Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero is a perfectly fair and balanced game

[@rinkkalex]

Holy fuck, I didn't realise this blew up the way it did, I'm glad my frustration wasn't for nothing 😂

[@jintei8524]

Unknown really was like "hmm today i'll 400 kmh in 2s"

[@purwantiallan5089]

All the while "Deep Resonance" from Aqours plays on the background.

[@karussoul]

The only thing I absolutely hate is the draw logic which happens in the entire series. To me, choosing a different route from the leader means forfeiting the battle and should've resulted in an instant loss.. the leader gets punished for the chaser's mistake. I got my win streak getting ended several times because the opponent went the wrong way. Edit: On an unrelated note, that Z has the power to weight ratio higher than an F1 car. It has 1104PS (1088hp) and weighs just 722kg. The Mercedes W11, considered the fastest F1 car of all time, has 1025hp and weighs 746kg. The Porsche 919 Evo has 1145hp combined (ICE + battery), but weighs way more at 849kg. Unknown Z: 1.506 hp/kg Mercedes W11: 1.373 hp/kg Porsche 919 Evo: 1.349hp/kg

[@destinwilcoxson828]

@VeilStig dw it still happens in 3 too, I was leading by a fair few seconds and the driver decided "nah I'm going left peace" and got a draw ruining a streak

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

I'm pretty sure drawing is a non-factor as long as you know the route the AI is found at, taking my experience in TXR3 to say this. If a rival's area is the C1 Loop, as long as you stay on the C1 Loop, you will never draw.

[@destinwilcoxson828]

Yeah, first run when you don't actually check the rival areas though can be a pain, especially when they will usually follow anyways most of the time (it seems anyways)

[@karussoul]

@@destinwilcoxson828 ah, happened when I was facing Baldy's in Osaka. It was the last member before the leader and I wanted to leave Kanjou for Sakai so I could take on the next team immediately.. it was annoying as hell.

[@augosyx]

@@destinwilcoxson828 the key is to understand their route. If you go outside of their territory while you race them, that fault's pretty much on you. Like you can't expect Rolling Guys to swerve right to go to Shiodome since they're based in the C1 Loop.

[@JoJo_Samurai]

I remember the first time I raced him when I was a teenager I was like "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?". There used to be a sort of glitch where you can turn a bit right before you challenge a car and if you time it right, instead of hitting the back of the car you'll go around so it puts you in front. I used try to do this all time with boss cars or wanderers that were way faster than me so I can try to block or force them to wreck. It really sucks they don't make racing games with this much character anymore

[@purwantiallan5089]

Well seems like the boost that the AI got is very massive.

[@rietzhu]

@@purwantiallan5089yea but thats because this kid didn’t know how to upgrade his vehicle.. it really wasn’t that hard, thats why he lost like 9 times in a row.. 😅

[@mccoy1369]

So many memories. So many hours I spent playing this game. Such an amazing game. I use to have printouts of the huge list of all the wanderers. Thanks for the upload and the memories.

[@123451234alex]

this and TXR3 are super underrated not even as just good racing games but overall solid good games. I grew up loving fighting games and didnt kno much about cars at all but this series had me hooked when I saw the og dreamcast games with the health bars and unique names and profiles for every car. I jus want some kind of spirtual successor to come back we need good racing games again

[@julian117xd]

Check out Night Runner! Still a WIP but looks really promising

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@julian117xdNight Runner is basically next gen TOKYO XTREME RACER i belive.

[@OG_RAINING]

your dreams are answered.

[@drishavg]

Look no further as a NEW TXR game is coming out in 2025

[@gaijingabber1056]

all of these answers aren't as good as assetto corsa on pc with mods, it's basically txr with real life physics full servers of people to flash headlights at

[@v88box21]

I think it is a good game, defeating the final boss was great.

