Ridge Racer 64 - Nintendo 64 Review - HD
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Ridge Racer 64 is a racing game developed by Nintendo Software Technology for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. It features tracks from Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution and its very own set of desert tracks exclusive to the Nintendo 64, called Renegade. Variations on these tracks make for a total of 20 tracks in the game
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Ridge Racer 64 review on the nintendo 64. Recorded using a dazzle and on original real console hardware and game cartridge.
I 100%'d this game after about 17 hours of gameplay, super intense! Beautiful visuals for the time and sweet soundtrack.
man thats some love for this game right there
Amateur. 3.5 hours.
@@MrNintokuamateur, 2.5 hours.
@@StokerStu amateur, 2 hours.
Best racers on the N64: F-Zero X, Mario Kart 64, Beetle Adventure Racing and Ridge Racer 64. In my opinion any way :p
There is a funny story behind this game growing up. My friend rented this game and told me how fun it was. However the only reason he rented the game because not only did he love racing games, but because of Reiko Nagase on the box art lol. Either way the marketing worked and is a fun racing game.
Lieutenant Yoshi haha i wonder how many people have that same story, thats why they put some divas on wrestling game covers i guess too
like the old saying goes sex sells XD
what's even funnier about that story is that Reiko Nagase's face is actually a screen capture of a male programmer who then reshaped it to be more feminine xD
TheDistorted Really? LMAO! Talk about phantom awkwardness.
Lol same reason my bff bought this game.
one big fault is the computer controlled cars. if you hit the rear of one you almost stop dead. but if they hit you they jump right in front of your car. lol
also the Z class trophies legit are pain in the ass, specially Stage 1 race 2 and Stage 4 race 1 (with the huge demand to be absolutely perfect), like how AI is on rails, you barely can make drift and jump at the same time perfectly XD
Just tried this game for the first time a few days ago and was super impressed, it's very fun and visually stunning for a 99 game
I disagree that RR64 saw a slight graphical downgrade compared to the Playstation versions, it looks much better than RR1 and Revolution (RR64 was based on the earlier arcade games).
The bright graphics in earlier games differ from the graphics in later RR games on PS1 which were more realistic looking.
Also there's quite a bit more pop up in the PS1 version.
@@Mr.Foxhat and texture warping.
Played it for the first time this weekend on my everdrive. Brilliant game. Love it. Using unsuitable cars for certain tracks can make it a real challenge in a good way.
Easily my favourite racer on N64 if I was to recommend one racing game for the 64 this would be it love the Ridge Racer series and the 64 version has a special place in series for me.
I prefer an arcade racer because I can learn how to play it without two or more years of driving school,training,or whatever. If my video games are too realistic,they become unenjoyable. I mean,if you're going to be THAT realistic,I might as well go out and do the real thing,y'know?
I still have my N64 and still play this classic game on my free time. 2017. Like if u agree
David Ramac, i bought 2 copies of these i dont know why 🤔
David Ramac luckyyyyy
I'm 46 and once I got done with my drug addiction which took about twenty years I got back into my video games and now I spend my money on my PS1 on my PS2 my Dreamcast And N64.. I'm playing right nowI actually just bought ridge racer so that's why I looked up a review at the moment I'm playing NHL 08 on the PS2 so enough commenting I got to go continue whooping ass with the Dallas
It doesn't have the awesome cd quality soundtrack of the PS1 port, but overall it looks and plays much smoother on the 64. It always bugged me also that there's three of the same track on all variations of the game. Although in an arcade, that makes sense, on console it's too limited.
Honestly first time I played this I was shocked how well it was ported to the N64, looks and plays great!
MaximumRD well it was built from the ground up so its not a port exactly but yeah they did an awesome job but then again you only have to go onto look at the other awesome games NST made on the gamecube to see they had talent
***** Oh right, well it was awesome!
BROOOOO THAT OST IS SO NOSTALGIC!!!
This probably in my top 3 favorite games of all time
I enjoyed this game because of the gameplay and the music. That graphics were kinda crap but the game draws all of your concentration and it always makes me sweat. The drifting is so satisfying-- you don't get a sense of it from watching a video, you have to feel it. It's one of those games I have to stand up when I play. You can play it for 5 minutes and have a good time-- can't say that for a lot of new age games.
UGGHHHH THE NOSTALGIA! IT FEELS GOOOOD
Love this game Glenn mainly down to the arcade feel and the handling of the cars,you can just throw them round the corners at top speeds.
Great review.
hardtranceismylife thanks! i like high speed racers big time
I still play R4 to this day.
Because it's always fun and great to play around.
