I'm Kohta Takahashi, part of the sound staff for both productions and this video is super informative and full of great details. I'm glad you were impressed with the R4 opening production, because it was really hard work. Thanks for making this video! 🏁🏎😊👍
@agamazofficial
6 ай бұрын
yoooo
@AlexMitchell-sj4sb
5 ай бұрын
Both beautiful games that you had worked on!
@kohtasolid
5 ай бұрын
🏎👍@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb
@kohtasolid
5 ай бұрын
🏎@@AlexMitchell-sj4sb
@PavelCalkovsky
5 ай бұрын
I´d like to thank you for your great work. Move Me and Euphoria are among my personal favourite tracks, not just as a videogame soundtrack, rather music in general.
@Bob_Beaky
5 жыл бұрын
There's just something so cool about old arcade racing games. Relying on a strong stylised look rather than photo-realism make the games of yesteryear exude a magic that's kinda lost today.
@JonathanPaspula
4 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more. Plus the eclectic soundtracks and fast paced gameplay add to that special arcade magic
@Gold2thGaming
3 жыл бұрын
Agree 100% its what keeps shmups timeless for me 🤘
@MichaelPohoreski
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed! When I worked on NFS 1 (PS1) the artists had, IMHO, a perfect blend between photorealism and bright cartoon colors - probably because they took heavy inspiration from Daytona USA arcade. I never got into Ridge Racer but there is indeed something magically about the early Ridge Racers and Grand Turismos. Shame that GTS and Scam Turismo 7 are such bland, soulless experiences. I switched over to Forza Horizon 4 for a FUN simcade.
@purwantiallan5089
Жыл бұрын
@@JonathanPaspula even in 2023 its still legend.
@purwantiallan5089
Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelPohoreski even Ayumu Uehara and Rina tennoji also loved Ridge Racer Type 4. So much.
@vulcanproject
8 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer Type 4. The soundtrack is probably the best original racing game soundtrack to this day. It's just fantastic. I have a copy of it today 17 years later because it's that good. The visuals, sound and atmosphere of RRT4 sucked me in and didn't let me go for hours. Why don't you make games like this any more? WHY DON'T YOU MAKE GAMES LIKE THIS ANY MORE NAMCO??
@retro4fun358
4 жыл бұрын
if the resolution was a bit higher in Ridge Racer Type 4 you could think its a PS2 game
@RainerLuizFonseca
4 жыл бұрын
@@retro4fun358 yeah, and you can actually confirm this with an emulator, there are a lot of videos here showing R4 in 1080p and it looks just like a ps2 game.
@metallicarabbit
4 жыл бұрын
@@RainerLuizFonseca not really, the Polygon jiggling is still present because of the lack of floating point math on the PS1, sure a couple emulators can mitigate this effect but not 100%
@RainerLuizFonseca
4 жыл бұрын
@@metallicarabbit I meant, it looks like a PS2 game with the option to eliminate polygon jiggling turned ON (yes, they eliminate it 100% now). But jiggling "effect" aside, what's impressive is the polygon count, modeling and lighting for a PS1 game, it comes very close to early PS2 titles.
@MegaFCKforever
4 жыл бұрын
love how they took away the trance dance techno and replace it with Acid jazz etc that soundtrack is the best that have ever bin
@SturmAH
8 жыл бұрын
R4 is still my favorite arcade racer! The unforgettable moment when you enter the final lap at the Grand-Prix finals as the "new" millennium is shot in and the sky lights up with fireworks, all while "Movin' in circles" is pumping through your speakers. So much stile and class, thank you Namco.
@MrThunderwing
8 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I loved RRT4 so much! You've pretty much summed up eveything about the game that made me love it so much back in the day. I still listen to the soundtrack even now.
@jayb9014
6 жыл бұрын
Precisely! ..It's still a dream of mine to one day see an R4 remaster made with the technology of today! Can you imagine that? I would happily settle for that instead of a completely new RR title (though that would be fab too). A PSVR compatible version of R4 would blow my brains! Lol.
@Dootslay4rX66
5 жыл бұрын
Ooooooh the soundtrack. Burnin' Rubber, The Vibe, Naked Glow and many other songs. Dude, i made a compilation of fav songs from RRT4 just to listen and feel nostalgic
@limitslines9896
4 жыл бұрын
Play it in epsxe and its gorgeous
@heathers6508
2 жыл бұрын
nice to see you here!!
@MrThunderwing
2 жыл бұрын
@@heathers6508 Thanks!
@maxnova9763
2 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer Type 4 was the pinnacle of the RR franchise. The baked in lighting still looks so epic to this day. And the soundtrack, oh the soundtrack, just glorious.
@Babelfish112
2 жыл бұрын
I imported a copy of the RRT4 OST from Japan years back, and when I travelled there many years later I was amazed to see it still in stock at Tower Records. This game feels like a defining time of my childhood, combining my love of cars and racing with beautiful art design and a soundtrack that I will remember for the rest of my life. A remaster of RRT4 would be so incredible - imagining the visuals and style of this game with modern graphics + RT would be mind-blowing!
