The BEST Year for Racing Games... Ever

[@CameronMcMillan22]

Love this. As somebody who didn't grow up in a motorsport family, GT4 was the first thing that gave me enough of an insight into racing and cars that i felt like i could actually appreciate what was happening on-track in the real world; it absolutely helped to get me into racing games and motorsport in general in a massive way.

[@TraxionGG]

Us too!

[@Ruthless_DMark]

A masterpiece

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Ruthless_DMarkAyumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune both also approved that Gran Turismo 4 is still a lifetime masterpiece.

[@Reds-Retros]

Crazy to think that all of this happened just 10 years after the PS1 originally launched, the leaps in technology here compared to what was out just 10 years prior are absolutely insane. My how times have changed.

[@igotnokill]

The difference between 1984-94 then 1994-2004 then 2004-2014 is just crazy sadly from 2014-2024 has been quiet held back for a little bit now

[@davidsentanu7836]

I still remember watching Gran Turismo 2 opening pre-rendered CGI and thought someday games will look like this and we won't ever need better graphics no more. Little did I know, just one, ONE, generation of console later we play exactly that. GT 3 A-Spec was jaw dropping.

[@SimRacingSatan]

Its unbelievable that RBR still is the most realistic rally game we had... Great video my bro!

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Millions of people still played Richard Burns Rally till this day. Especially with mods.

[@precesionnoreaster1507]

@@SimRacingSatan same in NASCAR for nr2003

[@ZedNinetySix_]

​@@purwantiallan5089 I wouldn't say millions😅 but definitely a healthy loyal niche yes.

[@BA-rh5hy]

@@purwantiallan5089 me included lol

[@andreasmoller9798]

Gt4 was the best in 2004 easily in my eyes

[@TraxionGG]

A classic

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@TraxionGGYuu Takasaki, Lanzhu Zhong, Karin Asaka and Setsuna Yuki all still love Gran Turismo 4 since 2015 all the way till today. My favourite car in GT4 btw, is Shioriko Mifune's 787B and Ayumu Uehara's Sauber C9.😊

[@AKK5I]

The GOAT

[@oldschooldriver]

gt4 is the most morning race of all times

[@AlanFormula12022]

Gran Turismo 4 and TOCA RACE DRIVER 2 even 20 years after release are still fantastic.

[@TraxionGG]

🙌

[@hometoswift]

2004 was so the year of media, for video games, movies and music as well. What a time it was. I so agree with you as well 2004 was the best time for racing games as well.

[@TraxionGG]

Was mega!

[@simmerdowntom]

As Blink 182 said in 2004... I miss you... what a year!

[@TraxionGG]

Shrek 2 AND The Incredibles 🤯🤯🤯

[@purwantiallan5089]

Formula One 04 was the biggest turning point of F1 gaming franchise before F1 05 solidified it even further with much improved handling.

[@thedude4347]

Lol, you nearly had me at the end. Yelling out “what about GT4!!?” as you where saying goodbye haha. Great video mate, love your stuff!

[@kentonbrewer3232]

Thank you guys for a year compilation video like this! I absolutely love the representation shown in this video of all different disciplines of racing and different subgenres of racing games! F1, IndyCar, WRC, NASCAR, you've covered it all and for that I'm so thankful! I also love that you've covered everything from the pick up and play crasher of Burnout 3 to the trickiest, most difficult sim of RBR and everything in between!

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you very much, our pleasure - we aim to please and put a lot of research into this :)

[@PedroReiis]

I played so much of WRC4, it got me into rally for the next decade!

[@ThomasHarrisonLord]

Loved that game!

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ThomasHarrisonLordit also has 5 different class. Group N4, Super 1600, WRC, Concept Cars and Extreme WRC Class.

[@MentalParadox]

It's still great...

[@szymonski1905]

I played that and NFS U- my first ever games- SO MUCH, they got me into car culture, drifting, rallying and sim-racing What a nostalgic 27 minutes of a video 🤣

[@Ruthless_DMark]

Been doing a GT4 play through , man that game rules.

