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Probably F-Zero GX. Though I'm older than that, I wasn't playing racing games a lot before that. An older game I'd enjoyed a bit was POD (: Planet Of Death).
I've played Mario Kart quite a bit, starting back with super, but I can't really pick one as my favorite retro racing game, because the one I like the most is 8. Though Wii came close.
It's so satisfying when you get good at knocking out other racers. I remember as a teenager I would set my top speed to high and whittle down half of the other racers on my way to the front of the pack.
It's easy to get in the top ten when you drop the racers count down fifteen places.
Hell yeah. And then you've got one of those crazy hard story mode challenges where you pretty much have to destroy as many opponents you can to have enough juice to win. The one with Michael Chain and his gang.
Ridge Racer for the PlayStation
F-Zero X
I crave speed and murder
I was going to say SNES Mario Kart, but really I think it’s GC Mario Kart: Double Dash.
Outrun, especially Outrun 2. I like arcade style racers the most.
Also in that vein, San Francisco Rush.
Yeah, rush 2049 was my favourite from the SF Rush series.
Lots of great ones mentioned here and while I don’t know if it’s my favorite, I have a deep soft spot for Super Off-Road. It has an incredible spatial sense and fluidity for its time and still holds up at any barcade.
Yeah, fair. Me and my brother definitely played alot of that.
No clue whether people consider the wii retro yet, but it's a tie between Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity on wii (since that's how I experienced it) or Cartoon Network Racing on PS2 (same reason). I'm fairly certain PS2 is technically retro by now, as insane as that sounds.
It makes me feel old to admit it's retro, but Gran Turismo on Playstation.
Mario kart is the only racing game I've ever been good at.
So, I'll take Mario Kart 64 as my best retro pick.
If Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed has become retro then it's that lol.
Someone already beat me to Topgear, but I'm not seeing Mario Kart? Also GT2 on the PSX was great fun.
Kirby Air Ride, though I'm reaching a bit here since the main racing mode isn't actually the part that's notable about this game. City Trial was where it's at.
For just pure racing, F-Zero GX.
God City Trial was so much fun. Kinda wish Smash kept that mode that Smash DS had that was very similar to City Trial.
The top down racing mini-game was also slept on.
Rock n Roll racing for the SNES. Absolutely adore that game.
Yeah, RnR, as well as SF Rush 2049 were basically my entire childhood.... so much so that I have been using this user name ever since. Though, if I could somehow also add in a tokyo extreme racer reference too without it getting too long or complicated.... or culturally insensitive... I loved those games too. Not enough proper Racing RPG games any more. You never start from the bottom and work your way up. Modern racing games just have you win cars in the lottery...
For me it’s Rad Racer on NES. Just very nostalgic! I love the sounds and the graphics just scream 80s/early 90s
that's like picking a favorite child! Power Drift, SEGA Rally Championship, Super Hang-On, and Hang-On GP, and OutRunners are all vying for that spot. Kirby Air Ride gets an honorable mention for the same reason as that other commenter, i can count on one hand how many times i've actually played the main racing mode
I hate that I can call this “retro” now, but 100% INITIAL D arcade machine or PSP game.
SPEEDY SPEED BOY
GASOLINE’S BURNIN’ IN
Lotus III or Micro Machines probably. Maybe Road Rash (either version).
I suppose crash team racing would be considered retro now.
I spent countless hours finding all the secret paths and shortcuts
Diddy Kong racing.
Top Gear 3000. It's the main reason why I have a SNES emulator installed on every device I own lol.
Gaelco’s World Rally Championship (1993)
I guess it depends on the definition of "Retro". I never got into racing games until Jet Moto and Wipeout on the original Playstation.
Ridge Racer 4 on PlayStation. Such great mechanics. It’s genuine fun.
Radical Psycho Machine (RPM) Racing for the SNES!
Fun fact, this was one of the few games that played entirely in the SNES' High Resolution graphics mode!
Grand Prix on Atari was pretty fun.
It's a close call between Super Hang-On, World Rally and Colin McRae 2.0.