Great music, some arcade feeling and you have heaven :D
I loved this game. One of the best on the N64.
[5 years after this review]
I bought the game not long ago and gave it a try today. The game is good even though the tracks are rather on the down side as said in the review.
Still the game has something addictive to it. I can help but compare it to Sega Rally on the Saturn. Both games have this pseudo-realistic and arcade feel to it.
Controls in RR64 are a bit hard to master I feel. I haven't tried all the cars yet though. I even haven't unlocked them all yet !
This review of the game is good and points pros and cons honestly.
I still have this game thank god 👍🏽🙏🏽
I had a lot of fun with this game. I loved the brake light trails on the night stages. The game got really challenging later on as well and some of the 1 on 1's were nigh on impossible,.. though that might just have been me not being very good.
DarkEldarBlog yeah the red blur they give off is awesome i thought that too
Having played RR Type-4 before this one I can actually see what they were trying to do here. To reduce the Polygon count for a better framerate was actually a good move, but the lack of tracks was the real letdown to me. I haven't got so far as I did on previous titles and never finished it either...
I love the desert tracks in this game!
Never played RR64, I got the DS remake of it, but I never really got on with the graphics, they always had that weird N64 "fluffy" look, which kind of put me off.
***** yeah the ds version is kinda cool for a hand held but i didn't care for the small screen for racing games personally
the DS version is a great port.
There's no escape..
The DS version replaced Reiko Nagase with the girl from R: Racing Evolution. It's an OK port, but a bit pixelated compared to the N64 original.
I love Ridge Racer especially 1 and 2. Ridge Racer 64 looks like a fun and exciting game that unfortunately isn't talked about a lot compared to other N64 games. I have never even seen it in stores or gaming conventions and I thought It was only on arcades and PlayStation due to the lack of it showing up or being advertised on other consoles from what I remember. It also looks like it has a amazing multiplayer mode. Cool video. ^_^
This game is great. Even though it has 4 tracks they each have a different set of day. This game I remember trying over and over with my heart pounding trying to unlock lizard nightmare. The music is great. Oh one more thing Galaga Pac Jam!!
***** hehe there are some cool secrets in this one!
Yup like the mini game of Galaga after the last race.
I need to play this game. I recently started playing RR2 on PSP and I truly love it, making me wonder if it was a shame I missed out on this N64 game as a kid.
RRT4 is still the series pinnacle for me personally….so many memories of that on ps1
Love this game! Used to have it on n64 but now play it on my modded Wii. Best thing is now I can use the Wii wheel motion control.. new life and now it’s truly an arcade experience!🙌🏼👌🏼
That is very cool
How do you do this? Would legit like to try it this way. 👍🏻
Mark Lee do you have a modded Wii or WiiU? You need the n64 emulator “wii64” or “not64”. Once you start up the emulator with the wiimote, the default control system will recognize motion control. Get your Wii wheel, load rr64 and you’re all set :)
Ridge racer! Remember that one? Giant enemy crabs later it’s on switch. Graphically looks cool have my physical copy 🚘
Only the cool kids will get that reference 😂
i remember being so excited by a demo of the playstation original in toys r us, never seen anything like it and wanted it so bad!
Me too, those were the good years.
The fact that you have night courses, more opponents and awesome musical tracks made this a great game. Give this to 6-8 year old's and limit their time on the console it would take them years to complete it.
Nintendo really shoulda just had the expansion pack be the main pack, right outta the gate. 4MB of RAM or whatever it was just did NOT cut it for the longevity of the system, especially if it meant that cutbacks had to be made for games as far in as 2000.
You could say the same for the Saturn….it was a way to keep the console cost as low as possible to appeal to the widest market. The price difference now doesn’t sound much but back then it was more etc
the reason why I love arcade racers is becoz there fun for one and there so unrealistic that u dont need to worry about understanding a car in a arcade racer all u have to think of is which car has best horsepower and thats it no need to tune or upgrade like most normal racers and if anything like ridge racer its just a bonkers drift racing game :)
Great review as always!
I really enjoyed this game, but I just couldn't beat those last few courses. I had such a hard time not slamming into walls at that point since the later courses have a lot more twists and turns, and your cars are ridiculously fast at that point.
Austin Mackert yeah by the end of the game its more like playing fzero X!
***** Haha! It's like playing F-Zero X, without the tight controls of F-Zero X!
This game is so intense. It’s a shame that Ridge Racer is dead. It takes arcade racing and makes it amazing.
Know what you mean, loved ridge racer type 4 back in the day
A very welcome addition to Nintendo Switch’s online service.
