Wow! A 2 hour documentary about the best arcade racing game ever? Now that's extreme dedication! Thanks for inviting me to review this video. I had fun verifying and discussing everything in this project.
i wish they would have mentioned why Rockstar didnt include more SUVs in LA even though they were featured in game (as traffic cars) but u werent able to use them in races or even cruising e.g. the Yukon Denali and the Escalade
Tuner scene boom when every other car on the street had Altezza rear break lights IRL on the roads we were using! The games were different and hit different.
Damn the Rockstar of today is nothing compared to the Rockstar of the 2000s. Sheit remember how many GTA,Midnight Club, and Bully series of games launched during the PS2/OG XBOX days? smfh i miss those days.
Games were easier to make back then and didn’t cost 50+ GB of storage since games are more demanding and complex that’s why rockstar only released 2 games for the PS4/Xb1 era well technically one game since gta 5 was a remaster
I think one of the reasons why MCLA sold so poorly was because the lack of marketing, I remember around 2009 (a year after it's release) I had no idea the game was even out, I never seen any commercial or poster being up for the game, I only found out about the games release was because I RUclips search "new midnight club" I think with all this new technology/hardware we have; Rockstar could create something groundbreaking with a new Midnight Club, maybe giving Forza Horizon & NFS a run for there money, hopefully we could see a new Midnight Club in our lifetime, it would be pretty great. Also great video man!
I probably should have mentioned it definetly. The marketing was very poor, but that applied to all Midnight Club games and each new MC game did get more traction than its previous installment. Midnight Club always had mostly relied on word of mouth, really. Guess time had shifted and marketing was mostly the way to get a successful game out.
@@grandtheftaero1 Oh yeah, not to mention RUclips wasn't as popular as it is today, time's definitely have changed and I think Rockstar could most definitely see a lot of big sales coming if they decided to create another Midnight Club, since there competition (NFS) is slowly dying out. Just look at Red Dead 2, sold over ($700M in 3 days) and barely pushed out any trailers for the game, the hype RUclipsrs build and the massive success GTA 5 brought to the company R* can sell water and everyone would buy it, so them releasing another Midnight Club wouldn't even be considered a risk.
@@grandtheftaero1 If MC relied more on word of mouth, I guess you could call that a real Midnight Club ;) As for MCLA, I was aware of the title but I didn't own a PS3. All I knew was I was SOL.
I followed the production of MCLA on their website as they added new screen shots and videos. The online community for MC3 seemed HUGE so I guess Rockstar figured that all the MC3 fans would just simply migrate to MCLA. There was the Rockstar Social club that talked about new games coming out. They probably thought that was enough!
I can't believe I spent 2 hours and 20 minutes watching a RUclips video about Midnight Club in one go! The amount of work behind this video is unbelievable.
Mc2 was the first game I ever played. I remember being sat on the living room floor and spent 20 minutes trying to work out how to flash your lights (the instructions where vague for someone who'd never held a controller) 3 has to be my favourite, I never played 4 all the way through and I never played 1
i mean yes but nfs or midnight club wherent weren't that better back in the days. but what i mean juiced 2 was a fun game fun arcade drift. alot of tuning... those type of things we will never see again.. even doh the crew had some sort of the same type of customization still not as good
You’re the most underrated content creator by far... This video was perfect, now my childhood memories keep coming back lol. Thank you and Pheegus for your incredible work on this and I hope this video blows up because 1k views in 12 hours just doesn’t reflect the amount of work and effort you put into this.
Literally my childhood. I loved Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition. I wish Rockstar would at least remaster Midnight Club 3 or make another Midnight Club. Props for making this. This series is forgotten about and I love to see people still talk about this game. Big ups mate.
This is legitimately one of my favorite gaming videos on RUclips, from someone that was there from the very beginning of this game series, I still managed to learn a lot. Probably the best use of 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life. I watched every single minute of it. Thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this video, I feel like it was more than worth it, not only as a great documentary for the series as its a point of reference for any fan of this game series that wants to know more, with above average production quality, real dedication by people that legitimately love and care for the series and high resolution captured gameplay of every game. My hats off to you guys, GrandTheftAero and Pheegus, and I will be joining the podcast if I manage to. (: I seriously cannot thank you guys enough, this seriously made my day.
The work behind this documentary is unbelievable. Amazing. The best 2 hours I've invested In my life. It's full of joy and nostalgia. Thank you guys for taking the time to do this.
This video barely reaches 120k views, is two hours long and full of information. Yet, a video of a random guy restoring an old rusty vice get 10 MILLION VIEWS. RUclips is a strange place...
MC2 is still my favorite... it was dark, mysterious, self-contained, anonymous to the World, and crazy fast... After MC2, I've tried recreating that racing experience in other games. The closest one so far for creating MC races is (ironically) GTAO. The race creator in Forza Horizon 4 doesn't come close
Here's another fun fact: The midnight club logo was inspired by the Wangan Midnight manga, which features the same stylized lettering used in the Midnight Club logo. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangan_Midnight
It's also probably the reason why this kanji letters were removed in the Japanese versions. Since with them it might give the impression of games being related to the manga.
