Recommendation | Ridge Racer 4

[@LukasRocks001]

Makes me genuinely happy that the GamingBrit is getting closer and closer to discovering the Ace Combat franchise

[@lordkiza8838]

He won't find it for a while unfortunately 2 more years until the great discovery

[@InReserveProductions]

When that happens videos are going to get crayzay.

[@AquaticMammalOnBicycle]

Lol, all 90’s Namco though. Time Crisis 1, Ace Combat 2 and the others, Soul Blade etc, Ridge Racer, Lucky & Wild, Steel Gunner. Namco of that era > Nintendo and Sega

[@YF-23_BLACK_WIDOW_ii]

You got a reason to fight yet buddy

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@AquaticMammalOnBicycleeven also > EA since 2014 to 2024.

[@funkyboy4555]

Move Me is probably my favorite video game song ever. Type 4 has an amazing soundtrack, and it certainly speaks to its quality that it’s not only so beloved so many years later, but that Kohta Takahashi continues trying to capture its magic on his YT channel.

[@purwantiallan5089]

All Ridge Racer PS1 games all have masterpiece soundtracks.

[@pgr3290]

RRT4 is eternal because you can taste the artistry. It's all over the game from the menu design, story, visuals and of course the masterpiece that is the soundtrack. Time cannot weather this game.

[@rimjobledouche5201]

I've been seeing a lot of love for R4 lately, and it makes me so happy. R4 is my favorite racing game of all time

[@SirJam3sProductions]

This game is a great companion on portable hardware (Steam Deck for me) - as there are over 300 cars to unlock, but each race only takes around 3-6 minutes to complete. So chipping away at the grand prix whenever I have some spare time has been how I've spent most of my 2023. For those who love the soundtrack, Kohta Takahashi released an album last year (REIWA TYPE 4) as a reimagining of what a new Ridge Racer games' soundtrack might be.

[@olevet75]

does rumble work on deck when you're emulating this game?

[@wisnia2737]

Another good one is Real Racing Roots 2019 by Andrew Elmore

[@TheL1arL1ar]

I have a deck but just redownloaded this and gt psp on my white vita slim for taking to work and stuff.

[@viniciusmaidana2159]

This is still my favorite racing game of all time. Sure, there are "technically better" racing games nowadays, but the vibe this game has is unrivalled to this day. The mix of the soundtrack, the tracks, the art style, the lighting and visuals come together to form an experience that is far greater than the sum of the parts. The soundtrack specially, is avantgarde as far as I'm concerned, still listen to it everyday (driving late night listening to "Your Vibe", with the roads all empty, only you, the car and the music, is an amazing experience). Really wish Namco remastered this game, and even tried another go at the Ridge Racer with the same approach, no other racing game to this date scratches the same itch R4 does for me.

[@jaykelley103]

This game really makes life here in labor camp lot more bearable. Thank you for what you have done

[@Eis7]

Damn, how's that going?

[@jaykelley103]

@@Eis7 not well but they will never break me comrade

[@Eis7]

@@jaykelley103 ✊️ stay strong

[@dudestep]

Being in a labor camp but you’re allowed to play video games sometimes just sounds like regular everyday life to me

[@Sedona_FD3S]

Wait what?! What’s going on, I hope you’ll be okay.

[@LuckyHazama]

Literally just bought a physical of this game for the soundtrack alone. Disgustingly good music.

[@DamaNovus]

played this game for the first time like 2 years ago and it blew me away for a 20+ year old game. spot on about the aesthetics/soundtrack, drifting round tracks perfectly and gaining speed with that OST going, pure dopamine

[@Leo-vn5mn]

Exactly what my thoughts were playing this last year, aesthetics were very well conveyed and is graphically impressive for a ps1. Racing felt great and I quite enjoyed the story, especially with the PRC and DUG racing teams. A very solid and overlooked game. So many aspects still feel modern and holds up incredibly well. I was blown away with how good it was for 1998

[@DamaNovus]

@@Leo-vn5mn its crazy, so ahead of its time, im gonna have to boot it up again now!

[@FrMZTsarmiral]

Loved this game as a kid, still listen to the OST to this day. This game and Wipeout 3 had an amazing vibe to them.

