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The racing game genre peaked sometime in the 2000’s, right? Most racing game fans would agree with that - but how has this idea changed people’s perceptions of modern racing games and what can we, as a fanbase, be held responsible for?

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Music (in order):

Main Menu Theme - Marc Canham (DRIV3R)
Burnin' Rubber - Hiroshi Okubo (Ridge Racer Type 4)
Slipstream - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 3)
Moon Over The Castle (Extended Orchestral Version) - Masahiro Andoh (Gran Turismo 4)
Hypnosis - Isamu Ohira (Gran Tursimo 4)
EV - Lance Hayes (Forza Motorsport 4)
Kick It Up a Notch - Paul Linford (Need For Speed Most Wanted)
Tense - Paul Linford (Need For Speed Most Wanted)
Euphoria - Kohta Takahashi (Ridge Racer V)
Glamorous Lips - KEMMEI (Gran Turismo 6)
Beautiful Area - Akihisa Yamaguchi (Gran Turismo 5)
Main Menu Theme - Marc Canham (DRIV3R)


Channels credited:

   / @paragleiber  
   / @firstplayshd  
   / @xtimelessgaming  
   / @dustinedenyt  
   / @roauraizo  
   / @egametrailers  
   / @hikarisakai  
   / @correacars  
   / @xboxkaifam  
   / @racinggamearchive  
   / @tpl-motorsport  
   / @shirrako  
   / @badassbaboon  
   / @kappalizo9564  
   / @crowned  
   / @isuckatdriving  
   / @still_guns  
   / @aarava  
   / @wonder2k19  
   / @gmtk  
   / @itsemjayy  
   / @speedy8207  
   / @johngodgames  
   / @vegetablestudio  
   / @lompi  
   / @teakanji  


Sources:

https://www.ign.com/articles/gran-tur...
https://www.metacritic.com/game/plays...
https://www.gtplanet.net/yamauchi-int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Tu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Tu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_M...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_M...
https://nfssoundtrack.com/unbound/
https://nfssoundtrack.com/gt3/
https://nfssoundtrack.com/mw/
https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/gt7/n...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_H...


0:00 Introduction
2:09 Racing Game Discourse, Opinions and Reactions
8:36 Nostalgia Bias with Gran Turismo
14:32 Nostalgia Bias with Forza Motorsport
17:50 Nostalgia Bias with Need For Speed
25:01 The General Impact of Nostalgia Bias
26:25 Game Designers Don’t Know What Players Want
29:46 Do Players Even Understand What They Want?
34:23 Innovation, Expectation and Reception
41:37 Conclusions