Driving Home in a 90s Video Game World

There's something about open-world games in the 90s that's so calming.
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Music: Christmas on Dobuita Street
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[@fbcamp]

Bro, credit the source of your music. People actually think you composed it.

[@Shobas]

the scene at 1:12 was very emotional.

[@mofo65]

I literally cried From laughter tho, but anyway

[@shawklan27]

Pure Cinema.

[@mrpicnmix]

"Midtown madness". I used to LOVE playing this game back in the day. No DLC and no bugs. You bought a game and it had everything you needed in it. The golden age of videogames was definitely the late 90's.

[@woohoo2491]

1:12

[@Filipe1020]

I love Midtown Madness 2 so much

[@Podel]

I last played it like 20 years ago, I love it

[@Filipe1020]

@Podel I used to play it on my dad's old PC when I was 5 to 6 years old, it was a blast. I'm 27 today and I still play it sometimes.

[@ps2bndled]

The mods for it are so banging too. Before OMSI the closest thing bus enthusiasts had to a bus simulator was MM2

[@DropCoreYT]

Worlds Sacriest Police chases PS1

[@charliekill88]

@@Podelis this midtown madness?

[@Cyranek]

i'm glad he made it home

[@waltuhsmemes8443]

The vibes I feel on this are uncalculable

[@mcmarvino8714]

unca- what?

[@TheDeathMedic]

Of course Podel would include his signature chaotic moments in the video.

[@mcmarvino8714]

ofc! i it wasnt, it wouldnt be him.

[@dolanske]

Immaculate vibes. Can you make one of these videos per week from other old games? Instant favorite

[@podel.archive]

Good idea mate

[@La_Hoja_Verde]

I wasn't ready for the truck to go airborne at 1:12.

[@acoolrocket]

Midtown Madness 2's car physics are on crack, you can plow through a set of cars just with a sedan. Midtown Madness 1 had more weighty cars though.

[@FranzJx]

I was wondering why this looks different than I remember. Apparently I was playing the Chicago edition. Played the crap outta this game

[@386enhanced]

What the fuck I wasn't expecting you here

[@RSR131]

u played the first one this is the sequel

[@FranzJx]

@@RSR131 oh beast

[@queuedjar4578]

why is FranzJ in all the same obscure comments sections as me.

[@Finetales]

I was not ready for a chill Midtown Madness 2 montage from you! I played MM2 for so many hours back in the day - stayed up all night playing it for 16 hours straight once. Never got old. I still have it on my PC, I just haven't managed to get it working at 100% on Windows 10 or 11.

[@Podel]

I use dgvoodoo2 to make it work for W11, runs great at 60fps

[@Rcm23195]

I love your music, man. Keep putting out awesome ambient shit, or whatever makes you happy. This year I was in the top 0.01% of listeners of yours on spotify, I love what you've done.

[@acoolrocket]

Reminder that the modding scene MM2X is still alive after all these years.

[@millennialchicken]

There's something about 90's-early 00's gaming that's just so peaceful. I used to play Microsoft Flight Sim 98/00/04 and continue to play FSX, and something about it's strangely detailed but simplistic graphics makes it seem so... warm and inviting. Much more than the intensely borked on about HD graphics of today. I still fly the same route I used to do back in 98/00 to this day. Portland Intl to SeaTac at dusk going into night, flying over the Olympics and seeing the sunset below the horizon, just so... easing and calming. We need this era of PC gaming back, gaming needs it.

[@Deadsphere]

podel what's going to happen in 2027

[@malcolmmorin]

Sonic 4

[@ForeverChangedForeverGlad]

Midnight Club: Last Stand The song in the video is the true ending end credits song.

[@ivancar555]

Something strange.

[@raphaeltoast]

2028

[@mrpicnmix]

Supposedly, aliens are going to introduce themselves to us.

[@damdril]

podel’s sanest work by far

[@SynthAir]

When I saw the title, I clicked just to see if it might be Midtown Madness, and I about blew a blood vessel when I saw it!! I spent probably thousands of hours in this game as a kid. There was a huge modding scene with many thousands of custom vehicles and maps. I even learned how to make my own maps at one point...maybe that's actually where I got my first 3D modelling experience now that I think about it?? Utterly wild. I wish Microsoft never would have abandoned the series, but I guess it would be competing with Forza Horizon now if it did exist

[@Matsonius]

Lately I've been watching so many videos named "SYNTHWAVE IN NYC 1992" etc and thought this was just one of them. Gladly I was mistaken Nice way to stumble on a new Podel video

[@Wasmachineman]

GTA SA's countryside unironically is comfy AF

[@mc693]

Driving down the highway by the back o beyond at night in the rain, with running down a dream blasting on the radio. Feels

[@hyperixz]

this is midtown madness..?