[@TraxionGG]

So gooooood 🔥

[@buzzbam]

Traxxion you've been killing it lately, super happy y'all got picked back up

[@andrewpillinger3]

Toca Race Driver 2 is still my favourite game of all time. I loved that era of V8 Supercars and DTM because of that game and still play it. I recently decided to speedrun the career and finished it in just under 6 hours. I wish TRD2 received the tier 1 legendary success that games like GT4 and NFSU2 receive. Same deal with F1 04, it seems to be the forgotten one of the Studio Liverpool era F1 games, 05 and 2006 CE being the best, but I still like 04. Just goes to show how much choice we had back in the 6th gen era of gaming.

[@TraxionGG]

It was insane! What made you prefer Toca Race Driver 2 to 3 out of interest? 😊

[@andrewpillinger3]

@@TraxionGG I think a mix of a few things, the main one being nostalgia. Toca Race Driver 2 was one of the first racing games I ever played, and I loved that era of V8 Supercars growing up in Australia (my favourite driver was Jason Bright). I know Race Driver 3 has more content and more to do but it had certain events and races that weren't fun at all and there were moments that annoyed me more often than in Race Driver 2, especially as you got later into the game, e.g. Williams F1 or the unlocking of trophies for the bonus series. I have always preferred Race Driver 2’s handling, gameplay, content and career. 3 is still awesome, but if I were to choose one to revisit for hours it'd be Race Driver 2, I just prefer the experience. It was the game that got me into the racing genre of gaming and therefore holds a special place in my heart.

[@Inertia2702]

RalliSport Challenge 2 🤤 5:08

[@adroduke5052]

Best arcade rally game ever made!

[@Noukz37]

Thank you for a trip down memory lane, John! Here's my list of my all time favourite racing games that I'd love to play-through again one day: NFS - Porsche Unleashed (2000) Rally Championship Xtreme (2001) Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (2001) Richard Burns Rally (2004) Gran Turismo 4 (2005) TOCA Race Driver 3 (2006) GTR Evolution (2008) Gran Turismo 5 (2010) Test Drive Unlimited 2 (2011) Gran Turismo 6 (2013)

[@TraxionGG]

Epic list! Glad you enjoyed 😄

[@MrLVujovic]

U can get cheap modded ps3 deal and enjoy every single one of them.. am thinking the same after watching this video.

[@CyanRooper]

I think 2005 was the best year for racing games: Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005 Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition Juiced Burnout Revenge Burnout Legends Mario Kart DS Enthusia Professional Racing Project Gotham Racing 3 Forza Motorsport 1 Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2 Ridge Racer 6 TrackMania Sunrise MX Vs ATV Unleashed Wipeout Pure rFactor 1 GTR - FIA GT Racing Game Also while Gran Turismo 4 came out in Hong Kong and Japan in 2004, it did so on the 28th of December. GT4 released in North America and Europe on February 22nd and March 9th respectively. So it's closer to a 2005 game than a 2004 game.

[@TraxionGG]

SO many great titles in there as well 😍

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me my best year of racing are actually 2001 to 2006 and 2014, especially Driveclub. 2006 also has F1 06 and F1 06 Championship Edition.😊

[@kentonbrewer3232]

@@CyanRooper In my opinion 2004 is still better but I think 2005 is definitely runner up. And 2003 beyond that. The early 2000s were just such a great time to be a fan of racing games! I play more stuff from that era than I do anything in the past 10 years.

[@CyanRooper]

@@purwantiallan5089 2007 was also a good year for racing games: Need for Speed Prostreet Forza Motorsport 2 FlatOut Ultimate Carnage Colin McRae DiRT 1 Project Gotham Racing 4 Race07 Juiced 2 Hot Import Nights Burnout Dominator Fatal Inertia Hot Wheels Beat That! MotorStorm SEGA Rally Revo Wipeout Pulse

[@CyanRooper]

@@purwantiallan5089 2008 was arguably an even better year for racing games than 2007: Midnight Club Los Angeles Race Driver Grid Burnout Paradise iRacing 1 MX Vs ATV Untamed MotorStorm Pacific Rift Mario Kart Wii Asphalt 4 Elite Racing Initial D Extreme Stage Euro Truck Simulator 1 FlatOut Head On TrackMania United Forever Pure Baja: Edge of Control Monster Jam Urban Assault

[@samothsamoth69]

TOCA, Rally Sport Challenge and PGR were my best memories on racing games as a young boy. There were my main "inspirations" for Hot Lap Racing.

[@TraxionGG]

Amazing! I guess for a lot of the current generation of game designers (such as yourself), we grew up with this generation of games so a lot of inspiration will naturally be taken from it!