[@EggBastion]

we were spoiled and then robbed

[@nemesisprime2993]

Ridge Racer type 4 is a masterpiece that shouldn't be forgotten, it will always be one of my favorite racing game of all time.

[@OccuredJakub12]

This game has the same kinda quality as Tekken 4, just the atmosphere, the Y2K theming, the music, it's all so amazing

[@randybutternubs1209]

Tekken 4’s aesthetics are the peak of the series

[@adamfrisk956]

Y2K was the best time

[@shawklan27]

I say Ridge Racer 5 is even more so imo.

[@randybutternubs1209]

@@shawklan27 Ridge Racer V is GOATed and very underrated

[@TheL1arL1ar]

Still own part 5…but 4 something about 4…and now me as a single dad of 4 just speaks way heavier to me and what times has brought…and celebrating and defeat…I dunno I’m drunk…

[@nosidezero]

This game has some of the best style you'll see in a racing game, or any game for that matter. Driving in this game, especially at nighttime, is always relaxing. I wish the ost was on streaming, but CD copies aren't crazy expensive.

[@ChrisDelChris]

I’ll never understand why Namco made R4 as amazing as it was and then was like “welp we’re never doing that again”

[@Kyur.]

One of the best racers on the Playstation. Ridge Racer 4 never fails to keep me hooked with it.

[@stiefn3825]

The soundtrack is goated and the intro triggers peak late 90s cinematic nostalgia. I hope one day someone creates a 60fps duckstation hack/cheat for this.

[@olevet75]

yeah, full working 60 fps would be awesome, it exists, but doubles the speed of game sadly, GT1/2 work perfectly however and it is game changer

[@luiscisneros5197]

Me and my brother bought this game when we were kids! Great memories. God I miss him.

[@Xerodm]

My most played PS1 game besides Crash Bandicoot 3. The music is a vibe.

[@grozaAC]

R4's soundtrack reminds me a lot of Street Fighter 3's musical styles. It took elements of DnB/jungle/hip-hop and blended it with the more traditional themes of characters (Gouki is a great example) to capture the vibe of the game perfectly. R4 is underrated in so many aspects, but great to see someone discussing the audio.

[@gurulaghima6518]

I really love these quick recommendation videos

[@LOP4795]

GamingBrit is one of the few, if only, Gaming channels that I both subscribe to and can re-watch his videos for the sake of pure enjoyment. His view of video games comes from that late 90’s earth 2000’s energy and its so amazing.

[@seboritter]

It would be cool to have seen Ridge Racer to get a modern AAA revival like GT. Racing games back than had a very pure racing experience which I often miss with modern ones

[@freak4219]

Nearly everything about this game is insanely appealing to me.

[@superbro6413]

One day we will get a new racer Until that day arrives, let's continue to enjoy these long-lasting, absolute classics Really enjoying your continued deep dive into the game libraries of the PS1 and PS2 era, these past vids of yours just _hit the spot_ for me, you know? Cheers Brit

[@marscarlisle6445]

This is the most efficient and well written review in history.

[@Anfernee_G]

Whoa. Some wild timing with this upload. I just picked up a Japanese PS2 here in Osaka and have been playing a ton of games, but Ridge Racer V has been my OBSESSION lately. I just finished all the duels last night and have been eagerly waiting to play Ridge Racer Type 4, which begins tonight!

[@VoxelPassport]

The autumnal comment made the feeling I had about the game click so well in my head! That is definitelly the vibe I was getting for so many of the environments there but just didn't fully realize it. Great video!

[@matheusamaral8299]

This game has such a cozy ambience to it, such a good game to boot up on a rainy day. My goal is to collect all 320 cars in the game, and I'm still working on it. Can't wait for when they remaster this and Ace Combat 3

[@AndyKazama2]

We're long overdue a new Ridge Racer....

[@TheElectricUnderground]

ridge racer you say ... Hell yeah!! Also the ridge racer osts are amazing

[@purwantiallan5089]

Its been 25 years since the release of RIDGE RACER TYPE 4, and its still a truly masterpiece game! It also has the most number of cars in the entire Ridge Racer series, with 321.

