"Why did you take photros of the building?" I would have replied: "I'm making a driving game of this city and need the textures."

Man Iranian gaming KZfaq does NOT mess around

The game telling the player "You shouldn't mess with people's lives" before crashing itself goes hard

Telling Iranians that piracy is a serious crime that they cannot get away with is the funniest thing to come out of this.

threatening people by saying if they try to crack their game they will have to deal with the police is hilarious

The fake reports of the game winning awards and shit had me laughing hard. That level of propaganda would make Kim proud lmaoo

7:30 someone getting clapped here💀

In Iran, loitering around a shop without intending to buy is practically a crime. You'll spot signs scolding you for just standing there, blocking the way to someone's paycheck. And dare you window shop too long, some shopkeeper might just lose it and tell you to scram. But that's just the start. Decide you wanna try on a piece of clothing and then not buy it? Brace yourself for some serious cold shoulder action. A simple 'thanks' or 'bye' gets you nothing but a glare. It's like you're pressured into buying stuff just because you dared to touch it. And don't get me started on the judgment. This place could give a masterclass in it. Forget 'don't judge'; that concept is alien there. Plus, the racism? It's next-level. Afghans bear the brunt so harshly, it's not even funny, mocked on national TV and all. But hey, if you're from the West, roll out the red carpet. Corruption? It's the national sport. Ever wonder why some trashy game is flush with cash? Easy. Money's being pocketed, not paid where it's due. The country's run by what feels like a mafia, with this group called 'Sepah' having their fingers in every pie. Trying to do your own thing? Forget about it. Everything's gotta go through them, directly or not. And it's not just games; it's apps, you name it. Oh, and cracking down on people for, well, cracking their game? Just another Tuesday there. As for the government and cultural vibes, it's dictatorship 101. Even getting birth control is a mission.

2 words : 1. MONEY 2. LAUNDERING

You did it. You found the final boss of bad racing games. I had no idea it could get worse than Big Rigs.

The X-Files theme being in the game is especially hilarious considering how memed it is nowadays. Edit: I am old

It's possible to make a game where you respect traffic laws and make it actually fun, Tokyo Bus Guide did that, but that game actually had effort put into it as well as offering a strict but fair challenge.

200,000 tomans is actually worth $3.17 😭 Edit 1 (2024-05-31): 200,000 tomans is worth $3.38

I love that you went from FH tuning and reviews to covering corruption and cheating for price money in racing tournaments to covering video games funded by questionable means to now going for actual investigations into embezzlement...

Dude as an Iranian this shit hits so close to home 😂, can’t wait for future videos, btw there’s a game called “Shetab dar Shahr” which translates to “Speed in the city” if you wanna check out something similar to this for a future video.

6:31 It’s cool how this game based on the sia cartoon got referenced in the actual cartoon. It reminds me of how the ducktales reboot referenced their NES game because they added lyrics to the moon level theme.

Amount of games like THIS from Iran really amuses me. In Russia, we used to have A LOT of awful games made in 2000-2008, but most of them had redeeming features or were "So bad they're actually fun" thing going on. But those are just bad code with awful textures strapped on it.

Rule 1 of abiding by traffic laws. If your car spontaneously clips through the road, don't panic, that happens sometimes.

how are you allowed to mock the Iranian government while living in Iran

4:52 Full translation: "Every family is waiting for their loved ones. You should not play with people's lives."

I love how this fun video about an obscure game turned into some journalist/detective documentary about a potential fraudster lmao

So far I know Tehran for two things; a Spongebob fan film and this game.

I like your videos about Iranian video games and they've been my favorite thing from your channel lately. You are the only KZfaqr I know who makes coverage on this very niche and obscure topic. Hope that more of these will come from the future and subscribed!

