The Underrated Driver Game

I'm going back to one of the most underrated Driver games! No not San Francisco the other one. That 70's Game.
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[@tylertheguy3160]

There's actually a prequel to this game on the PSP called Driver 76, where you play as Ray. Maybe you could make a follow-up to this video if you could find some way to get it running.

[@futurism0]

He could just emulate it using PPSSPP

[@Wierie_]

country roads, take me home

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Omg I miss this franchise so much

[@jimbob8726]

It's quite fun I've got it on pho.... PSP ofcourse.

[@Quent5000]

@@futurism0 Well I never found a rom of this game which work properly, but I really would like to see Micky on it too

[@socksforchristmas3044]

"Been 28 years and, no, I don't recall any cookies." Actual best line in this game.

[@shinkansenhype8694]

that was funny actually when I first played the game. Mine was when you face Bishop and he says "Like my new toy? lets end this" and if you're lucky enough after that he will say "Why did you have to fuck with my shit man" easily my two favorite lines in the whole game no pun intended.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

My fondest memory of this game is being a thick skulled child, starting the game just picking up a gun, starting shooting everywhere. Up to this day I don't know what the game is about, what the character's name, I know nothing except that of you pick up enough revolvers, you get infinite ammunition.

[@tylertheguy3160]

It feels kinda surreal when you reach the 2006 portion of the game and the towers aren't there anymore.

[@Jorgemagottnumber9]

Its even weirder when you see they are under construction

[@user-gh6zh6dx7m]

is he a call me kevin bootleg

[@Julius_FL5]

@@Jorgemagottnumber9 Or construction workers take too long to clear out the area of the World Trade Center

[@TabbyEgg312]

In 78, south new jersey looks very flat unlike 06 where theres actual buildings

[@ultraviolencegaming4155]

For a ps2 game those cutscenes look nuts

[@marlon.8051]

they are pre rendered i think

[@NikkiMcMistie]

@@marlon.8051 sure are

[@gees472]

I use to say this all the time when i was a kid

[@Asstronut]

The whole game looks like an early PS3 game. It's actually insane that this was on the PS2.

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

Honestly, pre-rendered cutscenes in video games looked stellar in the PS2 era. The games themselves didn’t always look the best (DEVIL MAY CRY) but they hold up gameplay wise.

[@f00koff42]

Brings back nightmares from when I tried to get custom music into the game for the 2006 portion. Lots of weird Brazilian and Russian sites in broken English allowed me to do it

[@psicogames5509]

Nice, I'm from Brazil and we love to mod our games

[@ARBESProductions]

I'm from Brazil. The community for this game was amazing back then around here in a social media called Orkut. This game was one of my favorites on PS2.

[@f00koff42]

@@ARBESProductions I owe you guys big time for building from scratch a program which converted MP3 files into the weird format used by the game

[@isaacster5027]

Me: damn this game is getting stale I wish I had a really reinvigorating mod Some Brazilian website from 2003: ✋️😇

[@marbehq8469]

The driver games were epic. I remember playing 1 and two when i was 11 years old. Those were the days.

[@kaj7135]

I loved how in Driver 1 you could give your vehicle infinite mass and ram into everybody without slowing down. I loved sending cars flying into space because I was a sadistic child.

[@Wierie_]

I remember playing driv3r on my brothers ps2 when I was a kid still and I absolutely loved it back then. The atmosphere. Just driving around, exploring. Good times

[@FardtilUshid]

AYE, MAN! WATCH THE PAINT!

[@FardtilUshid]

@@kaj7135 the sound of lines of traffic getting sent was awesome

[@jazznazz8152]

i don't understand english very well when i was kid, so when i tested to be a driver in the first game, i learn the words and do it like a dozens times till i pass, that's the best achievement for me as a kid

[@emilepopiel5822]

Those Morrowind mods are getting crazy ! A bit lore breaking but looks fun.

