The Forgotten World of PSP Racing Games

After having looked at the library of Nintendo DS racing games, it's now time to shift our focus to the vast selection of Playstation Portable racing titles. Which gems will we uncover?
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0:00 Welcome to the World of PSP Racing Games!
2:21 Need for Speed: Underground Rivals
9:28 Street Supremacy
16:16 Ridge Racer 2
21:35 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0
28:08 L.A. Rush
33:37 Asphalt: Urban GT 2
40:20 Test Drive Unlimited
48:44 Midnight Club: L.A. Remix
58:39 Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City
1:06:35 Burnout Legends
1:13:45 Need for Speed: Shift
1:20:54 Split/Second
1:25:57 MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
1:31:50 Juiced Eliminator
1:38:10 Gran Turismo
1:46:24 Bonus Roundup
1:50:09 The Wrap Up

[@DustinEdenYT]

I sincerely hope you enjoy the result of this way-too-long long project. I will now shift my focus on finishing the next Pepega Mod and some smaller videos. Can't wait to show you what's in store for the future! 😁 I want to give an extended 'thank you' to my editor James. Without him this project would have taken even longer to come out as I've started having severe issues with my PC recently. Usually I don't ask for this but please consider dropping a like and sharing this video with your friends. It makes all the countless hours spent worth it 💛

[@jacobrev6567]

I really like content Dustin

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

can u do a vid on Grid series (5 games at least)

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

glad u talked about asphalt and split second

[@Balisidoros]

@DustinEden I have an idea for a video. "The obscure racing from the most obscure console" and with obscure console i mean the PS Vita.

[@_lun4r_]

One of these chanels who pin every comment of theirs on their videos, stop

[@KenBladehart]

PSP's ability to do relatively high physics calculations definitely help a lot with racing games

[@Gosmoke.]

Lol 😂

[@DevinMillarDM]

And it was pretty ahead of it’s time.

[@babywaffles69]

Been replaying Flatout on mine. Game has better soft body physics than most racing games that release nowadays.

[@sukottotsukeshi.]

Give or take depending on the game still some of those we’re still pretty fun when I look back at them

[@ELYumo]

@@babywaffles69it doesn‘t have softbody physics tho..

[@neoomega999]

I like the part where Dustin just obliterates MWDS in a fit of rage. That scene will be permanently glued to my mind as hilarious

[@wieldylattice3015]

He was being held at knifepoint, it was self defense basically

[@neoomega999]

@@wieldylattice3015 True

[@wieldylattice3015]

@@purwantiallan5089 I mean you're not wrong. The last NFS game that had decent physics and gameplay I think was Rivals (2014). Say what you will but I friggin love Rivals

[@alifnaufalmaulana6156]

@@wieldylattice3015 the pursuit theme of rivals is just scary hahaha. And cool! The physics of the car is pretty real also. It has weight. And the world building is also epic!

[@ll_leonardo_ll]

​@@purwantiallan5089 so cops with more weight, stopping power, rubber banding that is so annoying and the fact that they cannot be taken down. NFSMW5-1-0 is absolute dogshit. (i have played it on my psp and i will never get the hours spent on it back) it is by all means a shitty cash grab for the psp. bland race tracks, no story on why the fuck where you challenging 15 (yes fifteen. the PC version had 10. even tho the extra 5 were just added just to pad out the boring gameplay) blacklist racers. its just so painfully bad and is not even faithful to the PC version.

[@dinckelman]

Midnight Club 3 was one of the games that really sold me on this console. It was absolutely mindblowing that what was practically a full PS2 title was on a handheld, let alone that it also played really well

[@jameskazd9951]

i played the hell out of MC 3 on PSP, probably most played game i owned. Yeah it played surprisingly well for a handheld

[@jjayala]

I always keep that emulated on whatever phone I'm rocking at the time

[@Negal]

MC3 on psp is sick, a perfect port

[@reggiexp69]

ahh yes i played that game for hours it was such a blast.

[@xeeeeiijj]

still playing it till this day, grinding the hell out of it

[@KuroFoxxo]

Fun fact about Undercover PSP: I was playing through the game on an emulator myself when I clipped through a barrier in a race and began driving around all of the districts in the game. Initiating police chases, hitting traffic, just exploring the in-game world that actually gets loaded for every single race. The game was very much capable of open world, I think the devs just didn't do it because of time crunch.

[@saleens302extreme]

That actually happened to me once while I was in a race. It's pretty awesome come to think about it!

[@saddemon3913]

Yeah, the game has one race where its too simple to clip through arrow texture, and explore rest of the world on your own, so without this we would never know that open world exits 😆

[@user-il2xh8by2k]

I was eight or so and to me the same thing happend i was blown away by the open world at the time

[@UndercoverBoy833YT]

i didn't know that I can glitch myself out of the race track and free roam anywhere

[@sukottotsukeshi.]

@@UndercoverBoy833YTwhat about sending cars flying during the highway battle?

[@regularbloke2117]

Something not mentioned in the video, in street supremacy. After you complete the campaign for the first time, you unlock a new game+ feature where you can join any of the team including the ones outside of the three starter teams. And once you beat all of your team leader, you unlock their cars to use in time attack mode

[@kenjamago3977]

but you need to beat each of the bosses time attack records to unlock their rides first

[@rpm10k.]

