The BEST Race in Need for Speed HISTORY!

There's been some incredible races in the NFS franchise... but which is the best? Today we look at my all time favourite...
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[@basithph8958]

The Run is massively underrated It’s arguably one of the best titles in the NFS series

[@akl4499]

I wouldn't go that far, but it definetly is great

[@FloppyFiona]

It's not brake to drift like current Need for Speed games.

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

@@FloppyFiona Yeah, it was the perfect mix of sim and arcade. I would love this handling over shitty Ghost Games handling used in NFS 2015, payback and heat.

[@basithph8958]

RLF_PotatoKing Heat is pretty good tho

[@TH3L3G3ND]

Did you play need for speed world on the computer?

[@stormyday849]

The reason why it was so good it was the last blackbox game.

[@jetblackvelvet1425]

Look at the sense of scale and the antagonist that actually wants to kill you though.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

RIP BlackBox

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

they went out with a bang, but it ended up underrated and Black Box died on the bed :'( - that was it, the devs who brought you the childhood memories of NFS Underground 1/2, Most Wanted, Carbon - they died.

[@Otherface]

It was because of the physics, graphics, soundtrack and story. Not because is the last game from Black Box.

[@kingnissan9942]

No it wasn't plus this game sucks

[@RockingKevin92]

This is what next gen NFS should be, Race for your life

[@balazsdeak2006]

RockingKevin drive to survive

[@Internationzo]

Tru g

[@Slow_GTR]

Comment of the century 🗣️💯💯

[@Slow_GTR]

@@balazsdeak2006 yes 💯

[@garystump5680]

Unfortunately they dont care about your entertainment anymore they want money and they do that by releasing a game with great potential and let it die shortly after release and make you pay for additional content

[@zyx2861]

Everyone: Casually watching the video like a normal person Me: *hmm yes this man be playing on easy mode bruh*

[@MaximusOverdrive]

I Know Right. He’s not even getting the best experience of this game. :/

[@LastSalvatioNN]

Same here. First realized the reset amount :P

[@mavisosafoadu9839]

Ifkr😂

[@Bes1997_]

Exactly the same thing I thought

[@Sal12538]

What if he's not even playing it, and its old footage. But yeah agreed, easy is just too easy.

[@dudsta]

I had a massive love hate relationship with this game, after watching this so far, I'm fully inclined to agree with you about this being the best race in NFS, completely. A lot of things about this game made me love it for all it was worth and MORE. Thank you for the mint video Theo, very cool

[@eggpoo7185]

minty frrrrrresh

[@yungchileungeric3030]

Yeees

[@kinglito1718]

Which nfs is this

[@callmegamer6311]

@@kinglito1718 the run

[@agzephyr656]

I feel it is the best game

[@MaximusOverdrive]

NFS The Run is truly the best Need For Speed Game (In my opinion). The graphics have aged surprisingly well, the gameplay is immersive and exciting, the dynamic soundtrack is unrivaled, the car list is up there with the best (plus decent customization), online mode has a great net-code, the handling model is a perfect mix of arcade and realism, the challenge series is a nice addition, the police are perfectly aggressive, extreme mode offers a real challenge, and of course the story is the best in the series. What's there not to like? (Side note: The race featured in this video only adds to my point). BlackBox truly went out with a bang.

[@rlfpotatoking9253]

Yeah, they really hit their peak for this one - except not including freeroam and making it a linear game. It saddens me that they died after the release of this game.

[@Ty2late]

if this game had open world man it would even better imo but i liked the story nun the less

[@Qimchiy]

The gaphics aged really really well. I'd say if this game had more tiny details, more polygons on the cars and higher quality textures along with a small lighting update it's already up to 2020 standards. If someone were to make a mod using car higher polgyon models from another game it would already look good.

[@onteanqui]

It is one of the best, side to side whit hot pursuit

[@bosoda9158]

İn my opinion best one is Most Wanted +)

[@RedSet_Diancie]

Pre-Teenage memories intensifies, insert eurobeat

[@BK-mv2mk]

For me it's both before and after.

