Your favorite racing games ever?

[Manhattan Sports Club]

So I've discovered I enjoy racers much more than I thought I did.

So what are your alltime favorite racers?

Only ones I can think of at the moment are...
Mario Kart: Double Dash (Gamecube)
and
OutRun (Arcade)

Hoping to get in to the Choro Q series though.

[djshok]

The entire Wipeout series, as well as F-Zero. Also, the Biker Mice from Mars game for SNES.

[sloan]

My favorite genre is racers, so the list is sort of long:

Jet Moto (PSX)
Ridge Racer Revolution (PSX)
Crash Bandicoot Racing (PSX)
Test Drive Off Road (PSX)
Enduro (VCS)
Mario Kart (SNES)
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Auto Modellista (Gamecube)
Super Mario Kart - Double Dash (Gamecube)
Rad Racer (NES)
Rad Racer II (NES)
Woody Woodpecker Racing (Dreamcast)
Mario Andretti Racing (Genesis)
F1 World Grand Prix (N64)
Cruisin' USA (N64)
Cruisin' World (N64)
Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)

All of these are excellent in their own right, and I may be forgetting some as well.

[Scissors]

Championship Pro AM
EyeToy: Antigrav (has anyone made a game like this for Kinect yet?)
F Zero
Hang On
Mario Kart series (original, 64, DS, and Wii. I never really got into the GBA and GC ones and never played the 3DS one.)
Outrun
Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
RC Pro Am
Wave Race 64

[tom]

Out Run Europa (SMS)
Pitstop II (C64 Split screen 2 player great fun)
Checkered Flag ( Lynx, one of the best racers ever, and even better with 2 players)
Enduro (VCS)
Micro Machines Turbo Tournament 96 (MegaDrive)
Grand Prix Circuit (C64)
Grand Prix (Amiga)
Stunt Car Racer (Atari ST)
Racing Destruction Set (A8)
Asphalt 2 (N-Gage)

[Aussie2B]

Nothing tops F-Zero X, in my book.

[wiggyx]

My favorite genre is racers, so the list is sort of long:

Jet Moto (PSX)
Ridge Racer Revolution (PSX)
Crash Bandicoot Racing (PSX)
Test Drive Off Road (PSX)
Enduro (VCS)
Mario Kart (SNES)
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Auto Modellista (Gamecube)
Super Mario Kart - Double Dash (Gamecube)
Rad Racer (NES)
Rad Racer II (NES)
Woody Woodpecker Racing (Dreamcast)
Mario Andretti Racing (Genesis)
F1 World Grand Prix (N64)
Cruisin' USA (N64)
Cruisin' World (N64)
Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)

All of these are excellent in their own right, and I may be forgetting some as well.

Man, I was trying to come up with a few more classic titles, but your list covers almost all of the top notch titles I can think of.

The only others that come to mind are NES micro machines, SNES Super Off Road, and maybe Star Wars Pod Racer (best on N64 with 2 controllers IMO).

[MarioMania]

Out Run - Arcade, SMS, Genesis, GBA
Out Run 2006 C2C - Xbox, PS2
Mario Kart Series

[Yago]

Just a few of the Racing games I like to play.

Wipeout 3 (PSX)
Test Drive Eve of Destruction (xbox)
Dirt Series (360)
Burnout Series (xbox)
Flatout Series (xbox)
Indy Heat (Amiga)
Jaguar XJ220 (Amiga)
Badlands (Amiga)
RC Pro AM (NES)
Ridge Racer (PSX)
Super Skidmarks (Amiga)
No Second Prize (Amiga)

[davidbrit2]

F-Zero GX, pretty much everything from Sega AM2 (Daytona, Outrun, etc), Initial D, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2...

Also, everybody reading this thread needs to have a copy of Enthusia.

