I was going to say SNES Mario Kart, but really I think it’s GC Mario Kart: Double Dash.
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Outrun, especially Outrun 2. I like arcade style racers the most.
Also in that vein, San Francisco Rush.
Yeah, rush 2049 was my favourite from the SF Rush series.
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.
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.
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.
- Single player: Stunt Car Racer on the Amiga
- Multiplayer: Super Skidmarks also on the Amiga
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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
I hate that I can call this “retro” now, but 100% INITIAL D arcade machine or PSP game.
SPEEDY SPEED BOY
GASOLINE’S BURNIN’ IN
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.
God City Trial was so much fun. Kinda wish Smash kept that mode that Smash DS had that was very similar to City Trial.
The top down racing mini-game was also slept on.
If Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed has become retro then it's that lol.
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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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).
Diddy Kong racing.
I suppose crash team racing would be considered retro now.
I spent countless hours finding all the secret paths and shortcuts
Top Gear 3000. It's the main reason why I have a SNES emulator installed on every device I own lol.
Ridge Racer 4 on PlayStation. Such great mechanics. It’s genuine fun.
Gaelco’s World Rally Championship (1993)
I guess it depends on the definition of "Retro". I never got into racing games until Jet Moto and Wipeout on the original Playstation.
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!
Grand Prix on Atari was pretty fun.
It's a close call between Super Hang-On, World Rally and Colin McRae 2.0.