I played Ridge Racer 64... In fact, I beat it as a child, got every car. Even the ones that are dang near impossible. Secret? Whenever you drift you are put on rails and the game auto steers for you. I have successfully drifted through an S turn by only drifting to the right... :I Edit: Look at 3:20, the moment he drifts he goes from a head on collision with a wall into a perfect run along side the wall. Afterwords, he ends up twisted at a 90 degree angle on a straight-a-way... And he goes straight! No turning, just going straight down the track on rails. And that happens whenever you drift. The only thing you have to do to win is drift around every corner. The difficulty comes from straightening out after a drift. If you fail to do so the laws of physics will suddenly kick in and you'll suddenly move in whatever direction you're actually facing.
@dwatts64
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, same. I remember drifting every turn I could. My favorite car was Blinky by the end though, because it had such tight turning you never needed to drift and I liked the challenge a bit more.
@capeman29
3 жыл бұрын
Pro tip, always play any ridge racer in first person, the third person view always makes the drifting to be awkward.
@ClassicSonicSatAm
Жыл бұрын
Even the first two Ridge Racer Arcade games didn't even have a third person view, the games were meant to be played in 1st person
@AndrewAmbrose
3 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@captainmappy3959
10 жыл бұрын
"Why would you put fungus on pizza? That seems like a huge risk; the pizza could mutate and then eat you." Truer words have never been spoken.
@Synathidy
3 жыл бұрын
No, no, I'm a molecular biologist and this is a huge misconception I need to clear up. Most mutations are deleterious and adversely affect an organism's fitness. Therefore, the pizza undergoing the mutation would more than likely just die before it eats you. Read up on pizza biology, and specifically, the chromosomal instability and carcinogensis induced by UV damage to pizza DNA.
@MCHellshit
9 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer is a bout drifting. Not to be rude, but you're playing it wrong
@PrimoCurby
9 жыл бұрын
MCHellshit I remember the first time I played it, I was an gran turismo 2 addicted, it took some time to learn how to play RR64, but after learn and master the drift, this game can provide you a lot of fun :P
@shortsland145
Жыл бұрын
bro tell me how to drift
@justanotheryoutubechannel
Жыл бұрын
@@shortsland145in most of them, you let go of the gas, turn to the side hard then slam back down on the gas. Sometimes you’ve gotta break as you start to turn for half a second, it depends on the game and the car.
@ripoutyourprejudice
11 жыл бұрын
I love mushrooms on my pizza and I love Ridge Racer. Here's a tip! Play in first-person view, and avoid hitting the borders or other cars they slow you down, once you get a hold of the drifting than you're good to go for the 1st place finish line.
@ddrz09
11 жыл бұрын
I find myself NEVER having to break at all in any ridge racer. It's like, once you loose traction in a slide, your car will just automatically slide and drift into what ever ridiculous corner you push it in. Just maintain speed and play with the throttle in like 5th gear, then back up into 6th when exiting the turn. Racing in ridge racer is so fun.
@REPOMAN24722
11 жыл бұрын
I think it went downhill after type 4, type 4 had everything, awesome tracks and a awesome soundtrack
@Sc0pee
11 жыл бұрын
I just found out about this game and been playing it a bit. It's funny to see Mark reviewing it here so soon after. What I found out is that you shouldn't try to drift on every corner..but find the right drive paths to them. Drifting is only good for the steepest curves. The controls are not that bad after you get the hold of them and the game is pretty fun.
@christyr6199
6 жыл бұрын
Best n64 game ever made they should make it ,Port it or remaster it for PS3 PS4 and Nintendo Switch
@charizardoreo
6 жыл бұрын
Christy Rivera get ridge racer type 4, it is similar
@denilson9276
6 жыл бұрын
Really? Is it better than the PlayStation version? I love that one lol.
@khav11
5 жыл бұрын
hahahaha better than super mario 64 and ocarina of time? you're off the meds moron
@mrappelkhart
4 жыл бұрын
It is on PS3. RR7
@christyr6199
4 жыл бұрын
@Tom Miller yeah but this exact one from the 64 i want it on Ps3 and Ps4 also and Nintendo Switch
@Fasneocroth
11 жыл бұрын
So right man R4 is the pinnacle of the series. I can imagine it being kinda awkward using the N64 controller.
@MrNintoku
6 ай бұрын
Considering how I always preferred handling in my cars over speed I always opted for joystick.
