This was brilliant when it came out. I loved Tokyo. My brother was actually in Japan at the time, and I'd drive around where he was, imagining what he was seeing there :)
I remember I had waited months for the release of MSR back in 2000. And as I finally get a grip on this game I played it for hours and days in pure amazement. The graphics, the features and the song collection were way ahead of its time. And then came Shenmue...
I had a first edition of this game and that edition came with a glitch in that every single race awarded you massive amounts of kudos points everytime so progression was made much easier. It was still a game that its moments where u tore your hair out but progression was generally fairly straight forward. The devs realised and changed this so that later editions of the game didnt have the glitch and u had to earn EVERY single kudos point but this was the days before downloadable updates so those of us that preordered and had a first edition got the easier game:)
@@brandonfarfan1978 the first edition has many glitches and problems though, there is an article at The Dreamcast Junkyard titled "The Bugs of MSR" which you might want to read before you buy an early PAL copy of the game. The NTSC version which I have is way better and has much less glitches (it came in January 2001 though, 2 months after the first PAL version). Nowadays you can even play it on a mobile phone using a Dreamcast emulator.
I still listen to this music today, it was that good. Club paris alone is a great driving song that just somehow captures the essence of night time driving.
For it`s time this was a stunning game with lots of detail, even down to the radio channel losing signal when going under bridges which was brilliant (I know seems daft). Fantastic game, makes me want to dig out my Dreamcast from the cupboard again!
The really cool thing about MSR is the real-time simulation which is missing from the PGR games. It also simulates the length of each day very accurately, so the days are long in summer and short in winter. Very cool, and I have not seen any other driving game do this.
They actually went to the cities in the game taking pictures of everything so the game's scenarios were as authentic as possible. Also, the music kicked ass. This game totally blew away Gran Turismo's rear back then IMO.
The lack of real-time in PGR always meant it lacked a certain magic MSR had. The attention to detail in the real-time simulation was stunning; it was months before I noticed that MSR simulates the time of day absolutely accurately; reflecting the actual length of days at the time of year! A stunning detail which I suspect most people did not even notice. Jacques music is pretty damn catchy (and in some cases damn funny) The free roam mode was awesome too.
Bizarre improved on METROPOLIS STREET RACER in many ways with the PROJECT GOTHAM RACING series, especially with having most of the major exotic car licenses, but the one thing I still love about the original MSR is the atmosphere, with the local DJ's and the "real time" lighting and some aspects of the weather system, especially in any race with fog. I even like most of Richard Jacques' soundtrack, "Am I Only Dreaming" more than makes up for the rather lewd country song "Long Long Road".
Yes. While PGR improved on it visually, MSR simulated the time of day (and the time differences between London, San Francisco, and Tokyo), it did this so accurately that whatever time of year you played it, it would accurately reflect the time of day, including the length of day/night. An astonishing detail which I have never seen since. Much as I enjoy PGR, the lack of real-time lighting means it lacks something that MSR has.
8 reasons why this is the best racing game in the history of video games. 1- Awesome easy to listen pop/jazz music with good vibes, mostly. 2- The perfect difficulty to keep you interested and making progress at a reasonable pace without it being too easy or too difficult. 3- Extremely fun once you get familiar with the physics of the game. 4- Perfect balance between simulation and arcade 5- Real streets with graphics that have aged extremely well and have this old retro charm to it now while still looking more than decent. 6- Its simplicity, not a crazy amount of options and customization to get lost in, straight forward old school gaming (which means more time playing and less time adjusting parameters,etc) 7- A truly groundbreaking game. 8- Dreamcast :)
Omg!! I just found your channel when i went to look for an old starlancer dreamcast review!!! I looooove these reviews :) starlancer and metropolis street racer were my faves on dreamcast. Msr is one of my alltime fave racers :)
The radio in this game was so amazing. What a soundtrack. Best part of the entire game. MSR can't hold a candle to Sega GT in the gameplay and depth department, though.
MC Momo."Let's get it on tonight!" "Forget about him, I'll treat you right Baby turn out the lights, and we can get it on tonight!" "The clock went 10 when we got to my mansion the only thing I could think about was expansion" That song so needed a proper music video to go with it.
