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Please let us remember the old lady sweeping on the porch, the old man listening to music in his rocking chair, the guy carrying cargo boxes from the ship, the Bavarian people waving from the windows, the little carols playing in the mountain village, the sounds of the fisherman village....best times ever.
I'd stop the car on free drives at these random locations and just soak that vibe in. Such a unique game, before all the arcade racing extravaganza with grenades and force fields and shit came in.
I absolutely love the aesthetic and locations in this game. From a sunny countryside to a night time city, the snowy tracks, forests, alps, etc. Such a great game
@@sankarankutty6828 Absolutely me too. It was unforgiving in the realistic driving dynamics but man, when you got good and had a force feedback wheel it was exhilarating.
@@karelpipa just Google it. There are guides. I remember having to download something but I managed to get it to run in 1080p with all music. Something seemed a little off with the force feedback in win 10 though. I should have my windows 98 retro gaming computer done in a few weeks. I am really hoping the wheel works like I remember it on that system.
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@@0525ohhwell How did you made nfs porshe run on win 10? I've tried and nothing. I even made VM on Virtualbox using windows 98, xp, and 7 and nothing seems to work, This have been by far my all time favorite game. Could you please to run in on Windows 10? Thank you.
Countless hours driving every type of Porsche in this game made me fall in love with Porsche. It's always been my dream to own a Porsche thanks to NFS Porsche Unleashed.
NFS 1 - Blew my mind. NFS 2 - was improved but also had "codes" One of the last batch of cars that required a driver. NFS III - huge jump in graphics - but I did not play it as much as the other two. Then came Porsche - and I cannot for the life of me comprehend why other manufacturers have not done a game like this. I loved Porsche before this game - but then I killed days of my life playing this. There has not been a title so inspirational since.
Actually there are other games in a similar like to Porsche Unleashed. I remember there being some about Ford or Ferrari. Thing is, they weren't supported by a good racing game.
@@llSuperSnivyll I remember Ford Racing. What an embarrassment of a game. Skidding around in a sterile track on a crappy Ka definitely didn't spark admiration for Ford cars in 10 years old me. I also heard the sequel was really not any better.
@@llSuperSnivyll There’s a big difference between those games and Porsche Unleashed - they are pure racing games. In Porsche Unleashed you play the part of a factory test driver through the history of Porsche and the development of their models. It was one of a kind.
haha I love how in almost every youtube video that talks about old games always has someone saying "this game should be remastered!!!!" Especially when it's not console games that are only in 320 X 240 resolution that don't't have any graphic settings that can be tweaked :D Triple A publishers can barely make a descent cheap cash-in "remaster" of relatively recently released console games. I have yet to see any PC re-release that works better than the original with some community patches or mods with very few exceptions such as The Witcher and Red Faction Guerrilla which where actually free. The "remastered" thing is a console market disease that has been brought to PC games along with other console market diseases like DLCs, season passes, special editions and so on
This game was one of the very very few ways my dad would spend time with me. He wouldn't take me outside, wouldn't play ball, but at least he would play NFSPU with me. As disfunctional as he was, i choose to remember him positively and this game is one of those very fun memories.
Porsche Unleashed is by far, my favorite NFS game. I was 13 when it was released and regularly played this for several years. The history, the controls, the graphics, the tracks, I loved this game. 15 years later and I purchased my first Porsche, a goal I had set for myself after falling in love with NFSPU.
Nice video! Porsche Unleashed is one of my favourite racing games even after so many years, and I think you did a good job of explaining what made it special. I particularly liked your description of the physics (specifically weight transfer) at 2:24.
I've been playing NFS Porsche Unleashed for about a week now. I took out my wheel and just started to drive and mess around in Evolution mode. I think this is the most relaxing and pleasant experiences in a racing game I've felt. I usually play rally games and this just makes you appreciate driving for the sake of driving.
Same here. I really liked the concept of a "gentleman's sport." You just don't see too much of non-street racing themes in racing games nowadays. Sure, an intense race between insanely powerful cars are fun but sometimes you just gotta drive for the casual fun of it.
+Shitty Pony OC Recolor thank you! I'm a fan of racing games but the ones more about realistic simulation rather than street stuff. The only racing game I play now a days is formula 1 but we need games like this simple driving and enjoy the road without much customization
Coming back just to watch it again. I realized after playing this game and seeing it multiple what the gaming industry really lost. It lost the passion and love that went into making great games. It just looks like the dedication for games has just dropped off. What I'm basically saying is that you'll never see a game with so much love and dedication put into it as much as you see here. The level of detail in just about everything (car selection, the actual driving and the history) will never be matched in the state modern video games are in. A great example would be the difference between Mafia and Mafia 3.
I'm sure there are still plenty of individuals in the industry who would love to put the amount of detail and passion that's in this game into new ones, but the higher ups have turned everything into an assembly line. They don't care about actual quality anymore, they just want their profits as fast as possible. Only way we would probably see another racing game (or most any other type) on this level again is if it's independent...but then there's the financial backing problem and ultra-lengthy development stage that plague so many of those titles.
I was 11 when I got the game. Ever since I dreamed to own a Porsche and today I’m 31 20 years later and I got my Porsche 964 I have tears every time I’m driving and listening to the soundtrack of the game.. Very emotional moments
Tires as four contact patches instead of the car spinning on a central spindle, *that* made Porsche Unleashed different to others in the genre (except very niche stuff like GrandPrix Legends)
This was my favourite NFS game. It did so many things that you didn't get in any other racing game. It was ahead of its time. If EA remastered this game, I'd pay full price for it for sure.
Soo many great memories I had with with game. Played it when I was 6 years old and didn't even knew the controls or how to tune the car properly; still don't. But this game was the reason for my love with Porsche's, the way each car handles, the way each car behaves when damaged, and the details were just astonishing to look at. I think by far this has to be one the great games released in 2000. Even the styling of each of the tracks like Corsica, Auvergne, Alps, etc felt different in so many ways, like for examples you're in a road covered with snow and the next thing you know the road suddenly turns normal. With loads of shortcuts (of course they weren't that many) and challenging A.I (and i'm talking about you Dylan). If someone wants to go back to history with the Need for Speed series which E.A Canada has made this has to be one of those examples. Nowadays not that many people look back into the games from 2000 and at the end get's left out. I still don't why people hate this game so much, I mean I get it's due to having only Porsche vehicles but that's only the minor problem. Just look onto the bright side and be happy with what you got.
