My Absolute favourite racing game of all times.I still play It today. Nice to see how many people like this game as I do!
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
Despite the AI in Rage Racer can be quite frustrating especially on Class 5 and 6.
@karlstrausside1076 ай бұрын
Me too, I'm glad I'm not the only one, I salute you
@yngwie1156 ай бұрын
@@karlstrausside107 Racers start you engines and let's get It on
@VenusFlycast Жыл бұрын
The art style is unique in Rage Racer, always loved this game and this saga.
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
I wish Gran Turismo 7 follows this game style from Rage Racer.
@VenusFlycast Жыл бұрын
oh and another thing about Rage Racer. The tracks, are really rollercoaster-like. Never seen another racing game with so much verticality (excluding Wipeout but it doesn't have that sense of speed of a rollercoaster, the ships runs always at the same speed).
@theleftyboater Жыл бұрын
The memories I have of rage racer… ditching school to go to my mates playing it…. What a game!!
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
Along with Wip3out, WipEout XL, WipEout 1995 and GRAN TURISMO 2.
@resist4184 Жыл бұрын
Transition to night time was awesome
@NewGabeOrder2 жыл бұрын
22:19 There is a PlayStation controller designed for racing games in mind, complete with pressure sensitive buttons and a twisting function. This is the NeGCon (named after the controller's twist feature), and this is the go-to controller for most racing games released on the system. All of the Ridge Racer games work with the NeGCon, and it makes a difference since the twist controls make your steering slower or quicker depending on how hard you twist the NeGCon.
@mumblingbrit2 жыл бұрын
I should of invested in one, it was so hard using the dpad 😂
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
@@mumblingbritthe AI in Rage Racer can be very difficult especially on final class.
@sneakyskunk1 Жыл бұрын
This is still my favorite of the Namco racers. Later racing games were not bad at all, but for me none of them ever recaptured the magic of this one. Great retrospective of a great game. SUBSCRIBED!
@fikrizainudin6376 Жыл бұрын
Same bro. Feel the same way too. I even go back playing this games went I had free time.
@sneakyskunk1 Жыл бұрын
@@fikrizainudin6376 I sometimes wonder what a full on remake would be like. Just the graphics though, leave everything else as it was. If handled correctly it could be glorious.
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
@@fikrizainudin6376Hikari Kagura surprisingly love all the songs in RAGE RACER.
@yoshimitsu8922 Жыл бұрын
I'm looking into 90's D&B music, so to have this video recommended to me was fantastic. Thanks for covering this game!
@blackcurtains4710 Жыл бұрын
If you want the night drum and bass music was invented here is your video. Notice the difference between DnB, dark dance and happy hardcore that created and then split that very night? I was too young but the commentators who were there will fill you in. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4Kkf6NpZ5h6b9k
@steven5577 Жыл бұрын
This is what got me into d&b when I played it back in the day
@MattySS Жыл бұрын
It’s called jungle music
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
@@MattySSjungle musics?
@limited.timestruggle6 ай бұрын
Played the shit out of tit back then, and still play it today! It's another great arcade experience from Namco!
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
RAGE RACER even 27 years after release still is an unforgotten hidden gem of PS1 racing games.
@paulgallagher60272 жыл бұрын
Love the way you got the drift when showing the difference between music and non music 😝 great video!
@kosokuco Жыл бұрын
I think the biggest thing for me that goes under the radar far too much with Rage Racer, is the art style. No other racing game have I seen emulate the pseudo-european-mediterranean-dark-medieval sort of look that a lot of RPGs and other games like Panzer Dragoon were praised for. Its incredibly unique especially for this era of racing games. I have the guide book for Rage Racer on my shelf and in it are various 'Postcard' high res renders of the tracks and cars which provide even more context for the Mediterranean setting, its so so cool.
@shoux Жыл бұрын
book name please!