Love/d MSR, the game really demonstrated the leap from PS/Sat?N64 to next gen. I don't think the PS2 had anything to compare to it, though the Xbox got the sequels, PGR and PGR2. But they lost something in the translation and though looked class, weren't as enjoyable as MSR.
spot on!. I got PGR without knowing the connection but after not very long playing it I was like... wait.. did my research and it bought a smile to my face. Well played what they did with the name as well Metropolis (Superman), Gotham (Batman). PGR as you said just wasn't as enjoyable, although it's IMHO the closest a racing game it's been to MSR in terms of fun, etc.
One of the greatest games of all time, taught me how to play racing games as a kid, gran turismo was great yes, but this felt more rewarding and even though in my opinion it was tougher it also felt more laid back than gran turismo, this really doesn't get the recognition it deserves and a lot of modern racing games could learn a thing or two from this little gem of a title!
+Chris Hooton Yeah, I have a lot of respect for MSR, one of my key gaming moments! I enjoyed MSR far more than the first PGR, Since PGR lost that risk factor! My favourite driving game is PGR 3, then PGR 4, then MSR! As you say, one of the best driving games ever made!
Metropolis Street Racer is Project Gotham Racing. When the first PGR came out, OXM had an article about it. MSR is the original PGR. Bizarre decided to scrap MSR, and basically reboot the game with better ideas. The Kudos isn't just a similarity, the MSR game is what PGR was originally. And, for those who think this game takes forever to get through, play PGR4. That game never ends! I've been playing it for a few years, and I still have not reached the end of that game.
Oh Bizarre Creations, how much I miss you! How much I wish you were here to develop the next PGR! I am worried with others being at the help we will get just another burnout clone with NITRO NIIIIIITROOOOO NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITROOOOOOOOOOO, and other such silliness. Please come back!
Yeah I meant the same as the time on the console. It's cool to see the same sunlight in-game as it is outside. Using your IP they could probably make the weather the same too.
It's not about being redundant, it's about giving a better understanding of the game in review, which is the real problem with many of CGR Undertow's shallow reviews, which have become a consistent thing. With this Metropolis Street Racer video, there wasn't a single Lord Karnage or Vextrex reference mentioned, but even with them in abundance, they don't stop Mark from delivering rich, detailed reviews.
This was the 1st Project Gotham Racing just with a different name!I loved the real time weather & day/night mechanic,if it’s raining in London when your playing the game as long as you’ve set your console clock correctly it will be raining on track or whatever the real weather is at the time your playing,I don’t think project Gotham Racing series kept with that feature which is weird because it a was dope AF feature
I remember this game. I played it a few years before i emmigrated to Japan and was fascinated by the tokyo courses and music cant believe so much time has passed.
Limted, could be...but there certainly are some really good CGRundertow video reviews even with the 3 minute limit (if there is one). It's just that there are more shallow ones than detailed ones. A lot more.
Played this sooo much back on the Dreamcast, easily one of the best racing games around. One nice little feature was that Big Ben would actually chime the hours...
Oh, I have nothing against the reviewers, for I'm sure they can all do well. I care very much for the CGRundertow group, since they give me something to watch . And like forms of entertainment (educational or not), I'd very much like to see things improve. They certainly have potential.
Yes, I know that Mark's not perfect, but his reviews are still informative. I, too, would love to hear more about the game modes featured within each title. Important information for these games are needed to convince gamers to buy or rent them.
Hey Mark you know what you should do? You should see if you can get yourself a copy of Shatterhand for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. I've always loved that game, and I'm sure you would too. I know you're not the best when it comes to platforming games, but you should check it out regardless.
THANK YOU! I keep grinding hoping for better kudos and it frustate me when I got minus kudos. Now all I need is to grind for kudos with spinning around.
I remember playing this on a demo disc...put the controller down...jumped on a bus....rode for an hour to ebgames....and bought the shit out of this game. Loved it.
To my surprise , I found this disc in a case for 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker at the Salvation Army....AFTER I had already bought it!! I wish I had the Sega game instead!
He didn't USED to, he still DOES, this Classic Game Room, can't you see by the name? Of course he will put classic games before new ones, if you want to see new reviews then suit yourself, IGN, Gamespot, Gamesweasel etc etc are there for you.