Thanks for that deep-dive into one of the best NFS titles ever. Great driving, game mode variety, nice tracks and lots of love for Porsche. The cars are not just an unlock item, as the player slowly progresses through the entire Porsche history - learning tracks with oldtimers first, then getting more capable and faster vehicles over time. It still has the spirit of the original Test Drive and Need for Speed, celebrating luxury sports cars before everybody went full Gangsta.
I have been playing this game for 20 years as of 2021. My excitement and joy never decreased from the start. I have been into racing games for decades, this is BY FAR the best game ever released. I hope this game to be remastered AS IT IS into 4K or something. Thanks for the video.
Nicolas Torres may i know why Haven’t played it that much so i dunno what in what way the pc version is bad Just would like to know Played the ps2 version too btw so maybe i can try understand why
Have the final edition, in metal casing and an extra CD with the game's soundtrack. Would pay 100€ to be able to buy a "remastered" and actual version of the game. But EA does not want my money.
I would pay that too. God, what I wouldn’t give for a remastered, official, stable version. All of my respect for the people who made not this game, but the NFS5 Universe
I absolutely loved this game. I got it in a Need for Speed multipack box when I was a kid. This and Hot Pursuit II were my most played of the older games that came in the box. I still have all the game discs too.
11:12 that is EXACTLY how a 996 turbo would behave and spin out in real life. And that was one of the best things about Porsche Unleashed on PC and something that NO other later NFS had. And it's a real shame to see how rubbish and shallow NFS has become nowadays. That passion for cars and beautiful, historical locations around the world is completely gone.
Something I really love about this game is how well it works on PC with a keyboard. All recent AAA racing games are basically unplayable without a controller. NVIDIA also seem to really like Porsche (at computex a few days ago NVIDIA did a presentation where they opened up by talking about Porsche, and how it's a model for a successful company), so who knows, maybe we'll be getting a remaster with RTX? I doubt it, but we saw it with Quake 2...
back when i knew nothing, no idea what gaming is, an era of the rise of the internet, going to middle school and after school i will play. Such fun times
I can send you the music and movie files from my OG disk. Just Copy them to the right spot. For some reason the music and movies love deleting themselves in this game. Running the game using Nglide is the best
There are No-CD cracks available for this game. If you install one you can copy the game files on a USB-Stick and play it from there. Have been doing that for the past 10 years.
Man, this game is just absolutely different than any other one I've ever played, today it's almost the only racing game I still play, and I think everyone can understand why...
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Hey dude, it seems you realy like the game and history around it so here's some info you didn't mention and maybe don't know. The game was made by EA canada, but PS1 version was done by Eden Studios, now known for the Test Drive Unlimited series. The game did not sell well on PC becuse of piracy and it didn't sell on PS1 as well, becuse it average and everybody was waiting for Gran Turismo 3 and PS2. The bad sales killed the planed sequel, NFS: Ferrari, which combined with Sega screwing around with their Outrun Ferrari licence killed the whole thing. Thats why there was no NFS in 2001. NFS Ferrari was planed as an upgraded version of Porsche, like NFS High stakes/road challenge was to hot persuit 1. The last NFS made by EA Canada was afaik actually NFS:HP2, but they only did the multiplatform version for Xbox, GC and PC, the lead was blackbox version for PS2. The PC version was EA Canadas try at making HP2 a competitive online racing game, with dedicated servers on pair with FPS game at the time and very good anti-cheating solutions.
Omg, this is why the PS1 version was so rubbish!! I had it on pc and thought the game was incredible and then my cousin got it on PS1 and it was horrible and had no idea why. NFS Ferrari would have been soo good. Would love it if they did this series thing now. NFS porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, bmw and mercedes
As a child, I always hoped and dreamed for a Need For Speed: Ferrari to be released when Porsche Unleashed was the novelty. Its a shame that it never came out, it would have been another wonderful game with realistic driving mechanics and beautiful tracks, plus all the great and amazing Ferrari models!
Old "Porsche NFS" has: 1. Beautiful and well designed tracks you will remember for years 2. Driving school (Factory driver storyline) 3. Detailed history of all cars included 4. Car tuning (switchable motor, manifold, breaks etc.) 5. Great physics and realistic hand-break 6. Interior camera New NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020) has nothing from the above
Great vid! You're absolutely right. It was a classy game, and gave off a great feel to just play it, and there was quite a bit of stuff to immerse yourself in apart from the racing. The best part of it was the tracks weren't some Bathurst or Silverstone or some boring shit that you go mad driving around in circles. Most of the tracks looked alive, and felt great, for racing, as well as just relaxed driving and admiring the scenic stuff. I completely agree with your thoughts on the factory driver mode too. Devs try so hard and blow budgets on giving us "cinematic experiences" and shit these days.... when basic stuff like factory driver does a really nice job of keeping you engaged on various levels. Thoughtfully put together content trumps surface glitz anyday. My struggles in the downhill racing on the Pyrenees against that upstart kid and the older guy are still some of my most vivid memories of any racing game. And I still remember the frantic delivery missions from Dieter. Wish they'd remake it, or do even better.
I was in graduate school when I got this game. I would come home after a stressful day (which was more or less any given day at the time), I'd sink into my seat and fire up my PC, hop into a 914 or a '70s 911 in Côte d'Azur and drive into the sun next to the Mediterranean Sea. I felt so peaceful right there in the game... I absolutely loved this game, the physics, cars, challenges, everything, and I played it to death, but what I most remember years later is that feeling of peace. That was priceless to me.
Great video! I absolutely adore this game to this day, especially having grown up with it. I think it may have contributed somewhat to my becoming the utter Porsche fan that I am. Keep up the great work!
