Rarer than Rare! Thrill Drive 2! Konami’s Hidden Gem Arcade Racing Game You’ve Probably Never Seen!

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I have been trying to find a copy of Thrill Drive 2 to add to my arcade PCB collection for over a year...and about eight months ago I found a broken Konami Viper board! But it took me a minute to get around to repairing it and writing the RTC file to boot my original CF card of Thrill Drive 2. But clearly I finally did it...retro gaming laziness is over!
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Thrill Drive from Konami is one of the absolute best arcade racing franchises around but sadly its a very obscure gaming footnote in the pantheon of arcade games. You will never hear Thrill Drive 2 in the same conversation as something like Daytona USA, Scud Race or Ridge Racer...but you should! Because Thrill Drive 2 is obscure gaming history and it needs to be experienced!
Sadly the Konami Viper emulation in MAME isn't ready for primetime yet as all of the games are unplayable. Hopefully a real hardware capture like this helps the emulator progress to the point where you can play at home...because this is a rare video game and its def something that needs some video game preservation put behind it!
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[@fsharp7]

I got to play this during my high school. Luckily (or unluckily), people were leaving the machine alone because of the horror aspect (the high pitched screams).

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

That really seemed to bother some people for sure

[@danbi2000]

i did that a few times

[@toktikpogi]

I think thats based on actual car accidents

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Never know

[@downwiththemaster]

Normies are so lame

[@lajenehuen260]

I like how the driver uses the turn signals, even while street racing on dense cities at peak hour. Maybe that's where the high manners stat comes from.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I wonder about that too. There is no turn signal control so it’s fully automatic

[@3dohd]

The little details are so cool - Like the rain on the windshield stopping in a tunnel, or the glow around the street lamps at night

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes the developers filled the game with little details which I love.

[@highwaydwell]

I definitely remember seeing this at a hotel in Turkey when I was very young... It's hard to forget because the way the machine would scream scared the living shit out of me.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I am surprised and impressed how many people remember this game and were frightened by it

[@lookherelooklisten7462]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I was the exact same I just watched tatstopvideos top 8 driving horror video games and this was on the list. I remember playing this at an old arcade as a kid, I’ve thought about the game for a while now I remembered the England course but never knew the name this game but I’m so happy I’ve found it now the nostalgia is real! I remember the sunset and foggy weather scaring me with the music lmao

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Scaring an entire generation of gamers apparently lol. More Thrill Drive coming eventually on the channel :)

[@channe3049]

Manners: Depends on your way of allowing traffic pass the junctions ahead of you by slowing down or stopping your car. Ambition: Obey the traffic laws without breaking traffic lights and road signs. Courage: Your bravery to drive towards the opposite road ahead of traffic. Style: Perform various stunts and manuevers, slipstreaming traffic and drifting. Reaction: How fast you dodge traffic and avoid collision ahead of you. IQ: Depends on your way to cut through corners and finding an ideal driving path to reach the checkpoints in a shorter time.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Where did you find this info? Quite interesting

[@channe3049]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Actually I used to play the series a lot of times when I was a little and I'd always grab a chance went to the amusement park just to play the game. Now watching many of the gameplay videos makes me remember many things about the games.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Good to know. Thanks for leaving the comment!

[@St_Rizla]

I can't wait to see this one emulated! I played it years ago and something about the combination of racing and horror always stood out to me. I later found a cabinet on my college campus but it was so defective it would go out of sync during 2 player and sometimes your vehicle would be rendered invisible with cubes for wheels lol

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

haha well thats not how it should look!

[@Tchelitchew.]

I really love your speaking voice and presentation style. It's low-key and relaxed, but with a deep vein of enthusiasm and research. Great channel!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Thanks. Appreciate it!

[@arcadeguy781]

This game looks like fun. I've never played this game before and I hope that MAME will be able to emulate it someday. Thrill Drive one kind of works despite it being marked as not working.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

yes TD 1 will work in most MAME builds and 3 works in the fork of PCSX2 that handles Python games

[@thattasone]

All you need to do is just adjust clock and refresh rate on MAME

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

For TD2? Because that def isn’t working or are you talking about OG TD?

[@arcadeguy781]

@@VideoGameEsoterica TD2 doesn't work, and TD1 crashes on the latest build, unfortunately. Will have to download an older build that plays it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Use 187 I believe. Should work.

