you can install prototype body parts, then remove the canard and splitter if u think it is too ricy, also u can modify wheel fitment and tune ur suspension in the garage. You can turn down the camera shake in the settings if you don't like it. If you still want to hear ur engine when going at top speed u can just increase the volume of the engine in the settings. You can install gauges in the interior section and it will appear in the UI, it is important to do so because the stock speedometer top's out at 220km/h. Also there is a final boss for the G-company crew, and if you beat him, the next night the station will be occupied by another crew. Finally, you don't need to use the clutch for manual transmission.
This demo alone put those Triple A racing game released in 2023 to a shame Such an amazing gem for JDM & street-racer with some references from TXR as well, this game will be mega-banger when fully released
As a Wangan Midnight enthusiast, I'd say this game shows a lot of promise. To be honest I've been waiting for another TXR/WM inspired game and it looks fun to play even though it's in its demo stage. The only criticism I do have would be the lighting in some cases, it's way too dark to really see oncoming traffic sometimes. From what I've seen here it genuinely looks fun, maybe might pick it up once it fully releases. This is a really good first attempt for something like this and I hope it does succeed. Great video as always Dove, props to you and BobTheMartin for pushing this one out.
for real i feel like theres such a huge deadspot in the market for a game like this I grew up on nfsu and didnt even know about wmmt5 until like 2019 and ive loved it ever since, I'd love to see this game become something great
@@RIPxri I would happily welcome a game like this in today's market. Aside from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune I'm not really sure if other games have incorporated this style of Japanese highway racing in newer titles. I'd buy something like this to be honest, I genuinely like wangan styled games.
Night Runners and Touge Attack are my two most anticipated indie racing games. Both of these games look like they'll fill the hole left behind by the Tokyo Xtreme Racer games (Night Runners for the highway racing and Touge Attack for the canyon battles of the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift games). Now all I need is an indie Midnight Club and an indie Burnout game and I'll be all set.
@@Философ That's also a highly anticipated game but I'm more excited for Touge Attack because it's going to capture that time period of 90s Japanese street racing (it's set in 1998) right down to the UI looking like something out of the 90s.
That 7 Eleven is Up Garage, a Japanese chain of auto parts stores. They really are like a 7 Eleven for cars, although you can't go into the store driving one. The hand brake excuse is only to use after you win, like the dude from the French movie Taxi, after beating the German dudes in their Mercedes 500Es
The rear view mirror is such a smart implementation. Still retains the fundamental functionality it provides, while also not bogging the performance down by rendering the game
Palworld made the next Pokemon like game Lethal Company made the next Co-op horror adventure. And now Night Runners. The next Tokyo Extreme Racer we wanted for years. Indies are KILLING the gaming industry and shaming the AAA game companys. And i love it!
Dove went from being the editor that brought peace and happiness to my Kuru watching experience to becoming a damn good watching experience of its own. Poggers.
This is a lot like Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero, a game I would play countless hours after class in highschool around 2001. Right down to the insane amount of ricey mods. I love it!
I like how Night Runners is an indie racing game so it presumably won't be stricken by always-online DRM, unlike most new AAA racing titles. No always-online DRM makes it much more likely that I will buy it.
4:15 Imagine driving a built S15 and some dude wrecks you with his grandma- spec 180SX equipped with the 4 speed slushbox :) Hopefully the game gets options to have Auto shifting normally but having to use Shift Up/ Down when dragracing like NfS. Clutch should be optional because keyboard users...
Looks good in its demo stage, needs some tweaking in the risk/ reward system, crash physics, clear instruction on routes and some other rage- preventing measures :) Also I hope that it comes with some Touge stuff too. I like the WM and TXR Drift series, but there is no game that combines Highway racing AND Touge driving/ drifting, would shake the gameplay up a bit and justifies the need for more than one car to specialise on different racing.
You might want to check Touge Attack if you are looking for a touge-focused game. Just like this one, Touge Attack is heavily inspired by the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Series
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 1 and 2 are my favorite ps2 games I completely missed as a kid. Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 was amazing as well. Genki racing project did something special with all of their games. The 360 one could’ve used more polish though lol. Glad we got a final hurrah from them though at the same time.