These days you would have to pay for that instead of working to unlock..

[@TheHardcoreLegends]

It looks so much like the shutoko mod for assetto Corsa. Like they copied it 😮

[@r3uvsgaming]

​@@TheHardcoreLegends it's the same location. Even Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune uses the same map

[@Docnew]

@@r3uvsgaming wait but if it does then why did Namco not get sued

[@spongebobfan78]

1:07:34 Burnout Legends' development was actually started as a port of Burnout 3 before being turned into its own thing. 1:21:55 Split/Second PSP is actually based on beta versions of the game. There are footages of the beta that you can find online. The PSP is faithful to the beta's menus and tracks, like 1:23:55, where the consoles/PC versions has that section replaced by going under the terminal instead of inside. I believe that the entire subplot about the Most Wanted DS was there so Dustin can justify showing himself for the ending. XD

[@damarfadlan9251]

Dustin Eden was SAVAGE.

[@Duskoi]

It was cool but got kind of annoying throughout the course of the video

[@Falconhawk3784]

I never experienced any bugs playing burnout legends, I think the only one I can think of is the guardrail on one of the europe maps (It has like a small village and that big bridge leading into a tunnel in the mountains in like a grassy/desertee area) where if you grind up against the one spot you will instantly crash. besides that, bugless experience 15 hours in.

[@KiraSlith]

​@@Falconhawk3784Yeah, these bugs are caused by the increased emulated clock speeds PPSSPP uses for emulation, happens on the Vita's ePSP too. It also causes a glitch with some car models colliding with their own tires, leading to them being slower or way faster than intended.

[@Falconhawk3784]

Yeah, that makes sense. I got a 60fps cheat so thats probably also contributing to it. Still an Amazing game.

[@simonfein3095]

Gran Turismo for PSP is really impressive to me. You have the Nurburgring available to you in that game.

[@chanhkhiemtran9010]

Yeah, you got the hardest & longest track and 600 cars from a bunch of car brands AND A hell lot of license tests Sadly,not a lot of stuff to do in the game but it’s understandable considering the hardware it runs on

[@shaneoz4006]

GT mode. The most important mode for Gran Turismo is non existent which was a terrible shame because it would have been one of the best games on the console. I know it was practically impossible but a shame none the less

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

@@chanhkhiemtran9010 It wasnt the hardware, but probably a design choice (PS1 GTs have career and PS1 is way weaker than PSP)

[@Robinthefox88]

Coming from GT4 I was gutted it didn't have a proper GT mode, it had lots of cars and a great selection of tracks, but imo it was completely lifeless, and especially not having the ability to upgrade cars made me lose all emotional attachment to the cars I had. Not a bad game, especially if you've never played a GT game before, but super disappointing to me. :(

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

@@Robinthefox88 More than a flaw i think is more of a design perspective imo, as the career mode of GT4 (which was very long) wouldnt fit on a get go short experience. Its a different type of game for sure, but good enough in what it wants to be.

[@brawler5760]

Street Supremacy is a good example of not needing good graphics to make a fun game.

[@streetwatcher_]

Honestly that idea needs to be used more in future racing games

[@TigerChamp99]

"You can't even fight back as police vehicles in this game not only have infinite torque but chassis made out of granite." - Raycevick during NFSMW - 15 Years Later "This is an E10 rated Need for Speed game about street racing where you unironically play as a murderer and the game concludes you with hugging Sarah against the sunset with triumphant music." - Raycevick during Carbon Own the City segment of NFS Carbon 15 Years Later

[@DustinEdenYT]

Raycevick is a savage 🤣

[@father042]

"The statistics in this game are astoundingly stupid, a Lotus Elise doesn't drive worse than a Mustang. Top Gear could have told you that."

[@stevemclovin1566]

Don't forget the domestic violence towards his brother's girlfriend that drove him to murder.

[@damarfadlan9251]

@@stevemclovin1566 agree. Thats funny.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

@@stevemclovin1566 That's the weirdest part of the story, they just kinda vaguely imply the player's brother was an asshole to Sarah. But even if they had a scene where he's explicitly shown beating her, the player character still comes off like a total simp trying to get laid. The worst part is that most of the female crew members are better than Sarah anyways. God that game is a mess but I love it dearly.

[@moki5796]

A 3DS or Wii U racing games video would be amazing considering their digital online stores are due to close in March of 2023.

[@crack4184]

Their online stores closing make me soooo sad

[@twistedaxles9126]

Both in the same vid would be a good idea.

[@moki5796]

@@twistedaxles9126 3DS might be easier for him since I know he has one and it's a bit easier to emulate. Also the Wii U didn't have too many racing games anyway, like maybe 3 or 4 if you exclude fun racers

[@damarfadlan9251]

@@twistedaxles9126 the final scene when DustinEden broke the NFSMW 5-1-0 NDS is amazing.

[@mehlessmidori602]

Only racing game I had was RR3D. It took time to get use to its crazy style but when I did, it was very fun. Too bad I lost it.

[@lunareclipse6999]

Apparently according to the dev diary of Carbon OTC, the drafter was almost cut due to its mechanic's. So they came up with the mechanic's you see in the game called "SuckForce".

