When Ridge Racer for the PSP came out, i wasn't even alive, yet it is one of my most loved and most memorable games that i've played. Sadly, my PSPs screen broke, and i'm still trying to figure out where to fix it. Now i currently play the Ridge Racer game for the Nintendo 3ds, which brings me some nostalgia. Also, The Soundtrack is finally on Spotify!!!

there was another game like this in the arcade. it was set up in like a mock small theater. it was 4 or 5 seats each one was a gunner. i cant remember the name but it was not starblade it was a few years later and THAT was probably the best of the series.

Outstanding presentation, truly well done ✅

The first Ridge Racer and Revolution games should be remade with Today's graphics. That'd be amazing. There's no better way of celebrating its 30th anniversary than that.

Some of the best times of my life. Sounds sad when I said it out loud

Now rr8

Dude this video is immaculate, you killed it. I have super fond memories of selecting a bunch of demo discs from OPM and just letting an afternoon melt away. The menu music from Uk PS magazine was unforgettable. Many a late night flicking between Parappa, Croc, Resi 2, Armoured Core and so on. Absolute bliss, thanks for the trip.

Great video!

Ridge Racer was the first game I played in my Ps1. just because it came with the console. i still have it today in its big plastic case. i played this weekend in a native ps1 I purchased years ago. I also have played other ridge racer games in a raspberry pi emulator. Brings me back good memories from when i was just a teenager mesmerized with the graphics difference between my new ps1 and my old snes. In videogames history we never saw that graphics and sounds revolution before. And probably will never see it again. What a time!

Beautiful 👌🏻

Grazie infinite per il tuo Docuvideo, davvero denso di contenuti e pieno di ricordi! Anche io sono cresciuto negli anni '90, e per me Ridge Racer è stato la realizzazione di quello che credevo essere solo un sogno irrealizzabile, diventato poi realtà grazie a Namco, Sony e la sua incredibile PlayStation!!! Da qualche giorno sto ragionando Ridge Racer sulla PS3, con i miglioramenti grafici che riesce ad apportare, davvero un gioco eterno ed immortale!!!! Spero arrivi presto la possibilità di scaricare una riedizione per Ps5, in modo da estendere la possibilità a tutti coloro che lo hanno sempre amato, ma che non hanno più le vecchie console e vorrebbero scaricarlo, come successo con Type 4 e Ridge Racer 2 PSP. Sarebbe davvero stupendo... Non hai però parlato di Ridge Racer Turbo Mode incluso nella confezione di Type 4, con un disco a parte!!!! Lo sai che ci sono degli sbloccabili anche lì? Oltre alle 10vetture attraverso il Bonus Game, c'è anche la Angel Car di Ridge Racer Revolution!!! Che però ancora non riesco a sbloccare....

McDonald's had a console?! Awesome! 😂

I’m starting to get the hang of this game it’s really fun, but I still am having trouble with the grip type cars I can’t seem to win races as easily as when I’m driving a car that drifts. Still a wonderful amount of fun, even made me get the psp installment.

Wait, what about RR5?

Let's goo!

The very best way to play Star Blade today is the Wii Virtual Console version. Of course you can't buy it anymore (it was a Japan only exclusive anyway), but there's ways and places. So, if you manage to run it on a Wii with the wiimote, the control will be perfect

Well, that explains why CyberSled and Starblade mysteriously vanished after the PS1. Maybe if CyberSled and Starblade could've sold maybe 8-10x more units than they actually had, we could've seen CyberSled and Starblade titles on the PS3, PS4, or possibly even PS5 by now. Also, I'd love to know the name of the song that plays at 27:38 - 29:42

Missed game in the video: Ridge Racer 64

great video subed

26:15 is wrong. the demo's were on the blu-ray's themselves and not separate demo discs.

the lower resolution of the ps1 version makes the texts unreadable. i would prefer the arcade version

I was really hooked on Ridge Racer 7 about 18 years ago. For me, Ridge Racer 6 & 7 were the two best games in the series by far. In fact, those games turned me into an RR fan! I hope we'll get a new game on the PS4/5, as opposed to more pachinko titles or re-releases of past games on the PS Store. This is one of the few remaining arcade racing game series not named Need for Speed that seems to be at least somewhat relevant. The rest of them like Burnout and Daytona USA are long gone.

do you still stream dude

Enjoyed watching this! 😊🙌🏾

i really enjoyed this video. good job, keep it up.

ngl to me the last RR will be RRV, after they introduced the nitro it loses the charm of it being chill and arcadey. if I were to bring RR to today and age, i wouldn't introduce it as a major AAA game, instead I'll bring it back as a indie level of the OG RR game with a passion of reboot

Man, I love this Classic PlayStation Games, Childhood gaming nostalgia wayback then.