[@ita_spartan_lover8458]

this is so relaxing, thanks to my best friend for sending me this video

[@inha1ed]

shit hits different when the physics are bouncy asf and the car clips through the ground whenever it turns

[@Harry_iwnt]

somehow Driv3r has this feeling for me, among others. Love u Podel happy holidays

[@GoldenDragonLord.]

No way Midtown Madness 2, this game was my childhood man

[@MrJans3n]

I played so much of the Midtown Madness demo. Used to love causing traffic jams on the freeway

[@HEX_VENTURE]

This song give me the same feel for when im playing games i just want to explore, look around that world and live in it... Jet Set Radio Future, Sonic Adventure 1, Rage Racer, Sonic R Fuck man. It makes me feel like my younger self exploring these worlds without knowing how video games worked and what their limitations were. You nailed it. You absolutely nailed it.

[@sks2002]

The average drive around Gloucester to get the main essentials

[@monstrs23]

I used to play this so much in the early 00s till like 2014. Back in the day, we also made videos with some sort of plots in MM2, but I think those vids are long gone.

[@goodwiil]

you made it so relaxing until it wasn't anymore 🤣

[@03Sys]

"Now it will be a great time to explore every nook and cranny of this neat metropolis."

[@MrPatters]

This is exactly how I remember my commute home from work when I was growing up inside a 90s video game ❤

[@ScarfKat]

Some of these shots are genuinely gorgeous man. 1:23 is easily my favorite.

[@DEV1ANT_666]

I thought at first that this was just something you made in some engine, then I thought maybe this is some form of Carmageddon mod, then I recognised the barrier at 0:56 like for sure I've played a game with that, then the wheels of the van at 1:13 made me think this was Driver, but I couldn't remember if Driver had pedestrians, then I recognised the way the pedestrians run and stand against the walls at 1:43, and I thought, is this Crazy Taxi or something? Then finally I scrolled down and saw this was Midtown Madness. Insane. I actually still have an original copy of Midtown Madness on an Autosimulators 2000 CD. Like a dozen games on the disk, Driver, Rollcage, Midtown Madness, god knows what else. Crazy to think that it's been so long since I've thought about this game that I couldnt even recognise it, and even crazier how all the aforementioned games seemed to blend together in my memory of them. Man, watching this video was such a trip. Things were so different back then. Thanks for posting this.

[@vanleeuwenhoek]

The eldritch demons of nostalgia you pulled out of the burn pit of abandonware with this one...

[@AxeChris]

For anyone curious: The music is "Christmas on Dobuita Street" by Ryuji Iuchi. It's from Shenmue.

[@sandwich5344]

Midtown madness, a beloved gem from a beloved era. Sleep well, ctrl+alt+shift+f7 postal

[@StarDustTF2]

Midtown Madness 2 was the first Racing game i ever played on the PC, i just wished it wasnt such a pain to make it run on modern hardware

[@JosieOnYT]

Podel I fear 2027 now

[@Judamango]

First minute and a half was pretty nice ngl

[@ita_spartan_lover8458]

yea

[@timothyschollux]

I used to drive around at night for hours in Midtown Madness 2

[@jayman2145]

The strange thing is going to be billions of dusty rubber door stoppers are going to be everywhere for some reason

[@RealOny]

San Fierro got demaked. Nice music Podel 💜

[@Wasmachineman]

So I wasn't the only one that thought "wtf this does look a lot like SF"

[@FallsGaming]

san francisco looking beautiful this time of year.

[@ChordsBoy]

immaculate exquisite, even

[@TOWLIBAN32123]

this brought me right back to driver 1 on playstation 1.

[@maximus1992-y8x]

Ironic how the modern day San Francisco feels more chaotic than the mayhem that begins around 1:12

[@BromTeque]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@nihonium]

hell yeah

[@Friendly_Neighbour-peterman]

Episk

[@JarbasTardo]

Wasn't expecting this to become a DarkenedFantasies WTF moments video

[@Usman-if8gv]

Hours i spent playing this game, good old days.

[@MutenRoshi096k]

2:30 that's insane for a game from this era

[@jaopescador]

thank you podel for this amazing cotent cherrss

[@DPedroBoh]

i loved roaming around in sf rush.

