What's the first racing game that you ever played?

"Bourbon&JellyBeans" (bourbonandjellybeans) 04/24/2017 at 15:12 • Filed to: None

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Mine was Top Gear for the SNES. I won’t forget this music for as long as I live.

Stapleface > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:14

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Pole Position

djmt1 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:16

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“Til the sweat drop down my...”

Sweet Trav > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:16

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:17

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Probably pole position.

dogisbadob > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:18

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probably some arcade game

Boxer_4 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:18

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Sweet Trav > djmt1 04/24/2017 at 15:19

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That sound track brings back so many memories. I was so happy in NFS:U2 when they had the GTO.

Lokiparts > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:20

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It would have to either be Pole Position or R/C Pro-AM... although the later definitely sticks out in my mind more.

Mercedes Streeter > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:21

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First car game I’ve played was Spy Hunter (1983). First racing game was either California Cruisin’ or Mario Kart 64.

First racing game I’ve ever owned though was Gran Turismo 3.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Stapleface 04/24/2017 at 15:21

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Crazy how there’s a 11 year difference between these games and yet they look kinda similar.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:22

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Does Spyhunter count?

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/24/2017 at 15:22

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I’ll accept it!

itschrome > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:22

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Oh I dunno probable pole position. But I played the shit of of that top gear game. that and fzero!, didn’t get super hooked till the first GT on play station 1..

Bourbon&JellyBeans > djmt1 04/24/2017 at 15:23

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This was my jam, man.

CTSenVy > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:25

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Probably one of these two from the Magnavox Odyssey 2 my parents picked up from a thrift store in the early 80's Spinout! And Speedway!

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Boxer_4 04/24/2017 at 15:25

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Oh, yeah. There’s a 50's style diner in my hometown that has this game in its arcade.

RallyWrench > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:25

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Race Macchu Picchu!! Man that takes me back. In the breakdown part of the song when the “drums” drop out I used to feel extra serious, like “Ok... now it’s on.”

The first racing game I ever played was a Ferrari F1 game in black & white on my mom’s original Mac, you steered with the arrow keys and the car sound was horrible.

404 - User No Longer Available > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:25

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The Duel: Test Drive 2 on our family’s 386DX PC:

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-duel-test-drive-ii-sa

Honourable Mention: Stunts

Nibby > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:26

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Probably this

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:26

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it was probably like crusin’ usa or something at an arcade but my first at home would have been Need for Speed 2 for the PC

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:27

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Boxer_4 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:27

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The one I always played was in the arcade of a small local mall. I miss that mall...

Saracen > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:30

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Arcade: Outrun

Console: F-Zero

OPPOsaurus WRX > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/24/2017 at 15:30

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thats what I was wondering until I remembered my parents had atari

Takuro Spirit > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:32

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I’m old so it was probably this:

Takuro Spirit > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 15:33

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OH GOD THE FLASHBACKS

MPA > Boxer_4 04/24/2017 at 15:33

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Dodge Em or Enduro Racer on the Atari 2600. Arcade game, maybe Pole Position.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > itschrome 04/24/2017 at 15:34

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Yeah, when I played TG, I wasn’t “into” racing, it was just another game. I think I probably didn’t get into racing until Test Drive for the PS2, released in 2002. I thought it was just amazing that you could play pong while the game loaded.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:34

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Cruisin USA, maybe? In the big arcade set up with the two players with wheels and everything.

Other than that, it was NFS Underground 2 for PS2.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:34

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These came bundled with the N64 that Santa brought me in 2001. I don’t remember which one I played first so I’ll put them both.

CTSenVy > Takuro Spirit 04/24/2017 at 15:35

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I actually fixed up the Odyssey as a project in electronics repair in college. Still even play around with it now and then.

Tripper > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:36

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Smackin the shit out of that doucher “Biff” with my chain.

CTSenVy > Boxer_4 04/24/2017 at 15:37

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Small world, I just saw one of those arcade machines on the back of a truck today, while driving to work.

deekster_caddy > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:39

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I mean if you don’t count Pole Position, the first one I spent a lot of time with was Need for Speed II and NFSIISE. That’s the system that drove me to figure out how to create a LAN with BNC cables so my friend and I didn’t have to play split-screen anymore!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:40

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Probably Outrun. We had it on 5 1/4" floppy. Never played it as much as a demo for Whiplash (DOS) (aka Fatal Racing, later bought the full version), nor as much as MegaRace (Windows) or Wipeout on the N64.

GUYMANDUDE > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:41

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Roadblasters

Takuro Spirit > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 15:41

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I haven’t even SEEN one since I was a kid... not sure what happened to ours. I just know there was a big gap between the Odyssey and our NES that we eventually got.

jimz > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:42

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I do believe it would have been Night Driver on the Atari VCS (yes, back before “2600" became its official product name.)

