The Mystery of RACER.NL | The Game That DISAPPEARED...

[@rvangaal]

Great and funny video! Nice to see it's still alive, sort of. And multiplayer, I'm amazed that collisions works as good as they do. ;-) One of the hardest things in multiplayer physics. Sorry about the SEO-unfriendly name I gave it. ;-)

[@Shinyodd]

Glad you enjoyed it Ruud! Thanks for making an amazing game, it was super fun to learn about!

[@JayCeeCreates]

> A free and open source racing simulator HEY YOU, DO YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU?

[@SGR_Blackout]

Cheers for the laughs man, btw would you know why my game was all green and stuff? Haha

[@rvangaal]

@@Shinyodd It all seemed quite simple at the beginning; some physics, F=m*a, 4 wheels, apply force to body and off you go. But it's gotten a bit more complex. ;-) So it took longer than expected, and never really got 'finished'. Although it lives on at Cruden indeed up to this day, but mainly just the physics part (not for high-end physics, we integrate many external physics models (C++, Python, Simulink etc) for that, depending on the project, but still, Racer's physics are quite good at handling a baseline car, if you use the right parameters).

[@rvangaal]

@@SGR_Blackout No idea really, I've never seen it before, and I've run it a lot. ;-) Usually things go south when trying Intel graphics-cards with GLSL, but then you won't even be able to start the game.

[@MuYe]

Half way through the video and I can happily confirm it was worth the wait

[@datgamerboy123]

Ayyyyy MuYe! Your videos are amazing!

[@dudemp4]

mumye!!?!?

[@saviogustavi]

oh muye i didnt know you liked furries

[@-_cms_-]

moo

[@-_cms_-]

yee

[@DustinEdenYT]

Shinyodd is like that one friend you haven't seen in years but can still vibe with as if he never left

[@X1AN1023]

Man's just popped in my recomends like the average yt video and me not knowing a legend came back till I pressed it.

[@unitysparticlesystem]

Exactly!

[@unitysparticlesystem]

@@X1AN1023 lol it also happened to me . At first I thought it was a KuruHS video but it said Shinyodd

[@VictorBRz]

Exactly Dustin

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

I thought it was a magic

[@felixssimoes]

I found racer in early 2000's. Back then the source code was available. Being a software developer passionate about cars I have studied it in details and used some of its ideas in some small tests I did back then. I still remember how blown away I was about all that and, of course, how hard it was to have the Ferrari P4 handling like a car 😅. Thanks @rvangaal, you're a legend. And thanks a lot @Shinyodd for bring back so many good memories

[@bean2064]

When the world needed him most, he came back

[@aidaaliten8817]

r/beatmetoit

[@13B-POWAH]

lol

[@LeBornMajes]

I don't, but yes

[@vlasta_mourek69]

ŠKODA FELICIAAAAA

[@ShawnMeira]

Seriously his jokes and humor are what keeps me going.

[@aakashdeepmundi7226]

Dude NO WAY I had downloaded and played this game for a solid 6 months on my dad's old PC without him knowing, I was maybe 10 and thought myself so damn smart. I loved it, car handling was better than any other game i'd ever played. Once my dad upgraded his PC he gave me the old one, but formatted it. I searched for racer online for months but never found it again. Years later, I would periodically still try to find it... even the name was getting hazy, was it "Racer" or "Driver"? Did this game even exist?? This video popping up has put to rest a real mystery of my childhood. Thanks so much man jesus christ

[@Warthunderlover7635]

My god he is back.he finally escaped the backrooms

[@Shinyodd]

It was like being in a damn Ikea I tell you brother

[@faraziqbal188]

@@Shinyodd genuinely tho I’ve been lazy to log back into my twitch to watch ur streams for the past couple months so this is fucking awesome

[@Cloaker86]

@@Shinyodd SCP3008

[@sire_kirbz]

@@Cloaker86 so true

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@Cloaker86 it was bound to happen...