@11Elver
8 жыл бұрын
RR64 was the best N64 game I've played
@Sc0pee
11 жыл бұрын
Actually: "In December 2009, Michael Jackson's composer Bradley Buxer (credited in Sonic 3 as Brad Buxer) told French magazine Black & White that Jackson was actually involved with some of Sonic 3's compositions, supposedly not being credited because he wasn't happy with how they sounded, due to the lack of optimal sound reproduction on the Genesis. Buxer also claimed that the ending music of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 later became the basis for Jackson's single Stranger in Moscow." - Wikipedia
@TheL1arL1ar
11 жыл бұрын
Hes right thats not the R4 engine.The cars are more stiff, there is a checkpoint timer. And no lil branching story and 300 plus cars
@Synathidy
3 жыл бұрын
I've never hear of this "Pole Position" game. I feel 95% confident in assuming it's a strip dancing simulation game based on the title.
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
I agree, the contrast is so much better isnt it? I do like the music of the Sega version now. Even if I used to consider it weaker sonically (teehee). I love looking for the little differences now too. Easier now thanks to flash carts though I try and get the real versions of games I love. I love the Sega these days, the sound now sounds so crisp and harder, rockier.
@Rakiarmas
11 жыл бұрын
I'm one of those people, who loves Ridge Racer games. I played the RR Type 4 over half of my summer when I got it one day. I guess I can enjoy Ridge Racer games so much, because I'm very good at it. I know how to handle the car, how to drift well. & no I don't mind if Mark or someone else doesn't like this game series much. Ridge Racers isn't for everybody.
@InputArchive
11 жыл бұрын
Here's how you play RR64: Choose a car that has high grip. Once just before a corner let go of the accelerator, the car will slide, aim the car where you want it, then put the power back on. Once you've nailed that, you're pretty much set to go. However the cars that have low grip are pretty undrivable, same goes with every Ridge Racer lol. (An I would call myself a RR vet)
@gammaphonic
4 жыл бұрын
When it came out in the arcades, I didn’t like Ridge Racer. Back then, I didn’t like mushrooms either. Now, I love both. The other day, I scoffed down a large mushroom pizza while playing Ridge Racer 5. No joke.
@Sc0pee
11 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it might also be a good idea to brake, but you should never let go off the speed pedal or your car will lose grip.
@Blurgleflargle
11 жыл бұрын
Yup, the draw distance and above-average framerate are probably the best aspects of the game.
@TheL1arL1ar
11 жыл бұрын
I wonder if mark played Ridge racer type 4. That one has more nuanced handling/physics
@Clesarie
11 жыл бұрын
rr6 may be hard to get your "halo"( beating every single race in single player ) but its basics are so simple. I think once the series add nitro it became effortless. Turn into a corner as fast as you want, let off your gas, slam it back down and counter steer.
@bluebelt224
11 жыл бұрын
When I played the game when I was younger I never drifted around the corners, though I thought this game was amazingly fun.
@07nfred
10 жыл бұрын
RR64 is insanely hard to control, the PS2 version was a lot easier to drift.
@SpiralPegasus
11 жыл бұрын
Just about EVERY reviewer I have ever seen (moreso "big") ones adore the NES, SNES and N64 and prefer over any other systems of the time. The fact that Mark's love for games is even across all systems (minus the Game.com) is something praiseworthy. That doesn't mean he doesn't like Nintendo consoles just as much as everyone else does.
@rendermatt
11 жыл бұрын
Both are common and not weird, but the difference is that mushrooms are slimy bland dirty fungus while pineapple are a delicious sweet addition to pepperoni or ham.
@TheFutureIsPrimitive
11 жыл бұрын
But, Steve is brilliant at showing us what racing games look like!
@Ioselash
11 жыл бұрын
tip: Ridge Racer cars drift 'on rails.' When braking/letting off the gas, it turns like a roller coaster on a track, it's not really sliding. You're just controlling the angle of the car.
@DuckAlertBeats
11 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah and it's one of those racers you have to play with the in car view... It's almost impossible otherwise, they never got the camera right imo. Play it again, slide every sharp corner, never brake ( not even once) and change the view to in car. You can now play Ridge Racer!
@Joorum
11 жыл бұрын
The bit about mushrooms on pizza got me laughing.
@WillyToons
11 жыл бұрын
I loved this game.
@Toaster00f05f
11 жыл бұрын
I forgot which ridge racer it was, but I used to OWN at the arcades. Good times.
@Vilverna
11 жыл бұрын
This guy... this guy has the best review voice ever.
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
The Stranger in Moscow robot dance springs to mind. RIP MJ!
@Ps1l0c
11 жыл бұрын
You should have played with the bumper cam, Mark. The behind-car view is always disorientating in Ridge Racer, your car seems totally disconnected to what's going on. Not that I've played the N64 version but I'd expect that was the problem.
