Best TG16/PCE Racer?

[Arkhan]

Is Final Lap Twin the same in the PCE and TG16 versions or is the import heavy on Japanese text?  The prices are close enough that I might just want to spring for the US release, but it'd be good to know.

You could play it if you were illiterate in English and Japanese, lol.

The quest mode doesn't require actual reading. its just story text (you battle champion racers and then get parts and upgrade and then destroy the world champion! Its like Pokemon!)

Once you read the text, you race your car.  Rinse/repeat.  Fun stuff.  You can get either one cheap as hell.  Get the US one, incase you really want to read cheesy text about racing champions.

Its a good game. And I hate driving games.

[Necromancer]

They shoulda made a motorcycle racing game.  I thought they did but I must be on crack.

Like Racing Damishi?  Thanks for reading other's posts. 

[_joshuaTurbo]

Racing Tamashii does look pretty cool, there is always Knight Rider Special as well.

That is if you really need to play as Micheal Knight!  It's pretty cool.

[sheath]

Racing Tamashii does look pretty cool, there is always Knight Rider Special as well.

That is if you really need to play as Micheal Knight!  It's pretty cool.

Oh heck yeah I need to play as Michael Knight!  Awesome!


Final Lap Twin has been on my want list for too long, I'm going to pick it up at the beginning of next month first off.  All of these look like fun folks, keep them coming!  Does anybody have any anecdotes on the first time playing one of them, or favorites?

[nodtveidt]

+1 for Final Lap Twin. I wrote a walkthru for the quest mode long ago since it's the only driving game on the PCE I even like.

[_joshuaTurbo]

+1 for Final Lap Twin. I wrote a walkthru for the quest mode long ago since it's the only driving game on the PCE I even like.

Another +1 for Final Fap Twin!  Best racing sim on Turbob.

Also avoid 'Victory Run' as it tastes like ass.  RadRacer on NES is better.

[sheath]

Well, it seems like Final Lap Twin is definitely preferred, I also just noticed that it is 2-player splitscreen!  Oh wow, I had no idea it had quazi RPG elements.  Heheh, this one is really awesome.

Is Victory Run anything like Rad Racer or Outrun?  It looks like Victory Run has different backgrounds, but that doesn't scream branching path cross country driving clone to me. 

Hmm, has anybody noticed which racer has the best animated sprite scaling (think tech demo)?  The PCE's speed from ROM would probably mean that there would need to be a larger HuCard for any racer to show more animated scaling.  I suppose there isn't a good Super CD-ROM 2 or above racer for the system?

[vestcoat]

Is Victory Run anything like Rad Racer or Outrun? 

I'd say it's more challenging than either Rad Racer or Outrun.  Some strategy is involved replacing parts as they wear out and learning how to drive in a manner that puts as little wear and tear as possible on the transmission, breaks, tires, and suspension (slowing before the crest of hills, shifting correctly, etc.).  It's a good game and the colors are nice and vibrant, but it's not the brainless fun of Outrun.

[sheath]

Is Victory Run anything like Rad Racer or Outrun? 

I'd say it's more challenging than either Rad Racer or Outrun.  Some strategy is involved replacing parts as they wear out and learning how to drive in a manner that puts as little wear and tear as possible on the transmission, breaks, tires, and suspension (slowing before the crest of hills, shifting correctly, etc.).  It's a good game and the colors are nice and vibrant, but it's not the brainless fun of Outrun.

That's good stuff actually, I like knowing that a game has more nuances right off the bat.  Thanks for this.  It seems like Victory Run gets touted as a good graphical presentation more often than not, having more in depth gameplay in the long run can be good too.

[Arkhan]

They shoulda made a motorcycle racing game.  I thought they did but I must be on crack.

Like Racing Damishi?  Thanks for reading other's posts. 

woops.

At least I'm not on crack!

They should have made MORE of them!

Theres too many frigging F1 car games.

and F1 cars are pretty lame when you get right down to it.

[sheath]

They shoulda made a motorcycle racing game.  I thought they did but I must be on crack.

Like Racing Damishi?  Thanks for reading other's posts. 

woops.

At least I'm not on crack!

They should have made MORE of them!

Theres too many frigging F1 car games.

and F1 cars are pretty lame when you get right down to it.

Back then Stock Cars and Street Cars were easily the minority.  It was F1 all the way, or specific high end manufacturers.  For some reason motorcycle racing was almost as popular as F1 racing in the Arcades.

[vestcoat]

It seems like Victory Run gets touted as a good graphical presentation more often than not, having more in depth gameplay in the long run can be good too.

Yeah, it's quite a departure from traditional racing games where we've been taught to put the pedal to the metal and learn how to deal with all the hazards at high speed.  Try that in Victory Run and the car will be too wasted to make the next check point.  Exercising restraint can be frustrating in a racing games, but VR requires that you take your eyes off the timer, slow down frequently, and make short-term sacrifices hoping they'll pay off. 

[Arkhan]

back then Stock Cars and Street Cars were easily the minority.  It was F1 all the way, or specific high end manufacturers.  For some reason motorcycle racing was almost as popular as F1 racing in the Arcades.

F1 cars are bleh. We got enough other car games too, but not enough motorcycle games.

Bari Bari Densetsu sucked hard.  So that leaves what, one motorcycle game?

and like 49811 different F1 games.

[nat]

Don't be fooled by Final Lap Twin's bland/simple/poor title screen and menus; the actual racing graphics look pretty good and the RPG mode is tons of fun. The overhead world view in RPG mode leaves a bit to be desired, though.

[rag-time4]

Don't be fooled by Final Lap Twin's bland/simple/poor title screen and menus; the actual racing graphics look pretty good and the RPG mode is tons of fun. The overhead world view in RPG mode leaves a bit to be desired, though.

I found the unbalanced difficulty infuriating in Final Lap Twin. The quest was really cool to play through, but it was a breeze. The GP mode, particularly the 16 race marathon mode, was extremely frustrating.

The racing games I'm most excited about playing next are the Zero 4 Champ games (1 and 2)... and of course F1 Circus.