Hey everyone, this game contains fairly intense flashing lights and patterns, so if you have issues with photo-sensitivity maybe steer clear. Also I just wanna link this song from the game's soundtrack because it's amazing: ua-cam.com/video/ZwwunAYYZCA/v-deo.html Thanks for watching as usual :)
If he wants more unique racing games, he should try Carmageddon on MS Dos. It was originally supposed to be licensed game for either Mad Max Or the sequel to Deathrace 2000. But the Mad Max License dropped and the Death Race 2000 sequel never got made.
This movie was a masterpiece, it stays true to source material while adding new things to it. Visually just spectacular and overall badass, plus they got John Goodman to play in it so it's a plus point
Yep! I'm glad they didn't make the movie yet another boring and realistic mid 2000s movies. They knew damn well that the show was anything but boring and realistic.
That Wii version especially is seriously visually impressive, not just for the time, but in general. If some low-budget or indie game came out today looking that good, I would probably still comment on the impressive visuals. Extremely impressive they pulled that off and plays well to the Wii's strengths.
This is definitely one of those games that looks like and should for all intensive purposes be shovelware (like many Wii games were) but ends up being absolutely amazing in many ways. It's one of those games that if you were in the know you definitely should have bought when it hit the bargain bin. For $3 or $4 (or the equivalent in pounds) you could have a heck of a good time.
@@gloopaboopin I mean the movie is a big dumb fun thing that knew what it was. They could have completely ruined the game by trying to make it more technical or less arcade-y that would have been the worst decision they could have possibly made.
Imagine having this game having a complete modern remake with a few new racers, new tracks, 60 FPS locked, a track creator, a T180 creator, new Car-Fu attacks, and full online support...
Yep. I honestly consider this to be one of the best movie-tie in games ever made, not just for being surprisingly good, but for how successfully it translates the movie's action into a game.
@@Road_to_Dawn I was thinking it would be sick if either they take the ip or make an og ip and take the car fu concept and make it online multiplayer. Just think lf how dope it would be if they had a competitive scene with 2v2 battles.
I had the DS version of this as a kid thanks to my best friend recommending it as "surprisingly actually really good." I was super into it and sunk countless hours into it
same the DS port was addictive as fuck, i played that thing for so long, just racing and racing, cause when done right thats all you need in a race game
"Spridle? What kind of a name is Spridle! That's not even a word!" "Shut up Speed. Your name is the measure of distance traveled over time." "Haha. You all have stupid names."
Wow, this is insane. Yesterday I vaguely remembered playing a speed racer game for like 10 minutes at a friends house, and here we are. This always happens with your videos :P
Speed Racer (2008) is one of my favorite movie of all time.. Sure it has chessy humor and so so acting, but the emotion this movie invoke.. the visual style.. it’s just well ahead of its time. I’m glad it got a good video game adaptation :)
I remember when my ex and I went to Gamestop to buy her a used Wii. We hooked it up at her place, and inside the Wii was the Speed Racer game. I guess the previous owner forgot to eject the game out before trading it in to Gamestop. From what I remember the game was pretty fun, and to top it off the previous owner forgot to sign out of their Netflix account so we watched free Netflix for a week before the previous owner changed the password 😆
@@evedael It had Netflix but I'm not really sure what apps it had besides that. When I still had my Wii I mainly used it to play Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort and to watch Netflix lol
It had like an Opera browser. Stuff like weather, look at photos/ videos on an SD card, real basic stuff. Netflix originally had to come on a DVD from Netflix in order for it to work until they found a workaround by actually being able to download it. (I forget what the exact deal with that was) for what it was it could do a heck of a lot at the time.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu there was also a UA-cam channel which was extremely functional and comfortable with the Wiimote until it got shut down in mid-2017, rip.. :(
When this movie came out I was on a speed racer craze! I got books, toys and of course this game for Wii. Man I was obsessed! And I remember really loving this game
I've had a lot of fun with Sideswiped on the DS. It's not much on presentation, but gameplay wise it is basically Burnout (and a lot better then the actual Burnout DS game).
@@gator9339 The movie is very similar to at least the Wii version (and PS2 too I'm sure) in the it knows the market it's going for and nails it perfectly. I don't think people really appreciated speed racer when it came out but much like the games it's found it's following.
Yeah! Check out the PS1 Speed Racer! It has some strong Daytona USA vibes to it. A funny quirk is that everytime a race finishes, Racer X does commenting over your replay and gives you advice based on your racing style.
Hot Wheels has two games on the PS2 that are really great I think especially for the time. Velocity X and Highway 35. Lot of great racers get slept on I guess lol
I think i vaguely remember the highway 35 thing, Was there not a cartoon for that too? I remember watching a few episodes, and it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as most of the 2006+ throwaway cartoons
@@supertaba10 now that I think about it, theres a Hot Wheels game on N64 called turbo racing. Pretty damn good too. Hot Wheels has been pretty consistently decent it seems lmao
when I was a kid and the speed racer movie was released, I asked my parents for a Lego set from the movie for Christmas. Weirdly enough, they bought me the ps2 game instead. Hands down my favorite license game and one of my favorite racing games period. best gift mix-up ever
I remember the time when I thought speed racer was a western cartoon when i'm just a kid, took me at least 12 years to realize it's actually a japanese anime.