@SpeedyGoneFroglegs
7 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer peaked with R4, that game was polished to perfection!
@purwantiallan5089
Жыл бұрын
Yep. Ridge Racer Type 4 and Nijigasaki High School Idol Club anime series in my opinion are some of the alltime bests.
@bluedragon9925
7 жыл бұрын
You guys should do an episode on Ridge Racer 7 for the PS3. Mainly because that game was a rare example of a 3D game on PS3 (not counting PS2 remasters) that actually ran at 1080p 60fps (albeit with occasional slowdown whenever a lot of particle effects were on screen).
@STRIDER_503
5 жыл бұрын
PS3 is a joke judging by its generation and technical specs... some games can't even reach 25fps while running at 720p. And that's where Ridge Racer 7 and Gran Turismo 5 & 6 stands out.
@AlexanderTrombetta3010
3 жыл бұрын
@@STRIDER_503 amen 😎
@gamerinc245
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Dragon!
@ihavenoname5800
4 жыл бұрын
I'm still playing Ridge Racer Type 4 on my epsxe. What i really love about RRT4 is there's a car brand that had a drift handling like Assoluto & Lizard and the Grip handling car like Terazzi & Age Solo. I remember choosing PRC & Terrazi car
@mopeybloke
3 жыл бұрын
You should try Duckstation. It upscales better than ePSXe, and has the perspective correction for texturing.
@haloslayer255
2 жыл бұрын
If you ever want the original hardware, a 5501 ps1 model, an Xstation and a ps1digital are perfect. Cant upscale to 4k though, I wish it did. Gonna try to get three of the ps1digitals when back in stock someday.
@purwantiallan5089
Жыл бұрын
@@mopeybloke Setsuna Yuki preferred Terrazi and DRT cars.
@J.A.Z-TheMortal
2 жыл бұрын
One of my lifelong dreams is to see a remake/remaster of R4; which is my favorite game of all time. The closest thing to it is playing on an emulator with all graphics enhancements. One can only dream...
@cawashka
2 жыл бұрын
I personally love the “old” aesthetic :)
@XenonOrion
Жыл бұрын
duckstation is better then any remake or remaster that could be done. it's not the 90's anymore, everything would be different.
@XenonOrion
Жыл бұрын
i swear i have the best settings. i need to show proof. it looks just how it does in my memories, but in 4k
@TORQUENDB
3 жыл бұрын
I still vividly remember October 26, 2000. I was in 6th grade and couldn't wait for my last class of the day, health, to end. Finally school let out and I practically ran to my mom's car. I think she had the PS2 box in the car, but can't remember for sure. What I can remember is taking it upstairs with Ridge Racer V, Tekken Tag Tournament, and Timesplitters. When Ridge Racer V's real time intro started playing, I was convinced this was it, there was no way graphics could ever look better than this. Funny to look back on, but the leap from PS1/Saturn/N64 to PS2/Xbox/GameCube was the largest perceptual leap in graphic quality between one console generation and the next, in my opinion (leaving out Dreamcast because it was sort of in between, and I didn't one until after it went on fire sale in 2001 after it was discontinued). Only the Xbox 360 had a similar impact on me with PGR3. It might have been a bigger leap if you also switched to an HDTV at the same time, but most people were still using CRTs for several years after, so most people could only notice the improvement in shader effects, lighting, shadows, etc. Even still it was an obvious leap forward. Everything since has felt like an evolution rather than a revolution.
@churichurinfunflais5269
3 жыл бұрын
So much dedication haha
@GameplayandTalk
6 жыл бұрын
That homage to the Ridge Racer V intro at the beginning made me grin. Yet another great episode! Really makes me want to revisit V, along with finally giving 4 a try.
@purwantiallan5089
Жыл бұрын
Chisato Nishikigi also loved Ridge Racer V. So did all 6 Hasu no Sora Characters.
@knocknapeasta
4 жыл бұрын
On Ridge Racer Type 4 - one thing no-one ever mentions is the small racing story line with Shinji Yazaki for Pac Racing Club (remember that time when Reiko writes you a note?), or when Robert Chrisman from Dig Racing Team casually says he wants to replace you... even at the time these card stories were basic, it was a pretty immersive touch adding a narrative into an arcade racer. That game is pure gold.
@valen2006
3 ай бұрын
Actually, Robert Chrisman doesn't want to replace you. It's the manager who wants to do so. Chrisman even takes the risk of losing his job when he says he doesn't want to replace you
@Toaster05
8 жыл бұрын
Probably the most beloved game series ever for me. I remember purchasing my Japanese Playstation on import just to play Ridge Racer. Cost me a small fortune but I never once regretted it.
@Adrian-yp7nb
8 жыл бұрын
I know. Was kinda pissed off waiting until January 2001 to receive my ps2. But, played Japanese console in a games shop. He wanted £5/600 for a PS2.
