The Best Racing Games of All Time... Ranked by Gamers!

[@JamVar]

UPDATE FROM THE METACRITIC FRONT: As the first kindles of daylight pierce the cold night, driving the Moon back below the Castle, a based peace descends upon our fair land. Gran Turismo 4 has claimed its rightful place at the top of the User Reviews list with a proud 9.0 rating. Rejoice brothers and sisters and rest easy, for our day of reprieve is at hand. Bask in the glory, gamers: www.metacritic.com/browse/games/genre/userscore/racing/all?view=detailed

[@lennard1202]

beautiful.

[@motorista_ramon]

Burnout 3: Takedown: not in this household....

[@FaZTP0172]

LETS GOOOOO

[@bruce_pain]

Just a reminder that GRID and Dirt 2 ist not even in the list, I'm not hinting at anything btw *cough*

[@Ferrari255GTO]

@@bruce_pain or dirt at all, the first game was already crazy good and went far too unnoticed, at least it took me far too long to learn about it. Parallel lines should have been on the top 40 imo.

[@Fuzon-S]

It's criminal that the Motorstorm series, Blur, and Ridge Racer 7 aren't being in the top 100, at least Split/Second is rising up

[@kingstonteoh2178]

fr, disappointed that Pacific Rift is nowhere to be seen

[@Rad_Dan]

Still talk about motor storm every time racing games are mentioned

[@thehunt8r]

Race Driver Grid should be in this list imo

[@nitrox6074]

Blur is so underrated, I have in my ps3, and it’s sick

[@snipergames15theinhuman97]

Blur is so criminally underrated, I wish I still had the PS3 copy of it

[@inny74]

I wrote a review for Gran Turismo 4 on November of 2021, saying it was a disservice that it was robbed from the "Must Play" badge by ONE MEASLY POINT. Seeing it get the love it deserves and it now being the player's consensus best racing game of all time makes me happy...even if it took dozens, if not, hundreds to vouch for it. It was my comfort game from my childhood 🙂

[@Ferrari255GTO]

Tryng to compete with GT4 back in the day was the hardest most titanic task to take, to the point that the only competitor who persevered was Forza Motorsport because they were making stuff that was advanced for the time, so much in fact that GT5 and 6 feel closer to Forza Motorsport physics-wise than they do to GT4.

[@andipajeroking]

I am playing it right now, and i must say, it has one of the best progression of everything. It s like Pro Street, but better. It s on par with TDU. It s the Gothic of the racing games.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Gameplay - 10 Graphics - 10 1/10 too much sand - Ign

[@Christoffski]

Now GT4 is breathing more vibrantly than ever. They reverse engineered the online service and improved the sounds and graphics. A whole new audience has fallen in love with it.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

It's time for another rollercoaster of emotion from our perspective, well sort of thanks to Metacritic

[@Supersonic150]

That movement for GT4 at the end was purely epic!

[@AleksanderBrunsch3]

What makes Metacritic bad in this case is that it doesn't filter out games that have probably 5 reviews or so, that's why there's so many niche titles in this. That's why when you can see a shift from one rating to another, like from 8.8 to 8.9, you go from a plethora of GOATs to something... not crappy, but out of place for sure. If there was a rating based on some kind of ration between positive reviews and the actual amount of them, that would probably give a better indication.

[@Eichro]

Also worth noting most of the ranking is just ties anyway. It's not like NFSU>NFSU2>NFSMW, it's just that they have the exact same score. EDIT: I said this but on a second thought IDK if metacritic stores a more "granular" score its based on and it just displays up to the first decimal in the inferface

[@AleksanderBrunsch3]

@@Eichro I'd argue that they are not exactly ties. What you can observe is that the more popular titles seem to be on top of their rating groups, so my guess would be that they sort it by rating first, but then, if the rating is equal, they sort it by the amount of reviews. Obviously that's a guess, but seems probable.

