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The racing game genre peaked sometime in the 2000’s, right? Most racing game fans would agree with that but how has this idea changed people’s perceptions of modern racing games and what can we, as a fanbase, be held responsible for?

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Music (in order):

Main Menu Theme Marc Canham (DRIV3R)
Burnin' Rubber Hiroshi Okubo (Ridge Racer Type 4)
Slipstream Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 3)
Moon Over The Castle (Extended Orchestral Version) Masahiro Andoh (Gran Turismo 4)
Hypnosis Isamu Ohira (Gran Tursimo 4)
EV Lance Hayes (Forza Motorsport 4)
Kick It Up a Notch Paul Linford (Need For Speed Most Wanted)
Tense Paul Linford (Need For Speed Most Wanted)
Euphoria Kohta Takahashi (Ridge Racer V)
Glamorous Lips KEMMEI (Gran Turismo 6)
Beautiful Area Akihisa Yamaguchi (Gran Turismo 5)
Main Menu Theme Marc Canham (DRIV3R)


Channels credited:

   / @paragleiber  
   / @firstplayshd  
   / @xtimelessgaming  
   / @dustinedenyt  
   / @roauraizo  
   / @egametrailers  
   / @hikarisakai  
   / @correacars  
   / @xboxkaifam  
   / @racinggamearchive  
   / @tplmotorsport  
   / @shirrako  
   / @badassbaboon  
   / @kappalizo9564  
   / @crowned  
   / @isuckatdriving  
   / @still_guns  
   / @aarava  
   / @wonder2k19  
   / @gmtk  
   / @itsemjayy  
   / @speedy8207  
   / @johngodgames  
   / @vegetablestudio  
   / @lompi  
   / @teakanji  


Sources:

https://www.ign.com/articles/grantur...
https://www.metacritic.com/game/plays...
https://www.gtplanet.net/yamauchiint...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Tu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Tu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_M...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_M...
https://nfssoundtrack.com/unbound/
https://nfssoundtrack.com/gt3/
https://nfssoundtrack.com/mw/
https://www.granturismo.com/us/gt7/n...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forza_H...


0:00 Introduction
2:09 Racing Game Discourse, Opinions and Reactions
8:36 Nostalgia Bias with Gran Turismo
14:32 Nostalgia Bias with Forza Motorsport
17:50 Nostalgia Bias with Need For Speed
25:01 The General Impact of Nostalgia Bias
26:25 Game Designers Don’t Know What Players Want
29:46 Do Players Even Understand What They Want?
34:23 Innovation, Expectation and Reception
41:37 Conclusions