This game must be titled "The Very Best of Porsche Game" because of the playable 1950-2000 Porsche models, 50' 356 Coupe Ferdinand was my favorite car in this game
This was the one NFS game that I really got into. I have ADD and I am not a gamer at all. Usually, I can''t focus on a game long enough to get into it. Porsche Unleashed was one of the very few games that captured my imagination. I played this for hours and hours. The story lines really engaged me. It was nice to progress through the different cars and feel how they changed with respect to power and dynamics and all of that. It made you appreciate the car you were driving and made you look forward to the next generation vehicles. It's too bad that today we are spoiled by insane graphics and physics. I would love to go for a run in the old industrial zone, but it's hard to go back to those old school graphics. I seriously think a modern rendition of this game would knock everyone's socks off. Make the physics super realistic. Make us throw our remotes in frustration. Make us work hard for the next car. Hell, include some history, life and times of what made the cars what they are today. I would pay good money for that. (The Mercedes museum in Stuttgard could serve as inspiration, really nice to walk through it in a chronological manner.)
I have several memories, all from childhood and adolescence that I carry with me throughout life as a reminder of what true happiness and bliss feels like and one of them is undoubtedly having the PC all to myself for an entire rainy weekend during school holidays and playing this game on a new career from scratch. This game and nfs underground 2 I would list as the most enjoyable games I ever played. And I've played allot. FPS, new and old. Racing games. Real time strategy games. Everything. I was something of a counter strike god that forced my office colleagues to investigate whether or not I had mods and had been teaching. And if I remember correctly from one conversation on mic gave people goosebumps on Black ops 2 search and destroy. Lived in a fictional city called san andreas for quite a while. Lured the whole family and friends around the living room playing underground 2 on the home theartre system... with racheals car. Played GTA when it was still 2 dimentional. I lived gaming for a large part of my life although now it's all passed memories but this one is something special. If you had to ask me for my top three games ever played it would be a very hard selection to make but the first would be easy and it would be this one, or as I know it porsche 2000.
I just noticed there are giants in this game!!! At 3:22 that lady in the rocking chair, the farmer and their house is unGodly huge. I would be scared driving through their neighborhood.
I miss this game so much.. 😢 For years I have longed for a remake or even a similar game following another car maker. This game was - and still is - unlike any other game.
I did fall for porsches because of this game, but it did not have every porsche made like the video mentioned. I had both the pc and ps1 versions, and there was few models that existed in one and not in the other. But both were my very best NFS games i ever played.
What I'd give to be able to play this game today with a wheel online against other people. I don't think I'd get tired of it. Obviously everyone would choose the most spec'd out version of the fastest car.. so then it would be a matter of how you had the car setup.. and simply how well you could drive it.. plus damage was a real thing, so people wouldn't be crashing into you like crazy cuz it would compromise their car. This truly was and maybe is one of the greatest racing games ever. I was 12yrs old when I got this for PC, and we were fortunate enough to have a computer with great graphics. Couple that to a really nice 2.1 speaker setup... where you felt the rumble of the engine through the subwoofer, and heard every crisp detail through quality speakers.. and then I got a cheap but usable racing wheel.. PLUS we actually had a massive 19" CRT monitor.. the experience was beyond immersive. I had no idea this game would be what it was when I picked it out. I just saw Need For Speed, Porsche Unleashed.. and thought it was the coolest thing ever.. cuz Porsches are cool (I had 2 Porsche posters in my room from those Scholastic Book fairs or whatever in elementary school). The environments, the car interiors, the lighting, the SOUNDS, the FEEL.. it was all immersive and detailed. Incredible for it's time. I spent endless hours over a handful of years on this game.. customizing so many cars.. spending so much time choosing what color interiors to go with the exteriors.. and just simply exploring the different tracks.. which I almost want to call MAPS, cuz they were like their own individual worlds.
I was hoping so much they would continue on this road and make similar titles about the evolution of Jaguar, Audi, Ferrari. Lamborghini would've been fun, starting the evolution mode with tractor racing... I'm still waiting for that, tbh.
I adore this game. It's THE reason why I fell in love with Porsche. The Texaco gas station that my parents used to go to had the demo disks available at the register and I was allowed to get two of them. Money was very tight for us back then so having a new game of any kind was a treat! We sat around the family computer and played the demos and were blown away by the game and that our Dell could even run it. A few months later, my parents surprised me with the full game and a flight stick to drive with. (They chose a flight stick because I was in leg casts at the time and would be for many more months so I wouldn't be able to use a wheel and pedals) I actually got very into automotive history because of this game. Shows like Top Gear and Jason Cammisa's Revelations seem to have the same magic this game had for me.
Childhood filling in to tears at the moment. Thank you for this amazing review. Time to preserve my own copy of NFS: PU for my Son/Daughter in the near future. :D
Imagine something like this game having all car models from all generations and having all the different variants but it's not just Porsche. That's would be epic. I know that Nissan already has more than 10 the different Skylines. Just the Skylines
That would really be amazing in fact. Nissan has a load of different variants of plenty of their cars indeed, the Skyline itself has five or six or more different variants in each of it's generations. Same for Subaru with the Impreza and Mazda with the RX-7. There are so many possibilities...
I would love a game like that but I have to admit that I’m not a fan of Asian cars. Almost any European or American brand would do the trick for me though.
It's crazy to think at the time this game came out, Porsche still only manufactured 2 door cars, and now today Porsche sells more SUV's then all its car models combined, 2&4 doors.
Greatest racing game to date! This was one of the earliest video games I ever played, and it's still near the top of my list for favorites, regardless of nostalgia. This game single-handedly gave me my love for Porsche, and probably electronic music as well (Rom Di Prisco is a legend). Porsche Unleashed may not have been the most realistic racer ever, but it was (and still is) a dang good one. Few racing titles have ever even come close to the combination of realism yet fun that this game contains. As every year passes, I always wish EA would re-release this game, just with updated graphics (which were great for the time), all the new models since 2000 (and some more of the old race cars), and more tracks. Nothing else needed...I would pay big bucks for that. 10/10 game.
I was waiting for a review like this of this masterpiece. You mentioned earlier that you watched an interview in which is seen the game and the way was developed. Is it possible to find that nowadays?
Only if you manage to find an archived version on the net of every episode of Cybernet. I haven't managed to find the episode in question in the scattered episodes of Cybernets on the internet, sadly.
I abso-fucking-lutely LOVED this game to death! The perfect NFS game for me, too bad they don't make em like this anymore :( NFS Underground is a close 2nd, but i still enjoy Porsche more.
