Thats because back in the day you were probably watching it on an old CRT box tv with a smaller screen. In that case your memory is actually mostly correct it looks alot clearer on a CRT, all these games look like crap on modern LCD tvs/monitors. If you still have a ps1 and your old tv give it a try you'll be quite amazed how clear it looks (for an older game anyway)
@@EggiTheShadow Even modern games can look great on old high-end CRTs. DFretro did a video a while back about playing Control on an old CRT but disabling pretty much all the post-processing, and turning down the resolution and it looked great and had the bonus of a steady high framerate.
it came out in 1998 of course the CG looks dated compared to what we get today, doesnt change the fact that when this came out the graphics were clean AF.
After all these years and watching this intro countless times I've finally understood it. Basically the intro shows the events that transpired immediately before you, the user, gets in there. In other words, it shows everyone's commute to work, as in the starter chick broke her heels on the way to work and caught a ride from a racer who was also going to the same place as a race driver.
My car enthusiast friend pmo on this yesterday by accident and I caught chills watching it...it’s probably the best intro to any racer movie or game I’ve seen yet.
Everything about this intro was done so nicely! I like the beautiful atmosphere, the cars going so fast was pretty damn nice, the music was so good, and Reiko Nagase looks so beautiful!
Probably one of the best GameXrazy purchases my uncle got for me back in 2001. The intro, alone, is what made me want to get a PS2 back then. One of the best PS1 racing games that hold up .
I had to have watched this intro on PS1 more than any game intro since. I still come back and watch it sometimes. I remember wondering how many years it would be until graphics looked this good in game and now they look better
In a time where we didnt had online gaming or social media, were we not had smartphones or tablets. Just an classic day back in 1999! I still miss those good old days
1998-1999. Golden years. Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Ocarina of Time, King of Fighters 1998, Cowboy Bebop. Each of these titles makes me wanna cry.
What a classic. The music, the two vehicle types (drift and grip) and the ridge Racer Waifu. Truly the finest in the series. Ohh and you get to drive a Freaking Rocket Car! 😂
It's the camera movement - it looks like someone is struggling to keep the car in shot. Took a long time for people to start treating CGI viewports as if they were real cameras operated by real people (who aren't perfect) and the difference it makes is... Well, this.
Omg I haven't seen this in... Holy crap I lost count of the years. So this in my recommended, didn't know what it was but as soon as the music started the nostalgia hit me like a train, that felt good...
sensacional. me lembro como se fosse ontem. um clássico dos games. antigamente,quando se fazia um jogo,existia uma atração a parte que eram as aberturas dos mesmos. na maioria,as aberturas eram o cartão de visita ao jogador,e isso poderia despertar mais interesse ao jogo na hora que fosse começar a jogar. de uns tempos pra cá isso acabou.
I have no nostalgia from the game back in the day but I’ve had the PlayStation classic since it went down in price. My son and I play this game and we both love this intro and I was stunned with how good it is! It’s a really great game but no doubt this is one of the best intros to a game.
I was in my early teens when I owned this game. One morning, my older brother hooked up the audio cables to the stereo and my oh my, this opening BMG never sounded the same anymore.
I hope Namco still have the original software and assets for this render. I don't know what they actually rendered it on and It would be entirely pointless but I would cram the render through a modern PC in 4K resolution and then post the video up. Would be fantastic to have a super high quality one. Actually if they had a high quality version they should put it as a theme/live background for PS4 or something. I would pay for it, instantly.....
My childhood game, like spyro, crash, metal gear solid, bomberman, tombraider and final fantasy tonyhaws, Grandturismo 2, tekken 2 and 3, and 989 sports fighting force, aircombat, siphon filter, and the pizza hut disc. Anyone esle?
Fantastic intro. On a side note, the PS1 version is MUCH better than the N64 version, because the N64 version has AWFUL controls. Btw, I love both systems.
our first childhood crush
Back off guys!!! She’s mine!!!!
Yes
Weeb
Reiko Nagase is really gorgeous as Ridge Racer Mascot
Umm.. R O B U X
This fantastic Intro is perfect in every sence of perfection you can achieve for a car-intro-game.
A Milestone in car-game history.
cringe
@@cgyh68748 cringe
@@cgyh68748 incel
Leading the race and picking up the girl at the same time. Now that is what you call winning! If you're gonna win, do it in style!
Do you know what crossing the finish line means when dating?