There was a very short-lived and frankly terrible animated tie-in to the movie that ran on like Nickelodeon or one of those networks at the time. It basically took anything fun or cool about the movie and ruined it with that terrible 2000s flash animation.
@@rocketrunner8063 Nah, I just hate that style of animation. It also had annoying characters and terrible dialogue. It was a very 2008 cartoon. And like most from that era completely forgotten.
Protip: when you're in that out-of-control spin you can move side to side on the track with the d-pad while you straighten out with the tilt steering :D
Man I remembered doing dozens of hours on this title. Those were some great memories. Awesome combat mechanics! Would love to have an HD port of this! It was such a refreshing twist on the arcade racing genre. It was such an addictive gameplay loop.
yes! I kind of waited for you to talk about this game. One of my favorite games on the Wii. The soundtrack is fantastic and contains one of the best menu ambiences. Watching those "car previews" in the character selection and listening to the music still gives me chills.
I actually saw the Speed Racer movie in theaters and absolutely loved it as a kid. Showed it to all my friends and they loved it. I showed it to my little siblings in 2020 and they really liked it too. It's an absolutely ridiculous movie, but god damn is it ever visually striking and insanely fun to watch. Probably the best live action anime ever
Great video, this is a piece of my childhood. I have both the PS2 and Wii versions. The PS2 version seemed to have more content, a few extra characters and even an extra location, but could only have a max of 12 racers. The PS1 game is also quite enjoyable, I’d recommend having a look at it, though it is quite limited in content. Looking forward to the next video!
Finally someone talks about this game! I loved this game when I was a kid, it was one of the first games I completed to the 100%. And the movie is the best thing ever.
I loved this game growing up. Played for countless hours with my siblings and friends. I plan to go into the video game business, and one of my dreams is to make a new Speed Racer videogame for a new generation to enjoy. Thank you for covering this game.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU for reviewing this game! It’s one of my favorite games of all time, and seeing someone really take it apart and appreciate it just brings a massive, un-suppressable smile to my face! Imo, you hit the nail on the head with every single point, and even made me notice some things I hadn’t considered before! Also, shining some light on the soundtrack in addition to the game itself was a great move in my book - the OST has been a mainstay on my phone for years now! If I could criticize one thing - drifting DOES have a use - it sort of puts you “on rails” like in Zone Mode, so it’s useful for tight corners. You can steer left and right with the D-pad too. Also, to recover from an attack, I’ve found using a roundhouse/spin attack can reset your spinning momentum so you don’t have to fight it as much. The game never says that, and it feels a bit odd, so it’s probably a glitch. The torpedo can also be used to recover quickly, but it costs a boost. I have nowhere else to put this, but you uploaded the video a day before my birthday and it just showed up in my recommendations today. Awesome!
Wow, watching this was like opening a pandora box in my head. So many memories. I played it a lot, expecily becouse at the time I didn't speak english. Now it's common, but this was the first game I played that had a brazilian portuguese translation. My dad was a fan of the speed racer anime from the 60s, so I remember he trying to play this with me and being completely lost 😅 good memories
The car designs are very interesting. One really reminds me of the 2022 F1 car concept with the simple front wing and these wings over the front wheels and another one reminds me of the current FE car with the bodywork over the front wheels and these sharp sidepods. When I saw these speedracer memes that youtube recommended to me for some reason, i did not think that this franchise has a modern movie and some games about it.
i had both the wii and ds games and i loved them to death, basically this game was my child hood. I'd just wish someone would make some mods for the wii game and update the game a bit. If someone makes a fan made remake of this game then that would be awesome, i saw the movie and 60's show as a kid so this would be something that would make me remember and live my childhood again .
This actually makes me so mad. Speed Racer is one of my all-time favorite films, and every time I watched it as a kid, the DVD started with an ad for the PS2/Wii game, and I wanted it so badly, but I could never find it anywhere. Seeing it go here, I can tell that I would have absolutely loved it if I had it as a kid. Well, what are you gonna do? I mean, I still want it, so...
Pcsx2 on pc and download and iso for the game and you’ll be playing in about 5 minutes. It’s free and so so worth it. Literally just finished playing it
Maaaaan...seeing this game after YEARS of forgetting about it is nostalgic as heck. I always remembered the very bright neon colors during the boosts. They still look pretty cool.
When this movie/game came out, we would go to the video rental store every week. For a solid month, I exclusively rented this game. I ADORE it. I see it all the time at my local used store and was afraid nostalgia glasses gave me the wrong impression. I've gotta pick it back up
Man, this makes me wanna watch the movie again. I feel bad dragging my dad to see the movie five times in theaters because I’m sure it must’ve just been a huge migraine for him with all the sensory overload lol. But I absolutely loved that movie growing up, as well as the old anime! The movie’s faithfulness to the westernized version of the source material is really incredible, and it’s just so much fun. This reminds me of an old Speed Racer browser fan game I used to play that’s probably way too simple now but was so much fun at the time because of the focus they put on the Mach 5’s car gadgets, like the jump jacks and the amphibian frog mode for underwater sections. I can’t tell you how awesome it would be to get a new Speed Racer game done right for modern consoles, especially if it included more life sim-style elements between races like somewhere between Sakura Wars and Persona. I’m actually not much for racing games in general, but I would play the absolute hell out of that!
Thanks 4 reviewing this game. Saw ads for it years ago once. Didn't quite grab my attention due to there being lots of movie tie in games not having the best reputation in my opinion. Glad to see you had a good time with the Wii/PS2 versions. The car fu aspect sounds really fun.