[@flightis3dollars]

After crashing in the first corner in RBR (PS2 version) I knew my future in racing games was on the sim side. I never bought GT 4 back then because of the impact RBR had but instead bought a gaming pc and RBR for pc, GTR/2, GTL, Race 07 ...

[@josearevalo8653]

All those games that you mention (with the exception of Richard Burns Rally, which by the way, the game as such was an absolute failure in sales and caused the direct bankruptcy of the company. In large part due to the gigantic amount of piracy that it had, which caused the game was highly modified by the community, leaving the company that made a huge investment to stay in position in a very bad position). GTR2, Race07, GT Legends, are games that come from what I consider the true father of modern simracing F1 Challenge 99-02, these games use the same engine as F1 Challenge 99- 02 only modified by Simbin, Simbin worked for ISI in the development of the artificial intelligence of F1 Challenge 99-02. They were formerly a group of EA F1 2002 modders (ISI game)

[@thehwguy4293]

​@@josearevalo8653 ok, the reason Warthog Games went bust wasn't directly caused RBR being a commercial failure, but rather because of getting bought out by the makers of the Gizmondo, who were the ones who ended up going bankrupt. On the other hand, SCi Games simply ended up getting merged into Eidos, who would later end up becoming Square Enix Europe.

[@berkkarsi]

*2004 -* The best year for racing games *2024 -* The worst year for racing games

[@metaliczic96]

Kaido Battle 2 Chain Reaction, Burnout 3 Takedown, NFS Underground 2, Gran Turismo 4, MX Unleashed, MTX Mototrax, Colin McRae Rally 2005, & NASCAR 2005 are my favorite games in 2004.

[@aeiouxs]

Really enjoying your content guys - been sim racing since the 80's and you're covering the world of Racing/Sim Racing brilliantly.

[@TraxionGG]

Your words are very much appreciated! Great to hear you are still enjoying the hobby 4 decades later 😄 We hope to bring you many more enjoyable/informative videos in future 🙌

[@gallonegroch.8499]

Out of all the racing games in this video, I've only played GT 4. Burnout 3, Need For Speed Underground 2 and Flatout look like they're very fun and might try them out one day.

[@TraxionGG]

I'd like to think you will enjoy the experience! Just make sure the sound is up nice and loud to fully immerse yourself in 2004 😄

[@MOo8996cz]

2004 was really a magical year for racing games. As my 7 year old self I was mostly ever playing only the free demos of these games unless my parents bought me something for birthday, but either way it was so fun to explore what all these different racing games had to offer. ToCA race driver, Colin Mcrae rally 3, 4, 2005, Mashed, NFS, Flatout, we were lucky to experience this

[@JaseAnimates]

It's sad how much of the career/car progression in these are pretty much non existent nowadays. Even though Driv3r is a mess, finding all of the secret cars with just an extremely vague cheat guide was still an unforgettable experience. Unlocking things simply through exploration like that is sorely missing in modern racing games. Even the ones that try, like Horizon, make it way too easy.

[@KrzychuYea]

I'd honestly watch you break down every single year in this format

[@ltrace8651]

Oh and also Gran Turismo 4 received a huge Spec II mod with prize car randomizer, new game mode, overhauled sounds, many new events added to various halls, and much much more. Definitely worth checking it out!

[@allie_3]

dang what an excellent video :)

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you!

[@tomg5595]

Yes, please, to the full video on Gran Turismo 4. This was a fantastic video, thank you.

[@TraxionGG]

You are very welcome, appreciate your comment and your support!

[@D3HuC]

Had Xpand Rally CD back in a day. Don’t remember finishing a race, but jumping off the bridge to explode… I did it all the time.

[@KevinAbillGaming]

0:18 MotoGP URT 3 nostalgia from this GP.

[@itsgusgusmeow]

i was a nfsu2 addict, i did play gt4, but was really only able to get those two that year. I wasn't even aware of RBR until relatively recently.

[@nikescar]

It rarely happens for some strange reason, but nice to see even a little recognition to the best offroad arcade racer ever, Rallisport Challenge 2. I do a 100% playthrough ever couple years. The handling and controls are so perfect it becomes telepathic after playing for a bit.

[@TraxionGG]

Couldn't agree more, it's a winner!