Ruben it was James Bond 007: Blood Stone was the last game to be developed by Bizarre Creations before they closed the company by Activision Blizzard on February 18, 2011
Oh, my gosh... some of the track setup shown from 2:00 looks like that of the racing game Split Second! Something about how the track is rendered is so familiar...
You can also gain additional Kudos multipliers by winning challenges in lower ranked cars. No mention of the original parody song soundtrack Mark? I was honestly surprised they got away with an obvious Will Smith ripoff called 'MC Homo'. (I wish I was making that up)
I think i can remember playing this game... i think, or something like it, it was one of my Favorite for about 2 weeks until i bought and played midnight club and nfs hp3.
I first played this game last year. I remember saying to myself, "Why the hell didn't I get a Dreamcast back then?" Also I was loving Club Paris at 5:22 :)
That is true. Alooooot of Undertow reviews lack alot of details for each game. It's sad. And what makes it even worse is the fact that not one of them are as entertaining as Mark is in their reviews.
Yeah, there was something about PGR that just never made it live up to MSR standards for me. Damn, I spent so much time playing this game when it was released back then. It may possibly have my favorite soundtrack of any racing game that I've ever played. Great collection of songs. Hard to believe that the same dev that created this could make a game as awful as Blur.
I will give you that, to a point. I just happen to like the CGRundertow guys and I wanted to defend them. I especially like TJ's reviews where you don't really know whether he likes the game or not.
This was brilliant when it came out. I loved Tokyo. My brother was actually in Japan at the time, and I'd drive around where he was, imagining what he was seeing there :)
Aw that's so nice
Play it with a VGA cable, it looks outstanding
I remember I had waited months for the release of MSR back in 2000. And as I finally get a grip on this game I played it for hours and days in pure amazement. The graphics, the features and the song collection were way ahead of its time. And then came Shenmue...
Exactly the same feelings and story... And then came the glorious Shenmue indeed.
I had a first edition of this game and that edition came with a glitch in that every single race awarded you massive amounts of kudos points everytime so progression was made much easier. It was still a game that its moments where u tore your hair out but progression was generally fairly straight forward.
The devs realised and changed this so that later editions of the game didnt have the glitch and u had to earn EVERY single kudos point but this was the days before downloadable updates so those of us that preordered and had a first edition got the easier game:)
Thanks for that cool info.👍😃
Now I gotta find, a first edition version, of this racing game.😎
@@brandonfarfan1978 the first edition has many glitches and problems though, there is an article at The Dreamcast Junkyard titled "The Bugs of MSR" which you might want to read before you buy an early PAL copy of the game. The NTSC version which I have is way better and has much less glitches (it came in January 2001 though, 2 months after the first PAL version). Nowadays you can even play it on a mobile phone using a Dreamcast emulator.
@@cheesyeurotrance95 how do you identify the first version disk or case for Ntsc
The soundtrack was so unique and enjoyable, loved the game all around.
the female singer sang in Sonic R.
+Dro Torres Richard Jacques did the soundtrack for both games. Guess he likes her!
You're right! I never noticed that!
"Everybody's super sonic racing! Gotta keep your feet right on the ground!..." - Classic!
Yes, but the series was then continued under "Project Gotham Racing" on the "X-Box" and "X-Box 360".
Superman (Metropolis) Batman (Gotham).;)
I’m on shrooms and this is the best discovery ever lol
I still listen to this music today, it was that good. Club paris alone is a great driving song that just somehow captures the essence of night time driving.
Such a GREAT game. I remember just rolling around the (literal) photo realistic cities looking at places I'd been.
The soundtrack of this game was amazing that one in 5:30 is my favorite
metropolis street racer :dreamcast (2000) ,1 year later ,project gotham racing 1 :xbox (2001)
dream theater made metropolis pt 2 in 1999
Metropolis Street Racer (2000) (Dreamcast)
Project Gotham Racing 1 (2001) (Xbox)
Project Gotham Racing 2 (2003) (Xbox)
Project Gotham Racing 3 (2005) (Xbox 360)
Project Gotham Racing 4 (2007) (Xbox 360)
Project Gotham Racing (2007) (Mobile Phone)
Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition (2009) (Zune HD)
For it`s time this was a stunning game with lots of detail, even down to the radio channel losing signal when going under bridges which was brilliant (I know seems daft).