@Toaster05
8 жыл бұрын
I barely remember how much I paid. I had a guy come deliver it to me personally. He drove up from London and handed over a wodge of cash. I have a feeling including the game it was like £700.
@eraezr
8 жыл бұрын
You should do Gran Turismo 4 for a DF Retro episode. It is the most technologically impressive racing gaming on the PS2, imo.
@deathdoor
8 жыл бұрын
I ask for this to, 1080i was absurd.
@dvdmike007
8 жыл бұрын
+Panino Manino and the HD OG Xbox titles also would be cool to see
@xarph
8 жыл бұрын
I think the only reason besides music licensing keeping it from a PS4 rerelease is that it will render GT Sport unmarketable :)
@anthbills307
8 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately GT4 doesn't render at 1080i, it just supports upscaling, which is much easier. But that said, it's still impressive that Polyphony found the system resources to do even that with how beautiful and fast GT4 was.
@lordvectrex
8 жыл бұрын
Agreed and it was arguably the last good game in the GT series.
@Dick_Valparaiso
8 жыл бұрын
I was quite the RR connoisseur back in the day. Rage Racer was another great PS1 Namco racer. Quite a few people were turned off by the different color scheme. I really enjoyed the custom decal maker though. And, the racing was on point. RRT4 was still the best though. I really liked the track intro's. Names like "Edge of The Earth" and "Helter Skelter" were really awesome.
@swifty-nine
7 жыл бұрын
"…Over time, arcade racers have faded away, but the memory remains strong. So join me as we journey back once more, to Ridge City…the city is yours…" listening to those words with U's HydroPrism playing in the background almost brought tears of sadness to my eyes. Ridge Racer: the once legendary ruler of racing games built on foundations of high performance and quirky gameplay has now become an obscure relic of the past, so much so that even the creators seem bent on burying the name with terrible game after terrible game with no goal other than to make a quick buck off of the nostalgia and the great heretage it holds
@ECTOdash1
8 жыл бұрын
Aww. No time for R4's menus?
@heathers6508
2 жыл бұрын
i know right those menus are amazing
@TomFry
8 жыл бұрын
You're a man after my own heart, Mr. Linneman! R4 is a technical marvel and one of my most adored arcade racers for all the reasons you state. Another wonderful retrospective under the belt.
@Khilab_Lacks
8 жыл бұрын
GAME from year 2000 in PS2 can run at locked 60fps and then Driveclub is 30fps on PS4 and yet still no Anti-aliasing.
@GalacticSoul42
8 жыл бұрын
remember driveclub has higher graphics and stuff than RR5
@TheMixterJoker
8 жыл бұрын
Remember that Ridge Racer was a great looking game at the time
@iGLADIOLUS
8 жыл бұрын
+Gibus McFallenHatten RR5 is high end graphics, the developers are lazy now.
@GalacticSoul42
8 жыл бұрын
+MethadonX Shevancko for its time i agree that devs are lazy tho
@daishi5571
8 жыл бұрын
Are you really going to do that comparison? Driveclub is a beautiful looking game and if it was an arcade style game that required twitchy controls then sure 60FPS should be the goal, but it's not. And while RR was a good looking game for it's time if they tried to sell that now, it would be laughed at. BTW I think the RR games are great overall, and I still play R4 and Vita version regularly.
@TheManOnTheHill
8 жыл бұрын
DF Retro is the BEST thing on this channel!!!!
@fx3channel356
8 жыл бұрын
RRV seems to get quite a bit of flak, but I really like it. Sure, Type 4 might very well be the best the series have ever been and I will gladly gush all over it as it might just be my favourite too. That said, Type 4 and RRV5 are very much different games. Type 4 has this career-like mode which is very fun and interesting, but I like that RRV chooses to instead scale all that back and focus on simple arcade racing. And it does it very well. It's not perfect, cars feel a bit too wide and some have oddly floaty handling but all of this can be overcome with practice and once you get it, once you're in the zone of this game, it is great fun. In order to balance out the "hate", here's some RRV gushing from yours truly: Some cars are more difficult to control but once you get to grips with them, they will reward you with even faster and thrilling races. And then there's the Duel battles and 99 lap challenge (I still haven't managed that one T_T). Simply put, if you're willing to invest in understanding RRV there is a lot of hardcore, down to the roots arcade racing to be had. And let me just say that the visuals represents another personal high point of this game. It is jaggy, sure, but the aesthetics, architecture and color are just something else. I love how it, to me at least, actually reminds me of a real city - Ridge City has got some character and I like it. In one of the tracks, you start inside the city center, gradually make you way towards the green outskirts and down to the beach only to turn back and, before you enter the classic left turning tunnel, you can see the shimmer of the glass skyscrapers above the finish line in the distance. Sometimes there is just this sensation of "place" in RRV and I find the replays to be very enjoyable. Maybe especially at night, the lightning is to me very convincing. So sum up, RRV is not Type 4. It doesn't have it's depth and diversity, it doesn't have it's fantastic soundtrack and it doesn't have it's career mode. RRV is more of a modern version of the original Ridge Racer, and it just goes to prove you don't need lots of licensed (yawn) tracks to have fun.