[@KanzaiDoriftoz]

Okay but seriously, I am so glad you came back, I've missed you all this time man, just the effort alone putted into your videos is what make them worth my time to watch them

[@Shinyodd]

Thanks man, it means a lot

[@ShawnMeira]

@@Shinyodd dude you have no idea how much I (and others) appreciate your videos and the work that goes into them. You always make me laugh and brighten up my day. I just wanted to say thank you.

[@X1AN1023]

@@Shinyodd Hey as long as you make videos on the most random car games that humanity has not heard of in years, it's worth every day waited for a vid like this.

[@ambatublou]

@@Shinyodd good video 👍🏿

[@billiejean26mj]

Damn wild to see a documentary about this game. I've been active on forums and making mods for it literally through my whole childhood, the community was amazing and possibilities were endless, especially after the CG versions started coming out. Sad to see it died down alot but i'm happy i've got to witness the peak and make loads of friends because of this free open source game. Good times

[@Shinyodd]

Oh so that's where my password went... - Read after watching ► - Since finishing this video, Ruud has actually responded and is willing to answer a couple of interview questions about Racer Unfortunately I have yet to hear back since then, however if we're able to arrange an interview of some sort, any questions you'd be curious to ask, feel free to reply to this comment! I'd either post it as a short follow up video, or a post in my community tab if it does happen. A Like and a Comment would be greatly appreciated to help us out in the algorithm. Hope you're having a good day wherever you are in the world, good to be back fellas. ♥

[@jacobrev6567]

Welcome back shinyodd

[@twisted_tea]

funni

[@daciapermissionweedgaming9087]

funny

[@FonikosGazmas]

For real I missed you man...

[@szymont1918]

I wonder if he will release just a last update, to fix the multiplayer collision

[@johnsalamii]

i found this game when i was searching for ''free racing games on pc'' , at first i was like ''who tf names a racing game racer'' and never bothered to check it again. never would i have thought that the game had a deep rabbit hole.

[@bwc1976]

I remember playing this back in the day, it had so much promise! I'm glad Ruud is still alive and doing great things, but it's still really weird that he didn't make any further announcements regarding Racer, and that Panthera Free doesn't seem to have progressed much since where Racer left off.

[@masaha9]

Ive played thousands of hours approx 10 years ago when the community was somewhat at its peak. Despite the obvious problems, with the right car, the driving experience was immensely satisfying

[@Shinyodd]

Great to hear from someone who played it at its peak!

[@carterhanke3528]

I got into it around 2015-2016. Sadly the community was falling apart around that time but I have fond memories of beating around a huge city map in a slammed mk1 golf ☠️

[@masaha9]

@@Shinyodd Yeah, with a good car and a map, you could have some really great time. It is quite impressive for something that is essentially a gaming engine study for further projects. And, because you could drive it with an actual mouse :D, me and my friends in elementary school drove LAN during the IT classes

[@4sxr]

Was this game basically Live for Speed but.. earlier?

[@Ackira]

Mister Van Gaal is probably the most passionate dev I’ve ever seen, putting this much work and informations on a game… we’ll never see this kind of passion with big studios

[@paprikagames]

bcus big studios put alot of passion in making money

[@SockyNoob]

Reminds me of some of the folks who work on BeamNG and Automation. It's a lot of passionate devs, some with years of experience, making something they love and others love too.

[@tweed0929]

BeamNG.

[@jayswarrow1196]

You gotta be a military programist, working on designs for formula one racing teams, born in country with legalised... stuff, to do ssomething like that. He probably wrote the code, inbetween their test flights, when he was bored, waiting for -another crash report- new data to process.

[@paprikagames]

@@jayswarrow1196 just becus its legalised doesnt mean everyone is as high as a kite here. its usually the tourist that come for that stuff

[@Aadilf1]

I was very active on the forums during the development of this game. This was my go-to racing sim of the past 15 years or so. Developed a bunch of cars for it. Then it did fall off, but then I was introduced to Assetto Corsa, which felt like its natural successor.

[@robotic_lawyer]

He's finally back. And the wait was 200% worth it. You never fail to make me laugh, great job, mate.