I hope they atleast add some new vehicles as a celebration , atleast the escalade and hummer , my favorite game but still annoyed that I cant have more suvs
Michael No they didn’t lmao quit talking out your ass. Rockstar has never commented on whether or not they’ll make another MNC, there’s only been articles written by media sites *assuming* they won’t make another MNC after what happened in 2009, but nothing ever from Rockstar themselves - they never talk. If you don’t know, the reason why we haven’t gotten a new game is cause the original MNC team within Rockstar San Diego deteriorated and very few remained. A couple got fired and many major people left because they didn’t want to work on RDR among other huge issues within Rockstar at the time. Also, Midnight Club was one of Rockstar’s biggest money makers next to GTA, right before RDR was a thing. It’s possible they won’t make one again, but it’s highly unlikely they drop it for good.
To everyone who watched this video to the very end, then took more time to take interest into my discoveries on my channel: Thank You. The modding community really makes some of us feel unappreciated pretty often then hate when we get feisty back regardless if we share the discoveries or not. Thank you for the support as well Aero. I'm glad I was able to uncover buried history for your video and content for your videos on removed content.
This is the greatest video game video of all time. This entire video was a beautiful stroll down memory lane while learning intriguing back stories on how our beloved gem of a game known as midnightclub came together.
It's supposed to give the feeling of another street race going on while you're in your own street race. But maybe due to hardware limits they abandoned that idea and just left one car of that idea in that particular race. I remember MC2 also did this but used normal traffic cars instead in Hector's race.
@@tylercouture216 I played this when i was six, and its by far my favorite game of all time. The soundtrack .. c'mon !! Just purchased a ps2 and 3 copies of midnightclub2. Cant wait
Yes! The soundtrack and the atmosphere within that game has still been unparalleled in my eyes, that dark, gritty, environment, really made it feel like you were part of the illegal, underground scene of street racing. The music, from trance and electronic to underground hip hop was a perfect fit and also enhanced the atmosphere. And the characters really added a bit of uniqueness and personality to the game that I missed in MC3 and LA.
In my opinion MC3 was my favorite mainly because of the OST, customization, and car list. The car list includes some amazing and iconic tuners and supercars consisting of the McLaren F1, the Pagani Zonda C 12 S, the tuners consisting of the Skyline and the Supra, and despite the customization being the same for each tuner, (not the other types of cars tho) I still love this game more than the others, with MCLA coming in a close second, followed by MC2, and MC1 in last
Midnight club 2 will always be the greatest racing game ever imo. Every character and race is so memorable. I can play it whenever and still have such a blast
Man I remember playing Midnight Club 2 for hours at my cousin's house then I brought it myself and continued causing mayhem with the gun and missile cheat. Midnight Club 2 had so much personality specially in terms of career, tracks and music...even though I was a hip hop guy around that time, I really did enjoyed the music as I felt it fit the whole game. don't get me wrong I loved Midnight Club 3 as well its still a classic even towards this day and I gotten Midnight Club LA waayyy late due to me lacking a Ps3 at the time. But Midnight Club 2 was a new experience for me and its a game that I hold close to me and others couldn't match the magic it had. Its good to see one of the best racers I played get a long video on why its great, although we might not ever get a new one but il be hyped if they announced a new midnight club no doubt about it. Great video.
Timestamps in the description! Special thanks to: Reiji, RacerBest for looking over parts of the video! Join in on the podcast on Oct 28th (had to be delayed due to several issues) where we'll talk about the production of the video, discuss future plans for the channel, talk about Midnight Club and NFS with the viewers and answer any questions you might have. So join in! Sunday, 8PM EST: ruclips.net/channel/UCyCyxgVl4_Imo_KkCgn5v-Q (also dismiss that profile pic lol, its kind of a placeholder for now) After 5 months of long hard work it's finally out. So proud to release this. I hope you enjoy.
Critics are idiots. The game is too difficult is why you give it a low score? Git gut, n00bs. This series is one of THE BEST arcade, tuner-orientated racers. Period. Nothing beats MC3 or MC: LA, even today. The Crew 2 took shortcuts and omitted things that would make it good, FH4 is close, but has basically no tuning, NFS has nice tuning, but still not as much as MC and generally not good enough yet. I wish there would be a new MC, but it doesn't look like there's one anywhere around the corner. It's a dissapointing time to be a gamer looking for a stellar project, waiting for as many years as it takes for something to come out... complete
yeah but if they remaster MCLA they gotta add more to the Map, The Maps such an Illusion cause its actually pretty small, just all the shortcuts and shit they put in makes it feel waayyy bigger than it actually is. I have thousands of hours on this game but still havent discovered every single shortcut
i miss this series SO BAD! I've always preferred MC's controls/car handling over all other racing games, so I was pissed when I heard that San Diego closed. The Arcade racing sub-genre was at its peak during the PS2 era, and is at its worse now. I wish we could get a MC 3: Dub Edition remix remaster or remake.
@@marbl3d45 You're correct that San Diego didn't close, not sure why I said that. But the team within the San Diego studio that was in charge of MC was dissolved after key people were fired and/or left.
Who else preferred midnight club over need for speed or any other racing game back in the Ps2 days? I liked Underground, MW, Hot Pursuit, Burnout, and many others, but Midnight Club took the cake, and eventually got me into Grand Theft Auto, since they’re both Rockstar.
@@---Shiny428--- i mean there have been complaints but to this day i play this game and dont really have a big problem with it. For me it makes the game more fun because you need to do well the whole race.
You said the opponents would constantly taunt you but the first example was a guy saying "I'll always finish first. Ask my girlfriend, she'll tell you" Dude was dissin himself lol
I could've sworn that i was playing MCLA Complete Edition, and Karol sent a message saying that "more high performance vehicles are coming soon". I SWEAR!!!!!