This game was ahead of its time.. I would call it the best need for speed game.. I think just as NFS MW was relaunched ..this should also be relaunched in modern graphics..I loved the Scenic locations..❤️❤️
The game was very ahead of the time to be honest. The graphics for the time and the physics aged very nicely. For a game that came out in the year 2000 when most games were still 2d . The graphics, colors , scenery were so ahead of time.
This was the first racing game I ever played, good memories. Played it on windows xp and going to install it on my windows 11 pc now, with the original steering wheel of course ;)
Still to this day NFS Porsche unleashed is is my top 3 NFS game. 1. High Stakes 2. Hot pursuit (original) 3. Porsche Unleashed. I used to love this game so much from back in the day as a kid that I even own a 2011 Cayenne now that I bought this year. Long Live NFS!!!
I appreciate your unique viewpoint on the matter. I really like the way how you raised the idea of the gentleman sport opposed to how we view car culture nowadays. It is a testimony of our own culture. I will certainly rewatch your video because there are a lot of things to catch on. More comments to come.
After this game EA has all the licenses for all porsche cars to the point that if you wanna make a game with porche you should ask EA for licensing. And if you'll ask Porsche they'll send you to EA.
This game should be declared national treasure. My only regret was I never had the chance to ride the 917 and 959. I foolishly dumped the Evolution mode and returned to normal races. I still have childhood toys of them and was recently lucky to test-drive a friend's 959 (I think he sold it to a collector now), but not riding them in the game is a big miss. Someone should petition EA to make it compatible for Windows 10.
Fun Fact: If you dig through the game files of the PC version, you can find descriptions, textures and other files of the 917. I wonder why it was not implemented into the game.
The best NFS game ever made without question, lot of content and top quality in almost every aspect. Let me emphasize something less discussed: its sound and environmental design. Lot of detailed background noises, sound effects, pretty lights, nice locations and objects in the landscape, little details and also the curves and roads all feel natural and make the landscapes alive. The engine and mechanical sounds are also way better than in some later NFS games. Never felt that level of immersion in any other NFS game, it made you enjoy cruising in a great car while watching a pretty scenery, racing was secondary to this experience.
This game was beyond immersive, especially if you had at least a 2.1 speaker system with a good sub and detailed speakers. Just incredible worlds they created.
This was the greatest driving game ever made. It was better than anything made up intil today. It had a marvelous sense of progression and just gratly made courses. Mam I wish they would make driving games more with this game in sense. Man the love of driving and progressing in an excellent manner. I love this game .
In my opinion the classic NFS did not die when Black Box took over. I'd say their first game, Hot Pursuit 2, still feels like a classic need for speed. For me, the series changed from classic to modern NFS with Underground and thereafter, and died when Criterion took over.
3:32 Have you played a Forza lately? This is a very common thing with AI. If it isnt egregious rubberbanding, its making the difficulty curve only really apply to the podium AI.
Thanks for making this! Had this game for PS1 as a kid. Loved it, but the deep customisation and economy part of it I never quite got as a non-english speaking child. Always rode around in a dented up car not understanding how to repair it..
I had this on PC and it was incredible. Spent countless hours and at the time I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t huge. I then played the playstation version and it was horrible and then understood. The PC version was so good
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This game is the reason why i love Porsches
Me too. Wasn't at all a Porsche fan before
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Same here. Porsche has become an obsession now
Monumental game. Love porsches since this game
me too :3
Please let us remember the old lady sweeping on the porch, the old man listening to music in his rocking chair, the guy carrying cargo boxes from the ship, the Bavarian people waving from the windows, the little carols playing in the mountain village, the sounds of the fisherman village....best times ever.
I'd stop the car on free drives at these random locations and just soak that vibe in. Such a unique game, before all the arcade racing extravaganza with grenades and force fields and shit came in.
...and those pipe welders in the Industrial Zone track...
Lol I would try to run those people over. It was a realistic touch to the game
@@ishaantiwari8969 Same. These were like their own living unique worlds to explore, let alone race in.
7yo me was fascinated by those little details
I absolutely love the aesthetic and locations in this game. From a sunny countryside to a night time city, the snowy tracks, forests, alps, etc. Such a great game
This is by far my favorite need for speed.
Really??????
@@sankarankutty6828 Absolutely me too. It was unforgiving in the realistic driving dynamics but man, when you got good and had a force feedback wheel it was exhilarating.
I still think that "Need for Speed Porche" is one of THE best NFS titles to date. And the game is fun O´ plenty to play nowadays too =)
yeah, but its imposible for me to run it on my PC :(
@@karelpipa why? I got it to run on Windows 10 a few months ago after I found a force feedback wheel at a garage sale.
@@0525ohhwell I have Win 7, but now i might try it on a different PC with Win 10 then
@@karelpipa just Google it. There are guides. I remember having to download something but I managed to get it to run in 1080p with all music. Something seemed a little off with the force feedback in win 10 though. I should have my windows 98 retro gaming computer done in a few weeks. I am really hoping the wheel works like I remember it on that system.
@@0525ohhwell How did you made nfs porshe run on win 10? I've tried and nothing. I even made VM on Virtualbox using windows 98, xp, and 7 and nothing seems to work, This have been by far my all time favorite game. Could you please to run in on Windows 10? Thank you.
Countless hours driving every type of Porsche in this game made me fall in love with Porsche. It's always been my dream to own a Porsche thanks to NFS Porsche Unleashed.
NFS 1 - Blew my mind.
NFS 2 - was improved but also had "codes" One of the last batch of cars that required a driver.
NFS III - huge jump in graphics - but I did not play it as much as the other two.
Then came Porsche - and I cannot for the life of me comprehend why other manufacturers have not done a game like this. I loved Porsche before this game - but then I killed days of my life playing this. There has not been a title so inspirational since.
at the time Porsche slipped under the radar. not sure why.
Actually there are other games in a similar like to Porsche Unleashed. I remember there being some about Ford or Ferrari.
Thing is, they weren't supported by a good racing game.
@@llSuperSnivyll I remember Ford Racing. What an embarrassment of a game. Skidding around in a sterile track on a crappy Ka definitely didn't spark admiration for Ford cars in 10 years old me. I also heard the sequel was really not any better.