Fantastic game, makes me want to dig out my Dreamcast from the cupboard again!
2000 was the future
The really cool thing about MSR is the real-time simulation which is missing from the PGR games. It also simulates the length of each day very accurately, so the days are long in summer and short in winter. Very cool, and I have not seen any other driving game do this.
One of the best racing games! Still play it regulary!
the best! I'm playing it atm!
Best racing game ever.
RIP Bizarre.
They actually went to the cities in the game taking pictures of everything so the game's scenarios were as authentic as possible. Also, the music kicked ass. This game totally blew away Gran Turismo's rear back then IMO.
The lack of real-time in PGR always meant it lacked a certain magic MSR had. The attention to detail in the real-time simulation was stunning; it was months before I noticed that MSR simulates the time of day absolutely accurately; reflecting the actual length of days at the time of year! A stunning detail which I suspect most people did not even notice. Jacques music is pretty damn catchy (and in some cases damn funny)
The free roam mode was awesome too.
Bizarre improved on METROPOLIS STREET RACER in many ways with the PROJECT GOTHAM RACING series, especially with having most of the major exotic car licenses, but the one thing I still love about the original MSR is the atmosphere, with the local DJ's and the "real time" lighting and some aspects of the weather system, especially in any race with fog. I even like most of Richard Jacques' soundtrack, "Am I Only Dreaming" more than makes up for the rather lewd country song "Long Long Road".
Yes. While PGR improved on it visually, MSR simulated the time of day (and the time differences between London, San Francisco, and Tokyo), it did this so accurately that whatever time of year you played it, it would accurately reflect the time of day, including the length of day/night. An astonishing detail which I have never seen since. Much as I enjoy PGR, the lack of real-time lighting means it lacks something that MSR has.
8 reasons why this is the best racing game in the history of video games.
1- Awesome easy to listen pop/jazz music with good vibes, mostly.
2- The perfect difficulty to keep you interested and making progress at a reasonable pace without it being too easy or too difficult.
3- Extremely fun once you get familiar with the physics of the game.
4- Perfect balance between simulation and arcade
5- Real streets with graphics that have aged extremely well and have this old retro charm to it now while still looking more than decent.
6- Its simplicity, not a crazy amount of options and customization to get lost in, straight forward old school gaming (which means more time playing and less time adjusting parameters,etc)
7- A truly groundbreaking game.
8- Dreamcast :)
Yes and if we compare to nfs underground 1 and 2 came up later... msr is way way better in physics and graphics. No comparison
You re completely right
Any game that starts you out with a Mazda Miata is automatically awesome in my book.
Awesome bad!!!
Omg!! I just found your channel when i went to look for an old starlancer dreamcast review!!! I looooove these reviews :) starlancer and metropolis street racer were my faves on dreamcast. Msr is one of my alltime fave racers :)
Great Game! MSR was the reason why I bought my Dreamcast. This game aged very well. It looks quite good today!
I second that, 9 years later :)
Old school racing!
The radio in this game was so amazing. What a soundtrack. Best part of the entire game. MSR can't hold a candle to Sega GT in the gameplay and depth department, though.
I still have this game.
MC Momo."Let's get it on tonight!"
"Forget about him, I'll treat you right
Baby turn out the lights, and we can get it on tonight!"
"The clock went 10 when we got to my mansion
the only thing I could think about was expansion"
That song so needed a proper music video to go with it.
Love/d MSR, the game really demonstrated the leap from PS/Sat?N64 to next gen.
I don't think the PS2 had anything to compare to it, though the Xbox got the sequels, PGR and PGR2.
But they lost something in the translation and though looked class, weren't as enjoyable as MSR.
If go with the DC, I think the games have weathered the years better tbh
PS2 had Midnight Club
spot on!. I got PGR without knowing the connection but after not very long playing it I was like... wait.. did my research and it bought a smile to my face. Well played what they did with the name as well Metropolis (Superman), Gotham (Batman).
PGR as you said just wasn't as enjoyable, although it's IMHO the closest a racing game it's been to MSR in terms of fun, etc.
