The SECRET Version of Need for Speed Underground

[@avronaworld]

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[@TheOGBasement]

Blessings bro! Nice vid! Theres any remastered version for this? Doesn’t matter if it’s made by fans thats even better but Im looking for an updated version of this game as it is for sure the best freaking race game of all times (game not sim fosho) thanks in advance!! 🙏

[@Mandarin9900]

Circle means confirm in Japan, for example on a school test sheet, instead of a ✔️ for correct answer, it would be a circle.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

Europe tests or any application documents have this too even today. O is a positive selection and X is a negative selection (cancellation). You circle the correct or desired answer but for some reason the games controls were swapped entirely for the rest of the world and in this case Europe and Oceania too.

[@seniknine]

It's known in Japan as "maru"(まる) for correct and "batsu"(ばつ) for incorrect.

[@0JayDoubleU]

Even as a child i was never confused about it on my old ps1 games because the symbols are pretty easy to understand as Circle=yes/good Cross=no/bad

[@cheater00]

what you don't know is that circle and x are swapped on the japanese playstation controllers

[@Ninetails94]

reason O is accept and X is back is because O means ok and X means not ok in japan, thats why it feels wrong for most people.

[@_EyeOfTheTiger]

Makes sense logically but feels wrong

[@Dominik7T]

in xbox a is accept and b is back and it feels natural

[@voodoo2006]

My ps2 and ps3 used to be that and i didnt know it was a japanese thing

[@M0rinkashi]

@@voodoo2006 This is been a thing with every PlayStation system in Japan, my PS4 and Vita both have Japanese layout by default; Circle to Confirm and Cross to Back/Cancel, tho they both have the option to swap function.

[@zentarion.]

its pretty funny to think about that early 2000s JDM culture essentially went full circle going back to japan in the form of movie/game media

[@screamingatstars66]

Initial D really helped out with JDM culture for sure.

[@al112v4]

Tokyo Drift did help a lot with that. God, the only good Fast movie.

[@kidrobot.]

@@screamingatstars66 nah, fast n furious did

[@True_Darkness]

3:37 fun fact i thought would have been mentiones in this video all new vinyls come from real cars, that were either famous on japan or were used by TEAM UNDERGROUND to promote UG1, UG-J, UG2, And UG2 SHA-DO in japan the names also have their own meanings for example AFG-SAM and AFG-HYSSI are the nicknames of the owners of the IRL cars that had those vinyls, SAM drove a modified Toyota Vitz and Hyssi had an imported USDM Acura NSX, both having those exact same vinyls in their respective cars AFG-SPIDER and AFG-SAMURAI are vinyls used by Kazama Auto (who's logo was a spider/bat) and Weld (who used the samurai livery on their most iconic car) AFG-DELSL as its name implies, comes from a modified CRX Del Sol owned by Weber Sports, tho finding photos of it could be a bit difficult as with most of these cars AFG-STREAM is a design used in a 350z made by JUN Auto and Option in 2003, which ended up blowing a tire and rolling over at 300kmh, the name comes from the nickname given to the 350z ''Option STREAM Z'' as for AFG-GL i have yet to see if it was ever used in any car, never seen it IRL unlike all the other vinyls

[@AJZulu]

About the circle as confirm in the Japanese version: yes. it's one of their things. when Metal Gear Solid was localized for the western release they kept this in.

[@toddthezondalover645]

TXRD2 and GT4 also do this, but allow you to use either the x or o buttons

[@xasumiji]

Even Gran Turismo has X and Round for the confirm button to not confuse any Western or Eastern peeps

[@elrinconcuriosodesally3528]

​@@xasumijiis from the original one, and there's a fun detail on GT2 when changing colors, X does right to left, while O does left to right

[@MrShikaga]

Yep, that is the first thing I thought of. I remember having my mind blown when I first played MGS on the PS1 and the button mapping was so unconventional and my friend told me that is how they did it in Japan.

[@miniops12]

yeah i remember gundam breaker 3 on the ps4 was like this as well. wondering if gb4 coming in a couple months will be the same, or if they'll switch it for the us release

[@spongebobfan78]

3:22 As mentioned by others, it's common to have Circle as confirm in Japan (I think EU as well) for Japanese PS consoles. It was actually a little controversial when PS5 forced everyone to adapt to "X to confirm" control scheme. 6:18 In addition, Underground was the first game in the series in Japan that uses the "Need for Speed" name rather than the former localized title "Over Drivin'".

