and dumb

[@ZACHANDJACKSZACHSMAFIA]

@@Piyushrahi but funny..?! -JACK

[@JamilKhan-hk1wl]

@@Piyushrahi gta v on xbox 360 and xbox one is very different in terms of graphics

[@TheBlackEmerald14]

@@JamilKhan-hk1wl which one has better graphics

[@punisher3413]

kzbin.info/door/njxoqskDSL2jlUuuk9S4_A.

[@Matt_MD93]

Who else thought driver’s graphics were sick when they first played it?😂

[@ig6786]

Me lol driver in rio was manic!

[@Matt_MD93]

@@S_AM_bot I think I first played it in 2001 maybe?😂 makes me feel old

[@ig6786]

@@S_AM_bot nintendo 64 ♡ 007 was my absolute fave then mario 64

[@kaitospin3944]

haha not only did I think it was neat I loved that game.

[@Notfound-mc5oz]

Hehe

[@buak809]

>World's Scariest Police Chases >Drives on an empty highway

[@mayocult2025]

Its a 21 year old game, the platforms used to play the game back then cant run a lot of cars

[@slavsublime4702]

@@mayocult2025 Question is, what was so scary?

[@ChaseMC215]

@@slavsublime4702 It's based on the TV show World's Wildest Police Videos, it is about footage caputred by police, news agencys, and people just to show us the stark reality that criminals have declared you and everyone else the enemy. When it was on, it was once kniwn as World's Scariest Police Chases before changing it's name, and the title wasn't lying, those police chases actually shock many people, even with the disclaimer. The show lasted from 1998 to 2001, that is 4 seasons of the show, in 2012 it was reborn as a 1 season show by the same name of World's Wildest Police Videos, both of the shows were hosted by John Bunnell, who was once part of the police before becoming sherrif. If you are familier with the show COPS, you may have seen him before, as there was a episode of the show where the police force that John was in was dealing with a house full of marijuana. The video game on the other hand came out in 2001 for the Playstation and.... that's about it. There were plans of a PS2, Xbox, Dreamcast, and PC ports of the game, but thry were cancelled, and a sequel was planned too, but that was also scrapped, this was basically the only other piece of media that John Bunnel was involved witt, but if the sequel wasn't canned, it would of been his second narration role for the game.

[@Rottenberg666]

It was a fun game back in the day though. I remember it had some wacky ass cheats :D

[@dillanmistry]

Nice pfp

[@hildapataki5072]

97 - 99 is the best era of racing gameplay in history imo. Graphics nowadays are absolutely insane and UE5 has broken down some serious barriers but theres just a timelessness to the 90's games we'll never really recreate. I mean if you showed someone the last of us part 2 in 1997 they'd probably freak out but someone in 2022 whos never played carmageddon would do the same thing for different reasons if they gave it a chance i think.

[@nlx78]

I am 44, from 1978. When my dad had his first PC, i guess 1983 or 1984. I could do paratrooper, pacman and bouncing babies games that still captivated enough , but some 2 y it was to do spreadsheets on at home, lol. So it had a lousy EGA videocard in it with the basic 32 colors or something, later a VGA and then Super VGA, whining every day helps! . But the real racegames for me (other than maybe those early f1 games, Grand Prix Circuit, it was pretty hard with your tires constantly overheating.....the real racing game I spend hundreds of hours I guess, is Test Drive, I looked it up and it['s from 1987, so I probably had it a year later, copied from friends ;) Kings-, Police-, Castle- & Space--Quest type of games already looked better, Secret of Monkey Island, Larry, Winter Challenge (Olympics) and California Games as well but Test Drive II looked too much Test Drive I, to my liking. When you look up Test Drive 3 from 1990 looks so much better. Sorry, it's a bit confusing what I wrote, but I accidently removed some text and there was no undo option ;(

[@hildapataki5072]

@@nlx78 I looked up test drive and it looks so similar to a game i had on the SNES called race drivin' The first person perspective, soundtrack etc. Also released in 1990 but now i see it's clearly a copy of test drive. I remember it being so unforgiving haha. I suppose the reason i consider 97-99 the best era would be because i was born in 88 and age 10 is probably the best gaming time a kid has, no work, no relationships, no life and love distractions etc.

