We always did that as kids. I actually taught the neighbor kid about it now he loves doing it in racing games. I also told NASCAR heat 4 people that this is how I test the crash physics in the game and the newest one failed the test sending the car 200 feet into the air.
@@mikesmotorsportsgamingrevi4814 yeah, from where I'm at, Nascar is not really that popular and I can assure you that my friends can't even name 1 driver. My favourite is still Harvick til this day
My favorite nascar game, played this for hours on end as a kid, I still pop it in my ps2 from time to time and play the career mode. Great game and looks good on pcsx2, thanks for posting
Haven’t seen this game since I was a kid. Playing it with my dad, going backwards wrecking everyone lol. Just hearing the opening song , the engine sound the tires screeching the spotter telling you your going the wrong way lol. takes me back to a simpler time
One of my favorite features of this game is the Grand Marshall saying "Gentlemen, start your engines!" followed by the satisfying roar of all the engines turning on.
By far the best nascar game ever on a game console. Pretty sad when new gen nascar games are arcade and don’t even have the same damage physics as a game almost 17 years old. I mean this game had realistic damage,the engine sounds,crash sounds were life like,cars completely on fire,and you actually had commentary a National anthem and flyover or fireworks during night races. The car engines and fuel tanks caught fire and you had rivals. And now we have Nascar heat games on new generation systems with little to just unrealistic damage, nascar thunder you had side damage and donuts around the doors of the car new gen you have no damage on the side of the car. Car parts would come loose and fly off cars and you had dnfs and even later in the race some cars were actually seen back out in the race with their body parts missing and the victory lane celebration was more realistic. It’s just sad that developers today are just lazy or plain inexperienced in the sport of nascar to actually develop a game that looks realistic. Sad that a 17 year old game looks,sounds, and plays better than new generation. Just a shame EA sports gave up on Nascar because they developed them far better than any of these other low budget developers.
I don't think I'm even exaggerating when I say I think these graphics have aged really gracefully over the years. It almost looks a generation ahead of the Heat/DTD games, it still kinda holds up today.
I remember playing the PC version of this game back in 2003! I also have the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube versions, and I made several custom stock cars in the PS2 and GC versions, including two paint job variants of the original version of the Hornet #41 stock car from the Daytona USA arcade game series, inspired inspired by a British RUclips user named PacGuy765 (a.k.a. Prince Jamie The 7th) because of his videos where he remakes this same exact stock car in the UK PlayStation 4 version of "Need for Speed: Payback" and drives it in the UK PS4 version of "The Crew 2," so please check them out whenever you have a chance! Anyway, nice high quality gameplay video!
I played this as a 5 to 10 year old kid on the gamecube and i thought i was the only one who turned around and went the wrong way and crashed into all the cars. i never won a race in my life..... i wish i recorded my reaction when he turned around OMGGGGG
I remember me and my dad playing this when I was like 5. We both had those PS2 steering wheel controllers with the pedals and everything. I remember he’d actually try to race and I’d just go backwards and wreck him. Sometimes though I’d help him and wreck the other cars so he could win. Really brings back memories.
I remember when my uncle had an PS2 with this game, Instead of playing the race, the only thing I did was crash into the other cars xdxd really good times.
Back when nascar games had a sense of time and during night races youd see the sun a litttle at the start of the race but by the end it was completely dark. Just little things like this is what made this game and thunder 2004 feel so realistic.
This game brings back so many great memories of me and my little brother playing against each other he used to get pissed because I won damn near every race so he would start causing recks to piss me off lol this game was awsome and the graphic has aged well for 17 year old game
I have a very faint memory of when I was 5-6 years old playing this game, not sure if it was actually this game, or chase for the cup, might have been both, but I am determined to find whatever game it was and play it 11 years later
Brother, I'm wondering how you get such smooth gameplay across all PS2 games. Our PC's have close to identical specs, and though the PCSX2 window says it's running at 60FPS, in-game it feels more like 30. It doesn't have the smoothness that comes with Gamecube emulators or your videos.