Having the handbrake on will burn out your handbrake shoes, or rear pads the car will drive MUCH slower in the meantime, ill try the game. downloading it now.
I really like the concept of this game, it seems to have a pretty cool atmosphere from what i've seen too. From what i've seen of it so far, I'd definitely give it a shot when i can.
Ahh yes, the highway scene, I wonder why people always have to take Japan as area (tho the culture is strong there, I understand) Anyway, as someone who play, and still are, Wangan Midnight (occasionally, because it's an arcade game, my money is limited), Night Runner is a breath of fresh air. Sure it has some inaccessibility like the camera shake, some peoples would hate it, there's no car brand, which people would probably not like it, although it also means they can put the craziest customization possible, and put details even into engine bay when swapping... But overall, this game is a breath of fresh air, or rather, a revival of a dead genre. It offers something we rarely seen today, it gives the challenge, that games these days missing, and ofc, have it's own identity. Something that game these days missing Here's hoping this game could be a wake up call for AAA developer, for upping their games, or maybe even reviving some dead genre (yeah, I really miss canyon duel in Carbon ane just battle race of Burnout) Can't wait for this game to come out, maybe I'd not need to go to arcade anymore
Not only the culture, but also because Tokyo has a vast and versatile highway layout. You have the legendary inner loop between the high rises, which is so twisty it could be used as a racetrack (*cough GT7 *cough*), and you have the picturesque bayside with the massive bridges and long tunnels. The only other place I can think of with the same amount of car culture and diverse environments in a neat package would be LA, but that location is also quite over saturated within racing games. Also a bit of personal bias because I'm a massive weeb, but every time I pick up a highway racing game, and it throws me onto some random interstate highway in Buttfuck Nowhere, South Dakota, I just get really bored with the scenery. Everything is just... bigger. Wider. Vast. Empty. Long distances. On that note, a racing game taking you from Germany to Italy would be kinda nuts. You get some crazy roads and highways and breathtaking scenery in the Alps. And the car selection just from those 2 countries alone would be insane.
I have this game on my wishlist, but I don't already have it simply because it's in early access and don't want to run the risk of buying yet another game that never gets finished. Also, the use of gambling and adult content is really giving me Juiced vibes, when I expected this to be something in the lines of Tokyo Drift Racer.
Genki: We can't make Shutokou Battle or Kaido Battle. Instead, we are making Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune with Namco. Gaming Factory, Night Runners Dev: Fine, I'll do it myself. I hope Night Runners and Japanese Drift Master are successful enough for Genki and Scamco to regret it. I also wish someone would make a Ridge Racer spiritual sequel and give Scamco even more regrets. The worst thing is Harada asks SEGA where the VF6 is, but they ignore it, saying they can't make Ridge Racer. It's absurd.
They should invent a racing game where all vehicles you have to choose from are front wheel drive economy cars/crossovers, and you have to win enough races to accrue enough money to buy the best cars in the game - 30, going on 40 year old, rusted out Japanese cars that are barely functioning.
Rodents living in people's cars is extremely common. Most people have either had rodents in their car or have a car that previously had rodents, at one time or another.
Tbh you should have to start out with 90hp cars against ppl with 100hp and beat them in the turns... so far it seems the car selection is a bit too lenient... these types of games need to be a grind. When it gets handed to you from the beginning it loses its prestige. The difficulty level of txr3 and txr0 remains unmatched.
With how the car auctions look being that grungy black market Yakuza style, I doubt my hunch is correct, but with how they blur faces and all that........I'm worried that if I go into that PC one day to get a car that the dude who said I'd have a car waiting for me but "had to sell them" and was gone at the start of the game will be executed on it 😬😬
my complaint is that it doesn't run on my PC, and the game generally makes cars TOOO understeery to have some fun with, pair bad handling with the low visibility and you have a self harm generator
from a graphical standpoint it lacks, BUT the game mechanics look really promissing. I wonder if this really will get released or if the real world car compßanies will sue it to death
17:40 using the gear shifters and clutch in a keyboard and/or controller feels insanely unnatural to me, one who prefers manual in a real car. Is it just me?