Thank you for showing the world this. One my favorite ps2 games that I recently got back into. The soundtrack is amazingly composed and and Speed Racer is my favorite movie ever
Just spent the past couple days playing this in Dolphin. I'm blown away. Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I never knew how much I wanted this type of racer, and it's now one of my favorite Wii games.
This game was so magical as it was one of the first wii games I got and that feeling of swinging the remote from side to side to hit your brother at just the perfect time was beautiful. Mario but trippy.
There is in fact a LOT of cut content for this game, you can tell from the soundtracks. There was an entirely cut mode called "Rival Battle" and characters/tracks that were entirely cut from the Wii game, only implemented in the PS2 version, for example Sam Storm (character) and Skorost (track). I believe this was because of the financial failure of the reboot movie itself, WB cut back the funding on this game and released it in an unfinished state, which is a shame because the game could have been so much more.
I used to have and play this as a kid because I was obsessed with cars and speed racer and transformers. My aunt would play with me and get pissed and swear at the game lolll
YESS! Thank you so much for doing this set of games justice! I have been playing this game ever since it was released alongside the movie, and it is honestly my favorite videogame ever! The movie is also my favorite of all time, and both games capture the racing energy and feel that was in the movie perfectly! Whenever a game comes out that is based on another piece of media, it's very easy to say the games makes you "feel like you're in the universe of the movie/show/comic", but most of the time it's simply not true. ("feel like batman" lol) This game is the exception. I really feel entranced and apart of the film's universe when I play this game, it truly is a masterpiece of immersion and adaptation to the videogame format! For the Wii game, the visuals are absolutely incredible, and I find myself staring at the awe-inspiring location art and detail, along with the scale of the tracks and locations. They captured the movie-tracks in the videogame with a lot of precision, and I find myself squealing with glee when I drive around the same part that Speed drove in the movie, like the loops in Fuji! The audio side is another story, like you mentioned, the soundtrack is really great! The composer, Winifred Phillips, really blew my mind with the soundtrack. She had (and still has) tons of experience with making music for videogames, so it was no surprise the soundtrack was so good! I want to mention a couple of things that I want to share for those who are curious. The PS2 version of the game features an extra track set in a fiery landscape called "Skorost", which also has it's own music and visual style. The PS2 version also has an extra racer, the monkey from the movie/show, Chim-Chim! Funny enough, he has the best car in the game stats-wise! Recently, I spoke with the lead designer and producer for the game, and he said they were working on a PS3 version, but they had to cancel it shortly after the movie was released. He also mentioned that everything in the game was what they were aiming to add, so nothing was 'cut', except for the extra content that made it to the PS2 version. The reason why the DS and Wii versions of the game are so different is because they are made by completely different developers. I'm sure they probably communicated about some things, but it's very obvious each game was made by a different team during different times. Some of the cars have major differences, even from the movie, in the DS game! Currently, the way I pay the game is through a Wii emulator on PC called Dolphin. The program allows you to run the game at higher resolutions beyond what the Wii ran the game at. At 1080p and above, the game looks absolutely stunning! Everything becomes clearer and the visibility brings a new life into the game. I suggest playing it through the emulator because the scale becomes even bigger and the game is more immersive. Anyway, I could talk all day and night about Speed Racer: The Videogame! It's my favorite videogame ever, and I am so glad you made this video! Thank you!
Always wanted to try both versions of these games, now I have even more reason to =D P.S. hearing minimme trying to pronounce Brazilian names just made my night
Speed Racer on PS1 was my Favorite Game. This one wasn’t bad either but the PS1 had the Music for me. Plus its more Nostalgic for me since I was a fan of the 60’s Anime. I do think I’m the only one who like the 2008 movie!
They judged it as a regular movie and not as a Speed Racer movie. It kinda stinks as a standalone movie but it's a perfect representation of what makes Speed Racer so charming. It's very true to the original show, right down to the cheesy humor, ridiculous villains, and memorable graphics. The only difference is budget. The TV series had basically no budget while the movie was using groundbreaking CG. This movie is criminally underrated as-is. You're not watching it for the acting. You're watching it for the action and the fact it's a beautiful colorful homage to a classic anime.
I'm glad someone made a video about this game. This game has been in the back of my mind for years. I love this game. The music gets me hype everytime.
Drifting was the best part, you can hold loads of speed through corners if u do it and then therefore the ai become ez as hell, unless u use the secret super hard ai
That ps1 speed racer game is super nostalgic to me, it was like Ridge Racer but with all the trick from the Mach 5, the sad thing is that it only has 1 race track
Got this as an xmas gift as a kid and had the lowest expectations for it since I assumed it was one of those $15 throwaway shovelware games. But like you said it was surprisingly good and I played the hell out of it. I finally gave the movie a chance after playing this and became a huge fan of the franchise! Also, did anyone else think they dropped the ball by naming it Car Fu instead o Carate?
I always love watching your videos and discovering new stuff like this. I absolutely love games like these. Definitely going to try to get my hands on this one after watching this video. Thank you for the awesome content!
I rented this and it was the best movie tie in game I’ve played. I did find myself struggling in later races but it's because i spent too much time fighting mid pack than racing for first place. The heavy focus on melee combat while racing kinda reminds me of IGPX.