[@xtremesplit1321]

*_Eurobeat Intensifies_*

[@epicdude3659]

Fun fact, the reason the songs during the "Make up time" events is so good is because Mick Gordon, THE Mick Gordon, did those songs.

[@NURIANDI69]

Wait he did?!?

[@epicdude3659]

@@NURIANDI69 yeah, he has his own website that shows the games he did music for, there was also NFS World, Shift 1 and 2, and Most Wanted 2012 (well, he helped with the trailer for that one)

[@NURIANDI69]

Huh,cool ,i guess thats why the music is so good

[@JustuMaster451]

And brian taylor. 2 goats

[@LowercaseLambda]

@@epicdude3659 also important to note that he did the soundtrack for Doom (2016) and Eternal

[@The-vill]

The run was just the game that made me utterly remember the good points of need for speed, these are some good bits of nostalgia

[@imrevig7261]

If you want nostalgia try out nfs most wanted in ps2 :P

[@Balc0ra]

Tbh The Run had many great things going for it inc level design, music, sounds, you name it. But the overall package besides that was... lacking IMO to go back to it often for me. And many others I know. The story was good, but way too short. This level was still amazing, and still not much has topped it since. But considering the new consoles, and how the crew worked this gen. They can do this again, and really have you go for 100 others.

[@KitKata507]

There’s proof that the game was meant to be longer and having the story include all tiers of cars.

[@Balc0ra]

@@KitKata507 I know. It was even a plan for free play modes. As in select any level and any car and just drive alone, vs the clock or vs a pack. That I would have loved to see to name one vs just challenges. But... time is always a great enemy of game development.

[@Infinitiddy]

How long did they have to develop this?

[@aintgotnophd2196]

i agree. it lacked in both content and polish, but it got so many things right that later nfs games just haven't been able to. including one of the greatest handling models i've experienced. that's just my opinion of course.

[@HeroManNick132]

From all Black Box NFS this NFS have the least amount of mods available. NFS MW 2005 have graphic mod, more cars mod, sound... But this NFS it doesn't have these mods (well maybe traffic car mod) But my biggest wish about this game to be a patch available for PC with the console stuff like the Italian Pack DLC and the exclusive signature edition cars (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Tier 6 Busuto looks so badass. I want it so bad).

[@basithph8958]

The snow race in the Run has to be the most gripping moment ever

[@torin8434]

The Run will always be up there with the original undergrounds, most wanted and carbon imo. Loved this one. Always thought it was under appreciated

[@locutz]

Hell no this was garbage

[@torin8434]

@@locutz Seems like a lot of other people that commented have an opinion similar to mine, but aight bro lol

[@joaquintamayo3126]

Graphics still age very well on this one

[@Stillceekay]

I still play this game regularly for the online playlists, very active community online

[@Stillceekay]

Szymciak ps3, i dk about pc

[@kingnissan9942]

I disagree

[@blakecooper669]

@@kingnissan9942 stop forcing people to agree with you

[@Qimchiy]

I'd say it looks better than Heat but not so much as 2015. If they had a small update to the lighting, details and polygon count. It'll be up to par to today's standard.

[@Anonism]

Fun fact: The dynamic soundtrack you hear from the timed races are composed by Brian Tyler (known for composing Far Cry 3 & Iron Man OST) and FREAKING MICK GORDON HIMSELF

[@at0m1k47]

I did know about Brian Tyler, but Mick Gordon?! Hooly poopoo

[@k8-sr495]

Brian Tyler... He also did (well, most of) the soundtrack for Tokyo Drift too, right? From what i recall. And _holy shite_ i can't believe Mick Gordon himself is in this as well

[@HeroManNick132]

@@at0m1k47 In the last cutscene of the story (not the end credits) it was used a song from Mick Gordon (forgot the name)

[@predator_7468]

the only race that would beat this imo is the canyon duels from carbon but I'll admit that Independence Pass event was intense as hell