[@Wh173c0c0]

"It's the 70's; I'll take the porn star car, why not?" *Proceeds to get into a car that looks like mine*

[@SLAYERxX420]

lucky

[@sheepewe4505]

7:50 I love how the default paints are the most 70's colours ever. Nice detail

[@sheepqueen9177]

My brother constantly rented this game from the video store when we were kids. It was the closest game to gta you could probably get on the Wii.

[@Don_Ramiro]

Actually there was a Goodfather version for the Wii (best version until the ps3 one came out) as well as Scarface.

[@GigglebunsUV]

oh god i forgot this game was also on the wii

[@maje6689]

@@Don_Ramiro man scarface and the godfather on the Wii are just the best of the best 🥲

[@sunriseDPL4242]

This is such a underrated gem mainly back then and is a huge shame because this game gave me best times on PS2 it was my first PS2 game in 2006 before that I wasn't that interest into gaming and this game took me into that hard and I love to came back even these days and thanks new modding possibilite is more fun to play

[@coraini666]

Dude has no punctuation skills.

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

@@coraini666 sure your punctuation gets you laid and makes you tons of friends lmao

[@coraini666]

@@GreenEyedDazzler why do you ask? Are your ass kissing not working anymore?

[@szymoncbortion69]

M8 I bloody love this game. When it changed timelines I don't think I was ever more shocked as a kid.

[@ervanaugusto791]

What I like about Driv3r is the atmosphere when playing in Miami. It also has this system where if you hit another car at high enough speed, you'd kill the driver.

[@amadeusagripino6862]

In my country there was a comedyTV show called "Hermes & Renato", where they spoofed 70's movies, series and general aesthetics. I used to call this game "Hermes & Renato's game" because one of the characters from the show, Hermes, is an exact copy of this game's main protagonist.

[@pedrofelix3905]

Is that a Motherfuckin Brazilian reference?

[@kfaraujolake992]

um brasileiro, aqui? isso é uma surpresa kkk

[@amadeusagripino6862]

@@kfaraujolake992 somos piores que praga kkkkkk

[@kfaraujolake992]

@@amadeusagripino6862 contaminamos essa porra da internet toda kkkk

[@taLLdavidproduction]

Micky just dropping by to say keep it up. Love your channel and the work you do. Cant fake passion.

[@Khevor]

There was another movie that predates Stephen King's Christine that was also about a car that chased people. It was literally called 'The Car'. It came out in the late 70s. I remember watching it with my mother (she was a horror fan).

[@Koyol]

The original Driver on PSX taught me how to drive in video games. Still use everything it forced you to master just to start the main game.

[@WHEELIFE29]

You pass the garage test? Man I give respect for that

[@coisnotpog]

Wait, you actually had a PSX?!

[@Koyol]

@@coisnotpog No. The original Playstation. There was a time when that was the shorthand for it. I guess not anymore.

[@T0asty-]

this game was so feckin good oh my god.

[@QuyenYT]

No way you made a video of this game. Literally one of my favorite games when I was young ❤

[@Streetw1s3r]

Great to see a KZbinr playing this, it doesn't get the attention it deserves. After the failure that was Driv3r, Parallel Lines kind of flew under the radar, I even know of Driver fans like an old friend of mine who didn't know it existed. But this right here is one of my favourite games of all time, I love the setting, story, characters. Seriously underrated, not only the most underrated Driver game, but one of the most underrated PS2-era games.

[@budaroddy]

This game has the first raytracing effects, at least on console

[@brittanybeauvais]

You unlocked a memory I didn’t even know I had. I played the original driver as a small kid on the PS1 and it was so much fun! We actually had the steering wheel/brake controller for it and everything - my family was really into it!

[@BlackMoonHowls]

Same here bro, you're not alone.