[The 1 2 P]

Nobody listed Split Second? For shame. My short list consist of:

Spy Hunter(Arcade)
Outrun(Arcade)
RC Pro Am(Nes)
Rad Racer(Nes)
Crash Team Racing(PS1)
Burnout 3(Xbox)
Burnout Revenge(Xbox)
Split Second(360)

[Pr3tty F1y]

Bravo Air Race (PSX)
F-Zero (SNES)
Gran Turismo 2 (PSX)
Jet Moto (PSX)
Mario Kart series (multiple)
Motor Toon Grand Prix (PSX)
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (PSX)
Outrun (Arcade)
OutRunners (Arcade)
Road Rash 2 (Genesis)
San Francisco Rush (Arcade)
Stunt Race FX (SNES)
Top Gear 2 (SNES)
Uniracers (SNES)
Virtua Racing (Genesis)
Wipeout series (PSX)

[Nebagram]

So many. Most of which have already been listed above. Obviously, Outrun is on the list. I actually had a copy of Outrun 3D for the Master System about 20 years ago and sold it for about £3, annoyingly. You have your Mario Karts, F-Zeros, Wipeouts, all of which are amazing. Best combat racer imo though has to be Rollcage. Really frustrating that the Wipeout franchise has endured but we only got 2 Rollcage games and none since 2000. Long overdue a comeback.

I'm really more of a 'simulation' driving game fan. Forza, PGR, and the daddy of them all, Gran Turismo. GT1 would probably top the list of all my all-time favourite driving games. If only because it actually dared to include sodding qualifying laps, something every other game that isn't an F1 sim seems to ignore.

[SpaceHarrier]

Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2)
Gran Turismo 2 (PS1)
F-Zero GX (Gamecube)
Star Wars Episode I Racer (Dreamcast)
Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2)
Wipeout (PS1)
F-Zero (SNES)
Rad Racer (NES)

[goatdan]

I can't believe that I'm going to be the first to say Rush 2049. The Dreamcast version is great, but nothing beats the arcade.

For consoles, I also LOVED F-Zero X and the original Super Mario Kart.

For arcades, Sega Super GT is phenomenal, although you only could realize it was so great by either spending a fortune on it or working at an arcade that owned one (I did the latter). Outrun in every instance is also amazing. Hydro Thunder is also particularly awesome.

But, the most awesomest racing game ever might just be H2Overdrive. It's a relatively new arcade machine that is the spiritual successor to Hydro Thunder, and it is absolutely mindblowingly awesome. A reason alone to go back to the arcade. No, seriously. Go find one now!

:)

[Emperor Megas]

Out Run - Arcade, SMS, Genesis, GBA
Out Run 2006 C2C - Xbox, PS2
Mario Kart SeriesPretty much this list.

[Ballermann2D]

Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast)
Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64)
Wip3out (PlayStation)
Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga)
Stunt Car Racer (Atari ST)
Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast)

[o.pwuaioc]

I'm actually a fan of XG3, although I thought the first two were only ok. I own, but have not yet played XGRA.

[SpaceFlea]

Metropolis Street Racer (DC)
Test Drive Le Mans (DC)
Re-Volt (DC)

Those are the only racers I ever cared to put a lick of time into (as in unlocked everything and beat all the time trials). So I'd have to say that racing games began and ended for me on the DC.

[Shriek of the Mutilated]

Carmageddon (PC) comes to mind as a decent, classic racing game that hasn't been mentioned yet.

Personally, though, I could never quite get into most 2D/Mode 7 racers, like F-Zero, or Outrun. I just didn't like the somewhat stiff handling. However, there are a few modern racing games I very much enjoy, for example the first two FlatOut games, Burnout Paradise, Trackmania Nations, Nail'd and Blur.

[kedawa]

Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast)

I'm honestly baffled that people like this game. It looks nice, but the handling is just completely busted and random.

[Ballermann2D]

I can understand if the controls are too oversensitive to some, but i like challenging controls which wont forgive sloppy driving and keep you busy even with years of practice, not unlike the Phantom class in the Wipeout series where you have to be extremely concentrated if you dont want to end up in the walls. Playing with a pad on standard sensitivity btw and i dont think the controls are random at all. Though the fun really starts with the Unicorn

[MachineGex]

Rock"N Roll Racing (SNES) <------ Such a fun game and great sound track
Micro Machines (NES and GENESIS & Playstation series) <----Lots of great Genesis PAL games that play on NTSC systems
Prower Drive Rally (Jaguar) <------- under-rated gem
Indy 500 (2600) <---- The head2head tag game is a blast

[sloan]

Definite recommendation for later gen racers is a wheel/pedal set. Cruisin' USA and World on N64 are simply awesome with my N64 racing wheel controller.