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

S U C C force

[@charallave1000]

Burnout Dominator deserves a shoutout, it ditches the crash mode but incorporates the continuous boosting mechanic of Burnout 1 and 2 with 3's takedowns, so it's very fun to chain burnout, crash down opponents, and avoid traffic.

[@MarshalerOfficial]

I had played, and 100%-ed it baby. It's actually great, housing a great soundrack(i've heard Avril L. there for the first time, and N.E.R.D, L.C.D Soundsystem might as well be added there), memorable tracks, litteral mayhem and more. Too bad that it didn't caught up in remembrance as it's bigger brothers like Revenge or even Paradise.

[@father042]

@@MarshalerOfficial Really? There is a trophy which requires you to perform 5000 near misses which I found extremely tedious so I didn't bother

[@tristanheron4144]

Agree. Dominator is very underappreciated.

[@LexeLite]

Crash Mode is essential for Burnout games, it's the same reason I didn't quite like the Paradise and Dominator.

[@father042]

@@LexeLite Paradise has a crash mode but not in typical sense

[@father042]

Average rating for DS games: 5,87 Average rating for PSP games: 7,2 That's quite a difference

[@Mac_nus]

To answer people's curiosity how he was able to comment early. Something called "Patreon"

[@aaryeshg.6526]

I'm just glad I had a PSP back then instead of DS. The fact that the PSP had an analogue stick made playing majority of the games quite enjoyable.

[@father042]

@@aaryeshg.6526 the DS was great for other type of games like platformers, RPGs, adventures and turn based games

[@lordeilluminati]

Unfortunately Nintendo consoles after the 64 had weaker racing game libraries: or the console almost doesnt have much racing games (Switch) or they are riddled with awful Mario Kart clones (Wii). At leas the DS had quite a bit of decent racing games even though the PSP had more. The 3DS is quite sad on this regard, the amount of racing games you can count on your hands and good ones on a single hand.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@aaryeshg.6526 I wish I had a PSP instead of a DS. The racing games are still very very fun even by today's standards. The racing games were so superior.

[@THAT1ZELDAFAN]

For TDU, I have it on PSP, and the frame rate was never an issue. Even with the fastest cars, I found the cars manageable, except I did struggle with my brake markers, though that's due to the speed that corners can come up on you

[@crack4184]

Possibly an emulation issue. Game might not be optimized very well

[@VGamingJunkie]

@@crack4184 Yeah, he shouldn't assume the game performs badly just because the emulator does. It'd be like complaining a game has bugs, while emulating.

[@Azazantei]

Yeah i don't believe TDU was a pain in the Ass when i'm playing it on the PSP, though for my PSP specifically (i don't know if this is also the case for other PSP) it started to glitch kinda when i overclock the clock speed. Maybe it was the reason why it run poorly on PPSSPP but then again it also could be another issues entirely like Device Specific issues for example.

[@someguy9204]

The game is locked at 20fps, which some people may have had issues with. Personally, it never bothered me that much.

[@THAT1ZELDAFAN]

@@someguy9204 As someone who's first game was Star Wing (Star Fox for the rest of the world), I agree. 20 fps doesn't phase me, given that Star Wing would slow down at times, and I use the drops in fps to my advantage

[@wieldylattice3015]

You’ve heard of LA Rush… Now get ready for: *San Diego Hurry*

[@Absynthe23]

I'm probably the only one who considers Most Wanted 5-1-0 as favorite PSP racing game, but I loved that game so much and spent so many hours on it.

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

I think its decent overall, but i think everyone would have prefered the OG MW ported to PSP.

[@denizon5859]

iliked also but my number 1 on psp is juiced 2

[@EngiNetion]

It was the first racing games I've ever played on PSP

[@Victor_2000s]

@@sebastianaliandkulche Actually doesn't are, the difficulty are desbalanced with the invencible cops spinning you car, boring and repetitive track layouts, outdated sound effects from Underground 1, no rivals cutscenes from console versions (weird how they ported only the intro), less cars than Underground Rivals and boring gameplay.

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

@@Victor_2000s Imo Underground Rivals was way more boring, just with a slighty more polished experience. It reused more tracks than MW, and the game looks worse.

[@benjaminricherdt2488]

watching a 2 hour video about games ive never played and never will, never hat a PSP so...still Masterpiece Video

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

played for like 5min at school friend gave me a fighting game, loved the psp for the 5minutes, but u can play on Emulator and im sure Eden used an emulator for image clarity. When u watch old games on youtube and its for entertainment purpose its sometimes emulated for a better image, but not always! actually idk if eden used emu.

[@BensWatchClub]

If you enjoyed this mini ridge racer game, you should definitely try Ridge Racer Type 4 on PS1 or on an emulator - beautiful game with a cult following and mega soundtrack. Awesome drift system.

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

you can play type 4 on your psp as well, but ridge racer 2 is not a "mini" ridge racer game, it includes everything from ridge racer type 4 and everything before, plus new content. RR2 for the PSP and RR1 on the same system too, are considered by most to be the most content packed in the series.

[@sukottotsukeshi.]

I loved that mini game so much

[@sukhdevr3489]

TDU on PSP is stunning. I had so much fun playing it on my phone a couple of years ago.

[@damarfadlan9251]

TDU PSP is better than F1 22.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@damarfadlan9251 I haven't played the F1 game but I believe you because TDU is so good.

[@vecnsx]

they have a completely different concept tho..