@@LeonardoBruno54 Didnt say it was full on simcade, it leans more towards simcade than arcade compared to previous games. You cant ridiculously slide anymore and need to brake in order to take sharp turns properly and traction control is a huge part of the game's driving mechanics.
@@grandtheftaero1 fair enough, leans more towards simcade but it still is full on arcade. Regardless of this, this video me want to play 3 and LA again.
its funny just how much stuff from LA was in GTA5, you could tell Rockstar San Diego helped out on GTA5, the incar views, the non-loading maps and other stuff
Watched another documentary a few days ago wich was fine but watched this completely, litterly blew me away. What a masterpiece u have made! A true ride trough my childhood. Liked and subbed !
When I started the video I didn’t realize it was two hours. But my love for this game and the amazing editing gone into this video kept me from the realization.😂
"I'm so fast I always finish first, just ask my girlfriend" WOAAHHH my dude. I never realized why I was so confused by that line as a kid. Thanks Rockstar, Disney of the gaming world.
Midnight Club series needs to be remastered. Imo MCSR is the best but that’s bias since it was one of my first games that popped my cherry. Come one guys let’s petition for a MC REMASTERY!!
Midnight club 3: dub edition is such a good game. Thinking about it now you could argue that it's better than need for speed underground two. both games got me heavily interested in cars and im thankful for that.
I frankly need to buy MC3 Remix. I exclusively grown with NFS's teutonic best hits (HP2, UG1, UG2, MW2005), but I feel like my inventory of Xbox games needs Midnight Club. Why? The no.1 reason why I remember the old NFS games was the customization it had, besides HP2. There are other reasons, but I jump back to Underground and Most Wanted because I know how it is still fun to tinker the way I want. Considering Midnight Club delivers even more, it is a no brainer.
I recently got back into Midnight Club:LA with a download of the Complete Edition on my XBOX One, and I have to say, when I had it originally for the 360 I didn't love it, but it has now become one of my all time favourite games, I actually downloaded it after playing NFS:Payback and being very disappointed (having always been a big time NFS fan) I think LA did everything Payback could have done but didn't. I really want to see a new Midnight Club, but GTA Online seems to have done that since they kind of combine all efforts into it.
My fav car was Hector's red sport car. I loved it so much, sometimes when I didn't have my memory card I would just do the story till that level just to unlock the car and do stunts and f around the map with it. Mc2 btw. Also great vid :)
Can't believe you made this, over 2 hours at that quality level, with Rockstar-level quality "trailers" in between chapters so we can easily stop and pick up watching later; amazing effort! The background info alone is fantastic as I had not known what effort went into making one of my all-time favourite racing games, MC2.
44 min in and I love this documentary! Man I miss this series!!! My hope is that since Rockstar brought red dead back I hope midnight club is next to come back!
an over 2 hour video documenting one of my favourite video game franchises ever, covering everything about it. Goddamnit I wanna crawl through the screen and give you a hug.
Caught me by surprise on this one. I knew it was coming, but not this soon. I can just feel the amount of work put into this one, this video definitely deserves support 👍 Ps: The rumour come out. Does Bruno Mars is gay? (A little nugget to those who stayed all the way to the end)
MC3 Dub Remix is still the best game for the franchise. The Customization and car list and music is what made it so great. The car physics is also better than L.A. unfortunately. Wish they came out with a Midnight Club 5 tho. Please give us one Rockstar. I beg
Thank you for this absolute gem ! Was an hardcore fan of the series, especially the 3 remix who i spent thousands of hours playing on the PS2 online. Free roaming around Tokyo with friends, doing drift loops, doing crazy jumps in Atlanta , finding glitches on the map (there was some crazy glitches and ton of hidden places), playing 8players CTF... I remember playing the last day before the shutdown of the Gamespy servers, there was still people playing. Since, I never had such fun on a racing game. Los Angeles was very good (insane graphics and good driving) but poor replay-ability / content. This is very sad that the series ended. There is no more good "street racing" games anymore, and I tried/played countless of them (Actually i enjoyed a lot TDU1 but the 2 was a disaster, im not even talking about The Crew lol). Everybody switched now to Forza. Those are good games but were is the magic of old street racing games ? We want insane speed, totaly ridiculous handlings, big fucking jumps, ton of cars, big cities with cool shortcuts and hidden spots, cool multiplayer, customization... Maybe one day there will be a great successor of the Midnight Club series!
Good documentary, but there's one big reason Midnight Club LA didn't do so well that wasn't mentioned: Poor console optimisation. The RAGE engine was still new and R*SD hadn't figured out how to use it perfectly. This meant that, at least on the 360, once you got a car capable of decent speeds the game would struggle hugely to load assets. You'd have problems like invisible traffic/objects or the road disappearing completely. It was completely game-breaking and a real dampener on an otherwise excellent game.
Wow! A 2 hour documentary about the best arcade racing game ever? Now that's extreme dedication! Thanks for inviting me to review this video. I had fun verifying and discussing everything in this project.
The mister evolution lancer
Im subscribed to your channel since 2009
i wish they would have mentioned why Rockstar didnt include more SUVs in LA even though they were featured in game (as traffic cars) but u werent able to use them in races or even cruising e.g. the Yukon Denali and the Escalade
Great job Reiji a true legend
@@grimreaper9477 I was wondering why MCLA has less cars than MC3.
I feel so damn lucky to have grown up during the era of Midnight Club/NFSU. That was a great time to be a kid into games and cars.