One of the greatest games of all time, taught me how to play racing games as a kid, gran turismo was great yes, but this felt more rewarding and even though in my opinion it was tougher it also felt more laid back than gran turismo, this really doesn't get the recognition it deserves and a lot of modern racing games could learn a thing or two from this little gem of a title!
Grigori Rasputin not our fault you suck at this game lol
+Chris Hooton
Yeah, I have a lot of respect for MSR, one of my key gaming moments! I enjoyed MSR far more than the first PGR, Since PGR lost that risk factor! My favourite driving game is PGR 3, then PGR 4, then MSR!
As you say, one of the best driving games ever made!
I loved this game back in the day
Ahead of its time,excellent game,great memories playing it
Metropolis Street Racer is Project Gotham Racing. When the first PGR came out, OXM had an article about it. MSR is the original PGR. Bizarre decided to scrap MSR, and basically reboot the game with better ideas. The Kudos isn't just a similarity, the MSR game is what PGR was originally. And, for those who think this game takes forever to get through, play PGR4. That game never ends! I've been playing it for a few years, and I still have not reached the end of that game.
Dat license plate THX1138...oh Mark. Your subtle references are awesome. FYI I really wanna see that movie
Oh Bizarre Creations, how much I miss you! How much I wish you were here to develop the next PGR! I am worried with others being at the help we will get just another burnout clone with NITRO NIIIIIITROOOOO NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITROOOOOOOOOOO, and other such silliness. Please come back!
You know I some what liked it better when Mark wold just do reviews for the Xbox. Does anyone else want those back?
Yeah I meant the same as the time on the console. It's cool to see the same sunlight in-game as it is outside. Using your IP they could probably make the weather the same too.
The best bit was you could edit the 'wey hey!' To say what ever you wanted
It's not about being redundant, it's about giving a better understanding of the game in review, which is the real problem with many of CGR Undertow's shallow reviews, which have become a consistent thing.
With this Metropolis Street Racer video, there wasn't a single Lord Karnage or Vextrex reference mentioned, but even with them in abundance, they don't stop Mark from delivering rich, detailed reviews.
MSR was friggin awesome and I have great memories of it; thanks for bring them back CGR!
This was the 1st Project Gotham Racing just with a different name!I loved the real time weather & day/night mechanic,if it’s raining in London when your playing the game as long as you’ve set your console clock correctly it will be raining
on track
or whatever the real weather is at the time your playing,I don’t think project Gotham Racing series kept with that feature which is weird because it a was dope AF feature
I remember this game. I played it a few years before i emmigrated to Japan and was fascinated by the tokyo courses and music cant believe so much time has passed.
Limted, could be...but there certainly are some really good CGRundertow video reviews even with the 3 minute limit (if there is one). It's just that there are more shallow ones than detailed ones. A lot more.
weather and night racing 12 years ago when 4 iterations of Forza still have neither, on the same old tracks to boot. Loved MSR!
Loved this game on DC and i actually beat it and unlocked all the secret cars
Played this sooo much back on the Dreamcast, easily one of the best racing games around.
One nice little feature was that Big Ben would actually chime the hours...
I think this review solidifies my hypothesis that I love sega's arcade racing games!
This racing game is really, really good.
I highly recommend, playing it dudes.👍😎
Nice review dude. Many "kudo's" to you.👍😎
Oh, I have nothing against the reviewers, for I'm sure they can all do well.
I care very much for the CGRundertow group, since they give me something to watch . And like forms of entertainment (educational or not), I'd very much like to see things improve. They certainly have potential.
Yes, I know that Mark's not perfect, but his reviews are still informative. I, too, would love to hear more about the game modes featured within each title.
Important information for these games are needed to convince gamers to buy or rent them.
Hey Mark you know what you should do? You should see if you can get yourself a copy of Shatterhand for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. I've always loved that game, and I'm sure you would too. I know you're not the best when it comes to platforming games, but you should check it out regardless.
no footage with the cool cars?
THANK YOU! I keep grinding hoping for better kudos and it frustate me when I got minus kudos. Now all I need is to grind for kudos with spinning around.
MSR awesom game,i love this racing game, one of the best racing game ,first time i was play in 2001.
I chuckled every time Mark said Kudos
I remember playing this on a demo disc...put the controller down...jumped on a bus....rode for an hour to ebgames....and bought the shit out of this game. Loved it.
