This Game is better Than MARIO KART | Mod Nation Racers

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  • Опубліковано 27 лип 2023
  • This is a Review or a video essay about Mod Nation Racers, A PS3 exclusive made for Sony's Play, Create, Share line of games. This is unironically the best kart racer ever made and is leaps and bounds better than any Mario kart that has ever been made. You can make your own Character, Karts and Tracks, giving you infinite replay ability since if you're ever sick of not having tracks, you can just make more of your own . Unfortunately the online servers for this game doesn't exist anymore so you wont be able to download and new characters, karts or tracks but is absolutely still worth playing for its excellent story mode.
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  • @MakrMania
    @MakrMania 5 місяців тому +90

    thanks for reviewing the game and kind words. I worked on this game, making most of the story levels and creating the track editor. It is nice to see that it gets some love still as we put a lot of love into it at United Front Games. A little hidden tip, I created a few levels after the game shipped called TankCrazy (massive tank) and DinoCrazy (big dinosaur in the middle), and the EmpireStrikesBack (large AT-AT walker that you raced around)

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  5 місяців тому +21

      Thanks for creating a part of my childhood. Game Devs like you formed the best generation for gaming.

    • @degen159
      @degen159 4 місяці тому +3

      Thank you. I loved this game and I miss it :(

    • @danieldan7713
      @danieldan7713 4 місяці тому +5

      bro i spend TOO much time in the character creation XD this game was rly good, got it with the ps3 when i was like 10 or sum 14 yrs ago

    • @jamiehannema4050
      @jamiehannema4050 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much. This game was my childhood. I bought a ps3 again a couple of years ago specifically to play this game again. I still play it often. There’s nothing like it, creating whacky characters and karts and just having a blast

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому +2

      Thanks for being a Part of the Team that made my personal favorite Game of all time ❤

  • @jacobmoyle5744
    @jacobmoyle5744 10 місяців тому +126

    This was my childhood. I've played so many hours of this. I'm so sad the online servers are gone

    • @mioldsnurg
      @mioldsnurg 7 місяців тому +7

      Actually there are secret online servers that have been set up modnation racers online is back baby

    • @jamari777
      @jamari777 5 місяців тому +1

      Same

    • @FrostedTips233
      @FrostedTips233 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mioldsnurg How do u access it then

    • @mioldsnurg
      @mioldsnurg 2 місяці тому

      There's a tutorial for that

  • @kwark2394
    @kwark2394 10 місяців тому +64

    this game needs a remaster, game of my childhood

  • @actual3136
    @actual3136 9 місяців тому +62

    the type of shit that some people crated in this game was genuinely incredible. detailed models of anime figures, videogame characters, real life cars etc. i also remember playing with the steamroller from the track builder that someone somehow modded in and made public

    • @KingMetalMario
      @KingMetalMario 5 місяців тому +3

      also the steamroller could fly and go through some walls and would wreck every online lobby into chaos

  • @mabdewn
    @mabdewn 10 місяців тому +51

    Though I still play Mario Kart from time to time, this game is just on a whole new level. I can't believe why nobody hasn't picked this up and ported it for other platforms

    • @r-type4945
      @r-type4945 6 місяців тому +4

      It was a Sony exclusive and the studio was hired again to make the Little Big Planet racing game, which was such a disgrace to ModNation

  • @gdpelaaja372
    @gdpelaaja372 10 місяців тому +151

    This is one of the best games ever

  • @fortis2643
    @fortis2643 2 місяці тому +8

    There is no competition in that genre of racing games. It is the best of its kind. You just cant compare to Mario Kart or similiar games. It is both challenging and rewarding and has an infinite place for creativity. Its so underrated and needs a sequel for sure.

  • @ax2781
    @ax2781 8 місяців тому +10

    I literaly grew up with this game. first time ever i meet people on a video game and casually speak to them. the french community was so so so sweet

  • @Shady_Inktail
    @Shady_Inktail 9 місяців тому +14

    I got this in late 2012, and currently have 5000 hours logged. Not a single second was regret.

  • @baileysmith2999
    @baileysmith2999 8 місяців тому +10

    My sister and I loved this game when we were kids, it would be a shame if the game never gets a good remaster and/or proper sequel for the PS4 and/or PS5.