[@MaxRamos8]

MC User score is even WORSE, gets biased from review bombing. At least on steam it has an overall to help mitigate them

[@insoporous9978]

On the other hand, if the rating was weighted by number of reviews, then almost exclusively popular titles would be at the top, and ALL those under-the-radar gems would be pushed even further into the shadows. Overall, review rankings suck A bunch of Xbox users can go bomb Gran Turismo with low scores just to spite. A bunch of Playstation users can go bomb Forza with low scores just to spite. A bunch of Nintendo users will give max scores to every Mario Kart even if it's shit simply because they love Nintendo and anything they produce. But that's just users. For "professional" critics, the same thing applies but also they are frequently given bonuses and are paid by companies to give higher scores. It's all some heavy bias or another. Best thing you can do is find one or two, maybe a handful of people out there, whether professional critics or youtubers or whatever, who will give honest and detailed reviews. Find someone you feel you can trust, not just someone who will validate your favorites or their own.

[@scottjs5207]

@@insoporous9978 this should honestly be the pinned comment. It would be nice for a group of racing gamers with respectable and well thought out opinions to put a rankings list together. Guys like Whitelight, or car guys like That Dude in Blue, Bladed Angel etc. who will go back to older titles and experience as much of the game as possible to form solid opinion.

[@Rebinyy]

It's insane how dustin makes such content and how good james is at editing over 1 hour videos at such insane rate, what a combo.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Yeah, James' edits it's so blend in with Dustin's style, I hope he'll get 1k this year!

[@JROSESN]

Road trip adventure is amazing, top 10 still seems a bit of a surprise tho. Racing aspect is a bit rough but it's a full open world adventure game filled with all sorts of fun stuff.

[@ethanwayne6973]

And its also based on the Choro Q line of toy cars made by the people that made Tomica

[@tanssi2145]

It’s possibly my favourite game of all time, I still find myself going back to it, Choro Q is another game from the series with an absolutely hilarious story line where your best friend dies and you avenge him by becoming president of the world, it’s even more ridiculous than it sounds 11/10 RECOMMEND Cars speak in hilarious broken English, one of the best exploration / side hustle games of all time, customisation is unmatched, Easter eggs galore, random 1 off occurrence events, near impossible to complete 100%, Road Trip has an endless globe map, I could seriously go on all day, even more games in the series but Roadtrip #1 Choro Q #2 !!! They are far from ‘perfect’ but OMG the charm that comes with exactly that is simply one of a kind

[@micromaniac6176]

Child hood memories from this game

[@Weirdo9494]

Probably also worth mentioning that the game has plenty of performance upgrades and the gameplay shown was, like...literally mom's minivan-tier starter performance. Not saying the racing itself suddenly becomes amazing, but it does get much better. Easily one of my favorite games and criminally underappreciated. The exploration, the collecting, the just...weird quirkiness of Choro-Q can't really be matched and I'm sad they don't make these games anymore.

[@kingstonteoh2178]

bump, Road Trip was the shiet diverse biomes, creative tracks (especially towards the later half of the game), a basic basebuilding system and so much exploration to do tho ill agree it dont belong in the top 10 racing games. its more of a CarPG if anything

[@Peqqy]

Just by looking at footage of CTR i totally understand why people would question why it is first, but the gameplay itself is really, really good. The handling and the physics are incredible on the PS1 and the game offers variety and a lot of fun with or without friends. Should it be first? Probably not, but it does belong on this list for sure.

[@VexAcer]

It's even more wild when you realize it was Naughty Dog's first time making a kart racer, a racing game in general. And they completely nailed it so hard on the first time. The remake is amazing as well. It respects the skill-based aspects of the original and even improves upon it by making the visual telegraphs of boosting easier to see.

[@midosyt]

nah man I'd say ctr (more so for nitro fueled) should be in the top 10 as the gameplay depth in ctr is insane (just look at the time trials man)

[@SleepyPopups]

Definitely deserves a spot in the list, but i don't know if it does for number 1

[@skybox4080]

Game play beats all, and CTR's boost and driving mechanics are just top tier.