[@nlx78]

@@hildapataki5072 yeah. The feeling as a kid is wonderful. Like scary movies being actually scary. New year night or gaming yes.

[@memebucket415]

Quarantaine: Literally killing people.. Also quarantaine: plays peaceful music

[@danielgeorge9528]

underrated comment

[@bahaatamer1245]

Also Quarantine: our reality nowadays

[@mauricet05]

@@bahaatamer1245 THIS

[@Hless421]

that game blew my mind it was like nothing I've ever seen before.

[@x-iei-x4725]

Because it was most peaceful day on quarantaine

[@schurkraid]

the crazy taxi was crazy damn good for this time. and the particle effects wow

[@Kitxne]

Better than cyberpunk though

[@millionfilms5]

yes

[@iambiggus]

I remember when it first came out in the arcades. It blew some minds when it hit the scene.

[@YYFGGUKYGJSHBJSHBJLS]

@@iambiggus Somehow our local small town pizza joint owner managed to get one of the sit down versions in his shop. For a little while he had more people coming in to play the game then ordering. There was definitely a line of kids for a few weeks lol. Good times.

[@belowplays230]

Man im still playing that game for 10 years for now even im done with it

[@Dracioxis]

0:40 I love how He is listening to a very relaxing song While hitting people with his car.

[@lol-de4lo]

@HelloThere if hitting people with cars is all it takes to be GTA then I guess the true of is death race 2000

[@JanhaviNalawade2023]

Are they zombies ?

[@lol-de4lo]

@HelloThere what's fun?

[@littledgy4316]

Whats that song ? Edit : Found the song , its custard - wahooti fandango

[@kko9329]

What's the song?

[@KAPAFlyer]

My god. - Driver, - World Scariest Police Chases (talk about unlocking a core memory with this one), - Need for Speed: Underground 2/Most Wanted, - Test Drive Unlimited 2 - Forza Horizon .. among many others were absolute gems in my childhood.

[@LEELOLKH]

The first person to play video game must be really excited.

[@tizoh9663]

First ez omg verified pog

[@joseemmanuelrodriguez9750]

wow

[@TheBSide-wy2zh]

This comment make me confuse

[@anush4800]

prolly the first video game creator lol

[@kmrlasf]

Video games *

[@Lunaso0]

2:06 its kinda funny to see those tires wriggling when turn

[@John_Muller]

Lol

[@taylormoler7279]

I used to play that game, its cause they'd fall off if you took enough damage 😂😂

[@shawndye7751]

Yeah I liked that game when I played it when I was younger

[@viligamesbg6971]

My god Gta 3 felt nostalgic, even tho i wasn't born yet in 2001.

[@nillazilla22]

Three just looks like if you put four if you turn down the graphics.

[@keryjr7407]

well, you just made me feel old. i tend to forget that people are born after 1990... 🤣

[@OG_BiggieCheese]

Same What month

[@Unbekannter_Mann]

LOL

[@keryjr7407]

@@OG_BiggieCheese i'm born in '88... oh god, bruv... now i made u feel younger and me feel older again 🤣

[@anonymous.54]

Finally!! Someone who included Midtown Madness in an Evolution Video! That game is my Childhood. One of the Best Open World Games imo

[@Smoshylife]

He didn’t have the graphics cranked, the game looks so good on max settings

[@anonymous.54]

@@Smoshylife You are Right, for a game from 1999, I was really Surprised when I cranked up the Graphics. The reflections look Awesome!

[@Niberspace]

"the Best Open World Games" dude seriously? it's literally just a simple racing checkpoints game, it's about 1000x more simple than games like Vice City

[@yasserelarabi5426]

​@@Niberspace that's just one mode.. i played Midtown Madness 2 and there were 2 cities with each a special mode: in San Fransisco you're filming a movie with stunts, chases and crazy stuff... in London, they make you a London taxi driver, in one race they make you learn the names of places and memorize the path to each one of them... the name of them game really checked out... i replayed it 20 years later and it was still as fun as it used to be

[@Niberspace]

@@yasserelarabi5426 but he's talking about MM1

[@RapidVenger]

5:18 The legend is Here.