  • @captaineli2461
    @captaineli2461 2 місяці тому +3

    There’s actually been fan servers that one can connect to via dns that restores the creation download features. Unfortunately the online multiplayer isn’t fully working yet. This game I only got into two years ago or so and I’ve really enjoyed it. Great review!

  • @feelness
    @feelness 10 місяців тому +6

    i used to play this like 10years ago THE NOSTALGIA

  • @Kamori5596
    @Kamori5596 10 місяців тому +11

    God I remember playing this game so much in 2014..

  • @sleepypixel420
    @sleepypixel420 Місяць тому +1

    this game is so underrated i wish more people played this back in the day, like everything from the soundtrack to the customization is just so well done, you can even neglect the drift mechanic to constantly fill your drift bar

  • @DNP_10
    @DNP_10 9 місяців тому +9

    I played SOOO MUCH of this game growing up. Fall 2021/Winter/Spring 2022 I decided to replay this game, getting every item and beating every challenge, and all tokens, and I loved every second of it. On Iceman’s track (don’t remember the names of the courses that well) I had to race several times to get a lap in without hitting the wall, and it took me several tries to beat Iceman’s challenge, but that course handles so well that it’s incredibly satisfying running lap after lap trying to get it. Plus, with how fun the drifting and handling are in this game, when I go back to Mario Kart I wish I was playing ModNation Racers. This game is awesome.

  • @De_STR
    @De_STR 6 місяців тому +7

    I remember when people made thse broken karts, which could make you fly and you could just glitch out of the modspot by using the broken karts. Never really found out how people made them but I remember using one of the broken karts to fly out of the modspot and i started driving out of bounds.

  • @jingboy7
    @jingboy7 6 місяців тому +5

    4:55: "the ai doesn't really do it to you" biggest lie ever. I remember MANY different times the bots have sideswiped me. I love this game, but the bots have caused so much anger that I had to take breaks as a kid.

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  6 місяців тому

      Yep I definitely ate my words! mid way through. Nato was the worst for it when I made this video.

  • @leomartz33
    @leomartz33 9 місяців тому +13

    28:00 Correction, YOU CAN use your sheild even in the air
    Also If you have an item in race you can uses it as a mine by pressing the "Square"
    There are three of them:
    Level 1 (only stay on the track for 1 second)
    Level 2 (stay forever on the track until someone hit the mine)
    Level 3 (like lvl 2 but has a radius)

  • @MillieThePlant
    @MillieThePlant Місяць тому +1

    That game is my whole childhood. I just really need the song name IT BRINGS BACK SO MUCH MEMORIEEESS

  • @fanjo1538
    @fanjo1538 3 місяці тому +2

    This is the best karting game ever made !!! It was a 10/10 ! According to me, there are no other racing games which can compete against it. You have everyting in this game. I spent so much time and made tons of videos on it, for sure, it is the racing game of my life! I'll never understand why they didn't make a new one or a remaster, that's so sad. This game misses me so much, unfortunately, shutting down the online servers did kill the game

  • @pokeli2728
    @pokeli2728 5 місяців тому +3

    This is the best creator style game I ever experienced, a very solid kart racer that you can play even if you're not a person who can create super detailed and awesome creations, thanks to its story mode.

  • @chinossynthesizer705
    @chinossynthesizer705 9 місяців тому +4

    In the beginning of the race when he says go and you press nitrous quickly you get the boost you have to time it right. Also i swore their was sweet tooth in this game.

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  9 місяців тому +4

      literally didnt know that until after i had finished the entire video i did it by accident then it just clicked,

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому +2

      Sweet Tooth was in those Game via DLCs, together with other PlayStation Characters like Sly Cooper or Sackboy

  • @TERRORdrigo
    @TERRORdrigo 6 місяців тому +11

    this game could really do with a remaster

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  6 місяців тому +1

      I reckon it would do really well with all of the stale-ness of todays game market.

    • @RS-kb2lt
      @RS-kb2lt 4 місяці тому

      bro this game on next gen would DO NUMBERS. I never like to say a game will do well just because of how a community likes it, but I can see this coming back, bringing back the old community and adding a legion of new players

  • @sharkandfriendsDeluxe2302
    @sharkandfriendsDeluxe2302 10 місяців тому +4

    Mario Kart needs to follow this games footsteps in terms of customization.