[@user-zezezozodarkdomains]

funnily enough PS4s are (i think) can be configured as a global settings. I played an English version of CODBOCW PS4 at my friends home and surprised that O is confirm and X is cancel.

[@Mr.Marbles]

circle to confirm is not a thing in europe. at least i have never seen it. its either a ✔ or when filling out a checkbox its a ❌

[@stylewz]

no, not in eu. x is the confirmer here. i played a lot ntsc japan games back in the day on my chiped ps2. it was one of the confusing things back than.

[@misternobodysixtynine]

If you worked at the EA Games buliding (back in the 2000's) in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, you might have missed out on buying the game through their workplace kiosk.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

They also did it for Underground 2 even has special version cover and Melissa 350 replaced with that special livery for Japanese

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

Rachel’s 350 is replaced by the one Nikki Morris steps out of in one the Airport URL cutscenes in the Japanese version I happened to run into a Short of someone who was playing a Japanese Copy of UG2.

[@shinposting]

In the future please get PCSX2 Nightly as it is significantly better than the 1.6.0 release and has many more features.

[@evandaymon8303]

I second this. I feel some of the games running on it run better then original version and doesn't drop frames lot. I played re outbreak on original and i can barely run it with frames dropping and nightly fixed it making the game much more smoothly

[@vaajpa]

Watching from the Beginning, not skipping a part, I was shocked by seeing a Femboy at 1:49

[@Sirin3.0]

4:22 swear ive heard this dude's voice before in yakuza

[@bdmr_isf]

frfrfrfrfr

[@Sirin3.0]

bruh goro majima i think

[@sairamr6886]

Damn right

[@someonesuspicious947]

bro using the stable build of pcsx2 💀

[@MrRorosao]

What's the problem with that?

[@ethanwayne6973]

​@@MrRorosaoit's abandoned, you're supposed to use the nightly build, even the download site says that

[@user-bp5py6bh3g]

​@@ethanwayne6973 Not abandoned, but outdated. New stable build is expected soon.

[@JDMdrifterboy7]

What is a stable/nightly build mean?

[@spvrda]

@@JDMdrifterboy7 Stable builds are major releases that are tested to be stable. Nightly builds are the latest untested versions of the emulator. People are poking fun at him for using the stable version because at this point it's over 4 years old, while the nightly builds are updated every day.

[@Raaid0093]

Wow, as a NFS guru, i never knew this was available to play. I had some weird crack versions on my pc back in the day .But this takes the crown.

[@saxuri9563]

OMG WELD AND KAZAMA AUTOSTICKERS IN THE GAME IS INSANE ACTUALLY 😮

[@SkaMaRtiSt1991]

5:07 12 year old me still has PTSD from the drag racing

[@joshuaquinones9760]

4:28 Good Tuna 👍

[@screamingatstars66]

Wow I didn't know there was a japanese version of Need For Speed Underground. Super cool! Still my favorite NFS game too. Cool video, I went and gave ya a sub!

[@Crazyfellow2005]

Hey, you know another obsure NFS Underground version? It's the arcade version. And, like F&F arcade game, its also similar in style but different HUD, custom tracks, cars with preset customization, a fixed camera movement while you drift, etc. I hope you check that out :)

[@Tapwata723]

It also had 8 player races

[@TheGreatRenbox]

As a guy who knows a lot about NFS games, this was never known to me, now I feel like questioning everything I know .-.

[@jravee5994]

wonder if anyone has grabbed the data for this version's unique vinyls to be made into a mod, they look really cool!

[@xan1242]

FYI I've ported over the localization over to the PC version. I needed to port over the font and some stuff but it's mostly there.

[@wortexTM]

Oh hey I wonder how that happened :D

[@AWildRori]

Team Weld Drift Team got a Livery in Need For Speed...... Well then. o__o The "Samurai" Livery, is a Drift Team or Former Drift Team called "Weld" their Liverys have always been badass.

[@RiC3R69]

I also played UnderGround 2 Sha_Do

[@seniknine]

having a japanese ps2 was one of the best gaming investments ive ever made

[@firstletterg]

All Japanese games are reversed by X and O and i have this game has a few subtle changes but not very much different from the original

[@theeeMitchi]

Great video!