[@youbickbiking3084]

little did you know...

[@zetsuboublogger]

Hey, I'm "Scarlet" the one who created the Bluebird SSS Turbo. (on 2:44 time frame) I'm glad to see my old mod appeared in this, also this game again, what a nostalgic feeling. Also, a fun fact that while I was creating that Bluebird Turbo I was using only a mouse for driving in this game.

[@Shinyodd]

Your bluebird mod is super fun to drive, loved it!

[@Pluvillion]

Everyone might have not seen you on YT for more than 1.6 years, but everyone on Twitter is still vibing with you and whatever chaos you ensue upon everyone. Nice to see you back again. Cheers for 2022 and 2023!

[@clover182Harry]

I used to play this a lot way back in 2017! So glad you have returned and even on a niche topic. Been a fan since 2018!

[@Shinyodd]

Awesome to hear!

[@clover182Harry]

@@Shinyodd Thank you! Looking forward to future videos!

[@tomday288]

The man has outdone himself this time, this is what I call quality content, and 100% quality over quantity. I can forgive a creator for their absences when this is the quality they give when they show up

[@brickthegoalie]

I found this wonderful game back in probably 2005-6. I found someone's website that made some wonderfully wacky custom cars for NFSIII and also had a few cars for "Racer". Despite having incredibly limited skills, I loved how accessible it was to fiddle with and the communities were so active with new creations. I still think the mouse controls, while having a steep learning curve, was the best keyboard and mouse driving control scheme ever. If the person that made the rabbit moon buggy and the insane car that would accelerate like no tomorrow when you let off the accelerator for NFSIII happens to be out there, thank you for hours of enjoyment and for introducing me to Racer as well. Ruud, thank you for creating such a huge amazing project and helping to foster a wonderful community. ShinyOdd, thank you once again for a wonderfully produced, engaging and in this case in particular, nostalgic video.

[@VincentDeLuca2003]

The return of the king! Welcome back Shiny! I’m very glad you were able to find the motivation again, and for whatever comes next, just know, we’ll support you no matter what. Missed you man!

[@michaelramsey82]

Holy cow, this unlocked some memories. I played this game a TON as a teenager, long after it was no longer supported, and got very deep into modding it and trying to make it more realistic. I even made a little Top Gear-style fake TV show with it. Nowadays I mostly play BeamNG, which is a far better simulation in every possible way, but I'm glad to see someone still remembers Racer.

[@Zodaxa_zdx]

in all these years of watching the videos here and catching the streams whenever I could, it's been a wild journey. Glad you took the break for yourself. Video quality has been amped big time as its a for fun project after all. Just happy you've been doing alright, ready to see whatever you do next~

[@hypernic6920]

Man I genuinely can’t describe how happy you and your content makes me man. Your laugh is extremely infectious and always cracks me up, and believe it or not you are one of two channels that got me into cars about a year and a half ago. Now I’m working on my first gen Mazdaspeed3 on the weekends and taking photos through the week with my best friends gen 2. What a life I’m living and in no small part it’s thanks to your content that you started just for fun. I wish you the absolute best on this platform man. Hope you can continue making the vids you love for a long ass time. I’ll be along for the whole ride.

[@SVW1976]

He might not be the KZbinr we wanted but turns out he's the one we needed. Welcome back👍

[@unitysparticlesystem]

The whole video was awesome Every second of it. And the outro was one the most wholesome and heartwarming thing I've ever experienced... I'm glad you're happy and caring about yourself. Keep being awesome

[@AlphaGarg]

What is the story behind your profile picture and username

[@unitysparticlesystem]

@@AlphaGarg there's game engine called Unity , and to make particles in your game , you have to use Unity's Particle System. And there is a meme in gamedev community that says how awesome this Particle System is and everyone loves it (which is not a lie like Morbius' meme , Unity's Particle System is actually super awesome) So my pfp is just a meme , but a good one and not too popular so I don't get bombarded with replies by 5 year olds. Most of the time people that reply are cool and wholesome like you. That's all I've got to tell you about my name and pfp

[@AlphaGarg]

@@unitysparticlesystem Understandable, have a nice day

[@MihaiZavoian]

nice username lol

[@IceTypeFennekin]

Literally just yesterday I was thinking "Hey, I forgot about Shinyodd's videos. Wonder if he'll ever come back..." That aged like a fine wine.