Lol, me too. Was all expecting to get to drive the Batmobil finally... But was a stunning game back in the days though.
This was the precursor to PGR?
Please can we have a review of Temple Run Brave, I really want to know weather or not I should buy it.
Really spot on review. Have it, love it and hate that it is almost too hard to progress.
I got into the dreamcast late. This was the game i spent a lot of time on in 2002. Loys of frustrations also.
Didn't CGR review this game when it was new? I remember you guys talking about it at least...
This game was so hard, damn good though, and some of the best graphics on the Dreamcast.
7:18, this song is the remix to Sonic 3D Blast's first stage on the Saturn ver.
anyone else thinking Mark should review some of the PGR games?
To my surprise , I found this disc in a case for 18 Wheeler American Pro Trucker at the Salvation Army....AFTER I had already bought it!! I wish I had the Sega game instead!
So realistic for its time.
Probably one of the best racing games ive ever tried!!!
I love Metropolis. . . Street Racer
Loved this game....I miss my dreamcast more than youth.
I like the idea of real-time lighting, but the only other example I know of is WoW. The next GTA should have that.
He didn't USED to, he still DOES, this Classic Game Room, can't you see by the name? Of course he will put classic games before new ones, if you want to see new reviews then suit yourself, IGN, Gamespot, Gamesweasel etc etc are there for you.
This was my favorite game to play on the Dreamcast.
I can't be bothered to get my Dreamcast set up again but I used to love playing this game
do bother because you will love it once you start again
If i´m not mistaken, ´wasn´t the last racing game developed by Bizarre Creations "Blur"?
Ruben it was James Bond 007: Blood Stone was the last game to be developed by Bizarre Creations before they closed the company by Activision Blizzard on February 18, 2011
It reads, "THX1138", which is Lucas geekery.
It's a reference to a love for George Lucas' sci-fi flicks, for those in the know.
7:04 that's the exact same track from Blur! Wow, Bizarre Creations is awesome! ... was awesome..
Oh, my gosh... some of the track setup shown from 2:00 looks like that of the racing game Split Second! Something about how the track is rendered is so familiar...
I love your them music thing at the start 0:11.
You can also gain additional Kudos multipliers by winning challenges in lower ranked cars.
No mention of the original parody song soundtrack Mark? I was honestly surprised they got away with an obvious Will Smith ripoff called 'MC Homo'. (I wish I was making that up)
the best game forever.
It took me a couple years to finish this game. By the end of it you basically know every corner by heart. The padding in this thing was ridiculous.
Dreamcast is and old defunct who still has games realeased for it
good job!
I think i can remember playing this game... i think, or something like it, it was one of my Favorite for about 2 weeks until i bought and played midnight club and nfs hp3.
i didnt know anyone else did that cheat of racing back and forth for kudos. I am really surprised you didnt talk about msr connection to pgr.
i completed this game. took a long time.
This game was the direct precursor to Project Gotham Racing.
I first played this game last year. I remember saying to myself, "Why the hell didn't I get a Dreamcast back then?" Also I was loving Club Paris at 5:22 :)
This looks like a good game, if I get a Dreamcast I'll definitely have to check this one out.
i used to play this all the time and max steel along with sonic adventure and power stone.............. those were the mafuckin times!!!!!!!
Kudos for the review Mark!
Never found it repetetive and really fun.
That is true. Alooooot of Undertow reviews lack alot of details for each game. It's sad. And what makes it even worse is the fact that not one of them are as entertaining as Mark is in their reviews.
That's because PGR was basically a remake of this DREAMCAST gem,this was better than all the PGRs apart from the 4th one IMO THOUGH.
I was waiting for this review
Yeah, there was something about PGR that just never made it live up to MSR standards for me. Damn, I spent so much time playing this game when it was released back then. It may possibly have my favorite soundtrack of any racing game that I've ever played. Great collection of songs.
Hard to believe that the same dev that created this could make a game as awful as Blur.
Loved this game :)
Im watching classic game room on my vita... Awesome!
The graphics look really good!
Long Live the Dreamcast!
I will give you that, to a point. I just happen to like the CGRundertow guys and I wanted to defend them. I especially like TJ's reviews where you don't really know whether he likes the game or not.