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20 Years of PlayStation - RIDGE RACER interview on Eurogamer
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Emperor Bohe
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yes please
SniperHunter
Banned
Ridge Racer Type 4 was great racer
I didn't put too much time into Ridge Racer V, but liked it as well
I didn't put too much time into Ridge Racer V, but liked it as well
DidntKnowJack
Member
The original on Playstation is still one of my favorite games of all time. I recognize there are better entries in the series, but just watching that video gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling. I put so many hours into that puppy and it only had 1 course! (And 6 total variations, of course.)
I don't think it had list it I just think it took a new but better direction
Ridge Racer 2 in the arcade (1994) added the rear view mirror, 2-player linked cabinets.
Ridge Racer Revolution on PS1 had the ability to use the Link Cable for two consoles / TVs / copies of the game. But I can't find any decent videos on Youtube any PS1 gaming using the Link Cable.
But it was Rave Racer in arcades (1995) that everybody wanted at home.
Kudos to PSP Ridge Racers and Ridge Racers 2.
Not only did they have Rave Racer's 'City' and 'Mountain' tracks (renamed Midtown Expressway and Greenpeak Highlands respectively) but Namco even bothered to make, new-for-PSP, two new tracks loosely based on Rave Racer that were never part of the 1995 coin-op arcade machine -- They were Downtown Rave City and Silvercreek Dam.
Silvercreek Dam never appeared in RR6 or RR7. Replaced with Rave City Riverfront.
stargateheaven
Member
memories.
i remember a bug in R4 where you could mess up the replays. once you finish a race, hold left or right, and that'll happen in the replay. it amused me as a child to break the replays. XD
i remember a bug in R4 where you could mess up the replays. once you finish a race, hold left or right, and that'll happen in the replay. it amused me as a child to break the replays. XD
Neff
Member
This entire article is wonderful.
We used to lug our friend's other TV into his bedroom and set up our Playstations and do just this with RRR. It was fantastic.
Rave was always my favourite, not just because we never had our console fill (neither Rage nor R4 stacked up against it imo), but because it really is the greatest RR game ever made, released at the peak of my RR obsession. Drifting, courses, visuals, music, interface, cab design... they never topped it imo, despite recycling elements of it in later games.
I would love a HD compilation or amalgamation of the first three arcade RR games with online matchmaking.
We used to lug our friend's other TV into his bedroom and set up our Playstations and do just this with RRR. It was fantastic.
But it was Rave Racer in arcades (1995) that everybody wanted at home.
Kudos to PSP Ridge Racers and Ridge Racers 2.
Not only did they have Rave Racer's 'City' and 'Mountain' tracks (renamed Midtown Expressway and Greenpeak Highlands respectively) but Namco even bothered to make, new-for-PSP, two new tracks loosely based on Rave Racer that were never part of the 1995 coin-op arcade machine -- They were Downtown Rave City and Silvercreek Dam.
Silvercreek Dam never appeared in RR6 or RR7. Replaced with Rave City Riverfront.
Rave was always my favourite, not just because we never had our console fill (neither Rage nor R4 stacked up against it imo), but because it really is the greatest RR game ever made, released at the peak of my RR obsession. Drifting, courses, visuals, music, interface, cab design... they never topped it imo, despite recycling elements of it in later games.
I would love a HD compilation or amalgamation of the first three arcade RR games with online matchmaking.
Ridge Racer 2 in the arcade (1994) added the rear view mirror, 2-player linked cabinets.
Ridge Racer Revolution on PS1 had the ability to use the Link Cable for two consoles / TVs / copies of the game. But I can't find any decent videos on Youtube any PS1 gaming using the Link Cable.
But it was Rave Racer in arcades (1995) that everybody wanted at home.
Kudos to PSP Ridge Racers and Ridge Racers 2.