[@adroduke5052]

its the best arcade rally game I ever played

[@cloudcoco398]

Great content. Feeling nostalgic 🪩

[@TraxionGG]

Then it worked as intended!😄 Cheers, appreciate the comment and glad you enjoyed.

[@Ghostie.]

RalliSport Challenge 2 was an awesome rally title, I really enjoyed the visuals and music.

[@TraxionGG]

Agreed!

[@ericb3593]

Awesome video! I would like you to cover the game love of my life, Geoff Crammonds Grand Prix 4, one day. What it was as vanilla but also what it has become thanks to the modding community. With this style of video, it could be great!

[@TraxionGG]

Good news!🥳 - The Last TRUE F1 Sim kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYK3cmmDfNiqh80

[@maxbucknell2921]

I absolutely love playing TOCA 2 (AKA V8 Supercars 2 in Australia)

[@MentalParadox]

I'm building my retro room, which will have 90s and 00s computers and consoles with all the relevant games, and I'm using this video to take notes on which games to buy!

[@TraxionGG]

Amazing, enjoy!

[@szymonski1905]

WRC4 was one of 2 games I got with my PS2 from my parents, the other was NFS Underground. They were also the reason why I got a very basic wheel and pedals the next year, I don’t think I knew back then just how lucky I was! Fast forward 19 years and I got my first ever real sim-rig set up which would’ve probably never happened without those two games and my parents, of course ❤️

[@jordangalea9560]

I loved Destruction Derby Arenas, me & my friend used to play it for hours on end & I still hop on from time to time, I wish they had continued

[@tropicaltexan1]

For me, it's a close race between RalliSport Challenge 2 and Burnout 3. My Xbox got a real workout that year!

[@TraxionGG]

Both are incredible games!

[@caifabe8050]

that lead-in to Gran Turismo 4 at the end was so goddamn satisfying

[@MrPens87]

GT4 is why I’m a car guy. That game was incredible! I bought it used from GameStop in 2009 for 20 bucks. What a steal tbh! As much of an INDYCAR fan that I was, I found it incredible that all the cars on the road that I saw were in a racing video game. I revisited it a few times, deleting my saves and restarting. It makes me want to do it again!

[@Shipley_36]

GT4, NFSU2, B3T, CMR05, RBR are my top 5 from 2004. Would love a full GT4 video 😁

[@harleyHDz]

I know its in slightly different genre, but I was also a big fan of Fzero GX and wipeout, I think they're around the same era.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

Toca Race Driver 2 reminds me of Race Driver: GRID so much. - The reasons are obvious, but I never really knew about the former, only about "TOCA Touring Cars", also from Codemasters, which I remember being more of a simulator than something with a career-mode or story at least. - I wish they returned THAT series, but I suppose RaceRoom offers pretty much that, maybe... But not quite "TOCA" alone, which would be cool to have.

[@colmmadden8526]

Beautifully done.

[@TraxionGG]

Thanks!

[@DanLMH]

Fantastic video boys

[@TraxionGG]

Thank you very much!

[@nathanstroud2223]

-IndyCar 2005 -the demo of Test Drive: Eve of Destruction -Burnout 3 (both demo and full game) -Underground 2 (rented) Those are the ones I've played.

[@dantribe3935]

Mashed was probably my most played PS2 game other than Road Trip Adventure. Remember buying a multitap just to play with mates

[@TraxionGG]

It was amazing!

[@DaiZombi]

Another stellar deep dive video by you guys ;-) And as i need a bit of a pick me up after the last week, I think I'm going to go back & watch the TOCA Race Drive 3 playlist; guaranteed to make me laugh. Take care guys & keep up the good work.

[@TraxionGG]

Really appreciate the comment, thanks as always for the support! 🙌 Enjoy the series!

[@SteveBrandon]

I do really like Gran Turismo 4 but my favourite 2004 console racing game may be the home port of OutRun 2. I could go for 2005 (Enthusia, Midnight Club 3, the original Forza Motorsports, Need for Speed Most Wanted, and Project Gotham Racing 3), 2006 (Test Drive Unlimited and OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast) or especially 2007 (the first Dirt, Forza Motorsports 2, and Project Gotham Racing 4, not to mention the Test Drive Unlimited downport for the Playstation 2, which was outstanding for the hardware and had some new modes not in the big brother XBox 360 version).