[@rinkkalex]

Great game, not great AI

[@MIIIVideo]

245+ mph like it's nothing. Reach for the Skyline dude

[@blackman2101]

This game was some of the best memories of being a child. Also the Porsche 911 Turbo when fully tuned has accel that can *almost* keep up with ??? And handles far better

[@rinkkalex]

If you go to the last 2 minutes, that's how I beat him

[@gaijingabber1056]

@@rinkkalex that didn't look like the devil z

[@deneyhung317]

Back on the day I spent my whole summer playing this game and gta 3 when the ps2 first came out and I don’t regret it ! , Tokyo xtreme racer , I had to beat it using a game shark because they didn’t have KZbin or nun at the time lol

[@T3chnoShad0w]

One of the first racing games I've ever played, and its still one of the best racing games out there in my opinion

[@maxcowgill3249]

I LOL'd when you got a draw. That's just TXR AI for you. I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me in the 20+ years I've played this game. As for how to beat #400, you got to get him off Wangan and onto C1 (or any part of the highway system that has more turns), and get lucky. Don't stay out too long each night either. Your engine gets heat-soaked quickly. That first night you kept challenging him, you can actually see your car get slower. Gotta get better at avoiding barriers/cars too. I prefer the handling of AWD cars for this reason and usually beat the game with a maxed out R34. I've beaten TXR 0 (all 400 cars) probably 10 times using these strategies.

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

Yokohane works too, the middle section of it.

[@JakeMR2]

Got recommneded this, but it really isn't advised to run him on the Wangan due to ???'s power to weight ratio, not even accounting the AI boost they tend to get. Using your Blinkers also helps pivot the AI to where your going to avoid draws.

[@rinkkalex]

That blinker tip is actually really useful, thanks.

[@not3ks_Aozaki]

Some of the more difficult races are really fun in the txr series, this is just pain.

[@kapo2k2]

the draw i would have raged quit

[@RomnysGonzalez]

This is the racing franchise that need to be either remake or revive because is the goated of racing games

[@aintnobetterthan]

I guess you got your wish, they just announced a new TXR console release for next year.

[@HB_Doraemon_Multitoons]

​@@aintnobetterthan Where's the article from the web? I'm also excited hearing about it as well! TXR0 and TXR3 are the games that I have played since childhood.

[@Just_YeTi]

Best way to beat the Devil Z is with the Porsche 964 maxed out, did it in one try.

[@dylanriveromartinez8562]

This game was ahead way of its time love Tokyo extreme racer all the series

[@nonenone4618]

In all my 40+ years of gaming there a few games that I love to replay. This game is in my top 5 easily! Still have my original disc! Tons of cars. So many hours of gameplay. No rubberbanding (which I hate in racing games). Great replay camera angles that SO many newer games could learn from. The AI use different styles of strategy, dang blockers. . . I do remember perfecting the trick to challenge rivals at just the right time to pass them, but these days my reflexes aren't what they used to be. 😅 Hardly any cheats in the game. Only one I ever used was the eject disc after a race to get the insane 1864 miles for the engine unlocks. Just love this game!

[@spektacles1927]

I've never beaten this game, but I always keep coming back to it because of the memories I have playing it, driving around the C1 route while listening to the unforgettable soundtrack Edit: Legend of Gravedigger is a GOATED nickname btw

[@Just_YeTi]

You should beat it, i already did a while ago but it was fun, many angry moments, but fun.

[@spektacles1927]

Update: before the original comment I had played this game again, beating all 13 devils except Tail Gunner and Speed King because I struggled against some members of Unlimited. A couple days ago as of this comment I picked it up again and I beat those Unlimited members, then Tail Gunner around the Shinkanjyo area, then after a few attempts a return to the garage to refresh my car's performance, and ensuring my rematch would be on the C1, I beat Speed King. Now I've beaten all regular rival teams including Speed Master on the final stage with most of the Zodiac cleared and over half of the Wanderers. Last rival I beat as of now was Steam Storm who requires you to be on day 180 minimum, stupidest rival I beat was Dumb yet smart because he requires you to be in a car with two seats, like who tf came up with that?

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

Man I love this game! I remember I was just browsing Blockbuster Video looking for a game to rent and saw TXR-Zero and thought it looks interesting and tried it and rented it 3 more times to finish it. Then bought it a Kmart. TXR-3 is my favorite of all on PS2. Then played Import Tuner Challenge for 360 and was much better graphically but way cut back but the best thing was the introduction of the multi player option. I was #2 on the global ranking last time I played almost 10 years ago.