[@Tyway]

Thanks for not saying "core memory " like a middle aged white woman on tik tok thinking that's an actual scientific term Disney didn't just make up

[@gustavoriera8006]

Actually played this more than San Andreas, such a good nostalgia trip

[@remsilvertongue25]

I remember when my neighbour took me and her son to the video store and let us each rent a game. He chose Destroy All Humans, and I chose Driver: Parallel Lines. Of course I lied to my neighbour and told her I was totally allowed to play 18 rated games. I played this for the next week nonstop before returning it, and then because I was a kid I couldn't remember the name of the game, nor could I ever find it again on future trips to the video store. I found and bought Driv3r in the bargain bin, but it just didn't scratch the itch like this game did. It wasn't until about 8 years later I found the game and emulated it on PC, before realising it was on Steam and buying it outright. I still replay this once a year when I need a sweet hit of nostalgia.

[@edvenom99]

I’ve actually been waiting my whole life for this game to get the love it deserves

[@MrMattShirley]

Fun fact: the head writer of Driver San Fran directed that "See How They Run" film thats out atm.

[@SilverBld]

I've played this game none stop on the ps2 its so good!

[@PipMan1101]

14:43 I remember this exact tactic working in that The Godfather game

[@TabbyEgg312]

And GTA Chinatown Wars.

[@ThatPenguinPDizzle]

The walking animation goes hard

[@HairyHarpy]

2:15 my dad made the same joke to me when I walked everywhere, since I didn’t know how to drive.

[@Cozmixcartoons]

This game legit had an awesome soundtrack! Such a good title! So underrated. They need to make a remaster of this!

[@KynBleiddVI]

the taxi is called a chauffeur, also called that in gta VC I think

[@Vischerda]

Duuude so cool to see someone uploading content of this game in 2022... I love it, probably one of my top 5 games. Great video! Keep it up!

[@R3AL-AIM]

I bought this on Steam a couple weeks ago for $3... I have had Driver: SF since release one way or another and feel exclusive to be able to play it on Steam 🤣 Glad to finally be playing this clone with decent graphics and frame rate! Controller support actually works with some tweaks. Edit: this game and Mafia 2 did time jumps in the world the best imo. Well executed.

[@lolcat]

i wish i had SF on steam

[@Kyrkis]

I played this game quite a lot on my OG Xbox. I was a little bebe and was really blown away with the whole time jump thing, I also really liked the racing. I really don't think that many people played this game, at least in my general vicinity

[@ralcolfwolfcoon8207]

Ahem. I did

[@Kyrkis]

@@ralcolfwolfcoon8207 Are you in my general vicinity????

[@ralcolfwolfcoon8207]

nope. just an OG gamer here that still has his xbox and an adapter for it

[@caiorodriguesmonteiro4768]

@@Kyrkis the single moms are coming

[@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation]

I remember this game. I rented it for PS2 back when you could rent games, but I liked it so much that I went back and bought it.

[@K0Y0I_sis]

That era transition sends shivers down my spine everytime when Sealings by Yeah yeah Yeahs starts fading in.

[@k0ntrol851]

loved this game so much as a kid, played it like crazy in 2009-10. one of my neighbours at the time printed out all the cheat codes and the map with location of the stars on it. need to play it again for sure

[@GrippingHorizon]

Still my Favourite Driver game

[@enzoofelba]

This game helped a younger me find good music in school days

[@ro77en5oul]

Love the content... would love to see part two and tree 🖖😁

[@ewah25]

Love how you're branching out! You're my favourite youtuber

[@ewdryk2989]

Still remind how hooked I was the first time I played it. When The Kid goes to jail and everything around changes after his release, the new cars, new guns... that was something new to me, only recovered in Mafia II when Vito gets out of jail.