Same here👍
Same 😭
Same I wish I still had my psp to play them again
Tuner scene boom when every other car on the street had Altezza rear break lights IRL on the roads we were using! The games were different and hit different.
also HIN 2
by far the best midnight club video on youtube, great work
@@Paulo-c3nyeah people watch videos
@@wulflargus your here too the gta 6 leaker
@@rono7964 ok
didn't you call him a thousand of not so respectful names before lmao
I need mc la tbh
I never noticed how closely MCLA looks like GTAV until now. That physics engine is amazing.
MCLA was basically Rockstar testing a Los Angeles map on the RAGE engine.
It's same year release of GTA 4
Not amazing just copy and paste just more detailed
RAGE
Damn the Rockstar of today is nothing compared to the Rockstar of the 2000s. Sheit remember how many GTA,Midnight Club, and Bully series of games launched during the PS2/OG XBOX days? smfh i miss those days.
Max Payne and Manhut to.
@@TheFurryInShambles Manhunt
the warrior too
@@nationalgeovishap The Warriors
Games were easier to make back then and didn’t cost 50+ GB of storage since games are more demanding and complex that’s why rockstar only released 2 games for the PS4/Xb1 era well technically one game since gta 5 was a remaster
I think one of the reasons why MCLA sold so poorly was because the lack of marketing, I remember around 2009 (a year after it's release) I had no idea the game was even out, I never seen any commercial or poster being up for the game, I only found out about the games release was because I RUclips search "new midnight club" I think with all this new technology/hardware we have; Rockstar could create something groundbreaking with a new Midnight Club, maybe giving Forza Horizon & NFS a run for there money, hopefully we could see a new Midnight Club in our lifetime, it would be pretty great. Also great video man!
I probably should have mentioned it definetly. The marketing was very poor, but that applied to all Midnight Club games and each new MC game did get more traction than its previous installment. Midnight Club always had mostly relied on word of mouth, really. Guess time had shifted and marketing was mostly the way to get a successful game out.
@@grandtheftaero1 Oh yeah, not to mention RUclips wasn't as popular as it is today, time's definitely have changed and I think Rockstar could most definitely see a lot of big sales coming if they decided to create another Midnight Club, since there competition (NFS) is slowly dying out. Just look at Red Dead 2, sold over ($700M in 3 days) and barely pushed out any trailers for the game, the hype RUclipsrs build and the massive success GTA 5 brought to the company R* can sell water and everyone would buy it, so them releasing another Midnight Club wouldn't even be considered a risk.
@@grandtheftaero1 If MC relied more on word of mouth, I guess you could call that a real Midnight Club ;) As for MCLA, I was aware of the title but I didn't own a PS3. All I knew was I was SOL.
I followed the production of MCLA on their website as they added new screen shots and videos. The online community for MC3 seemed HUGE so I guess Rockstar figured that all the MC3 fans would just simply migrate to MCLA. There was the Rockstar Social club that talked about new games coming out. They probably thought that was enough!
OhMrZack i just keep low hopes for any new Midnight Club cause Rockstar SD has Red Dead to worry about
I can't believe I spent 2 hours and 20 minutes watching a RUclips video about Midnight Club in one go! The amount of work behind this video is unbelievable.
and the fact he ditched monetary gains by using copyrighted music in the transitions depending on which game they appear in 😂
Me either, but MCLA is the best game ever made by man, so it's nice to see what other people think of it. Two hours well spent tbh.
>In MC3 you get sent by a guy named Baby
>One of the locations is Atlanta
Rockstar accidentally predicted Baby Driver?
Nah thats Birdman, he narrated the game. Look at the amount of cash money songs in the game or just read the manual credits.
Bruh look at the taillights on the challenger dub edition......THEY PREDICTED THE CHALLENGER FACELIFT TOO
OR the people who writed the movie prob took it from the game
It was lil baby, they predicted lil baby out of atlanta
If they'd remaster Midnight Club: LA for PC after all this time, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
i would literally kill for that :D
@@aegis4142 Bro what
@@MonkeyDLuffy60073 if the remastered version was the last copy in the world i would kill for it too🤣
Did you even watch the video
@@noaharkadedelgado2318 What?
MC1= most nostalgic (for me)
MC2= most character and darkest feeling
MC3= best customization
MC4= best graphics
true
Wish they kept the characters and dark vibe with midnight club 3....
theres no MC4 :v
@@Nemeszito MCLA
Mc2 was the first game I ever played. I remember being sat on the living room floor and spent 20 minutes trying to work out how to flash your lights (the instructions where vague for someone who'd never held a controller)
3 has to be my favourite, I never played 4 all the way through and I never played 1
Rip this series it was too young
yup.... just like juiced 2.. was great game fun complet with bets pink slips and alot of tuning
@@reggiexp69 no, it's physics were like driving on ice
i mean yes but nfs or midnight club wherent weren't that better back in the days. but what i mean juiced 2 was a fun game fun arcade drift. alot of tuning... those type of things we will never see again.. even doh the crew had some sort of the same type of customization still not as good
@@reggiexp69 the crew was weak and I couldn't vibe with juice to me it wasn't that good it also felt weak
Midnight Club should not die
You’re the most underrated content creator by far... This video was perfect, now my childhood memories keep coming back lol.
Thank you and Pheegus for your incredible work on this and I hope this video blows up because 1k views in 12 hours just doesn’t reflect the amount of work and effort you put into this.