Yeah quite a random one too
This needs to come to the Nintendo Switch ASAP please Nintendo make this happen 💯💯💯👍👍👍
The graphics are pretty amazing actually !
I have this game and it's fun.
Arcade style racers are just fun without the hassle of realistic physics and such.
SPac316 yeah and you get some cool features in some of them too
I had the DS version, it was a lot of fun. They just put this on NSO
Interesting
Wow... What an amazing racing game!!!!! I'm getting this!!!!!!
I find arcade racers more exciting to to play and with the sound amped up there's nothing like it to give you that total atmospheric experience. Take Daytona usa that's a arcade racer that's got it all.
And another excellent review as always Glenn. ^^
Ridge Racer is one of my favorite games since arcades.
Unfortunately i never bought this game on the N64, cause i already sold my console at that time, what is a shame.
Kyo Saeba its worth going back to play now, one of the best RR games on any platform
Actually the hardest racing game I've ever played still on Ridge Racer Extreme Course... WTF!!!
Considering the lack of expansion pack I am very impressed by the lack of fog. Looks like a gem I missed out on!
Robin May defo worth going back to check out but i still think ridge racer type 4 is the best in the series
For first time N64 -developers, amazing speed + handling. But i think that roads are too narrow as there are 12 cars on screen as opposed to 8 on Type 4. So, overtaking get`s annoyning. Last 2 track in RR64 are new tracks, so there are like 5 + variations. 3DS -version is actually great also, but too many menus.
Always loved this game but I just realized the cars lean the wrong way in the corners. Now I can’t unsee it
I have always been a Gran Turismo man myself, but man, I have been missing out. These arcade racers look amazing. I recently played Out Run 2 at the arcades and I was totally blown away, took me right back to playing Daytona USA at the cinemas... All these great Sega and Playstation games, glad Nintendo owners got 'something' :P Seriously slick looking game though.
Leftover Culture Review i remember when the DC was coming out and all the cinemas had dreamcast pods to play in them, totally wiped out their own arcades making a penny
I'm pretty sure the cinema still has those arcade machines, and probably will until they fall apart :P Things move slow in my area...
You can use RT Ryuku (beginner car) on the till the early races featuring White Angel. Towards the end you need perfect driving skills else one mistake sees you lose to White Angel.
amazing soundtrack and great sliding. wish they would make a new mainline RR :(
Great review, but why no behind the car view? I remember the cars being kinda ‘gittery’ in 3rd person view and just wanted to see.
Strange as you can tell I normally mix up view footage in racing reviews!
RR type4 is the king of ridge racer, but this is really enjoyable quick fix and to kill time :)
T4 is my fav in the series too
I heard of this game gleen this looks like a lot of fun great review my friend ^_^
***** glad you liked fella :)
***** Can't wait for your next review ^_^
I think it's because some people like the sticky feel of an arcade racer. And they dont want to deal with grip drag weight turning or weather conditions they just want to feel a sence of speed
great point bosky fox!
I bought it just because it was the first Playstation game I ever played. I really like a few of them and did love R4. Still The N64 game did not disappoint and I thought it looked and run sublime I still play today and love going round the track while trying to maintain constant spin/drift
Marc M yeah thats a damn hard thing to do, I'm rusty at the drift mechanic but i used to be so awesome at type 4
Excelent game.Congratulations of Brasil.
This game looks awesome!! I gotta pick this one up!
+It's A Tommy let me know how you like it - I'm sure you will
I completely disagree that the visuals was a downgrade from the PS1 Ridge Racer titles. If anything, it looks like an early Dreamcast title despite everything being low poly.
As for the sound, most of the engines in the game sound like city transit buses. But the soundtrack is top notch.
Overall, it's a stellar entry in the series.
It’s no RRT4 though is it
Great review!!! this video makes me want to play it. good thing i own it and a wheel. I really love the cruisin series.
jeterjr28 they are all awesome in the cruisn series, i reviewed them back to back a while ago now
I have to check those vids out. Thanks for being awesome. Do you recommend drunk n64 driving? ;)
jeterjr28 always :) hah
I never really got around to playing this game, despite the fact that I love me some Ridge Racer (Rage Racer is my personal favourite), it looks like I need to get this game soon.
This is not a patch on Type 4, apart from its soundtrack which I prefer. But the depth of gameplay isn't up there I don't think. It definitely beats Rage Racer though (which although I think its soundtrack matches RR64, the game just didn't have the depth/lifespan).
Type 4 is still best in series IMO - loved that!
I think the appeal of arcade racers is bells and whistles over depth. A perfect example would be Split/Second. Stupid as all get-out, but really fun to play. I don't want to have to grind tracks repeatedly to get the car I want.. I just want to GO.
