gingerbeardman
2011
Finishing this 100% is my standout 3DS memory. Loved it. It was such a huge effort I doubt I'll go back to the game, ever.
The only bad recollections I have was the weird floaty stalling behaviour in the jet plane. And the landings being tricky to do perfectly, annoying when you're trying to 100% the game.
There was a tiny bit of slowdown, but that goes away if you play it at New 3DS speeds on a modded device.
Oh, and I even had some crazy photos of me in flying gear taken by friends on release day. Good times!
The only bad recollections I have was the weird floaty stalling behaviour in the jet plane. And the landings being tricky to do perfectly, annoying when you're trying to 100% the game.
There was a tiny bit of slowdown, but that goes away if you play it at New 3DS speeds on a modded device.
Oh, and I even had some crazy photos of me in flying gear taken by friends on release day. Good times!
1984
In order of quality:
1. MSX
2. Atari 8-bit
3. C64 (avoid)
1. MSX
2. Atari 8-bit
3. C64 (avoid)
The craziest in the series. I held off playing this for so long because the PAL version is really slow. Thankfully the NTSC-U version is faster (but not fast) and far more enjoyable. Features 2 scenarios with similar, but different, levels and goals. Marginally better than the PS2/3DS games.
2005
Astonishing attention to detail, plus a lot of things I've not seen before or since. Phenomenal handling. Can be persuaded to run in 480p using GSM and external scaler. Uneven computer results/timings lose it a little love.
2002
Runabout 3 (PS2) & Runabout 3D (3DS)
Reviewing these together because the 3DS game is effectively a remake of the PS2 one, with almost identical goals but with cleaner presentation and slightly less content. The PS2 game has slightly more humour and more collectables. Pick one.
Reviewing these together because the 3DS game is effectively a remake of the PS2 one, with almost identical goals but with cleaner presentation and slightly less content. The PS2 game has slightly more humour and more collectables. Pick one.
2000
Completing the Gymkhana mode in this is one of my greatest gaming achievements. It's a set of driving skill challenges requiring precise control and faultless manoeuvring around small courses laid out with gates and cones. This requires an insane level of driving skill, and I revel in that sort of challenge. The main game is a drift racer. A superb, though very difficult, game.
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Spectacular to look at. Realistic to play. So it's more of a thinking person's fighter.
Loved exploring. Game-wise I was happy with Eventide Island. Never felt the need to finish it.
2013
This is a kind of remake/remaster of the PS2 game Runabout 3: Neo Age. This looks better, performs about the same (though can be improved slightly if you run it at New 3DS speeds on a modded device) and makes good use of 3D. A fun game.
The 3DS game has cleaner presentation and slightly less content. The PS2 game has slightly more humour and more collectables. Pick one.
The 3DS game has cleaner presentation and slightly less content. The PS2 game has slightly more humour and more collectables. Pick one.
1997
If only it looked like the cover art.
It's like a weird love child of NFS and SF:Rush. Fantastic handling. Huge courses. Lots of secrets. Great fun.
1991
Super Off Road meets Hyper Sports. Very fun in multiplayer though sadly not very deep. It exists mostly to extract coins from your pockets. Once you've seen all the stages the only saving grace is tight multiplayer races.
For a 3D take on this concept, take a look at Granew-tou! Daibouken (1998, PS1). Better in some ways but worse in others.
For a 3D take on this concept, take a look at Granew-tou! Daibouken (1998, PS1). Better in some ways but worse in others.
Found some old messages I wrote whilst playing this in 2014.
I really enjoyed WRC 4 on PSVita. At the time I thought it was the best rally game I've played since RalliSport Challenge 2 on the original Xbox (which was still #1 for me). Since then, I've played more that sit somewhere between this and RalliSport Challenge 2.
By the time I had got to WRC class in Career mode, I found I had to dial the opponents Al up to 5 to provide a challenge. I don't expect to win every state, but rather close races with crashes causing me to drop down the field.
At halfway through the final
championship I was playing with computer Al at 6/10.
My only gripe was that the courses are made from chunks which tend to repeat or become familiar.
I really enjoyed WRC 4 on PSVita. At the time I thought it was the best rally game I've played since RalliSport Challenge 2 on the original Xbox (which was still #1 for me). Since then, I've played more that sit somewhere between this and RalliSport Challenge 2.
By the time I had got to WRC class in Career mode, I found I had to dial the opponents Al up to 5 to provide a challenge. I don't expect to win every state, but rather close races with crashes causing me to drop down the field.
At halfway through the final
championship I was playing with computer Al at 6/10.
My only gripe was that the courses are made from chunks which tend to repeat or become familiar.
2007
As much as I love motion controls, I wish this had regular controls.
I really enjoyed this.