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

3 years of development for this gem wasn't enough. RIP BlackBox... Corsa and Midnight Club still cancelled soz

[@yodrum]

dead meme

[@jedi_.66]

Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz ayy you’re still here

[@predator_7468]

sad m8

[@ash-fr5qr]

Indeed, also sad m8

[@Filipe1020]

Something fresh eh? How about you play the NFS games before Underground? After all you said that you never played those, Road Track NFS, NFS II, NFS III Hot Pursuit, NFS High Stakes, NFS Porsche Unleashed and NFS Hot Pursuit 2, what are you waiting for? Instead of playing the same games you did years ago for the 100th time.

[@saadhasan2518]

Hot Pursuit 2 on PS2 is amazing and even Nfs 2 is awesome and Porsche Unleashed as well but he won't play them cause he is a Ricer fanboy he is not a good community representative as a lot ppl prefer those games over Underground 1 and 2 and even MW'05 I am playing those games in quarantine and I am having a blast he thinks it all started from Underground but nah HP2 is where it started he even says that HP2010 ruined the series but he is wrong it sold better than those rushed out BlackBox NFS games I even enjoyed Rivals and HP2010 and Rivals are my fav. Nfs games alongside HP2 and he will got mad just cause he thinks Criterion's NFS are Burnout with real cars but the fact is there are ppl who want a game like Rivals or Hot Pursuit as he got what he wanted games with bland customization which failed badly

[@PiTBulLDaRkDeVIL]

not everyone can handle the mid 90's graphics xdddd

[@saadhasan2518]

@@PiTBulLDaRkDeVIL at least HP2 on PS2 looks awesome but the really early ones I can understand that

[@kingpin201]

I need to find patches to install those onto Windows 10..... I have everything from NFS: II - NFS Underground II on disc for pc, but can only install the Underground games and games after that. Does anyone know of a site with patches to make the games run on Win 10 and have HD widescreen mods????

[@saadhasan2518]

@@kingpin201 no I don't know however I did this by downloading an emulator for PS1 and PS2 games

[@Vaaleste]

The moment I saw the thumbnail I KNEW it is NFS: The Run

[@stareater1870]

The entirety of The Run was an ass-clenching experience. I was tense just about the entire time. The handling, sense of speed, physics, it was all top notch. Easily in my Top 5 as well.

[@BayAreaRushHour]

Agreed. While i understand why objectively it didn’t do so well cuz it was so short, the entire campaign had me immersed. The stuff it did well it knocked out of the park

[@yeezypeezyx2090]

this race is intense

[@Hero-sp3xr]

NFS the run ones of my favorite nfs games

[@kosofi264]

I love this game so much , i have a really great memories with this game , just remembering them makes me wanna cry

[@zonda.9568]

I love this race NFS the run > hot pursuit > payback > all

[@zekeburgueno]

This is an awesome game. I literally just played the Summit Independence Pass event and damn it brought back memories of playing and getting frustrated. NFS NEEDS to come back to this type of game. Completely underrated game.

[@littlelepercon9928]

Hey man love your videos keep it up and this video was very interesting as always 😁💯

[@TheFaxoy]

I agree, it's the only NFS i came back playing on for the races! And dude those multiplayer races were intence! Only flow was the rail grinding.

[@thewhiteknight9923]

Very cinematic looking race. That's what I love about it. I agree that this is one of the most Underrated Need For Speed games around. It honestly deserves more praise for the story, the build of for events, the events themselves and, of course, the cars. Hope you and the family stay safe

[@1314special]

I definitely agree. This is the best race I have ever had in NFS: the way you fearlessly charge into the avalanche on an absolutely straight line, like you are going head on with death....so intense and so cool.

[@tarrySubstance]

Another event apart from the independence summit, I enjoyed the stage where we have to survive the mob and get to crash a helicopter.