@@llSuperSnivyll There’s a big difference between those games and Porsche Unleashed - they are pure racing games. In Porsche Unleashed you play the part of a factory test driver through the history of Porsche and the development of their models. It was one of a kind.
high stakes?
The best part of my childhood described in 16 minutes.
This game should be remastered in 1080p
It is remastered in 4k by Redux i think
Andrew Passino YES !
B. Dawg no, it hasn't had the "redux" mod yet.
haha I love how in almost every youtube video that talks about old games always has someone saying "this game should be remastered!!!!" Especially when it's not console games that are only in 320 X 240 resolution that don't't have any graphic settings that can be tweaked :D
Triple A publishers can barely make a descent cheap cash-in "remaster" of relatively recently released console games. I have yet to see any PC re-release that works better than the original with some community patches or mods with very few exceptions such as The Witcher and Red Faction Guerrilla which where actually free.
The "remastered" thing is a console market disease that has been brought to PC games along with other console market diseases like DLCs, season passes, special editions and so on
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This game was one of the very very few ways my dad would spend time with me. He wouldn't take me outside, wouldn't play ball, but at least he would play NFSPU with me. As disfunctional as he was, i choose to remember him positively and this game is one of those very fun memories.
Porsche Unleashed is by far, my favorite NFS game. I was 13 when it was released and regularly played this for several years. The history, the controls, the graphics, the tracks, I loved this game. 15 years later and I purchased my first Porsche, a goal I had set for myself after falling in love with NFSPU.
This game was made in a unique point in time and hit a generation of gamers who really loved the craft of the game.
Nice video! Porsche Unleashed is one of my favourite racing games even after so many years, and I think you did a good job of explaining what made it special. I particularly liked your description of the physics (specifically weight transfer) at 2:24.
like what is your Memories of this game like gran Turismo and Ridge racer type 4??????
I've been playing NFS Porsche Unleashed for about a week now. I took out my wheel and just started to drive and mess around in Evolution mode. I think this is the most relaxing and pleasant experiences in a racing game I've felt. I usually play rally games and this just makes you appreciate driving for the sake of driving.
The game that ruined all the other car games for me :) Simply the best.
Same here. I really liked the concept of a "gentleman's sport." You just don't see too much of non-street racing themes in racing games nowadays. Sure, an intense race between insanely powerful cars are fun but sometimes you just gotta drive for the casual fun of it.
+Shitty Pony OC Recolor thank you! I'm a fan of racing games but the ones more about realistic simulation rather than street stuff. The only racing game I play now a days is formula 1 but we need games like this simple driving and enjoy the road without much customization
+TheFedericohiguain2 Forza 3 was pretty much like that
Coming back just to watch it again. I realized after playing this game and seeing it multiple what the gaming industry really lost. It lost the passion and love that went into making great games. It just looks like the dedication for games has just dropped off.
What I'm basically saying is that you'll never see a game with so much love and dedication put into it as much as you see here. The level of detail in just about everything (car selection, the actual driving and the history) will never be matched in the state modern video games are in.
A great example would be the difference between Mafia and Mafia 3.
i remember ordering this from the scholastic book magazine and it came with hot pursuit 3, high stakes, and porche unleashed, good times
Forza Horizon 4 is set to change that! they literally filmed there and drove hard various cars in different conditions!
I'm sure there are still plenty of individuals in the industry who would love to put the amount of detail and passion that's in this game into new ones, but the higher ups have turned everything into an assembly line. They don't care about actual quality anymore, they just want their profits as fast as possible. Only way we would probably see another racing game (or most any other type) on this level again is if it's independent...but then there's the financial backing problem and ultra-lengthy development stage that plague so many of those titles.
Assetto Corsa has more work put into it than this shit
@@rohanalias9053 Where's the story though? Career is shit
Absolutely the best episode ever, i loved it and waiting since for to be remastered
I was 11 when I got the game.
Ever since I dreamed to own a Porsche and today I’m 31 20 years later and I got my Porsche 964
I have tears every time I’m driving and listening to the soundtrack of the game..
Very emotional moments
Tires as four contact patches instead of the car spinning on a central spindle, *that* made Porsche Unleashed different to others in the genre (except very niche stuff like GrandPrix Legends)
This was my favourite NFS game. It did so many things that you didn't get in any other racing game. It was ahead of its time. If EA remastered this game, I'd pay full price for it for sure.
fascinating how advanced this game was for its time: damage physics, car upgrades and tuning, realistic handling, cockpit camera...
Soo many great memories I had with with game. Played it when I was 6 years old and didn't even knew the controls or how to tune the car properly; still don't. But this game was the reason for my love with Porsche's, the way each car handles, the way each car behaves when damaged, and the details were just astonishing to look at. I think by far this has to be one the great games released in 2000. Even the styling of each of the tracks like Corsica, Auvergne, Alps, etc felt different in so many ways, like for examples you're in a road covered with snow and the next thing you know the road suddenly turns normal. With loads of shortcuts (of course they weren't that many) and challenging A.I (and i'm talking about you Dylan). If someone wants to go back to history with the Need for Speed series which E.A Canada has made this has to be one of those examples. Nowadays not that many people look back into the games from 2000 and at the end get's left out. I still don't why people hate this game so much, I mean I get it's due to having only Porsche vehicles but that's only the minor problem. Just look onto the bright side and be happy with what you got.
Thanks for that deep-dive into one of the best NFS titles ever. Great driving, game mode variety, nice tracks and lots of love for Porsche. The cars are not just an unlock item, as the player slowly progresses through the entire Porsche history - learning tracks with oldtimers first, then getting more capable and faster vehicles over time. It still has the spirit of the original Test Drive and Need for Speed, celebrating luxury sports cars before everybody went full Gangsta.
I have been playing this game for 20 years as of 2021. My excitement and joy never decreased from the start. I have been into racing games for decades, this is BY FAR the best game ever released. I hope this game to be remastered AS IT IS into 4K or something. Thanks for the video.
how are you able to currently play it? My copy is 20 years old.. I assume may not be able to be played on modern day PCs?
really it was the last true need for speed
in terms of quality
Hot Pursuit 2 felt too arcady compared to Porsche. And it was also unoptimized and ran like crap on PC.