[@astyutechick7980]

It feels like NFS Most wanted games were always ahead of their time in terms of graphics (and also gameplay but I didn't play them all so can't say that for sure)

[@Absolute_MaddLadd]

Its just nfs,most wanted is a specific title to 2 games but i understand the mistake since mw 2005 is the best racing game ever

[@astyutechick7980]

@@Absolute_MaddLadd Actually I'm aware. I don't feel the same way about NFS Underground or any other NFS games. I'm not saying those games aren't good, but all I'm saying is that both the Most Wanted games always seemed way ahead of their time. And yes, NFS MW 2005 is the best racing game ever! The vibe, the mechanics, the story, the cars, the challenges... everything. My favorite element by far are the police chases. I recall having genuine thrill when the cops were chasing me. It was especially fun because I literally never used the time break mechanic lmao. And the feeling when you evade cops are 20 to 30 minutes of pursuit hell freakin yeah! Oh, and... The story was high-key sick af. Man I could gush over this game non-stop, but you get the idea

[@DOMS4.]

@@astyutechick7980 Nfs most wanted "THE" game, not most wanted the games plural. There's only 1 real most wanted.

[@Sage-vl3so]

Glad we are all on the same page. 05 Most wanted is a game i would play today and probably have a good time.

[@youtubeaccountserio2633]

GTA 3 was

[@nancymcdonie4126]

GTA: San Andreas never gets old for me ❤️

[@softrix1979]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGa8eI2mhqujf8k

[@Moechtegernpilot1]

The best

[@FlatBroke612]

SA was based >be black >be hood rat thug First mission >steal a bike

[@mrnapolean1]

I will argue to the death GTA San Andreas is better than Any of the GTA 5 and GTA online.

[@R0DBS]

​@@mrnapolean1storyline? Perhaps. Graphically? No

[@ZWARBHATTAA]

Snowrunner graphics, physics, tyres interactions with mud, water and snow is pure awesome. As opposed to fast racing games, this slow driving game is actually meditative.

[@avve9001]

The greatest evolution from pixly games to a true 3d experience seemed to happen during the 90s. All progression after that is fine tuning.

[@rickojay7536]

Thats because you can only do so much for something to look photo realistic In the 90s the visuals were so bad that they had so much to improve on Right now honestly there is a thin line between actual real life and and these games on a visual perspective so most of the games just improve on the physics and gameplay

[@llama3856]

Yeah 3D gaming transitioning happened in the mid-1990s, but it still took until the mid-late 2000s for it to look smooth and less blocky/blurred/pixelated. You can see in late 90s & early 00s games, graphics were very basic and lacked detail.

[@Kommentiert_]

same as the technology these games running on. From big transistors to a silicon chip. I really feel like everything important was invented in the past and today we´re only improving these things. :) i think the next step is to personally get in the game as a charakter just a little bit more realistic than the VR stuff from today.

[@johnny_testicles]

Fine-tuning my ass

[@стас-д6ю9д]

Ffdd

[@techygameryt3893]

17:18 7 years of development goes waste 😂 Edit: thanks for the likes

[@fabianboro4686]

why does everyone said it was 7 years of development tho?

[@user-zc2hz3yj2k]

@@fabianboro4686 the game took 7 years to be made..

[@fabianboro4686]

@@user-zc2hz3yj2k it does not look like 7 years development for me 😂

[@ishans22]

@@fabianboro4686 gta took 5 years to be made

[@fabianboro4686]

well it's actually 4 years (they said). But the first trailer release in 2013 so it looks like 7 years. And what we can expect from a whole new project that can't reuse anything from their previous magnificent games (witcher series). Unlike Rockstar, making GTA 5 or RDR is from developing their previous project.

[@MRafay-nf2bc]

3:11 Where the real open world games started

[@tacoball69]

Well not really😂

[@hijacked6663]

@@tacoball69 GTA is the open world and inspired a bunch of games

[@tacoball69]

@@hijacked6663 it was the first one with freedom sure but the structure of an open world game was already a known thing.

[@JuniperFever]

I remember playing GTA San Andreas and Underground. Nostalgia hits hard.

[@LordKosmux]

Crazy! In 12 years, from 2010 to 2022, we're reaching the point when we won't know if it's a game or an alternate reality.

[@Nozerone]

If you haven't, you should check out the Horizon Subreddit and see some of the pics that have been taken. Some of them are so well done that it's hard to believe it was taken in a game.