Freakin nice job!
Vadim M true
See you on Topic of the largest Rdr2.
Vadim M is here what the heck
Freakin!
@Vadim M do rdr2 beta videos
It's a shame that Midnight Club is gone. I played Midnight Club Los Angeles and I loved it. This video was incredible btw.
And when we needed him the most,he was gone.
He uploads on his SuperType1 channel.
@@DomPeriod Damn I watched this video when he released it and thought that he just took a long break off RUclips since then😭
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Literally my childhood. I loved Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition. I wish Rockstar would at least remaster Midnight Club 3 or make another Midnight Club. Props for making this. This series is forgotten about and I love to see people still talk about this game. Big ups mate.
I will never forget this series, its what made me really hooked on cars as a child and love has only grown more in those 17 years (since MC2).
Yes , Dub Edition was the best
Same it wasn't apart of all of my childhood but it's in ther and man did it make a mark
MC2 is my favorite and another company has had the trademark for MC since 2012 so there’s a chance of a new MC game
This is legitimately one of my favorite gaming videos on RUclips, from someone that was there from the very beginning of this game series, I still managed to learn a lot. Probably the best use of 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life. I watched every single minute of it. Thank you so much for putting your time and effort into this video, I feel like it was more than worth it, not only as a great documentary for the series as its a point of reference for any fan of this game series that wants to know more, with above average production quality, real dedication by people that legitimately love and care for the series and high resolution captured gameplay of every game. My hats off to you guys, GrandTheftAero and Pheegus, and I will be joining the podcast if I manage to. (:
I seriously cannot thank you guys enough, this seriously made my day.
I miss the midnight club series...
Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz so does the speedy black man
Extremely sad m8
Why do I see you everywhere
Blackpants mgi
Me too...I was playing them on my psp that i have lost a couple of yrs ago...
The work behind this documentary is unbelievable. Amazing. The best 2 hours I've invested In my life. It's full of joy and nostalgia. Thank you guys for taking the time to do this.
Yees!
This video barely reaches 120k views, is two hours long and full of information. Yet, a video of a random guy restoring an old rusty vice get 10 MILLION VIEWS. RUclips is a strange place...
IKR?
False equivalency
MC2 is still my favorite... it was dark, mysterious, self-contained, anonymous to the World, and crazy fast... After MC2, I've tried recreating that racing experience in other games. The closest one so far for creating MC races is (ironically) GTAO. The race creator in Forza Horizon 4 doesn't come close
My kids said oh man play forza it's the best. No ty. I play midnight club on my vita still
Here's another fun fact: The midnight club logo was inspired by the Wangan Midnight manga, which features the same stylized lettering used in the Midnight Club logo.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangan_Midnight
It's also probably the reason why this kanji letters were removed in the Japanese versions. Since with them it might give the impression of games being related to the manga.
So, 5 days ago, 10 years ago, MCLA was released?
In the US yes.
woah dude
thats like... 10 years since the last mc
dammmmmn
I hope they atleast add some new vehicles as a celebration , atleast the escalade and hummer , my favorite game but still annoyed that I cant have more suvs
All i can say is Midnight Club still cancelled soz
@@NotDaveMirra Cant you just let me dream ?
Who else can't believe how good MCLA still looks to this day?
When you were a kid and didn't even imagine that the mechanic oscar was actually rey mysterio
No I’m not gonna do it I don’t want to be r/woosh’ed
@@tayxyasuke360 that stupid "woosh" shit died before this guy even posted his comment, and rightly so.
Whoa whoa whoa?
Real fans knew, like me
Nice production and pacing, would love to see more in-depth videos like this in the future!
This game series so needs a remaster.
Agreed 100%
All of them or just a port version to PS4/PS5
Reboot
The third one was the best one
100% agreed with my friend
Still hoping new Midnight Club.
For story wise it wont the club has since disbanded in 99
The new game will never be released. Rockstar has said that several times.
this was my first game when I first got my ps3 shit i was 8 most fun game ever
It’s canceled soz
Michael No they didn’t lmao quit talking out your ass. Rockstar has never commented on whether or not they’ll make another MNC, there’s only been articles written by media sites *assuming* they won’t make another MNC after what happened in 2009, but nothing ever from Rockstar themselves - they never talk. If you don’t know, the reason why we haven’t gotten a new game is cause the original MNC team within Rockstar San Diego deteriorated and very few remained. A couple got fired and many major people left because they didn’t want to work on RDR among other huge issues within Rockstar at the time.
Also, Midnight Club was one of Rockstar’s biggest money makers next to GTA, right before RDR was a thing. It’s possible they won’t make one again, but it’s highly unlikely they drop it for good.
To everyone who watched this video to the very end, then took more time to take interest into my discoveries on my channel: Thank You. The modding community really makes some of us feel unappreciated pretty often then hate when we get feisty back regardless if we share the discoveries or not. Thank you for the support as well Aero. I'm glad I was able to uncover buried history for your video and content for your videos on removed content.
Ookkay?
Midnight Club LA was my childhood racing game, I miss those good old days
Same
I wasn’t very good at mcla but it was still awesome
This is the greatest video game video of all time.
This entire video was a beautiful stroll down memory lane while learning intriguing back stories on how our beloved gem of a game known as midnightclub came together.
Good God, MC: LA is just a few days over 10 years old :O
Btw MC: 3 DER is the best one
ThatHipTurtle i was 16 when the last one came out, I feel old.
MC2...
