Lots of great ones mentioned here and while I don’t know if it’s my favorite, I have a deep soft spot for Super Off-Road. It has an incredible spatial sense and fluidity for its time and still holds up at any barcade.
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Yeah, fair. Me and my brother definitely played alot of that.
It makes me feel old to admit it's retro, but Gran Turismo on Playstation.
I hate that I can call this “retro” now, but 100% INITIAL D arcade machine or PSP game.
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Outrun, especially Outrun 2. I like arcade style racers the most.
Also in that vein, San Francisco Rush.
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Mario kart is the only racing game I've ever been good at.
So, I'll take Mario Kart 64 as my best retro pick.
that's like picking a favorite child! Power Drift, SEGA Rally Championship, Super Hang-On, and Hang-On GP, and OutRunners are all vying for that spot. Kirby Air Ride gets an honorable mention for the same reason as that other commenter, i can count on one hand how many times i've actually played the main racing mode
Kirby Air Ride, though I'm reaching a bit here since the main racing mode isn't actually the part that's notable about this game. City Trial was where it's at.
For just pure racing, F-Zero GX.
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Rock n Roll racing for the SNES. Absolutely adore that game.
Yeah, RnR, as well as SF Rush 2049 were basically my entire childhood.... so much so that I have been using this user name ever since. Though, if I could somehow also add in a tokyo extreme racer reference too without it getting too long or complicated.... or culturally insensitive... I loved those games too. Not enough proper Racing RPG games any more. You never start from the bottom and work your way up. Modern racing games just have you win cars in the lottery...
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- Single player: Stunt Car Racer on the Amiga
- Multiplayer: Super Skidmarks also on the Amiga
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If Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed has become retro then it's that lol.
Someone already beat me to Topgear, but I'm not seeing Mario Kart? Also GT2 on the PSX was great fun.
For me it’s Rad Racer on NES. Just very nostalgic! I love the sounds and the graphics just scream 80s/early 90s
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Lotus III or Micro Machines probably. Maybe Road Rash (either version).
Top Gear 3000. It's the main reason why I have a SNES emulator installed on every device I own lol.
Diddy Kong racing.
Ridge Racer 4 on PlayStation. Such great mechanics. It’s genuine fun.
Radical Psycho Machine (RPM) Racing for the SNES!
Fun fact, this was one of the few games that played entirely in the SNES' High Resolution graphics mode!
Gaelco’s World Rally Championship (1993)
Grand Prix on Atari was pretty fun.
I guess it depends on the definition of "Retro". I never got into racing games until Jet Moto and Wipeout on the original Playstation.
I suppose crash team racing would be considered retro now.
I spent countless hours finding all the secret paths and shortcuts
It's a close call between Super Hang-On, World Rally and Colin McRae 2.0.