Rage Racer PS1 Gameplay HD (Beetle PSX HW)

Rage Racer PS1 Gameplay
Release Date: December 3, 1996
Platforms: PlayStation
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Beetle PSX HW - RetroArch Settings
Renderer: Hardware
Software Framebuffer: (✓)
Adaptive Smoothing: (✓)
Super Sampling: (✓)
MSAA: 16x
Internal GPU Resolution: 8x
Internal Color Depth: 32bpp
Texture Filtering: Nearest
PGXP Operation Mode: Memory
PGXP Vertex Cache: (✓)
PGXP Perspective Correct Texturing: (✓)
Line-to-quad hack: Default
Widescreen Mode Hack: (✓)
Frame Duping: (✓)
CPU Frequency Scaling: 100% (Native)
GTE Overclock: (✓)
GPU Rasterizer Overclock: 32x
Dithering Pattern: Off
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Requested by: dott
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My PC Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
GPU: GeForce GTX 1070
Ram: 16GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
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0:00 Intro
3:12 Race 1
9:35 Race 2
16:53 Race 3
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Please leave a comment and rate it. :)
Enjoy !

[@xenofalcon]

This game is more appealing to me than most modern games, it's a solid game.

[@mrjohnnyk]

Honestly it's like that when it comes to a lot of PS1 games, a real golden era of gaming.

[@gonzaloarvietti4920]

Always

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@mrjohnnyk yes. Especially all 47 of PS1 games available at launch in 1995. Way better than PS5s.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@gonzaloarvietti4920 hi Gonzalo.

[@haaxxx9]

@@mrjohnnyk Dont forget the 6th Gen and 7th gen of consoles too as the peak of video games entirely. Lot's of different genre and mix-ups makes those era of video games fun to look back too from the Art style, Original Sound Track, and Gameplay.

[@pgr3290]

The courses were designed in this particular manner to virtually eliminate pop in of the scenery. Here you can see Rage Racer packs the game with detail on all the car models and environments, far much more than Ridge Racer Revolution. So the tracks are carefully designed where you are rarely capable of seeing very far into the distance, all these steep drops and turns that hide it. Even the 'straights' are disguised by gentle curves, high barriers or elevation changes to minimise view distance. Makes the gameplay very challenging compared to the earlier Ridge Racer games or even the later Ridge Racer Type 4, which is obviously a bit more advanced and more elegant managing this issue. Good developers have employed tricks to hide hardware limitations for decades. Right up to recently in games like unskippable cut scenes as something loads in the background, or where your character is stuck in a lift as it moves and the scenery is loaded outside etc.

[@GraveUypo]

to be fair this game has a really far view distance for a ps1 game too.

[@Stevo_1985]

Well written, and great points. Best comment I've read in a good while about this game. Hardware limitations really did help to produce 4 really awesome circuits - their designs were fantastic for the time (and still hold up). The circuit design is a huge feature that makes this game stand out for me, and I'm still playing with the NegCon (and NTSC version @ 30 fps) on a modified 9000 series PS1, and in the first person view for precision driving! I must mention the ability to create a 15-colour 64x64 pixel team logo was a fantastic addition to this game. For pixel artists, it's a really fun feature for Namco to have included. The sound track, menu systems, and video introduction sequence makes for an awesome experience - from a game that was released all the way back in 1996 (3rd Dec, Japan). The main thing for most magazine publishers to write against this game at the time was the collision detection. Though, this should never be an issue for any good racing driver. Part of the objective of good racing, is to drive around the opponents vehicles.

[@Stevo_1985]

@JSHuiting Ritaro Okamoto in the official Japanese guide book (released 27th Dec 1996) talks about his course modelling in a 4 page section titled 'Rage Racer Forum' at the back of the book. Of course, the whole thing is in Japanese, but I've done a translation and will post what it says next time I fire up my PC :)

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@Stevo_1985 Thanks for the details!

[@Stevo_1985]

@@HAZARDOUS88 No problem! Anything else you want to know, fire away! :)

[@DDRUTOU]

This was state of the art back in the day. It still looks good now

[@RetroAdzz]

Its a pretty tricky game to master, but when you get good at it in the faster cars, drifting around the corners with ease, its a really rewarding experience

[@abcmaya]

Even to this day, shifting down when going uphill to keep your speed up gave me this natural high that no other racing game can.

