For Me, Ridge Racer such an amazing franchise that always like to experience time to time, the arcade excitement gameplay with stunning tracks and ofc banging tunes from every installment by Namco Sound Team is just perfect for Me, It's been 30 years... really hope for another comeback!

It will never be the same like 1998/1999 when RRT4 was released. I wish i could go back in the time.

I'm not even a huge racing game fanatic, but recently I went on a search to see if anything was recent or upcoming that filled that Ridge Racer shaped hole for me and got absolutely NOTHING. I then thought "well SURELY someone has done something like WipeOut recently, that cyberpunk aesthetic is huge right now!"... It's insane that they just dont exist anymore!

We need new Ridge Racer. Console launch without new Ridge Racer game is a joke.

Great video! I've been replaying Ridge Racer 7 on PS3 the past few days, and it's definitely one of my all-time favorite racing games. It's pure arcade fun, no strings attached. Fantastic game.

I think R5’s gameplay is the best out of all the classic ridge racers. Every car in the game drives completely differently from one another. Half the fun is learning how each car drives differently. And getting fast enough to unlock all the upgrades versions.

RR5 im a fanatic of // it takes practice and you see the curve of improvement -- stay with it and win the maximum grand prix

Love the video, well done as always good sir. Always a pleasure knocking you into walls and poles.

Recently, Namco is said to be holding a Ridge Racer event, but before doing so, they need to announce a new game or remake or remaster. Ridge Racer's rival, Cruis'n, Hot Wheels racing game, LEGO racing game, F-Zero, and even Top Gear (Top Racer in Japan), Crazy Taxi are back. I don't understand why they can make Ace Combat, Klonoa, Baten Kaitos but not Ridge Racer. Someone is tired of waiting for the new Ridge Racer to come out for a long time, so they are developing a spiritual sequel called 'Midnight Challenge'. If OutRun and Shutokou Battle are back but Ridge Racer still isn't, Namco must be prepared to be criticized. There was OutRun 2 at British Racing Greats 2023, and Lizardcube tweeted about OutRun, Rumors are spreading in Japan that Genki is making a new Shutokou Battle.

The only Ridge Racer game I played was on the PSP, and I had a blast!

Preach it. Ridge Racer needs to come back.

Ridge Racer. Rave Racer. Rage Racer. R4 ... and the rest of the series. Played and loved all of them. OutRun SP / 2006 Coast to Coast is probably my all time favorite arcade racer. But Ridge Racer is a close second - it was my very first game for the original PlayStation. What a time it was!

2:52 - 4:24 "I'm sorry I had to let you watch that. I just needed to nerd out a bit..." NOO, why did you cut it short?? I LOVE this intro so much! The music, the graphics, everything about it! 😍 Now, just imagine a RR game on PS5. Or, maybe, don't. It'd be too sad.

I been saying this for yrs. Even tweeted they asses about a month ago. The music, the vibe, the hrs played❤

Awesome work sir thanks for the memories 😀 I loved Ridge racer type 4😊

7:55 NOSTALGIA!!

13:48 I love Ridge Racer 8: Apocalypse. Great that you mentioned it best game in the series. I love it in that one race where you gotta dodge the Doomsday Rock that keeps falling from the sky and empties your Nitro Gauge if it bumps into you.....

I genuinely think you would have liked RR7 considering your enjoyment of NFS and midnight club 3 as it's basically RR6 directors cut, with more features, content, vehicles and even vehicle customisation.

I'm always talking about Ridge Racer Type 4, I like everything about it, the intro, soundtracks, cars, I'm looking back at it so many times, it made me become a racing game fan, I will always like type 4, I wish they can put it on Android.

i really miss project Gotham racing too that game was sick

I couldn't care less about ridge racer but i was totally engaged the entire way throughthis video, fire content honestly

Haters gonna hate but for me Ridge Racer 6 is the pinnacle of the series! The amount of strategy in a race the three boosts and the drift supercharge brought to the gameplay was just nuts!

Great video, dude!

Bro...firstly, you HAVE to play Ridge Racer 7, its unbelievable

Honestly my fav is Rage Racer. It’s also my fav intro in the series.

13:10 true but theres a learning curve to it too, boost points and chaining nos, in ridge racer 7 theres very specific tuning and stuff to maximize this, truly very competetive potential

The saddest thing is, that Namco wouldn't even have to put much effort into a new Ridge Racer to have success. If they just took the PSP-approach (meaning, modern RR controls and throw in all tracks from the RR history) and put some shiny graphics on it, the game would surely be a welcome addition to the dried out racing market.

I have Ridge Racer 7 on my PS3. Its actually really good and has scored a little more higher than 6 on 360. It kinda feels more like an updated version but with more content and tweaked gameplay.

The GRID series is AWESOME.

Ridge Racer 2 on psp was and still is awesome, right up there next too type 4

I got a PSone when I was 12~13yo. It came with a few games, one of them was Rage Racer. Man I had so much fun with that game... now as a grown up I looked after the game series again, only to realize Rage Racer is one of the least appreciated games in the franchise. I played R4 recently and really loved it. I hope the franchise makes a comeback soon, because honestly Namco does know how to make racing games like no other company. Loved the video!

it was disappointing that the ps4 didn't get a ridge racer at launch or during the console's life cycle. entries of some popular playstation franchises came on the ps4, but they came so late in the ps4's life, and the ps5 was around the corner. ps4 owners had to settle for mediocre trash when we all know it still had more in the tank to host triple A titles some of which is already on ps5.