[@FiatUno2003]

r/thathappened

[@FiatUno2003]

@lazrabbit6835 yes, welcome to reddit, where nothing out of the ordinary really happens

[@2TemposdaSerpente]

Eu achei que ninguém mais conhecia esse jogo! A primeira vez que eu vi, alguém tinha instalado num computador da escola... e configurou o mouse pra acelerar, você empurrava pra frente e ele acelerava gradativamente. Racer há quase 20 anos atrás era coisa de outro mundo

[@joshthetrucker9589]

This video was honestly a breath of fresh air. Good to see you back, Shiny, and lovely video on a game I've never heard of before. Awesome stuff all around!

[@MattH-uj9op]

BACK FROM THE DEAD!!

[@logdrive3929]

It's been way to long!! Welcome back Shiny!! We've all missed you!!

[@Shinyodd]

Thank you, it's great to be back

[@logdrive3929]

@@Shinyodd So far the video is fucking amazing 👊

[@minecrafter0505]

I've played this a lot when I was little, amazing game for being free and supporting my force-feedback wheel. At the time the level of driving physics and graphics quality was astounding. Happy to see that it's kind of alive.

[@IMorphyus]

Glad you decided to focus on yourself instead of letting the grind ruin something you love. I've only found your channel a few months ago and I've already watched a majority of your content. You're witty humor is great and always gets a laugh from me. You're really good at what you do, especially in these types of videos. Just follow whatever feels right to you and I'm positive you'll still make great content. 👍

[@GrandpaGoesGaming]

Good to see you again sir! It's very easy to think of Racer as a failed project, but judging by all of the laughter in the video it seems like everyone had a great time. With all of the super-serious sims out there right now, maybe this is just the game we need!

[@theher0br1n36]

Dude, I'm so happy you're back! I've missed your vids, man! Glad to see you're doing better. I'm excited to see what the future holds

[@carterhanke3528]

Finally someone brought this game to light! Used to play it all the time when I was in middle school. Would love to see the project and community revived! I released a track for this game on tracciontrasera awhile ago...

[@KFCValueMeal]

Ngl I'm glad to have seen this in my sub box; I always have to applaud just how much effort you put into your videos Shiny, hence why I've enjoyed your content so much since around 2018 (if I remember correctly at least). That whole segment with Blackout's fucked POV had me fucking DYING though jesus christ... 💀 Gotta say, this was a pleasure to watch, and you may have just convinced me to check out this piece of history!

[@justgrayyy105]

Welcome back, Shiny!!!! After a year of nonstop watching your timeless videos, it makes me so happy to know that you’re doing alright Shinyodd!

[@crazy_ventures697]

I legit have never had so much fun watching a KZbin video in so long Thank you shiny for this wonderful experience :)

[@eliasthesarcastic8707]

Damn Shiny played the role of an absent father who came back when their kid won the lottery... Great to see you back again.

[@k8-sr495]

The only difference being in this scenario: He's an absent father who returned when _he_ won the lottery to treat us all again

[@xaf0163]

thanks for coming back man, we missed your content like hell i find that youtubers who chase success and only success tend to make subpar content. those that truly love what they do, always make incredible content, regardless of the focus of the video. whether it's birdwatching or goofy racing games that never quite hit the mark, we will be here all the same.

[@swaggynator3879]

I'm so incredibly happy I see you again. I just thought to myself "damn I haven't seen a car from him in ages". Well yeah no wonder... I'm just really glad you're back.

