When Ridge Racer came to the Nintendo 64

When it comes to the Ridge Racer franchise, most people believe that the franchise was exclusive to the PlayStation and that is mostly true, I mean there were four games in the franchise that were exclusive to that console: Ridge Racer. Revolution, Rage Racer and Ridge Racer Type 4.
However, what if I told you that there was a time that Ridge Racer appeared on the “iconic” Nintendo 64?
That's right, today we will review Ridge Racer 64 on the Nintendo 64, is it any good, let's find out!
My Ridge Racer Type 4 Review:
• How GREAT was Ridge Ra...
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
2:28 - Gameplay
8:13 - Graphics and Music
11:00 - Ridge Racer DS
13:37 - Conclusion
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QOTD: What is your favorite N64 Game? My Ridge Racer Type 4 Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5TYdYB9eJKiisU Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/MrJohnReviews

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

mario party 2

[@leomariano2735]

My favorite is Mario 64, my number 2 is perhaps a little more interesting in Star Fox 64

[@SamSquids]

I quite enjoy Wipeout 64

[@simontravers2715]

F-Zero X! 30 machines in a race at 60fps with amazing circuits. PS, how the hell could u handle steering on RRDS with the touch screen!? That’d mess me right up. RR64 graphics are stunning, I’m gonna have to check type 4 tracks out though

[@simontravers2715]

@MrJohn Reviews Checked a speed run of Type 4 out, if that Ultra 64 was to go flat out over some of THOSE courses, the car would go flying into the next continent!! No single race function a bit odd & you have to grind all week to unlock all cars. 64 more compact in its roster. I like to imagine whole 64 roster in same race.

[@JeremyPeeples]

RR 64 was a must for me growing up because I could get in a quick race before school - within SECONDS, I could fire up the system and get into a race

[@leomariano2735]

Great review Ridge Racer 64 is probably the most underrated game in the N64 library. Coming almost 2 years after Type 4 it was perceived as much inferior version of the PS1 equivalent. But in retrospect, we can see it's actually a definitive version of the early ridge racer games, and different enough from type 4 to make both games worth playing.

[@aleckermit]

RR64 is one of the most underrated titles on the system IMO. I got the game new from a bargain bin back in the day, didn't expect much from it but ended up becoming obsessed with it. I managed to 100% it by 20 years old.

[@jjay350]

Interesting, Ridge Racer 64 and DS have always felt like the lost and overlooked Ridge Racer games as it always felt like a Playstation franchise back in the day.

[@Morgan-iy1ke]

Oh man, so cool!!! You need S M Zeus!

[@shiningphantasy1393]

There was no reason to really play the DS version from the outset, unless no other options were available. The visuals were a downgrade; there was nothing new of note added, and the controls I can't even imagine trying to play this game using a stylus, but the d-pad option is still not a good substitute for the N64 analog stick, as these courses get rather challenging in the later stages of the game and require precision controls. It would have been best to develop the DS version as a unique and exclusive version with a mix of classic tracks but also DS exclusive ones best suited to its hardware. For the N64 version I enjoyed the exclusive canyon tracks as well as the night city stage and including the tracks from Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution kind of made the early PS1 versions obsolete; it was a good mix.

[@MetalSonic420]

Amazing video.

[@raiden_is_dj]

Man I love your videos

[@MrJohnReviews]

Thanks :)

[@jakobholgersson4400]

Awesome video. I just don't understand how you're constantly talking as if it was surprising for a game to look good on the N64. Sure, PS1 had more storage, which often led to higher-rez textures. But the N64 is the more powerful system with the better graphics. Games ran at higher resolutions and framerates, with texture filtering, perspective correction, longer draw distances and a whole bunch of effects the PS1 just couldn't pull off. I feel that RR Type 4 only looks better because of artistic decisions. The colors in the N64 version were more vivid and the textures were basic. The cars in particular look quite cartoonish, due to their overly saturated colors and few attempts to compensate for the basic geometry by baking detail into the textures.

[@ady123181]

RR type 4 definitely didn't look better than RR64. This is one of the best looking racing games on the N64 and the ps1 simply wasn't capable of graphics this good.