Not only did they have Rave Racer's 'City' and 'Mountain' tracks (renamed Midtown Expressway and Greenpeak Highlands respectively) but Namco even bothered to make, new-for-PSP, two new tracks loosely based on Rave Racer that were never part of the 1995 coin-op arcade machine -- They were Downtown Rave City and Silvercreek Dam.
Silvercreek Dam never appeared in RR6 or RR7. Replaced with Rave City Riverfront.
AmyS your name sounds familiar, I think I have talked to you
before in other forums/threads, no?
Anyway your contributions to this thread are nothing short of exceptional! You really know your stuff when it comes to all things RR, and agree with everything you have said so far 100%. Indeed RR 2 PSP is to me, the greatest RR ever made. When played via PPSSPP emulator, with a High-grade Force Feedback wheel, high industrial pedals, and H-Pattern stick shifter, on a 110" front projection screen, the experience is nothing short of orgasmic.
See my appreciation post for the game and emulator in this thread:
http://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=2865&page=5
Unfortunately I no longer have a wheel but I'm saving up for the Accuforce Wheel which is much better than the ECCI 7000 I owned previously.
Ridge Racers PSP is my favorite RR game of all time, and harkens back to the days of when the Ridge Racer games were available only on the arcade, where you HAD to play using a steering wheel and pedals. The day I can replicate that feeling again using the Accuforce FFB wheel will be RAPTUROUS!!
This entire article is wonderful.
Oh, I've been looking for that article. From EDGE or Next Generation right?
If so which issue?
Mattlikewhoa
Member
This thread...
I think it's time to fire up the old import Playstation, and play with R4 with the JogCon...
I think it's time to fire up the old import Playstation, and play with R4 with the JogCon...
Has anyone seen this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOrliq8cvSo
Pretty cool remake of the original R4 intro. I have no doubt namco could make a new game that looks close to that in realtime if they made it exclusively for PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOrliq8cvSo
Pretty cool remake of the original R4 intro. I have no doubt namco could make a new game that looks close to that in realtime if they made it exclusively for PC.
LOL at the new Reiko.
Ugh...Boobs McTeenyskirt isn't a patch on the original Reiko.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Argh. That is NOT Reiko!
Also hated what they did with RRV's model, I can't even remember her name. But they dared to replace Reiko with another girl. The game was awesome, though.
edit: Here she is: Ai Fukami.
I'll never understand why they did that.
Also hated what they did with RRV's model, I can't even remember her name. But they dared to replace Reiko with another girl. The game was awesome, though.
edit: Here she is: Ai Fukami.
I'll never understand why they did that.
She can't even squeeze out the smile because she's too busy cringing at being a part of that video:
SolidSnakex
Member
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
Ridge Racer threads are usually always a downer because we aren't getting a new one any time soon, but kudos for turning this into something of a love-in for those of us who love this series 
I think it's time to dig out my PSP and play through Ridge Racers 1 & 2 again.
I think it's time to dig out my PSP and play through Ridge Racers 1 & 2 again.
She can't even squeeze out the smile because she's too busy cringing at being a part of that video:
LOL^
Neff
Member
It is indeed from Edge, but I'm afraid I don't remember the issue, since I scanned pages and images from my magazines many years ago, and no longer have them.
Iirc it was from a preview page for RRR.
Okay cool, because it's not in the RRR preview in Next Generation issue 13, January 1996.
I guess I must have bought the issue of Edge with the more interesting RRR preview because I do remember reading it and it talked about the link cable and had pictures like the one you posted.
IIRC, articles in Edge appeared a month or two before they were in Next Generation. I could be wrong though.
Edit: got the Edge RRR preview!
Also, here's NG's in depth look at the original PlayStation conversion of the first game:
I can't help but wonder if Namco regrets not porting the PSP version of RR2 over to consoles, since that is the superior game over 6&7. I love 7 to death but doesn't hold a candle to 7.
Anyone know the name of the announcer for Rage Racer? She's my favorite one out of all of them.