@CJTranceAddiction
4 жыл бұрын
I think over time I have now, today, realized that RR5 is actually the better game. I played them both back to back and wowww I am enjoying RR5 a lot more right now on my pS2 than I have when I first got the game. That's pretty amazing to me. This game has lasting appeal. I sold it back in the day and got it back for $4. I NEVER bought a game back before. That's a first for me! The gameplay and control in RR5 is the best in the series for me. It took R4 and improved upon it with the 60fps control which adds greatly to the feel and fun factor. What an incredible driving experience.
@goodie2shoes874
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed how each car felt distinct and different from each other. Each playthrough through the campaign felt fresh since you had to relearn how to drive each track in each car.
@caliden2
8 жыл бұрын
Loving DF Retro, keep them coming!
@spooky_electric
5 жыл бұрын
I rewatch this video every 5 months or so. I miss Ridge Racer so much. Love the DF Retro series, John!
@MightyMurloc
8 жыл бұрын
Great analysis. Ridge Racer Type 4 is undoubtedly my personal favourite game on the PS1 and to this day, still has the greatest intro cinematic of all time. It was great to learn a bit more about it.
@AgsmaJustAgsma
8 жыл бұрын
The moment I saw this video in my subscription box I shouted: IT'S RIDGE RACER! RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACER
@bolttracks
2 жыл бұрын
RR Type 4 brings back so many nostalgic memories... the all-orange menus, the team logo editor, the weird little story line, the vibey late 90s music, and how you'd only get a modified version of your previous car for the final race if you sucked :D Such a blast.
@88Theraven
8 жыл бұрын
Please Remake Ridge racer V - my favourite racing game of all time.
@88Theraven
8 жыл бұрын
+Stoop the graphical imperfections don't effect the gameplay so for me personally I would lovingly accept the game ported to ps4 in its original entirety. Sometimes the slightest change to a game can ruin it's authenticity and Feel, and I hope namco do a classic collection as that would be the Dream Buy of the century.
@88Theraven
8 жыл бұрын
+Stoop 6 was ok for me to be honest but maybe the music carried it slightly, I don't understand how we haven't had another Ridge in all these years.
@what9681
8 жыл бұрын
5 sucked, it was a disgrace to the RR franchise.
@mareo187
8 жыл бұрын
+what? for real but that his opinion which i respect but honestly i hate v for the music and race tracks they trade Good Old club banging night time city cruising vibe music for beach boy crap
@volkte37
8 жыл бұрын
+Stoop The jaggies are fine. Makes it look pinsharp.
@nico5179
8 жыл бұрын
The Ridge Racer Type 4 intro is just magical! I dunno why but it was simple and yet undeniably attractive. Watched it all the time before playing the game. I think its what defined the Ridge Racer series.
@MrMagnificentMedia
8 жыл бұрын
Yesss, the R4 soundtrack was something fucking else! :O
@WalrusFPGA
2 жыл бұрын
6 years late on this one, but I love everything about this episode. Nice work Mr. Linneman.
@Mark-jg2li
4 жыл бұрын
R4 was a stunning game for its time. Dare I say it, as good as the racers Sega put out. I'd love to see Namco produce a compilation disc of RR remasters for the PS5. 1 all the way to 7 in 4k/60fps, would be incredible!
@CheekyChan
8 жыл бұрын
The Tekken comparison looked more like they muddied the image on the US release with something akin to FXAA. It did not look sharper, even the textures on the mountain were extremely muddy/blurry compared to the Japanese release.
@EposVox
8 жыл бұрын
Great episode!
@danielscott70x7
2 ай бұрын
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is one of my favorite games of all time. I fell in love with its overall aesthetic, the feel of the driving/drifting, and Grand Prix mode. Just bought a physical copy to go back through the other manufacturer routes. Thanks for putting up this excellent video!
@surfiken5596
8 жыл бұрын
This was way back when racing games were a lot more fun and better.
@xXxUrbanNinjaxXx
5 жыл бұрын
they had heart, this new gen stuff is too sterile.
@umbrollo
3 жыл бұрын
What a great vid. Kids today will never know the feeling of going to the arcade and then the arcade coming to the home with PS2 / PS3 titles
@MKMadness
8 жыл бұрын
The Japanese really know their music back in the days.
@morennoalves2320
Жыл бұрын
This review came out 6 years ago and I still watch it from time to time. I owned every single Playstation console at their height and I just love this review. Those who lived through it will know. 07/27/2023
@retropolis1
8 жыл бұрын
I prefer Rage Racer over every other Ridge Racer game. The Soundtrack was nuts, the graphics great (though not as refined as in RRt4) and the challenge was awesome. My biggest complaint concerning Ridge Racer type 4 and RR5 is that both were waaaay too easy. Streets were so wide you could easily drive an 18 wheeler blindfold, especially in RR type 4.