[@megasoniczxx]

Fun fact about the dialogue that you get after beating a race in the Grand Prix mode, it obviously changes depending on your placement in a race but it also changes if you lose a race and win on the retry. For instance I actually got a slightly different after race cutscene on RT Solvalou once despite getting first since I had lost that first time around. This game will always have a special place in my heart since it was literally the first game I ever played and it still has my favorite drifting mechanics in the whole series. It's been with me (both literally and figuratively since I still have the original disc) since I was a kid and i'm glad I was able to grow up in a time when games like this were still coming out regularly.

[@Chris-ob4gv]

Thanks for being one of maybe three people on KZbin who doesn't visually destroy old console games by jacking up the resolution through emulators, there are a small handful of people, including myself, who sincerely appreciate it.

[@Papapaya101]

I love how the announcer tells you to keep your cool on the last lap

[@JoshBurcham104]

Watched half of this video, went and downloaded it off ps plus, played through 2 grand prixs, had a dang blast. I felt like i was one with the car!

[@EdBern]

I thought this was a Thorhighheels video and then I heard the Brit talking lol. Gave me whiplash

[@Larry]

I highly recommend playing it with the Ridge Racer 4 controller too, some of the strongest force feedback I've ever felt on a controller, it'll literally rip it out of your hands!

[@Eazyrun]

Friends of mine PRAISED this game while I tried to avoid it. I thought it was overhyped. Then I played it myself and GOD the controls and drive feeling were the smoothest I'd ever played in a racing game. I played some solid racing games, but RR deserved a medal! Good video!

[@SonicKick]

>The first thing you'll notice is how slick the menus are. That is not true, Brit, the first thing I noticed when I booted up this game is that I want to take Reiko out on an long autumn drive 😎

[@jaredwells9593]

Couldn’t have described the feeling of the game better. I mean, you absolutely nailed it; that classy and calm feel I’ve never gotten from another game.

[@CHamlin86]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who watched the prologue for Rage Racer and thought "Man, this music is waaaaay too serious and epic for what we're actually doing in the game."

[@hunterhaller4065]

I grew up on RRV and didn't discover this one until a couple years ago and have loved it ever since. I admittedly haven't enough time in to unlock a lot of things, but the style of it all is so good that it feels important to me all the same

[@shoux]

and one of the best cg intros ever... never get tired of watching & listening to it

[@purwantiallan5089]

Still is one of the best racing games of alltime even in 2024.

[@HouseOfFunQM]

R4 is also a technical MASTERPIECE. How did they get that draw distance, those lighting effects, the polygon count, and still staying at the max PSX resolution. It's truly a wonderful piece of software, even outside of the videogame itself.

[@erikheijden9828]

This was not on the psx

[@ArtificialVik]

huge ridge racer 4 fan can't wait to play it for the first time

[@DPthePTman]

Finally a good homage to this legend of a game, and the OST is top!

[@Diwasho]

Very forward thinking for a 1998 racing game to incorporate Y2K into its plot and themes. That sure was a good year for street racing in the mountains, the same year Initial D premiered on TV in Japan.

[@gavi888]

I recommend everyone play this in first person even if you usually dont in racing games the game just controls better for some reason

[@hellsapoppin9326]

This game had some real groovy tunes, man

[@Tayeedz1]

When Brit covers one your all time favourite games. One so formative it helped shape a man's career

[@FairyRat]

You made me feel nostalgic for a game I've never even seen before.

[@arthurbrax6561]

Namco brought back Ace Combat and SoulCalibur but Ridge Racer is still stuck in the dungeon. So depressing. Nagase forever

[@Wolverich]

Greatest racing game of all time in my book. The feel of the game will never be matched. Praying for a remake someday on a next gen console

[@wumpafruit9234]

Man, this was the game that started it all for me, the first game I'd ever owned, that came boxed with the first console I'd ever owned. Just the stellar soundtrack is enough to trigger such intense nostalgia in me. Kudos for covering this forgotten gem

[@J7_Regalo]

I get chills and get lit every time I hear Lucid Rhythms and when I see the song being played on the track imo fits perfectly with that song (Out Of Blue) but Move Me, Naked Glow, The Ride, and Revlimit Funk were in my top five Lucid Rhythms being my #1

[@lob5645]

One of my favourite racing games. I'd love see this series return to this style of gameplay someday.