[@Screehz]

God i love videos like this! I also love the fact that i wasn't the only one playing this game in game rooms as a kid, I was scared but it was fun. Keep the great content man :D

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Plenty more coming. Another rare arcade exclusive Viper racing game that you can’t emulate :)

[@fv_ys_]

I like how the vehicle voice assistant screams out in terror when involved in a crash. That should be applied to the real world. The tagline for the series is funny too. "CAUTION : When driving in real-life. please drive carefully and sensibly.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha it’s a fun tagline. I have a NOS original poster for the game with it on it. Just need to get it framed

[@Renegaiden_]

This is right up my alley. I am a rabbid fan of Burnout This feels like Burnout but with far more risk and stage variety. I'd love to play this, but high 3D emulation setup is a challenge for me right now...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It doesn’t emulate currently so you are missing anything

[@champa224]

I, for one, would love a video about how to do driving controls with a supergun. Specifically, if you can make it work with a different wheel than what would have come with the cab. I would love to play one of these arcade only racers

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Maybe I will in the future. It’s not an easy video to make

[@jonathanhendra3944]

I used to actually played this during my childhood, the local arcade here used to have these in the 2000s (with Japanese language). Back then this arcade was infamous for drawing lots of arcade patrons away due to the female scream on the attract mode screen and when one had an accident in-game.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It def was a cabinet that did its best to get noticed and it worked

[@thattasone]

Sad emulation noises

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

yeah Viper is still a platform where its real hardware or nothing

[@gravious]

i've been waiting for this video :) loved this game ever since i played it on a real sit-down in an arcade about 50 miles from me a couple of years ago. There are very few decent videos for this game, so thanks for doing such a great job! :) Would love to see more about how you converted it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The conversion process is a boring video. Flashed a new RTC chip. It booted. Bout it

[@emmanities24]

Its one of my favorite Arcade game, This is the first one i played everytime I visit an arcade house during my elementary years.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a legit awesome game and it’s such a bummer barely anyone knows about it / it doesn’t emulate

[@starlightwitch12]

I remember playing this game in a mall arcade years ago (which is on a GTI Club Corso Italiano cab) and I still can't remember how I played this game, since this game (like the original) is more of a horror driving game than any other arcade racing game that I played.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

100% horror driving. I need to flash a card and an RTC chip so I can do Corso Italiano next

[@rvkasper]

That game RULES! I've never seen it nor was I aware it existed... And for what its worth - I think you are displaying manners with plenty of COURAGE! LOL not sure why those are mutually exclusive... I don't know much about cabinets and hardware and will always watch stuff about tweaking cabinets and controls and stuff... my 2 cents. Love this video

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha it’s so funny manners is a criteria. I don’t really understand the criteria for all of those stats

[@St_Rizla]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Style: goes up when you drift and goes down when you hit stuff IQ: increases each time you press the view change button IIRC Ambition: goes up when you're in first and driving fast Courage: increases when you drive on the wrong side of the road Reaction: kinda self explanatory, you dodge traffic and it increases Manners: unlike the others it starts off full and depletes every time you have an accident with another car

[@guillermotl7529]

I wish Konami launch this masterpiece arcade in PC and consoles like Nintendo Switch, PS5, etc. 😢

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Me too. No Thrill Drive ever got a port. Such a bummer

[@guillermotl7529]

@@VideoGameEsoterica exactly!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

GTI Club got treated a lot better

[@jodyposey9558]

​@@VideoGameEsotericaAnd I really hope their own personal source codes for the Thrill Drive games aren't lost in order to port them!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Oh I bet they have

[@LukeDuddridge]

We have a twin Thrill Drive 2 at Timewarp Arcade in the South West of the UK. It has got some temperamental issues from time to time but we are going to look into it.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha someone else just said the same thing. Must be someone you know

[@LukeDuddridge]

@@VideoGameEsoterica ah yes I just saw the comments from Daves Repairs. He is a fellow repair team member.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I figured. Was funny though

[@LukeDuddridge]

@@VideoGameEsoterica it was, and any positive ways of spread the word about Timewarp Arcade is awesome 😊.