Hot Pursuit 2 was shit compared to previous NFS.
Depends on which Hot Pursuit 2 we are talking about. The superior version is the PS2 one.
You're right. Played both versions and PS2 was the shit, the best, the real deal. PC version was just shit.
Nicolas Torres may i know why
Haven’t played it that much so i dunno what in what way the pc version is bad
Just would like to know
Played the ps2 version too btw so maybe i can try understand why
Have the final edition, in metal casing and an extra CD with the game's soundtrack. Would pay 100€ to be able to buy a "remastered" and actual version of the game. But EA does not want my money.
not sure enough people would pay that kind of money for it to be worth it
I would pay that too. God, what I wouldn’t give for a remastered, official, stable version. All of my respect for the people who made not this game, but the NFS5 Universe
200 us dollars for same game with 4k textures
I absolutely loved this game. I got it in a Need for Speed multipack box when I was a kid. This and Hot Pursuit II were my most played of the older games that came in the box. I still have all the game discs too.
This is to this day my favourite PC game ever.
Just because this game i hate people called Dylan
That dude was second every race and making the game hard but fun :)
Soooo TRUEEE and Parise Also
freaking Dylan and Parise haha
Both Dylan and Parise are a real pain
11:12 that is EXACTLY how a 996 turbo would behave and spin out in real life. And that was one of the best things about Porsche Unleashed on PC and something that NO other later NFS had. And it's a real shame to see how rubbish and shallow NFS has become nowadays. That passion for cars and beautiful, historical locations around the world is completely gone.
Something I really love about this game is how well it works on PC with a keyboard. All recent AAA racing games are basically unplayable without a controller.
NVIDIA also seem to really like Porsche (at computex a few days ago NVIDIA did a presentation where they opened up by talking about Porsche, and how it's a model for a successful company), so who knows, maybe we'll be getting a remaster with RTX? I doubt it, but we saw it with Quake 2...
back when i knew nothing, no idea what gaming is, an era of the rise of the internet, going to middle school and after school i will play.
Such fun times
The only NFS I really enjoyed and played. Wish they'd make it available digitally.
I haven't try it but maybe emulators will make the game work again?
I can send you the music and movie files from my OG disk. Just Copy them to the right spot. For some reason the music and movies love deleting themselves in this game. Running the game using Nglide is the best
There are No-CD cracks available for this game. If you install one you can copy the game files on a USB-Stick and play it from there. Have been doing that for the past 10 years.
@@fahmi_simin PlayStation version is shit..
Man, this game is just absolutely different than any other one I've ever played, today it's almost the only racing game I still play, and I think everyone can understand why...
Hey dude, it seems you realy like the game and history around it so here's some info you didn't mention and maybe don't know.
The game was made by EA canada, but PS1 version was done by Eden Studios, now known for the Test Drive Unlimited series. The game did not sell well on PC becuse of piracy and it didn't sell on PS1 as well, becuse it average and everybody was waiting for Gran Turismo 3 and PS2. The bad sales killed the planed sequel, NFS: Ferrari, which combined with Sega screwing around with their Outrun Ferrari licence killed the whole thing. Thats why there was no NFS in 2001. NFS Ferrari was planed as an upgraded version of Porsche, like NFS High stakes/road challenge was to hot persuit 1.
The last NFS made by EA Canada was afaik actually NFS:HP2, but they only did the multiplatform version for Xbox, GC and PC, the lead was blackbox version for PS2. The PC version was EA Canadas try at making HP2 a competitive online racing game, with dedicated servers on pair with FPS game at the time and very good anti-cheating solutions.
Omg, this is why the PS1 version was so rubbish!! I had it on pc and thought the game was incredible and then my cousin got it on PS1 and it was horrible and had no idea why.
NFS Ferrari would have been soo good. Would love it if they did this series thing now. NFS porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, bmw and mercedes
As a child, I always hoped and dreamed for a Need For Speed: Ferrari to be released when Porsche Unleashed was the novelty. Its a shame that it never came out, it would have been another wonderful game with realistic driving mechanics and beautiful tracks, plus all the great and amazing Ferrari models!
damn... where you got those infos from? NFS Ferrari was really a thing? Back then I really wished for that one...
While there was no NFS in 2001 the same team made Motor City Online
The other version of Hot Pursuit 2 was made by EA Seattle
Need for Speed BMW would be the shit. Imagine driving RWD cars on improved NFS Porsche physics
Old "Porsche NFS" has:
1. Beautiful and well designed tracks you will remember for years
2. Driving school (Factory driver storyline)
3. Detailed history of all cars included
4. Car tuning (switchable motor, manifold, breaks etc.)
5. Great physics and realistic hand-break
6. Interior camera
New NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered (2020) has nothing from the above
maybe this is the best review video I ever seen , great job! by the way nfs5 is my favourite of the saga.
Great vid! You're absolutely right. It was a classy game, and gave off a great feel to just play it, and there was quite a bit of stuff to immerse yourself in apart from the racing. The best part of it was the tracks weren't some Bathurst or Silverstone or some boring shit that you go mad driving around in circles. Most of the tracks looked alive, and felt great, for racing, as well as just relaxed driving and admiring the scenic stuff.
I completely agree with your thoughts on the factory driver mode too. Devs try so hard and blow budgets on giving us "cinematic experiences" and shit these days.... when basic stuff like factory driver does a really nice job of keeping you engaged on various levels. Thoughtfully put together content trumps surface glitz anyday. My struggles in the downhill racing on the Pyrenees against that upstart kid and the older guy are still some of my most vivid memories of any racing game. And I still remember the frantic delivery missions from Dieter.
Wish they'd remake it, or do even better.
I was in graduate school when I got this game. I would come home after a stressful day (which was more or less any given day at the time), I'd sink into my seat and fire up my PC, hop into a 914 or a '70s 911 in Côte d'Azur and drive into the sun next to the Mediterranean Sea. I felt so peaceful right there in the game...
I absolutely loved this game, the physics, cars, challenges, everything, and I played it to death, but what I most remember years later is that feeling of peace. That was priceless to me.
Great video! I absolutely adore this game to this day, especially having grown up with it. I think it may have contributed somewhat to my becoming the utter Porsche fan that I am. Keep up the great work!