These uphill sections always reminded me of my Nan's Metro struggling to get up our hill 😅 Such a fantastic game and I love the vibe. The stage 1 car was never fun though 😅

But the shape of graphics looking so cool but the physics it's not cool😢

I love this game, oh but also this game available on PS4 or PS5? but i don't know.

Its also on ps4 now,and it looks fantastic

Nice video. The Ridge Racer games have been by far my favourites amongst all the games that i played. You managed to highlight the features of them with an on point edit and a selection of soundtracks amongst the most popular ones. Thank you for giving the series the credits it deserves, hoping for a new release on newer generation consoles.

This game aged like fine wine. Greatest racing game of all times.

Graphics cool, physics not cool😢

Excellent video my man you’ve just earned a subscriber

It's very impressive! This dynamic camera style only became standard on the PS3 and XBOX 360

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This game definetly redefined my admiration of amazing arcade racing with banging tunes for 30 years, wouldn't be nice if Ridge Racer return nowadays

Such a great game

From huge fan and holder of some World Records: Thank you for your great work with this video!❤

30:28 there is a reason people made this comparison, on the back of the box it deliberately avertises and I quote :”R4 has to be the best-looking PlayStation racer ever (yes, edging out even Gran Turismo)." Whether or not that is what critics meant by level of quality is beyond me.

I am a big fan of multiverses but more importantly, of grabbing a massive collection of media IP and glueing them all together in one shared universe. I knew Dig dug was related to Mr Driller but other than that a the Galaxian sequels I never knew ALL THOSE GAMES were in a shared universe!!!!! WOW my mind is blown!!! THANX

Looks way better w/o the textures, something that fascinates me, how well textureless games age often...

This game is so underrated! It's really fun, even if the CPU can get a bit dumb sometimes. I also love Pop'n tanks, which is sorta similar

15:40 anybody know this track????

great video!

If anyone looked at the North American "long box" cover art for both Cybersled and (some rare editions of) Starblade Alpha, I don't think those "faces" did any favors to sell them (*especially* the one for Cyber Sled-it legit looks like meme material), and to think Ridge Racer almost used that box art style before it ended up being the manual cover. Now imagine if Tekken and Air Combat followed that cover art design language...

Aaaaah Ridge Racer Revolution, Rage Racer e Ridge Racer Type 4....Os melhores 😊😊😊

Jampack with Spyro and crash bash was my shit

Galaxian3 arcade has a sad story. Namco made the decision for the arcade machine (Galaxian3 Theater 6 player) to use laser discs to display video on screen. Apparently these machines were prone to breaking down because of the custom laser disc player the machine used, and it's moving parts. The biggest flaw for Laser disc arcade machines in general is that the LD player constantly breaks down. The moving parts break down fast in an arcade environment (Even American laser disc arcade machines suffered this same issue). Arcade operators were annoyed by Galaxian3 laser disc player having issues. Also you can't just use any laser disc player. The Galaxian3 machine will only work with Namco's specific custom laser disc machine they provided. So you can't just swap it out with a different brand player when the old one breaks In addition, the CRT projectors needed constant maintenance and were power hungry. The projector bulbs needed to be replaced often which added to maintenance costs. Some arcades businesses ripped out the Namco provided projectors with newer digital projectors which was much less maintenance. Namco provided warranty support, but after your warranty expired (usually after 1 year), arcade operators had to pay to money to get their laser disc fixed by Namco. Usually shipping it To Japan to get the player serviced and refurbished. After several years, Namco stopped offering repairs. So arcade businesses were screwed and left with no option to repair their LD players officially. You either had to find some 3rd party repair technician who claimed they could fix it, or hunt for a replacement player on eBay or Japan auction websites. These players were rare so good luck. At one point these Galaxian3 machines were in almost every Dave and Busters across North America. So around 200+ G3 machines were made. But now only 2 still exist in working order in the entire world. The rest were scrapped, shut down, or thrown out. And who knows how long the current ones will last because no spare parts are available. Mostly due to the arcade machines breaking down with no way to repair the old custom laser disc players that Namco used. Good luck finding in 2024 trying to find a technician who can repair a 1993 Japanese custom Namco laser disc player. Most of them lived in Japan. They all either died or retired. It's really Namco's fault Galaxian3 didn't last as long as it could have been in arcades. There are many people online who want to play this machine. Like you said we are in a "Retro arcade Renaissance". These old big arcade machines are in demand again by players hungry to experience the past.