[@okeydokey_oh]

downhill domination? HELL YEAH!! this game really is one of my favorite racing games on ps2 and my only favorite bike racing game. it is reminding me playing this game with my friends if we get bored with bully, gta and other racing games

[@ReiSyre62]

Same. Downhill Domination was my jam and quite popular in Indonesia, especially they play the game not to race but to punch the biker XD Since this game is made by the same studio who made Original God of War

[@okeydokey_oh]

@@ReiSyre62 hiyyakkk ketauan dri indonesia hwahwhahahah

[@wibs0n68]

It's one of the most underrated bike racjng game. Sadly the soundtrack sucks coming from Sony

[@ReiSyre62]

@@okeydokey_oh ada Indonesia Cuy 😁🖱️💻

[@ReiSyre62]

@@wibs0n68 really? I never play or listen the soundtrack of Downhill since it's not my necessity or reason to play the game. The only time I played Downhill is just because the cheat codes and seeing character trailer PV

[@DoVe_7]

That speech at the end for Gran Turismo 4 brought a tear to my eye 👏

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

The Power is on our hands as well-deserved user

[@ultigappa7538]

Road Trip on PS2 is originally named Choro Q HG2 in Japan, and Choro Q(apperantly it's called Penny Races in US) is very famous pull back mini car in Japan.

[@Srs.wite157]

ChoroQ/Road trip are GOD TIER GAMES. Absolutely fun with unique maps, fun tracks, a racing team system and unique parts to unlock by talking to different cars across the maps. The game had so much personality and soul! The mini games were spectacular, the photo shops and stamps made the game really worth trying for 100%, the music (specifically peach radio) was bomb.. oh and my gosh the parts and bodies you can get were so awesome. The passion of the devs were great! For a game you can get for $5 in the 00's it was an ultimate time waster. Absolutely deserving of top ten truly. I got my steam deck just for PS2 Emulator to play it on the go 😂 Also the open world was GIANT. Great time.

[@chaos2mymind489]

I honestly wish they made another Road trip in that style, couldn’t get into chroro q as much! Imagine a modern version with a bigger map etc. wouldn’t be as limited as forza on graphics so better open world! Also enjoyed seek and destroy honestly (not a car game but still fun)

[@VexAcer]

The scope of the open world is more impressive when you consider how small the dev team was along with their lower budget. It's fairly empty in the places they don't expect you to explore yeah. But there are zero invisible walls, the ocean floor is completely modelled, and you cross the edge of the world you even get looped around to the other side like if it was a planet.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Didn’t they make like 5 games with the same name, some of them were really sh!t too I remember, the one without a open world.

[@VexAcer]

@@Journey_to_who_knows The naming scheme for the franchise is infamously bad & inconsistent when it got localized into North America & Europe. In Japan the names were straightforward, the PS2 era games being referred to as Choro Q HG 1 through 4. The games typically switched devs between each one hence the differences in gameplay style or quality. HG1 / Gadget Racers (NA) / Penny Racers is a normal track racer, it's pretty mid. HG2 / Road Trip (NA) / Road Trip Adventure (EU) The fan favorite w/ it's open world & a bunch of stuff to do. HG3 / Gadget Racers (EU) Direct sequel to Road Trip by the same devs. They made improvements to certain parts from the last. Didn't come out in America despite already being translated into English in Europe. HG4 / Choro Q (NA/EU) Called the Japanese name for some reason. From the devs who made HG1, it adopts more of an RPG style with a large emphasis on a storyline. No real open world but there are multiple towns you can explore. The most egregious naming example is in Europe. There's both a PS2 and GameCube game named Gadget Racers with the SAME COVER. If you didn't know any better you'd think it was multiplatform, but no it's two completely different games.

[@someiraniandudez5886]

Let's go man. Most people on this planet wouldn't get it but this is not just a great driving game, it is a fantastic video game, period. The amount of heart and soul put into that game alone will easily overwhelm you. God I hope it makes a comeback one day.

[@likangry]

UPDATE: GT4 is, right now, the BEST racing game of all time, based on the User Score. Great job gamers!

[@SKC_car]

Update 2: burnout 3 right now is the BEST racing game of all time based on the user score

[@synvie-x]

The power of youtube, Damn

[@JETHEREALXIV]

Why, just why

[@likangry]

@@JETHEREALXIV Chaos.

[@AmaAndZing]

@@SKC_car💩

[@delorean8526]

Throwing my hat into the ring regarding Road Trip Adventure. The best way to describe the game is a standard (if basic) JRPG with cars. You can partner up with other racers and pool winnings (basically an adventure party), complete minigames and discover secrets, get photographed at a bunch of locations, and other activities. While the graphics have definitely aged (it works better on a blurry tv compared to the crisp emulated output), it still is a good game to go through. It also is one of the few games I have on my phone to play using an emulator.