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@vecnsx Different concept to what?

[@danoV1c]

Inb4 this pops off in the KZbin algorithm

[@Mac_nus]

To answer people's curiosity how he was able to comment early. Something called "Patreon"

[@vroom9426]

Innit

[@theSafetyCar]

I think it's already popped off. Never seen bro's channel before.

[@floatingnecc4842]

Indeed

[@Southized]

Dude got the the title thumbnail and everything but the length correct for algorithm it should go

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

It's a shame you didn't go into Outrun 2006 as I think it's the best racing game on the PSP.

[@ChaseMC215]

That game was developed by Sumo Digital, who also did the PSP port of Split/Second. Well, I wouldn't say port as in a one to one port, many things have been changed for that version other than the graphics, examples include Airport Terminal using the beta layout seen in one of the trailers for the game proper, physics being questionable at points (no joke, any of the tracks that involve the carrier ship route changer will occasionally cause your car to clip through the world after landing, and it doesn't get better on the inside, as even that as issues, sometimes your car will flip like it's a hot wheels game), menus being based on the beta, extra tracks from the Survival mode, cars having different stats, and more. The Sumo Digital version of the game was heavily based on some parts of the game's Beta, which had been leaked and there are videos of the beta on KZbin.

[@aaryeshg.6526]

He also missed out on Colin McRae Rally 2005 Plus. It's nearly a one-to-one port of the PS2 version. There was also Race Driver 2006 which was exclusive to the PSP and for some reason it crashes ppsspp emulator when I try to start a particular race as well. Never been able to finish this game due to that weird issue.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

@@aaryeshg.6526 Race Driver 2006 basically TOCA 2,5

[@wieldylattice3015]

He also missed out on Sega Rally and the two WipEout games. I think the simple fact is, the PSP was such a haven for racing games, there are just too many to cover in a single video

[@shakerx4117]

Not really

[@DoVe_7]

This was a fantastic video to listen to , many games that I never knew existed for the PSP and so many of them looked really good, congratz on finishing this massive project! ❤

[@stephenbanyar1874]

Man, game reviewers from the 2000's were so brutal! Street Supremacy wasn't as bad as they said it was.

[@tuna8181]

In Street Supremacy, you can take on an entire team all by yourself, that is if you were confident in your car and can outrun them all without losing.

[@streetwatcher_]

Not to mention maintaining loyalty

[@mircoowo361]

Consumed my childhood on GT PSP and on Initial D Street Stage. What a great console it was..

[@kingofmtakina4142]

While I don’t agree with some of your opinions regarding some games, I’m so glad a video was made regarding racing games on the PSP. Had lots of memories playing these games growing up.

[@Luka9S9]

I've been looking forward to this video and honestly, it was worth all the wait, I genuinely wasn't expecting DS Most Wanted having a crisis, it was quite enjoying seeing this little story unfold as well as all the racing games that the PSP have, that's is imo one of the best videos i've watched and was totally worth the wait, thanks Eden for not giving up on this project and still making a video even with all that happened and still putting such care and passion, and thanks JamesVariety for helping editing and making this great video, It was not only enjoyable but made me discover some psp games that I had no idea would exist or be good, anyway, thanks for everything both of you and all the people supporting eden and hope everyone had a blast watching the video and a great day.

[@JamVar]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed!

[@Luka9S9]

@@JamVar you're welcome, I'm enjoyed a lot, the editing was great, keep up the great work.

[@Luka9S9]

@@corewalker1779 I mean, he threatened Eden, i think he got what he deserved XD

[@Kinolas23]

I feel like everybody forgot the two pursuit force games, not 100% racing games, but driving was the core part of the game. One of the best PSP exclusive title, it was truly unique and well made. I wish the franchise had continued...

[@Ad-im1ne]

As a DS kid I felt left out of the racing hype back in the day, and a bit jealous of the PSP. They may not hold up perfectly to modern titles, but this was very satisfying to watch!

[@streetwatcher_]

Hell there are some games I wish I got to play along with some I’m ok missing out on

[@firstsurname9893]

Test Drive Unlimited has a low framerate cap because of the continuous map, if you uncap it on real hardware and drive a fast enough car then the road and scenery start to disappear, you can even drive off the edge of the map. It actually plays fine on real hardware and since the original PSP-1000 has a pretty blurry screen, you really don't want it to run any faster.

[@drivendragon4557]

It’s very interesting to see these games as someone who has never played them. The limitations a system can have will sometimes bring really unique games/ideas. This video was really good. Keep up the good work.

[@harkonar4093]

growing up with a PSP and a knack for driving games, playing a lot of these games, the video has been a great nostalgia trip and critique piece for games i both played and never played. will forever miss the times of recruiting and using street supremacy wanderers to conquer tokyo, the banging base gameplay and soundtrack of ridge racer, the overall greatness of MCLA remix and messing about in the two Burnout games among other things, in and out of the collection of games you've mentioned here. good times.

[@streetwatcher_]

Did you stop to watch the overhead screen in Ridge racer?

[@adamk9652]

Great video as always. Definitely brought back the nostalgia of Granturismo, Carbon, Underground Rivials, and Most wanted 5-1-0. Honestly my biggest gripe with 5-1-0 was the design decision for slow cars on fast paced tracks and fast cars on tight cornered tracks. I hated the final boss battle with Razor and it took many attempts to beat it back in the day.