[@TraxionGG]

Simply, the '00s were excellent :)

[@trainscae1024]

18:33 there was an ATV offroad fury 4, with an actual story mode. It had ATV, and New: MX, Buggy, Trophy Truck. It released in 2006.

[@propork]

Funnily enough, there’s another unmentioned in this video, the little indie released on the Nintendo DS launch called Asphalt: Urban GT.

[@nascarnational]

2004 was a particularly special year for me.. not because i was playing any of these games at the time, but rather because my too-young-to-play 2-year-old self was apparently introduced to motorsport via nascar. that for me really set up the next 2 decades of my life towards the present-day, and shows just how special the entirety of 2004 was in general from an unbiased perspective. i did wind up playing nascar 2005 but not until 2011, and while i don't regard it as highly as a nascar thunder 2004 the simple fact that i still play '05 some 13 years later tells you all you need to know about that game. i really do wish i was old enough to play that game that year & remember it. nascar '05 is the only one out of the list i've played but the ridiculous amount of titles i recognize should indicate just how incredible the year was for racing games. i mean, more generational releases came out in '04 than they have in this decade so far probably. the early-mid 2000s simply were just built different.

[@TraxionGG]

Thanks for sharing!😊

[@nascarnational]

@@TraxionGG 🫡

[@purwantiallan5089]

Here again exactly 7 days after finishing Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 4: THE FINAL CHAPTER TRILOGY MOVIES PART I! I still never forget all the games from 2004 that changed the entire racing game world forever... MotoGP4, MX UNLEASHED, WRC 4, TOCA RACE DRIVER 2, GRAN TURISMO 4, BURNOUT 3, MTX MOTOTRAX, COLIN MCRAE RALLY 04 & 05, and Richard Burns Rally... 😭

[@Lagom0rph]

Test drive eve of destruction is a game from my childhood that i regularly keep coming back to, especially thanks to emulators. It scratches an itch that even wreckfest can't

[@darbysaurd9432]

Fantastic video. Lovely job. Got a new subscriber :)

[@TraxionGG]

Awesome, welcome to the paddock! So glad you enjoyed the video 😄

[@darbysaurd9432]

​@TraxionGG Always great to see the TOCA Series get a nod, was probably my favourite at that time except GT4.

[@TheEmoPainter]

Mashed is my fave ps2 game. Spent many hours playing that with friends. Now I have recently turned it into a board game

[@og87]

I brought Richard burns rally as he was my hero back when I was 14 or so but it was sooo hard. One of the hardest games I’d ever played

[@MrLVujovic]

Burnout 3 and nfs underground 2... still can't bealive it's not remasterd or at least backward compatible with xbox... Amazing games! GT4 was also out of this world when it came out.. still holding up well and form me it was best and personal favorite racing simulator aside of forza 4 which was beautiful.

[@aggressivelyaverage4428]

Gran Turismo 4 was the first game I bought with my first paycheck ever. I just turned 19.

[@TraxionGG]

And what a first investment that was 👏

[@AceD500]

As im guy from Poland im happy you placed Xpand Rally, Techland really good great job...but sadly without proper licences.

[@theeeMitchi]

Xpand Rally mentioned, woop woop! Such an awesome game. Still somewhat holds up today. But not even a mention of GTR? :( It's so groundbreaking and important, even today

[@TraxionGG]

2005! Next year for a sequel? 😄

[@theeeMitchi]

@@TraxionGG I know that wiki states a release of 2005 for EU, but I held it in my hands in late 2004 (iirc release was early November or so for Germany). Maybe it was 2005 for NA regions...

[@theeeMitchi]

@@TraxionGG Okay, soooo ... I've actually asked a friend from league racing way back then, and I got the answer! Germany actually got the first release on november 4th 2004, and it was the only country to get a 2004 release. Big TIL for me. I wasn't aware of that. That's why so many other regions had may 2005. He called "us" being "big beta testers, as it was quite buggy back then", and that's how I remember it. German news outlets even have some articles online that also states november 4th 2004. Interesting. Even 20 years after a game's release you learn something new. :D

[@ProStriker92]

2004 was so great for rally games that even the rally mode of GT4 was the best one in all Gran Turismo series.

[@TraxionGG]

Ooh, that's a great point, it was!