[@re.liable]

I wish I knew enough to contribute to the development of Viper emulation. This was a core part of my childhood, even if it scared me a lot. Maybe another 5, 10 years later I can relive the memories again on PC :) Thanks for the showcase Also TIL this was an inspiration for Burnout. Didn't like that series much but that's surprising :)

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I hood Viper gets worked on soon. So many good games and the boards aren’t the easiest in the world to find

[@sentient402]

I live in France and I grew up with this game, sometimes when it's raining on the freeway I put on this the tense musics from this game and I navigate between the trucks, the gusts of wind shake my car and I love it! Normal people would be scared, and feel vulnerable, but I'm not normal, I learned to drive on games like Thrill Drive, GTA 4 and beamng Drive in addition to a short but dispensable training in driving school. What I mean to say is that, thanks to this game, I see these situations as challenges and exciting, exhilarating moments and i know exactly what traps to avoid and how to avoid the mistakes that could cause a "SERIOUS ACCIDENT YOU ARE ARRESTED" 🤣

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Lol be careful doing that

[@sentient402]

@@VideoGameEsotericaSure my car has a small engine so i dont take too much risks, 170 km/h is the top speed downhill.

[@natecollins9331]

Oh man Somehow unknown old arcade games (Even though published by popular company like Namco or Konami) are awesome ..

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes they are my fav items to collect and show on the channel...and I have more coming soon!

[@HappiestRogue]

Wow, that 40mins flew by 😎

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Glad you enjoyed it. I rarely leave a long plus after a single video but considering there isn’t real a real hardware capture online it’s there for posterity :)

[@jayden6538]

it is unfortunate that thrill drive 2 is not emulated yet. Thrill drive 1 has imperfect emulation in mame and thrill drive 3 is emulated in pcsx2. Crazy streets thrill drive runs on pc hardware but i don't think the software was uploaded online

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

No. No dumps exist. I’ve been trying to find a board to buy to dump it myself

[@kosmosyche]

8:20 "This is a game of inches" That's what she said! 🤣

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

For you that might be a game of “inch” lol (just playing)

[@kainey]

Played Thrill Drive 1 this night on Mame it's really fun, as a burnout fan it's nice to see where the inspiration comes from. I wish we had a remake of this game, maybe with modern cars and cities, drivers ragdolling when crashing, this kind of things...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s a classic. 2 is just as good. 3 is a ton of fun but the weakest in the series. I will have more Thrill Drive videos soon :)

[@b1gland]

It really inspired the brith of Burnout series.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

100% no questions asked

[@justasimplegamer129]

Childhood game that scared me the first time but had the courage to play it. never once win a race since i always pick a bigger vehicle (truck or bus at most) and as a child i suck at it had more than 5 crashes I can still remember that one crash with a 2nd player whos a kid but slightly older than me (5-10 years old and he was like 3-5 older) where we both went in to the water of EUROPE both in a delivery truck and bus. that is only the memorable thing i can remember from this game besides its iconic scream that scared me the first time. looking at it now this seems like a very difficult racing game that i was eager to play again later high school only to discover that the arcade i used to play no longer had that machine. funny that its debut was on my birth year (2001) and was eventually gone after a hours worth of TOTAL GAME TIME. There's gotta be a way to play this again.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s funny how many people were scared by the game. But it makes sense

[@justasimplegamer129]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I mean for children that is scary enough because of how loud the scream was in attact mode. Not many kids would be unphased by such simple scream that time.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

True

[@UKARCADES2015]

Its true! never played this one :( never seen it in uk arcades too , glad you got a real machine , Need to see crazy streets thrill drive 4 a new thrill drive would look and be crazy now , crash physics now would be too real , !

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I am trying to find a Thrill Drive 4. No luck yet

[@vptknrn5939]

I played this in an arcade near me,but unfortunately the machine itself was a bit broken with the brake pedal not working in one machine and the steering being unresponsive in another.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I mean who needs brakes? Lol just go fast!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Where was the arcade btw.

[@arcadegamesoldschool9601]

Great nice movie of this original arcade game with direct capture. I never have chance to test it in arcade. I only play and test TD1 on MAME and TD3 with Pcsx2

[@METR0lD]

Came for the thrill. Was not disappointed! 🤘

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha nice. Dad joke

[@B4RC0D3_YT]

I haven't played Thrill Drive before, but the moment I watched the first Burnout game, it reminded me of Thrill Drive.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Story is the devs that made Burnout had a thrill drive cab in the offices. Unconfirmed

[@superpcengine]

awesome. hope it gets emulated someday. you should track down and show off gti club 2

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I can run it on this board. I just need to flash the card

[@GTgaming98]

Wow took me 17 to 18 years to figure out the name of the game I remember playing this at the Arcade in the UK 🇬🇧 in the sea side town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire wow it’s coming back to me now I wonder if the old machine is still there I was about 5 or 7 when I played this

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Now you know :) don’t forget again

[@GTgaming98]

@@VideoGameEsotericaname is all there man thanks

[@Essuez94]

This game is definitely super rare, so rare that I've only seen one arcade in our country have it. And of course, another rare one would be GTI Club: Corso Italiano, it never made it here.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes it’s rare everywhere. Stay tuned…more very rare Konami racing games coming soon!