[@DiegoGTRatty]

An Extreme difficulty lets play might be worth considering, you get to enjoy the intense time trial soundtrack more in it too 😂

[@notorioussmoke2836]

This was one of the first racing games that I've ever played when I was a kid, and well I fell in love with the topic of cars because of this game. I would hop on my PS3 and just play this game over and over and over again, just the intense music, the cars, and the cutscenes (muah). And Theo you really are right about Driveclub, Forza, NFS, and The Crew, I want all of the companies who created these legendary games to come together and make the best racing game known to mankind itself.... This is hands down probably my favorite NFS game, probably even my favorite game today years later....

[@Cykelpump33]

This part of the game was like a massive tribute to the snow racing in the early NFS games!

[@atom_octum6098]

That music is just... Amazing !!!

[@racerspeedythehedgehog1858]

I really love NFS The Run because it was the best experience I’ve ever had on a NFS game ever in my life! I would love to have a sequel for NFS The Run! Imagine a sequel for this game, with open-world free roam, aggressive cops, intense dynamic music, those QuickTime on foot events, amazing amount of cars with customization obviously, the same intense and crazy story, the graphics, handling, online PvP

[@johananboynes6963]

Forreal bro the best races the series have ever had even the last race when Marcas tries to shoot you and you have to race through the underground railroad against a freakin train.....insane experience. These races were amazing. My favorite tracks in this game would be the Vegas races, I just loved the structure of the city tracks, This Race you're doing on the summit, the canyons and the last race against Marcas.

[@callumburton1287]

Good video blackpanthaa

[@Ray-wg6gr]

do e lets play on this masterpiece plz, do it from the beginning like the underground 2 series🙏🏼

[@andreixp2142]

The Chicago event was pretty intense too, I liked these quick time events, even tho I don t really like them in general, it was something fresh, in my opinion, and it was fitting with the story, and it may be the closest thing to a off car/ on foot ''gameplay'' in a need for speed game, not really, but I think you guys understand what im trying to say, and that chopper chase was awesome, same goes with the final event from stage 8 where you need to escape from the Mafia and you basically take down a chopper. That was awesome too.

[@HeroManNick132]

I watched 360Felipe (I think it was his channel name) that he done video with 2 cars is possible to play without cars - Chevrolet Cobalt LT and Dodge Minivan but it is very glitchy.

[@tom_the_bandicoot4595]

5:10 Actually there were plans to do something like that. Around the time the first or second underground came out (would appreciate a check on which one), there were plans to alternate each year between Hot Pursuit’s focus on high-end supercars and Underground’s Street racing focus, but due to the vast success of Underground, they scrapped the hot pursuit installment (called NFS Repoman I believe) which would eventually become Most Wanted.

[@tom_the_bandicoot4595]

Raycevick’s “Most Wanted 13 years later” goes over this is greater detail if anyone’s interested

[@basithph8958]

NFS The Run is an amazing game Sure there is not much customization but the gameplay, the cars, the story, the music, just makes it just so good

[@HeroManNick132]

At least it have better customization than NFS HP 2010 and NFS MW 2012.

[@basithph8958]

Nikolay Dqnkov tru dat

[@eggpoo7185]

Speedy black man plays the run, wow! Corsa and midnight club still cancelled soz

[@jedi_.66]

Egg Poo sad m8

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Sad m8

[@faheemjerseyxs4222]

Sad m8

[@TheEggWeaselsWoop]

Sad M1

[@rinzle3r]

Motorstorm has a lot of moments like this, i wish someone brought this back.

[@spencerbobsue]

I remember beating it on extreme last year, and really struggling with the time attack you did first and having to do a glitch to swap cars into the BMW M3 GTS.

[@HexusTheGod]

The Golf GTI NFS signature edition was a speedlist killer. That thing was a true overpowered sleeper car.

[@HeroManNick132]

Tier 4 Golf GTI is still op as Tier 4 Megane RS. This car was the current "Porsche 911 Carrera RSR" in NFS 2015 - Heat.