@pgr3290 Жыл бұрын
RRT4 was the next iteration, the better game and it perfected Rage Racer. Rage Racer was a step change from Ridge Racer Revolution. More realistic and gritty visuals, deeper soundtrack, attempt at a career mode. RRT4 took everything and polished it to a high gloss removing the rough edges here. I appreciate RRT4 would not exist without this game first though.
@GeeseH8 ай бұрын
It lost the high level intensity though.
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
@@GeeseHthe AI in RRT4 is a bit easier compared to Rage Racer tho.
@Invokehazza3 Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was younger I was always scared of using the manual cars 😂 This is my all time favourite game. I revisited it over and over and still have my copy of the game. The soundtrack was absolutely elite and the feeling that the game gives you while playing is just next level.
@Gr8Dane Жыл бұрын
This is the first game I was addicted to, that music is bringing back memories
@geosword6 Жыл бұрын
The soundtracks to RR games were always stars in their own right. You talk about your inner 5 old, I was 21 at the time at Leeds Uni! Pirate Radio was still going strong and Shnji Hosoe's gabber tracks along with Ayako Saso's Prodigy influenced work really hit the zeitgeist of the era in RR1 &2 and was just like nothing we'd heard before in arcade games and set the beat perfectly for tearing by those silky smooth 60fps texture mapped city scapes and shores. Then this absolute gem as you say came along on the OG PS with it's own absolutely on-trend moody atmosphere and even moodier music to match. R4 was the natural progression at the time whose whole soundtrack was basically a love letter to Shogun / Artemis with a bit of acid jazz thrown in and was again cool AF. But there's just something about the soundtrack to Rage Racer that is on a whole other level of cool. It just sits apart from the rest. Not shouting about itself. Knowing it's better than the rest. On its own but happy just to know it's the best. The Sigma Male of soundtracks. I'm rambling but this brilliant video has got me going! Just come across your channel mate. Love the style and content. Subscribed tonight - keep it going.
@Kensoy83 Жыл бұрын
Love this game growing up! me and my friends beat the whole game. This is also the first game that taught me how to drift.
@MrRobin00577 ай бұрын
Took me back to the game parlour after seeing this video. I was one of them masters of many of them games in ps1. Tekken 3 , rage racer, street fighter ex2+ , school fighter, king of fighters, soul edge, kensai, metal slug, xmen, capcom vs arika, bloody roar, twisted metal, ridge racer(racing game similar to rage racer), Tom and Jerry, wwf wrestling, resident evil, bandicoots, NASCAR rumble, were some of the games I could play better than others. It was such a great time i can never forget. Those token coins still ring in my ears .
@greskilgaming1235 Жыл бұрын
This is a game i still play now, and have always enjoyed it since i first played it. Even streamed it a little while ago, still as fun for me now as it was back then, just something about it. Enjoyed your video
@purwantiallan50897 ай бұрын
Rage Racer along with RRT4, only require 4 chances to retry the race whenever players finished worse than 3rd. Out of chances, GAME OVER.
@ShaunInce123 Жыл бұрын
This was one of my first games that I got on the PS1. I actually bought the game again some years back because I wanted to complete both Grand Prix modes & I could never get past Class 6 on the extra GP. I also hadn't figured out how to use manual transmission effectively back then, but it's basically a requirement once you get to the later stages. There's also a jumping start strat that you can use at the start of the race where you get a huge burst of speed and blitz past the 2 cars in front. This can only be done in manual transmission and there's videos that tell you how to do it.
@pppupu936 Жыл бұрын
Rage Racer OST went so hard. Grade “?” was brutal as a kid.
@XTheJenovaProjectX2 жыл бұрын
That’s it. I’m gonna start this game again. I have some of the best PS1 memories ever with this game. It was the first PS1 game I got.
@mboss13b8 ай бұрын
Rage Racer is the first game I played on an emulator. The little abarth with the boot wired open after upgrading is so frickin cool.
@Tuskingan Жыл бұрын
This game seems excellent and now I will try it but I implore you to try Ridge Racer Type 4 it is my favorite racing game of all time.
