How Colin McRae Rally Changed Rally Racing Games Forever...

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Join me as we take a deep dive into Colin McRae Rally, arguably the most important Rally Racing game ever made. This amazing game was released on the PlayStation (PS1) and PC. We're going to explore everything from the various Rally stages, gameplay, and also, there will be a tribute to the main man himself, Colin McRae at the end to honour his impact not just in the Rally / Motorsport community, but also the gaming community. There were many driving / racing games around in the mid-late 90s including Gran Turismo, Ridge Racer, and TOCA. These games were all gems in their own right, but none them explored the idea of what would make an amazing Rally experience. Colin McRae Rally is the start of an incredibly important series which has now evolved into the Dirt game series. I hope you enjoy!
00:00 Prologue
00:34 Intro / Development
01:14 Game Story: The Championship
05:51 Gameplay
07:20 Driving Assists
08:36 Rally School / Other Game Modes
09:27 Colin McRae: Tribute to a Legend
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@brunoduran2847 6 ай бұрын

In 2003 my dad found the ps1 version in his work and bring back home. We were absolutely in love with it playing everyday for years, it's one of my foundest memories from that time. We were struggling to make a living and when we played Colin McRae was really one of the best times I've ever had with my old man. I sent my dad this video and he still remembers and this will be a forever bond between my father and I.

@RetroSamBam 6 ай бұрын

That's so lovely to hear that you and your dad have many fond memories playing this game ❤️ it's amazing how much these games impact our lives, particularly when looking back at where we were in our lives when first playing them ❤️

@heyleemanzeron 7 ай бұрын

I remember this game having the funniest cheats. Driving a hovercraft was one of the highlights of my early gaming memories.

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

You could also get abducted by aliens on the special stages 😂

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

@@RetroSamBamdefinitely. It also the only ever CMR game to feature Indonesian rally until EA SPORTS WRC. All rally cars in CMR1 are still iconic even in 2024!

@hirokawiti4932 7 ай бұрын

He used to play this game in between stages to keep his skills warm

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

All 78 rally stages?

@rally_chronicles 7 ай бұрын

I just got back into rally. I like watching WRC highlights from 1999 to 2003. Golden time.

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

Same goes to the highlights from 2004 to 2008 WRC SEASONS.

@C.I... 6 ай бұрын

7:30 The red glow effect lighting up the mud and the rear of the car is incredible - how did they do that? Is it a simple as a texture swap, because if so, the artist did an amazing job. It has to be a tint effect on the texture in VRAM, because the mud is dynamic.

@mikecook6104 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this game. My first intro into speed running, kinda. Me and a friend from work, who was an amateur rally driver used to try and beat each others times on certain stages. We would save them to memory cards and exchange them. Every time trying to shave even the smallest time off each others times. 😊 Used to love going to watch the big man at the rally of GB. IF IN DOUBT, FLAT OUT

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

What are your favourite WRC cars in Colin McRae Rally 1? For me McRae's Impreza 555, Ford Focus, and 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1. All those cars in CMR 1 returned in EA SPORTS WRC.

@RetroSamBam 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Please give the video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, and please subscribe if you want to see more videos like this! Fun Fact: you don't actually need to complete the full night stage in Rally School. There's a cheeky turn at the start which cuts the whole track out and takes you to the end 😉

@hughjass8430 5 ай бұрын

Many fond memories of this game. Was 16 at the time, starting to go places with friends and do my own thing. Remember getting the bus into the city in summer '98 and picking up Colin Mcrae Rally in a small indie game shop (now long gone) Think I bought a dualshock controller as well. We all went back to my place that evening and were blown away by the graphics and feel of it, especially the constantly rumblimg controller. Such great times, young, carefree and happy.

@RetroSamBam 5 ай бұрын

Those were the days 🥰

@joaocolaco1498 15 күн бұрын

Seeing the car getting dirty blew my mind in the 90s

@nerdius8204 7 ай бұрын

What a blast to play, back in the day. Center pivot physics were something that turned me off, but once you get the hang of it, its alright for a rallying game. One thing that no one really mentions: Codemasters used to have such a great UI design as seen in this game and in general until the more recent games where the menus became very generic. CMR 2 - CMR 2005 had a very minimalistic but stylished approach. The first 2 race driver games and dirt 2 had and interactive office/trailer and grids menu was basically set in a pit garage. Hope EA's influence wont strip away this quirk of Codemasters.

