Racing games

quicksilver

@bobharris I think I might catch flack for this but I actually perfer Diddy Kong racing over Mario kart. The AI doesn't cheat like they do in Mario kart (unlimited boost mushroom and they catch up to me two secs later?). I also like the variety in vehicles and I think the race tracks are more inspired.

Also Sega gt for Dreamcast seems to run pretty good on the pi as well.

ClassicGMR

Interested in this as well! :)

As I mentioned in the other thread I have running so far:

Destruction Derby 2 (PSX)
Gran Turismo 1 (PSX)
Gran Turismo 2 (PSX)
Micro Machines v4 (PSP)
Mario Kart (SNES)

How does Mario Kart 64 run on the Pi 3B+? I don't overclock so be aware of that. :)

@quicksilver said in Racing games:

Also Sega gt for Dreamcast seems to run pretty good on the pi as well.

Never even gave the DC system a thought on the Pi. May have to check that out too. Require an O/C?

quicksilver

@classicgmr Mario kart 64 runs well if you use the mupen64plus-gles2n64 emulator/graphic plugin

For Dreamcast I overclock but I can test for you with stock clock speeds.

jonnykesh

@classicgmr Mario Kart 64 runs very well, it has the odd audio / graphical hiccup but that is mainly restricted to the menus. Nothing that detracts from the awesome gameplay. Truly has to be one of the greatest multi-player games ever. It turns the most meek, modest person into a raging, uber-competitive trash-talker!

ClassicGMR

@jonnykesh said in Racing games:

It turns the most meek, modest person into a raging, competitive trash-talker!

Nah ... personal experience has shown me that - in my house - it's Worms Armageddon on the Dreamcast... but that's a new subject for a new thread. >:)

quicksilver

@classicgmr does worms for dreamcast run well on the pi? (Sorry, not trying to detail the thread)

BobHarris

@jonnykesh Yeah Mario kart 64 multiplayer is great. 4 player splitscreen works very well without overclocking. The only issue I notice is the balloons on other peoples kart grow bigger the further the kart is away from you, pretty odd :-)

ClassicGMR

@quicksilver said in Racing games:

@classicgmr does worms for dreamcast run well on the pi? (Sorry, not trying to detail the thread)

@classicgmr said in Racing games:

Never even gave the DC system a thought on the Pi.

Dunno :)

quicksilver

@classicgmr haha I should pay better attention!

lilbud

@jonnykesh Goldeneye 007 would like a word with you

quicksilver

@lilbud during the N64s heyday I crushed my friends playing GoldenEye. Mainly because I used the c buttons to strafe. You'd think they'd would have wised up to this but I don't think they ever did.

On topic:

Episode 1 racer for Dreamcast is fun and runs well on the pi

The road rash series is also a blast

Capeman

Doesnt run on retropie but Ridge Racer 2 on PSP is an amazing game that combines all the best of the previous 5 ridge racer games with a really awesome drifting mechanic, great sound track and generally awesome arcade racing gameplay! I emulate it on my mac when i need my fix, haha.

KN4THX

@quicksilver I used to pick Oddjob. My friends didn't understand why until they got too close to me and couldn't see me anymore because I was so short. Loved that guy. We also used to play Proximity Mines and Remote Mines only and those were a blast to come up with creative strategies.

quicksilver

@thedatacereal haha we had a standing rule "no oddjob". And anyone that picked jaws was a chump.

KN4THX

On topic : I have to second Mario Kart 64. The multiplayer is one of the best in my opinion.

KN4THX

@quicksilver Haha. We wound up with that rule eventually once I got better.

thelostsoul

Some my alltime favorite Racing games not covered here are:

Wave Race 64 (N64)
Unirally / Uniracers (SNES)

ClassicGMR

@thelostsoul said in Racing games:

Some my alltime favorite Racing games not covered here are:

Wave Race 64 (N64)

Unirally / Uniracers (SNES)

Good choices! I forgot about Wave Race and have yet to play Uniracers.

quicksilver

@thelostsoul as a bonus waverace 64 works great on my overclocked pi3 using the mupen64plus-rice emulator/plugin (high res runs well too).

thelostsoul

@quicksilver Yes, on mine too. I don't know the settings currently. But I played on easy, normal, hard and reverse all of them.