[@zachdakin391]

TDU for PSP goes so far back for me. I can remember playing it as a toddler no more than 3 years old. I believe it is the root cause for my interest in cars today. Such a great game

[@morsecode980]

Another fun fact about GT PSP: It started out as a port of GT4, then during development was changed to try to be a port of GT5, before finally settling on what we got. But in the game files, the game is still referred to as “GT5M,” or GT5 Mobile.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Yeah I wish GT4 was imported to PSP. The content and events would've been amazing. A proper GT mode.

[@premo8564]

i think the fact this is emulated definitely has an effect on playing quality (for instance, the 60 fps patch for TDU, is that a thing you can even do on the physical psp?). Ive got a ridiculous amount of time on burnout on a physical psp, and none of the physics issues are present for the crash mode. like something could look scuffed like its ice skating, but the weird bumper cars glitch is something ive never seen in like 400 hours of gameplay. same with the takedowns shooting cars below the map, i have seen that happen but it is super rare. I feel like something with the emus may be muddle physics with burnout, seems like certain titles dont like to run at all emulated, but it is pretty fucking impressive we can emulate these old games and continue to enjoy them. just recently got my psp set up with infinity, im going to give a few of these a try.

[@harkonar4093]

not sure about the other issues but I can also agree that taken down cars going below the map is quite rare or not as common as depicted in the vid on native hardware from what i remember growing up

[@leoleonvids]

I never had the cars go under the map that often even when I emulated it with PPSSPP lol 60fps TDU is probably possible with either Action Replay or CWCheat, at the expense of battery life I'd assume

[@Bittergames518]

I trust you’re being objective about which game is best, but Street Supremacy is 10/10 in my book. The fun part about it is when you beat the game you can start over and be a part of ANY crew, not just the 3 you can choose in the beginning. Customization is neat, and the wanderer’s (not part of any crew) have certain specifications that need to be done to recruit them to your team. Like winning with no NOS, not hitting any walls, driving with no brake modifications ect. Unique and fun racer for the time.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Dustin, without no doubt This is by far the best reviews I've seen this year! This just show how amazing PSP gaming consoles for emulating those racing game experience for handheld size, even tho with some slightly drawback for some of it Especially, thanks to PSP, I can enjoy some amazing racing like in PS2 on the go, whatever straight up port from PS2, spin-off, or even Original Mixes like Midnight Club Los Angeles Also, How funny the confrontation between you and the Most Wanted DS which become the "sh##" of racing game ini handheld and you just went straight up AVGN moves at the end Overall, what an amazing reviews I just wanna said thanks to you ofc and whoever involve in this amazing reviews of PSP Retrospective Racing Games that I've been wait since that DS videos Thank You Very Much!

[@nanowithbeans2511]

This video alone made me tear up, It is nice to finally reunite with PSP racing games of which I dearly enjoyed as a child. Thankfully with emulators I was able to ROM up the games I used to play and finally relive those times and cry even more.

[@aojracing4885]

I just started the video and this is amazing, what a huge project! Love this channel, actual research behind the topics, well edited and written, and all by one of the masterminds behind the Pepega franchise. I know it's early, but great job!

[@MegaDeox]

Great video! There truly are some gems on the system. Small note: I think the video would flow better without a "couch" segment between EVERY game. I think showing one every 3 or 4 games would be better, since they tend to get repetitive. I had the same though about the DS video as well.

[@Muhluri]

I agree

[@Ruben98RaptoR]

WOW! it's 3 AM and here I am watching a 2 hour long video about PSP racing games. And best part of it, I could have easily watched another hour! This video gave me so much nostalgia of the Golden age of street racing games. Seeing all the games I had fun with, the ones I did not have fun with and those that I didn't even get to try, showcased in such interesting and deep manner. Truly amazing job, well done!!!

[@therealsnooz]

I love Most Wanted's character development. Giant rollercoaster lol

[@dennisbowen452]

Nascar on the psp is underrated. It's one for one the console game minus the team commands but you got all the divisions and tracks with little sacrifice.

[@Artificeral]

This video is expertly written! Nice to see MotorStorm on the list. I highly recommend MotorStorm Pacific Rift as well. It's one of the most fun arcade racing games ever, like a crazier version of Dirt 2.

[@KarmaPoliceman158]

Funny how on DS most Need for Speed games were among the best in the library while on the PSP they were usually among the worst, just shows that PSP had way higher standards for games and churning out 6 games in a span of 5 years was not a good idea.

[@ReapMcMuffins]

Great one Dustin! I played the hell out of GT PSP back on my PSP to the point of unlocking all difficulty settings for all races, it was hell. The game actually has one extra final weird gimmick mechanic, and it's actually tied to Gran Turismo 5: You can link the PSP while running it to a PS3 running GT5, and you can transfer over a selection of cars from your garage so that they can be used in Arcade mode. Originally the manual mentioned you'd be able to use it career, but they just limited to Arcade. The real funny thing of the mechanic is, get this: It's the PSP car models on the PS3. So it's completely separate models. Which includes unique variants of vehicles that are only available as Premium cars in the normal game.