So happy to see you talking about this game. I LOVED it on the Wii, since it filled a weird hole that F-Zero left for a while when I wasn't playing GX. Love the movie, too, but this game is wicked beyond belief for a Nintendo exclusive. Edit: Just remembered it was on PS2 as well, but I had the Wii version and it was nevertheless impressive. Edit 2: The PS1 game by Jaleco is impressive for '96, but it only has three tracks, all based on the same location with the last two adding sections to drive through from the previous track. It goes from a semi-triangular ring to the ring with a road out by a parking lot, to the full track with a tunnel, cave, lake and residencies along the mountain. You can also unlock cars that the other drivers use for variation, but you'll limit your traversal options. Speaking of which, since it takes directly from the show, you actually get to use the Mach 5's gadgets (the jumping jacks to get over fences, saw blades to cut through trees, treads for offroading, etc.). It's a neat gameplay mechanic, but obviously you only can utilize them while in the Mach 5. Overall, the game is nice, but the replay value is solely from time trials and trying out the opponent cars. I had the title as a kid, and am a diehard Speed Racer fan.
Hey everyone, this game contains fairly intense flashing lights and patterns, so if you have issues with photo-sensitivity maybe steer clear.
Also I just wanna link this song from the game's soundtrack because it's amazing: ua-cam.com/video/ZwwunAYYZCA/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching as usual :)
I feel like having a seizure today 💖💖
@matt fahringer Unlucky champ
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If he wants more unique racing games, he should try Carmageddon on MS Dos. It was originally supposed to be licensed game for either Mad Max Or the sequel to Deathrace 2000. But the Mad Max License dropped and the Death Race 2000 sequel never got made.
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Vin Diesel probably kicking himself for not trademarking 'car-fu'
even im kicking my self at how perfect that is! and i am definitely not even vin deisel!
@@realchoodle how do we know for sure tho
vehicle melee vs car-fu
"Carate" is still up for grabs.
@@akungfupanda You're an actual genius.
This movie was a masterpiece, it stays true to source material while adding new things to it. Visually just spectacular and overall badass, plus they got John Goodman to play in it so it's a plus point
Yep! I'm glad they didn't make the movie yet another boring and realistic mid 2000s movies. They knew damn well that the show was anything but boring and realistic.
Fr i enjoyed that movie and still do to this day
Honesty one of the most underrated movies
Not to mention a succesful anime adaptation in the west before Anita came.
Let's just never mention of the recent anime of speed racer that stuff is bad 👎 other wise the old anime and the movie are still masterpieces
That Wii version especially is seriously visually impressive, not just for the time, but in general. If some low-budget or indie game came out today looking that good, I would probably still comment on the impressive visuals. Extremely impressive they pulled that off and plays well to the Wii's strengths.
This is definitely one of those games that looks like and should for all intensive purposes be shovelware (like many Wii games were) but ends up being absolutely amazing in many ways. It's one of those games that if you were in the know you definitely should have bought when it hit the bargain bin. For $3 or $4 (or the equivalent in pounds) you could have a heck of a good time.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu It feels like its movie counterpart in that aspect xd.
@@gloopaboopin
I mean the movie is a big dumb fun thing that knew what it was.
They could have completely ruined the game by trying to make it more technical or less arcade-y that would have been the worst decision they could have possibly made.
I was amazed by the graphics seeing as how it is a Wii game
@@gator9339
Interestingly enough this version appeared on both the Wii and PS2.
Though the PS2 version seems to be much harder to find now.
Imagine having this game having a complete modern remake with a few new racers, new tracks, 60 FPS locked, a track creator, a T180 creator, new Car-Fu attacks, and full online support...
Hotwheels Unleashed is that game. Just without the combat. All of the physics are there though.
@@morganbrown392 ehhhh idk
When you land a car fu attack time slows down, how would that work miltiplayer?
@@GuitarOfTime0116 well I mean that didn't happen in splitscreen so 🤷
@@commandersarge6962 huh, well then.
Man I absolutely loved this game as a kid, criminally underrated
Same
Right I played this on the wii
I don't want to know how many hours of my childhood where on that game because I know it was a few 100 to 1000 hours
Speed racer Wii and Ds : Aka "I can't believe it's not F- Zero"
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Had a lot of fun with the DS Speed Racer, too bad after a few minutes it became way too easy but still a lot of fun
@@battousaix4263 Makes me wish I got the wii version instead. But was still a sick game.
Sheesh is different like a f- zero
Alright boys, this is the closest we'll get to a brand new 'cars' review!
:(
Maybe not
Lmao
Rip
Nah dude, this is the closest we get to a Cyber Formula GP videogame.
Ah wow, I reviewed this game when I was on TV back in the day, thought it was a far better game than it darn should have for a movie license.
I love watching your old tv appearances Guru!
Especially for the Speed Racer movie.
HELLO YOU!
Greetings from Argentina, love your videos, hope you're doing well
You were never on TV were you Larry? You never mention it
Yep. I honestly consider this to be one of the best movie-tie in games ever made, not just for being surprisingly good, but for how successfully it translates the movie's action into a game.
This is the kind of game the racing genre needs to refresh itself
If they brought back the IP and made a Speed Racer game series out of that, it’d be a freaking dream come true!
@@Road_to_Dawn I was thinking it would be sick if either they take the ip or make an og ip and take the car fu concept and make it online multiplayer. Just think lf how dope it would be if they had a competitive scene with 2v2 battles.