[@uubrmanx]

I wasn't expecting the game to start off with a 70hp car!

[@Big1_]

Unbalanced as fck, please NERF!!

[@purwantiallan5089]

@Cybernautin more like 777.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@Big1_ hi there Big 1.

[@Asidders]

This intro still gives me goosebumps, 25 years later!

[@runpandarun09]

One of my favorite racing titles for the PS1. My favorite? Rage Racer R4. Amazing graphics, good storyline and the music really set up the mood. It really immerses you into the game

[@am_pm.17]

Unfortunately R4 also has the worst gameplay and driving physics, far too easy. But in presentation it really is the best and coolest.

[@starpier]

the sound of the tires during turns is hilarious XD

[@stardustvideo]

Almost scary 😬😂😂

[@CaptainGameSlayer]

Sounds like absolute shit to be honest. Like it’s in mono, pitch shifted and at something less than 22khz, probably barely 16 bit

[@starpier]

@@CaptainGameSlayer you are listening to it through a youtube video, it is probably compressed. And I imagine it was compressed on the game disc as well, we are far from CD quality. But never the less, it is a funny sound.

[@rubenthehuman]

I didn't play this one until a couple years ago and it immediately became one of my favourites of the series.

[@slottygw2wvw842]

Dude ... its old junk when it came out it was good but not in today's standard stop sayin retro is better it's not

[@DonovanSheehan]

Your playing all the good stuff! This was one of my all time favorites growing up

[@theraiden9631]

Start boost glitch: Press brake and gas at same time, shift to max gear immediately when it says GO, and release the brake.

[@LordTechnopants]

I always really enjoyed the hills in RR - but I did grow up in a hilly city (Sheffield, UK). Reminded me of going out on my bike. Loved every Ridge game on the PS1.

[@TheGemini5]

Maaaan, Silver Stream was my go to music all day long! Still listen to it to this day.

[@ETRTriad]

Those days were surreal. Being the perfect age to appreciate the gaming industry going boom because cos of the PS1 and others that followed.

[@ILLRICARDO]

I wish they still made racing games like this now a days.....

[@Crinale13]

The glory of Lizard manufacture, before Danver take over, and the "13th car" in Rage Racer is Assoluto Squaldron

[@afdelta0120]

Sometimes, I get the feeling old arcade styles might be worth bringing back to racing games.

[@wieldylattice3015]

The indie devs are trying their hardest. Already some titles that might be what you’re looking for, depending on what like You liked WipEout? Play REDOUT You liked rally games? Play Art Of Rally You liked Ridge Racer? Play Hot Shot Racing You liked arcade cabinet racing games in the late 80s? Play 80s Overdrive

[@seiotonashi4049]

I missed this game...i ve played this way back 4th yr high school...2005-2006

[@mrchops]

there is something about ps1 graphics that really nail it

[@tompilsworth3753]

And then came Gran Turismo

[@neorickio]

I freaking love this game... always go back to it once in awhile.

[@3DVRraw]

The first Game that kept me grinding forever to get those weird Supercars

[@RedzaMalaysianCrossover]

And then, there's a Rave Racer in Arcade.

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

still the best!

[@RichyJam2011]

Just seen the "Time Crisis" billboard, another awesome game, especially at the Arcade. Happy memories

[@sunshineayers8018]

Sophitia Brand-New Single Soul Blade Now In Store That’s funny… I never knew Sophitia was a singer from way back then…

[@guimartinsbjj]

Amazing video, man! Thanks for posting!

[@ShanerTheGrey]

Man I played the hell out of rage racer, then r4 came out haha. Man the ridge racer series is great

[@HAZARDOUS88]

This one was always my favourite. The soundtrack is incredible.

[@TopT444]

Damn, The nostalgia is real..

[@elgoat3038]

Back when cars actually turned in video games

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

my heart will always belong to RAVE RACER in the arcades, i spent so much money on it that i could have bought the actual arcade cabinet.

[@wieldylattice3015]

Why haven’t you? Go on, another one for the life goals! You can do it!