@mumblingbrit Жыл бұрын
I'll check it out dude! Nice one
@arik4643 Жыл бұрын
Rage Racer. My father is not a gamer. Not even keen on gaming. But he loves playing this game. I remember his favorite car was Age. The car with the highest handling. I loved the Lizard. The car with high acceleration
@cookiemonster21898 ай бұрын
So many memories with this game very enjoyable
@1hons1 Жыл бұрын
YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! I feel the exact same way about this game. I have like 3 copies of this game lol. This is by far my favorite racing game
@J.Wick.2 жыл бұрын
yesssss....man this game gets forgotten! love to see this! this game is a gem. was a big step up from Ridge Racer in 96. RType4 is probably my overall favorite for its depth, also a good OST. But this is a close 2nd.
@yetanotheruser1989 Жыл бұрын
Type 4 is a beautiful game all around. The visuals, the soundtrack.. it's a dream like experience.
@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool10 ай бұрын
Type 4 is great but just felt a little repetitive after a while, which I know is the same for this game but getting every car in every decal became laborious after a while imo.
@Realbreather Жыл бұрын
Top video lad, Rage Racer is probably my favourite racing game of all time too, absolutely criminally underrated.
@cris8722 жыл бұрын
Excellent review, Ridge Racer has always been one of my favorite racing games franchise, and Rage Racer is no exception, it a little different that the regular games but just as good with his own soul with his janky controls, very gray-ish graphics and textures, superb customization considering the limitations and a absolute banger soundtrack has always happen with Namco games. Also I always loved the narrator's in every RR game, specially the one from Type 4; "It's the final straight, floor it!".
@mumblingbrit2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words - and agree'd - the ridge racer series - or any early namco arcade racing game will hold a special place in my heart! I used to love playing pac-man at loading screens - a shame Rage Racer didn't have that
@MrCalland Жыл бұрын
Loved this game played it for years and years the soundtrack is definitely the best bit
@steve362076 ай бұрын
I still love this game and its prob my fav racer. I just did a speed challenge on the first course and I still crashed into that sharpe bend 😂 great vid there bud really enjoyed that 👍
@andrewT23 Жыл бұрын
Great video. One of my all time favorite games. To be fair, the graphics looked much better at the time on a Sony CRT. And the controls were much better if you used a negcon. (Same for all the Ridge Racer games)
@Lornext4 ай бұрын
It was the best racing game for PS1 with the best soundtrack of any game on PS1.
@SteMan19713 ай бұрын
This or wipeout? Wipeout had an amazing soundtrack
@mumblingbrit2 ай бұрын
I used to love wipeout!! ... I didn't get the 1st one but I remember playing it over and over again on "Demo 1" for the ps!
@karlstrausside1076 ай бұрын
I appreciate this video so much and I fully agree, this was the best racing game I probably ever played, maybe 2nd to one of the F1 games
@carllampard106 Жыл бұрын
Loved this game as a kid ❤
@AvexFuddle2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t played this since it came out, but I did love it. I need to revisit it 😊👍
@theenemy3337 ай бұрын
Kinda wild how far you managed to get through a Ridge Racer gaming without drifitng lol
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
I didn't realize the machanic was important tbh, literally drove like I did as a kid!!! ... Tbh it was hard as an adult no idea how I done it when I was like 5 haha
@Thehulksterbeast Жыл бұрын
ordered it on ebay yesterday . Cant wait to give it a go once again
@kufjapierdziele Жыл бұрын
Great to heat that somebody love this game as much as I do!
@sagaris932 жыл бұрын
interesting video, i found about this game quite recently through a friend who recommended me to check out one of songs from soundtrack, i was very impressed. never heard about this game before
@daiashthomas Жыл бұрын
This game was a dream to play with the Namco Jogcon controller
@Isle_of_man67 Жыл бұрын
The game makes you learn by force how to drift for most of the hard corners, no other games was this dificult.
@mahiru20ten2 жыл бұрын
You seem to talk a bit about the Extra GP, but missed the important bit - the very final GP, Diable GP, and the three special Grade 6 cars.