As a long time fan as I used play 6 when I see my cousin it just felt good, unfortunately this was all under Namco, not Bandai Namco there is a distinct difference, Namco went under not too long after the release of several well know games, Bandai acquired them essentially, it’s been a rough for several franchises including ridge racer since, in part why it took so long to get Ace combat 7, the sibling franchise, Bamco is unlikely to give us a return to form in 8 for several reasons but I’ve been wrong before.

You started with what may be the best game in the series (Type 4). Only it and maybe the third game (Rage Racer) seemed more like complete packages. All the other games felt like tech demos for new hardware (which they essentially were). As a side note, I liked Ridge Racer V when it launched. I think the cars handled more like the original two games for the PlayStation (Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution). I started the franchise with Ridge Racer Revolution so I was accustomed to that type of handling style. I think if you had started with those games instead of Type 4, the handling of V wouldn't have felt as jarring (although as a whole I don't know if you would like those games). Overall though, the Ridge Racer series has always been one of my favorite racing franchises.

RR type 4 has smoother handling, yes. RR 5 is remake / restart of the first Ridge Racer (and Revolution). Handling in 5 is, at its core, the same as every other RR. Normal difficulty isn´t impossible, I beat the game quite few times. Hard difficulty does not forgive any mistakes. RR 5 basically wants you to master it. It was a launch title after all, there´s not a ton of content but there´s a huge replayability - it´s hard. But that 99 trial and Pac-man races etc. unlockables were fun. Ridge racer indeed needs to come back.

I’d love a new ridge racer. I’m also craving anther Tokyo extreme racer zero.

And there some modern racing games that are still fun

Namco is focusing on Wangan Midnight when it comes to racing games

Burnout. You didn’t mention the actual GOAT. Burnout.

I will always be a fan of the ridge Racer series starting from 4.

Is it just me or I want Ridge Racer 8 will be a game that culminates all elements of previous mainline Ridge Racer games? But I want an element that hasn’t been implemented for Ridge State (setting of RR6 and RR7): free-roaming exploration where you can find certain events / illegally challenge opponents to street races. Of course, sanctioned championships and other events will still exist in that game.

RRV is good, hard but good :) I played using a NegCon, most of the cars handled fine to me, and each has personality, where as I couldn't tell you many differences between most of the 300 cars in RR4. RR6 and 7 were definitely developed for standard controllers and the controls reflect this. All of them top quality games, from RR 1 to 7

i do regret getting rid of my ps2 and 3 the only ridge racer i have left is the vita version and its not got much content still enjoy it though

Im a Daytona USA guy but i respect RRT4 😎👍

the only ridge racer i havent played is ridge racer 6 i was hoping to buy digitally on series s then found out its delisted i will try to emulate on rog ally

Ridge racer psp was probably one of the best games i've had that really got me into racing games. If namco didn't give up on this franchise, they would've been trillionaires. "The world of Ridge Racer, the only one to give me what i need. Ridge Racer" the time when namco was at it's peak of excelence.

The RR4 soundtrack is legendary no doubt, but I personally prefer the higher tempo/energy tracks from RR1 and RR Revolution. For me, I'd love to see RR get a fresh start with a modern version of the first game and going from there.

U should try RR in PSP, it a best of RR with tracks from RR1 - V. I had fun with that game, and I highly recommend it.

I feel like Ridge Racer started to get old and aged bad during a time when games transitioned to open world, racing games included. Now that we are all tired of endless open world games and the games-as-a-service BS forza is pulling, we yearn the simplicity of Ridge Racer and other old racing games. I recently played Ridge Racer 7 on PC with an emulator and it is crazy how nice it feels just to play a normal game again.

RR7 was awesome, it was like RR6 with better graphics the one's after it just completely abandoned the core concept though

Honestly the last good Ridge Racer was RR64.

What a great video Cyber! Can’t wait for the next one pookie bear 🐻

Why ignoring the original arcade Ridge Racer and its first port as THE VERY FIRST GAME ever released on PS1 and its sequel, Ridge Racer Revolution? I love them more than RRT4 TBH.

What happened to RR7 you overlooked maybe the best one in every way please rectify this and throw in some wipeout and ssx while your at it. But Thank you all the same RR deserves this video from you Cyber Snail.

Racing Games are dead is a mild exaggeration. 😂 I would love to see a new RR with UE5 nanite and PSVR2 support And modernize the gameplay with proper drift physics.

I cannot believe you didn’t play Ridge Racer 2 (2002) for the PSP. Without a doubt the best game in the series. No other game in the series comes close!

10:21 Skill issue?!

I used to body love ridge racer but it all went to shit when they introduced the slide/turbo mechanic. As i doubt that namco will ever make a true ridge racer game again, may i recommend battle gear 3 for the ps2.

13:54 Wait, what is Ridge Racer 8 Apocalypse??? I've followed the series for decades but have never heard of this (and I'm not getting any hits on Google). I saw someone else mention it in the comments, but I'm googling what they're describing (a doomsday rock?) and not finding anything, either.

RRV has the best gameplay but you got to understand it

Saying a whole franchise should come back cause one 2 hour game back in 1999 was peak is crazy.

can i just take a quick moment to gush about how absolutely chad it is to stop and pick up a woman MID RACE

Nah racing are not dead things are just kinda dry aleast for now

yeah, modern racing games are dead and lifeless, thats why i emulate TXR3 on pcsx2