[@DJBV]

I just realized this was the first 3d racing game i ever played

[@azz902011]

This game...man it just hits in the feels! Takes me back to my child hood. Its weird though because i remember playing it far better than i probably do now haha! Excellent game

[@ryanbailey6900]

Loved this game as a kid. It gave a great sense of speed with great music , graphics and cars. It was never as popular as ridge racer for some reason.

[@d0hzer453]

I remember this one. All the magazines talked about the sense of speed while playing. Classic.

[@RedLP5000S]

Absolutely loved this game. Stunning in every way.

[@RoNy164]

Just remembering the name my heart ached a little bit, how many memories of this game as a child. The past is sad and the future uncertain, the present is a lottery ;)

[@mrelba9176]

One of my fave games of all time. Such a pleasure playing this with a decent emulator these days.

[@waichungsham1578]

I remember i had the ntsc version which was smoother than the pal version good times

[@devmiles]

I played this game over and over!

[@PathfinderAPEXV1]

Best RR game I've played along with RR4 👌

[@jamesflinty7737]

This video just unlock a memory I complete forgot about I loved this game . The coffin car was lit

[@malinalungu407]

We got Ridge Racer Now we get is RAGE RACER!

[@alejandrohl77hernandez92]

Nunca lo olvidaré,mi primer juego de carreras en mi PS 1 😭😆. Junto a Tekken 2 y souledge y la casualidad es los tres eran y son de namco 🥰.

[@LocaliLLocano]

The soundtrack was my joint back in the day. I think I put 80 hours into this game

[@wieldylattice3015]

Those are rookie numbers

[@mang_oci8721]

The uphill and downhill section of the track is very extreme

[@STP.83]

Loved that game and played it so much, it had it's own charm.

[@buckroger6456]

Love this game! Not as much as I do ridge racer type 4 but it's very close.

[@StephenPurvis-ww3fj]

Still my favourite racing game of all time a real classic

[@abcmaya]

I played this game so much that I was able to beat the supercars with regular ones. The secret is using the Pick Up Truck because of its fast acceleration.

[@wieldylattice3015]

Oh you mean the Hijack?

[@ShineStreet]

this game was so difficult for me back when I was a kid holy fak

[@patcruising8925]

I remember this one from the demo disc!

[@oceanborn5513]

Look at that impossible racetracks with their beautiful landscapes, and I thought Need For Speed 2 and 3 hot pursuit had the most extreme tracks of all time!!!

[@chrifus31037]

Had a lot of fun with this game !

[@ETRTriad]

4:35 ... what a throwback.

[@michaellawrence9559]

Is it weird as soon as I started watching this I remembered every single corner that was coming up even though it’s been many many years ago since playing this , this was up there with the best of the racing games if not thee best

[@budaroddy]

Omg those old days!

[@grabacoffee1204]

Finally, you have played some ridge racers games. I have tried to play it. It was insanely hard especially setting with a drift tire.

[@wieldylattice3015]

One thing that may help you is playing it on an emulator and binding steering to the analog stick of a controller. If you’ve done this already then :/

[@AndrewTSq]

The music in this game is awesome.

[@phillipmcfarlane5249]

Your cornering is insane!

[@Lumixeon]

My only, ONLY, problem with this timeless classic was that at higher classes, it almost forces you to use manual transmission vehicles just cause they were the best stats. Have never finished this game as a result. Difficulty spike is pretty harsh.

[@rwdONLY82]

Since I got my PS1 I 90's I've learned that manual transmission it's the way to go in most games. Up to this day it's manual transmission only for me

[@wieldylattice3015]

You don’t need to anymore. Modern automatics have started to be better than manuals and that’s also translated into video games. Still I respect the choice as there’s nothing like feeling your car shift gear and your controller rumble in response in a racing sim

[@1nfamous76]

What a game this was. Absolute CLASSIC

[@061413hacker]

my fuckin' childhood!..my father bought PlayStation when he was young.. i was 6 years old kid back then, i remember he let me play the easiest round circuit track lol

[@dustinbone4942]

For ps1 this is legit!!! I'd play this

[@gameplaynia5021]

I miss these kind of games lol.