[@Mankey619]

It’s strange that Namco hasn’t made a new Ridge Racer game on modern PlayStation consoles since then, cause it is a pretty fun racing game. I remember playing Ridge Racer on the PSP, and it was so much fun.

[@loganford3921]

I'm pretty sure everybody played Time attack in any ridge racer and drove the car slowing around the track like your cruising and played there favourite chill music to relax at night. That's what I did in the late 90s lol.

[@CriseExistentielleGaming]

Just finished the game. With a cold beer, the smell of summer night with a light breeze and the best ost. French girl ending. It was awesome. THANKS

[@purwantiallan5089]

I still remembered that Ridge Racer Hi Spec Demo that graphics have 60fps although you are only able to race 1 on 1 against the AI.

[@FantasticJay3582]

I had bell on for so long and I missed your past 3 uploads. So glad I came back to this channel because these reviews never disappoint!

[@codysseus312]

The music is mint, Jungle is one of my favourite genres

[@GortonIma]

The team worked wonders within the hardware's limitations. The graphics are very low res by today's standards but they managed to produce visuals that feel very grounded and realistic. Those night time tracks feel so authentic and still look stunning to me. I don't say that about a lot of older games.

[@MrDarksol]

Oh my God it's one of namco's oldest franchises whose name isn't tales or tekken or soul caliber or ace combat or even pacman. I remember Ridge Racer for the most part.

[@nathanielwash940]

Ridge racer 64 is one of the first games I ever played I believe, alongside Mario 64 and diddy Kong racing

[@MrSTVR]

I miss arcade racing games so much

[@MightyMurloc]

My favourite PS1 game, and it's not even close. I could play this ANY day.

[@Lamrock93]

This game and Tekken 4 were two of my favorites as a kid and you captured why I liked them so much

[@christophercarrasco154]

Really hope Namco gives this series another chance like Ace Combat.

[@GwieE]

its about time that someone talks about this series

[@philipleminhtien9942]

Those games are all forgotten gems. I played nearly all of them over the years and each one of them has an amazing vibe and outstandingly good soundtrack. It’s so sad to see that one of my most favorite racing series is dead by now, even though modern implementations could take the series to the next level. I hope that one day, namco will change their minds and give this series another chance by giving it the next gen installment it always deserved. ❤

[@Tokumastu1]

Games from the 5th and 6th generations of consoles just continue to age like fine wine.

[@MultiWolfLink]

RIDGE RACER 4 MUSIC IS SO DAMN GOOD THANK YOU FOR PUTTING MORE PEOPLE ON THIS

[@purwantiallan5089]

Surprisingly Ren Hazuki also is a massive fan of Ridge Racer series.

[@GrinXpedia]

the story of what happened with the UI team and half the music team that worked in it is even more incredible tldr: they got hired by Polyphony Digital(UI) and sent to the Ace Combat music team respectively

[@cbizzle2590]

I’m glad I still own a physical copy of this game. Easily one of, if not THE best racing game on the PS1. Great review.

[@abhitron]

Me too, still have my original copy and had many fun times playing it.

[@sunpsyco7073]

i've been seeing a lot of ridge racer love lately and i gotta say it's good to see a good game get love. The soundtrack is especially wonderfull.

[@stormiestcampfire]

Aight Brit, you're right on the precipice of discovering Ace Combat.

[@bananabike279]

Picked up R4 a couple of months ago, but never really dig into it much. But in the little time I DID play it, I was instantly hooked on the menu's and soundtrack!

[@wisnia2737]

It really is a timeless classic and it shines even brighter when played on an emulator with higher fidelity graphics

[@hammadbrohi8482]

The intro in Ridge Racer type 4 is just perfect

[@purwantiallan5089]

True. Ridge Racer Type 4's intro is as perfect as even Colorful Dreams Colorful Smiles from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.😊

[@AquaticMammalOnBicycle]

ALGORITHM SUPPORT COMMENT “The menu/interface feels like you’re getting the VIP treatment.” In Namco’s Ace Combat 2 simply moving left/right in the hangar plane selection menu feels better than most entire videogames.