MC3 was the pinickle of arcade racing games
MC: LA >
@@MerlautJones A reply from someone who has never played the older games
I gotta say you and pheegus did a fantastic a job in making this video. This was worth the wait.
@@Paulo-c3n Y E A
@@Paulo-c3n No i do not
when will you upload next eww video?
@@Blueflag04 currently I'm not working on a eww parody yet but will commence after The Need 4 Car Memes 10 releases
Infinitely worth the wait.
There is still one thing left we haven't realized:
*Who is that mystery racer that appears in the race Rev Limit in MC3?*
@AlexGRFan97
That’s possible.
@AlexGRFan97 It's probably just a scripted AI Racer acts like a traffic car
OMG I forgot all about this! Good memory! I remember thinking it was a bug but I like the theory of it possibly being Dice from MCII
It's supposed to give the feeling of another street race going on while you're in your own street race.
But maybe due to hardware limits they abandoned that idea and just left one car of that idea in that particular race.
I remember MC2 also did this but used normal traffic cars instead in Hector's race.
Midnight Club II was my favorite. The memories, my brother and I would play it after school.
me to!!!!!!
me to!!!!!!
All the Midnight Club games are friggin' brilliant.
But MC2 will always be the best in my eyes.
lmao I just made a long ass comment about MC2 and here I see your comment that's is my absolute favorite one
@@tylercouture216 I played this when i was six, and its by far my favorite game of all time. The soundtrack .. c'mon !! Just purchased a ps2 and 3 copies of midnightclub2. Cant wait
Yes! The soundtrack and the atmosphere within that game has still been unparalleled in my eyes, that dark, gritty, environment, really made it feel like you were part of the illegal, underground scene of street racing.
The music, from trance and electronic to underground hip hop was a perfect fit and also enhanced the atmosphere.
And the characters really added a bit of uniqueness and personality to the game that I missed in MC3 and LA.
In my opinion MC3 was my favorite mainly because of the OST, customization, and car list. The car list includes some amazing and iconic tuners and supercars consisting of the McLaren F1, the Pagani Zonda C 12 S, the tuners consisting of the Skyline and the Supra, and despite the customization being the same for each tuner, (not the other types of cars tho) I still love this game more than the others, with MCLA coming in a close second, followed by MC2, and MC1 in last
Das truth bro
Midnight club 2 will always be the greatest racing game ever imo. Every character and race is so memorable. I can play it whenever and still have such a blast
I want either Midnight Club 2 remaster or brand new Midnight Club game so so so bad
Imagine if Rockstar made a remake of it but now it's placed on 1980-90s Japan and it would tell the story of the irl Midnight Club.
Interesting
Ikr?
that's called a "sequel"
you might have heard of that
That would kinda be like a Tokyo Xtreme Racer type of game tho. Doesn’t really fit the style of Rockstar.
Midnight club LA still looks good to this day
I still play it on my 40 inch HDTV.Looks great!
Still looks good on 2021
Better than the new nfs and forza games
Midnight club 2 is best in my opinion..
It's just the truth~
MC3
@@imprxvised8219 mc3der is the pinnacle of all racing games
@@evanpeterson7585 you damn right it is bro
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Midnight Club needs to come back
it DOES
@concernedcommenter LOL you want the game to have bugs for a month?
@concernedcommenter playground said they don't prefer the gameplay style of the midnight club series...
All players are hoping
Man I remember playing Midnight Club 2 for hours at my cousin's house then I brought it myself and continued causing mayhem with the gun and missile cheat. Midnight Club 2 had so much personality specially in terms of career, tracks and music...even though I was a hip hop guy around that time, I really did enjoyed the music as I felt it fit the whole game.
don't get me wrong I loved Midnight Club 3 as well its still a classic even towards this day and I gotten Midnight Club LA waayyy late due to me lacking a Ps3 at the time.
But Midnight Club 2 was a new experience for me and its a game that I hold close to me and others couldn't match the magic it had.
Its good to see one of the best racers I played get a long video on why its great, although we might not ever get a new one but il be hyped if they announced a new midnight club no doubt about it.
Great video.
MC3 had the best soundtrack. I bought every edition. It was the ultimate street racing game.
"This is Moses, Yo" will forever be ingrained in my brain
Kinda makes me sad that this game fell from terrible management.
Timestamps in the description!
Special thanks to: Reiji, RacerBest for looking over parts of the video!
Join in on the podcast on Oct 28th (had to be delayed due to several issues) where we'll talk about the production of the video, discuss future plans for the channel, talk about Midnight Club and NFS with the viewers and answer any questions you might have. So join in! Sunday, 8PM EST:
ruclips.net/channel/UCyCyxgVl4_Imo_KkCgn5v-Q
(also dismiss that profile pic lol, its kind of a placeholder for now)
After 5 months of long hard work it's finally out. So proud to release this. I hope you enjoy.
Btw I have my bell on,how did I just get a notification?
It was unlisted for a while.
@@grandtheftaero1 yikes! Understandable though.
could you please release a list of music that you use in this video
1:10:58 lmao
Still waiting for any midnight club port on the ps4 store.. The pain is killing me.
PS3 psn store had all three.
MC Street Racing
MC2
and MC3 Remix.
However the last two were removed and only MC Street Racing is there..
@@TheFurryInShambles And L.A isn't there anymore as well unless if bought it before that then it should be in your download list.
@@TheFurryInShambles every single midnight club is now removed I’m going to go insane
@@noaharkadedelgado2318 it’s on Xbox one I just bought it!!