[@youraverageguy7842]

The 2000s as a decade was really the greatest decade for the genre. So many timeless classics in here

[@MikeRox83]

I lost so many hours at uni to Mashed. It actually gave Mario Kart Double Dash a good run for it's money for 4 player mayhem in my dorm.

[@blackhorseteck8381]

24:16 Freaking goosbump !

[@Elise-3939]

Highly recommend trying Gran Turismo 4 on an emulator with a wheel. An emulator allows you to use any wheel instead of 1 of the 3 that were supported by the game and it truly shines with a modern wheel and pedals.

[@G0oseG0ose]

OutRun 2 came out in October 2004 for the original Xbox. My all time favorite arcade racing game.

[@m-seb]

The only people saying that racing games are in good shape today are those unforunate ones that didn't live through this era. The volume and quality of releases of the early 2000s was insane.

[@xxczerxx]

It was actually arguably the greatest year for games ever. I won't even list all the games but it is honestly insane.

[@sheldonsmith1294]

Toca was so good. Lots to do on lots of tracks.

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

2004 was one of the best years in gaming in general. It was a monster of a year for it.

[@paulgraham7443]

Has to be both NFSU2 and GT4 hands down

[@TraxionGG]

Hard to disagree

[@jayda1k_]

Add to that, development of three titles in the aftermath of Underground 2 and GT4- two new IP’s (one that’s still around to this day) and the other a product of its time, and a sequel to one of the greatest street racers of ‘03- one where, EVERYTHANG’ REAL BIG! 2004 definitely was a great year for racing games.

[@LegacyIvyTerascale]

NFS Underground 2 is amongst my absolute favorites

[@The-DEAN]

Burnout 3, RalliSport Challenge 2, TOCA Race Driver 2, RBR, WRC 4... Need I say more? 2004 is definitely the greatest ever year for racing games. Belta after belta! Also, thanks to Insignia (a free replacement service for Original Xbox Live), the Multiplayer and Leaderboards for RalliSport Challenge 2 and TOCA Race Driver 2 are now back up and running! RBR is back too, but that only had Leaderboards, no Multiplayer. :)

[@marfrandema1884]

You got WRC4, anybody that played that game will understand how an epic GEM it was. Even now with PCSX2 and a wheel

[@TraxionGG]

The physics hold up surprisingly well!

[@altitude85]

Great vid. However not the first Scotsman I've heard refer to the Game Boy "Advanced".

[@jdevlin1910]

Indycar was a monster, bugs an all. It was fun to set the Indy 500 to full length and highest difficulty and just see how long you could last. I don't think another racing game has captured that kind of on the edge intensity since.

[@TraxionGG]

Incredible! Do you remember how far you got? Ever completed it? 👀

[@jdevlin1910]

@@TraxionGG If I did it was likely due to the yellow flag bug where the game couldn't figure out where each car was supposed to be so it just auto drove in circles until the end of the race 🤣

[@VortexStory]

6:24 DRIV3R mention!

[@NazeerSheik-q1o]

The good ol days of pure gaming where we buy the entire game and not have to worry abt micro transactions and dlcs. Gt4 is my fav game of all time followed by nfs underground 2 and underground 1

[@V-Racing]

you should do a video on Enthusia which was going to compete against GT4 but died off due to the lack of marketing, it had an amazing physics engine.

[@_justtoomanygames_8857]

Why does everyone say this about enthusia? I hated the driving in that game, the physics were awful in my opinion. I spent a long time hunting that game down only to be so disapointed. I went back to it over and over again and will probably give it another try after this comment, but I dunno man.

[@V-Racing]

@_justtoomanygames_8857 i don't know about you, but when i had this game it was a ton of fun, i remember how realistic the sand physics were, and how sometimes your car would get stuck if you go over light sand on the side of the track.

[@helloimkop]

Test drive eve of destruction is unmatched

[@DaveyZee72]

It hurts my heart to think that these games came out 20 years ago.

[@TraxionGG]

Crazy isn't it!

[@Saturn185]

great video although i gotta admit i think you sold f1 04 short as it is the first f1 game that i know of with a proper career mode where you have to earn your super license and go from the bottom to the top

[@krazycharlie]

My personal favorite year for racing game was 2022. And not because of GT7, we already know how disastrous of a release it was. The reason is because that year I got Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition on Steam and my first wheel ever: a Logitech G29. And I have to say: the game is playable with a controller, but the wheel makes all the difference between playable and enjoyable. I also get to use the G29 wih other games such as the Dirt Rally series, Dirt 3, the first two Grid, NFS Hot Pursuit 2010 and Most Wanted 2012. Aside from that, I also have to agree that 2004 was a fantastice year for racing games and 2005 was equally as great.