[@SiPakRubah]

Our favourite protogen racer has come back :O And bring us a very top notch quality content as usual , missed you Odd

[@MrW4ippy]

Funny how you picked RC5b, after all the years I used Racer I ended up on RC5c as being 'the best' and the version I run now. With the right content it really is very good, and Ruud's amazing documentation and method of managing content made it a dream to create content for!

[@thegamester1426]

9:55 nice to see that my driving skills are still absolutely impeccable…

[@neutralwarlord]

Welcome back Shinyodd! So freaking great to see you back!

[@jackcravford8744]

Amazing puns, funny interaction with friends/random fans, cool mystery, information value and Burnout 2 soundtrack. I found you randomly, you have a new fan ;-)

[@imDanoush]

*_Yay! new video!_* Also about the video: basically it was a one-man passion project, which tried to be a community-driven simulator. Guess history is repeating, as I'm also trying to do so, but it is not just a driving sim. and is a community-driven software meaning people would add content to it without using mods and complex procedures.

[@Ale_85]

yeeeey! ^ ^

[@SouthTexasGaming17]

It's always a good day when shinyodd uploads a video

[@MNA5715]

So its been a shit year until now

[@Otherface]

​@@MNA5715yep

[@dailyyy_]

I also love his uploading schedule

[@garlic_bread75]

I seriously tought this channel was dead but damn, it was worth waiting an entire year to watch this video, was really looking forward to it.

[@Toronado1986]

I missed you so much shinyodd I’m sick at home today with a. 105 degree fever (idk what that is in Celsius for your Europe ass) but you made this flu better :) thank you

[@Shinyodd]

Hope it clears up soon fella

[@YoSuey]

I remember playing this back in the early 00s because i could only run Viper Racing and racer on my pc and other games i found on Blackhole. Luckily i knew somewhat of modding thanks to VRGT and Val and those guys taught my preteen self how to move the files. There was also a game on BH that i remember playing too that can't remember the name. It was a demo that had multiplayer, 1 track and 1 car and the track was kinda urban and had cobblestone sections.

[@remavas7076]

Damn you've been missed by all of us. Your content is top-notch, I'm happy you decided to come back.

[@tomfooleryenjoyer]

YESSSSS man so glad to see your back hope your doing well bro ❤️

[@Shinyodd]

I am doing pretty fine my guy, hope you are too

[@Walker_62738]

So, you failed to contact the guy and he has been inactive on his youtube channel for years now, he replies to this specific video talking about it within 3 days. HOW?!

[@Excalibur9905]

AYYY!! My favorite corrupted Video Game Protogen boi is back! Excited to see you back on the platfrom, man! :3

[@Silver-et7ji]

Funny

[@raoulraoul7129]

3:48 That's my map,i am the creator of "Eastern European Driving"map for this game. I also created another map for this game ,name Drivingexperience for nonCG and also CG version of the game. I just loved this game so much and i was always waiting for an update. But...

[@yes.vote.]

Such a great video honestly. Combined the perfect ammount of silly with a more serious, nostalgic note. I love it, the people love it, shiny keep at it for as long as you can. Love from Poland

[@pulloa_specb]

Damn, I had totally forgot about Racer. I used to play it a lot around 10 years ago when I was in college. Although I didn't have a Wheel, it was clear that the driving physics were superior to a lot of games, while also not needing so much PC resources. The best part was the huge number of mods available.

[@rosaria8384]

Fun fact Fokker Aircraft is well known for producing fighter planes ever since the Great War. Their model DR1 was the aircraft that the Germans used, and the Red Baron is known for piloting the Fokker DR1 and other craft.

[@stryker1797]

Well this was amazing! I wish Ruud and the Cruden company could bring us a bit more of a plug n play free version of Racer/Panthera, at least just to say it exists and the game is now somewhat complete and available to the general public. But it's already amazing that Ruud's dream project found a purpose even though it wasn't the one intended at first. Great job man, you can be proud of yourself.

[@JessInThe999]

Gasoline. Tarmac. Combustion. Air. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when Shin yodd kept balance between the Gas Tribes, Tarmac Kingdom, Combustion Nation, and Air Nomads. But that all changed when the Combustion Nation attacked. Only Shinyodd mastered all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless Gasket benders, but when the world needed him most, he vanished.

