Arcade-cabinet Racing Games

Hobson · 23 Jan 2005, 11:40 (Ref:1207782)

What is the best cabinet game you've played? I haven't been to an arcade in years, but Manx TT was great, so was Club GTi, Sega Rally 2, Le Mans 24hr and Ferrari 355 Challenge with the 3 screens.

What was your favourite, and are there any new, good ones out?

ASCII Man · 23 Jan 2005, 11:48 (Ref:1207787)

Havent played on one of those since the original Sega Rally and some nascar game on Daytona or something...
Oh my... must've been 6, 7, maybe even 8 years ago or something...

Knowlesy · 23 Jan 2005, 14:54 (Ref:1207915)

Sega Rally 2 and Daytona USA swallowed many a pound coin of mine!

luke · 23 Jan 2005, 15:00 (Ref:1207918)

There was a DTM game from the '90s era, that was very fun to play, but had very heavy sterring.
I played it when I was on a school trip in France.
I only played it twice, yet there was some other lot who thought they were cool, and were good at it.
Only because they kept rolling the coins in.

Also played on Sega Rally 2, Daytona, some Ferrari and a superbike game but I prefer the violent games.

rdjones · 23 Jan 2005, 16:44 (Ref:1207981)

The DTM game you are thinking of was called Sega Touring Car Championship and it was quite good. I spent many hours in the student union play Club GTi, Sega Rally and Sega Rally 2 and Indy 500.

StickShift · 23 Jan 2005, 17:15 (Ref:1208003)

*Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat*

I don't want to know how much I spent on that game.

**Spudgun** · 23 Jan 2005, 17:39 (Ref:1208011)

I know it's really old, but I liked Hard' Drivin'. That really blocky 3D game (by Atari?). The Force Feedback was evil and it was so hard it was really satisfying when you got it right. I've gotta say it's the closest to driving a real road car that I've ever come across.

rdjones · 23 Jan 2005, 18:02 (Ref:1208028)

I remember that it's horrible. Does anyone remember the classic's such as Out Run and Pole Positon. I have played Out Run 2 at that is one cool game.........

***MagnetON*** · 23 Jan 2005, 18:09 (Ref:1208034)

Ah, anyone remember the three screen Pole Position? Three 40" monitors slightly wraping around to provide that full pixel blocky racing experience

From a retro point Out Run has to be the classic, I've even got the remixes of the music on CD and play 'em in the car when I'm driving and I'm sure nobody will be watching. There's nothing like listening to Magical Sound Shower and shouting CHECKPOINT when going under bridges.

**Spudgun** · 23 Jan 2005, 19:02 (Ref:1208066)

**Craig** · 23 Jan 2005, 19:47 (Ref:1208093)

I remember a three-screener - TX1 I think it was called?? MEGA!!

hmmm I wonder if I could fit it in my conservatory...

Flaming_Wuzzle · 23 Jan 2005, 20:33 (Ref:1208127)

Only ones I have any experience with are Cruis'n USA/World and Indy 500. Only played the latter once or twice, though.

Rich R · 23 Jan 2005, 21:41 (Ref:1208188)

i was unbeatable on lemans 24hrs, hate to think how much money i put in it though. to think i moan at my mates for playing on gamblers.

bartman71 · 24 Jan 2005, 07:59 (Ref:1208363)

i remember a F1 game but not sure what it was called
only 1 track but choice of 2 cars
novice 5 gears
expert 7 gears
i remember going to the arcade after school and meeting Marcos Ambrose and see who would get the fastest lap and fastest race times.

also Daytona USA after a few drinks in the nightclub

Hazza · 24 Jan 2005, 09:14 (Ref:1208403)

Quote:

Originally Posted by bartman71

i remember a F1 game but not sure what it was called
only 1 track but choice of 2 cars
novice 5 gears
expert 7 gears
i remember going to the arcade after school and meeting Marcos Ambrose and see who would get the fastest lap and fastest race times.

also Daytona USA after a few drinks in the nightclub

:wow: hehehe

Does anyone remember the futureistic F1 game with the swinging body that you sat in? with the most evil and insane catchup progamming ever - making the leader on the last lap a definate looser?

Hobson · 24 Jan 2005, 11:51 (Ref:1208493)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazza

:wow: hehehe

Does anyone remember the futureistic F1 game with the swinging body that you sat in? with the most evil and insane catchup progamming ever - making the leader on the last lap a definate looser?

I remember something like that, but you sat in the front half of a Porsche 956 and when you went round a banked corner, the whole cabinet tilted with you.

Knowlesy · 24 Jan 2005, 17:27 (Ref:1208719)

Was that Virtua Racer?

Magneton, please tell me you are joking!

Dick Spanner · 24 Jan 2005, 17:52 (Ref:1208746)

ChaseHQ was alway's my favourite, I still want to ram every white Lotus Esprit I see on the road.

Let's go Mr Driver!

bartman71 · 25 Jan 2005, 06:26 (Ref:1209216)

Quote:

Originally Posted by knowlesy

Was that Virtua Racer?

Magneton, please tell me you are joking!

i think that is what it was called

***MagnetON*** · 25 Jan 2005, 08:06 (Ref:1209255)

Quote:

Originally Posted by knowlesy

Magneton, please tell me you are joking!

Hell no

And just to prove it: http://www.royalridge.biz/outrun/mag...nd_arrange.mp3

Oh and they remixed this one with some serious bias to the bass at the start. Even on my normal car stereo it's possible to get the windows to move

I've got the original and at least one remix of each of the tracks:
Magical Sound Shower (Personal favourite)
Passing Breeze
Splash Wave
Last Wave - The music you got if you won.

***MagnetON*** · 25 Jan 2005, 08:14 (Ref:1209260)

Ok, not strictly a racing game..... I ALWAYS wanted one of the sit in cabinet versions of Spy Hunter! (And yes, I've several mixes of the "Peter Gunn" theme that they used for that one too, my favourite is the one by Saliva, for the first PS/2 game, and yes, that has made it onto several of my driving CD compilations)

***Chris Y*** · 25 Jan 2005, 09:11 (Ref:1209295)

Remixes of old computer games (i.e. retro music) is very much in fashion these days. For example, check out http://www.slayradio.com - Commodore 64 remixes

***Chris Y*** · 25 Jan 2005, 13:14 (Ref:1209491)

Also try these:

http://remix.kwed.org/index.php?search=magical+sound
http://remix.kwed.org/index.php?search=outrun

Ryo28 · 2 Feb 2005, 15:09 (Ref:1215590)

Original Sega Rally was stunning! I remember on a school trip to France and Belgium me and my mates played it on the ferry all the way across the channel! (and on the way back as well!)

Ferrari F355 Challenge is fantastic as well, the Dreamcast version wasn't bad either, though it had to make do with one screen!

Still love Outrun, play it all the time in the arcades on Shenmue II (dunno if anyone is familiar with that game...) The last arcade racer I played was Outrun 2, it was very good but inevitably couldn't quite live up to the original!

**Aysedasi** · 2 Feb 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1215812)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Y

Remixes of old computer games (i.e. retro music) is very much in fashion these days. For example, check out http://www.slayradio.com - Commodore 64 remixes

All I get is "Nothing here yet".......

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