Trackmania Nations ESWC is a version of Trackmania that was released for free in 2006 to be featured in the upcoming Electronic Sports World Cup of that year.
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There's a beauty about the simplicity of this game. It introduces the best TM environment (I think most people agree) and just gives you no-frills road stadium maps. There are so many fun ideas in the tracks here, it feels like they almost exhausted this "only roads and halfpipes" style with what you can do with that. Stadium would only be this good again when when they finally added more variety than just the dirt from forever.
This was the first TrackMania game I ever played, and it holds the fondest memories for me. I started playing it during my school days with friends who introduced me to the game. At that time, I had a really low-end PC that struggled with lag, making it difficult for me to play smoothly. However, despite the technical limitations, this game left an indelible mark on me. I can still recall the days when I used MSN to recruit players for my TrackMania clan. I would put them through trials and select the best ones to join my team. Due to the lag on my PC, I took on the role of manager, organizing and overseeing competitions rather than participating as a runner. It was a really cool experience.