[@simon6272]

I played this in Hong Kong when I was a teenager and absolutely loved it! Probably my favourite arcade driving game of all time. My life won't be complete till I get to play a decent version of this on Mame. There was another Arcade that I couldn't find and can't remeber the name of - a colourful 4 player driving game post daytona 2 era and came out a year or 2 after thrill drive 2. Was kind of like a cartoony fantasy version of something like daytona as I think it had a lap system. Again played that in Hong Kong but haven't even been able to look up what this was but also enjoyed it immensely. Huge thanks for the uplaod ❤

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hmm that one doesn’t ring a bell. Remember anything else?

[@simon6272]

@VideoGameEsoterica It was 4-6 player I think. The seats were bight an colourful as it was cartooney in design, sort of like a mario kart aesthetic. I think the seat was adjustable if I remember correctly. Felt very Japanese, probably a namco release but not 100%. I think chunks of the wheels or chassis could come away as debris if you knocked into other racers and I think you could slip stream as a mechanic and also fly off the track on some courses. I just remember seeing it in HK only so probably had a limited Asian release, but it was fun as hell. Probably released between 2000-2004, certainly post daytona 2 and probably just post Thrill Drive 2. Been searching this for decades now and no joy 😅

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Was it Wacky Racers?

[@simon6272]

@VideoGameEsoterica No - although watching footage of that game it was similar in style and mechanics, but not a well known American brand like with muttly and dick dastardly etc. Certainly the game play looked similar to this in mechanics and aesthetics though. The cabinets were larger slightly, bold primary colours, slightly futuristic/minimalist in design and possibly some motion on the seats

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

You got me stumped here. What could it be…🤔

[@dalelumina3]

shame this cant be emulated yet

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Maybe one day

[@jayden6538]

@@VideoGameEsoterica never say never. Many people said never about the namco system 10 and gamshara being emulated. Now several system 10 games including the japanese version of gamshara are emulated.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’ll happen eventually. Question is when

[@DaveRepairs]

It's a good game, we have TD2 Twin at Timewarp Arcade in Somerset UK.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Good to know there’s a cab out there!

[@DaveRepairs]

@@VideoGameEsoterica yeah it’s got a few memory faults but we working on it. We got mixture of not so well known cabs at Timewarp. Problem is when things go faulty it’s hard to find replacements like Vapor TRX and Racing Jam II which are in our repair area

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I have a racing jam next to me here in the repair process. Actually I have Racing Jam and Thrill Drive both in need of attention and a rom upgrade kit for Chapter II.

[@DaveRepairs]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Sadly our board dissapeared for RJ2, so its stuck in limbo. Yes I wondering what was in that Kit, I read the manaul but couldn't work out what was swapping on the hardware side, is ROM swaps or entire hardware swap?. Very little info on RJ2, I wanted to know if RJ2 upgrade was simple to replicate if we got a TD/RJ board.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s just the roms and the small network board that gets swapped. Nothing else outside cabinet srt

[@austinjacob6007]

I used to play this with dad at SM North Edsa in Philippines

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

You arent the first person from the Philippines to mention seeing it there

[@angelo95234]

I think that accident music reminds me of Anime creepy and Higurashi When They Cry

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

not familiar with that. I will have to look it up

[@Xegethra]

Those country roads are very wide for our countryside. Here in the U.K. a two way road will often be barely 2 lanes width.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Konami was feeling generous apparently

[@Chrisverine]

I remember playing this game on robinsons imus philippines when I was 9 and it really scared the hell out of me even the intro

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Everyone seemed to be afraid of this game based on the comments I’ve seen

[@Chrisverine]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I know

[@angelo95234]

Thrill Drive 2 Had Clock Tower 2 Chase 1-2 Accidents: Shiver Lunatic 3-4 Accidents: Shiver Zombie 5 And More Accidents: Shiver Saidow

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Not sure what you mean?