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

EA SPORTS WRC carried this legacy from CMR 1.

@nerdius8204 6 ай бұрын

@@purwantiallan5089 the center pivot or the ui design?

@TheVRRacer 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Great video!

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

This and CMR2.0 no doubt are the GOATED CMR game along with 2007's DiRT 1 and 2019's DIRT RALLY 2.

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

I also remembered a lot about the Indonesian Rally in CMR 1998 that eventually, returned in EA SPORTS WRC.

@user-nv3se1vw9s 7 ай бұрын

This brought back some memories, loved it! Great video

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

@ScottFK86 7 ай бұрын

Cracking video and nice little tribute to the Legend at the end. I grew up playing this and 2.0 and with playing DiRT Rally since early access release, Rally 2.0 and EA Sports WRC. It got me in the mood to play the older games again so downloaded them on my laptop and still alot of fun.

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed the video! These older games certainly have a certain charm to them and CMR still feels like a dream to play, even today ❤️

@PlutoniumBlea 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for uploading.

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

No worries, glad you enjoyed it 😁❤️

@bengibson5244 7 ай бұрын

This is where I get my inspiration for driving the van! 😂

@blakejanssen1135 7 ай бұрын

Can't wait for this to blow up, I needed more retro content!

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁 There's plenty more to come

@Werner34567 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting and nice video. Sadly i didnt have this game as a kid. But i played the shit out of Colin McRae Rally 2 and Rally Championship 2000

@RetroSamBam 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😁 both of those were awesome games too!

@Ogreatgames-ey3ri 8 ай бұрын

Awesome! these are some of my favorite game.

@RetroSamBam 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

@AfroMyrdal 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video man! Subbed 😁👍🏻

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the sub 😁

@ViperRacing7 8 ай бұрын

Great video, short and snappy and put together very well. Just came across this thanks to YT recommendations. I loved the original game and it kicked off one of my favourite racing series' of all time (Alongside the Driver series) The sequel did blow this one out of the water however the original definitely did it right when starting a new series, I've still got a huge love for this game even today and as someone who has done several hundreds of hours worth of speedrunning this too it definitely goes down as one of my Top 5 racing games of all time. To give further feedback, I've seen that you covered several games already including Crash of the Titans (A game I am also very fond of) so it'll be interesting to see what other games you do going forward. Keep it up man :)

@RetroSamBam 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for taking the time to write that, I really appreciate the feedback and glad to hear you enjoyed the video! 😁

@colin528 7 ай бұрын

Samir! You’re hitting the cones!

@purwantiallan5089 6 ай бұрын

2024 now we got this: Lanzhu Zhong to Yuu Takasaki: Yuu-chan, you're hitting the cones! Yuu-chan!

@marker89 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@emcdt1461 8 ай бұрын

Nice video, always good to see CMR stuff on KZfaq. Are you going to cover the rest of the CMR series?

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video! I'm planning to cover CMR2 sometime in the future. I've also got Toca 2, Ridge Racer Type 4 and Gran Turismo 1 and 2 on my list at the moment as well 😁

@jamieoconnor1916 3 ай бұрын

Hello 👋 from Ireland Sam Bam 😀 thanks for the memories 😊 and this savage review of one of my favourite games from my childhood 😀 I have great respect for Colin mcrae 😊

@RetroSamBam 3 ай бұрын

Hey Jamie, thanks for watching! glad you enjoyed the video 😁

@jamieoconnor1916 3 ай бұрын

@RetroSamBam Hey 👋 Sam, bam, thanks for the kind words 🙏 you're very welcome, my friend

@AvexFuddle 7 ай бұрын

Nice, I haven’t played this since it was new, I should really give it another go, it does still look great 👍

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's definitely worth giving it another go. The cars still feel great to play with after all these years!

@seanf12012 7 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic game. I bought when it got released i was amazed by it.