"you shouldn't play with people's lives" has to be the most peak game over dialogue i've seen in any game

"List of doctor sami Games" - Truck in Tehran (2003) - Driving in Tehran (2004) - Pyongyang in Tehran (2012) - Game Console in Tehran (2014) - Detective in Tehran (2015)

I can't believe that this video actually has more effort than a whole iranian goverment game 💀

Bro went from playing a game to a 5 star difficulty watchdogs mission

Man I like the topics you pick for your new videos. Gives us more perspective of games and game development in one of countries that is only more recently entering video game market.

you know its gonna be good when the video opens with "its 2005 in iran"

beginning: a review about bad racing game end: exposing corrupt iranian

5:31 USA Highway Simulator 2024

Very well documented video. It's really good to watch this kind of videos, keep going!

8:44 Desert Bus was never canceled, in fact, it was finished and you can buy and play it right now.

"you shouldnt play with people's lives" *game crashes* Thats very advanced horror

I have been watching many summerian and akkadian history videos lately, I wonder if youtube crossed that with my liking for bad games and recommended me your video haha, great vid

This is a really well made video, love the editing and research that went into it

3:04 the road texture looks suspiciously similar to the one in highway 17 from half life 2

You know what funny? 3 out of 5 cars are technically Peugeot 405!

7:52 how to get ahold of an ambulance! 1. Steal a police car 2. Paint it green and put the word "Ambulance" on it. 3. Profit!

What a very interesting video. I wasn't expecting all the suspense and conspiracy. Great work!

I'm gonna take a mild guess that that game development was a massive corruption scandal that managed to be kept under wraps due to governmental involvement. It may have rightfully left a lot of people jittery. The door to that doctor's building is gorgeous though.

Asking this as an iranian, are you actually iranian? Cause youre the only dude on this platform I've seen that has actually made videos about iranian games, and the ones ive seen are like actually kinda good games not these government made games that you only see in tv ads

3 million dollars, more than 10 sponsorships and 5 years to make a game this garbage while some people can pay like 10 dollars for a good game creator engine and make a 1000x more enjoyable game

"you can buy back the sia family for 4 dollars" is the best part of the game tbh

Damn I didn't expect for it to get so sketchy at the end, I'm happy you are ok.

Sometimes you look at the variables and think "oh this is gonna be no offensive PSA about driving" Then u see the gameplay. And question humanity

love how this video turned from video game review to investigation!

10:43 i need this long answer

I love when videos about something seemingly benign end up turning into investigative journalism

That part where if you kill a person the game crashes is one thing but the fact that like half the game is scrapped is even funnier

2:27 "I'd rather eat crap x2" Idk why, but I'm gonna use that more often.

Just found out this channel today and I gotta say it got the most obscure and unhinged content I've seen and I'm not even that into racing games, almost jumped on my seat when he showed that phone recorded footage lol.

If $9,600 is three years' worth of income in Iran, then I feel extremely privileged in Malaysia since you can get a new car for that much from the two local automobile manufacturers, one of them with relationships to Toyota and Daihatsu, yet middle class Malaysians can afford to pay off a 3 year loan with a fraction of their monthly income. I never realized how small the purchasing power of Iranians are. As for the game, yeah it's a scam that would make The Day Before blush.

"Warning, buget does not Exceed 23¥"

Oh my god bro some of the background music youve used gave me flashback of the racing game called need for madness

In Syria we had a great software industry since the early 90s. Games were made by small teams and with a fraction of this budget.

3:53 what is that wacky ass laughter😭😭😭

10 thousand lines of code? That sounds like half of my monthly game school project lmao

This video was insane especially at the end, good work lmao

3:42 I also recognize that engine note. Sounds like it was lifted directly from Gran Turismo 2 🤣

I did not expect this rabbit hole to go so deep. Somebody has to do some digging into it. Everything from the whearabouts of Doctor Sami, the $3,000,000 he most likely embezzled to "make" the game, and what connections the suspicious doctor's office has to SRP.

built from the ground up ‼🔥🗣

4:00 to be fair, if the game is already open, a button with that icon always closes the game, it's exactly what I expected to happen

Great video, thanks for doing the extra legwork as well!

Lol, when you mentioned the game "Driver" and described it as having entire cities to drive in, I couldnt help but remember being a kid and renting "Driver" from the video store, only to never even be able to finish the damn "driving test" tutorial at the beginning.. ive always wanted to get past that part, but its one of those "White Whales" in video games to get that far.