@minimme
8 жыл бұрын
DF Retro is so good, and they're getting better and better. So glad you've started focusing on them :)
@DrowningInTea
8 жыл бұрын
RR4 is the best racing game ever...Seriously.
@agamaz5650
5 жыл бұрын
f zero gx or need for speed underground for me
@wrapdump
5 жыл бұрын
Not even close
@milesr4609
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it is...
@HertzBlut
8 жыл бұрын
DF Retro is the best thing currently on KZitem. By far my favorite playlist. Please continue these as it reminds us of what actually transpired back when we were younger. And the technical milestones that were set. Thanks a bunch for making me love my old console collection even more. And form now on, everytime I boot one up I'll remember these videos. Good show!
@michaelhulcy6680
8 жыл бұрын
Old Namco man. I miss them. They were KILLING the game industry with EVERY release from that time till the end of PS2. Then they had to merge with Bandai and fuck it up. Man, great video DF, brought me back man. Wanna buy a PS2 and some old Namco games now.
@CJTranceAddiction
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, both old Namco and old Square. Best technical developers of all-time!
@NOTMuzzaFuzza
8 жыл бұрын
That Ridge Racer Type 4 intro :') Brings back so so soo many memories. Thanks John.
@YashaAstora
8 жыл бұрын
I've only played the PSP game, but using the words "realism" and "Ridge Racer" is... strange. This series revels in its arcade roots.
@alarak2159
4 жыл бұрын
I fondly remember this game from 1999 - moreso Demo Disc 45 of Official UK Playstation Magazine. Ridge 4 emblazoned the page & the cover for the crystal cover alike. It was during a difficult time for the family - my sister was in hospital after an accident & to be closer, I was staying with my Grandparents. I cannot tell you how much that demo helped me pull through that time & how many hours I spent replaying the one timed race of the demo. Of course not to mention other gems like R-Type Delta, T'AI FU, Gex: Deep Cover Gecko & the wicked Tekken 3 Iron First Tournament video included.
@Boopop1024
8 жыл бұрын
Love the intro. Used to love Type 4
@Lrules364
8 жыл бұрын
This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite arcade racers in the new age. It has everything, and one of the best series' of soundtracks ever made. R4 is also one of the inspirations behind my rebuilding of project Rise Again. The game is just fantastic.
@360Jopo
8 жыл бұрын
I'd love a remake of RR4. Not sure if it would be full price these days though, unless they had all the old tracks with newer ones. Namco did a poll on twitter for which RIdge Racer they'd want remade and 4 won by a pretty large margin. I really do miss Arcade Racers in general. Sucks that Ridge Racer died with a bad Vita game and a Burnout rip-off.
@360Jopo
8 жыл бұрын
I play it on emulator from time to time. Then my PS4 controller's port for the usb connector broke.
@360Jopo
8 жыл бұрын
***** How would that even look on a modern TV?
@leadlefthand
4 жыл бұрын
Love that R4 soundtrack. I had the digitized copies of R4's soundtrack and saved it on my PS3 and that became my customised BGM for GT5 because they allowed you to select your own playlist when racing. Not bad drifting in Toscana and hearing "....step back it's Ridge Racer, it's Ridge Racer, I feel the need for for speed..." I know GT5 had a lot of flak for those PS2-ish standard cars, but R4's soundtrack made me enjoy that game a lot, that's for sure.
@jamyskis
8 жыл бұрын
How I wish that Namco would bring a return to form with a new Ridge Racer. Prior to joining Bandai, they were a superb developer-publisher, but they seemed to have gone the way of westernisation and sloppiness ever since the merger. There's still signs of that excellence in the Tekken and Tales games, but their output really doesn't reflect their identity anymore, which I find is a shame. As John said, Namco was a mark of quality back in the PS1 and PS2 eras. The value of that brand was diminished from the middle of the PS3 era.
@milesr4609
4 жыл бұрын
Ace combat also reflects their former greatness...
@hitpeppens2932
4 жыл бұрын
@@milesr4609 Yeah, now, but it took ages.
@frumpsterfire
3 жыл бұрын
@@milesr4609 Ace combat 7 was good, but somehow had less content than the FREE Ace Combat Infinity
@milesr4609
3 жыл бұрын
@@frumpsterfire yes, but has a story based on Strangereal. Thats better than any free content.
@frumpsterfire
3 жыл бұрын
@@milesr4609 It wasn't a great one im
@balakumaran8510
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. Ridge racer type 4 was the first game I played on ps1 back in 2000. I loved how the music synchronises with each and every turn of the map with addition of screeching drift of the tyres. The tracks varied from slow and soothing music on wonder hill to a funky tune on helter skelter to a very fast paced chase music on phantomile. It was truly a memorable experience.