***** i don't think I've played that, would your ecommend it?
absolutely! But not on PC - it has a save file glitch that makes it impossible to play past season 4 or 5- never addressed or fixed, as far as I know. Basically the game is Ridge Racer via Michael Bay. ;) LOTS of exploding things on the tracks!
Glenn could you please review blues brothers 2000 I own this one and genuinely think its fun but I would love to hear your opinion good or bad
I had the 3DS version & that was so fun
Got that day 1 in a bundle - was quite fun
Great video, under rated game.
All fear skynet 😦
And now it’s on NSO.
Nice for those who will play it
First, time playing this title on the N64 seeing as I never own a N64 and Ridge Racer Type 4 was my first in the series. It was difficult getting use to the drift mechanics becomes easy after awhile. My only gripe w/the game is when you hit a car from behind or when you get push aside by the COM car. That frustrated the hell outta me but game is pretty solid.
Ridge Racer is the only series I know where the controls seem to radically change with almost every single game--and then there's this one, with enough control options that it even manages not to handle like itself. 😉
DO MARIO GOLF NEXT!!!!! WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT SOON GLENN PLANT!!
Skyler744 i think I'm going with turok 3 next
Doesn't it shift from first person to behind car views ??
Yeah there’s different views but with all racing games of the time the fastest FPS was always interior 👍
the last car was a bitch to unlock
now this game is soo awesome, well ported good game.. atleast 99.9 % arcade perfect.love the game and graphics..
Every time I hear Namco mentioned, I instantly feel the need to play one of the Pac-Man platformers. So...I may or may not have been playing Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Wii U) while watching this (I'm surprised I didn't play Pac-Man World 2). XD
Very good review, I might try to pick up this game if I come across it.
morefredmoore2 i should do ms pac man on n64 soon hah
*****
That would be awesome! That's one of my favorite games on the PS1, so I'd be interested to hear/see how the N64 version compares. :)
Pretty impressive the draw distance here.
This game looks amazing!
great stuff Glenn I actually have this bad boy! excellent game, id say people prefer them because they are fun!
TootyUk yeah i think sometimes the sim based racers can be a little too techy
Hey Glenn. How easy is it to connect and set up your console to the dazzle? Does it work with the console av cables or do you have to buy extra cables for it to work? Great channel btw!
BigPapaTed88 thanks, its real easy, i use svideo personally as its the best quality picture you'll get from an n64 without modding
I think people play Arcade Racers more than other racing-type games like Adventures (such as Test Drive Unlimited) and Simulators (such as Forza or Gran Turismo) because those games have a more "Professional" feel to them, and some people just aren't that committed to the racing life as much as others, like myself. I think some people just like the fast-paces, short-timed racing experience that's both a thrill and not too difficult to complete. Much like the reason some people prefer fast-paces Shooting games like Halo or Call Of Duty rather than the more slow-paced and "realistic" types like Battlefield or SOCOM. Some people just aren't committed to the whole "This is a second life" type deal with those games, and others do. Some people want only a very fast experience with no slow-down time to enjoy the scenery, when others do. And it's usually the lot who prefer a fast-paced short-timed experience rather than a lifelike experience, which is a sad thing, but that's just how it is.
It's a good game and still fun to play now and then. The only Ridge Racer game I really like much better(haven't played the new ones on PS3, etc) is Type 4 for the PS1.
I love arcade racers, racing sims like Test Drive Le Mans, Gran Turismo, etc are good for a while but I get bored with them easily(also I'm not very good at them).
Pimpalicious1987 yeah type 4 was so awesome i remember being addicted to it!
Why people like more arcade racers than simulators? Answer is not easy, but in my opinion simulators are ambiguous experience. All illusion of reality vanishes with the first crash or interaction with enviroment. Than you are left just with some car porn and if the game is fun - in arcade sense - it defends itself. Arcade racers usually delivers what is most important - fun and sense of speed. Who thought that Yaris Sunday Cup in Gran Turismo was a good idea?
NEVER listen to somebody who hates HD graphics so much that he always describes HD graphics as PORN
the only ridge racer i ve played is R4....that track looks like it from
retrovideogamejunkie rrt4 is my fav in the series :)
i think this game is 3rd after RR4 and RRV and 2nd by soundtrack after RR4
Mans over here playing RR like a cross between Destruction Derby and Burnout . In your defence this version does look a bit twitchy compared to your average RR
I kinda want to buy this game, if only for the fact that there are unlockable Pooka and Inky cars.