I was thinking the same thing, the closest we got was redout
bro you just unlocked a memory😭i played the game wayyyyyyy more than i watched the movie/show as a kid.
I genuinely didn’t know that this was a movie tie-in game until like two years ago
I had the DS version of this as a kid thanks to my best friend recommending it as "surprisingly actually really good."
I was super into it and sunk countless hours into it
same the DS port was addictive as fuck, i played that thing for so long, just racing and racing, cause when done right thats all you need in a race game
HE'S GOING OVER THAT CLIFF
*screams of the damned*
AHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGG !!!!!!! *dies when car blows up*
"Spridle? What kind of a name is Spridle! That's not even a word!"
"Shut up Speed. Your name is the measure of distance traveled over time."
"Haha. You all have stupid names."
That from something or did ya come up with that? Regardless, it’s hilarious!
@@SubjectZero05YT look for awesome Racer
@@UnderTheSkin13 Will do!
Spritle *
Wow, this is insane. Yesterday I vaguely remembered playing a speed racer game for like 10 minutes at a friends house, and here we are. This always happens with your videos :P
Start remembering cars games
Speed Racer (2008) is one of my favorite movie of all time.. Sure it has chessy humor and so so acting, but the emotion this movie invoke.. the visual style.. it’s just well ahead of its time. I’m glad it got a good video game adaptation :)
It's intentionally corny. That's literally what the show was like.
Fully agree
I never expect this movie to considered a live action anime.
I remember when my ex and I went to Gamestop to buy her a used Wii. We hooked it up at her place, and inside the Wii was the Speed Racer game. I guess the previous owner forgot to eject the game out before trading it in to Gamestop. From what I remember the game was pretty fun, and to top it off the previous owner forgot to sign out of their Netflix account so we watched free Netflix for a week before the previous owner changed the password 😆
Honestly didn't know the Wii had Netflix, mostly remember playing Wii sport but can't recall it having apps at all.
@@evedael It had Netflix but I'm not really sure what apps it had besides that. When I still had my Wii I mainly used it to play Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort and to watch Netflix lol
It had like an Opera browser.
Stuff like weather, look at photos/ videos on an SD card, real basic stuff. Netflix originally had to come on a DVD from Netflix in order for it to work until they found a workaround by actually being able to download it. (I forget what the exact deal with that was) for what it was it could do a heck of a lot at the time.
That pretty cool
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu there was also a UA-cam channel which was extremely functional and comfortable with the Wiimote until it got shut down in mid-2017, rip.. :(
wow this owns
TRUCK HECK!
When this movie came out I was on a speed racer craze! I got books, toys and of course this game for Wii. Man I was obsessed! And I remember really loving this game
I remember so much merchandise for the movie. Really wish I kept all that stuff.
Also, those lego sets are worth quite a lot these days due to how successful the movie was
@@BallisticGhast6 the movie wasn't that successful though.
@@SockyNoob exactly so it’s rare
Omg YES, apart from Mario Kart DS, this is the other racer I still play frequently on the DS. Cannot be happier that you're enjoying it.
I've had a lot of fun with Sideswiped on the DS. It's not much on presentation, but gameplay wise it is basically Burnout (and a lot better then the actual Burnout DS game).
I speedrun Speed Racer DS, its a lot of fun.
Same
I don’t like turbo games ( can’t handle it anymore) but I did Mario Kart because DK and this DS game because SALE
XD
Me too! Speed Racer DS and Mario Kart DS is for me the best arcade racers in the DS.
"Car-Fu" what a great concept for a racing game.
Never saw this coming, literally my favourite movie and one of my favourite games! (the DS version)
Same
I just watched the movie for the first time a few weeks ago. I enjoyed it
@@gator9339
The movie is very similar to at least the Wii version (and PS2 too I'm sure) in the it knows the market it's going for and nails it perfectly. I don't think people really appreciated speed racer when it came out but much like the games it's found it's following.
Yeah! Check out the PS1 Speed Racer! It has some strong Daytona USA vibes to it. A funny quirk is that everytime a race finishes, Racer X does commenting over your replay and gives you advice based on your racing style.
Wow. Just looked it up. It looks rad and totally like Daytona USA with Speed Racer slapped on.
Hot Wheels has two games on the PS2 that are really great I think especially for the time. Velocity X and Highway 35. Lot of great racers get slept on I guess lol
I think i vaguely remember the highway 35 thing,
Was there not a cartoon for that too?
I remember watching a few episodes, and it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as most of the 2006+ throwaway cartoons
@@nicks4802 cartoon and a movie I think. I haven’t seen the movie in like a decade, but I remember really liking it lol
Those two are great games, there's also Stunt Track Challenge, I remember the game being really good.
@@supertaba10 now that I think about it, theres a Hot Wheels game on N64 called turbo racing. Pretty damn good too. Hot Wheels has been pretty consistently decent it seems lmao
@@drummerdude476 That one I haven't played it, but I heard it's really good.
I only played the PS2/Game Cube games.
when I was a kid and the speed racer movie was released, I asked my parents for a Lego set from the movie for Christmas. Weirdly enough, they bought me the ps2 game instead. Hands down my favorite license game and one of my favorite racing games period. best gift mix-up ever
I remember the time when I thought speed racer was a western cartoon when i'm just a kid, took me at least 12 years to realize it's actually a japanese anime.