@SloofmanPlays 6 ай бұрын

Colin McRae rocked!

@leonst.7471 7 ай бұрын

I hope they keep the algorithm this way every 4th or 5th recommended video is from some of you smaller yters which I find and subscribe to with topics in which I am interested.

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

I hope they keep the algorithm this way too 😅😂 thanks for the like and subscribing. I really appreciate it 😁

@RankAndFileGuy 8 ай бұрын

I've beaten this classic like 20 times past these 25 years or so. I love the PC version the most but sadly with each new Windows OS there's always a new challenge to make it run. I don't like the rough 24 fps on the PS1 version. PC is smooth as butter and great fun. The physics aren't realistic but they're insanely fun. Next best thing is Rally Trophy, and Mobil 1 Rally Championship my two other favs of all time. Edit: Oh and I almost forgot. Night states are just plainly bad. It would have been a perfect gem if it hadn't been for those nearly undriveable night stages.

@84Justino 7 ай бұрын

My mother used to turn the electricty off....1AM school next day, don't guive a f**k! Just one more stage!

@potatofrogs5999 5 ай бұрын

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 was so good.

@RetroSamBam 5 ай бұрын

Yeah it really was ❤️

@argylemad 5 ай бұрын

I think V Rally was more fun to play, but this was definitely the better experience all round

@PREDATORGAMINGHD1376 6 ай бұрын

I ues to play this game a lot back in day wen I ues to have my ps1

@james2651 5 ай бұрын

It was either this game or a slightly later game that I played on PC (it had rain - does this version have rain?). I don't know how I got it, but I played it a fair bit and my uncle, who was into racing and cars, taught me a bit about how to set up the car for different conditions, especially the suspension, which improved the driving performance a lot. What a game for its time and easily my favourite racing game (even though I'm still not sure on the exact version). Years later I got my hands on a copy of a new version on console and it just wasn't the same.

@RetroSamBam 5 ай бұрын

This game does indeed have rain and it really made a difference to the handling. I personally found cars in CMR easier to control in the rain, and also a lot more fun to play with. The newer versions are great for hardcore rally fans in my opinion, but incredibly hard for the rest of us casual gamers 😂

@rever7zukuk386 5 ай бұрын

I played the demo to death. Never got round to buying the full game though 😢

@johnny5805 16 күн бұрын

Ah, Colin McRae. The man who killed 2 kids, and had he survived, would still be in jail today for vehicular manslaughter. He even took his son's friend; Ben, without his parents' permission ! Plus his license to fly expired 2 years earlier.

@sergiostara8710 8 ай бұрын

I own another version, the "colin mcrae rally bestseller no.1" when there is a subaru impreza 22b (totally blue) instead of impreza wrc. Rally of austria instead of monte carlo and another little differences, by the way the gameplay is the same

@RetroSamBam 8 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I wonder why they made the changes for that version though 🤔

@sergiostara8710 8 ай бұрын

@@RetroSamBam there are no explanations on the web about this

@emcdt1461 8 ай бұрын

@RetroSamBam Regarding differences, the PC version also has another 2WD car for use in Novice difficulty. Namely, the Renault Megane It also has two hidden cars only accessible through cheats

@nomoredarts8918 7 ай бұрын

It didn't change anything. It defines everything

@DiceStrike 7 ай бұрын

Codemasters is the reason why EA upped their game

@nerdius8204 7 ай бұрын

I hope codemasters wont be the next studio EA will shut down once their became unprofitable due to EA's own bad Business decisions. The list of good Studios killed by EA is long, here are some examples: - Westwood (known for Command and Conquer) - Pandemic ( Star wars Battlefront, Mercenaries) - Origin ( Wing Commander, Ultima ) - Bullfrog ( Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper )

@DiceStrike 7 ай бұрын

@@nerdius8204 you said it out loud - the Matrix has heard you

@Bouljghard 7 ай бұрын

What about the Renault among the 2 wheel drives?

@RetroSamBam 7 ай бұрын

I was playing the US version for this video and it wasn't on there. Now that you've mentioned it though, I remember seeing it on the Fandom Wiki. Sorry for not including it :(