[@woohoo2491]

"Wait, you can download more cars into the game?" Me, a kid, in 2005, discovering the concept of video game modding because of a Midtown Madness 2 website I found.

[@woohoo2491]

It was MM2C by the way, MM2X was the second website I found shortly afterwards.

[@Tlhague998]

Damn GTA 6 is looking lit

[@ita_spartan_lover8458]

lmfao

[@shjsj-bc2cj]

this is really relaxing! I love this!

[@shjsj-bc2cj]

nevermind, the end is not relaxing

[@normaldude5960]

Aaaaah Midtown Madness, what a game that was

[@darkpit1303]

Man I used to play MM2 for hours as a kid

[@Kyntteri]

Heartwarming and life changing.

[@WMan37]

Okay but I would genuinely like the music used in this video for my irl night drive playlist.

[@Podel]

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[@italiangarbageposting]

ur gonnna fall asleep and crash your car dude.

[@WMan37]

@@Podel Thank you kindly.

[@ChazDude]

MIDTOWN MADNESS 2 MY BELOVED.

[@Ilegator]

OMG THIS IS A MASTERPIECE LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jaodasilva7993]

" Christmas on Dobuita Street" BASED

[@kreostallinger275]

I feel like I unlocked a secret achievement watching this

[@sensabean]

"Powerful. Auto kiln cone 04 red earthen clay..." -Rolling Stones ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@sonyviva308]

I got super happy when I finally got the handbrake 180 degree turn driving test in the Mustang. I was only 10 at the time when I played it

[@quiksilvermanblue]

The real crime of this..... That we have not had a SINGLE video game since where we could experience the brilliance of a 99 Cadillac Eldorado..... Probably because no video game manufacturer could even fathom how to recreate such a perfect vehicle.

[@Iffy350]

Just how I remember my trip to San Francisco in the nineteen hundred and ninety’s

[@KM-hv1jg]

How it feels on the drive home from Grandma’s after Christmas (in the Crazy Taxi) ☺️

[@kaiser9321]

Can’t believe something is going to happen in 20027

[@FoxyMachiko]

Didn't expect to see midtown madness this year 😳

[@rafaelovben8720]

THANK YOU

[@McMarschmellow]

Need for Speed, The Crew and Test Drive should be making notes right now.

[@kermit_thefrog029]

Hopefully Assetto Corsa Evo can pull this off

[@pipravich4730]

I've born with this game. Goddam hit so hard

[@thee_master]

Podel cooked 🔥🔥🔥

[@loopdelooperlouis5541]

Omg Midtown Madness ❤

[@TimSlee1]

I play older games for this feeling

[@max_wayne_]

Beautiful

[@hunterwright386]

I love this video, is such a vibe. (Red car enters) what is happen? No.

[@MrAWESOMElol2]

somehow even this seems more lively than cyberpunk or similar

[@ivancar555]

Oh wow I was not expecting to see Midtown Madness again.

[@raphaeltoast]

2027. Women's World Cup is coming. Truly terrifying

[@octo785]

You seem like a chill guy

[@PinkFloydFreak55]

So soothing

[@ONeil284]

beautiful

[@heisen-bones]

MIDTOWN MADNESS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA MY CHILDHOOD

[@OFFTHELIMITER-UK]

truck driver dies in horrific accident whilst relaxing music plays in the background 1:11

[@H.E_I.S_R.I.S.E.N]

Basically just the lost in vivo driving minigame

[@ZoomyTheNoob]

If city escape happened in a different place.

[@raphaeltoast]

It's happened *Podel's finally snapped*

[@thinkingleaf6759]

cinematic masterpiece

[@Comenta-san]

"driving home to the 90's"

[@zsideswapper6718]

90s game have an unique charm and atmosphere to them. Past is this era unfortunately.

[@antflam7473]

This gives me peace… uhh for the most part ha. Maybe I’ll start watching this every night before bed. Midtown madness looks cool. Reminds me of crazy taxi. Edit: watched this before bed it’s soothing but also like when adult swim turns on when you were little. Idk lol.

[@mrbadguy5040]

It isn’t a Podel video without the police getting involved

[@JekaZMD]

I remember my intel i810 onboard graphics couldn't handle this game, all of the geometry was broken and stretching to infinity. still finished the game somehow

[@Mittens...]

ah dudee yeah

[@octo785]

Thats literally me I also lose my shit over the pointless of driving "home"

[@_gherry]

you can smell the polygons

[@badtom27]

damn you really caused some madness in midtown 2.

[@penorf]

Thats how we drive home now