There was a very short-lived and frankly terrible animated tie-in to the movie that ran on like Nickelodeon or one of those networks at the time.
It basically took anything fun or cool about the movie and ruined it with that terrible 2000s flash animation.
You probably watched Speed Racer: The Next Generation
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Yep, that was it. It made my soul die and my eyes bleed. It was cheap and crappy and just nothing like the movie or even this game.
@@JohnDoe-wq5eu I thought it was fine, it was supposed to be a sequel to the original series, you probably have different tastes
@@rocketrunner8063
Nah, I just hate that style of animation. It also had annoying characters and terrible dialogue.
It was a very 2008 cartoon. And like most from that era completely forgotten.
I'm not gonna lie, the combat sounds really engaging and quickly hooked me. I wanna check this title out now...
Protip: when you're in that out-of-control spin you can move side to side on the track with the d-pad while you straighten out with the tilt steering :D
Man I remembered doing dozens of hours on this title. Those were some great memories. Awesome combat mechanics! Would love to have an HD port of this! It was such a refreshing twist on the arcade racing genre. It was such an addictive gameplay loop.
yes! I kind of waited for you to talk about this game. One of my favorite games on the Wii.
The soundtrack is fantastic and contains one of the best menu ambiences. Watching those "car previews" in the character selection and listening to the music still gives me chills.
*shadow realm gameplay with even more heckers music*
FUCK YES this game was my childhood! Super underrated game and movie.
I actually saw the Speed Racer movie in theaters and absolutely loved it as a kid. Showed it to all my friends and they loved it. I showed it to my little siblings in 2020 and they really liked it too. It's an absolutely ridiculous movie, but god damn is it ever visually striking and insanely fun to watch. Probably the best live action anime ever
Thanks for this. As someone who's country has gone insane, this video was just what I needed to de-stress.
I loved speed racer (show and movie) as a kid and played this game so much on the Wii. Thank you for covering it. It truly is a great game.
I actually used to play this game all the time on the Wii when I was literally 5 years old. Mentally nostalgic for me
Thank you for talking about this game, it really is one of the best racing games I've ever played, but is criminally underrated.
I've been waiting over a literal decade for someone to acknowledge how good this game was.
Great video, this is a piece of my childhood. I have both the PS2 and Wii versions. The PS2 version seemed to have more content, a few extra characters and even an extra location, but could only have a max of 12 racers. The PS1 game is also quite enjoyable, I’d recommend having a look at it, though it is quite limited in content. Looking forward to the next video!
Man am I glad that you reviewed this. This game was so underrated! I loved this game as a kid and I still play it sometimes.
I'm glad this game is getting the recognition it deserves. Great review btw
Finally someone talks about this game! I loved this game when I was a kid, it was one of the first games I completed to the 100%. And the movie is the best thing ever.
I loved this game growing up. Played for countless hours with my siblings and friends. I plan to go into the video game business, and one of my dreams is to make a new Speed Racer videogame for a new generation to enjoy.
Thank you for covering this game.
I'd love to see a game like this for sure, right down to the colorfull art style.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU for reviewing this game! It’s one of my favorite games of all time, and seeing someone really take it apart and appreciate it just brings a massive, un-suppressable smile to my face! Imo, you hit the nail on the head with every single point, and even made me notice some things I hadn’t considered before!
Also, shining some light on the soundtrack in addition to the game itself was a great move in my book - the OST has been a mainstay on my phone for years now!
If I could criticize one thing - drifting DOES have a use - it sort of puts you “on rails” like in Zone Mode, so it’s useful for tight corners. You can steer left and right with the D-pad too. Also, to recover from an attack, I’ve found using a roundhouse/spin attack can reset your spinning momentum so you don’t have to fight it as much. The game never says that, and it feels a bit odd, so it’s probably a glitch. The torpedo can also be used to recover quickly, but it costs a boost.
I have nowhere else to put this, but you uploaded the video a day before my birthday and it just showed up in my recommendations today. Awesome!
I player this a lot during my childhood, extremely underrated
The BEST reviews! The passion makes these reviews so much more awesome. I get nostalgia from games I haven't even played. GREAT JOB!
Wow, watching this was like opening a pandora box in my head. So many memories. I played it a lot, expecily becouse at the time I didn't speak english. Now it's common, but this was the first game I played that had a brazilian portuguese translation. My dad was a fan of the speed racer anime from the 60s, so I remember he trying to play this with me and being completely lost 😅 good memories
The car designs are very interesting.
One really reminds me of the 2022 F1 car concept with the simple front wing and these wings over the front wheels and another one reminds me of the current FE car with the bodywork over the front wheels and these sharp sidepods.
When I saw these speedracer memes that youtube recommended to me for some reason, i did not think that this franchise has a modern movie and some games about it.
i had both the wii and ds games and i loved them to death, basically this game was my child hood. I'd just wish someone would make some mods for the wii game and update the game a bit. If someone makes a fan made remake of this game then that would be awesome, i saw the movie and 60's show as a kid so this would be something that would make me remember and live my childhood again .
*FINALLY MY CHILDHOOD GAME IS GETTING THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES!!!!!*
This actually makes me so mad. Speed Racer is one of my all-time favorite films, and every time I watched it as a kid, the DVD started with an ad for the PS2/Wii game, and I wanted it so badly, but I could never find it anywhere. Seeing it go here, I can tell that I would have absolutely loved it if I had it as a kid. Well, what are you gonna do?