[@angelo95234]

@@VideoGameEsoterica That was a Clock Tower 2 Chase theme with Thrill Drive 2!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I understand now :)

[@seanthiem1176]

i knew about this game but never seen or played it. dude thank you for covering this it looks so fun i was never a burnout fan but this is way more intense in execution and seems faster to me, would of loved this

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s such a bummer so many of konamis racing games just never came home to consoles

[@seanthiem1176]

@@VideoGameEsoterica absolutely agree

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I was playing one today actually. I’ll be showing it soon :)

[@seanthiem1176]

@@VideoGameEsoterica can't wait!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’ll be fun!

[@spudwave3661]

One of this arcade game is in a small village in France, in a restaurant where they serve ALIGOT

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Ooh cheesy potatoes!

[@sennacorps]

Thanks to this game, i know ambulance sounds in every country

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha that is a bonus

[@srvuk]

Fantastic find.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I am very glad to have it in my collection

[@srvuk]

@@VideoGameEsoterica The whole UK fog thing made me smile. I've only seen fog twice in the last 6 months.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha that’s some good luck

[@OOOAAAIII]

I believe E Village in the Netherlands has a few of these. When I was there they only half worked though (badly calibrated wheel plus very dark screen) 🙄

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Ugh it’s the worst when you see a rare cabinet and it’s not working properly. So close yet so far

[@nayr5483]

Thrill Drive 2 was the 1st game I know from the Thrill Drive series I still remember when I was still on my 4th grade elementary school, at my local swimming pool, there's a arcade game centre, and most of the arcade filled with older arcade machines, this is one of those arcade machines Nobody bother playing it due to it's scary music and sound effects (especially that chilling high score theme, the scary tour on the track which fades into blood red, and the loud screams) And here I am trying to figure out whaf game was it because of the game title was completely in Japanese back then I still remember I had couple of nightmares back then just from suddenly memorizing the music when I sleep at night after extra swimming lesson from my school activities at that local swimming pool, and play at the arcade with my friends after that during the day Truly an unsettling game indeed

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It seems like Thrill Drive scarred a whole generation of kids lol. You are like the 15th person to say the same thing!

[@nayr5483]

@@VideoGameEsoterica the 1st and 2nd Thrill Drive games really sounds like a horror game with that chilling and creepy music and screams For kids around 10 years old or younger will definitely finds it scary

[@nayr5483]

@@VideoGameEsoterica though I've recently searched the 3rd game And the 3rd game is no longer having that scary music and screams The music is more into death metal music and the scream was replaced with a shocked voice Konami probably realized their 1st and 2nd game in the series too scary for people to play so they toned down most of the things

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes the third part takes a LOT of the horror elements of Thrill Drive out of the equation

[@bedwablackburn]

Ok, you had me at Burnout predecessor..... 🤣 Burnout 3 was one of my fave games

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

the entire Burnout franchise is awesome...but I will say Thrill Drive 2...even better!

[@dorfus]

Man you gotta get that courage score up

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I was driving all out

[@angelo95234]

I uploaded This Post because Thrill Drive Series Needs to be Remake on Nintendo Switch!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Konami would never do something cool like that sadly. Better odds for a Thrill Drive pachislot machine lol

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Hmmm. I don't recall much on this game before VGE. But it looks cool and a highly detailed game it is bro. I like it. 8^) Anthony...

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Barely anyone seems to know it exists sadly

[@simon41978]

I know it's off topic... are you enjoying Gran Turismo 7? I bet you've got the PSVR2. I'm trying to play through the game but it's so difficult. I mean my cars are tuned right on the edge of the limits (say 429 PP in a 430 PP race) and I'm finishing at the back. I'm a good driver, too and experienced at these games. I think they've made it too tough. They call this new A.I. ''Sophy.''

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I have PSVR 2 but the controller bugs that haven’t been fixed yet means it’s mostly sitting in the box. So annoying

[@groove66]

This is a secret horror game, right

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Pretty much lol

[@robbyrobot3303]

The gameplay looks simple and fun, but the diagram in the top right was probably alienating to casual arcade goers

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I mean you can basically ignore it completely and still have an amazing time

[@marizadominguez6648]

Thrill Drive 2 AKA Clock Tower 2 Ghost Head

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I don’t see the connection. Scissor man driving?