[@mercamia]

Crash Team Racing very much deserved to be at the top, sigma men today embodies Crash's racing dna ever since they started walking, running over crates and commited vehicular manslaughter is the life, the childhood nostalgia for the game filled my life with joy until the present day. Why be an italian plumber when you can be your very spirit animal, hands down *THE BEST GAME EVER*

[@mercamia]

@@purwantiallan5089 man I played a lot of Dirt to Daytona back then, now I look back I still can't believe how 7 year-old me 100% completed many racing games especially the likes of monster jam and gt concept

[@jorisswie]

So I just metacritic, and chat also gave bad reviews for CTR. Its now at p13

[@sebastiankulche]

​@@jorisswieSalty GT4 fanboys that probably didnt played CTR.

[@digi_edits]

@@sebastiankulche Indeed, the list is now very biased. L video. L salty boy. W 90's gamers.

[@tohruadachi9767]

Test Drive Overdrive from 2002 is an absolute classic must play for all the arcade racing lovers

[@t3hgir]

the MX vs ATV franchise had some really good physics for the time, I believe the devs were involved in the similar realistic feeling early PC game Motocross Madness (Microsoft mxgame from Midtown Madness franchise...)

[@ClaspedDread]

I know you said F Zero is a bit before your time, and that you don't care much for hover racing games, but F Zero GX is legitimately one of the greatest racing games ever made. Once you get used to the physics and speed, there's nothing else quite like it. The sense of speed is unmatched by anything else I've played. It's also brutally hard too, but that's part of the fun :)

[@Kirbicle]

I was just thinking this. The game deserves the top spot imo. It’s so fast, yet feels so good to control and has the great Boost system as well as things like trying to take out other Machines/Pilots, so it’s not just like the average “try to avoid hitting things and take corners sharp”

[@butterwaffenvod4574]

Road trip being top 10 is extremely based, my childhood. Totally deserves it

[@ToastNova]

Road Trip deserves Number 1 imo

[@someiraniandudez5886]

Let's go man. Most people on this planet wouldn't get it but this is not just a great driving game, it is a fantastic video game, period. The amount of heart and soul put into that game alone will easily overwhelm you. God I hope it makes a comeback one day.

[@phawxhunter]

CTR is my GOAT, I replayed way more than any racing game, mostly because I wanted to unlock every hidden character, the fun factor was just perfect, the tracks were amazing, OST is iconic. It had most of Mario Kart's aspects but with Marvel Vs Capcom's replayability.

[@skybox4080]

At number 2, I was disappointed that CTR wasn't in top 100, only for it to earn its place as the pinnacle of racing games.

[@abysswalkersoul]

I'm so happy Sonic Rider: Zero Gravity made it onto the list. I farmed the hell out of that game with my cousin on the PS2 back in the day. Good freaking times.

[@ovidiusurubaru9281]

​@@purwantiallan5089 or free riders Im not the only one who think that kinnect is a masive hunk of crap

[@ravageduckmanguy]

Road Trip being top 10 might be a stretch, but for real, it's based to give it that kind of recognition. I really think you should check out it and maybe some of the other ChoroQ games. Yes they're low-budget games and stuff like physics and AI are quite lacking, but they just have so much creativity and personality to them. Downhill Domination even counting as a racing game when the SSX franchise doesn't makes zero sense and that's not on anyone but Metacritic themselves. They're the same thing, so either they're both racing games or they're both sports games like SSX.

[@InternetMouse]

LETS GOOOO. Saw your first Ranking video man. Loved it man. Happy to see part two man ❤

[@JesusWillSaveYou]

The main issue with metacritic reviews is that the score does NOT takes into account the number of reviews. So a mobile game can easily get higher score due to having less reviews while a proper game can rate lower due to having more reviews where the average score is more likely to be lower due to the amount of reviews. Sadly they won't fix this seeing as it's been the issue with them since 2001.

[@agera5542]

I'm just amazed by road trip adventure being not only in the list, but the in the top 10. hahaha

[@t3hgir]

Commenting again for you to try Supercar Street Challenge, I don't hear of many people revisiting this early PS2 launch title. It was PGR style street racing with some licensed supercars but had this cool mechanic where you were a supercar designer trying to compete to create the fastest machine. You unlocked various parts/designs throughout the career. Not sure of how dated the graphics and physics may be but the car creator was kinda cool.