[@defendrr_ru]

No wipeout section? Damn :( Jokes aside, honest to god good video. Finally a list for my phone gaming experience

[@RealChyddo]

The ridiculous amount of coverage in this video is unmatched. Well done. This is truly a masterpiece in all aspects. The skits inbetween and the curb stomp of the MW05 DS at the end gives this video infinetly more character than any other longform series of reviews i have ever seen.

[@KOSMOS1701A]

I noticed that Street Supremacy has KITT from Knight Rider as a usable car, something i haven't seen in a lot of games.

[@alantristam9654]

Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 was my first Need for Speed game as a kid. I remember getting and playing it 24/7 on my PSP. I thought it was the best racing game yet and literally last week I played the PS2 version and was extremely surprised how different the game was to the PSP port. Overall, I had fond memories of Most Wanted on the PSP, even the soundtrack brings back nostalgia.

[@bogdy2craizy]

Same here, it was the first game I played on PSP and loved it

[@Umur23]

@@bogdy2craizy I play most wanted on ps2

[@streetwatcher_]

I was like that too I still wish I got to play console one but I was like too with dirt 2 and even finished it in 2 days

[@LosAngeles234]

What a great throwback. I really enjoyed MCLA Remix and Burnout Legends on the PSP. Only thing I miss here is WipEout. I spent so much time on WipEout Pulse, seemed to be one of the best optimized titles too

[@GozuTenno962]

Finally the movie I have been waiting for. Time to grab the 🍿

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

And I grab my martabak and watch it along with my mother XD

[@GozuTenno962]

@@Mx64MaxyImpress oooo noodles for me

[@stmh9660]

Loved this one so much!!! PSP is one of my favorite consoles of all time and racing is one of my favorite genres, the effort you put into this is insane. Just for turning a DS game into a character in the video, giving it somehow a personality and a background is something to cheer, you basically gave a DS game a lore 😂 this goes down as one of my all time favs YT videos, no doubt I will revisit it, good work‼

[@Vishan24]

I used to absolutely love Midnight's Club 3 : DUB Edition. I know it's not on this list (edit: ah it was in the end) But MC3 on the PSP was insanely good.

[@father042]

It's impressive but those loading times were annoying

[@Vishan24]

@@father042 Yeah, the classic UMD disc. Well, later on when I modded my PSP, I was able to transfer everything as an ISO file on a memory card. Worked smoothly afterwards.

[@JimmyMcThiccus]

Currently setting up my ‘retro’ mid-2000’s consoles. Went to a local retro shop and Jesus as a person who grew up with the GameCube these prices are criminal

[@venomdude-gc8sw]

Once again we get another hour of great entertainment.

[@burrri]

2 hours*

[@venomdude-gc8sw]

@@burrri1.8 hours then

[@AudioHead809]

Why did I feel bad for whee little most wanted ds? 😂😂 poor guy. The ending was an unexpected turn. The whole video was just phenomenal. Good job on this one!

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

I was feeling sorry for him until like 58:00 but a bit after that, MW DS starts holding a knife and threatening Dustin

[@AudioHead809]

@@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious Poor guy was traumatized. 😂

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

@@AudioHead809 who was?

[@AudioHead809]

@@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious Most wanted ds

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

@@AudioHead809 oh, yeah, when he's depressed at the shower. I think traumatized isn't the right term

[@911delorean]

Just to note. Glitches and bugs should be taken with a grain of salt, emulating games is not always perfect so bugs and glitches may pop up due to emulation errors.

[@tzuRu]

I bought my own PSP-3000 back in 2018(which sadly is out of order right now) used for 50€ from Berlin and it came with Gran Turismo and Ridge Racer 1. My first played game on the PSP wasn't Gran Turismo, it was Ridge Racer and i loved it.

[@derosiflo6524]

ok i was *NOT* expecting a nfs mw ds cameo

[@Franxy108]

Poor NFS MW Ds at the end…. Rest in peace 2005-2022

[@deViiouZ]

Thanks for making this video :) played all these titles growing up hits the nostalgia

[@nismonolo]

that Rally mode in Underground was definitely taken from 2 Fast 2 Furious when they race the two Cuban guys for their Camaro & Challengers. really cool mode to have in a game.

[@grftaNitro]

This is a video I didn't know I needed.. All those years I could not remember the name of some games but here they are. Definitly gonna get some of those games for the PSP again

[@Bangcat]

I re visited a Midnight Club LA Remix, and I played through it all over again. it's a damn good game. Midnight Club games on the hand helds were pretty much second to none.

[@streetwatcher_]

Pretty good port sucks I never got to finish it vs the console one

[@ryouhonoo5]

Incredibly detailed and thorough video. Good selection of different titles, and puts most of the other PSP racing videos to shame. Great work!

[@Secondvenus]

This was really fun, I appreciate the effort!

[@VarVarJeg]

The best part of this video is when Dustin obliterates a copy of MWDS and that literally made me cough while laughing harder than an ass whooping

[@flexxx222]

Great video! Took some time but you managed to come through. TDU was technically a port of the PS2 version that came with the flatter textures and simplyfied graphics. Still a marvel that they managed to port it to mobile.

[@JollyRogerProductions]

When I was in Advanced Individual Training on active duty, I kept a PSP with a copy of NFS under my pillow and after the cadre came through for head count and left for the night, I pulled that baby out and gave the AI the business.