MagnumBill91 i liked most of the cars but some of the secret ones were weird - just like inky!
I loved this game
It's still quite good even on an emulator on PC.
People play arcade racers becouse it's an easy pickup and play and if you want you can try to get perfect scores
I love this game to death. I've unlocked all playable cars including the hidden or bonus cars. XD
One of the best ridge racer games ever made ? What you been smoking it’s not a patch on any of the ps1 games
Apart from type 4 it’s superior to the rest of the ps1 rr games
@ well that’s your opinion but the thing your missing is it doesn’t feel anything like a rr game and the music is terrible and not a patch on any of the ps1 games everything else about it is just average imo, definitely lacks that rr feeling so I don’t know how you can say it’s superior when it doesn’t even feel like rr
Is the game only in 1st person? I ordered it for 8 bucks.
Nope you can change view but the full screen internal view is highest frame rate
I played Revolution on the PS1 loads. The 64 version doesn't just have lower resolution textures it also has a more washed out colour palette than the PlayStation games.
music sounds great.
My childhood
Wow - this looks like a bit of a gem on the N64. Ok the track count is down but I don't think I saw a single piece of pop-up in that video. Very impressive. Looks to run fast too. I'm squarely in the school of arcade racing. Cannot be bothered with po-faced so-called simulations. Gran Turismo sent me to sleep as it forced me to do driving tests etc. before getting to the good stuff - sounds too much like work. Gaming for me is about escapism - so daft drift mechanics, unrealistic collision physics and ludicrous sense of speed is what I look for. Also love a game with good solid TT mode. Back in the day I just assumed this was a lazy port that wouldn't have performed well re speed etc. Think I'll pick this one up.
davy K some of the endurances races in gt were insane, i remember doing them with my flatmate back in the day hah crazy
It's ridge Racer!
😂
I didn't played rr64 back in the day but I'm looking forward to this game because it looks very fun to play and I like the graphics of this game. Hey Glenn , is there music in 4 player mode ? I'm asking because most of the n64 games which support it , don't have music included.
iamturokn64 hmm good question, i cant remember off the top of my head but i have a feeling it does but don't quote me on that
***** thank you for your quick response ! If it's true then I'm really happy to hear this. I really Like your reviews but I personally miss in those reviews where games have multiplayer support you don't show this mode in action. I know it's bad when you are just one single person but I think I and others are curious about how the multiplayer mode in certain games look like. Maybe there is a graphical degradation or the drawing distance Is bad something like that. I hope you got the point I am talking about because I don't know if I made it that clear =D poor me
oh yeah totally, my problem is i don't have friends to play multiplayer with, in some games its ok when you can have cpu and still split screen but otherwise there would be half the screen doing nothing :(
If I had a gaming resume beating Lizard Nightmare would be on it.
Arcade racers provide that quick thrill and are fun to play.
The so called fully fleshed out experiences are simulations supposedly to do with realism.
I like my quick play level structure that allows for quick gratification.
These days you have to go through like 20 menu's before you even get into the game and then you have to play with a slow car and earn money to progress before you can even start to play properly with a half decent vehicle.
The Arcade experience provides that quick thrill a fast car and exciting courses with bright colours and the handling can be unique as per games like FZERO vs a game like Ridge Racer or Sega Rally.
In the simulation type the aim will be to make it realistic and simulation types were never my favourite back in the day and they still aren't.
But the mainstream gamers have shifted to like everything realistic and it's a measure of how good the graphics are.
To me good frame rates bright colours and flashy effects are enough for me say graphics are good and as graphics 3d graphics and physics are already at a really high standard realism in a game does nothing extra for me.
I actually prefer older style graphics these days.
***** personally i think arcade racers have died out because a lot of devs sell them for a full rrp and you get more bang for your buck with sim type racers
Yeah the expectations of consumers have increased they want more for their money. I remember reading somewhere "it's just an arcade title" For me it when I was growing up it wasn't just an arcade title it was something special to have a 3000 pounds Arcade ported you've played at home where you paid many pounds or 10 pence a go you could finally play any unlimited amount of times. They games were designed to be addictive. While the perception has changed because the new generation hasn't grown up with Arcades being at the forefront of gaming my heart still lies there and gaming hasn't moved much beyond that for me in terms of the games I'd still rather play
Huh. I've played the daylights out of ridge racer on both ps1 and n64 and always thought the n64 version looked better.
Great game, but too narrow roads for that speed to enjoy overtaking. 8 cars like on Type 4 would have been enough. There are also 2 new secret tracks, so 5 tracks on RR64.
***** type 4 is the best in the series In my opinion