Critics are idiots. The game is too difficult is why you give it a low score? Git gut, n00bs.
This series is one of THE BEST arcade, tuner-orientated racers. Period.
Nothing beats MC3 or MC: LA, even today. The Crew 2 took shortcuts and omitted things that would make it good, FH4 is close, but has basically no tuning, NFS has nice tuning, but still not as much as MC and generally not good enough yet.
I wish there would be a new MC, but it doesn't look like there's one anywhere around the corner. It's a dissapointing time to be a gamer looking for a stellar project, waiting for as many years as it takes for something to come out... complete
Ikr like what's the big deal about it being difficult, that pathetic excuse is the reason why the F-zero series is stopped being made
Those who think this series is difficult must've never played Wangan Midnight before.
This series really needs a comeback
Either a remaster of Midnight Club: Los Angeles or an entire new game, I'd be very happy
Same
yeah but if they remaster MCLA they gotta add more to the Map, The Maps such an Illusion cause its actually pretty small, just all the shortcuts and shit they put in makes it feel waayyy bigger than it actually is. I have thousands of hours on this game but still havent discovered every single shortcut
@@knotsbillington4840 yea
Naaah you saw what Rockstar did with the Gta Trilogy
I bet if they remaster the midnight club trilogy they would hire another studio full of newbies
MidNight Club is still cancelled soz.
#BeingBackTheSeries.
Wrong channel soz
Super Taxi right channel
Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition Remix was so much better
Customization and variety compared to LA? Yes, Story and racing in MCLA? The best *in my opinion*
Midnight club 2 is the best for me second is the mc3
@@ΣιμοσΤσανκουριδης agreed bro 100%
Gonna download this to watch a little later, so far looks great :D
Daniel Ibbertson DL why?
Editing on steroids 👌10/10
That midnight club dub edition intro 🤗😙😫
Ending of this genuinely got me sad, great job man!
Yay?
i miss this series SO BAD! I've always preferred MC's controls/car handling over all other racing games, so I was pissed when I heard that San Diego closed. The Arcade racing sub-genre was at its peak during the PS2 era, and is at its worse now. I wish we could get a MC 3: Dub Edition remix remaster or remake.
Rockstar San Diego?
Bro delete this R* SA isn’t shut down
@@marbl3d45 You're correct that San Diego didn't close, not sure why I said that. But the team within the San Diego studio that was in charge of MC was dissolved after key people were fired and/or left.
MC II and MC3 DUB edition. Were my favourites. Especially when I got MC3 for my PSP.
Who else preferred midnight club over need for speed or any other racing game back in the Ps2 days? I liked Underground, MW, Hot Pursuit, Burnout, and many others, but Midnight Club took the cake, and eventually got me into Grand Theft Auto, since they’re both Rockstar.
I wouldn't compare two best games but midnight club did show me the biggest fun
I Miss Midnight Club games, just sad about how it ends
I miss you Midnight Club
yes :(
Same here!
Can’t believe reviewers deadass thought that MC:LA was difficult. Even 11 year old me beat the game without too much difficulty.
Game reviewers suck remember that reviewer who couldn't beat cup heads tutorial
@@sneakysnake7695 also the journalist who couldn't move and shoot in doom
@@splash_067 oh yeah "This is Doom!!" *plays like a lobotomy patient*
@@---Shiny428--- exactly. It took me 2 days to beat the game when i first got it. These dumb reviewers make me feek like a god at mcla
@@---Shiny428--- i mean there have been complaints but to this day i play this game and dont really have a big problem with it. For me it makes the game more fun because you need to do well the whole race.
17:42 Midnight Club 2
34:57 MC3
1:09:30 MCLA
And 2:14:02 The 5 quick facts about Midnight club you didn't know about
BRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
@@bmj2.045 thank you
Thank you, this really narrowed it down👍
I watched the whole thing
every so often I come back to this video and am blown away by the production quality.
You said the opponents would constantly taunt you but the first example was a guy saying
"I'll always finish first. Ask my girlfriend, she'll tell you"
Dude was dissin himself lol
I could've sworn that i was playing MCLA Complete Edition, and Karol sent a message saying that "more high performance vehicles are coming soon". I SWEAR!!!!!
Midnight Club LA still looks pretty good even after all these years.
But it's not simcade at all. Full on arcade.
@@LeonardoBruno54 Didnt say it was full on simcade, it leans more towards simcade than arcade compared to previous games. You cant ridiculously slide anymore and need to brake in order to take sharp turns properly and traction control is a huge part of the game's driving mechanics.
@@grandtheftaero1 fair enough, leans more towards simcade but it still is full on arcade. Regardless of this, this video me want to play 3 and LA again.
its funny just how much stuff from LA was in GTA5, you could tell Rockstar San Diego helped out on GTA5, the incar views, the non-loading maps and other stuff
Midnight club will be in my heart forever
Holy crap do you have a PhD in making videogame documentaries?
Cuz this video certainly says so. Great job!
Wonder why this channel stopped posting.....
midnight club II was the most fun for me. best one in my opinion
and its a hard challenge also.
Watched another documentary a few days ago wich was fine but watched this completely, litterly blew me away. What a masterpiece u have made! A true ride trough my childhood. Liked and subbed !