@GuilhermeSouza1984
8 жыл бұрын
Loved this episode... Just tought you should have talked more about Type 4... Like the ending of the championship, with the fireworks, at new years eve...
@Wladislav
2 жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer Type 4, the most stylish racing game ever made.
@Cade_The_Squirrel
8 жыл бұрын
Console game from 2000-still beautiful to this day Console game from 2016-Blurry laggy mess What happened to console gaming?
@sugarhieroglyph
8 жыл бұрын
Money happened.
@Cade_The_Squirrel
8 жыл бұрын
Sugar Hieroglyph I'm so glad I switched to PC gaming, modern consoles are pathetic, it seems no console was good after the PS3
@iGLADIOLUS
8 жыл бұрын
Lazy and they what to take our money, specially they kill silent the Sony and MS. Look what happend to game citizen, they switched into PC just for hi end, and this is why Neo and Scorpio exist.
@capcom23
3 жыл бұрын
and 30fps.. just use higher resolution to fake the gamers.. most people are not aware of the 60fps.. so lets push higher resolution and people will see enough stuff to buy the hardware. But for experienced gamers.. 30fps is just no. It's cluncky and it's not smooth. Tales of Symphonia on PC for example is a good one. When you walk in town or do battle. You can see the clunky animation.. even the steps doesn't work well. you can hear the sound but that is also off. When I play a 30fps and hearing the footsteps with some little lag or loudness I know it's 30fps games. Try to experiment and move to 60fps. You will never want to go back to 30fps
@goodie2shoes874
3 жыл бұрын
R5 might actually be the most underrated game in the series. I hear absolutely nobody talking about it.
@alex.starostin
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. Also Rage Racer
@rmgb-tv
5 жыл бұрын
The PAL version of Rdige Racer 5 was pretty rough, so I've finally got around to importing an NTSC copy. The way it was meant to be played!
@Tom-qo4mz
2 жыл бұрын
why was the PAL version bad? I can't find any info online about this. Was it letterboxing and/or the game running slower or something else?
@vollkerball1
8 жыл бұрын
I´m really old! Seing yhis made look back at my childhood and all the good moments me and my friends had playing Playstation
@Mamiya645
8 жыл бұрын
Ridge 7 is still pretty great. One of my reasons for keeping the PS3. It also has the greatest race girl model on THAT start screen.
@Rempa
8 жыл бұрын
Each time you touch those gamers treasured memories like that, I end up drowning in nostalgia with only one word to say: Thank you for your passion.
@greppim911
8 жыл бұрын
Its Ridge racer! Riiiidge racer!
@kevindesousa6277
5 жыл бұрын
remember that one ?
@wakkowarner123
4 жыл бұрын
R4 has some of my favorite presentation in all of video games
@napaceHbIK
8 жыл бұрын
What is 'automated drifting' in PSP version? I haven't played RR5 so i can't compare it but I liked PSP version handling, and the performance was great too, having this on a portable device felt like the future has come today.
@dark1x
8 жыл бұрын
I love the PSP games as well, no doubt, but going around corners is simply a lot easier. The handling in RRV is more challenging to master and is easy to mess up until you've grasped it. It just feels somewhat more rewarding.
@ELCNUmorFnaMehT
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking before watching this video that Ridge Racer 2 for the PSP should be considered the best of the series simply because it basically has all the courses and soundtracks from 1 to Rave Racer, but the video was right about the handling. It's a lot easier on the PSP and the drifting does feel like it is on rails unlike 5.
@TheMammalizerOLD
7 жыл бұрын
napaceHbIK it's really distracting when in the new ridge racers you are drifting and somehow your car automatically turns sharper without pressing any buttons
@RECHOOSENONE
7 жыл бұрын
ridge racer on psp is not bad (2nd game - who's more complete). But i more prefer outrun 2006 and motorstorm - on psp. And i play RR4 on psp.
@thatvideogamesshow
8 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Seriously love me some ridge racer. So many great memories with these games! Thanks for uploading!
@anthonyspecf
7 жыл бұрын
Great video, however it is a shame that R4's strongest element (and most unique for the franchise) was glossed over...The story. I really wish that the career story game play in R4 would have been carried over to future titles. It is why I feel in some ways that, although future RR titles were prettier, the series in many ways hit it's peak with R4.
@SamsonSilvo
Жыл бұрын
Ridge Racer V was, rather fittingly, the very first PS2 game I ever saw in action. To say that my jaw dropped at how much of a leap it was from the PS1 and N64 graphics I was used to at the time would be an understatement.
@TheTrans22
8 жыл бұрын
Anybody want Ridge Racer 7 for ps4?
@hadarmosh2266
8 жыл бұрын
Im OK with the ps3 edition that runs on 1080p and 60 fps.