if we can have like small straight cut transmission button like u can just flick the shift knob to upshift/downshift i was a keyboard player for years and wanna have that slight feels to drive like actual manual car oh ya clutch key have that sensor on how much u can let off the button where u can able to shift, just gadget ideas
It's a great game, I love the concept and idea of it... But it's poorly optimized for a game that looks at best like Nfsu2 or NFS Carbon with its 16gb ram requirement 😅 For reference i have 8gb ram and can run NFS payback on 25 to 30 fps... Nightrunner runs at 15 fps at best, it's so slow that I couldn't even start the first mission 😅
Don't bank on this game ever releasing. From start to the demo took nine years or so and the dev has a requirement of 1million USD crowdfunded to continue developing the game. Which has been to proven to be a massive overreach. Through the grapevine I understand that he is also extremely difficult to work with, which seems to be a recurring trend with solo-devs. My advise would be to just forget about this ever having existed. Looking at it secly, this is a dev with a dead game trying to wring blood out of the stone that has been handed to him by youtubers desperate for new stuff to gush over. Don't fall in the MMO-andies trap of funding dead projects that are spearheaded by money-hungry devs.
you can install prototype body parts, then remove the canard and splitter if u think it is too ricy, also u can modify wheel fitment and tune ur suspension in the garage.
You can turn down the camera shake in the settings if you don't like it.
If you still want to hear ur engine when going at top speed u can just increase the volume of the engine in the settings.
You can install gauges in the interior section and it will appear in the UI, it is important to do so because the stock speedometer top's out at 220km/h.
Also there is a final boss for the G-company crew, and if you beat him, the next night the station will be occupied by another crew.
Finally, you don't need to use the clutch for manual transmission.
New gauges appearing in the UI is quite the attention to detail.
speak on em bro 🗣🗣🗣
What are the transmission upgrades like if you have an auto?
@@clumsygarage1578 same upgrades as a manual, but auto will shift slower then a manual.
Can I reduce the awful amount of 'stretch' at high speed
This demo alone put those Triple A racing game released in 2023 to a shame
Such an amazing gem for JDM & street-racer with some references from TXR as well, this game will be mega-banger when fully released
I totally agree!
Lol.
All i have to say, my handbrake was on the whole time i've watched this video.
Sound pretty related 😂😂😂
doesnt even count
Nah fr i ion even wanna race
Lmao 🤣
This game looks great, refreshing to see something that isn't a festival racer for once.
As a Wangan Midnight enthusiast, I'd say this game shows a lot of promise. To be honest I've been waiting for another TXR/WM inspired game and it looks fun to play even though it's in its demo stage. The only criticism I do have would be the lighting in some cases, it's way too dark to really see oncoming traffic sometimes. From what I've seen here it genuinely looks fun, maybe might pick it up once it fully releases. This is a really good first attempt for something like this and I hope it does succeed. Great video as always Dove, props to you and BobTheMartin for pushing this one out.
Another game to pirate
AWESOME
for real i feel like theres such a huge deadspot in the market for a game like this I grew up on nfsu and didnt even know about wmmt5 until like 2019 and ive loved it ever since, I'd love to see this game become something great
@@RIPxri I would happily welcome a game like this in today's market. Aside from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune I'm not really sure if other games have incorporated this style of Japanese highway racing in newer titles. I'd buy something like this to be honest, I genuinely like wangan styled games.
Night Runners and Touge Attack are my two most anticipated indie racing games. Both of these games look like they'll fill the hole left behind by the Tokyo Xtreme Racer games (Night Runners for the highway racing and Touge Attack for the canyon battles of the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift games). Now all I need is an indie Midnight Club and an indie Burnout game and I'll be all set.
touge attack? i need to see this
What about Japanese Drift?
@@Философ That's also a highly anticipated game but I'm more excited for Touge Attack because it's going to capture that time period of 90s Japanese street racing (it's set in 1998) right down to the UI looking like something out of the 90s.
Wreckreation?
Two bad games
I spent way too much time playing TXR and Wangan Midnight, this brought back memories and I'll definitely be getting it.