[@khingofswordz43]

This was my favorite "Driver" game. "T.K." took us in a wheelman journey. From doing car recovery for "The Mexican", to Breaking "Candy" out of Ryker's Island prison. To being betrayed by his crew. To working along with the daughter of a Cartel Boss to help me take down "Corrigan". The 2008 time period in the game was like my favorite watching how the city done changed, seeing how old the crew age during the 2008 in game time period. "Driver Parrell Lines" was a sequel to PSP's "Driver 76". Atari needs to remaster this game for sure . 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@thegamingprozone1941]

I remember just driving around instead of doing missions good memories

[@lennon30790]

thank you for unlocking an old memory. I didn't remember playing this game on ps2

[@Rosencreutzzz]

Speaking of sound cards, I feel like I remember there being some game that is near unplayable (but, of course, still offered on digital stores) where you need a bunch of community made patches to get it to run, because the game crashes when it looks for the specific details of your sound card and (for obvious reasons) cannot find one on modern systems.

[@notsure1969]

I needed a good Micky D fix today.

[@KennyFrierson]

This game is reddit gold

[@eddymartinez7961]

Last Driver game I played and first game I bought (along with Getting Up:Contents Under Pressure) for ps2 with my own money from my first job. Move to PA in 06 and played these two games nonstop. Dope soundtrack. The era change cutscene with Sealings by Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing got me into the band. Wonderfully edited and directed scene. Love the cutscenes in the game.

[@coleposton2430]

Me and my brother would play this game like gta for hundreds of hours while listening to a perfect circle or deftones or something, a purely mid 2000s experience

[@danielward4827]

2006 was a great year in regards to this game being from the good old school.

[@rock4glory713]

Oblivion as well!

[@bradwhite5884]

Games from the 2000's were good in general, but once we reached the 2010's, everything went down from there

[@WHEELIFE29]

​@@bradwhite5884 to 2011-2013 was the calm before the storm 2014 was the start more like the end of 2014 was the start

[@bradwhite5884]

@@WHEELIFE29 yep, from 2002 to 2014 where the best years, anything after that went down hill with few exceptions

[@WHEELIFE29]

@@bradwhite5884 2016 had the doom reboot, 2017 Sonic Mania, 2018 red dead redemption 2, 2019 dirt rally 2.0, 2020 Doom eternal and 2021 had nothing at least for me

[@NeonThoughtBox]

This is a great series. I hope they pick it back up soon.

[@thelostgrimm]

This and Scarface was such a good time. I'm glad i'm not the only one who played this.

[@dune.hopper]

"I want to get off Mr bones' wild ride" loved the dnsl reference Mick!

[@ThereGoesKitty]

it's nice to hear one of the best songs from the 70's, Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. the main character is a man of fine taste

[@K3nnyJK]

mate, yer gonna be at 1 million subs by the end of the year. Mark me words. Keep up 20/10 content

[@ChipsChallenge95]

Driver 3, or Driv3r, was actually a good game

[@huzaifa199770]

The driving in this game in particular felt so satisfying pulling corners and top speed

[@PanekPL]

23:24 love the Larry Bundy Jr reference! But, hello you!

[@vienitosco.191]

This was by far my favorite game in the driver series and in my personal ps2 collection as well I remember getting it brand new that year with the map and dvd and soundtrack and I was blown away by the storyline alone but also as a New Yorker I found it interesting putting a time jump from the 70s to the early 2000s and seeing there rendition of nyc in the 70s as a 90s kid I thought that was pretty cool but the soundtrack from the first half of the game definitely was my favorite but overall the nostalgia of the whole game is worth replaying and enjoying all over again and again

[@dathotbox]

Just watched this video from a recommendation and fuck you're hilarious 😂 love your commentary

[@lorenzotrinidad384]

I really wish GTA six will be like driver parallel lines mostly because of the story!!! Driver parallel line takes place in the late 1970s and 2006!!! GTA six is going to take place in a modern boring vice city!!! I really wish it could take place in the late 1980’s and the current year where we are right now!!!

[@ericbowen__]

This was the closest experience from GTA that I could have while playing on my WII. I remember that all I wanted was to play the San Francisco...