[@warbeat7639]

They gotta remake this game on the Ps5

[@snakeeyes5156]

The graphics already looks good Imagine on PS5 it will look better than Real life!

[@imrevig7261]

Its good as it is now, nothing needed to be changed actually, it is also more iconic in older consoles like xbox360 or xbox360 classic

[@sharpemang]

Independence pass was definitely the most heart racing moment of any need for speed game I've ever played. The music, the cinematics, the avalanche. Even today it still gives me chills

[@marty2129]

Need for Speed The Run, the most underrated NfS masterpiece out there... the game was honestly awesome, if short...

[@imrevig7261]

Well yes it was short but i enjoyed playing... It reminds me of most wanted and carbon... Like racing a bot and thinking about how you knocked off your brotha off the cliff in the fastest car in nfs carbon with split screen mode multiplayer

[@saragraphics]

The Rockies section of The Run has always been my favourite part of that game 😍

[@laszlonagy02]

My favourit nfs and car game ever. Best cars, music, soundeffects events everithing is just awesome. Still playing it.

[@makyostarr515]

I LOVED the sway in the camera

[@sangxu5391]

this is my favorite nfs, with the most satisfying handling model

[@crazy1speed559]

Split second had some really crazy destructive moments like whole building falling on you and airplanes landing as you drive down the airport runway

[@TheV8Pumpkin]

I LOVED THIS GAME the cars, the race across America, the characters, story!!

[@extremeglowfullgamingchann9242]

Ya you back boi

[@jakubkebukaj3384]

Need for Speed The Run, the only NFS in which you can crash with hitting the lamp.

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

Man, this game was my jam.

[@trial28ify]

This is the best NFS event ever! i always go back and play it. The Run is totally underrated

[@uncreative3248]

I remember just playing this game for hours on end when I was younger

[@redsmokefzw3954]

I don’t really recall a blasting zone like this in Independence Pass, but yet that would be daring.

[@existentialselkath1264]

Best race in need for speed history, the race to make a good game. Its great because it never ends

[@lucianohernandez1236]

It would’ve been cool if black box used the bmw gt2 kit for the e92 instead of the gts also in my opinion the sounds in the run are better than the current nfs car sounds

[@catsexe6932]

*LOOK AT THIS HANDLING*

[@nazimrahman944]

The whole gameplay of NFS the run was soo good, it was intense and fun and the soundtrack was awesome and the whole game was thrilling. It almost kinda reminds me of driveclub. But this specific level does remind me off motorstorm apocalypse and split second

[@olimolisgt3635]

My favourite event is in nfs undercover when they race the gray BMW’s at the end

[@Jared-ll3tt]

I miss when game developers took chances like this. This game was extremely fun to me and tbh I didn't even know it had DLC and yet I still had fun with this. I definitely loved it when it came to the cop chases.

[@HeroManNick132]

I hated in fact the consoles got the great stuff but PC version... If there was a patch/mod for PC with the console exclusive stuff...

[@biplopqusquddin2278]

Pants we want *FLIBBY WIBBY* back!

[@pyro14813]

Independence pass is also one of my favorites. It is actually real too! Pretty much starts in Aspen, Colorado and ends around the border of Nebraska? i might be wrong. But Ive personally driven on the same roads after that in the game for my company. They got it pretty damn close to the real thing!

[@GRiiZZ]

That music, it really hypes you, they pick the best music for high speed chase.

[@raysyiem03]

1:55 Stops to look at the car Time: Am I a joke to you

[@bigdomrichman]

That’s crazy how black panthaa can play old need for speed games!!! 😳😳😳

[@EritoKaio]

Best studio to make NFS ever - BlackBox - Killed by EA Newest best studio for make NFS - Ghost - Pretty much killed by EA just makes me sad

[@Mr.TAB0]

The independent pass is my favorite event throughout the run like dodging boulders running throught a avalanche that's just crazy.