[@ShaunInce123]

You gotta love all the references to other Namco franchises on the billboards. Soul Blade, Ace Combat 2 & Time Crisis.

[@stevieboymkii]

The old legitimate race car maxing out at 106mph, good stuff :-) The track and it's variants in this game are really inventive (plus a great way to get around PSX hardware limitations) - you don't see much like this these days.

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

5:27 - YEAH!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂

[@XLev450X]

Rage Racer, my go to game. :)

[@Crash787b]

This is a really underrated racing game.

[@brokenscart7989]

Gives me tingles. Back when Amy incremental graphical improvement was amazing. The course is great

[@HappyHands.]

Miss this game. the soundtrack was awesome

[@GraveUypo]

ah good old games when cars were attached to the camera and not the other way around.

[@christindomlang9459]

Good morning Racers. I love the game.

[@llewellyn56]

awesome

[@fabriziomanni6890]

I want to play it again, what a great game !

[@knotsandcrosses1]

Some of the textures are a bit blurry, but upscaled it looks quite crisp and clear.

[@puachannel3334]

Sophitia, brand new single: Soul Edge...

[@xWagnerPlaguesx]

Cheeky Namco

[@s1050]

One of the first games I ever played

[@stupidstormy36]

Apparently the Devil Car in this game's universe is a Citroen 2CV according to a billboard. Also, will you teach that sucker a lesson already? This disembodied voice inside my head keeps saying to do it...

[@v88box21]

I think there was the last car that was the Assoluto Squaldon.

[@stupidstormy36]

@@v88box21 966hp, 3.2L V16 engine, costs 6,666,666 credits, looks like a Pontiac Banshee, and is the 13th car on the list?

[@prothomanjum8936]

Kids these days with their ps5 and xbox wont know what games actually felt like

[@NeatoUnused]

or... ya know... they could emulate it...

[@hughthompson4846]

@@NeatoUnused I dont think you understand exactly

[@prothomanjum8936]

@@NeatoUnused Guess what? Nobody would 🙂

[@speed3414]

@@prothomanjum8936 he said they could, not that they would

[@theraiden9631]

@@speed3414 The problem is do kids nowadays play this over 20 years game like this?

[@juggaman83]

Hey I really enjoyed the Video.. Quick question? How did you get the game to look so clean and crisp and have the BGM playing too. when i play it its really pixelated and the music only plays in the menu.

[@KarisJohns]

Reminiscing about falling asleep on the couch while my dad played this. Simpler times

[@dannydevlin1893]

Playing this 3 lap race on repeat on the Demo 1 Good times

[@jacobnicoletti1235]

I never could drift like that in this game as a kid. Gonna have to pick this up and get back into it.

[@wieldylattice3015]

That’s probably because this didn’t support analog sticks. If you do wanna drift like that you might try an emulator

[@TheGamingDefinition]

Loved this game as a kid but was terrible at it, played it at 5 years old and only managed to beat class 5. Nine years later I ended up revisiting the game & managed to complete class 6 & it seemed trivial in comparison lmao

[@basedjj93]

So nostalgic

[@rockys201]

The car looks as if it's having a maniacal episode

[@dunbar91]

My favourite Ridge Racer game, controversial I know…

[@Limedaiquar]

5 is my favorite followed by Rage.

[@triznoarianzyah3738]

nice Gameplay 👍👍👍👍

[@rezqiano]

Spent hours designing the hood drawing back in the day

[@HimboJimbo]

This music is always a bop

[@alun187]

it was all about playing in first person view though - I remember this mode looked janky even in 1996!

[@CarlitoJr408]

Came to check one of my favorite games on ps1 to see if I might still actually enjoy it if I put it on the deck... Game holds it's own in terms of graphics, elevation, style. I'm hyped.

[@darkridearts]

I love this game

[@04dram04]

Its insain just how many unheard of games were made for the PS1

[@GraveUypo]

why are you saying this in a ridge racer video? it's a major franchise.

[@darkridearts]

It was a big deal when it first came out

[@retro4fun358]

best Part of the Ridge Racer Series:)

[@KvltKommando]

craziest sounding handbrake

[@chrissre7935]

I have to finish this game someday.