When I started the video I didn’t realize it was two hours. But my love for this game and the amazing editing gone into this video kept me from the realization.😂
"I'm so fast I always finish first, just ask my girlfriend" WOAAHHH my dude. I never realized why I was so confused by that line as a kid. Thanks Rockstar, Disney of the gaming world.
Midnight Club series needs to be remastered. Imo MCSR is the best but that’s bias since it was one of my first games that popped my cherry. Come one guys let’s petition for a MC REMASTERY!!
Midnight Club 2 is still one of the best racing games ever made.
*3:45** there's still hope it'll be released in 2021*
About that...., With the pandemic and rockstar prolly making GTA6 rn, we may get a new MC in 2023
It's cancelled unfortunately.
@@FR0Z0NEkeys we still have a chance don't make my cry again as a man
Good video
Midnight club 3: dub edition is such a good game. Thinking about it now you could argue that it's better than need for speed underground two. both games got me heavily interested in cars and im thankful for that.
I frankly need to buy MC3 Remix. I exclusively grown with NFS's teutonic best hits (HP2, UG1, UG2, MW2005), but I feel like my inventory of Xbox games needs Midnight Club. Why?
The no.1 reason why I remember the old NFS games was the customization it had, besides HP2. There are other reasons, but I jump back to Underground and Most Wanted because I know how it is still fun to tinker the way I want. Considering Midnight Club delivers even more, it is a no brainer.
Where are u? 🥺
I legit need a Midnight club 2 remastered on the switch :'(
The Midnight Club games were fun, stylish, and beautiful, much like this video.
I recently got back into Midnight Club:LA with a download of the Complete Edition on my XBOX One, and I have to say, when I had it originally for the 360 I didn't love it, but it has now become one of my all time favourite games, I actually downloaded it after playing NFS:Payback and being very disappointed (having always been a big time NFS fan) I think LA did everything Payback could have done but didn't. I really want to see a new Midnight Club, but GTA Online seems to have done that since they kind of combine all efforts into it.
One of the greatest documentarys ever on youtube. Just thank you, definitely pledging for more projects like this.
Jeez, 2018... Where are you now?
Midnight Club LA is the best street racing game after NFS U2
you just make me cry , very awesome video , congratulations , hello from argentina, again congratulations for all of us
MIDNIGHT CLUB STILL CANCELLED SOZ
I get it?
Soz*
Series is still cancelled soz
Forgot to put on the CAPS LOCK M8.
"#LetTheGoodTimesRoll"
My fav car was Hector's red sport car. I loved it so much, sometimes when I didn't have my memory card I would just do the story till that level just to unlock the car and do stunts and f around the map with it. Mc2 btw.
Also great vid :)
Can't believe you made this, over 2 hours at that quality level, with Rockstar-level quality "trailers" in between chapters so we can easily stop and pick up watching later; amazing effort! The background info alone is fantastic as I had not known what effort went into making one of my all-time favourite racing games, MC2.
44 min in and I love this documentary! Man I miss this series!!! My hope is that since Rockstar brought red dead back I hope midnight club is next to come back!
an over 2 hour video documenting one of my favourite video game franchises ever, covering everything about it. Goddamnit I wanna crawl through the screen and give you a hug.
Caught me by surprise on this one. I knew it was coming, but not this soon. I can just feel the amount of work put into this one, this video definitely deserves support 👍
Ps: The rumour come out. Does Bruno Mars is gay? (A little nugget to those who stayed all the way to the end)
Cheeky boy ;)
MC3 Dub Remix is still the best game for the franchise. The Customization and car list and music is what made it so great. The car physics is also better than L.A. unfortunately. Wish they came out with a Midnight Club 5 tho. Please give us one Rockstar. I beg
Would love if you came back to youtube and did this with the NFS series
Can't believe they dint make one for PS4. SMH. MC games are the G.O.A.T of all racing games!
Hopefully a miracle happens which makes rockstar make mc5
@@yk100 I hope so too.
It's incredible how the whole history of midnight club spans up to 2 hours long. One of the best racing series I've played
ain't that the truth.
Great job!
Thank you for this absolute gem !
Was an hardcore fan of the series, especially the 3 remix who i spent thousands of hours playing on the PS2 online.
Free roaming around Tokyo with friends, doing drift loops, doing crazy jumps in Atlanta , finding glitches on the map (there was some crazy glitches and ton of hidden places), playing 8players CTF...
I remember playing the last day before the shutdown of the Gamespy servers, there was still people playing.
Since, I never had such fun on a racing game.
Los Angeles was very good (insane graphics and good driving) but poor replay-ability / content.
This is very sad that the series ended. There is no more good "street racing" games anymore, and I tried/played countless of them (Actually i enjoyed a lot TDU1 but the 2 was a disaster, im not even talking about The Crew lol).
Everybody switched now to Forza. Those are good games but were is the magic of old street racing games ?
We want insane speed, totaly ridiculous handlings, big fucking jumps, ton of cars, big cities with cool shortcuts and hidden spots, cool multiplayer, customization...
Maybe one day there will be a great successor of the Midnight Club series!
Good documentary, but there's one big reason Midnight Club LA didn't do so well that wasn't mentioned: Poor console optimisation. The RAGE engine was still new and R*SD hadn't figured out how to use it perfectly. This meant that, at least on the 360, once you got a car capable of decent speeds the game would struggle hugely to load assets. You'd have problems like invisible traffic/objects or the road disappearing completely. It was completely game-breaking and a real dampener on an otherwise excellent game.
So true. Even on xb1 the road and everything looks like shit and struggles to load when u go fast 💔