I mean, I still want it, so...
Pcsx2 on pc and download and iso for the game and you’ll be playing in about 5 minutes. It’s free and so so worth it. Literally just finished playing it
Maaaaan...seeing this game after YEARS of forgetting about it is nostalgic as heck.
I always remembered the very bright neon colors during the boosts. They still look pretty cool.
Rubberbanding is really noticeable, and it lacks different modes, but the best character is a monkey.
9/10 - Needs more monkeys
Never cared for speedracer before now. This game looks rad
I think you're gonna love playing it!
If you still got a wii plz find a copy of this game
When this movie/game came out, we would go to the video rental store every week. For a solid month, I exclusively rented this game. I ADORE it. I see it all the time at my local used store and was afraid nostalgia glasses gave me the wrong impression. I've gotta pick it back up
I was addicted to Speed Racer on the DS, had some really fun times with it because of the tricks and the crazy courses
Honest to god thought I was the only one who played this growing up, glad to see I’m not alone :)
I'm so glad you make these videos.
Nice video, I suggest trying XIII. A first person shooter based on the comic book of the same name.
Not the new one
@@TheRiverintheRoad Agreed, do not play the remake.
the adobe flash game based on the show was really good
Adobe Flash™.
My good man I can't believe you didn't mention that Chim-Chim (the monkey) was a playable racer in the PS2 version
I honestly Watch the movie and played a game as a kid and I feel in love with the Speed racer franchise. I’m happy you made a video on this good work.
That ds version is awesome, i played this a lot when a child
Agreed
Man, this makes me wanna watch the movie again. I feel bad dragging my dad to see the movie five times in theaters because I’m sure it must’ve just been a huge migraine for him with all the sensory overload lol. But I absolutely loved that movie growing up, as well as the old anime! The movie’s faithfulness to the westernized version of the source material is really incredible, and it’s just so much fun.
This reminds me of an old Speed Racer browser fan game I used to play that’s probably way too simple now but was so much fun at the time because of the focus they put on the Mach 5’s car gadgets, like the jump jacks and the amphibian frog mode for underwater sections. I can’t tell you how awesome it would be to get a new Speed Racer game done right for modern consoles, especially if it included more life sim-style elements between races like somewhere between Sakura Wars and Persona. I’m actually not much for racing games in general, but I would play the absolute hell out of that!
This reminds me of Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge in look and stunts and such. You should play it.
loved this game as a child, still love it as an adult. good game
This nostalgia is just what I needed right now, played the sh!t outta this game
Thanks 4 reviewing this game. Saw ads for it years ago once. Didn't quite grab my attention due to there being lots of movie tie in games not having the best reputation in my opinion. Glad to see you had a good time with the Wii/PS2 versions. The car fu aspect sounds really fun.
Me: I wish there was a new *F-Zero* game.
My mom: _We have one at home._
F-Zero at home:
I see no problem here.
Thank you for showing the world this. One my favorite ps2 games that I recently got back into. The soundtrack is amazingly composed and and Speed Racer is my favorite movie ever
Now there's a game I put hours into way back when.
I grew up playing the ds game thanks for the nostalgia!
Just spent the past couple days playing this in Dolphin. I'm blown away. Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I never knew how much I wanted this type of racer, and it's now one of my favorite Wii games.
This game was so magical as it was one of the first wii games I got and that feeling of swinging the remote from side to side to hit your brother at just the perfect time was beautiful. Mario but trippy.
Tmw when you have an actual Skillshare ad before the video's Skillshare ad
There is in fact a LOT of cut content for this game, you can tell from the soundtracks. There was an entirely cut mode called "Rival Battle" and characters/tracks that were entirely cut from the Wii game, only implemented in the PS2 version, for example Sam Storm (character) and Skorost (track).
I believe this was because of the financial failure of the reboot movie itself, WB cut back the funding on this game and released it in an unfinished state, which is a shame because the game could have been so much more.
The Wii version came out like this because it had to coincide with the release date of the movie, the PS2 and NDS version came out a little later.
Just searched up the soundtrack and it slaps
Fully agree
I’ve been playing this game religiously since 2012 THANK YOU for covering this!
"I know car fu" -Neo
"Race me"-Morpheus
I used to have and play this as a kid because I was obsessed with cars and speed racer and transformers. My aunt would play with me and get pissed and swear at the game lolll
I playe the PS1 version back in the day, I was quite young though and would love to see a video on it!
I remember that Arcade game, obviously shaped like hid car!
YESS! Thank you so much for doing this set of games justice! I have been playing this game ever since it was released alongside the movie, and it is honestly my favorite videogame ever! The movie is also my favorite of all time, and both games capture the racing energy and feel that was in the movie perfectly! Whenever a game comes out that is based on another piece of media, it's very easy to say the games makes you "feel like you're in the universe of the movie/show/comic", but most of the time it's simply not true. ("feel like batman" lol) This game is the exception. I really feel entranced and apart of the film's universe when I play this game, it truly is a masterpiece of immersion and adaptation to the videogame format! For the Wii game, the visuals are absolutely incredible, and I find myself staring at the awe-inspiring location art and detail, along with the scale of the tracks and locations. They captured the movie-tracks in the videogame with a lot of precision, and I find myself squealing with glee when I drive around the same part that Speed drove in the movie, like the loops in Fuji! The audio side is another story, like you mentioned, the soundtrack is really great! The composer, Winifred Phillips, really blew my mind with the soundtrack. She had (and still has) tons of experience with making music for videogames, so it was no surprise the soundtrack was so good!