Jonee > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:42

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Sprint. And it was awesome.

Die-Trying > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:49

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good times.......

AkursedX > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:50

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The first arcade-game was Pole Position:

The first home-arcade game was Excitebike:

CTSenVy > Takuro Spirit 04/24/2017 at 15:51

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Usually if I mention one people have never even heard of it. I was pleasantly surprised it has a bit of a cult following in the retro gaming shows I have gone to.

Shift24 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:53

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Yall need to step your game up

Klaus Schmoll > 404 - User No Longer Available 04/24/2017 at 15:54

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Came to post Test Drive, but you reminded me of Stunts. Spent hours building tracks, the actual driving was a bit meh, though.

Takuro Spirit > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 15:55

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Same. When all my friends had Ataris we had the goofy thing with a keyboard and game cartridges with handles.

TheHondaBro > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 15:56

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Either Diddy Kong Racing or Mario Kart 64.

CTSenVy > Takuro Spirit 04/24/2017 at 15:59

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I’m getting all nostalgic over here, going have to play a game of KC’s Crazy Chase or two.

Takuro Spirit > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 16:06

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I might have to pick one up and put it next to the wife’s NES I recently unearthed, maybe play some Baseball! for old time’s sake

CTSenVy > Takuro Spirit 04/24/2017 at 16:12

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God I hated that game, mostly because my older Sister would destroy me in it....

19JRC99 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 16:13

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This.

19JRC99 > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 16:14

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That was one of my first, but not the very first.

CTSenVy > Die-Trying 04/24/2017 at 16:15

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I loved that game!

just-a-scratch > Stapleface 04/24/2017 at 16:19

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This. I rarely made it past qualifying as a kid. I can now, but I’m still not great.

Old games are unforgiving.

Takuro Spirit > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 16:19

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I barely remember it. I mostly played Pitfall at a friend’s, then so much Mario and RC ProAm when he got a NES.

My babysitter’s husband worked for a video game repair company, and they’d always have a cool console in the garage to play on. I think that’s where I first played Pole Position. I remember not being able to see over the wheel...

Bourbon&JellyBeans > 19JRC99 04/24/2017 at 16:26

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Holy crap I forgot about this.

TorqueToYield > Tripper 04/24/2017 at 16:28

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Fuck biff seriously.

TorqueToYield > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 16:30

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Excitebike was probably the first. But MicroMachines for NES was definitely the best!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 16:44

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Oddly enough mine was Top Gear Rally on the N64.

HammerheadFistpunch > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 17:02

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Stapleface > just-a-scratch 04/24/2017 at 17:03

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I can still remember the lady’s voice. Prepare to Qualify.

You weren’t kidding. That game was not easy.

Stapleface > Jonee 04/24/2017 at 17:20

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God I sure sucked at that game. I couldn’t see dropping quarters into that though when Pole Position was same price.

Stapleface > AkursedX 04/24/2017 at 17:21

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I played the shit out of Excitebike. I could spend hours building a track just to piss people off.

Jonee > Stapleface 04/24/2017 at 17:23

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Well, it pre-dates Pole Position. Pole Position was a revelation when it came out. Being able to go head to head in Sprint is really what made it great. And those steering wheels would spin really fast. I got good at knowing just how to flick them for the corners.

t0ast > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 17:46

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Difficult to say for sure since I first started playing games around age 5 on an Atari at my grandparents’ house, but it was likely Enduro (or Night Driver, but Night Driver sucked). I still have that same cartridge somewhere in my modest collection.

I do clearly remember the first one I owned and regularly played though, which was F-1 Race for the GameBoy. I went through the Grand Prix mode countless times and positively crushed the few who dared challenge me via Link Cable at (elementary) school.

Die-Trying > CTSenVy 04/24/2017 at 18:14

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and the awesome thing was that there was an adapter that allowed you to have 4 kids all playing at the same time.......

NJAnon > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 19:37

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do the old arcade race games count? that old rally truck iron man 4 player race game. It was pretty lackluster but 4 people could race at the same time was a big deal in the 1980's.

theloudmouth > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 19:55

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Yeeesssss, so many memories of pursuing the upgrades.

The Compromiser > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/24/2017 at 21:16

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Pole position. Yes I’m old. How did you know?

Pistol Whipped Cream > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/25/2017 at 14:29

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This was mine too! I will have to go home and play this today. I really wish I had Bought Top Gear 2. I remember renting it a few times. The white car is the best!

Bourbon&JellyBeans > Pistol Whipped Cream 04/25/2017 at 15:08

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Lol I haven’t played it since I was very young, but I remember always liking the blue car just for the color.

Pistol Whipped Cream > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/25/2017 at 17:27

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At least you didn’t like the purple car. That was the car my sister always chose.

wiffleballtony > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/26/2017 at 11:35

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RT > Bourbon&JellyBeans 05/07/2017 at 08:27

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