[@sergeich177]

I would say that the close-to-reality graphics began from 2019 approximatelly

[@Jesus4life_39]

🤣🤣

[@thevaultdwellerf6691]

@Tanner Edge totally false but ok

[@sirmayk7770]

@@thevaultdwellerf6691 GTA trilogy

[@tonyspitfire06]

0:02 - 18:12 It crazy to see how far racing games have come

[@tommyvercetti7595]

Hmm true bro

[@somedudenameddes0121]

Both, both are good

[@owi2kd9dwj2ka9]

Gta 6 is gonna be over realistic i can tell by how long they are working

[@krispyhd9484]

@@owi2kd9dwj2ka9 and then we won’t see the next gta for another decade

[@NathanETS-2]

You gotta love Crazy Taxi, best game i played when i was younger

[@mdevidograndpacificlumbera1539]

I was OBSESSED when I was a kid

[@officialpikasso]

No lie

[@iejsyruejrueu776]

Same

[@thomadrector7793]

Stil play now

[@nahhhidwin]

Damn right

[@vibovitold]

I completely forgot I played Test Drive 3, with this photorealistic dashboard :) If i saw those modern games back in that day, my head would explode

[@annieusha5545]

25 years later: "Evolution of open world driving games 2020-2045"

[@hamzaghori1076]

i dont think it’s gonna get any better than what’s out right now like i can’t imagine how graphics would literally get better

[@fartmunch973]

@@hamzaghori1076 that’s what they said for the n64

[@Adweale]

@@fartmunch973 no but seriously though I don't think graphics can get any better than real life graphics

[@temp4743]

Maybe just faster fps

[@jaakko1786]

@@hamzaghori1076 The physics have to get better

[@featmyself]

Oh god, I remember playing Crazy Taxi at arcades when I was a kid

[@yeetpup9077]

I’m a kid…..

[@yeetpup9077]

Yeet

[@YashovardhanSinghParihar]

Oh god remember playing the GOAT underrated most low profile game ever GUN

[@austinhernandez2716]

I remember having it on my ps2

[@huzefa69]

@@yeetpup9077 I can tell

[@kevinduliesco5468]

I still remember when trees in games are basically arrows

[@DaveThompsonfairlife4all]

"Death Chase" ZX Spectrum

[@cutekittens4043]

This Comment is your profile pic lol

[@proudsanatani8605]

Pubg too🤣🤣🤣

[@alitlweird]

Flight Simulator II. ©️1985

[@nothcial]

Ok grandpa let's get you to bed

[@hillybillysillysally5086]

10:47 that game is seriously underrated. Such a good feel to the cars. Kinda realistic

[@andrewtatereal3168]

the game that come after is also super underrated (sleeping dogs)

[@FLXCK_]

@@andrewtatereal3168 yeah

[@Thunderhawk51]

Indeed. While the graphics of these games may have improved over the years, physics peaked well over a decade ago and have gone downhill ever since.

[@truck_dude]

Indeed. I have it on my Xbox One, such a good game

[@IgorRyltsev]

Plot twist: We live in an open concept simulation.

[@gamerchristian3679]

yes

[@madhousenetwork]

As in Matrix or Free guy?

[@iiilllredllliii7847]

The Last ,, Corona DLC“ sucks

[@Cris-tu4tl]

Yes, truetruetrue TRUEEE

[@tyoyusuf8501]

Foolish

[@marcvanveldhoven5538]

Its insane to think that most of those games in 2000 the graphics look so damn good back in the days, and now im like wtf 😂

[@shinyberb6161]

It's better than I expected with GTA III and midnight club underground

[@KaraMizahFutbolHD]

thinking the same thing while watching, even some earlier games have better realistics than now,

[@SignificantPressure100]

@@shinyberb6161 ITS PURE GARBAGE

[@runninginthe90s75]

18:11 Forza Horizon 5 : When the game looks better than real life.

[@akz2689]

real life looks better

[@_yuuthz2141]

@@akz2689 and real life more realistic 🤣🤣 than FH5

[@oopsgumball9516]

Games never can look better than real life

[@lokeshwaranvr]

All the very best to you as a Pedestrian in the upcoming GTA 6 👍🏼

[@easydraw4731]

Warzone looks more beautiful than real life

[@Eeshank2]

Great research and compilation.

