Best Cult Classic Games #12 - Road Rash 64 vs Project Gotham Racing

[Vyse]

Welcome to Round 1, Match #12 of the Best Cult Classic Games tournament!

Tonight, we have a THQ racer going up against a Microsoft racer. Though they may be forgotten, D-Pad's will has resurrected them for a duel of the ages! Which game would you "Get over here!" to play? Which game would you let freeze in sub-zero temperatures?

Be sure to cast your vote and leave a comment.

Road Rash 64 (1999)

Developer: Pacific Coast Power and Light​

Director: Cory Ondrejka

Platform: N64​

Genre: Racing

Project Gotham Racing (2001)

Developer: Bizarre Creations​

Director: Martyn Chudley and Dan Greenawalt

Platform: Xbox​

Genre: Racing

 

[Vyse]

Today's games were nominated by @Franky Family and @skeem!

 

[Ascend]

Seriously? This is how we're gonna start this?

Why not ask me to pick between my two daughters instead?

 

[lock2k]

RR64 is the pinnacle of fun.

I still play it to this day, the best entry in 3d, by far. Such an amazing experience. And, last but not least, fuck EA for not ever bringing it back.

 

[Franky Family]

Road Rash 64 is one of the most surprising gems out there. I believe it released as Road Rash 3D for the PS1 but is essentially the same game with very similar soundtracks and gameplay

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it appears on the NSO for N64 Online one day. Even if you don't intend to race, it's so much fun to fuck around in that game. Beating other riders senseless, flying off cop cars and other cars on the road, catching air off hills and flying on your fucking hogg like you're some kind of a bird lol the game is one of the best racers I've played. Very fun game

 

[Ascend]

RR64 is the pinnacle of fun.

I still play it to this day, the best entry in 3d, by far. Such an amazing experience. And, last but not least, fuck EA for not ever bringing it back.

Some consolation

Road Redemption

Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this epic driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapo

www.roadredemption.com

 

[teezzy]

Lol Project Gotham was based

 

[lock2k]

Road Rash 64 is one of the most surprising gems out there. I believe it released as Road Rash 3D for the PS1 but is essentially the same game with very similar soundtracks and gameplay

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it appears on the NSO for N64 Online one day. Even if you don't intend to race, it's so much fun to fuck around in that game. Beating other riders senseless, flying off cop cars and other cars on the road, catching air off hills and flying on your fucking hogg like you're some kind of a bird lol the game is one of the best racers I've played. Very fun game

I played both, the PSX version is hot garbage compared to the N64. At the time I had the PSX Road Rash 3D, the only downside to the N64 version is less songs due to cartridge limitations, but it excels at the rest.

I was playing it last year and I tried some shortcuts and the game punished me for being a cheater. I laughed out loud cause I wasn't expecting it. lol

I do love RR Jailbreak that came to PS1 in 2000, such a cool game (albeit wonky).

 

[Franky Family]

I had one of the Road Rash games for PS1 and it was a legendary game too. It featured a postcard of the location you'd be riding on in the loading screen iirc

They need to make another RR

 

[lock2k]

I had one of the Road Rash games for PS1 and it was a legendary game too. It featured a postcard of the location you'd be riding on in the loading screen iirc

They need to make another RR

I think it was the 3DO one, that had digitized graphics, I still play it to this day, amazing game.

 

[OuterSpace]

I think it was the 3DO one, that had digitized graphics, I still play it to this day, amazing game.

Yeah it was a 3DO port. I had the first PS1 release with the old giant box. For sure was fun at the time and the soundtrack couldn't be more mid-90s.

 

[lock2k]

Yeah it was a 3DO port. I had the first PS1 release with the old giant box. For sure was fun at the time and the soundtrack couldn't be more mid-90s.

I'm thankful for the soundtrack because it introduced me to Swervedriver and I still love that band.

 

[regawdless]

That's a difficult one for me. Both are great.

 

[regawdless]

Screw it. Went with Gotham because Road Rash is just a bit too rough on the N64.

 

[Snes nes]

Seriously? This is how we're gonna start this?

Why not ask me to pick between my two daughters instead?

 

[Arkam]

PGR is the greatest racing series ever. I keep my 360 hooked up for the sole reason of playing 3 & 4.

 

[Vyse]

I too voted Project Gotham Racing. Also played Metropolitan Street Racer on Dreamcast.

 

[bork]

Road Rash 64 is such a freaking fun game. One of N64s underappreciated best.

 

[Vyse]

Poll closes in a couple hours so be sure to vote if you haven't.

 

[Optimus]

Road Rash 64 is such a freaking fun game. One of N64s underappreciated best.

Is it noticeably better than the PS1 game?

 

[lock2k]

Is it noticeably better than the PS1 game?

Yes!

 

[bork]

Is it noticeably better than the PS1 game?

Its alot more fun