My pick: Either Need for Speed Most Wanted (2005) or Forza Horizon 1.
Edit: jeez some of you are old AF lol
RalliSport Challenge 2
I’m ashamed by how much time I wasted on sunny days as a lad playing Gran Turismo 3. Crash Team Racing would be my real pick though I think.
I still play a lot of need for speed underground on my ps2.
I’ll also always love Carmageddon 2. So much fun and a soundtrack full of Iron Maiden!
Burnout: Revenge on the PS2
Ridge Racers
That was a grrrrrreeeeaaaatttt turn! If you keep that up, you’ve got it made!
Last lap
Make it your best!
Top Gear 3000, for SNES. Honorable mentions to Mario Kart Wii (because steering the controller to steer the car will never not be fun) and Horizon Chase Turbo (which is pretty much a modern Top Gear game).
F zero x N64 is the one I had the most fun with
Split/second. You could blow up huge chunks of the track, which than changed the route. You could blow up and airport. And it was made by disney, of all studios. Better action than Burnout imho.
Midtown Madness 3 with a friend on the couch.
Live For Speed
Still love it, now with mods :)
Arcade racing: Burnout Paradise
Sim racing: Assetto Corsa
I think it is a tie between iRacing and Assetto Corsa, tho I personally preferred AC for the graphics and cost.
As for silly fun, Super Off Road on SNES. I could spend hours playing that as a kid. 🛻💨
Need for Speed: Underground 2
This game informed a lot of my early musical tastes and probably contributed to my current tastes in one way or another.
Outrun, for the music
Stunt Car Racer on the Amiga.