[@TyCal_]

Never heard of that game but it sounds really similar to a game called Racing Evoluzione on the original Xbox where you were also a car designer and would race these really over the top looking concept cars against real production cars

[@wieldylattice3015]

I played Supercar Street Challenge a lot when I was kid, really cool game. This was in the early 2010s though so I was a bit behind games wise XD

[@ps3beatswii]

Downside is physical copies rarely work anymore being on blue CDs and all. :/

[@MedicalBillz]

I played that game soo much when I was a kid, core memory of hauling through Munich with the F100, and my supercar was a monstrosity on wheels, but I loved it. Goooooood times.

[@wieldylattice3015]

@@MedicalBillz That track gave me a burning hatred for the city of Munich. I swear every corner was a trap

[@PieceOffPls]

No Blur and no Driver is actually crazy. Also wish my guilty pleasure of crazy taxi was on here but I get why it isn't.

[@BoadesNordens]

Diddy Kong Racing might actually be underrated. There are so many underlying mechanics and techniques in the game, which 99% of players don't know about which make the game so unique and Gameplay a blast 😊

[@IceKoldKilla]

Just came out!? I just watched the other 2 days ago. Never even heard of this channel until now. Loving it lol

[@shwm19]

The whole time I was waiting for CTR to appear and gave up hope in the top 20 ngl. I'm so happy to see where it went. Also, if you're in the comments before watching the video spoilers are on you :D. I loved that game. The concept of the fruit changing / upgrading your weapons, the story mode, all of it was fantastic. Had a great time trial mode. I am so happy to see it topped the list.

[@koda433]

21:13 I always have to think of the hydro thunder arcade game for some reason everytime I see a speed boat in an arcade racer.

[@joe403s3]

So happy tokyo xtreme racer zero is ranked high. It built upon 2, and made it so much better, especially the ost. For some reason it just feels so much more replayable than 3

[@Kakascrot]

Freestyle Metal X was actually really good at the time imo, the bikes had good weight to them and it controlled quite well

[@InsanityPrevails]

Yay, been waiting for this second part to come out :D

[@_remblanc]

PS3 version of Daytona USA is arcade-accurate and runs like butter on rpcs3. Needs some specific settings to run without graphical glitches but it works like a charm.

[@hartonosutrisno5452]

The main reason why Crash Team Racing was 1st rank because we as players always play this on 4-player mode. You really dont understand how this game have much more impact than Gran Turismo 1-4 did. The game itself was simple, but the skill was extremely required to beat the N.Oxide challenge where he will gone 1st before us and taking KNOWN SHORTCUTS to make it almost impossible to beat him. Every single day we always tried to find an alternative shortcuts where we need to shave more time even if it was 0.01 secs and we finally beat him after 1 month passed where we take turns to beat his record by wide margin. You really need to master advanced skill especially timing the power-slide turbos and air-braking for sharper cornering in some tracks, this is the main weapon to stay ahead from other players and once you mastered it, you literally make yourself become god-speed. Gran Turismo on the other hand become boring and stale as new series released, all you did was fine-tuning and having your own racing style, thats what you need. What we need right now is a racing game where you dont need crazy-grinding and fun to play with everyone regardless of skill you have, all we see right now is MTX and DLC everywhere since PS3 and X360 release.

[@ibDirtyGlasses]

Thx for all your content broski! I've learned things about games and discovered ones I had no idea existed! Thx for all the hard work dude!

[@waves5249]

1:02:18 Gran Turismo 4: "there's more sand" has the same energy as Pokemon OR/AS: "too much water"

[@husnainahmed6957]

you should do a tier list with 100 racing games chosen by the community

[@tailsdoll1857]

If Big Rigs and Desert Bus is not on this list then it is wrong.

[@DSL_Returns]

This video is so good and makes me so happy that there's so much good content to come on your channel based on these hidden gems! Keep it up man!

