In the early 90s Namco's Ridge Racer was one of the most important games in the world. Leading the way in the arcades with bleeding edge technology, then becoming a flagship launch title for the PlayStation. The series has a long history of being on shelves at each new game console launch, showing us just what the hardware could do.
Until it wasn't. Join me as I take a look back at three decades of the legendary franchise one game at a time, and chronicle the rise and ultimate fall of Ridge Racer.
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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Ridge Racer (Arcade) - 1:27
Ridge Racer 2 (Arcade) - 6:58
Ridge Racer (PlayStation) - 9:06
Rave Racer (Arcade) - 15:18
Ridge Racer Revolution (PlayStation) - 17:28
Rage Racer (PlayStation) - 20:17
Pocket Racer (Arcade) - 24:01
Ridge Racer Type 4 (PlayStation) - 25:16
Ridge Racer 64 (Nintendo 64) - 31:51
Ridge Racer V (PlayStation 2) - 35:21
Ridge Racer (Mobile) - 40:35
R: Racing Evolution (PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube) - 42:41
Ridge Racer DS (Nintendo DS) - 49:35
Ridge Racer (PlayStation Portable) - 52:35
Critical Velocity (PlayStation 2) - 56:29
Ridge Racer 6 (Xbox 360) - 57:53
Ridge Racer 2 (PlayStation Portable) - 1:02:42
Ridge Racer 7 (PlayStation 3) - 1:05:35
Ridge Racers Mobile (Panasonic P905i)- 1:10:18
Yamasa Digi World: Collaboration SP Pachi-Slot Ridge Racer (PlayStation 2) - 1:13:26
Ridge Racer (Zeebo) - 1:18:36
Ridge Racer Accelerated (iOS/Android) - 1:21:48
Ridge Racer Drift (Mobile) - 1:24:37
Ridge Racer 3D (Nintendo 3DS) - 1:26:59
Ridge Racer (PlayStation Vita) - 1:31:14
Ridge Racer Unbounded (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360/Windows) - 1:36:06
Ridge Racer Driftopia (PlayStation 3/Windows) - 1:41:10
Ridge Racer Slipstream (iOS/Android) - 1:44:31
Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (iOS/Android) - 1:47:18
Conclusion - 1:50:28