  • @charlieace9874
    @charlieace9874 5 місяців тому +1

    I miss this game. Modnation racers was the perfect example of creativity for racing. I wish it was still active. Just imagine what it would look like on the ps5

  • @bigdookie1473
    @bigdookie1473 29 днів тому

    My family and I played Modnation Racers whenever we could, every track was a banger, the customisation was basically unrestrictive and it infinity replayable, it's a damn shame that United Front Games shut down in 2016, this game 100% needs to get remastered!

  • @Lunaticeee
    @Lunaticeee 2 місяці тому +1

    I respect looking back at such a W game, but as you get later in the video as someone who played Online with actual players, its not really "unfair", I'd say the only unfair part in this game is when someone's hosting and puts a track on that they made with some stupid secret way to instantly get laps finished.
    Also, 27:55 yes, you can use your shield in the air you just miss clicked or your controller is just worn out.
    Not being a nerdy keyboard warrior just saying that most of what people would think would be "unfair" is usually just you needing to develop your gamesens
    This has to be one of the best games I've played TO THIS DAY though, really wish another game came out like this.

  • @artate92
    @artate92 5 місяців тому +1

    i played tf out of the demo then later on got the full game. this game had so much potential man. I feel like sony was ahead of their time with a lot of games in the ps3 era, but its sad they just let these great series collect dust

  • @pdg_strix2447
    @pdg_strix2447 8 місяців тому +3

    I love, i LOVE this game, i think i had at least 500 different car builds, till the time the game told me i couldnt build any more, the amount of tracks ive built, or just building something off the track, just to go there and pretend ia a city or something, the interactions and cutscenes are very fun and i used to laugh a lot with then, ive had so much fun on this game, for me, its simply much better than any mario kart, my favorite kart game, and since im am a hardcore racing fan, one of my favorites racing games

  • @keionjg9627
    @keionjg9627 5 місяців тому +1

    1:45 reason for such a big variance is because it only accounts for the distance of the projectile rather than the time it'll take to hit you. Lightning storms though ? Those warnings are always terribly timed XD.

  • @larrye
    @larrye 4 місяці тому +2

    Way better than Mario kart. I don't know how this game doesn't even get brought up when someone mentions how good Mario kart is. There's no comparison.

  • @gon3506
    @gon3506 7 місяців тому +1

    This game was fire. Sadly I was so little when I played it I didn't even know how PSN worked, but still it was so much fun

  • @eko9554
    @eko9554 9 місяців тому +2

    I sadly didn’t get this game when it was released since I didn’t have a ps3 at that time. But I got it in Christmas 2021.

  • @501stBattalion
    @501stBattalion 9 місяців тому +2

    Game was fun. I had a popular kart I made in the online demo.

  • @shinyshinx789
    @shinyshinx789 8 місяців тому +1

    Played this along with LBPK before mario kart and I still love them more today.

  • @corylee1737
    @corylee1737 6 місяців тому

    my favorite thing was being able to download other peoples' creations. i remember downloading so many of my favorite characters and cool karts online. they need to bring this back

  • @SN1PEZ_YT_TTV
    @SN1PEZ_YT_TTV 10 місяців тому +3

    It is also in the psvita

  • @justinwilson4349
    @justinwilson4349 8 місяців тому

    Im late oh man this takes me back i remember getting this game during highschool and playing this game nonstop and having so much fun playing and I do consider this game to be a hidden gem

  • @r-type4945
    @r-type4945 6 місяців тому

    The game was amazing, the race mechanics, the weapon system - once you figured it out, there was no going back to any other kart racing game. Used to play it a lot online, we had crazy battles and a great little community! Miss those times ❤

  • @northwestlife2794
    @northwestlife2794 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for ride video! I thought the online version was not available anymore?

  • @bullzai018
    @bullzai018 8 місяців тому +1

    I was the guy who made a Sonic without using any pre-made sonic face uploaded stickers. I loaned out my custom made sonic to one guy who begged me. So you might've seen my custom sonic around back then.