This game must be titled "The Very Best of Porsche Game" because of the playable 1950-2000 Porsche models, 50' 356 Coupe Ferdinand was my favorite car in this game
such beautiful cars
This was the one NFS game that I really got into. I have ADD and I am not a gamer at all. Usually, I can''t focus on a game long enough to get into it. Porsche Unleashed was one of the very few games that captured my imagination. I played this for hours and hours. The story lines really engaged me. It was nice to progress through the different cars and feel how they changed with respect to power and dynamics and all of that. It made you appreciate the car you were driving and made you look forward to the next generation vehicles. It's too bad that today we are spoiled by insane graphics and physics. I would love to go for a run in the old industrial zone, but it's hard to go back to those old school graphics. I seriously think a modern rendition of this game would knock everyone's socks off. Make the physics super realistic. Make us throw our remotes in frustration. Make us work hard for the next car. Hell, include some history, life and times of what made the cars what they are today. I would pay good money for that. (The Mercedes museum in Stuttgard could serve as inspiration, really nice to walk through it in a chronological manner.)
I have several memories, all from childhood and adolescence that I carry with me throughout life as a reminder of what true happiness and bliss feels like and one of them is undoubtedly having the PC all to myself for an entire rainy weekend during school holidays and playing this game on a new career from scratch. This game and nfs underground 2 I would list as the most enjoyable games I ever played. And I've played allot. FPS, new and old. Racing games. Real time strategy games. Everything. I was something of a counter strike god that forced my office colleagues to investigate whether or not I had mods and had been teaching. And if I remember correctly from one conversation on mic gave people goosebumps on Black ops 2 search and destroy. Lived in a fictional city called san andreas for quite a while. Lured the whole family and friends around the living room playing underground 2 on the home theartre system... with racheals car. Played GTA when it was still 2 dimentional. I lived gaming for a large part of my life although now it's all passed memories but this one is something special. If you had to ask me for my top three games ever played it would be a very hard selection to make but the first would be easy and it would be this one, or as I know it porsche 2000.
It still looks quite pretty. I love seeng these older games in the high resolutions of today, so crisp
I could probably watch this video all over again, this is a perfect description of the game; finally someone knows what it's all about!
I just noticed there are giants in this game!!! At 3:22 that lady in the rocking chair, the farmer and their house is unGodly huge. I would be scared driving through their neighborhood.
we all remember finding her lol
Playing Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 after this felt like a massive step backward
Just discovered the game and i'm so glad i installed, because is by far one of the best games i ever played.
I miss this game so much.. 😢
For years I have longed for a remake or even a similar game following another car maker. This game was - and still is - unlike any other game.
You are right about everything you say about the game. I completed it 3 or 4 times. _Would still be playing it, if they offered some DLC tracks_
I did fall for porsches because of this game, but it did not have every porsche made like the video mentioned. I had both the pc and ps1 versions, and there was few models that existed in one and not in the other. But both were my very best NFS games i ever played.
You are right, that is the beginning of my Porsche love.
What I'd give to be able to play this game today with a wheel online against other people. I don't think I'd get tired of it. Obviously everyone would choose the most spec'd out version of the fastest car.. so then it would be a matter of how you had the car setup.. and simply how well you could drive it.. plus damage was a real thing, so people wouldn't be crashing into you like crazy cuz it would compromise their car.
This truly was and maybe is one of the greatest racing games ever. I was 12yrs old when I got this for PC, and we were fortunate enough to have a computer with great graphics. Couple that to a really nice 2.1 speaker setup... where you felt the rumble of the engine through the subwoofer, and heard every crisp detail through quality speakers.. and then I got a cheap but usable racing wheel.. PLUS we actually had a massive 19" CRT monitor.. the experience was beyond immersive. I had no idea this game would be what it was when I picked it out. I just saw Need For Speed, Porsche Unleashed.. and thought it was the coolest thing ever.. cuz Porsches are cool (I had 2 Porsche posters in my room from those Scholastic Book fairs or whatever in elementary school). The environments, the car interiors, the lighting, the SOUNDS, the FEEL.. it was all immersive and detailed. Incredible for it's time. I spent endless hours over a handful of years on this game.. customizing so many cars.. spending so much time choosing what color interiors to go with the exteriors.. and just simply exploring the different tracks.. which I almost want to call MAPS, cuz they were like their own individual worlds.
Absolutely loved this game as a kid.
I was hoping so much they would continue on this road and make similar titles about the evolution of Jaguar, Audi, Ferrari. Lamborghini would've been fun, starting the evolution mode with tractor racing... I'm still waiting for that, tbh.
Great words for this game. My one and only fav game and soundtrack
I adore this game. It's THE reason why I fell in love with Porsche. The Texaco gas station that my parents used to go to had the demo disks available at the register and I was allowed to get two of them. Money was very tight for us back then so having a new game of any kind was a treat! We sat around the family computer and played the demos and were blown away by the game and that our Dell could even run it. A few months later, my parents surprised me with the full game and a flight stick to drive with. (They chose a flight stick because I was in leg casts at the time and would be for many more months so I wouldn't be able to use a wheel and pedals)
I actually got very into automotive history because of this game. Shows like Top Gear and Jason Cammisa's Revelations seem to have the same magic this game had for me.
One of my favorite games ever to date.
Childhood filling in to tears at the moment. Thank you for this amazing review. Time to preserve my own copy of NFS: PU for my Son/Daughter in the near future. :D
this game and also need for speed high stakes was my favorite racing games
Imagine something like this game having all car models from all generations and having all the different variants but it's not just Porsche. That's would be epic. I know that Nissan already has more than 10 the different Skylines. Just the Skylines
That would really be amazing in fact. Nissan has a load of different variants of plenty of their cars indeed, the Skyline itself has five or six or more different variants in each of it's generations. Same for Subaru with the Impreza and Mazda with the RX-7.
There are so many possibilities...
I would love a game like that but I have to admit that I’m not a fan of Asian cars. Almost any European or American brand would do the trick for me though.
It's crazy to think at the time this game came out, Porsche still only manufactured 2 door cars, and now today Porsche sells more SUV's then all its car models combined, 2&4 doors.