[@DanielCarter1615]

The mentioned EA Best NFS Underground version is just the regular NFSU Japanese release

[@wortexTM]

Literally every NFS fan watching the same videos on yt, HEEY CARTER

[@DanielCarter1615]

@@wortexTM haha 👋

[@CturiX.IREALLY]

Thats interesting, i swear that Skull finish somewhere else before.. Is it in the UG2 art factory section?

[@JagoTFC]

Circle is confirm in japan. As the layout mimics the SNES and A is in place of the circle. The X confirmation came later for western.

[@XGPLAYZ]

konnichiwa 🤙🤙 informative thanks this is so cool!

[@novidsatriosatriochannel3336]

They also had Def Jam Vendetta Japanese version which added 2 Rappers into the roster

[@cassiusgr33n]

excellent video

[@ChaseMC215]

For me in a technicallity sense, it should've been called Over Drivin' Underground

[@Mycall1983]

Do you have pics of your collection on your socials or anywhere?

[@avronaworld]

Waiting to grab one or two more copies of Underground and Underground 2 before posting a pretty beefy collection photo.

[@Mycall1983]

@@avronaworld Sweet where can I follow you? I have a pretty substantial NFS collection myself if you’re interested?

[@dylanangel2870]

i have had luck getting ntsc J games to work on pal hardware, especially during later generations

[@Michael-go4ix]

Japanese VO sounds badass like a whole new level of seriousness to the game lol

[@itis3000]

I bought the copy like 10 years ago just for curiosity

[@theJmmC1]

4:23 Sheees, never thought listen to Junkman kinda like a Samurai Master from an anime...

[@casualamber]

You need to dump NFSU-J into the internet archive, so we can emulate it on PCSX2

[@Minerva886]

Lol the cover is my pfp, also is there an english patch for this game? Im only playing it for the art factory liveries

[@MillywiggZ]

Is the Skyline blue in the game or just the cover?

[@AAKalam]

I'm curious too

[@Minerva886]

Yes, its called weld samurai.

[@Minerva886]

@@AAKalamyes

[@xout1990]

What car is that on the front

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

I've played a bunch of Japanese exclusive release only games, including games like Touge Max G, Zero 4 Champ, and the JP version of Tokyo xtreme racer, and Circle have always been the default confirm button

[@metaliczic96]

Now the new 首都高バトル aka Tokyo Xtreme Racer will be released in 2025.

[@red_noise_bomb]

You should check Underground 2 Sha_Do edition

[@avronaworld]

Will very much do an episode on that when it turns 20!

[@Agret]

He talks about it at the end of the video. Have to wait a year for the video, guess he's too busy to do it at the moment.

[@heimanlee5955]

A pity EA decided to unify the naming since Underground, as I like Overdrivin' more for Japanese copies of NFS. You do need to check the first four NFS titles but in Japanese, especially the two variants of NFS1 but Nissan cars available only for PS1 and Sega Saturn.

[@Dartingleopard]

Like the Nissan Skyline one, that is a neat game.

[@cheater00]

what were the differences? and did nfs porsche have a different japanese version?

[@godmodegamingchannel]

I love that you support the real creators. I love Japan and China. Hollywood and Rockstar don't make all their creations

[@darkcase123]

The one think this lacks is localised music, I wonder if somebody in Japan modified the PC version and added them

[@dennisgur1274]

So is eddies skyline blue in this version in game ?

[@enes752_Science_of_Kingdom]

It's look an arabic car with vinyl on that 😂

[@nerdodragonnerdpl4167]

This game shouldn't be that shocking for japanies peoples afther cross promo txr and fast and furious

[@Jagerbomber]

yes, Japan used X and O reversed in menus since beginning of PS until recently

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

i would like to see u play tha 1994-2002 Classic Era of NFS, there's PC ports of those

[@snackytem277]

Ngl i wanna know your pscx2 config an setup files cause mine doesn't work kek

[@AleksandarYovchev]

Underground 1 from 2003 is still the best NFS imho

[@DarthVader-1701]

I loved both Underground games but online mode was full of people using lag cheating.

[@phaseshift943]

moving to the UK? damn my Condolences man

[@jimbo992]

At least it wasn’t the cesspit that is North America, phew!

[@apIthletIcc]

that mf said good tuna at 4:20

[@young_chapo_jr7032]

Where am I emulating ts?

[@izack0128]

Back then when companies made an exclusive content for Japanese audience that is cultural based stuff like R Factory Vinyl and such unlike company today making China's exclusive content that I can say "pay to win" content. I don't mind exclusive but most exclusive content that China get is waaay more than global ones. A lot of content that at this point it just becoming it's own entire game.