[@betacrest10]

To be fair Rage Racer is what got me into the series and Ridge Racer Type 4 is the definitive version on the PSX era.

[@BadlyRoy]

Damn those menus are Suda-tier.

[@CyberneticHype]

RIIDGEEE RACEERRRR!!!

[@tourinhovini7]

It's Ridge Racer everybody!!

[@theceoofbasedandlitswagger2456]

Remember that one?

[@Neoentrophy]

Yay, I can actually see my copy of this game from where I'm sitting, absolute classic

[@ZaGoudou]

Everywhere you look he's right on time.

[@Mua_di]

I wish modern racing games understand the importance of this classic games. Now modern racing games are trapped in Simulation style gameplay, and almost every modern racing game suck.

[@PirateMacDougall]

Yeah I watched a video not so long ago called "I Love Racing Games, They Suck!" by "Raycevick" which is basically about exactly that problem. As I recall the only two currently active racing games that weren't sim and were good were Wreckfest and Art of Rally. Sad to be down to like two good games in a whole genre.

[@peternatorrr]

Namco has the most special of places in my heart

[@admiralrimmer]

It still looks pretty good when emulated at higher resolutions with all the polygon wobble and texture warping fixed.

[@Tamacat388]

All I knew about Ridge Racer before this was when forum dudes had a meltdown when this interview happened *According to a magazine article for Incite Video Gaming Magazine about Ridge Racer 64 for the Nintendo 64 from February 2000, a Japanese male developer couldn't find a woman's face for Reiko so he had a quick shave, conducted a spot of eyebrow plucking and scanned his own head in as Reiko is "part man".*

[@BrentM11]

It's so dang good. I even have the soundtrack in my playlist.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Same. Try add also Colorful Dreams Colorful Smiles while playing R4. Guaranteed a total epic race action from lap 1 till the final corner.😊

[@GTXDash]

I'm glad you mentioned the demo of RR1 running at 60FPS in 480i instead of the original 30FPS at 240p. I would like to point out that the reason for the demo was to decide if they should do a high FPS and high resolution version with "meh" graphics or have the graphics be the absolute best the PS1 can handle but at 30FPS, and I think the races themselves was in 240p. And to be honest, I do think they made the right choice in this case, because if it weren't for the non-filtered and perspective distorting textures, R4 would look like a game for the Dreamcast. Not the best looking racer on the Dreamcast, but still, Namco was so good at developing for the PS1.

[@kamikazemelon787]

Ridge Racer is great, I would definitely slot it into the "arcade" category but that's from a purely driving perspective. That said, driving well and using the right racing line will indeed put you far ahead of the competition up to the top difficulties!

[@astrea555]

Just finished it with all the trophies, fantastic arcade game even today.

[@msd5808]

I might have to revisit this one on PS5. It's cool they have it available that way, though I hope one day they make a collection of all the early Ridge Racers (including arcade), perhaps with performance enhancements (they could easily run at 4K/120Hz on PS5) and online play.

[@freaknr1]

I've never been much of a racing-game player, but this looks great.

[@residentgrigo4701]

The best PSX racing game. 3 is also really good. The PS3 one is the best RR one though, a but of a best-off.

[@Badguy292]

Honestly, I liked Rage Racer more personally, but I guess that was my vibe at the time. Also the car selection and customization felt way better in it.

[@theguyinthere]

never skipped that intro!!

[@saitoXamaterasu]

namco was wild on ps1 every game of that company i love it , i played a lot , and i mean a lot this game tryng to unlock the 320 cars, a insane amount of cars for a arcade game , the music the atmosphere of this game is superb, and the other game i love a lot in this period was Ace combat from the same developers, they use the same engine and dev team, so a lot of thing they learned on ridge racer they apply on Ace combat 2 and 3 , and then with Ace combat 4 they combine some people and they made Project aces , so this period was pretty interesting

[@roachdoggjr7020]

Didn't even watch yet but soundtrack is so banger that Jpegmafia even sampled it