02:50 thank god a game that doesn't skimp on camera shake at high speeds. I genuinely like the sense of speed it conveys
That 7 Eleven is Up Garage, a Japanese chain of auto parts stores. They really are like a 7 Eleven for cars, although you can't go into the store driving one. The hand brake excuse is only to use after you win, like the dude from the French movie Taxi, after beating the German dudes in their Mercedes 500Es
Really happy that this game is getting more and more hype it really deserve it
The rear view mirror is such a smart implementation. Still retains the fundamental functionality it provides, while also not bogging the performance down by rendering the game
Palworld made the next Pokemon like game
Lethal Company made the next Co-op horror adventure.
And now Night Runners. The next Tokyo Extreme Racer we wanted for years.
Indies are KILLING the gaming industry and shaming the AAA game companys. And i love it!
No we still don't have a SRS clone
Finally a game based in the real tuner atmosphere and not a BS influencer festival
Dove went from being the editor that brought peace and happiness to my Kuru watching experience to becoming a damn good watching experience of its own. Poggers.
This is a lot like Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero, a game I would play countless hours after class in highschool around 2001. Right down to the insane amount of ricey mods. I love it!
when an indie game does a better racer than most AAA
I wasn't expecting the Sonic R menu music for this video. Good taste.
I like how Night Runners is an indie racing game so it presumably won't be stricken by always-online DRM, unlike most new AAA racing titles. No always-online DRM makes it much more likely that I will buy it.
Midnight Club and Underground 2? These devs know what they're doing. Downloading the Prologue Demo now.
13:19 Dobie daba daba😂 couldn't unhear it when the race began
4:15 Imagine driving a built S15 and some dude wrecks you with his grandma- spec 180SX equipped with the 4 speed slushbox :) Hopefully the game gets options to have Auto shifting normally but having to use Shift Up/ Down when dragracing like NfS. Clutch should be optional because keyboard users...
Clutch isn’t really necessary to win races
Looks cool. Gives me Racing Lagoon vibes, I hope they add a '95 Camaro and a Impreza 22B so I can relive old memories.
Been playing this for 2 months now you guys should go and support Jem the full game will be off the hook for sure !!!!!
13:20 Screw TXR ost, Dubidubidu is the sound you need to play when you drive at 200+ kph on the Tokyo highway in your busted auto S13
Looks good in its demo stage, needs some tweaking in the risk/ reward system, crash physics, clear instruction on routes and some other rage- preventing measures :)
Also I hope that it comes with some Touge stuff too. I like the WM and TXR Drift series, but there is no game that combines Highway racing AND Touge driving/ drifting, would shake the gameplay up a bit and justifies the need for more than one car to specialise on different racing.
Yeah, the game will also have touge (as teased in the game's RUclips channel).
You might want to check Touge Attack if you are looking for a touge-focused game. Just like this one, Touge Attack is heavily inspired by the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Series
Doesnt really need clear instructions on routes
5:18 200 in wich measurement unit? My 206 goes over 200km/h, so if it's kilometers, they just nailed the sense of speed and that's it
Gotta be km/h, we're in Japan.
Bro's speedo only goes up to 220, so he could be going 300 and it will still say 220 🙃
@@sonictimm oooohhh yeah the speedo doesn't keep up with mods irl, but i didn't know this was in the game
@@LotsOfToubleUsuallySeriousyou can upgrade the gauges to show more speed
@@leepicgaymer5464 oh
Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 1 and 2 are my favorite ps2 games I completely missed as a kid. Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 was amazing as well. Genki racing project did something special with all of their games. The 360 one could’ve used more polish though lol. Glad we got a final hurrah from them though at the same time.
Having the handbrake on will burn out your handbrake shoes, or rear pads the car will drive MUCH slower in the meantime, ill try the game. downloading it now.
Already looking better than any racing game that came last year.
I really like the concept of this game, it seems to have a pretty cool atmosphere from what i've seen too.
From what i've seen of it so far, I'd definitely give it a shot when i can.
Forgot to mention, The amount of small details is pretty amazing too.
It would be the ultimate banger if they release this for PS2 or PS3
It's coming 27th February 2004 on PS2! It says so on the menu, can't wait for it.
Reminds me of Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift PS2 game.