[@fransanchez7519]

Dude play Road Trip Adventure, it's a hidden gem, the unique good CARPG, the first 4 races are bad cause you go 80 kmp/h , but after that you got open world, nice quest lane, nice races, nice history, nice second missions, nice mini games, it's a masterpiece, try it.

[@fransanchez7519]

And my favourite racing game its GT2 so you can see im not trolling xD

[@Swaggpigen]

Road trip adventures gave me memories

[@LeeONardo]

Me and my mates played SO MUCH San Fran 2049 on DC. 3 modes of play we kept switching between during the evenings, mirror and/or reverse tracks, a hidden "Gauntlet" competition we used to time trial AND findings coins unlocked more car parts so we all had custom rides. 4 player split screen at it's best. So good.

[@keen_2147]

damn, what's with the Road Trip Slander. Yes it might looked scuffed but boy is it charismatic as shit. And a open world I don't mind just driving around. Can't forget about the mini games

[@Lesrock23]

Wow, you featured KamikazeGames, cool.

[@cloak679]

I love how mixed the user reviews are. man some people have some sh$t taste.

[@Cobra_427]

I feel like Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (also known as Driven to Destruction) is slept on, it's a really good game and I was hoping to see it on the list, at least Rush 2049 made it, that game deserved a spot in a top 100 for sure

[@NEEDbacon]

At least Dirt to Daytona (which came before and had it's engine used for EoD) got a shout out. But yeah, easily the best demo derby game. It made me pass on Wreckfest simply because EoD did anything I'd have wanted short of graphics and customization.

[@learn_with_gern]

Dustin 100% needs to play Test Drive/Test Drive: Overdrive. I can't believe no one has even told him about the beyond silly characters and storytelling that makes the game!

[@NEEDbacon]

Also since he mentioned Dirt to Daytona looked like a cool as a demo derby game, I'd want to see him play Test Drive: Eve of Destruction.

[@SpiderMax95]

tokyo xtreme racer 3 has aged so good, i believe they would have no problem selling a sequel today. the open structure of the game feels very modern to me. just add multiplayer capabilites with pvp and send it

[@NEEDbacon]

Especially with how many folks go "JAPAN?!?" whenever a new Horizon game gets announced. I can see it not being everyone's cup of tea, especially if they brought back the more CBT level bosses. But it WOULD sell. Especially a PC version.

[@tolyo96]

55:15 the tracks are Saul Goodman

[@capoeragames2081]

i usually don't like super long videos, hell i don't even watch 40 min, but this was such a bless, both this and the ign review aswell hahaha

[@GroovyBabyYeah]

Someone mentioned FUEL. There's a glitch to use the apocalyptic looking dragster outside of a race. I remember that and people were disappointed it was race only at first. 19:54

[@tacticalmattress]

Dude i just realized that clip of Ford Racing 2. That area shown is quite literally recreated in FH5 near the canyons. Train bridge over the road and very similar turns. Almost an identical scene.

[@Lazo00100001]

I almost don't recognize the list from the video anymore 😋 Keep it up 💪

[@SpitfireTheWolf]

50:52 As weird as this is, the "GT" series also had a full Gran Turismo ish approach on the Wii named "GT Pro Series". Had a fair amount of weird cars but was quite fun (edit) Also, whoever the editor is, love the DDLC OST as Dustin was reading the GT4 review. You have nice taste lol

[@DiegoGTRatty]

Road Trip in #8??? EXTREMELY BASED No but for real Eden, poorly-aged art style and handling aside, it's a game worth visiting for a video. It's appeal is more in the exploration aspect. Going on a "road trip" to navigate the open world, visit several towns, talk to the cars that inhabit them to potentially recruit for your race team & even participate in races for progression. Though if you do play it, word of advice: immediately purchase steering wheels in the parts shop, as that'll improve steering angle.

[@20ege008]

2006 outrun, holy shit it gave me huge nostalgia. Bro in turkey this was the default game in arcade saloons (and still even is). You go to a shopping mall, boom its there. You go to an amusement park, boom its there. This game solely got me into racing games and eventually getting into sim racing and motoesports.

[@msyon.]