[@jaarryifleshblood315]

Theo, I dare you to play this game on extreme :)

[@kianamini958]

Pls do another playthrough i really wanna see it happen if you can it would mean the life for me

[@berettagt88]

YES! NFS : The Run so intense racing the best car selection I've ever seen in a NFS game .In NFS Heat I replicated the 2012 Camaro ZL1 from, This game, The Run has the best soundtrack ever! The car damage was good too. :) This game needs a remaster for PS4 and PS5 it would be amazing!

[@aaronbaum8276]

Heard you talking about shmee150 in a earlier video. I view love the city camouflage with Mathew

[@henrizimenoff8626]

And they putted a track course in Aspen Colorado??? AWESOME No wonder why this is the best race in the whole series in its 25+ year history

[@ishy1216]

After lockdown I better see a corsa on ur channel

[@unknown13754]

I have to say i absolutly loved this game the moment i saw it, excellent car sounds, good soundtrack, dark story, overall imo my favourite nfs game, wish they made a next gen port.

[@Retro-uw5ie]

Your next let's play should be undercover (PC) or Split/Second. But yes, I agree, this single event is the most legendary vehicular event in video gaming history. And you're not a real man until you've done a zero reset run on extreme difficulty down independence pass.

[@unit2135532]

Theo is right, the Artillery Avalanche run is one of my favorite events of NFS, it litterally puts the "Need" in Need for Speed. I bet if u could grab the guys from Split/Second and get them to make a new NFS game. It would create another "The Run"

[@succulenttrash3343]

Idk if anyone else remember, but my favorite race from this game is racing in the forest with all the yellow leaves all on the ground, having to race with the snowflake edition Porsche 911 with the blue headlights

[@devotedolphin2200]

This was my first nfs and I played it on the wii. What a banger

[@cherrymery2019]

This brings nostalgia

[@nenciustefan9868]

''Its ok, we take down the police man as well''

[@NekoSoophie]

The reason the run feels fast in 60fps is because everything is scaled correctly, as in the roads aren't like 4 football fields wide like in most modern racing games. So the effect you're getting is the same as in real life when you go 50 on a backroad versus 50 on the freeway. It feels faster but it's not because the environment is closer to the driver.

[@Toxic_RuviOnTop]

Now I want to know your favourite race in all the Need for speed games blackpanthaa has played

[@cartermclaughlan5972]

This was my first need for speed I ever played and I loved it I got it for my old ps3 and I replayed it like 4 times

[@maxkaczmarski4787]

Most intense for me was the last race on rivals on the racer side. That shit was crazy

[@Rostiku]

One of the mosu underrated nfs ever, causes frustration in medal challenges to hit plantin lmao

[@yeezypeezyx2090]

my bday is in 2 dayssssssss!

[@toaddude8142]

Oof

[@joetimms1626]

Didnt ask

[@at0m1k47]

Congrats, hope you have a Great bday!

[@ZephyrCorsa]

Wouldn't the "perfect race" be on hard and the driver has a flawless run, even the best driving inputs and line? None of which this man has ever done?

[@extremeglowfullgamingchann9242]

NFS the run huh not bad that was a good game Edit: Good job racing blackpanthaa

[@faheemjerseyxs4222]

Play this game to this day, online and all

[@hayden8208]

Man I remember this mission

[@zthreetwo9874]

Used to play this game all the time on my xbox 360 in 2012

[@elboss9565]

Make this a let's play.

[@ioxic_yt]

This race goes to the number one spot in NFS history as being the most badass thing ever created, ya'll can fuck off with U2 and MW05, because this is the shit and I like how it says "Survived" after each "checkpoint" it really adds immersion and fear, I hope to see more races like this in future titles

[@kaelatkinson9403]

i’ve completed the entire game, and all the trophies on this game, i swear i’ve played the story billions of times over and over again

[@HeroManNick132]

The trophies in the game? You mean the achievements that you win after multiplayer?

[@NJDJ1986]

@12:00 *cop rushes to Panthaa & ends up crashing in to a civilian car* lol @12:56 wooo that was a near miss