@anontube1608
8 жыл бұрын
i'd be more interested in Burnout 5 than another RR
@DeesBees85
8 жыл бұрын
I'd like a great Ridge Racer on PS4. RR7 was not great. 4 and 5 were great.
@what9681
8 жыл бұрын
4 was awesome, 5 was terrible, 7 was imo even better than 4.
@what9681
8 жыл бұрын
bloxyman22 6 was 720p, 7 was 1080p, AND both ran at a locked 60fps. Also 7 had a bit more content than 6, and I really preferred the female announcer in 7 over 6's male announcer. I also really enjoyed the difficult challenges of the downloadable UFRA Challenges in 7.
@FaeezHendricks
7 жыл бұрын
The is really nothing out there that made me feel a special kinda feeling when playing Ridge Racer Type 4. everything was perfect. music especially, cars, tracks etc. I tried it the other day. Couldn't play it to save my own life compared to the Pro playing days I had. I REALLY miss those days of gaming. Rage Racer was brilliant fun as well.
@kohZeei
8 жыл бұрын
RRT4 has the best music!
@thelonesomewanderer8359
3 жыл бұрын
my dad used to always get these games as soon as they released here starting with rage racer, that was and probably still is my favourite racing game of all time, followed closely by type 4
@sin15tar
8 жыл бұрын
I've really enjoyed RR on PSP. Both of them.
@senseihEnRY16
8 жыл бұрын
i really,really love Ridge Racer Type 4, so intense, so fast, so beautiful, and that soundtrack...man that soundtrack is amazing. Still in my top 10 best racing game ever created
@SnakeShitNL
8 жыл бұрын
Love DF Retro :) Please do a max payne 1 episode, such a great game and tons of ports to discuss. Would make for another great episode.
@sabin1981
8 жыл бұрын
Hands down my two absolute all-time favourite racers.. I can't even begin to count the time I've spent on these, and they respond *awesomely* to emulation upres'ing and trickery too.
@fryncyaryorvjink2140
8 жыл бұрын
Bring back arcade racers! enough of the simulation crap!
@fryncyaryorvjink2140
8 жыл бұрын
No, explosive arcade racers like burnout, otherwise whats the point
@iucidium1982
8 жыл бұрын
Driveclub has your back.
@fryncyaryorvjink2140
8 жыл бұрын
I'll have to check that out, but its licensed cars so weak damage model if any.
@sugarhieroglyph
8 жыл бұрын
Four comments above yours a guy says a new Burnout has been confirmed.
@DragonDDark
8 жыл бұрын
driveclub
@akawilly
8 жыл бұрын
R4 was the last game my sisters really cared about. We played it all the time as kids.......so many memories.....
@manuelink64
8 жыл бұрын
ACE COMBAT TRILOGY ON PS2, MAKE IT HAPPEN!!! GRAN TURISMO QUADRILOGY!!!
@1ndOnli1
4 жыл бұрын
I miss RRT4, those neon tail lights on the replays were the best!
@ArakSoda
8 жыл бұрын
wow i love DF retro, please resident evil on next time :D
@chrisbullock6477
8 жыл бұрын
I actually had that Ridge Racer 4 Sound Track....Bringing back the memories
@SuperDracula1992
7 жыл бұрын
amazing looking game,
@Dezcom
8 жыл бұрын
This was an awesome nostalgia trip for 2 of my favorite games ever. Now you got me wishing I could re-experience that era all over again.
@CHA0SHACKER
8 жыл бұрын
I would really like to see an episode on Need for Speed: Most Wanted
@hadarmosh2266
8 жыл бұрын
ME2
@MrSlashStudios
8 жыл бұрын
Ooh yes it would be interesting to see the differences between the PC, PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360 ports
@CHA0SHACKER
8 жыл бұрын
Yep and the GameCube Port too ^^ Some info i gathered over time: the PS2 version runs at 512x444
@hadarmosh2266
8 жыл бұрын
+CHAOSHACKER In my opinion the 360 edition is the best but I want to learn more about the differences.
@CHA0SHACKER
8 жыл бұрын
I agree it has the best textures & lighting effects even compared to the PC version
@Kairosdex
8 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack on RRT4 is amazing. I love it. It's apparently a genre called Acid Jazz, which might be the coolest music genre name ever.
@itis3000
8 жыл бұрын
why you put music from tekken 7?
@dark1x
8 жыл бұрын
I thought that track sounded rather Ridge Racer-y and the composer worked on most of the old RR games too. I was curious to see if anyone would spot it. Well done! :D
@itis3000
8 жыл бұрын
John Linneman cuz Ridge Racer/Tekken series OSTs is one of my favorites. Hope you can make the video about Ace Combat 3
@sugarhieroglyph
8 жыл бұрын
Moo.
@itwsntme
8 жыл бұрын
I think that music is Ridge Racer's. Probably the same composer
@powerslam60
7 жыл бұрын
what's the specific track name?
@Flavourius
8 жыл бұрын
Tekken 3 and R4 were my first games I bought for my PS1... Namco was pretty much my childhood and it was great.