Gba racing games be crazy, a rabbit hole in of itself. There's like this one hot wheels game on it where it's 3D low poly, though it's a relatively simple game but it's kinda cool

[@flame_101]

Seeing Downhill Domination on the list was unexpected. The game is really fun and i think it's one of a kind because downhill biking isn't a really popular type of game. And lastly, this game was really popular in my country so im super happy seeing it on the list

[@bertramlauritsen7366]

Great video dustin! the ending about gt4 not being in the top 10 aswell was funny. i had this in the background while doing the last few races on NFS Shift and it helped a lot.

[@DustinEdenYT]

I hope you were playing the iOS version, the 3rd best racing game of all time

[@bertramlauritsen7366]

@@DustinEdenYT loooool

[@chanhkhiemtran9010]

@@DustinEdenYT *In Brain-dead Critics mind*

[@Mercman1010]

Diddy kong racing is mario kart meets mario 64. Kart racing with a story mode. And a challenging one at that. Its a certified classic of my childhood.

[@darkblader06]

Tourist Trophy emulation is broken if you want the full experience, mostly due to the license test being bugged to hell.

[@Doshiba]

Ay that RoadTrip game looks interesting It's like an actual RPG with cars

[@someiraniandudez5886]

Please check it out, you will not regret it. The people who have actually played the game will agree it has deserveed its top 10 placement on this list.

[@therookieshaker7795]

The fact that both games that made me fan of the racing genre are both at the n.1 spot of respectively in the critics and the user score is heartwarming. Almost like I made both of the list(even though I wouldn't include any mobile games aside from maybe Asphalt 8)

[@D9ADSH0T]

FINALLY NOT THOSE REVIEWERS WHO ONLY PLAYED MOBILE GAMES. *watches video and saw nfs and gt3 at 101 and 102* -oh no

[@leirex_1]

Most Wanted on the GameCube is not really impressive. The GameCube had more computing power than the PS2, but was massively handicapped by the minidisk. So roughly speaking if the PS2 could run it, the GameCube could run that with ease, as long as the game fits onto the disk.

[@copas2096]

same for Prostreet on the Wii

[@flame_101]

The GameCube version is the worst, because it has cut down soundtrack length

[@leirex_1]

@@flame_101 True, but I am not saying it's the best version. I'm just saying that the GameCube isn't as weak as people think.

[@ricketypizza16]

Oh yes I’ve been waiting for this one! Happy it’s finally here!!!

[@aavant17]

Shoutout to Freekstyle making the list. Great memories with that game.

[@JakeBurnerDesigns]

1:05:03 OMG I LOVED Road Trip as a kid, I would play it non-stop! Unfortunately the disk doesn't work anymore T_T

[@NEEDbacon]

At least Emulation is a thing now.

[@jota1580]

atv offroad fury 4 its just great, "interesting carrer mode" a lot of bikes, atvs, buggys and trucks, those "rally/dakar" maps were amazing when i was a child, also looks cool por a ps2 game, i love it

[@Beistranhu]

YES! CTR is of ALL the games, my favorite. I even have tattoos of It ❤

[@TheSaint491]

Great what the racing community does when it bonds together. Now we need some new games to boost: blur? Driver San Francisco? Midnight club la? Grid? Dirt 2? Suggestions

[@youraverageguy7842]

With NT2004 the gameplay is mostly the same between that and the previous game and game after but 2004 has the best career progression which is why it’s so recommended. I’d also recommend at least trying Dirt to Daytona for the career mode too

[@Nitepinkeve22]

great video. had plenty of laugh from it. and i love the gt guy cosplay james. now i waiting for the IGN list video

[@Manic_Panic]

CTR and Burnout 3 on the top 2? Couldn't have asked for better... well, I'd swap the original CTR with CTR Nitro Fueled but still. I assume the reason it wasn't on this list is because it was review bombed after MTX were added to the game. Regardless, it's very cool to see my 2 most favorite racing games of all time be the people's choice as well!

[@PlatinumNath]

If I remember correctly Road Trip is otherwise known as Choro Q HG(2?). Has its own real toy line irl that still continues till this day. It looks scuffed compared to others below it in the ranking and I agree its weird (in a good way it has its own style though), but you might want to try it or its newer versions (I recommend Choro Q HG4). Customization of the car goes by body system instead of changing cars directly, and game has lots of unlicensed car bodies based on real cars, (as you saw in the play vid theres an RX7 FB body, Cosmo 110S body, etc), a staple of the series. Storyline is goofy ahh but tracks are pretty alright.