[@jonnyb9982]

I miss the 2000s. It was an epic time in gaming history.

[@Elross_]

I understand what you mean. But aren't we still in the 2000s?🤣

[@jonnyb9982]

@@Elross_ nope. We are im the 2020s. I get what you mean though.🥴

[@evolutiongame4472]

@Evolution Game

[@bocekbeyin]

Why

[@SomeGuyWithaPC]

yes, but till 2030 dlss and raytracing is gonna be the new future of gaming.

[@BoomcoreIsLive]

I love story of GTA San Andreas, physics of GTA 4 and graphics of GTA 5.

[@sailabalarath4180]

7:40 remember they were playing this in a old crappy computer with windows xp

[@hwyvinee680]

because the old crappy computer was godly for its time

[@matgrill9085]

Literally me as a kid

[@iamgroot192]

Its like sayin ps5 old crappy console in 2035

[@idontknowlol5208]

@@iamgroot192 tru

[@sailabalarath4180]

Ahem... 2gb ram is a lot

[@KiLLuminati.]

Incredible evolution! When you think and remember(80'-90' generetion) how excited we was with almost every game that appear, and how many times we said that "it can.t be better than this (graphics)"😆 I was like "WoooW" when i played "Carmagedon", "middtown madness", like "OMG" with GTA...i enjoyed this evolution, i didn.t imagine that it gonna evolve so fast and so realistic graphics-visuals! Srry 4 my english 😅

[@xavier3241]

It’s strange how graphic quality varied in games back in the 2000’s. Some games such as NFS Underground were ahead of it’s time, then you had games that were not smooth at all.

[@eganrabiee627]

Gta 4 had some of the best driving physics. Vehicles would deform realistically in a crash, and Niko would sometimes fly through the windshield in a head on collision.

[@pinkfloyddwc]

And that bellow

[@PKD921]

and cars slips in slow speed hard to drive

[@seppolaitela8590]

I did hate gat iv driving physics...:---/

[@tpiller]

the burnout series did it first!

[@devyansh69]

It happens in gta 5 also

[@arungjose1849]

5:18 All we had to do was follow that damn train CJ

[@myumobile9589]

Ahh smoke, you full of sh*t

[@aryanrawall114]

One of the most famous dialogue of gta sa love this game

[@joshuajenix]

Mmmmmh! what's cooking? Where is mine?

[@mr.spanzer7771]

@@joshuajenix officer tenpenny xD

[@historicsyrup5]

Yee yee ass haircut

[@FrenchViking466]

Driver is so underrated, i have had some great memories from that game.

[@jeffreyt02]

Can we talk about how good “the getaway” looks for a PS2 game!?!

[@Phone-bg4oe]

Graphics looks like a pretty modern mobile game

[@มูฮามะสุกรีสุราบารู]

L

[@icedoutparnoonparno]

Or Getaway : black monday looks so pretty

[@douma5589]

I had it on mine you can even steal cars it's so fun

[@joej3365]

it’s because of the higher quality render from emulated footage

[@alisaqi1499]

5:17 a legend was born!

[@fambro7274]

Nostalgic

[@jayeshmange2424]

All he had to do was catch the damn train!!

[@shakeelshaikh6346]

Yes hahaha

[@maxwellmorgan]

It's nice how old games are better for modding.

[@VentilatorGaming]

Streets of Sim City and Sim Copter were fascinating as you could import cites from Sim City 2000, and play them in 3D. 4 months after this video, Forza Horizon 5 is the new benchmark of open world driving.

[@V3ntilator]

@KINDLY HELP ME REACH TO 10K SUB OMG NO NEVER SEEN YOU ANYWHERE

[@ChubsEdits]

Criminal how driver San Francisco, is one of the best masterpieces, but is criminally underrated 😮

[@theomiller312]

ubisoft pulled it off the market, so you cant buy it unless its from a third party site/with keys

[@ChubsEdits]

@@theomiller312 loved the game. It was incredible

[@sinsanemb]

Who else thought GTA Vice City and NFS: Most wanted were released much closer together than they actually were?