Ridge Racer Revolution on PSX with racing wheel and pedals is great as well.

[Genesaturn]

Initial D and Wangan Midnight are my two all time favorites, spent so much money on them at the local arcade...

[NerdXCrewWill]

Most of my favorites have been named (Virtua Racing, Outrun 2/2006, F Zero X, Beetle Adventure, Rush 2049, Stunt Car Racer, Choro Q 3, etc.) already. One I'd like to add is Crash 'n Burn (3D0). It has combat aspects but in the context of a race. Really fun and underrated game.

I'd like to also shout out to a couple that I found to be really fun even though some may question their quality compared to high-profile racers: Rocket Coaster (Laseractive) and Club Drive (Jaguar). Rocket Coaster is super simplistic, and Club Drive is super glitchy, but I love them both.

[kupomogli]

Test Drive Unlimited(PS2, 360, PSP, PC)
*Test Drive Unlimited 2(PS3, 360, PC)
Wipeout HD/Fury, Pure/Pulse(PS3, PSP)
Top Gear 2(SNES/Genesis)

*Test Drive Unlimited 2 encompasses the entire landscape of the first game with miles and miles of dirt roads as well as the additional city Ibiza. While the driving mechanic isn't as good as it is on TDU, it's still good. The only thing that holds this game back is the lack of content. The first game included a couple hundred different tracks in the game, where this one doesn't include near that many. There's the ability to create your own, which gives it an endless amount of playability, but if it wasn't for that, then the replay value would be very low.

[crazyjackcsa]

Sega Rally Championship hasn't been mentioned, so I will. The first and second ones are the best.
Looney Toons Space Race on the Dreamcast is pretty good too. Not so much the one player, but the 4 player.

[Suikoman444]

My list probably doesn't match up with very many others here, but these are actually my favorite racers:

Pole Position (Arcade)
Mario Kart (SNES)
Mario Kart (N64)
Mario Kart: Double Dash (GC)
Cruis'n USA (N64)
Walt Disney World Quest (PS1)
Chocobo Racing (PS1)
Diddy Kong Racing (N64)
Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (N64)

[treismac]

Rad Racer (NES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
F-Zero (SNES)
Crazy Taxi (Arcade, Dreamcast, PS2)
Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (N64)

[NerdXCrewWill]

Sega Rally Championship hasn't been mentioned, so I will. The first and second ones are the best.

Holy crap, you're right. I can't believe I missed that. The original is sooooo good. What a classic!

Also along the same lines, I'd like to mention Sega Touring Car. A lot of people rag on it, but it has a lot going for it. Most noteable, it has a great sense of speed.

Another that I thought of is F-Zero Climax. As far as the 2D F-Zero games go, it's the best. It feels faster, looks better, and has a track editor. Awesome stuff.

[retro junkie]

I love arcade style racers. My favorites seem to be system pacific even tho I enjoy playing a good racer on anything.
Outrun- Arcade and Genesis
Outrun: Coast to Coast- PSP
Rage Racer- PS1
Ridge Racer- PSP and N64
Red Asphalt series- DS
Wipeout series- N64 and Saturn are favorites
Burnout series on PSP and Game Cube
Rad Racer 1 & 2- NES
Sega Rally- Saturn and arcade
Beatle Adventure Racing- N64
Off Road Racing- N64
Extreme G- N64
Cruis'n Exotica- N64
Checkered Flag- Lynx
Virtua Racing- 32X and Saturn
Star Wars Racer- N64
Crazi Taxi 1 & 2 - Dreamcast
Excitebike- N64
Stun Runner- Lynx and Arcade
Hydro Thunder- N64
Lotus II- Genesis

[TecmoBowlTerror]

In terms of replay factor, strategy, & overall enjoyment(in 1 or 2 player mode), I can't think of a better game than the original Mario Kart on SNES. The battle mode was an added bonus.