@KillaK78
11 жыл бұрын
Mark, don't let go of the accelerator when you brake, and more often than not, you won't drift
@XeCuTioNR
11 жыл бұрын
Well yes that was what i was knocking at, but yes the core gameplay for the majority of the series outside say the "black sheep" games (RR Unbounded, R: Racing Evolution) still stays to its roots.
@HaganeSteel
11 жыл бұрын
I liked Ridge Racer on the Playstation when it first came out. I wasn't much into driving games and I think that's probably why I liked it so much.
@Blummineck
10 жыл бұрын
I grew up playing Monaco GP as well but I also love Ridge Racer. Not tried the N64 version though but Ridge Racer on PS1 is one of my favourite driving games, along with Outrun 2.
@TDUShelby
10 жыл бұрын
If you have no way of playing the N64 version, then get the DS version. It's the exact same game, but portable... and with digital steering. It's not the best, but it's got uses.
@Tmal10
11 жыл бұрын
Ok fair enough, I'm all for the old school style when consoles were actually different, I grew up on both the Super NES and Megadrive as we call it in europe, both gave me some awesome memories. 360 vs PS3 though is ridiculous, they're near identical in terms of what they produce and how they do it with the exclusion of some exclusive titles, in contrast to the N64 x PSX which were radically different systems.
@samhein321
11 жыл бұрын
I still don't know how to drift, but the music was awesome.
@TheAcidFruitmanArt1
10 жыл бұрын
After having the opportunity to play this game and the original Ridge Racer on the psx, at first I thought I felt more in control in Cruis'n USA on the N64. But, once you stop braking so much(or, at least, stop braking like in a normal racing game), I had a wonderful time playing it. This review is actually pretty good: even if he hates this game and can't play it, he doesn't say that it's a terrible game or anything. If you want to see an unfair review, check out the CGR review of Ridge Racer 7 (I haven't play the game yet, but I don't think the review was fair with fans of the series or even with casual gamers).
@cylais3518
10 ай бұрын
I miss the days that Nintendo 64 games where dirt cheap and when I still had time to play games like this for hours after middle school.
@IMMACHARGINGMAHLAZER
11 жыл бұрын
I remember having an awesome game on N64. I think it was called just Lamborghini, and as far as I can remember, it was quite realistic. Track were fun, graphics were nice... You should give it a try man! Thumbs up so he can see ;w;
@fernando929305
7 жыл бұрын
I'm just one thats love this music intro ? so relaxing, and no bullshit
@greentokyo
11 жыл бұрын
You're right, the correct way to play Ridge Racer is to drift around every corner! The smooth drifting and gliding around the corners is the most sublime aspect of the Ridge Racer series. It is my favorite racing game series for this reason. No other racing game has done the drifting mechanic so well. That said, I recommend the PSP Ridge Racers or Ridge Racer 6/7 because I think they really refined the controls to make drifting easier in those games. Realistic racers are much harder to me lol.
@trip2themoon
11 жыл бұрын
I've never played this either but going by the track maps it looks like a combination of Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution. To the reviewer. This game is real easy if you stick with the red, white and green car. That car is almost impossible to drift with and the announcer flies in the helicopter whilst filming your replays.
@COBOL
11 жыл бұрын
It's perfect normal. In Italy there are many type of pizza with mushrooms on. When you will have the chance to go there try a "Quattro Stagioni" or a "Capricciosa" ;)
@InputArchive
11 жыл бұрын
Well I find that mild cars need a little more effort needed to get them drifting, but they do the job well. Standard cars I find are perfect I find, they don't drift too much but they don't grip too much either. Dynamic cars just drift too easily, sometimes you're fighting to align the car. While this isn't bad for single corners, quick left to right/right to left corners you will end up losing more time due to the car drifting at too much of an angle and you having to fight to regain control.
@Sc0pee
11 жыл бұрын
I think that it's a matter of taste. I myself love the deeper sound and fatter bass of the SNES's sound chip over Megadrive's.
@Jadty
11 жыл бұрын
I loved Ridge Racer Type 4 a lot back in the day. Not sure if Ridge Racer 64 also has two different categories of cars like RRT4; Grip and Drift. Maybe Mark would prefer the Grip style of cars?
@GRex7777
11 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer really does have crazy controls, but I do find I enjoy it quite a bit. I play a LOT of Forza and Gran Turismo, but it's nice to now and then play this instead and have something simpler, and the differing play style makes it that much more fun to have the change.
@bangerra
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, this game is impossible with the behind car view. In car view is 100x more enjoyable. One of my favourite N64 racing games!