[@MrJohansen]

1:49:09 as someone who has played loads of NASCAR PSP as well as NASCAR 07 (the game it was ported from), I can say that it is absolutely incredible. It is straight-up the PS2 version of the game, just on a mobile device. Of course, the HUD, menus, and graphics are different from the PS2 version, but in terms of core gameplay and features, it is the same game. The career mode is rather in-depth, and just like the console version, it is still better than any career mode we have gotten in any game since. You could do full-length 3+ hour races if you wanted to, and to the best of my memory, you even race against a full field of 43 cars. To put things into perspective, in Gran Turismo PSP you could only race against three other cars. The driving imo feels much better than the console versions, on consoles the cars were ridiculously loose and really hard not to spin out. But on PSP the cars are a lot tighter and easier to control, which really helps because you dont have a real joystick like on console. The only feature I can think of that they had to cut is the team control thingy (which I never even used anyway). But that likely wasnt a technical limitation, rather it was likely because the PSP didn't actually have enough buttons for it to be implemented. My only complaint about this game is that you cannot have multiple career saves at once, which isnt a dealbreaker but it can be pretty annoying if you're like me and sometimes want a couple of different game saves. Overall rating: In terms of pure gameplay, I would say 8/10 or maybe even 8.5/10. But due to the fact that this is a straight-up PS2 game on the go, I would almost be tempted to say 9/10 or higher.

[@sonupuppy6419]

NFS Carbon ❤️

[@Der-Kleine]

Wow, I watched the video on DS racing games last night because it randomly showed up in my recommendations, saw some comments suggesting making a video on PSP racing games and looked if that had already been made. Now 12 hours later, that video actually gets released? How did KZbin know to recommend me the DS video at that exact time?

[@flothepawn8727]

This was honestly one of the best youtube videos i ever saw. thank you for all the work!

[@lumieeeyy]

Underground Rivals and Most Wanted are probably the best racing games I played on PSP. Damn, the nostalgia hits hard.

[@kaisar3306]

I see that Eden has taken notes from some popular gaming reviewers on the platform, reminds me of AVGN and Scott the Woz in a certain way, I really liked that final scene. Also I have a feeling that Most Wanted DS will be a recurring character on the channel...

[@eugenenalpin6058]

To this day, I keep a hacked Vita on me with these PSP racers on it: NFS Carbon OTC NFS MW 5-1-0 MotorStorm Arctic Edge Sega Rally M.A.C.H Most of these are fully featured games, and they can be a real life saver if you ever need to wait some stuff out. Some of these also bring out some old memories

[@Phenom98]

I say this with 100% honesty: you're one of the best youtube reviewers I've ever seen. Your objectiveness, knowledge about the games and their surrounding context and amount of commentary you can cram into 10ish minute segments for each game is nothing short of remarkable. Congrats for your effort, skill and talent :)

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

always love the quality of the vids and editing, having fun watching even the start is funny and already loving it. And you started with my favorite psp racing game on my early days of playing the psp. 7 rating is fair, I would say 8 but Im a little biased on underground rivals xD I love how it ended, its hilarious, good review and I agree on most of it. Great Vid!

[@fiercelypolygons3696]

Well made video, I like KZbinrs who add in a bit of comedy too, nice to see MW DS make a return hahaha. Thank you for this nice, concise and detailed video! Will check out alot of these games on my PSP-3000. I'm still gutted Rockstar never made a new Midnight Club. They absolutely were the kings of street racing back then.

[@mowahidshahbaz]

I'm so glad you made this, I recently got a Steam deck and was trying to remember this one racing game that I used to play on my old PSP. My dad gave it away because I used it too much, and watching this through reminded me it was Midnight club LA remix. Loved that you rated it the highest, absolute banger of a game.

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

As someone who isnt a fan of the Gran Turismo games i enjoyed a lot more than i expected the PSP port. Imo it was very underrated and is one of my most played PSP games due to its content. Possibly GT fans expected other things, but for me this game has all the things i want that the other Gran Turismo games didnt have. Good video btw, would you make videos like this about other platforms?

[@mohammadsaadsheikh8343]

what makes it different from the other gt games?

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

@@mohammadsaadsheikh8343 Licenses arent mandatory, cockpit view, crashing into things doesnt make you faster, AI actually tries to not hit you, handling is way more accessible, and a more "free play style" of game like those old racing games where you do races for fun in any track with any car with any configuration, without career restrictions basically.

[@Gold_Lightan]

@@mohammadsaadsheikh8343 i've played both psp and console versions. I think after tweaking the controls for manual handling on the psp version, i find it exceptionally fun and easy to pick up. Possibly it's easier to control overall, and can take it with you. Also on the smaller screen, it still feels just as fast as driving the ps3 or ps4 GTs. One thing i noticed, the console version is more stressful (in a fun way?), possibly cause it's more of a sim than the psp version, and also it's a bit of a pain if i have to setup my wheel. PSP version is just a fun, good port, and probably the best handheld racer.

[@sebastianaliandkulche]

@@Gold_Lightan The PSP version in max difficult and without assistances is still harder imo, as in the previous games you could abuse certain things to break the difficulty, like using and upgrading certain cars (since cars you race didnt scale to your one for the most part), crashing into walls to gain speed, taking illegal shortcuts or fine tuning cars in a certain way (since they dont work as intended). The PSP version of GT was GT gameplay done right.