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому

      Ig I actually downloaded it back then but idk I downloaded multiple Sonic Characters

  • @Bmeanstattoo
    @Bmeanstattoo 4 місяці тому +8

    I need PlayStation to bring this back on the PS5

    • @Zer01neBDTDev
      @Zer01neBDTDev 2 місяці тому

      The Studio behind the Game was closed and the Game was Called an Complet Failure.
      Won't happend.

  • @anafoxie4872
    @anafoxie4872 7 місяців тому

    I havent played this game since i was 6 or something and i just got a whiplash of nostalgia

  • @SaltyDani_Ma
    @SaltyDani_Ma Місяць тому

    I adored that game. The best carting game of all time

  • @bremaster93
    @bremaster93 4 місяці тому

    I agree with you 100%. I like and respect the Mario Kart games but I could never get into them. But when it comes to Crash and Sonic kart racers and Jak X: Combat Racing I’m addicted to them. ModNation Racers is another fun one but the very long loading ruins it.

  • @user-ek5zk5ow1o
    @user-ek5zk5ow1o 4 місяці тому

    Where can I download please?
    I need it for pc to play with my ps3 joystick with my friends

  • @polonium_eater6134
    @polonium_eater6134 5 місяців тому

    I love the rapport between the announcers, they're like chalk and cheese 😂

  • @play-mek1245
    @play-mek1245 Місяць тому

    I saw that "compiling shaders" message!

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  Місяць тому

      Yes this was played on the emulator rather than an actual PS3, but i own both copies of the game

  • @Roj-jh4pg
    @Roj-jh4pg Місяць тому

    Truly the best great video

  • @user-gn5eo7yv3u
    @user-gn5eo7yv3u 2 місяці тому

    aaah i loved it so much. it was so good. incredible this sank the studio making it due to low sell numbers.

  • @meowmeow2XX7
    @meowmeow2XX7 27 днів тому

    I MISS THIS

  • @Nation.capalot
    @Nation.capalot 6 місяців тому

    You can put a shield in the air and holding the weapons button allows you to drop bombs..

  • @carlmoats8673
    @carlmoats8673 8 місяців тому +1

    I played the hell out of this game oh David they didn't remastered version for PS4 and PS5

  • @Bruh.idc221
    @Bruh.idc221 2 місяці тому

    This needs to be rereleased on current gen

  • @SkullHenrique
    @SkullHenrique 9 місяців тому +5

    AI can sideswipe you. But it is kinda rare.

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  9 місяців тому +2

      yeah it ended up happening a handful of times on Nato's track

  • @Potatoboii2
    @Potatoboii2 5 місяців тому +1

    Every time I see people talk about MNR, I just wish it got it's sequel, LittleBigPlanet Karting *was* originally a MNR2, but Sony had them reskin it, and make like 50% of it worse, and Modnation Racers: Roadtrip improved on the original in so many ways, but because it got stuck on the PsVita, they had to strip it of most of it's online, and the career mode has 0 cutscenes, though I do still think both are worth a play, Roadtrip is easily my favourite PsVita game, and beyond it not being on a home console and the minimal online functionality, I still think it works well enough as a "sequel stand-in".
    Basically this comment is just me begging you to play MNR: Roadtrip.

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому

      Fr it Always brings me joy and nostalgia when someone actually knows this game. Its sad that they scrapped MNR2 mid Development.

  • @ownedmaxer607
    @ownedmaxer607 2 місяці тому

    @ThePYMD at 4:38, the track you started racing on was known in the MNR community to be an absolute crash and bash race at the time. It is painful easy to get level two and three attacks after a third of a lap and everyone starts spamming them near the home-stretch. What the AI did to you is tame compared to the shit actual players can do on that track lol.

  • @polonium_eater6134
    @polonium_eater6134 5 місяців тому

    This game was so damn nostalgic to me.

  • @ItsGamerWheels
    @ItsGamerWheels 10 місяців тому +1

    Dude why did I pass up on this game as a teen back in day?? Now I have to buy it it’s so cool I’m 27 now lol 😎 this is better than Mario Kart my other question is the online still active?

    • @ThePYRMD
      @ThePYRMD  10 місяців тому +1

      Not 100% all the playermade content has been lost to time, but with RPCS3 you can still race people online I believe

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому

      @@ThePYRMDIts otherwise! There is someone in a Unofficial ModNation Racers Fan Server (yes that exists) who is trying to Restore the entire Online Servers for the Game! He already got the Creation Station restored and the Online Lobby and Race Stuff may Gets restored soon too! I can give you a Invite Link for the server if you want!