I want to mention a couple of things that I want to share for those who are curious. The PS2 version of the game features an extra track set in a fiery landscape called "Skorost", which also has it's own music and visual style. The PS2 version also has an extra racer, the monkey from the movie/show, Chim-Chim! Funny enough, he has the best car in the game stats-wise!
Recently, I spoke with the lead designer and producer for the game, and he said they were working on a PS3 version, but they had to cancel it shortly after the movie was released. He also mentioned that everything in the game was what they were aiming to add, so nothing was 'cut', except for the extra content that made it to the PS2 version. The reason why the DS and Wii versions of the game are so different is because they are made by completely different developers. I'm sure they probably communicated about some things, but it's very obvious each game was made by a different team during different times. Some of the cars have major differences, even from the movie, in the DS game!
Currently, the way I pay the game is through a Wii emulator on PC called Dolphin. The program allows you to run the game at higher resolutions beyond what the Wii ran the game at. At 1080p and above, the game looks absolutely stunning! Everything becomes clearer and the visibility brings a new life into the game. I suggest playing it through the emulator because the scale becomes even bigger and the game is more immersive.
Anyway, I could talk all day and night about Speed Racer: The Videogame! It's my favorite videogame ever, and I am so glad you made this video! Thank you!
That's awesome that you talked to people who worked on the game.
This show was way darker than I remember
YO! Got this as a kid and found it really hard. I really enjoyed it. You made me want to go back and 100% it. Super hyped for that!
Always wanted to try both versions of these games, now I have even more reason to =D
P.S. hearing minimme trying to pronounce Brazilian names just made my night
Speed Racer on PS1 was my Favorite Game. This one wasn’t bad either but the PS1 had the Music for me. Plus its more Nostalgic for me since I was a fan of the 60’s Anime. I do think I’m the only one who like the 2008 movie!
Wow, that's impressive.
I actually did play this game though. Pretty cool.
One of the best video game content creators left on this dying platform. Happy new year bud!
The movie ain't that bad. I don't know that the fuck everyone's problem about the film itself
They judged it as a regular movie and not as a Speed Racer movie. It kinda stinks as a standalone movie but it's a perfect representation of what makes Speed Racer so charming. It's very true to the original show, right down to the cheesy humor, ridiculous villains, and memorable graphics. The only difference is budget. The TV series had basically no budget while the movie was using groundbreaking CG. This movie is criminally underrated as-is. You're not watching it for the acting. You're watching it for the action and the fact it's a beautiful colorful homage to a classic anime.
@@SockyNoob
If they don't like it, they don't have to watch it. I like the movie personally
@@ChaseMC215 How would they know they don't like it if they didn't watch it? Lol
@@pada443
They judged the film, that's why.
I'm glad someone made a video about this game. This game has been in the back of my mind for years. I love this game. The music gets me hype everytime.
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Thank you for checking this game.One of the best tie-in games for one of the best films out there.
Drifting was the best part, you can hold loads of speed through corners if u do it and then therefore the ai become ez as hell, unless u use the secret super hard ai
That ps1 speed racer game is super nostalgic to me, it was like Ridge Racer but with all the trick from the Mach 5, the sad thing is that it only has 1 race track
Got this as an xmas gift as a kid and had the lowest expectations for it since I assumed it was one of those $15 throwaway shovelware games. But like you said it was surprisingly good and I played the hell out of it. I finally gave the movie a chance after playing this and became a huge fan of the franchise!
Also, did anyone else think they dropped the ball by naming it Car Fu instead o Carate?
I always love watching your videos and discovering new stuff like this. I absolutely love games like these. Definitely going to try to get my hands on this one after watching this video. Thank you for the awesome content!
I rented this and it was the best movie tie in game I’ve played. I did find myself struggling in later races but it's because i spent too much time fighting mid pack than racing for first place. The heavy focus on melee combat while racing kinda reminds me of IGPX.
I loved playing the ps2 version when I was a kid. I t was one of miy favorite games. Just downright fun
I have awaited this day for years. Soon, I will have all versions of the speed racers after I obtain the ps2 version. THEN I SHALL RULE THE WORLD!!!!
So happy to see you talking about this game. I LOVED it on the Wii, since it filled a weird hole that F-Zero left for a while when I wasn't playing GX. Love the movie, too, but this game is wicked beyond belief for a Nintendo exclusive.
Edit: Just remembered it was on PS2 as well, but I had the Wii version and it was nevertheless impressive.
Edit 2: The PS1 game by Jaleco is impressive for '96, but it only has three tracks, all based on the same location with the last two adding sections to drive through from the previous track. It goes from a semi-triangular ring to the ring with a road out by a parking lot, to the full track with a tunnel, cave, lake and residencies along the mountain. You can also unlock cars that the other drivers use for variation, but you'll limit your traversal options. Speaking of which, since it takes directly from the show, you actually get to use the Mach 5's gadgets (the jumping jacks to get over fences, saw blades to cut through trees, treads for offroading, etc.). It's a neat gameplay mechanic, but obviously you only can utilize them while in the Mach 5. Overall, the game is nice, but the replay value is solely from time trials and trying out the opponent cars. I had the title as a kid, and am a diehard Speed Racer fan.