Because he records from pcsx2 recorder, which fakes fps. He might be running the game just as bad as you but we cant see it here because the pcsx2 recorder, as i said, fakes fps. You should use Dolphin emulator, but sadly im so stupid that i did not look for info about how bad pcsx2 ran the game and made lot of progress there. Now ik that Dolphin emulator is better for this game, but i cant transfer my save data from PCSX2 to a Gamecube save.
I was surprised to hear that Accept sound effect on a particular cartoon...Code Lyoko! (For transitional bumpers in every season and even the formation of the season 2-4 title card)
I’m live streaming nascar heat 2 I started talking about the car fires on this game and this guy was like screaming the game this made me laugh still live streaming
![[#1] Ford Racing 2 PS2 Gameplay HD (PCSX2)](/img/1.gif)
Lol I used to do this for hours and hours as a kid on this game. The graphics are actually really ahead of its time.
the emulator improves them a lot if you play this on an actual ps2 the game would look far worse
@@NINJATABI its amazing how many people watch emulator gameplay thinking thats how the game used to look
@@NINJATABI play it on an 60gb PS3👌 I'm doing a play through right now on it
@Trump 2020 That is way too small to run a PS2 Game. Get a powerful computer.
@Trump 2020 Do you really think EA is going to port a 16 year old game to Iphone? If you really want to do that just download a PS1 ROM
If you never went the opposite direction and crashed all cars you never played.
We always did that as kids. I actually taught the neighbor kid about it now he loves doing it in racing games. I also told NASCAR heat 4 people that this is how I test the crash physics in the game and the newest one failed the test sending the car 200 feet into the air.
From NASCAR to Demolition Derby. Damn, what fun back then
@@mikesmotorsportsgamingrevi4814 fr, the last NASCAR game I played was NASCAR 2007 and pretty much all the next games was,...disappointing
@@humphreywolfe last games I played before this was NASCAR dirt to Daytona, NASCAR 2005 Chase for the cup and NASCAR 09 on PS2.
@@mikesmotorsportsgamingrevi4814 yeah, from where I'm at, Nascar is not really that popular and I can assure you that my friends can't even name 1 driver. My favourite is still Harvick til this day
Imagine a game like this but with todays graphics... oh man...
Already is a game, it's called Wreckfest. Finally getting a Console port for Xbox One and PS4
Wreckfest is what you're looking for
Nascar 2014-2015
Wreckfest
But this game has todays mobile game graphics
Is this actual footage of me playing this as a kid??
Dude.
It is so fucking true. Wow.
😂😂😂😂
I thought so tooo
This has a enhacement by emulator
I thought this was the only way too play this game haha
@@TheGMan. frfr😂
7:05 - Wasn't expecting that great sky, sun and decent track lighting
My favorite nascar game, played this for hours on end as a kid, I still pop it in my ps2 from time to time and play the career mode. Great game and looks good on pcsx2, thanks for posting
Haven’t seen this game since I was a kid. Playing it with my dad, going backwards wrecking everyone lol. Just hearing the opening song , the engine sound the tires screeching the spotter telling you your going the wrong way lol.
takes me back to a simpler time
This game has better damage and graphics than heat 4 😂
Jim .Sottosanti true
EA stopped to make Nascar games?
And it has DNFs.
Actually they need to bring this damage model back
@@nicoluvas8486 no there is heat 5
"We'll fix as much damage as we can" You have the most understanding crew chief ever!
This is the pinnacle of NASCAR games and nothing can change my mind.
Still looks and sounds amazing almost 20 years later.
dude wth, i thought i was the only one who did this reverse crash thing back then lol
This consumed so many hours of my childhood
Dude, I've never played this game before. Really enjoyed it. I love your channel in racing games. You always have my "LIKE".
Man why you do this,every time I watch your videos I cry man,I want to be a child again.
The sound of the cars is really good in this one.
New Drivers In Nascar Thunder 03 PS2
#46 Frank Kimmel
#48 Jimmie Johnson
#49 Shawna Robinson
#16 Greg Biffle
#7 Casey Atwood
#26 Todd Bodine
Greg Biffle has already appeared in Nascar Thunder 2002
One of my favorite features of this game is the Grand Marshall saying "Gentlemen, start your engines!" followed by the satisfying roar of all the engines turning on.
I loved this game. They actually put in a lot of effort in the details
This is EXACTLY what I did as a kid.