@Synathidy
3 жыл бұрын
Pacman doesn't handle all THAT well. Not in snow, at least.
@macker33
11 жыл бұрын
I loved the origional rage/ridge racer games on the playstation, These games always managed to do the bling right
@salamander5318
7 жыл бұрын
The level 6 and 7 courses have insane difficulty. I can only beat them like once in 50 attempts.
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
Have to mention the Amiga at this point, my original experience of Turrican came from the Amiga. ()
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
Ahh virtual boy and sega cd! I have yet to stoop that low sir =D But I expect I will be stooping soon. Because I am interested in completing my Genesis collection, and it's just fun booting them up and trying to re-live/live the glory days. I miss the 90's. Looking back, I think it was probably the best decade ever. But then, I have said that about a lot of decades! The 90's had what I consider the birth of the internet. I will never forget that. I feel so lucky to have witnessed it.
@blakkpatron
11 жыл бұрын
ridge racer 64 kicks ass, incar view slide around every bend, gotta love looking at the wall going through a corner :D
@lucentv
11 жыл бұрын
I forget if you reviewed it or not, but try Ridge Racer R4. I swear that one plays differently and more stable than most of them. Also the 3ds game plays way more stable than other RRs.
@maggitPL
11 жыл бұрын
Watching this feels like watching NFSIISE for PC, cars would be have quite similarly with ARCADE/WILD physics.
@MasterEngineerDeusIX
11 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of RR4. And I was disappointed with the N64 version of RR. I even have RR4's OST in my car :)
@BroilerTM
11 жыл бұрын
Anyone else thinks that CGR needs to review Ridge Racer for PSP? IMO it's amazing.
@deadlinejon
11 жыл бұрын
Could I get the Into music? It's just so chill.
@Rakiarmas
11 жыл бұрын
I like Ridge Racer games alot. I have few games of this series on my collection. I can understand if someone doesn't like this game, because driving in Ridge Races can be difficult. I think Mark should try Ridge Racer Type 4 on PS1. It has two types of cars in use: Cars with drifting & car that drives in normal way.
@xboxtagthedarkfenix
11 жыл бұрын
Back in the day I did enjoy ridge racer, I just grew out of it, I need either completely futuristic or complete realistic just nothing in-between
@bloodstaindew1888
8 жыл бұрын
I have RRDS. Which is THE EXACT SAME GAME. Apart from graphical changes, and some new music. Still great and fun.
@moralgamer
11 жыл бұрын
Re-released on the DS as Ridge Racer DS, this is still my favorite Ridge Racer title. The rest suck in comparison.
@christyr6199
4 жыл бұрын
moralgamer true the rest sucked they need to remaster this one for PS3 PS4 and Nintendo Switch
@keeper7keys2003
11 жыл бұрын
Mark you're doing wrong. You only need to release accel button at the corner to start to drift.
@TitoThen
11 жыл бұрын
That was a year after it released on the rest of the world, so it definitely needed time to improve & get more support since pretty much Sony was new in the business, so of course it'll have few games based on a certain genre. But can't deny the fact the Need For Speed, Road Rash, Test Drive, SF Rush & others were great before GT released.
@GameplayandTalk
11 жыл бұрын
Pretty fun game, but damn does it get freaking difficult after you finish the first half of it (i.e., after getting the first ending). I don't think I'll ever be able to fully finish the game, it's hard as hell.
@jasonvorhees9286
11 жыл бұрын
Blood Dragon, Mark please. Flamethrowers, killer cyborgs and laser shooting dinosaurs, what more do you want!?!
@SpiralPegasus
11 жыл бұрын
So do I! I love pretty much everything SEGA and Nintendo have ever done (even the Virtual Boy and SEGA CD!) and I'm very much fond of the excellent and truly inspired soundtracks that a lot of the games had back then. To think that some sound chips would give better music than modern generation disc based consoles is crazy, isn't it? I've seen that video too, and to me Mega Turrican takes the cake. Lotus Turbo is definitely better on the Amiga, though. Oh, and "Elemental Master" :)
@theenemy333
11 жыл бұрын
The break button is just for show in Ridge Racer
@tetsuo3011
11 жыл бұрын
Yes, but my point was that Mark didn't exactly like the original Cruis'n, but he seemed to be positive of the sequel.
@Heavy_Metal1982
11 жыл бұрын
Never let off the gas, just brake. It prevents the powerslide most of the time.