But why would she be walking on a racing track? 😂
@@kissmyrra2030now what could that mean 😂
Holy crap I remember this being SUPER CLEAR and SUPER HI RES back in the day. Surprising what childhood can do to improve game graphics haha
Thats because back in the day you were probably watching it on an old CRT box tv with a smaller screen. In that case your memory is actually mostly correct it looks alot clearer on a CRT, all these games look like crap on modern LCD tvs/monitors. If you still have a ps1 and your old tv give it a try you'll be quite amazed how clear it looks (for an older game anyway)
@@EggiTheShadow Even modern games can look great on old high-end CRTs. DFretro did a video a while back about playing Control on an old CRT but disabling pretty much all the post-processing, and turning down the resolution and it looked great and had the bonus of a steady high framerate.
I mean for the ps1 this intro does actually look amazing
it came out in 1998 of course the CG looks dated compared to what we get today, doesnt change the fact that when this came out the graphics were clean AF.
You guys are forgetting this was also intended for composite cables
After all these years and watching this intro countless times I've finally understood it.
Basically the intro shows the events that transpired immediately before you, the user, gets in there.
In other words, it shows everyone's commute to work, as in the starter chick broke her heels on the way to work and caught a ride from a racer who was also going to the same place as a race driver.
I though it was showing the previous seasons result what with RTS winning and MMM crashing out early on.
This has to be one of the best intros ever made...
My car enthusiast friend pmo on this yesterday by accident and I caught chills watching it...it’s probably the best intro to any racer movie or game I’ve seen yet.
"Kimara Lovelace - Ridge Racer"...
She has such an amazing voice... childhood memories 😢
THANK YOU
2021 and still top 10 best intro songs for a video game. Takes me back
This game had no reason to be this excellent, and yet this intro blows me away every time I watch it
Everything about this intro was done so nicely! I like the beautiful atmosphere, the cars going so fast was pretty damn nice, the music was so good, and Reiko Nagase looks so beautiful!
No online, no DLC, no extra download, no waiting for others to play.
Just plain game fun with a full game in my dics. I miss those days
Probably one of the best GameXrazy purchases my uncle got for me back in 2001. The intro, alone, is what made me want to get a PS2 back then.
One of the best PS1 racing games that hold up .
I had to have watched this intro on PS1 more than any game intro since. I still come back and watch it sometimes. I remember wondering how many years it would be until graphics looked this good in game and now they look better
This comment scared me because I recall having exactly the same thought watching the intro as a child. Insane.
god i miss these years man
Hitchhiking down a race track.
That's a bold chicka...
In a time where we didnt had online gaming or social media, were we not had smartphones or tablets. Just an classic day back in 1999! I still miss those good old days
+Andrew Wielzen ikr, tho Online gaming is a step forward.
+Lone Devil you dont appreciate the past my son
1998-1999. Golden years. Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Ocarina of Time, King of Fighters 1998, Cowboy Bebop. Each of these titles makes me wanna cry.
@@zardoz4544 don't forget twisted metal as well as fighting force straight nostalgia
When a CG character from 20 years ago looks more alive and expressive than its contemporary cousins
Assassin's Creed games.😂😂
Still my favorite intro
J.T. Windley mine to!
Me too, I always religiously made sure I watched the intro before playing the game.
Namco re-make this game please!
No need for the game, just HD intro movie. Haha
This song has been played so many times in my car while I drive, moreover when drifting.
What a classic.
The music, the two vehicle types (drift and grip) and the ridge Racer Waifu. Truly the finest in the series.
Ohh and you get to drive a Freaking Rocket Car! 😂
One of if not the GOAT racing game! Its criminal how slept on this game is
This is just excellent intro.
*RIDGE RACER!*
1:19-1:22 feels almost real.
At first I thought it was real lmao
HOLY CRAP IT DOES
it's amazing.
It's the camera movement - it looks like someone is struggling to keep the car in shot. Took a long time for people to start treating CGI viewports as if they were real cameras operated by real people (who aren't perfect) and the difference it makes is... Well, this.
i was just going through my ps1 game collection and had an instant flash back. had to come watch! sooo good
1:17 so awesome, classic!
Best intro in a racing game period.
The best game for me on a ps1 with the sound and the intro the song also everything was perfect that was my Childhood 🥰
La pls belle des intro des Ridge Racer.
C'est beau, c'est rythmé, c'est la percfection.
this racing game permanently imprinted on my mind as a child. I loved it so much
Ah! what beautiful memories. 😎🚗🏙🎶
Listen to this with Modjo's Lady (Hear Me Tonight) and you'll be blown away even more!
Omg I haven't seen this in... Holy crap I lost count of the years. So this in my recommended, didn't know what it was but as soon as the music started the nostalgia hit me like a train, that felt good...
Pure godness! Memories can do those kind of things!
I had to play the game everytime I thought of the intro. So Good.