[@godusopp3081]

No 1

[@siddhantshukla8342]

@@godusopp3081 lmao 😂🤣

[@benjohnston8665]

Vice City old as hell same time as underground 1 I reckon

[@watsoncouch3800]

@@godusopp3081 I guess I don't exist

[@abramb.gaming4241]

Is it just me or who else drifts around those corners with that car in Need For Speed Most Wanted

[@VolexCy]

which MW theres 2 05 and 2012

[@thereal.mohammad]

I do same this it is not only u

[@raspberryepicly]

Forza horizon 5 devs actually nailed that feeling when you in a "silent" town in noon I'm talking about its graphics and it's atmospheric feeling

[@stare4539]

LoLolololol

[@RickyRegal.]

Wait they released ?

[@raspberryepicly]

@@RickyRegal. wdym

[@RickyRegal.]

@Lucas Gawor fh5.

[@Viszistan]

@@RickyRegal. It'll be released november.

[@youknoweverything7643]

Hard to imagine I'm 30 and remember having and still have all the games from 1998- now I got every game except the 2010 Mafia ,2. I even got my PS1 PS2 and OG xobox, Xbox 360 and my all-time fav game is stunt man especially free play mode with every vehicle and stunt car props and ramps. And the challenges in career mode was actually fun and great story line to it

[@StxnceUK]

Almost everything from midtown madness onwards.... it’s like I saw my childhood again flash before my eyes

[@ritikranjan7192]

you are of my age

[@haystackplays]

Same.

[@ae-pv5id]

that's cool and all but madness combat is nostalgic aswell

[@ripper688]

The crew was so ahead of it's time and so different from all of the other car games that had came out in it's era, it was amazing

[@deltaheavy2094]

The only different thing it had was very big open world. In every other aspect it was lacking

[@lightsout176]

That game didn’t even have a clutch but it was meant to have one, So every shift makes this horrible lurching noise unless you had a wheel with pedals…or used auto which is lame. Couldn’t play for more than a couple days. Loved the 2 hr races tho.

[@kazifardeen862]

8:24 one of the best game ever made

[@juju0K_]

The best GTA ever made

[@Frank-Walker]

@@juju0K_ what's about GTA5

[@juju0K_]

@@Frank-Walker GTA5 is number 2, I liked The fourth better because it was more dark and twisted than Funny and Goofy if you know what I mean

[@Pyrpyr_2017]

@@Frank-Walker gta 5 is on the 3rd position for me, right after gta san Andreas

[@Frank-Walker]

lol guys...have you lost your sense? I'm still playing gta online from 2014. But, gta San Andreas became boring. The same thing again & again 😑😑

[@dongf5628]

Excellent video. No dull commentary from a middle aged dude boring everyone. Just footage

[@filippians413]

Imagine what games will be like in another 35 years. Hard to fathom

[@krayziecorvette1896]

GTA in VR

[@prashanthraghavendran2628]

I imagine it will be very minor upgrades since what we have now is already so photorealistic that the changes are barely noticeable as we go through each year. The curve is an exponential one - Throughout the 90s and 2000s each game seemed a massive improvement over its predecessor (GTA SA to 4 for example), then kind of stagnated in 2010s (GTA 4 to 5 wasn't as big a leap as SA to 4) so now even a small graphics improvement requires a lot more processing power and more powerful GPU

[@nicknamenick9448]

@@prashanthraghavendran2628 true

[@filippians413]

@@prashanthraghavendran2628 you're just focusing on visuals tho. I think it's going to be a fully sensory experience, ie smell, touch, even taste at some point (I just realized taste and smell are pretty much the same but still 🙃)

[@vacciniumaugustifolium1420]

Will videogames as we see it will still be revelant around 2050? I'm not sure.. . I think we will be somewhere else, the logic would be VR is the next step but who know!?

[@burningit1254]

13:08 nobody's gonna talk about how calming this one is ❤️

[@brianhemenway5191]

its slowly dying tho i know from experience 😔

[@srikanthlingampally2308]

just after seeing video started searching system req

[@wacky_duck1095]

The calming gets broken once you get into an intense race

[@MoonlightTheGreat]

Midnight Club was literally my live back then. I was playing it on PSP and i loved it so much! Rest in peace!