[@iamtheju]

This is the first video of yours I have seen and it was very great. I'm sad that you didn't include the best racing game on PSP, Wipeout Pure, but it was still good to enjoy a bit of nostalgia!

[@munaleikkuri22]

great video! i think you may just have the most underrated channel on youtube, keep it up Eden!

[@MatteMoon48838]

I loved the video! You did a great job with the research and i loved the whole NFS MW 05 DS addition. It made it really enjoyable to watch. Its also great to have more inspiration about games that i could play on my psp.

[@rafaelpernil]

I love this video, amazing work! I never had a PSP but I always wanted to know how racing games were in that platform, very cool!

[@MkfMtr]

You are definitely getting better every video. This was fun.

[@YOEL_44]

NFS UG Rivals also has the most detailed car models ever seen in a portable NFS game (ignoring Shift, but I don't know how to feel about that one). L.A. Rush's best feature was the PSP exclusive one, this is, the Stunt Arena (which you didn't talk about for some reason?). As a kid, I played through both of the Asphalt games (DS and PSP) and I preferred the more challenging and unique handling of the PSP version. I was already sh¡tting my pants when I saw the scale of TDU in the PS2, when I discovered it was the same on the PSP I had to double check, it is trully incredible. Midnight Club reflections scale with screen resollution (as they do in GTA and even NFS PSP games), so in original hardware they just look ok. I've been working for years now to restore the PC Carbon look on the PSP, there's a lot of work to do, but it already looks heaps better, hopefully one day I'll publish it, I do this 'cause is the only NFS with open world in a portable device. Burnout Legends is really an enjoyable and PS2-like experience, and Dominator is pretty much more of the same. You didn't mention the first Ridge Racer, the ATV Off road series and the challenging but rewarding Colin McRae Rally 2005 Plus. Yep, I'm a s*cker for PSP racing games, and in general any racing game that I could get my hands on.

[@m.raihanammarfachrezixpplg7898]

Yeah I was about to say about Stunt Mode(?) in L.A. Rush, which I'm guessing it replaces those challenges in the OG version where you have to drive collecting kind of nitrous coins while having some kind of drunk filter on your screen (since the prize cars from the Stunt actually same). Funny enough is that I actually beated couple of challenges first in the Stunt mode and unlock bunch of Midway cars before doing the story mode, then using one of the Midway cars that just OP-ing the whole story

[@YOEL_44]

@@m.raihanammarfachrezixpplg7898 So did I, but I lost interest in the story early on.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Did you play juiced 2? It didn't work on PPSSPP for me a couple of years ago.

[@YOEL_44]

@@sukhdevr3489 Juiced 2 only came out for home consoles and PC, the PSP version was Juiced Eliminator, I have played it, I don't quite like the progression system and the track design is not the best either, the customization is crazy tho'... EDIT: oh and yeah, it's working perfectly on PPSSPP as of today.

[@sukhdevr3489]

@@YOEL_44 There's also Juiced 2 Hot Import Nights on PSP

[@jasobeats2644]

I didn’t know I needed this vid. Thank you!

[@Mercman1010]

Motorstorm 2 is pure Gold. If they ported that to the ps5 with redone graphics. I know what id be buying for Christmas.

[@ynz9214]

1:31:05 Completed this game in late 2021, and I can relate to what was said in terms of difficulty. The rubberbanding in some events and the questionable physics of some vehicle classes are so annoying that I had to restart some events more than 10 times. But boy, what a game. What an environment. What a SOUNDTRACK (The Hives, Queens of the Stone Age, Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy...)

[@Zeephon]

Oh yeah, this is the good stuff! You've outdone yourself with this one Dustin!

[@pablodelgado744]

Okay, your dedication is incredible, almost 2 hours of video and I enjoyed every second of it. Thanks :D

[@MonkeSkin]

I just watched your ds video yesterday. Crazy timing

[@aojracing4885]

Hope this acknowledges the goatness of Midnight Club LA Remix and Gran Turismo

[@ProTayToeGamer]

You covered Ridge Racer!!!! Automatic like and subscribe from me.

[@Umur23]

Is ridge racer worth playing for newcomers like me?

[@ProTayToeGamer]

@@Umur23 most definitely! I would recommend the originals but they have a lot of early racing game jank some may not be fond of. So the version in this video is like a "best of" collection with a lot of modern features that still holds up today. Above all else have a listen to the OST! Namco did not play around when making these games, it's a shame they don't make em anymore.

[@wieldylattice3015]

@@Umur23 Oh yeah, Ridge Racer is good clean fun. My personal favorites are 6 and 7 due to car design and just how bombastic the soundtrack is. But Ridge Racers on PSP got me through many road trips to another city

[@maximkatsur3870]

That talking DS port of _Most Wanted_ (2005)... It is part of your imagination.

[@M47M47]

I grew up with Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition on PSP. Was a great time and I miss it. Still got my old PSP with damaged battery and all the games. Thanks for this Vid :)

[@KhakiCap]

The only change I noticed in Split Second (PSP) was only on Airport Terminal track. Going through the terminal instead of parking lot after changing the path in front of the start line is a wonderful change! Also, in the end, this was a wonderful video covering it all. Too bad NFS:MW (DS) didn't get to see Moorhuhn Kart. Maybe it'll see it in its afterlife.