I feel called out for having 100GB of mods downloaded for AC
Well uhm, if it makes ya feel any better some have over 600gb of mods lmao
This guy looks like the lovechild of Frank Zappa and Al Pacino
I can't stop thinking about this now. Why is this so accurate????
that sannis livisa slaps, i wish it was real 🤣
I hope this game do well and get more updates
Imagine if they can actually acquire the licenses to use real cars
This is how TXR started and I would love to see it happen here
It's made by one person so no
8:55 MC3 and NFSU2 disc cases on the floor.
Ahh yes, the highway scene, I wonder why people always have to take Japan as area (tho the culture is strong there, I understand)
Anyway, as someone who play, and still are, Wangan Midnight (occasionally, because it's an arcade game, my money is limited), Night Runner is a breath of fresh air. Sure it has some inaccessibility like the camera shake, some peoples would hate it, there's no car brand, which people would probably not like it, although it also means they can put the craziest customization possible, and put details even into engine bay when swapping...
But overall, this game is a breath of fresh air, or rather, a revival of a dead genre. It offers something we rarely seen today, it gives the challenge, that games these days missing, and ofc, have it's own identity. Something that game these days missing
Here's hoping this game could be a wake up call for AAA developer, for upping their games, or maybe even reviving some dead genre (yeah, I really miss canyon duel in Carbon ane just battle race of Burnout)
Can't wait for this game to come out, maybe I'd not need to go to arcade anymore
Not only the culture, but also because Tokyo has a vast and versatile highway layout. You have the legendary inner loop between the high rises, which is so twisty it could be used as a racetrack (*cough GT7 *cough*), and you have the picturesque bayside with the massive bridges and long tunnels. The only other place I can think of with the same amount of car culture and diverse environments in a neat package would be LA, but that location is also quite over saturated within racing games.
Also a bit of personal bias because I'm a massive weeb, but every time I pick up a highway racing game, and it throws me onto some random interstate highway in Buttfuck Nowhere, South Dakota, I just get really bored with the scenery. Everything is just... bigger. Wider. Vast. Empty. Long distances.
On that note, a racing game taking you from Germany to Italy would be kinda nuts. You get some crazy roads and highways and breathtaking scenery in the Alps. And the car selection just from those 2 countries alone would be insane.
Dove back with banger with the Yakuza reference
My car had a bad handbrake for a while, so much so i could drive it pretty normally with it on, so i can cut Keisuke some slack but skill issue still
Game looks great. Not a big fan of the high fov high speed camera though. If they can reduce that a bit, it would be an improvement.
After watching you play, I don’t feel bad about my driving anymore
+ I drive a manual Sannis Livisa 200RS
Good for you 👍
I still prefer Racing Lagoon as my favorite JDM racing game, its 2 decades old but still awesome
I have this game on my wishlist, but I don't already have it simply because it's in early access and don't want to run the risk of buying yet another game that never gets finished.
Also, the use of gambling and adult content is really giving me Juiced vibes, when I expected this to be something in the lines of Tokyo Drift Racer.
the only thing Night-Runners missing right now is Wanderers
I have challenge for you in gran turismo 5: no rules do whatever you want
Genki: We can't make Shutokou Battle or Kaido Battle. Instead, we are making Wangan Midnight: Maximum Tune with Namco.
Gaming Factory, Night Runners Dev: Fine, I'll do it myself.
I hope Night Runners and Japanese Drift Master are successful enough for Genki and Scamco to regret it. I also wish someone would make a Ridge Racer spiritual sequel and give Scamco even more regrets. The worst thing is Harada asks SEGA where the VF6 is, but they ignore it, saying they can't make Ridge Racer. It's absurd.
Game: Fine Record
Dove: Thanks!
Ah sick man, stoked to be coming home to a new Dove upload!
They should invent a racing game where all vehicles you have to choose from are front wheel drive economy cars/crossovers, and you have to win enough races to accrue enough money to buy the best cars in the game - 30, going on 40 year old, rusted out Japanese cars that are barely functioning.
Bro it's basically Wangan Midnight : Armored Core
Hold on, can you actually install a 1.9 TDI in this game? If that was an edit it was an insanely good one.