At 4:51 it says “Every family is waiting for their loved ones, you shouldn’t play with people’s lives”, but love the dedication of this channel 😂

DUDE THE NEED FOR MADNESS BGM! Rlly touched my inner childhood. All my old videos are literally my gameplay of that game. Missed it soo much

This is incredible. I appreciate your dedication on researching this

Killer content with boots on the ground investigating! Nice upload Sepi, so glad I subbed.

Your videos are fascinating, and truly something only you could make. Before seeing your video on the wheel camera, I always assumed the Middle Eastern video game scene was more or less identical to the American one (or the Japanese one, for that matter). Keep up the good work! And as a journalist myself, I encourage you to keep looking into things that don't seem right to you!

That Deus Ex music was a nice touch, considering how DEEP that potential rabbit hole went.

This video has more effort behind it than the game itself. You earned a sub. Stay safe.

As soon as I heard, "Built from the ground up", I knew where you were going, eventually.

I was wondering where you went a few days ago because you haven't posted in a while, and this video seems to show why. This video is incredibly interesting, you definitely spent a lot of time researching all of this stuff, at the end it even feels like a police documentary coming from a video where you originally seem to just talk about a horrible Iranian racing game from 19 years ago.. I didn't even know that Iran had games or even a car company. This video felt longer than 15 minutes, those cutscenes are also so ridiculous. Why is there a realistic guy and everyone else looks like a really weird cartoon character? Insane how all of this and your video of the other game console are just from Iran, imagine how many other countries have such weird, mysterious games like this

"Iran is a police state!" Iranian police: 6:52

Dude, what a great video. Thanks for actually visiting the adress, very interesting overall!

this is like the second game that had some help with the government that was posted on this channel, this is gonna be interesting

Great video, but i didn't expect that you risk yourself in searching of Mr.semi. Stay safe!

I know this is off topic but what is the font you used for the close captions?

its good day when sepi uploads new video

I remember when this was released , I was so excited bout it at the time expecting the graphics to be like the animations. However, it all vanished after I went through hell installing it and saw Sia's head being a cube!

You make so entertaining videos now since forza, it's unbelievable. Keep being awesome Sepi!

"There is a high chance you won't be able to run it on modern systems." "GOOD" lol

7:00 lol

Shout out to Sepi for finding such an awesome way to evolve his channel. These deep dives into borderline lost media from behind the Iran Curtain has been some of the best gaming content I've seen in a while.

I hope other KZfaqrs pick this up to investigate SRP too

Good job dude! I vaguely remember all the hype about this game back in my childhood, but I never had the chance to play it. This game was already outdated in 2005, it's insane how they dared to release it in 2010 :/

incredible, well done!! Glad you are safe

I love those kinds of videos, just random storys and facts about games i never heard before.

wtf you actually went there wow the dedication

This is a great watch! Never heard of any of these companies. Big ups from Australia 🤙

man please continue making these types of videos they are so entertaining to watch.

0:59 “70 people spent 500,000 hours on the game” that’s an average of 298 days per person working on the game. Insane. And “time” is one of the only things we can’t get back.

i love that you used need for madness music as the background music in this video

Im looking foward for the next video. This was really informative.

I love the Deus Ex music towards the end, fits the theme

yo this is a cool video and even cooler than you not only did digging but pulled up to their location! deserves more views.

A sub and like for you, my friend. I've seen my fair share of obscure and bad games, but this easily takes the cake. Hearing about a bad game released in the early 2000's - filled with bad graphics and gameplay - loaded with a plethora of ads and propaganda - had a budget of $3 million - and from *_IRAN_* of all places is defnitely something. Your video was presented so well - from the game and its content, it's shady origins, to even some live coverage from Iran itself to investigate and check out this horror of a product they call a game. Best wishes to you and upcoming success! May the algorithm twist it's neck to your favor! Looking forward to what you got in store, my friend!

That FIFA music is “Keep Hope Alive” by The Crystal Method.

dude i just found this channel and im so intrigued. i just watched 3 of your vids in a row. i know so little about Iran and the fact it all seems so sus is so intriguing. i need to know more 😭