By far the best nascar game ever on a game console. Pretty sad when new gen nascar games are arcade and don’t even have the same damage physics as a game almost 17 years old. I mean this game had realistic damage,the engine sounds,crash sounds were life like,cars completely on fire,and you actually had commentary a National anthem and flyover or fireworks during night races. The car engines and fuel tanks caught fire and you had rivals. And now we have Nascar heat games on new generation systems with little to just unrealistic damage, nascar thunder you had side damage and donuts around the doors of the car new gen you have no damage on the side of the car. Car parts would come loose and fly off cars and you had dnfs and even later in the race some cars were actually seen back out in the race with their body parts missing and the victory lane celebration was more realistic. It’s just sad that developers today are just lazy or plain inexperienced in the sport of nascar to actually develop a game that looks realistic. Sad that a 17 year old game looks,sounds, and plays better than new generation. Just a shame EA sports gave up on Nascar because they developed them far better than any of these other low budget developers.
Did you guys really steal my top tier gameplay from when i was 5??
I just zoned out for a solid 4 min while watching this, thinking I was back in my younger years. So thanks. :)
The amount of paint schemes you get was just awesome
I don't think I'm even exaggerating when I say I think these graphics have aged really gracefully over the years. It almost looks a generation ahead of the Heat/DTD games, it still kinda holds up today.
Driving the wrong way in this game bringing back so many childhood memories. Thank you!
I remember playing the PC version of this game back in 2003! I also have the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube versions, and I made several custom stock cars in the PS2 and GC versions, including two paint job variants of the original version of the Hornet #41 stock car from the Daytona USA arcade game series, inspired inspired by a British RUclips user named PacGuy765 (a.k.a. Prince Jamie The 7th) because of his videos where he remakes this same exact stock car in the UK PlayStation 4 version of "Need for Speed: Payback" and drives it in the UK PS4 version of "The Crew 2," so please check them out whenever you have a chance! Anyway, nice high quality gameplay video!
I played this as a 5 to 10 year old kid on the gamecube and i thought i was the only one who turned around and went the wrong way and crashed into all the cars. i never won a race in my life..... i wish i recorded my reaction when he turned around OMGGGGG
I remember me and my dad playing this when I was like 5. We both had those PS2 steering wheel controllers with the pedals and everything. I remember he’d actually try to race and I’d just go backwards and wreck him.
Sometimes though I’d help him and wreck the other cars so he could win. Really brings back memories.
Every driver: *flipping around, potentially dead*
Crew Chief: Check those tires
[Upside Down]
"Three wide."
This game has 4 songs.
:v
Ste men :vvv
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@@mouradmou4546 lol
Magic Carpet Ride tho
I remember when my uncle had an PS2 with this game, Instead of playing the race, the only thing I did was crash into the other cars xdxd really good times.
video is awesome thanks for bringing back a memory
I used to do this EXACT SAME THING. Lol I was 5 years old haha
When i was a kid i always play this for like 10 hours hahaha lol
Back when you could actually pull slingshot moves, and beat and bang on the other cars and not get all out of shape.
Wow this game was amazing why can’t they do this today and make it better? Blows my mind.
Back when nascar games had a sense of time and during night races youd see the sun a litttle at the start of the race but by the end it was completely dark. Just little things like this is what made this game and thunder 2004 feel so realistic.
I wonder how many hours I have in this game from 8-year-old self. The game still looks GREAT. Actually quite amazing!
Nascar thunder 03 will always hold a place in my heart
When you flipped to the Looney Tunes paint job on the Jeff Gordon car, super nostalgic. Good memories playing this game
With this being the first ever nascar game i played and being the thing that got me into nascar i adore this game so much.
"let's try and race a little cleaner" After you wipe out the entire field driving the wrong way!
For a second there, it sounded like this had a better soundtrack than NTSC-U's 2004 release.... If it only had LAN multiplayer like the 2004 release.
I loved this game so much. I played it for hours and hours.