  • @user-ek5zk5ow1o
    @user-ek5zk5ow1o 4 місяці тому

    Where can I get it please??? For pc

  • @User-16288
    @User-16288 Місяць тому

    Childhood game

  • @Kennymccormick_plushie
    @Kennymccormick_plushie 2 місяці тому

    Thank god this is so cheap where I live. Like, damn, £3.00 for a very good condition copy with manual for one of the best PS3 games...

  • @InsighTHole
    @InsighTHole 6 місяців тому

    Bro this game was gold

  • @jedi4519
    @jedi4519 6 місяців тому

    I’d spent countless hours on this game. It’s such a good game. Sony needs to make a sequel!

  • @ix1262
    @ix1262 8 місяців тому

    My childhood game ❤

  • @Skydrox_Oof
    @Skydrox_Oof 7 місяців тому

    I used to play it on my ps vita but i lost it and im so sad because i loved it ):

  • @polonium_eater6134
    @polonium_eater6134 5 місяців тому

    I highly doubt it but are the servers still up?

  • @danialnekho2299
    @danialnekho2299 10 місяців тому +1

    hi I love your content

    • @W1ll1sDiZzY
      @W1ll1sDiZzY 10 місяців тому +1

      🥩🚴🏿‍♂️

  • @hkey_current_user
    @hkey_current_user 8 місяців тому +1

    Actually, this and LBPK are based off the same engine (speculation, but LBPK engine might have been made first)

    • @KevLP
      @KevLP 4 місяці тому +3

      Actually ModNation was made before LBPK, and LBPK was originally supposed to be a ModNation Racers 2 but they scrapped it mid Development

  • @mart5610
    @mart5610 8 місяців тому

    one of the few games i got day 1. May 2010. best kart racer it should've got ported to PS4 at least Microsoft wouldve done it if it were an Xbox game

  • @gnr1090
    @gnr1090 Місяць тому

    I need a new game of this awesome game!!

  • @raptorfromthe6ix833
    @raptorfromthe6ix833 9 місяців тому +2

    fun game

  • @cyrus8708
    @cyrus8708 6 місяців тому

    Yes it is

  • @all4jet
    @all4jet Місяць тому

    Best kart racer ever made

  • @schemar17
    @schemar17 7 місяців тому

    Yeah in the psp version expresso is much harder and he has a grudge match. Im guessing they realized he was to easy in the ps3 version

  • @user-mc2xu9wx4c
    @user-mc2xu9wx4c Місяць тому

    I wish this game was on mobile 😭😭😭😭😭

  • @spongebobsquarepants8255
    @spongebobsquarepants8255 19 днів тому

    Best game ever

  • @EliWitte
    @EliWitte 10 місяців тому +1

    Can you make a video of all the codes for Xbox on descenders?

  • @DoomOblivion
    @DoomOblivion 2 місяці тому

    I regret selling my PS3 they don’t make games like this anymore

  • @TH3O0O
    @TH3O0O 10 місяців тому +1

    Hi

  • @Zer01neBDTDev
    @Zer01neBDTDev 2 місяці тому

    AI does Slam you, but since you can race all Tracks by Sliding and Drifting, you are already top 1 and can't get slammed.
    The Real Game start Online when you race against people that mastered the Game just like you and here is where the Royal Rumble Start.
    I still have my Day One Physical Copy.
    Like you i was the only one playing here in my neighborhood.
    The Game is dead and was a Failure cause it suffured from his Mario Kart comparison, and since MK was the Master for everyone this one was already dead in the egg.
    Have played it with Mario Kart Player, and their answer was "Its too complicated, too much mechanics"...Because i completely smashed them since i was mastering it.
    Too bad its one of those that would only be enjoyed by the one that knows and the one that remember, cause Sony would never make a remake of this.

  • @Obiwankenobi9
    @Obiwankenobi9 10 місяців тому +1

    First

  • @fistface
    @fistface 19 днів тому

    You're a legend for giving us great content about this dead and underrated game

  • @fistface
    @fistface 19 днів тому

    9:32 just spin midair when u can