Anyone know the name of the announcer for Rage Racer? She's my favorite one out of all of them.
CosmicSmash
Banned
The Kaz Hirai Ridge Racer meme always pained me because the people that would repeat it usually didn't know and/or give a shit about the Ridge Racer series.. :/
I feel the same way. In fact I was going to make a comment very similar to yours. I watched the 2006 Sony Conference in its entirety yesterday, and when the Ridge Racer moment came up, I really couldn't comprehend why this moment turned into such a popular meme. I mean, the guy was excited about the original Ridge Racer running on PSP, and consequently yelled out "RIIIIDGE RACERR remember that one guys?" as a result. I found it amusing and cool as a fellow RR fan but didn't find it funny in a "lets make fun at him" kind of way.
Maybe someone can shed some light on why this because such a popular meme.
Plus the fact that NuReiko walks like she's shit herself.
Ridge Racer was really the best racing game I've played. It could get your heart pumping, and it kept you coming back to get very satisfying victories over the most difficult cars. Today's racers are super real but not nearly as fun in my opinion.
I would love a PS4 Ridge Racer Revival so much. Sooo much.
Also, the guy in the article is playing Ridge Racer terribly. Get a Ne-G-Con, sir!
P.S.: Thanks for these article scans and other nostalgia. They are great!
I would love a PS4 Ridge Racer Revival so much. Sooo much.
Also, the guy in the article is playing Ridge Racer terribly. Get a Ne-G-Con, sir!
P.S.: Thanks for these article scans and other nostalgia. They are great!
No problem. Got them from the internet archive.
I'm just kinda annoyed I couldn't find that EDGE article that showed RRR link-up with two TVs and PS1 consoles.
Wow, whoever made this really fucked up on Reiko's model.
What's really a shame is that none of the other journalists/game reviewers/gaming magazine websites have even acknowledged the 20 year anniversary of this incredible and classic racing franchise. Giant Bomb? Game Trailers? Gamespot? The Escapist? Nothing...nada...zilch. Goes to show all they give a shit about is money.
If Gamefan was still around I have no doubt they would be paying homage to the 20 years since we've had Ridge Racer games.
Not just a great ridge racer game but a great game in general.
Can someone point to another arcade racing game on the ps3 as good as this?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Isn't Ridge Racer 6 only $5 this week? Not sure how well it holds up, but I played it to death at the 360 launch window.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I really liked Pure and Split Second. Also Outrun 2 was available at one time.
They're too busy wasting time writing about the latest mediocre flavor of the month.
There's nothing else on the PS3 like RR7 but another good arcade racer is Burnout Paradise.
It's time for a 2016 bump!
With Namco recently polling Japanese gamers on which Ridge Racer (and Ace Combat) game they want remakes of, I feel it's time to take another look at the classic Ridge Racer games, the way they looked and the technical advancements made during the early-to-mid 90s in real-time CG for arcade games, as well as the PSX versions. Rather than, merely remembering the downturns the franchise has taken after Ridge Racer 7 on PS3.
Major updates in my posts with many Edge articles. Even though Edge is the sister publication to Next Generation, I have found that the Edge articles are quite superior in their depth, layout and number of pictures.
Many edits, and more EDGE Rave Racer / PowerVR articles, some that did not have equivalents in NG.
With Namco recently polling Japanese gamers on which Ridge Racer (and Ace Combat) game they want remakes of, I feel it's time to take another look at the classic Ridge Racer games, the way they looked and the technical advancements made during the early-to-mid 90s in real-time CG for arcade games, as well as the PSX versions. Rather than, merely remembering the downturns the franchise has taken after Ridge Racer 7 on PS3.
Major updates in my posts with many Edge articles. Even though Edge is the sister publication to Next Generation, I have found that the Edge articles are quite superior in their depth, layout and number of pictures.
Many edits, and more EDGE Rave Racer / PowerVR articles, some that did not have equivalents in NG.