[@SajuGraphics]

Oh wow, I completely forgot I played this game, that unlocked a memory It's honestly crazy how ambitious and ahead of time this was seeing it today even with all the flaws

[@ssholed]

Welcome back. Glad to hear that you put your wellbeing before KZbin.

[@RolazoGL]

I never knew about this game, I don't know why youtube recommended this video, but man I had such a good laugh, thanks for the video.

[@thearousedeunuch]

There's even a Portuguese version of that game. A friend of mine temporarily got me into converting other games' cars into the game itself and messing with their handling. It was surprisingly entertaining. I think that he still converts/makes cars for that game to this day.

[@exr_879]

17:22 The fact that this was the name of actual real life passenger planes makes this even better

[@kmemz]

You said the original Racer was FOSS? There's an excellent chance that somebody can fork, revive, and enhance the entire game, depending on what license it actually used back before it became Panthera. If enough people decide it's worth the effort, they could completely rework the Racer core into a full on Open Source BeamNG-like softbody driving simulator clone, while working to even further enhance the things that make Racer great as-is, and fixing the things that make it not so great. There's also that one open source engine simulator that's been making waves in the last year, somebody could port that into a Racer fork, modify it to work and respond off the loads within the 3D environment, and then all engine sounds and reactions within the engine would be authentic by proxy of being fully simulated. There is so much potential for what could be done, it's insane.

[@Koplerio]

So, I found out why I haven't been recommended any of your videos recently... Good to have one recommended again!

[@sirspamalot4014]

I don't know why this got recommended to me, but I'm glad it did, was a good video, kind of hard to believe that something that's been in development for so long still has so many bugs, but I guess the guy's just been working hard on making the physics good.

[@zlette]

I love how I enjoyed Shiny's content even before I knew what a protogen (his pfp) was... And after finding out about it... I love it even more! Funny enough, when I found out about the protogen and what it was, I had almost forgot about Shiny since he... well... stopped uploading for a while. But when I rediscovered his YT channel, I saw the banner and profile picture he has. Which when I realized what it was... I was literally shocked. And also happy! :3 I always adored the white and red proto, even though I didn't understand what it was. I'm glad it never left, or was changed. :> You know... usually I'd grow tired of someone's content after so many years, but... this content still has the same charm it had years ago, and that makes me really happy. ^^ It's like you never left, glad you're back Shiny! ^w^

[@thegozutok]

dude, it's an awesome story to follow, glad you returned with such a case after a while! I hope that your only burnouts will be tires in your racing games :)

[@AlexTenThousand]

Ok, a little bit of context: Fokker Aircraft takes its name from Anthony Fokker, one of the pioneers of aviation in the 1910s and 1920s, and several characters have been given his name, including one of the characters in the game Power Stone, who in Japanese was called Edward Fokker (but is called Edward Falcon outside of Japan)

[@Prime_]

thanks you for coming back to YT, honestly your videos are really good and funny. You have good humor

[@supper_cruiser]

Seeing that Cruden logo, I really hoped that Racer somehow became the basis of the Unity engine with Ruud van Gaal getting mad royalties from every video game released ever since and retiring on a private island

[@the_yeegineer]

I hope the channel doesn’t die tho, we need your content man!

[@Wheezy1]

“It took him 14 years to make it” and it took you 1 year to make this vid. Im happy your back make some bangers

[@Harey0407]

I haven't even thought of Racer for a little while now. I used to play it a lot, and was active in its most popular years (I want to say about mid 00s to mid 10s). The community went quiet over probably a year. Me and a friend were good on RaceDepartment for posting pictures that made other people drool (or so it seemed at least). I even created and released a few cars for it (if you see the name Harey stuck to a car, that was me). I had a lot more private cars though. Also the scripting in that game was not just what you could type in the console. I made (and released) a functional Ford Model T. Well functional except for the clutch pedal, apparently that was the one thing that couldn't be messed with in the script files. That also being said, creating content, at least for me, was never just one person, it was the community helping out to get it created.