[@muty1723]

This is why I love KZbin I didn't think other people were even aware this existed.

[@jaysanjaya6988]

Man I can feel the frustration right there

[@Rx8justice]

I miss this game. So much fun.

[@cryingxwolf90]

Aha you mean you miss those times old times. 😉

[@Leon0Gamer7]

2:06 DUDE DEVIL Z IS LIKE A TAS! What The Hell?! That's Insane!😱

[@cvtt3194]

Probably my favorite racing game of all time, was my 1st PS2 game and it blew my mind, still highly playable. But yeah it's not an easy game lol

[@jin510]

That z has like 1,200 hp..I jus used the R34 soon as I got it unlocked

[@RyuusanFT86]

I always thought of it as an actual approach to Shutokou racing. Most people mess around Touge before graduating to Shutokou when they have more money for tunes- so of course you'll have trouble with a stock car against experienced drivers in barely streetable machines. But then you tune yours as well and then I see the arguments

[@rinkkalex]

It was maxed including mileage mods lol

[@RyuusanFT86]

@@rinkkalex I can see that?

[@KMakoENVtuber]

Anyone remember how insane it was to try and drive 400's car after you get it? It's accelerating like its on drag slicks, and any time you put any power down, it just spins the wheels. That Z was unholy.

[@د-ر]

3:50 lmfoa i laughed so hard here

[@senseiii3986]

That shit was fucked up lol

[@HB_Doraemon_Multitoons]

​@@senseiii3986 The Draw part the most like wth?!

[@rinkkalex]

I fucking cried 😭

[@scarthewerewolf]

Blackbird and the Devil Z 2 Legendary Wangan Drivers

[@AMGTT]

Zero was a beast his black bird was no joke

[@cryingxwolf90]

I played this game need for speed pro street I would put some nice music enjoy the game. ESPECIALLY finding the warrenders . Red devil skyline and the Mercedes bloodhound two of my favorites no doubt 👌

[@mackdolo230]

I loved this game . I was too young to be good at any video games when this came out

[@budaroddy]

Smokey would be proud I can say that

[@FuIIDiveVR]

The ??? guy launches like a EV supercar from 2055

[@ganj9217]

Yes🎉 I found it, loved this game as a kid!

[@TheXenochrist]

Legend of Gravedigger!

[@Baschemon]

My biggest gripe with this game is AI's "Catch up" Mechanic kicks in the millisecond you are ahead of them. And it's sad i only noticed it when I was trying to have Mirror battles. But despite the flaws the game has, it's still one of the greatest racing game franchises I ever played.

[@TrikzLane95]

I'm still trying to figure out that over speed penalty. I've played this game a lot, (EDIT: I've TRIED to play this game a lot), apparently haven't made it anywhere close to the oh-so-balanced racing I saw in this video, and didn't even know police were IN this game. I've played this one and TXR3 and they both have that issue as far as ridonkulously fast opponents, but there just isn't anything else like them that's as well done as they are, especially for the time and technical limitations along with it.

[@rinkkalex]

The police just fines you, isn't really a component of the game.

[@cyberspectre8675]

Police?! I have never run into coppers in this game.

[@OuterHeaven210]

This game has police? Wtf? I just had my first race against an opponent that was significantly faster than me. Like I was standing still and he simply walked away from me. I'm sure you've hear the name before. He goes by "J".

[@Iridiumcosmos]

The game has police but aren’t visible. You do hear the sirens go off if happen to be in the middle of a race. All it does is just deducts a bit from your payout. That’s all.

[@B1Springfield]

I bought this game at a garage sale when I was like 12 for $10. Lots of fun lol, and that was before I even knew about Wangan Midnight

[@bungieman2810]

2:06 Ah I see Akio decided to equip his car with a warp drive.

[@chaliboss1385]

I remember this game back in 2007. That orange head Nissan gtr

[@Saltience]

I mean… all you have to do to beat unknown is start near any turn, as their Z is extremely bad at turning and is basically guaranteed to crash.