[@Ghuirm]

this crazy taxi playthrough was pretty good

[@bumman117]

Micky thank you I have been looking for this game for years. played it at a friend's and couldn't remember the name

[@neptunianspiritwarrior]

Loved this game back in the day my Dad got it for me on PS2 when I was in like 4th grade loved it hahah the 70s vibe an first GTA like game I got the play had countless hours of fun on it!

[@jasontvghost]

I love how Mickey just immediately joins that NPCs after he crashes his car.

[@drkarats6147]

Me and my uncle played this together as a kid, this and the getaway, great memories. RIP

[@JohnSmith-cz9bd]

YES FINALLY!!!! this if MY favorite game ever. Ive played it soooo much. I even finished it on the wii!! The freaking wii! I wish i could play it on xbox one. Collecting all the stars on wii was hard asf. Ive never felt so much nostalgia for a youtube video till now. I still have the wii, i think ill start it up

[@dominikcygan2664]

OMG this video just unlocked a childhood memory for me

[@ggEmolicious]

Someone at Nintendo saw that star, and that's the story of how New Donk City was inspired.

[@theblackeyedguy]

Driver parallel lines is fucking legendary

[@bradwhite5884]

I remembered this, wish they bring back the Driver series at some point, so yeah

[@TheRobloxianWarrior97]

Love this game a lot! the Cerrano is my favorite car cause I really love how it's designed!

[@rytisliaucys3444]

Man I miss the Driver series. I even loved Driv3r despite all of its faults with bugs. The driving mechanics and physics were impeccable and that's what mattered the most. Wish they went back to Driv3r/Parallel Lines style and released a new game.

[@jimmylittle9393]

Ooo i used to love this series when it first came out...Driver 1 and 2 were great, had an amazing time playing them with mates.

[@brokenrecord2941]

Yes, I used the cinematic camera in GTA V, only for simulating crashes and hit & run scenarios in slow motion 😐

[@tlp-uz1il]

I absolutely need a remaster of this game. Considering they killed these games for watch dogs I don't think that dream will come true unfortunately

[@dexos333333]

YES !!! a game of my childhood !!!

[@gibememoni]

I loved this game so much. I used to modify all the cars and race them around the track

[@DangeHD]

Remember playing this game like 10-15 years ago with my brother. I was shocked when i got to the future after years of killing random people :D

[@Kinessmata-Akkadian]

Loved this game back in the day. I even considered buying it for my laptop recently.

[@MrAchsas]

I remember playing a driver game on the ps1 it was pretty fun

[@franke990]

Man I loved these games

[@GrilladKirby]

"I want to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride" My man

[@Sneak1509]

yes! i remember playing this so much on the PS2!!

[@TheLifesach33z]

Today, Parallel Lines would be just in the 70s, with the '06 part being DLC.

[@PandamoniuGaming]

I loved Driver Parallel Lines as a kid, it was honestly a really fun game

[@nullnova]

Coming in hot with that algorithm thumbnail. I see you. 👀

[@ItzzFuZZioNZZ]

Loved this game man my nan brought it for me when I was about 6yrs old 😂

[@skune8317]

The Andec meme and the sudden Austin Powers turnaround was hilarious XD "Bye fuckers, let's see if your AI can follow me up here!"

[@aboutsoundandvision]

It just dawned on me that the game is called Parallel Lines and that is the name of the album that One Way or Another is from...

[@Julius_FL5]

Babe wake up, new Mickey D Driver vid dropped

[@the_leathermushroom]

You mentioned ZZ Top now I'm battering through Recycler at 02:38. Fuckin legend.

[@MickyD]

Great album! Love concrete and steel

[@the_leathermushroom]

@@MickyD I'm all about that Burger Man!

[@MATA-mz1db]

The intro's give me legendary dose of nostalgia.😊

[@Gigamegasmoll]

Man, i love playing this game alongside gta sa in the past.

[@FurryestX]

Fam this game its LEGENDARY 2 person camera for first and ONLY time in gaming history

[@kelseys3086]

NICE CHRISTINE REFERENCE!!! Love it ❤