[@marizadominguez6648]

@@VideoGameEsoterica No, that accidents music is Clock Tower 2 Chase Here it is the Thrill Drive 2 With Clock Tower 2 Chase 1-2 Accidents: Shiver Lunatic 3-4 Accidents: Shiver Zombie 5 And More Accidents: Shiver Saidow

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ll have to listen closer

[@pauldobson8952]

I'd love to see a controls vid !

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

👍

[@n2oshotandironman]

Would love to see the video about the driving controls

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Maybe in the future :)

[@JohnnyBagHead]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Same here, adding my voice to the crowd

[@JoseLuisSanchez-jk7vu]

Crazy game!!! Crazy taxi ala reality show

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha it has a similar wild vibe for sure

[@Imgema]

I have never seen another game with cars in it where you are using the turning blinkers. GTA games would really need that for the AI cars.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

the blinker is a hilarious addition. You follow NO traffic laws...but you to indicate turns

[@channe3049]

There's an obscure PS2 game called "The Getaway" which also utilized this gameplay technique.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I remember that one. Haven’t played it in forever

[@kainey]

Burnout 2 has blinkers. Probably the first too but I didn't played much to this one

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The most useful feature that kinda makes you laugh

[@markofthefonz]

What kind of controller do you use for racing? Do you use a wheel?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I have a wheel and I have a controller setup

[@DeanNitro1]

Hmm seem like thrill drive 1 and 3 have emulator just 2 that haven't got it... Can you actually make this into emulator tho? There not a single thrill drive 2 emulator work. Is alr if you can't at least we can see thrill drive being record inside But if you can it will probably change thrill drive comunity. Thanks!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Viper emulation is def not finished but I am sure it’ll get worked on in the future. Sadly my fine art degree doesn’t give me the skills to code much haha

[@DeanNitro1]

Alr 😅. I hope you can make it emulator at the future 😁👍

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Maybe one day

[@bettercallpaulladeeo]

@VideoGameEsoterica is there any way u can explain me the quickest way to configure this thing on Win 10 and play it? I'm trying from several years now. I never damn managed to make it. Please tell me something about this.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Join my discord and ask for help : discord.gg/X4VXj5kF

[@bettercallpaulladeeo]

@@VideoGameEsoterica dude i'm rly looking for something a lil quicker really. Just got No time for vocals, i just need a couple hints about fix dis thing.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Well I don’t know what’s not working 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bettercallpaulladeeo]

@@VideoGameEsoterica i tried LaunchBox downloading tons of files and probably not fixing that up correctly. The game doesn't run. I just need to know which emulator do u use and whats the essential files to get to make it running in a few words. It's simple

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Oh wait this isn’t Thrill Drive 3…it’s 2. Viper emulation doesn’t work. You can’t emulate this game

[@St_Rizla]

I've seen countless gameplay videos, but none of them ever show the police arresting the player, have you tried it to see what happens?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Actually I haven’t. Now I’m curious too

[@Budisgud69]

There’s a Trill drive 4? Can’t find any footage of it anywhere. Any links?

[@channe3049]

It's called Crazy Streets: Thrill Drive

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Its the rarest of the four games and the first three are already rare

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

and its SO DAMN HARD to find

[@nate567987]

@@VideoGameEsoterica it was us only and may have only been loc tested

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ve seen a few photos of it on floors in Japan.

[@Bazzemboi]

I finally found this game after playing it as a kid 10 years ago, any one knows about emulating arcade games and how is it possible?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

You cant really emulate anything on the Konami Viper currently. Its original hardware or nothing

[@Bazzemboi]

@@VideoGameEsoterica crap ;( Ok then, thanks

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hopefully soon! P

[@Bazzemboi]

@@VideoGameEsoterica ok then, I subbed, to the channel, and hopefully I will see a video about it soon

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I hope so too!

[@electrapuls]

Kan u mijn pcb ook herstellen. ?

[@shain6946]

Reminds me of Burnout

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

the Burnout devs were inspired by Thrill Drive

[@TheArchelio]

I liked this game a lot, but i had a question. You can die here?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

You could get “fatality” in the first game. Here it won’t say it. You get to keep driving but technically the crash was fatal

[@ViegasSilva]

"Your IQ is improving" I told you mom!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

After all those crashes Id expect it to go down!