I was a Casey Atwood fan that #7 Sirius satellite radio dodge was always fast but never could finish
This game brings back so many great memories of me and my little brother playing against each other he used to get pissed because I won damn near every race so he would start causing recks to piss me off lol this game was awsome and the graphic has aged well for 17 year old game
Used to have a ps2, had this game. When I get another ps2 I’m definitely getting this again
Got this game almost ready to play just waiting for my cords and controller from amazon for my PS2 :) can’t wait
I have a very faint memory of when I was 5-6 years old playing this game, not sure if it was actually this game, or chase for the cup, might have been both, but I am determined to find whatever game it was and play it 11 years later
Those engine noises are forever ingrained in my memory
"Boy you are a terrible driver, is your name by chance uh- Ricky Bubby"
I love smashing AI cars headon in all of NASCAR PS2 games. And i love it. Especially the graphics.
Holy shit Jeff Gordon on Daytona is all I used to play on this is like watching a movie of my memories
This game needs a remaster for ps5. The GOAT racing game!
Started as a race, ended as a battle field. Naaiice👌👌 Loved doing this as a kid back in 03' on the GameCube. 😭💗
This game taught me how to drift cars
that is the type of gameplay I am looking for.
This is the GOAT of nascar game!!
I'm guessing most of the drivers on this game are retired
Rashune Knight yes like 85% of them
The graphics on NASCAR Thunder 2003 are good for a PS2 game fr
I remember playing this long ago. I tried making my own version of the EA Sports Car on this game. I wish I could play it again
Brother, I'm wondering how you get such smooth gameplay across all PS2 games. Our PC's have close to identical specs, and though the PCSX2 window says it's running at 60FPS, in-game it feels more like 30. It doesn't have the smoothness that comes with Gamecube emulators or your videos.
Because he records from pcsx2 recorder, which fakes fps. He might be running the game just as bad as you but we cant see it here because the pcsx2 recorder, as i said, fakes fps. You should use Dolphin emulator, but sadly im so stupid that i did not look for info about how bad pcsx2 ran the game and made lot of progress there. Now ik that Dolphin emulator is better for this game, but i cant transfer my save data from PCSX2 to a Gamecube save.
A mcdonalds where i lived used to have that game on the GameCube
"Is the car still driving ok?"
*on fire and destroyed*
this game was so exciting. i played with my father when i was a chlid.
I used to PIT all the other cars when I was a kid lol
Driving backwards on a nascar game and destroying the entire field....classic
I was surprised to hear that Accept sound effect on a particular cartoon...Code Lyoko! (For transitional bumpers in every season and even the formation of the season 2-4 title card)
Such a fun game!! i would sit there for hours and try to take out all the other cars...only could get it down to 4 remaining cars :(
Pretty sure I have the damage model memorized from how many times I went backwards in these early nascar games xD
The Best Part of Every NASCAR Game
The fact that you can get the PS2 version for as low as $4 now is crazy. Because I just got it today and payed only $4 for it.
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I PLAYED THIS GAME AS A KID😂
Still better then any of the games out there now.
Its crazy how old the game is an it still looks good by todays standerds
Those crash physics were too advanced for its time
20 years old today!
I cant believe almost this entire roster is retired already... time has been flying by creeping to my 30s lol
Who still plays this game
👇
the nostalgia!!!!
My favorite car its the 24... I use to customize the car and put the 24... That is why I got the 24 in my name because of this game
this reminds me of Cars all crashing cars in the first scene lmao.
your pcsx2 settings make my game run slower
Top 10 NASCAR car crashes
how is the car damage from 2003 better than the damage in nascar heat 4 (2019)
My favorite part of this game was going the wrong way on the race track and running into other cars
You're FIRED dude !!!! 😂
xD
Jeff Burton's Gain Car Is So Cool Unlockable Thunder Plate.
Useless Fact: This was the first game to introduce The Gatorade Duels at Daytona.
My favorite part is the rundown with the Rusty Ford
Gimme that damage model and today's graphics and ride physics 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
I’m live streaming nascar heat 2 I started talking about the car fires on this game and this guy was like screaming the game this made me laugh still live streaming
I miss these days...
My boy ... I did that to many time 9:35
What nascar game has that huge fake night track, it’s like 2 times bigger than Taladega?
What the f*ck are you doing to Jeff Gordon's car?!
Bro they really got magic carpet ride in this game
Bruh moment when u play nascar thunder 2003 in a PS2 emulator in tour PC while the same Game is en PC