That volume knob going up in the beginning has been engraved into my brain for years
Perfect childhood if you watched this on playstation 1
Or played it, like many here have.
still the best ridge racer intro.
sensacional. me lembro como se fosse ontem. um clássico dos games. antigamente,quando se fazia um jogo,existia uma atração a parte que eram as aberturas dos mesmos. na maioria,as aberturas eram o cartão de visita ao jogador,e isso poderia despertar mais interesse ao jogo na hora que fosse começar a jogar. de uns tempos pra cá isso acabou.
I have no nostalgia from the game back in the day but I’ve had the PlayStation classic since it went down in price. My son and I play this game and we both love this intro and I was stunned with how good it is! It’s a really great game but no doubt this is one of the best intros to a game.
cara eu viajava nesse som quando tive meu primeiro Playstation no meados dos anos 90
I just loved this game soooooooooooo much :-)
Eu amo esse jogo❤
I have this on emulator PS1😍
Recently played Ridge Racer 6 and it is a absolute experience now want a new entry c'mon Bandai.
this is what gran turismo needed
Este intro es altamente sensual, emocionante y adictivo.
if this shit makes u feel anything under goosebumps, you're soulless
Everywhere you look he's RIGHT ON TIME
god damn i miss the 90s
As an adult, all I can think is "how the fuck did she accidently walk onto a race track and why is she walking across Japan".
It's the Stig that picked Reiko up in the middle of a race, I mean, who's gonna pass on that?
I fucking love this.
The pick up is actually the hardest flex I think I've ever seen.
I was in my early teens when I owned this game. One morning, my older brother hooked up the audio cables to the stereo and my oh my, this opening BMG never sounded the same anymore.
Spettacolare, null'altro 😍
The sound used for the window down scene was a 911. Either an 80s SC, 964 or 993
Just imagine if the game had the same graphics quality as the intro.
the golden days
Nostalgic I can feel it
So she walks to her job in a road where there is a race
The same girls name is also mentioned in the ace combat franchises by bandai namco Inc
Guys don't tell me that who is still Ridge Racing this Intro Song in 2021!!!!!
I hope Namco still have the original software and assets for this render. I don't know what they actually rendered it on and It would be entirely pointless but I would cram the render through a modern PC in 4K resolution and then post the video up. Would be fantastic to have a super high quality one. Actually if they had a high quality version they should put it as a theme/live background for PS4 or something. I would pay for it, instantly.....
ua-cam.com/video/WedxvbNhiN4/v-deo.html
Someone remastered the intro to 4K 60FPS via machine learning, it’s AMAZING, take a look m8!
Never underestimate the power of racing team sovalou
100th comment.
That CGI looks absolutely great by any standard! 8D
Gold videogames days!!!!
Quando ainda havia Glamour nos videojogos.......!
HOUSE FOR LIFE
Good times! The best!
wondering what the rendering technology was at the time...
I remember when Namco tried to replace Reiko Nagase with Ai Fukami in Ridge Racer 5. A lot of people wern't happy.
He's so good he can pick up a waifu while winning race.
Bruh...
The game looks incredible, btw shes one of my fav race women now, i should have bought this before.❤
Thanks PlayStation Premium, can't wait to plat it !
My childhood game, like spyro, crash, metal gear solid, bomberman, tombraider and final fantasy tonyhaws, Grandturismo 2, tekken 2 and 3, and 989 sports fighting force, aircombat, siphon filter, and the pizza hut disc. Anyone esle?
0:22 this moment makes my hair stand on end every time
When we thought we kids the graphics were going to be that realistic. We were definitely wrong.
Wow, really cool!
que saudades dessa época..
My Portugese is rusty but I am sure what you meant was "Nostalgic Epoch (time) "
Where was she walking tho? in the middle of motorway? ;p
My crush in the 90's
The shift, the tach, the slide
Everything is PERFECT in this game
Magnificent
YO THIS CG IS SO GOOD FOR AN PS1 GAME, IT LOOKS LIKE A PS2 GAME
I bought this game because of the awesome intro.
I still have it...
Fantastic intro. On a side note, the PS1 version is MUCH better than the N64 version, because the N64 version has AWFUL controls. Btw, I love both systems.
Bon souvenir.
La belle époque :)
My favorite ps1 games opening ones...
Why is she walking through a car tunnel
Pure class
True cinema
Ridge Racer 4 Intro remastered in HD here:
ua-cam.com/video/3NgfWLCpaCk/v-deo.html
Rei-chan!
추억돋넹
Great intro, awesome music (but the sound are not so good), the gameplay could be improved much.
least insane ps1 game
Can I just get a sounds track all my child hood in the game “R..4” lol when they said that I new it was about o be a good day
I actually found some old ps1 games when I was moving , and found my ps2 boom r4 still works like a charm dated but fun
0:11
I never plaid whit the a acura from the intro was it lockt or someting