Has arcade racers gone the way of the dodo - R.i.P

[Indian J.C denton]

Something i have wondered about racing games lately is that it seems like we' re getting more racing sims and simcades It does makes me think that arcade racing classics (outrun,burnout,motorstorm,f zero,etc) it looks like the only place you can find arcade racers is in the dave n busters type places and most of them never get ported and side topic the lack of arcade racers could explain the problem with rammers in racing sims and simcades

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

well actual arcades (at least where I live) are getting more and more rare (RIP)

 

[sasazuka]

Do you mean in arcades or do you mean arcade-style racing because, for the latter, there have been recent entries like Hotshot Racing and Need for Speed: Heat as well as Dirt 5 bringing back the arcade rally physics for anyone who finds Dirt Rally too technical?

(When it comes to Dirt, however, I think I still like the 2007 version best since it was at about the 50/50 point between sim and arcade before Colin McRae died in the helicopter crash and the main series got too "X-Games/Monster Energy Drink/neon splashes everywhere/nu-metal/goddamn tedious gymkhana" for my liking.)

 

[I Love Beef]

Biggest sign is that we no longer hear word of Initial D.

Sure the manga, anime, music, and soul of DRIFUTO is alive, but press F to pay respects for the mother of it all.

 

[The Last Stand]

Mario Kart doesn't count?

 

[Indian J.C denton]

Do you mean in arcades or do you mean arcade-style racing because, for the latter, there have been recent entries like Hotshot Racing and Need for Speed: Heat as well as Dirt 5 bringing back the arcade rally physics for anyone who finds Dirt Rally too technical?

(When it comes to Dirt, however, I think I still like the 2007 version best since it was at about the 50/50 point between sim and arcade before Colin McRae died in the helicopter crash and the main series got too "X-Games/Monster Energy Drink/neon splashes everywhere/nu-metal/goddamn tedious gymkhana" for my liking.)

given the reputation modern nfs has lately with most of it not being good no[/QUOTE] fuck i messed it up while replieing my bad

 

[Indian J.C denton]

Mario Kart doesn't count?

Mario Kart doesn't count?

Mario Kart doesn't count?

No

 

[sasazuka]

given the reputation modern nfs has lately with most of it not being good no fuck i messed it up while replieing my bad

I dunno, the most recent Need for Speed game I've played is Rivals on XBox 360 but some racing game channels I watch like FailRace seem to like Heat best of the most recent 3 console NFS games and I'll probably buy it when it's on the $30 racks at Walmart.

 

[Thiletonomics]

I dunno, the most recent Need for Speed game I've played is Rivals on XBox 360 but some racing game channels I watch like FailRace seem to like Heat best of the most recent 3 console NFS games and I'll probably buy it when it's on the $30 racks at Walmart.

It was a shame though that EA decided to give up on NFS Heat so quickly, even though reception to it was pretty good, compared to past NFS titles. To think that The Crew 2 is still being updated even after celebrating it's 2nd anniversary, despite how bad the game was on launch, yet NFS Heat didn't even last for a year (I think) before they stopped updating it, says a lot.

 

[Smug Chuckler]

Damn I miss the days of playing Crusin' USA and getting the ending of meeting Bill Clinton in a hottub with his hag of a wife.

 

[TendieGremlin]

I dunno, the most recent Need for Speed game I've played is Rivals on XBox 360 but some racing game channels I watch like FailRace seem to like Heat best of the most recent 3 console NFS games and I'll probably buy it when it's on the $30 racks at Walmart.

Heat's pretty good and at 30 bucks I'd say go for it. I've been having quite a bit of fun with free version of Trackmania too.

 

[Pissmaster]

well actual arcades (at least where I live) are getting more and more rare (RIP)

It seems like it's easier to find arcades now than it was 10 years ago, but arcades are now adult-oriented and tend to be a part of bars. And then you've got the giant chains: Dave & Busters, Round 1, and Main Event, which all have bars and other random activities like bowling or restaurants or whatever.

That being said, arcade racers like the OP asked about are still being made and tend to be at those huge chains, but they don't get home ports anymore. Like you just flat out can't get a home version of Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune, even though it's developed by Namco Bandai and a new one just came out at the top of this year.

 

[Ververg]

TeknoParrot has emulators for some initial D and wangan midnight games, and you can do online with em.

 

[Hypnopedosnake2]

Why can't we have another Burnout?

 

[The Last Stand]

Why can't we have another Burnout?

Criterion is busy with the next Need for Speed at the moment.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Damn I miss the days of playing Crusin' USA and getting the ending of meeting Bill Clinton in a hottub with his hag of a wife.

I remembered playing California Speed in arcades, and I think one of the races in that game featured a shopping mall, where you can run over people in there, but the way they get hit makes them appear to be like cardboard cutouts, and it's nowhere like running people over in games like GTA.

 

[Sundae]

If you want a good arcade style racer, there's Horizon Chase Turbo and the upcoming Hotshot Racing:

 

[The Penultimate Warrior]

Have you tried Wreckfest? Not a true arcade racer, but very enjoyable pick up and play driving.

 

[Indian J.C denton]

If you want a good arcade style racer, there's Horizon Chase Turbo and the upcoming Hotshot Racing:

I see your a man of culture jokes aside I loved horizon chase also would recommend top gear which inspired horizon chase

 

[Indian J.C denton]

I see your a man of culture jokes aside I loved horizon chase also would recommend top gear for the snes which inspired horizon chase