[@nenjidesu]

Yes. Good Memories :'D

[@Jetsweepp]

Midnight club LA was the best. My mom's boyfriend found a disc in one of his boxes. Sadly it didn't work for long but I loved it

[@babogam]

I think Rockstar should bring back mid night club

[@MoonlightTheGreat]

@@babogam yeah

[@thegoat2874]

@@Jetsweepp dude that’s crazy I still the midnight club LA disk and it also doesn’t work 😂

[@kartikaytiwari7387]

NFS MW was so exciting, it is exactly what games should be like

[@ibnuishak5605]

14:50 City Car Driving is on another level. so he thinks he doesn't deserve to talk about it.

[@player210]

Lmao

[@xxyvng6831]

I wish it was on console

[@jaredp2598]

07:24 TDU feels so ahead of its time, anything before looks almost like pre-historic

[@Jar3xe]

Yes it is

[@jugureport3932]

one thing that has stayed the same throughout since 1989 is the lack of sync of speed in correlation with acceleration. Meaning the car doesn't move as fast as it sounds in the video game. Like going 30mph while engine sound as if its at 120mph.

[@Sagarock]

Oh my god I remember playing need for speed underground 2 when I was a kid. Now I see why I have anxiety of being chased by someone

[@TerrySL]

I know what you feel

[@jayeshmange2424]

That game was truly ahead of its time, along with 2005 most wanted ofcourse

[@kingtolgakevinpetersoffici2031]

Need for speed underground 2 was amazing but carbon had amazing graphics. I’d loved midnight club dub and LA too. They were amazing tuning games.

[@iambrd1543]

11:51 Need for speed most wanted still looks awesome to this day, love that game Edit: I know that this isn't the original most wanted

[@lol221beta3]

Dude...

[@siddhantshukla8342]

That's not the original Most Wanted tho.

[@HellBear_666]

idk i loved that game when i was 7, i have like maybe 3000 hours on ps3 (also i tried this game on PSVita few months ago and i felt very nostalgic about those days)

[@erichdamer1312]

@@siddhantshukla8342 so? Game is visually pleasing to look at and plays like Burnout.

[@krispyhd9484]

@@siddhantshukla8342 now that was a masterpiece

[@drpork1360]

BeamNG Drive is at the top of my list, I played the tech demo for the first time in 2014 and have been playing it ever since. It focuses a lot on crash physics but man the driving and vehicle modding is addicting, I have at least 770 hours of it on Steam.

[@mazaradv]

but it is too realistic for me broo... i can't drive normally there(((

[@Time4me2change]

@@mazaradv its cause you have to use a wheel, the keyboard makes u turn too rough

[@Jack-os6wz]

@@Time4me2change I use arrow keys and drive just fine. Even tamed the new Bolide group 5

[@rye1541]

@@Time4me2change controller isn't bad too

[@brothergunns5055]

Random Kid in 1986 : The Graphics are so real!!!!

[@Roxy0.1]

*Yellow lightning infinities*

[@gourav_ontherun]

That kid would die with a heart attack after seeing RDR2's graphics

[@brothergunns5055]

@@gourav_ontherun Most importantly, he wouldn't be a kid. He would have been a 40 year old man when RDR2 was released. XD

[@gourav_ontherun]

@@brothergunns5055My granny is 73 years old she still plays outlast with me Fun fact: I got jumpscared like, 69 times, but she sits smiling when a freaking ghost jumps at her. I am now scared of my grandma, please help XD

[@brothergunns5055]

@@gourav_ontherun lemme call Hollywood to film the next conjuring movie at your house mate. XD

[@anonomooose3036]

I would drive around for hours on Driver, obeying the road rules. I loved that game as a kid

[@theLeadGin]

Same I loved that game. Hard to believe it was over 20 years ago.

[@Jahman071]

I played Driver and it was a good game, but Driver 2 was MY game. The driver games on ps1 were fantastic.

[@g.t.c4416]

kzbin.info/door/lJpfEDi-Ubo4LV9uXaX8-Q

[@blablahguy]

@DONT I read

[@Altrminds]

Driver: San Francisco was and still is one of my favorite games of all time

[@jamfera2]

Perdeu a essência dos títulos anteriores... O Driver: San Francisco vendeu tão pouco que a Atari nem teve condições de fazer um novo Driver há mais de uma década.

