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F-Zero hands down for each console this game is on. Its way faster than all that Need for Speed or grand turismo BS, and the soundtrack is awesome, especially in GX (even though I've never played it).

What are some of yours?

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Top Gear, for SNES.

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Didn’t really like F-zero on the SNES loved it on the N64 only played a little on the Game cube but found the graphics so detailed and full they were distracting.
Super Mario Kart is the most fun I've ever had with a racer but props to chase HQ and Gran Turismo to.

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SMK
WipeOut Fuson

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forza 2

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burnout revenge on x360

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I liked Race Drivin' and STUN Runner. There aren't too many racing games that I don't like, as they're my favorite genre and I'm better at them than anything else. I hate the games that speed up the last guy to keep it "fun." I'm referring to the last place guy in Daytona USA being able to turn 14 second laps while the leader can only manage high 19s if he drives perfectly.

I was also a fan of the R360 and Afterburner style games, though I don't know if they're close enough to racing to qualify.

As far as overhead perspective games, Super Off Road was pretty great.

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Mario Kart for SNES or 64

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Grand Prix Legends for PC is still (IMO) the best multiplayer racing game ever.

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kart 4 64 was best IMO,

I have played the latest forza on 360 and that is pretty sweet even though I sucked.

Just played GT for the Wii (hired it) whilst it was fun playing with the Wii wheel the game sucked balls.

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I'd say Trackmania, but that game, though incredibly fun and deep, comes bundled with the most evil and destructive copy protection software in the history of gaming...Starforce. This POS actually caused my CD drive to fail so hard that I had to repartition my hard drive to get it working again. If you're not afraid of the Starforce though you can get a version of Trackmania for free here

So...gonna have to go with PGR...the actual racing is pretty bad as the AI is just horrible & most of the tracks aren't really designed with lots of passing in mind, but the Cone challenges are insanely fun and addicting

Honorable mentions to TOCA Race Driver 3 (I hate that this game isn't more popular in the US as it's easily superior to both GT and Forza), Rallisport Challenge 2, and Burnout Revenge.

Midnight Club 2 is fun also...rubber-band AI to the max but being able to pick your own route saves it

Heh, so hard to choose, so many good racing games out there

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MK64 and it's not close. Liked the SNES incarnation as well.

Was OK at F-Zero on SNES, but didn't like the cheap computer AI. I loved GT2. Top Gear for SNES was pretty cool as mentioned earlier. Wipeout was awesome but the last track was ridiculously tough.

Of course, this thread wouldn't be complete without a mention of Road Rash. Or Uniracers. They need to get those on the VC as soon as possible.

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Actually, how on earth could I have forgotten Crazy Taxi?

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I just finished DiRT, and that was pretty damn fun. The poor multiplayer was the only downside.

Besides that, the original Need for Speed on Panasonic 3DO... The crashes were awesome. This was before the real-life car maufacturers had a problem with their cars getting totaled in video games, and pretty much put a stop to it. DiRT reminds me of those days.

Sure, BurnOut is cool for that stuff, but the fake vehicles turn me off.

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Street Racer (SNES).

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Oh yeah, DiRT (x360) is excellent.

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I loved Test Drive for C64. The graphics of the cockpit interieur were stunning for that system.
I loved the first Need For Speed for PC (alhtough I don't remember cars getting totaled).
I loved the Taxi Mode in GTA3 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Yeah I'm pretty sure the cars didn't get damaged in NFS on 3DO, they just did a bunch of flips when there was a crash. Still a very fun game.

Road Rash on the 3DO was pretty sweet and had an awesome soundtrack. The FMV cut scenes were pretty damn sweet too.

My vote goes to Forza 2. That game is almost perfect IMO.

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Road Rash for the n64

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One of my favorite racing games in the arcades was Hydro Thunder

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Wave Race 64 on N64.

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I really loved NFS:Porsche Unleashed, great game for its time.

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Yeah sorry, that's what I meant. Way better than just running into a wall or car or something and "stopping" or "slowing down".

Some of the flips were amazing.

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rock n roll racing for snes was awesome

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Mario Kart 64 is the racing game I've played the most and had the most fun with.

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mario kart ldo

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mario kart AINEC

i love fzero for snes as well
and i like the ridge racers, even if they only have like 1.25 tracks per game...sliding around corners in 4 for ps2 is fun

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Burnout 3

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http://www.dsdimages.com/Images/36/Medium/pgr360.JPG

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So no F-Zero huh. You should see some of the world records because they are [censored] insane. What most people don't know is that the game has so many glitches and you can literally go into hyperspeed (without gameshark or any other cheats). Check these out (pretty bad quality).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qP6Qi-WfTw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpVJcPYaA8k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReDf3NFPkc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyKY2JbmsTI

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Whiplash for Pc best ever......

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road rash for panasonic 3do is the one i hold closest....

i absolutely loved this game. awesome soundtrack and it was so sick for it's time frame.

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Tool-assisted runs are lame. Was fairly close to the MC1 record on the original when I played it quite a bit.

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Tool-assisted runs are lame. Was fairly close to the MC1 record on the original when I played it quite a bit.

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Yeah I know, but they were the only videos that had decent quality.

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Diddy Kong Racing for N64.