[@commandoskateboards4489]

Another absolute masterpiece after about 20 months glad you're back

[@NoahPlaysGames3231]

"The Mystery Of Shinyodd , the person that keeps dissappearing"

[@daciapermissionweedgaming9087]

A man just so happens to stumble upon remnants of a long lost artifact. out of curiosity he is sent down an ever-so-deep rabbithole to uncover it.... And when he does, he gets some sort of ancient curse. 7:16 Anyways, so glad to see you back!

[@Robciomixxnfs]

I actually found a very early version of this game on one of my bootleg CD's with PC games compilations. I always found the games that were on these discs extremely obscure.

[@kevinvandeford5562]

That actually looks like the most fun ever experienced in a racing game ever and I'm jealous

[@darttroll7666]

You deserve another like for putting Initial D OST in the round 3, mate XD. Very fun video

[@550LMS]

I remember spending countless hours on this! There was a drift mod Called D1SR or something like that, it basically had all the active cars from the japanese D1 drift cars and they drifted so damn nicely! Was super janky to get it all working (just to fix the skies took forever and many steps!). I remember driving on "polish roads" map, which was great at the time...and someone made the Vector W8, which looked very detailed for the time but how it drove was fantastic, really great feel. I remember spending hours "tuning" my Skylines for every more ridiculous power, mimicking real dyno maps. Thank you Ruud!

[@avonlame2486]

Holy shit...he's alive!!! When we needed him most he made a gracious return. Welcome back!

[@motiontheboost4820]

Year was 1997- went to a friends house, he had a computer game which allowed u to buy cars from a county shopper/ dealership and then u could go race the AI, u found the racers in a newspaper on the miscellaneous section! You could chop ur roof even! I don’t recall ever winning but the game has stuck with me for decades

[@benhanson3601]

New subscriber, love your videos and love your channel. Glad you had a break, take your time with publishing content, we'll always be here!

[@RandomCollector30]

That glitchy multi player reminds me of when Patrick Star screamed "Horrible! Horrible!!!"

[@jamesscheiwe7695]

Man leaves for a year and returns like nothing happened and I'm so happy he is back

[@MrMangumm]

when i saw the rip off orange lambo you unlocked a memory... of being able to edit EVERYTHING in this little sandbox just like you could edit car specs through notepad in NFS:HP2 haha, great video as always

[@cool3865]

man i remember when this game first came out, i think i started playing it around 2001 or 2002. it was this and LFS as the two big indie racing games

[@nb7466]

I used to play this weird racing game on our family's old HP. It was called Wildtangent speedway. You just drove by yourself trying to be your own time. For the time though having a 3d racing game was just cool to have.

[@Ronin91S]

So happy that you are back! This video made my day on an especially rough day for me. Thank you so much.

[@bluefinstudios1648]

Man I have been checking for a year everyday and it was worth the wait I'm sick at home cus of the covid 29 looking ass virus but I think u made it better seriously man I love u and I hope u see this to see how much ur content means to me

[@Osmium38]

Listen, you don't know me, but I want to ask you what happened for 1 year of your life. No disrespect, just asking. I am now subscribed, because you seem like a KZbinr worth watching!

[@Pedro95GT]

Hi! Thank you for the video, I work with Racer Simulator Portugal, I've done so many things in Racer that I forgotten some things 😂

[@jayswarrow1196]

It was a hardon maker platform for me, long before the stable ERs of BeamNG.. yet, you still can't swap a bus engine into a euro compact in the latter. Racer was sort of a magic wand, for one, who -maste...- learned abit of photoshop, wav-editor and assembler. Thanks for bringing that half-dead, foul-smelling corpse back into a zombie existence, i can sincerely say, that i'm *not* gonna touch it again ever, but it *did* bring a nice dose of nostalgia to the table.

[@MightyEFX]

I actually came across one of it's so called Formulas in regards to developing Cars in videogames, just a few minutes ago xD