[@historiasdeinternet569]

@@jamfera2 cállate, déjalo con sus gustos. No vino a preguntar eso

[@deerlord2363]

​@@jamfera2 How did it lost the essence? It's a game about driving! Plus it has a pretty nice catalog of licensed vehicles.

[@StefanD-dz4tn]

Long life to Rockstar Games...

[@jyotivemula8073]

Man that's my favourite I'm huge fan

[@StefanD-dz4tn]

@@jyotivemula8073 me too

[@nodDJSK]

My favourite is Carmageddon and City car driving

[@arthurmorgan7026]

Rockstar are the best

[@viper.]

@@arthurmorgan7026 true dat

[@XantGaming]

Awesome dude )) 😁

[@gluntdaniel]

18:13 This is how 2000's racing games looks like back then 😂😂

[@genesissage3303]

For real tho. I don’t remember them looking this bad😭😭

[@rodrigoorozco9263]

@@genesissage3303 what are you guys talking about? Horizon 5 ? It literally looks amazing

[@catnip159]

@@rodrigoorozco9263 They’re saying that 2000’s racing games used to look like horizon 5 to them.

[@kryptonnslaxx6378]

8:43 DAMN GOOD DRIVING SKILLS NO ONE GOT HURT DESPITE THE DANGEROUS STUNT

[@scr3am273]

Mad skills

[@Zen-tm5io]

SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH*

[@AirportPlaneSpotting]

0:40 That’s so casual how he’s putting that calming music on whilst people are screaming

[@audiophile...]

I've played those games released in 2003 or 2004,and back then the feeling was same as today's while playing forza horizon 4 or 5. Ahh,the Novelty.

[@raffs7344]

eu fico muito feliz de ter tido a oportunidade de poder ter acompanhado a evoluçao de todos esses jogos que marcaram a minha infancia

[@TheBluEyedKing]

5:49 I grew up playing that game. Loved every second of it.

[@ditraali7312]

@DONT Shut Up Bot

[@Reth_Hard]

I think the best one was Turbo Esprit in 86, it just went downhill after that... :P

[@Reth_Hard]

@KINDLY HELP ME REACH TO 10K SUB Uh... No thank you!

[@kekabusayong3803]

@@Reth_Hard no but it's okay it's your opinion

[@Flash75672]

Same bro and nfs underground, nfs carbon, nfs most wanted, gta vice City, gta san, gta 3 😍😍 those days

[@Nockspielt]

2:15 What a big step in graphics and framerate the midnight club, incredible!!

[@DharcTunesYT]

Just goes to show how game changing Rockstar Games did to their franchises.

[@sevantofra]

I remember my first driving wheel, it was for N64. It went between your legs and had 2 tabs that went under your legs to hold it in place and pedals. Now I have a TMX Pro with a stand and brake mod. The differences, lol.

[@andrewperkins9346]

GTA will always have a special place in my heart. You made my childhood. Good old memories. Time flies.

[@ΕυθύμηςΣπαταλάς]

Love how straightforward this channel is. More channels should take notes from this

[@hawk6365]

No 3 minute intro about merch and subscribing or anything else, just straightforward

[@g.t.c4416]

kzbin.info/door/lJpfEDi-Ubo4LV9uXaX8-Q

[@thatoneguy7915]

Midnight club: LA will hold a special place in my heart as the number 1 open world driving game

[@dimun3130]

"day and night..." memories ❤

[@dylanmelotti4301]

I remember playing Driver for the first time. I legit called my friend on the behemoth of a phone we had back then to tell him the game had the most realistic graphics that I have ever seen and the game actually looked real. Asked my mom if he could come over to play. He said the same thing. Then Midnight club came out, we went through the same process. 😂😂😂

[@deerlord2363]

"The behemoth of a phone" LMAO 🤣🤣 it was a great experience growing up in that era and see how games improved and blew our little minds every year!

[@robintst]

I'm impressed, Need for Speed: Underground 2 really holds up in the visual department for 2004. Also esprit is pronounced "eh-spree." :-)

[@arziel340]

Right and even today my favorite part of this franchises😊

[@rewolvi]

Agreed, one of the All time best driving games. Not until 2012 where better looking games.

[@fandecaisses1]

The sound effects in NFS were groundbreaking as well, ahead of the competition at that time, an underrated point of this series

It was my first game I played on my ps2