Greatest racing game to date! This was one of the earliest video games I ever played, and it's still near the top of my list for favorites, regardless of nostalgia. This game single-handedly gave me my love for Porsche, and probably electronic music as well (Rom Di Prisco is a legend). Porsche Unleashed may not have been the most realistic racer ever, but it was (and still is) a dang good one. Few racing titles have ever even come close to the combination of realism yet fun that this game contains. As every year passes, I always wish EA would re-release this game, just with updated graphics (which were great for the time), all the new models since 2000 (and some more of the old race cars), and more tracks. Nothing else needed...I would pay big bucks for that. 10/10 game.
I was waiting for a review like this of this masterpiece. You mentioned earlier that you watched an interview in which is seen the game and the way was developed. Is it possible to find that nowadays?
Only if you manage to find an archived version on the net of every episode of Cybernet. I haven't managed to find the episode in question in the scattered episodes of Cybernets on the internet, sadly.
This game deserves a remake
phenomenal game, lucky i grew up playing this, 993 turbo is the dream...
I played this game while i was 7. Oh man good times
This is one my favorite NFS games. This and Hot Pursuit 2 are my favorite games from the series
What a great video, I wish more people watched this.
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This is my favorite race game ,i still playing it till now
I became a Porsche fun because of it
I abso-fucking-lutely LOVED this game to death! The perfect NFS game for me, too bad they don't make em like this anymore :( NFS Underground is a close 2nd, but i still enjoy Porsche more.
He did mention that this game was made by the same people as Test Drive, right? You REALLY should try TDU2, if you haven't already...
This game was ahead of its time..
I would call it the best need for speed game.. I think just as NFS MW was relaunched ..this should also be relaunched in modern graphics..I loved the Scenic locations..❤️❤️
I discovered this game by accident in 2009, when I was 16. I has teached me how to drive.
We need a remastered version
The game was very ahead of the time to be honest. The graphics for the time and the physics aged very nicely. For a game that came out in the year 2000 when most games were still 2d . The graphics, colors , scenery were so ahead of time.
The most memorable NFS game for me.
This was the first racing game I ever played, good memories. Played it on windows xp and going to install it on my windows 11 pc now, with the original steering wheel of course ;)
Still to this day NFS Porsche unleashed is is my top 3 NFS game.
1. High Stakes
2. Hot pursuit (original)
3. Porsche Unleashed.
I used to love this game so much from back in the day as a kid that I even own a 2011 Cayenne now that I bought this year. Long Live NFS!!!
In the 2000's. Someone sells the soul for this dream.
This is one of my favourite video game among the good old organics.
I appreciate your unique viewpoint on the matter. I really like the way how you raised the idea of the gentleman sport opposed to how we view car culture nowadays. It is a testimony of our own culture. I will certainly rewatch your video because there are a lot of things to catch on. More comments to come.
easily the most underrated NFS for me. i ploughed so many hours into this game
After this game EA has all the licenses for all porsche cars to the point that if you wanna make a game with porche you should ask EA for licensing. And if you'll ask Porsche they'll send you to EA.
looks nostalgy quality animations of 2000, i wish the evolution with today graphics
If I recall, this game was the spiritual ancestor to the game which ended up being Motor City Online, but which started as NFS: Motor City.
MCO was built on the engine from Need for Speed: High Stakes. It is also not a contextual game.
This game should be declared national treasure. My only regret was I never had the chance to ride the 917 and 959. I foolishly dumped the Evolution mode and returned to normal races. I still have childhood toys of them and was recently lucky to test-drive a friend's 959 (I think he sold it to a collector now), but not riding them in the game is a big miss. Someone should petition EA to make it compatible for Windows 10.
This game is and always will be great. Shame that PC version is missing some cars... For instance, 924s, 968s, 917, 928 models before the 928GTS, etc.
Fun Fact: If you dig through the game files of the PC version, you can find descriptions, textures and other files of the 917. I wonder why it was not implemented into the game.
@@WilliWerkel i remember finding those. agreed its too bad theyre not there
The best NFS game ever made without question, lot of content and top quality in almost every aspect. Let me emphasize something less discussed: its sound and environmental design. Lot of detailed background noises, sound effects, pretty lights, nice locations and objects in the landscape, little details and also the curves and roads all feel natural and make the landscapes alive. The engine and mechanical sounds are also way better than in some later NFS games. Never felt that level of immersion in any other NFS game, it made you enjoy cruising in a great car while watching a pretty scenery, racing was secondary to this experience.
This game was beyond immersive, especially if you had at least a 2.1 speaker system with a good sub and detailed speakers. Just incredible worlds they created.
this game my favorite childhood game and that reason why I like Porsche's cars very much ❤️💯💯
I like it when you say nfs porsche is a Gentleman's game. Yes that's so true. Hope they will remake it again with that old physics.
This was the greatest driving game ever made. It was better than anything made up intil today. It had a marvelous sense of progression and just gratly made courses. Mam I wish they would make driving games more with this game in sense. Man the love of driving and progressing in an excellent manner. I love this game
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I love Porsche bcoz of this game. I don't have one soon will have for sure. But I'm so dedicated at Porsche bcoz of this
In my opinion the classic NFS did not die when Black Box took over. I'd say their first game, Hot Pursuit 2, still feels like a classic need for speed. For me, the series changed from classic to modern NFS with Underground and thereafter, and died when Criterion took over.
The criterion games, especially MW2012, were burnout games probably forced to change into need for speed games.
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Have you played a Forza lately? This is a very common thing with AI. If it isnt egregious rubberbanding, its making the difficulty curve only really apply to the podium AI.
Thanks for making this! Had this game for PS1 as a kid. Loved it, but the deep customisation and economy part of it I never quite got as a non-english speaking child. Always rode around in a dented up car not understanding how to repair it..
this game plays like a documentary. i wish this was an entire series, with each game devoted to a certain brand.
I had this on PC and it was incredible. Spent countless hours and at the time I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t huge. I then played the playstation version and it was horrible and then understood. The PC version was so good
Took me 15 years to crack the test driver missions and get the special liveries. But never got to crack the riddle how to get the 928 and 959
I did evolution in 6 hours and a lot less test driver. I am simracer now :)
Wow, very cool!! Someone else who watched Cybernet on TV! I'm in South Africa and I loved that show! :-)