@mumblingbrit2 жыл бұрын
Shh that video isn't coming until Friday . I didn't realise until after I'd published this
@sdmalpas Жыл бұрын
This game was and still is my absolute favourite racing game on the playstation. I still have my mint original copy...but no ps1 2 or 3 to play it on. Now looking to build a machine to emulate and upscale it nicely. I think it looks better grittier and lower res, but going to experiment
@Jerlynvins4 ай бұрын
This game is not a hidden gem or forgotten masterpiece it's a very well-known PS1 game.
@mumblingbrit4 ай бұрын
cool thanks for the comment
@daviddavenport1485 Жыл бұрын
One of Namco Bandai's underrated gems
@EmoDKTsuchiya Жыл бұрын
Namco*
@scottmclean8910 Жыл бұрын
Can’t believe you don’t drift that’s the best bit of these games 😬
@blackcurtains4710 Жыл бұрын
Rage Racer in the UK was actually June 199-7......December 1996 was its Japanese home release. There was an arcade game called "Rave" Racer 1995 by Namco also part of the Ridge Racer franchise. Title change to not step on the toes of, nor undermine Namco's homeport race-game releases but a sequel nonetheless. With digital racergirl Reiko Nagase debuting with "Rave" but on the "Rage" starting grid too connecting Ridge with Rave.
@JamesStocks7 ай бұрын
Rage Racer did a lot of things right and is arguably the best-designed Ridge Racer game. It did however introduce having weird overpowered end-game cars. Also "I can walk faster than that, get going!" when your lap time is 1 millisecond slower than your personal best
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
Hahaha, 😂 such a classic line I forgot about that one!!
@WilsoTron Жыл бұрын
About time someone bigged up rage racer. Easily the best ridge racer game. Although how you can play without drifting is beyond me. Once you get used to it it’s easy enough. Especially if you played the first two games on ps1
@michaelrussell3890 Жыл бұрын
It's the game I got with my PS1, and I still own it
@Haulinbassracing2 жыл бұрын
i used to rent this in the big case from the local radio shack
@tigertony7724 Жыл бұрын
Just fond from retro store awesome game ps1
@4izm0v Жыл бұрын
I am lucky to have played all PS1 Ridge Racer games
@pedroj234 Жыл бұрын
soundtrack and racetrack are cool
@Sparkcell275 Жыл бұрын
I think out of every song in Rage Racer “Mech Monster” is probably my favorite but all of them are good. I can’t say that for other ridge racer games although I might be bias since rage racer and the original ridge racer were my first ridge racer games. Although I didn’t rage racer much so I’m not sure?
@tsukasa08027 ай бұрын
Got a sub
@deckofcards874 ай бұрын
I love this game. I like it more than Type 4.
@ivocaha3756 Жыл бұрын
RR is really the best arcade racer on PS1... no doubt
@thetickingman Жыл бұрын
I preferred Type 4 but enjoyed playing this one too.
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
i tried type4 , i just love the rubbish you get from the team owner / engineer
@Andreadeluxe7 ай бұрын
Played on my ntsc-j ps2 brought on may 2000 share with ridge racer v (i live in italy)
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
I didn't really play ridge racer on the PS2, think I switched more towards gran tourismo at the time - Was RR5 and good as type4?
@FabioGnecco Жыл бұрын
Very interesting game ! I have fun playing ridge racer 7 and the 64 too ! Even being bad at both lol Dunno if I'm doing something wrong or if i have to learn how to drift Also played RR3D ! The rubber band is crazy lol
@sitrep123ableАй бұрын
I see rage racer I subscribe
@mumblingbritАй бұрын
@@sitrep123able ahh dude appreciate it ♥️
@MrDreamer60 Жыл бұрын
This and wipeout 2097 were best racing games on ps1.
@safeasf_uck70207 ай бұрын
I'm like a year late but you didn't actually complete the game... After you complete the reverse GP's you get access to the Diablo GP where you race 4 secret cars.