[@WhoaMykey]

The game is fair 😂 you just kept using the wrong car. Speed King R34 and Phantom Charisma RX7 you have a chance. Also his weakness is his handling (just like the Porsche 959) he ping pongs in traffic and the sharper turns. Stop trying to race him on a straightaway!lol😂 you’re setting yourself up. Thanks for sharing it was fun watching and reliving my high school days. Play before school beat a rival and leave the menu up after victory turn off the tv go to school come back easy mileage for that 1 Wanderer. 😂

[@roberttaylor7654]

My favorite game

[@neppufrd]

I remember when I beat ??? for the first time, when the race start, ??? crash into the truck on my right side, on Yokohane, so I left him far behind me. I literally beat him in one try

[@licksludgee]

Remember getting the nsx and changing some gear ratios quite quickly balanced the game

[@RickNock]

I figured out how to download this game on my pc and it is just as fun as it was when I was a kid

[@xchasr]

Ah this takes me back… need a remake

[@metaliczic96]

Well, yes finally!

[@stareatmyprofile9872]

You wished it into existence

[@Crystallums]

It looks totally incredible! Although it did not represent a huge leap between DC and PS2, the differences can be seen, especially today, where it looks wonderful regardless of how old it is. Very balanced in all its aspects and a great commitment to the first Street Racing on the most famous console since then. ☕😄💯🙏

[@Valliac]

Dude got turned into paste at 300+ mph hitting a median wall. "Yeah we'll call that a Draw."

[@jeffreycoleman3295]

Imo still the best racing game ever made

[@yung_Latios]

Great game. A hard game with near impossible bosses but still lots of fun

[@RealAnthonyJones]

I think I had to use one of the wide body r34 with the high mileage engine upgrade to beat ??? On Yokohane after he hit a truck and I just kept blocking him. Was the longest race ever.

[@Joseph-R]

I had completely forgotten about this series until a few months ago when I was playing Night Runners Prologue. I was sitting there going.. "what does this remind me of? It's soo familiar but I can't pinpoint it", then out of nowhere tokyo xtreme racer popped into my head and was like, this was a real game right? Sure enough I google it and instantly blasted with nostalgia of playing TXRZero on my PS2 every day. So now I've been emulating and playing through TXR3 and TX Drift 2. Once I finish those I'll do a new playthrough of Zero. I really wish they continued making this series of games. I think it had more personality than the NFS games that were similar to this.

[@josealbertorio5533]

I miss this game if only I could find one in really good condition

[@Yoknapataphaw]

I remember playing This game. It was awesome

[@NFS4LFE]

The only reason I beat ??? on my first try is because I was on or nearby the C1 Inner and he ricocheted off trucks and traffic cars until he died.

[@purwantiallan5089]

TOKYO XTREME RACER ZERO is as intense as WMMT 5 due to how incredible the game is.

[@camrunner6633]

When you have finaly upgraded your car and got all the settings right and can cleanly beat all the cars that left you standing. Worth all the rage

[@kylesmith1118]

That DRAW was painful. I felt that.

[@OuterHeaven210]

Absolutely hated this game when i played it at my friend's house back in like 2002. I just didnt understand back then. My friend would pop this in and id be like: "dude this sucks. lets play gran Turismo. Yet here i am at age 33. Hunting down copies of every txr game i can get my hands on. I was off today and after i got my shit done. I played txr0, txr3 and txrd2 on my ps2 for like 5 hours straight. My wife was like "wtf". But i told her i was too busy cruising the wangan searching for a universal truth to live by and fight for.

[@MotoMatt]

Was such a good game! You could play for days.

[@cxssetteman182]

These Games were basically a Straight Line Simulator. It’s painful to watch now, but I can’t help but feel nostalgic too lmao.