@segagenesis1989
11 жыл бұрын
Hehe I was just ribbing Steve Benway! Of course he is a good guy! It's true that he does take the time to show us a snapshot of a game but let's not forget what Steve says in his intro: "It's just me playing the games badly ..." And that sir is the absolute truth! Can I get an Amen or what? =P
@P4INKiller
11 жыл бұрын
With Ridge Racer it's all about chaining drifts as you go around the track. If you're braking, you're doing it wrong.
@ralfonzo83
11 жыл бұрын
I'm really not into racing games but I love Ridge Racer!
@JimmysJunkAcct
11 жыл бұрын
The genius of this game? How getting hit FROM BEHIND would send you flying back while catapulting the car ramming you ahead of you. Even better? That moment of silent frustration when you realize that this trick only works when you are on the receiving end! :D
@SumDumGai5
11 жыл бұрын
Nice looking N64 game.
@mahmoudyzadeh
11 жыл бұрын
Rage Racer was best of the Ridge Racer series. There are two types of cars - drift and grip. Slidey and non slidey.
@supermariosunshine64
11 жыл бұрын
Dammit, you mentioned Daytona....now I have to go listen to Rolling Start 5000 times.
@lctb51
11 жыл бұрын
One of the first racing games that I got for my PSP was ridge racer before Gran Turismo PSP! Then I never played Ridge Racer again lol!
@nicxtrem21
11 жыл бұрын
I still don't know how I manage to finish that game and get that 64 car on the game. It was awesome but insanly hard in hard.
@asx516
11 жыл бұрын
I always loved ridge racer. Good old classic 3D arcade style racer. I still play ridge racer 6 on my 360. The game is all about drifting the corners and never slowing down, so if you play it like a race simulator, you'll have a hard time playing or enjoying it.
@card969
11 жыл бұрын
You can drift any car as long as you have the power and skill.
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
Excellent thank you! Yes, I've actually love chip tunes since the C64 days, though back then I didn't really realise it so much. These days I've grown to love synthesized music, especially with phat raw sounding oscillators! Haha. sounds, erm. well. Mega Turrican is actually what got me to look up Turrican again. I saw it on an Aussie's video for the XRGB Mini. Funny how just seeing someone else enjoy the game makes me want to boot it up again. Though I never actually had the Genesis version.
@AldousForestTheLast
11 жыл бұрын
Wow graphics changed so much during this decade this game was only released in 2000 and now look at games like Need For Speed and the Comming out DRIVE CLUB for ps4 :O!
@Tmal10
11 жыл бұрын
The Megadrive version of Street Fighter 2 has it's pro's for sure, deeper colour contrast, I believe better framerate, also I always preferred the controller as long as you had a 6 button version, more arcadey, funnily I distinctly remember playing both versions and experiencing the joy of their differences which is interesting for the same game just on a different console (my mate had the megadrive version) though I usually put that down to being a kid and noticing small nuances a lot more.
@katakisLives
11 жыл бұрын
No hate coming from this direction! I just love Ridge racer despite all of its failings! I make it my launch title on every Sony Platform when I can
@Audiojack_
11 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer Type 4 was the THING for PSX!
@MiguelVergaraK
11 жыл бұрын
MRC. That's where N64 driving is at. Love that game, should have had more tracks though ='(
@JuanitoShet
11 жыл бұрын
I've only played TWO Ridge Racer games (the original top-down arcade one & the PSP one) and I actually found them fun to play. The PSP one is of course closer to Ride Racer 64, and I don't get why he has trouble with the turning mechanism. I've played Need For Speed & Gran Turismo alot more than Ridge Racer PSP, and I had no trouble getting into it when I started out. But, it's just me. And my love for the N64. And it's controller. :D
@AmericaTheEnslaved
11 жыл бұрын
mark if you haven't had a fish and fungus pizza you haven't lived.
@kawadave79
11 жыл бұрын
Got to hand it to Genesis for Axelay as well. Far better sound. Actually a very good little tune there I think on the Genesis it sounds like music. On the SNES it just sounded like "some game".
@appleman1324
11 жыл бұрын
lol, I know this might be redundant... but CGR should review Ridge Racer Unbounded! I know some people (fans of the series) were not willing to play this game, but I heard for people that actually took the time to play this said it was a very good game and better than the other ridge racer games
@Fasneocroth
11 жыл бұрын
What kind of mushrooms did you have, bad trip? And that's Reiko Nagase she is the Princess of Ridge Racer, she is part of what keeps us racing. Her and the awesome soundtracks that you didn't even mention!
@ravereiko
Жыл бұрын
This. Ridge Racer is my favorite racing series ever and a large part of that is Reiko and the Techno/ Acid jazz anthems
@basshunter2007
11 жыл бұрын
i never thought driving games worked on n64 and the controller
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