[@danielstorey9443]

Loved flatout one and two and the original race driver grid

[@mattiapresti7295]

I would add 2005: Rfactor (it has just dominated the fullsim scene, together with GTR2, until the release of AC in 2013) , Forza, Enthusia, and in 2006 TDU and Tourist trophy. All games that set a standard, under that standard I don't find worth a racing game. Oh, yes, in 2005 was also released NFSMW, I know, I'm more into NFSU2, the first actual freeroam online game, a concept that was maximized in TDU

[@Wilppu.]

RBR, Driv3r, Burnout 3, FlatOut, GT4, Colin Mcrae Rally, NFS Underground.... Impossible to pick favorite (I mean second favorite since FlatOut is easy number 1)

[@arandomkaz]

Hey dude. I plan on starting a new channel for racing games (once I get a wheel). What kind of videos could i do to start off. Is "let's plays" still good for this genre? I just discovered your channel and subbed, you are awesome, keep it up.

[@TraxionGG]

That’s great to hear!! And very kind of you to say😊 I would recommend starting by doing a let’s play series of a game you love playing or are looking forward to playing. If you are new to it all on the video side of things, the best way to get used to it and get comfortable is by enjoying yourself and just jumping into it. I think a lets’s play on a game you love is a very easy thing to enjoy, and it’s a bit more simple to create videos from on the editing side. You can then find what works for you and relax into the whole thing😄 All the best with it!

[@tdsbepis8792]

GT4 being that one game where you can blast a corsa round a nurburgring and have the time of your life

[@AndorFazekas]

GTR 1 is missing...sadly.

[@r4_broadcast]

GT4 has today a new mod: GT4 Spec II. And is glorious!!!

[@hughxthexhand]

I'm 50 so I experienced this all as an adult with money to burn (the economy was much better back then). TOCA or V8 supercars as it was named here was the birth of league racing for me.. when ever I wasn't working, fornicating or sleeping I was on Toca practising. I've told people that the past few years have been very dry for gaming in general and I'm told I'm wrong. But man the early 2000s every month there was a banger coming out across multiple genres.

[@TraxionGG]

100%! So many gems, week after week 🔥Just shows you that this was an incredible year for any age, whether you were a kid or an adult didn't matter! Thanks for your comment

[@dwaynediah4595]

I love sim racing games I love motorsport I love racing cars

[@skillteridge259]

Driven to destruction was so good bring it back

[@LZRDDL]

I would argue 2005 was even better. It saw many releases considered the peak of the respective series. Nfs mw 05 and midnight club 3 and gt4 if we count the eu release window. I will throw burnout revenge in there as well. But man both years are breathtaking. Great video!

[@oldschooldriver]

i made a series of videos about every year on racing genre… and the best was 1998 obviously. 2000 was very bold also, then 1997, 1999…. 2003-2004 were not bad but the genre changed already, much less of new ideas, copy pasting… Sure there were some great games such as SLRR, WR, Flatout, Adrenalin Extreme Show, MK2, RBR, GTR, LFS but it’s nothing compared to masterpieces of 1997-2000. NFS 3-5, Test Drive 4-5, TD Off-road 2-3, Midtown Madness 1-2, Moto Racer 1-2, Driver, Cabellas 4x4, Screamer 4x4, Insane, Motorhead, Dethkarz, Trickstyle, Sports Car GT, GPL, Viper Racing, F1 by EA, NASCAR racing, NICE 2, MSR, TXR, RUSH, POD, Butnout Drag racing, SBK 2000, Mercedes Truck Racing, Road Wars, Beetle Crazy Cup, CART, Monaco GP etc etc… THAT was the best era. Oh sorry, console gamers missed almost all of that. then were quite weak 2005-2006 and then the DEAD of racing games forever ( till today). I’m talking about arcades. The sims were at its best at 2003-2007… F1 Challenge 99-02, GTR 2, GT Legends, LFS S2 and of course, the king of sims, rFactor.

[@arachno000]

man is RBR already 20 years old? thats insane lol... till today crazy advanced game.. and maybe the Hardest Rallye game ever created