[@Skronkidonk]

i mean he was in the wangan for almost the entire video. lol

[@Coral_dude]

Super fair when you over take and a truck randomly cuts in front of you for no reason other than to block literally attacking you

[@SNOWDUDE13]

The biggest mistake was challening the Z on the straight 😂😂

[@AlejandroMagnoRivas]

I love the big roads

[@mro9466]

"Gran Turismo 4 is the Dark Souls of games!" _Tokyo Xtreme Racer enters the chat_

[@victorvalentin35]

Wow one of the best race games ever made!

[@Brotherkiller17]

I really want this game

[@RedMo46]

DRAW?! OF COURSE WHY NOT

[@sgt_undead2748]

its the devil z hes not supposed to be easily beaten.

[@streetpilot4098]

I loved this game but at the same time, holy balls the 13 Devils and some of the Wanderers were stupidly fast and impossible to beat unless you started in front and blocked them. You lose and it’s practically over right when it begins if you challenge them from behind

[@Gellus-C]

We need a ps5 collection release.

[@jedimaster6442]

I was a kid playing this game all the time , good ol times

[@hostumameow2029]

Wow you guys are saying that there are 400 cars to beat and then seeing that challenger go super fast, well I’m not sure i beat the game then. I do remember beating all the cars on the map and then also cars that went ridiculously fast but I’m not sure I raced those cars. Was such a long time ago though so I can’t really remember. I’m sure I still have the ps2 and the game up in the attic though, would be nice to take it out and play it again!

[@izuki8233]

how'd you manage to get widescreen? just wondering

[@rinkkalex]

There's a widescreen patch list download for pretty much every ps2 game on the pcsx2 forums

[@MISOFdsraceteam]

What is your gear ratio settings? Granted I was using midnight Cinderella because my channel revolves around rotors and the 2 FDs and cosmo in game are completely not capable but when I was recording zero and the final rival, I did it in 1 take vid (I just have a thing for getting things done in 1 take. Thus restart taking on zero again if I fail) as the final boss crashed and I was on a sliver of health left

[@LegendMuscle]

found the best starter cars and selling 100% complete game saves!

[@jbt5175]

How did you get a proper widescreen hud?

[@B1Springfield]

Blackbird and Devil Z

[@ronsinson1989]

Nostalgic

[@EmoDKTsuchiya]

964T is the only car that comes close

[@Takihiki]

why not Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3?

[@seanthompson6773]

how can i play this game i miss it !!!!!!

[@Eldgar_Cordero]

Omg I’m going to fry this brings back so many memories

[@jamer365mojica4]

The only way to beat zero is to hope he crashes lol

[@stareatmyprofile9872]

Lmao he made you look like a regular npc traffic car

[@STAXONDECK1]

Shame we did get this on Dreamcast

[@orest395]

Nice r32, can you make a video showing how to make it?

[@rinkkalex]

Not sure I have that save anymore, I might, however it's easy to replicate, this game isn't that complex when it comes to costumization

[@orest395]

Oh ok, well I meant the color, and tuning, I mainly used jinteis gtr since it’s my favorite model, but I was thinking to do a r32 playthrough

[@brianrodriguez9084]

Do you have to beat him in tokyo or wait till he hits a wall

[@Lucas-gg9yb]

It looks so fun to play

[@BenitoBryla-u7x]

Tyrell Fall

[@Spurgte]

I was never good at this game because i was 6 when i played it. Idk who bought it for me it just ended up in my collection somehow I prefer hotwheels stunt track challenge ALOT more as a kid

[@vaulthunterfromterra4053]

I actually see no issues with this game’s balance. More games need to be like this.

[@Angel7black]

No lol, this wasnt fair at all and the ways you had to win were either by pure luck, cheese, or both at one time. I loved this game to fucking death but it had some pretty big flaws. You can make a challenging game thats fair, from software are the kings of that. But i think we can take our rose tinted glasses off here and say “yeah even though i loved this game, it had some issues”

[@RonGsworld]

Just connected my ps2 to play this lol definitely need a pc !!

[@gilbertwebster3820]

416 Haag Garden

[@jobun5926]

Whats the gear ratio

[@EXESasser]

Now try that again with the Viper 🤣 the TWITCHIEST car known to man on TXRZ, despite it fitting the needs of a few Wanderers