[@Arexion5293]

The lack of Forza 4 is surprising.

[@semicolton]

I know kart racers aren't the type of racing content that normally appears on this channel, but could you please consider adding CTR to your backlog? I don't know if I'm bold enough to put it at #1 myself, but it certainly is a top 5 racing game. Any youtube gameplay video does not do the mechanics and feel of the game justice. It might not be the game for you, but to at least play it and understand how it has an understandable shout to be #1 would be great to see. Keep up the great content and no, I am not a furry.

[@taidpodz]

The GT Advanced series as a whole is amazing. 3 is by far the best, handling is the tightest. 2 is a rally game that was actually made by a different dev team for US markets iirc. 1 is solid, kinda funky feeling. it doesnt have an internal save so it relies on password saves. highly highly recommend all three games tho

[@roflBeck]

Apparently the JP version has saving, they just cheaped out on the US version. Kid me was so annoyed when I figured out that the password doesn't work after taking out the batteries or the cartridge. The passwords were long, I wrote 'em down and stuck 'em to my Gameboy.

[@jonesygt246]

Road Trip (Adventure) has really janky physics and the car sounds aren’t the greatest but the story is interesting, the music is good (especially the final boss music), and you have cool car bodies ranging from a GT40 to a garbage truck. Although thinking about some of those mini games gives my PTSD.

[@DantesGrill]

Tried to look through the metacritic racing genre and it had like four games on there. I don't know what you did, but you destroyed the entire thing!

[@MrBrno]

It seems like Metacritic itself destroyed the rankings, it now shows like 8 games and none of them are the ones in the video

[@antonyferrarigerevini6518]

It's been that way for over a year now... guess we just lost the list for good

[@Mr.nobody_.1]

1:14:55 the fact that this dude is german is the cherry on top.

[@bellowick]

Hey dustin, don't know if you'll read this, but there is a PS3 version of Daytona USA. It is the version visually closest to the arcade machines and runs pretty much flawlessly, just a few visual artifacts.

[@scottjs5207]

The fact that we didn't get Burnout Paradise, any Midnight Club LA, Split Second, Blur... heck, even Crash'n'Burn deserves a spot on the top 100... Why not throw any of the Hotwheels games on there..? I could see HW: Beat That, Highway 35, Stunt Track Challenge, even Hotwheels Mechanix being viable options...

[@fizzisoda7113]

You gotta stream Test Drive 2002. It's a simple but good game and has a pretty good story. That game is my childhood.

[@carracerv1522]

That Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero video looks like a bowling alley animation 56:40

[@robincole1140]

Watched a lot of your content lately, hugely enjoyable.

[@felipeferreira00]

Freekstyle be good af, i remember playing it with my friends on the ps2.

[@Kaceydotme]

Outrun 2/2006 are up there with my favorites of all time. You should check em out soon

[@Blueflag04]

Road Trip Adventure is really fun. You need to try it

[@JaNieWie]

The ending is PURE GOLD!

[@wanganjen8013]

I somewhat agree CTR is the GOAT 😂 it brings me memories for fun multiplayer with my sister. Maybe that's why CTR is the best? Comfy sofa kart racing with carnage style added (if you play with your friend)

[@BartekSzzz]

I actually used to play GT Advance 3 on the real GBA SP, there's GT Advance 2 as well I guess. It's amazing to play and really looks astonishing on such a small screen. It deserves a video, and you Dustin deserves to experience this game! :D

[@skooges]

I think what you are seeing on this list is the fact that every kid in small town America had a PS2, and wished they had a dirt bike.

[@matsimmo6208]

Those reviews need more international user ratings to properly sort it out

[@Mister5597]

Huh... 51:51 "Big Air Freestyle"!? I played this game in the PS2 but it was called "MX Rider", really cool game I have to say, the freestyle game mode where you do stunts is very fun, you can combo the stunts like doing a backflip while doing a superman, and you can even legally cheat in races by doing stunts since they give you boost that you need to win championships. Really cool game, I recommend it.

[@hayasher]

Just found out that DustinEden played Yakuza.. I'm not alone in this world.

[@spvrda]

Dustin was acting like he got rejected from art school at the end lmfao