If this game had car damage id definitely buy it. It looks like a hella fun and unique
Majima is the Goat.
Amazing looking game and even better to watch you play
Wangan midnight mentioned ❤
Rodents living in people's cars is extremely common. Most people have either had rodents in their car or have a car that previously had rodents, at one time or another.
No, but set 3 on fire
I couldnt see. Your Sannis Lisivia was taking up the entire road
you dont have to use the clutch but the option is there btw
lol v-opt stickers were only given to people featured on video option and hot version
0:52 I dont know but.... theres something about this image that brought me glee
Cant understand why
Kiryu and Haruka hanging out is always wholesome
This is inspiring, great racing bro 👍
Handbrake 💀
when your chat doesn't know what UPGARAGE IS :(
Wangan midnight The game. Never really liked the anime too much, but seems really cool game
It kills me there is no console release id support this heavily
game looks so fun but I'll wait till they release the bootleg S15
probably
why my prologue games downloaded from steam don't have any other cars? It's just 180sx and only 1 place to race
Because it's a demo. The other car is the 200sx
it's time for you to try tokyo extreme racing3 from ps2
Tbh you should have to start out with 90hp cars against ppl with 100hp and beat them in the turns... so far it seems the car selection is a bit too lenient... these types of games need to be a grind. When it gets handed to you from the beginning it loses its prestige. The difficulty level of txr3 and txr0 remains unmatched.
The filter reminds me of kayne and lynch 2, looks very promising in the sea of awful racing games rn
With how the car auctions look being that grungy black market Yakuza style, I doubt my hunch is correct, but with how they blur faces and all that........I'm worried that if I go into that PC one day to get a car that the dude who said I'd have a car waiting for me but "had to sell them" and was gone at the start of the game will be executed on it 😬😬
I love tactically going into debt so I can make big wagers. Debt is great
Ya this game trumps nfs unbound
my complaint is that it doesn't run on my PC, and the game generally makes cars TOOO understeery to have some fun with, pair bad handling with the low visibility and you have a self harm generator
they fixed it
0:54 Justin Bieber gonna be in the game, noice
0:48 4:07 LMAOO 😂🤣🤣
Bro if forza and night runners was a thing
????
Real men use the bumper cam
Honestly for wichs platform is this
What is this genre of game called
Hell you brother!!!
from a graphical standpoint it lacks, BUT the game mechanics look really promissing. I wonder if this really will get released or if the real world car compßanies will sue it to death
Massive skill issues from Keisuke
wdym 2008 was 7 years ago
2015 is 9 years ago
Go look up the definition of a thing called "memes" and you might get your answer xd
@@DoVe_7um akhshually🤓👆
17:40 using the gear shifters and clutch in a keyboard and/or controller feels insanely unnatural to me, one who prefers manual in a real car. Is it just me?
if we can have like small straight cut transmission button like u can just flick the shift knob to upshift/downshift
i was a keyboard player for years and wanna have that slight feels to drive like actual manual car
oh ya clutch key have that sensor on how much u can let off the button where u can able to shift, just gadget ideas
It's a great game, I love the concept and idea of it... But it's poorly optimized for a game that looks at best like Nfsu2 or NFS Carbon with its 16gb ram requirement 😅
For reference i have 8gb ram and can run NFS payback on 25 to 30 fps... Nightrunner runs at 15 fps at best, it's so slow that I couldn't even start the first mission 😅
i will crack this one too
word of advice manual get it
The game looks promising, but its CRT-filter is the dealbreaker for me. This pseudo-retro-crap in design is getting old.
3rd comment
dude why are shitting on the game
Don't bank on this game ever releasing. From start to the demo took nine years or so and the dev has a requirement of 1million USD crowdfunded to continue developing the game. Which has been to proven to be a massive overreach. Through the grapevine I understand that he is also extremely difficult to work with, which seems to be a recurring trend with solo-devs.
My advise would be to just forget about this ever having existed. Looking at it secly, this is a dev with a dead game trying to wring blood out of the stone that has been handed to him by youtubers desperate for new stuff to gush over.
Don't fall in the MMO-andies trap of funding dead projects that are spearheaded by money-hungry devs.
9:06 @MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz I summon you again.