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
see the follow up video ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWa2pJSpq5WAaZY
@safeasf_uck70207 ай бұрын
@@mumblingbrit Just watched it, my bad bro!
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
@@safeasf_uck7020 all good dude, got an extra view outta you lol!
@shoux Жыл бұрын
loved the logo editor, managed to make one gold flame-ish logo, really proud of it xD the only thing a little jarring for me was the female voice announcer in race.. too calm and sounds out of place for this game & music
@ytyndale3643 Жыл бұрын
If you love this game so much you should try it with the neGcon controller.
@v4skunk739 Жыл бұрын
Rage Racer best Ridge Racer game.
@tobiasisrael37587 ай бұрын
this game actually made me a better driver in real life
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
Drifting round corners are we? Lol
@Loader2K1 Жыл бұрын
In my humble opinion, while I've always liked _Rage Racer_ , the game can get deceptively hard. I also didn't like the process of racing over and over again to either buy and/or upgrade cars with small amounts of prize money, not to mention the specific cars that force you to use manual transmission. It wasn't until recently that I bought a used original PlayStation and a GameShark and finally saw the end of this game.
@KylarTyphlosion Жыл бұрын
Rage racer. Cus the way cars can randomly regain grip in a drift makes me want to rage
@richardsavings6690 Жыл бұрын
Can I ask for help? I've basically nailed the drifting in Ridge Racer 4 and 5, but it seems very wild and bizarre here. Whenever I try to drift around a hairpin, the back of my car slides inward and I slam head-on into the outside wall. What am I doing wrong?
@gsgunawan80 Жыл бұрын
maybe you didn't turn enough before you initiate the drift
@ZedNinetySix_ Жыл бұрын
Brit, you're gonna have to play Racig Lagoon (but on emulator, with the English patch) It has legendary status back in Japan, and was never officially sold elsewhere. But my fucking god, it will rock your world.... Racing Lagoon on PS1... (please for fuck, download the english patch though)
@xKiNx Жыл бұрын
So this may be me misremembering, but it's making my brain hurt so I gotta ask. After getting 1rst in all the class 6 races, wasn't there a jet black car that would appear under some strange conditions? The car wouldn't be on the start line, but would come up behind you mid-race, and the only way to beat it was to literally block it for like 2 and a half laps.. I know I'm ancient, and maybe this is some glitch in the matrix for me. Thanks for reading, and thanks for the nostalgia trip!!
@mumblingbrit7 ай бұрын
ill have to look into this dude, i am unsuer - sounds like a NAMCO thing to do tho :P
@NewGabeOrder2 жыл бұрын
I made a modded version of Rage Racer that uses music from the Metal Gear Solid series (mostly MGS2). I can post a video demonstrating that mod, and feel free to check it out once it's ready.
@mumblingbrit2 жыл бұрын
So sorry my guy I didn't spot this, let me know when it's out I will watch it for sure!
@NewGabeOrder2 жыл бұрын
@@mumblingbrit I have yet to capture a video of me winning a race with MGS2 music enabled.
@rogercruz15477 ай бұрын
Same composers as the Ace Combat 3 OST
@robengley4209 Жыл бұрын
I agree it's good but graphic tearing and horrible hit dictection. Best in the series overall though.
@kclink15794 ай бұрын
Pretending people don't know this game.
@kalasatwater22248 ай бұрын
Well I was disappointed by this ''gem'' 😅
@mumblingbrit8 ай бұрын
my childhood game, its a gem to me and not many people know about it, everyone knows "RIDGE RACER" no one knew "RAGE RACER"
@BurntRAM Жыл бұрын
considering this is your fav racer youre not very good at it haha. hitting walls left and right. the original ridge racer had a vastly superior soundtrack but i like rage racers physics a lot more.
@DontForgetOldKolobok8 ай бұрын
*THE BEST ARCADE RACER ON PS1* doesn't know how to powerslide 🤣 .....Power off, turn, power on while turning, steer...it's really not that hard
@jyakku79 Жыл бұрын
Means a LOT to see some love for this criminally underrated CLASSIC!🥹