@oliverp4115
6 жыл бұрын
No mention of the lame PAL version with the massive borders and bottom of the cars missing.
@J.Wick.
4 ай бұрын
R4 is an all-time great. Man that game just oozes cool. And still holds up today. Astonishing game.
@AnalogFoundry
8 жыл бұрын
Riiiiidge Racerrr!!! xD
@xxLiquidxxSnakExx
8 жыл бұрын
God, the nostalgia... R4 defined a big part of my childhood. I was 12 when it was originally released and bought it a few weeks after its launch. One of my best purchases of that era and the best racing game of the late nineties alongside MSR. I still like to play it today, either on my Vita or on the PC. It looks great on ePSXe with a custom shader for extra smoothness. Digital Foundry, I love you guys. I think I enjoy your retro videos even more than your comparisons of recent games nowadays. You understand what made classics of the time stand out, what made them special not only from a technical, but also from a gameplay perspective. Keep up the great work!
@FinalLuigi
8 жыл бұрын
Back then: Good games that pushed the hardware to its limits, many of which were *console exclusive* games. Now: Mediocre games that only look pretty, many of which are *also on PC*. Really makes you think, huh?
@iGLADIOLUS
8 жыл бұрын
I agree, in 80's - 2005 games were run at full 30-60 FPS cap, nowadays games are pretty sick, even on console which I have a PS4, and litterally it'll be a waste if I build a PC just for that........RIP GENERATION.....all AAA games on console, they can't even capped at full 30 FPS.
@danon.kucheza
8 жыл бұрын
Back then gaming on PC was more complicated. You had to know what you were doing with the hardware and the software. This without the internet until early 2000's. And monitors sucked compared to a nice and big TV. The first time I booted a game on PC, it didn't work. I had to get a graphics card ... because the PC didn't have a "3D accelerator". Now things are way simpler, and PC is everywhere and can do anything. Arcade machines are powered by PCs (Taito Type X etc ...) and consoles are basically becoming cheaper PCs (OG Xbox, Xbox One, PS4).
@XxXxXxCringeMasterxXxXxX
8 жыл бұрын
It's just lazy ass devs.
@alangeorge5592
7 жыл бұрын
Annoyed Armos naughty dog and kojima always strive to push the consoles to their limits
@Frikgeek
7 жыл бұрын
+John Doe many of the exclusives in the PS2 days were also lazy ass devs. It didn't take much back then to convince the devs not to port their games to PC or another console, nowadays you either need a 1st party developer or a really large sum of money to keep something exclusive. Nowadays porting is much easier because of similar architectures so you see more multiplats. Back then porting was too much work so even a smaller payment could guarantee exclusivity. And a lot of the exclusives didn't even have a signed exclusivity deal, the devs were just too lazy to port their games.
@mrratchet
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this DF. I used to have a lot of demo discs for the PS1 and PS2 all those years ago but for one reason or another, I never got round to buying some of the amazing games they had. Seeing this footage, I did not realise that two of the games I played were Ridge Racer 4 and 5. These two games, along with SSX Tricky along with old games I have lost over the years such as Spyro, Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and more are the reason I am glad my 60GB PS3 still works great. Time to pick these up and play them on my backwards compatible PS3. Thank you, this series is one of the best on youtube and I appreciate the effort gone into these videos.
@mrratchet
8 жыл бұрын
Can't edit comment - and i'm glad I still have my N64 for Goldeneye and Perfect Dark
@alikjr5999
8 жыл бұрын
it seems that everyone focused on how good is the game forgetting that he pointed how crapy PC games looked back in the day they still do the most graphical achievements made on consoles and it show that a good devlopers is the one who makes good graphics+good gameplay not laZy ass ones . and it shows that consoles used to be better than PC's even the 360 was better than all PC's back in the day
@BlitzvogelMobius
8 жыл бұрын
I was a huge fan of R4 back in the PS1 days, and was super excited to play R5 when the PS2 was first revealed. Ironically enough, I've never played it and watching this has got me sort of antsy to try it! Great job on the retro videos guys!
@Geert890
8 жыл бұрын
DigitalFoundry! HOW CAN YOU NOT discuss the R4 menu! Its even more beautiful than the ridge racer 5 menu! Seriously amazing and timeless design which is completely ignored by this video.... A true disappointment to me, a ps1 collector.
@FredTRZ
2 жыл бұрын
This video is such a journey
@sm4sh3d
8 жыл бұрын
While RRT4 is a masterpiece and nobody should argue about it, RR5 was honestly disappointing. Lack of tracks and fugly aliasing kinda killed it, no matter how well it handles.
@RECHOOSENONE
8 жыл бұрын
RRV its special remake of original RR games. RR4 be a different game
@KurtG85
Жыл бұрын
I still go back to listen to the soundtrack of rr4. Especially the garage talk menu theme. Also the best intro ever maybe only equaled by nhl 98.
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