[@kidrobot.]

it was pretty rare so..

[@michaelchristopher4106]

Fun game I have all the Need for Speed games from Japan and I do play them on a PS2 Slim from Japan. I use my smartphone and Google translate for the menus. I wonder if you have the Need for Speed Carbon Collectors Edition for PS2. I think that was a US release only, but it was a totally different game than the PS3 version. A whole bunch of new races and a bunch of new car. I guess you will have to get one if you don't have one. Need for Speed Most Wanted Black Edition another US release is another fun game with the cops turned up to the extreme. Turbo charged Heavy SUVs and total nonstop attacks from the cops with the heat level turned up to 6.

[@shun0825]

vruh I hope you have updated your PCSX2 cause it's a lot better now I have it on a 10 year old PC but still runs great

[@DarkHope25]

At first i thought it was a mod version like Teknaichi 4 mods 🤣

[@shun0825]

yeah this would be not as popular in japan compare to how well it is outside japan because of the arcade game initial-D that also has an anime

[@Mikeongaia]

Prettysure my step bro had a copy of this game growing up. Might be time to go fishing thru the garage again. Lol. Iirc he got a lot of crap from the older generation about these types of games cause they “glorified and promoted speeding.” lol. Maybe that’s why it’s proving hard to find info. What a wild time the turn of the century was. I’m not sure if this was the game they did it, but it may warrant looking into, I know one of the major “street racing” games (need for speed, burnout, etc.) changed the speed displayed exclusively in Japan release in order to avoid public scrutiny.

[@turtlekappa7141]

Or this is the Tokyo Drift we never got lol

[@wortexTM]

Hey, I have that exact PC EA Best version as well as know a bit more on the topic if you're interested

[@Kowalsk_the_w]

Upload the iso

[@Minerva886]

Look in CDromance or roms fun

[@TheOGBasement]

TUNINK!!!

[@kaedeschulz5422]

Even Japanese manuals are better looking🤣🤣🤣 Never in my life have i seen this version😃

[@JenGM24]

What about the music🤔

[@Minerva886]

Its the same exact music

[@sumimasenpanda]

NFS underground 1 and 2 PS2 version is kinda stretched horizontically and kinda off. PC is still its best version

[@chrisgoat6435]

No shit, there just isn't a better way than playing ps2 on a old tv anyway imo 😂

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

"more easier way" ... most of us in Europe and Asia had chipped PS1 and PS2 since day one running any format or region you could think of ... emulation is literal garbage unless you waste days setting up each time for a specific game to run good enough or at all not to mention that you waste more electricity with running a PC Especially nowadays even basic things on PC fry my electric bill also hog / fry components let alone running apps or games. (example I lost about 4 GPUs due to GTA5 alone for almost 6 years ...) Thank you for keeping this video under 10 minutes not like others making hour plus long videos about a game that barely have any valuable or even new info about it ... All PlayStation generation JP games always had better packaging quality then the rest of the world. Europe was the cheapest market and it pretty much shows since plenty of times we got black and white prints with barely any images in some releases. Sometimes I couldnt tell wtf am I even looking at when they included a screenshot or render of sorts. The very same reason why I loved making my own packaging design. The buttons layout originally goes like Square is a map button, Circle is "accept" selection and main action button, X is a cancel button, Triangle is a extra action option button. Select is main select button but not many games utilize it for such things. For some reason ALL this was swapped for the rest of the world. Even tho the OG layout makes perfect sense I got use to the other ways so cant play like that for the life of me ... since most games I played were PAL (Europe and Oceania) and NTSC (US CA).

[@LordSethrik]

Emulation has come a long way in recent years, it doesn't take much effort to get them running these days

[@faizfrez2729]

​@@LordSethrikI have no idea what condition is that guy living in. Seems kinda harsh

[@pspkoekje]

Steam deck runs any PS2 game at 3x native out of the box without configuration while drawing 25w

[@My_Old_YT_Account]

Honestly your GPU issues seem more like you have an unsafe power supply, I have never had a GPU fail since I started playing on PC in 2011 except my 2011 iMac's (known defect that Apple just denies) The default settings of PCSX2 should also always be able to play the game, though it will have no enhancements other than framerate.

[@dusterpl6093]

you have no clue what you're talking about