Virtua Racing-Inspired 'Formula Retro Racing World Tour' Speeds Onto Switch

The game looks good!

It would be interesting to see this game runs at 60fps on Switch though I doubt that's just wishful thinking and not really something doable without some visual sacrifice or compression hiccups. Game looks alright though.

Formula Retro is ( imho ) even better than Virtua Racing ! Give the game the chance !!!

I'm not saying it will, but this looks like it should fall well within the limitations of what Switch hardware can handle.

@premko1
Nowhere near. The slipstream mechanic was dreadfully implemented, and the track design was dull, as well as the harder difficulties all needing a stupid number of laps.

Memba 90s Arcade Racer/90s Super GP? Such a shame it was never finished.

@zbinks

Yeah; I can't see why this couldn't run on Switch at 60. Doesn't look any more complicated than Horizon Chase or the VRacing port.

@sword_9mm
First party Games on the Switch are great, everything else are useless indie games released years ago on PC or terribly crippled ports. It is almost unbelievable we still have to worry if games will run @ 60 fps in 2022. All games should run @60 & 1080p. I really hope nintendo will release something a bit more decent than their gimped tablet and stop the gimmicks. They have no excuse.

This looks like an HD N64 game...I like it. Hope it gets a physical release.

@pilonium64

I don't disagree wrt the 60fps comment but don't think N should abandon the Switch form factor.

The XBSX/PS5 are UE4 1440 60fps consoles and you're going to be real disappointed when UE5 stuff is 30 fps with all sorts of dynamic tricks.

IMO 60fps should be standard across it all but that's a tall ask for developers that like to cram in all the things that cripple slower systems. I can't huck a real gfx card into my PS5 to make it capable; I'm stuck with the old busted AMD stuff it came with. Same with N's stuff.

@sword_9mm Having standardized hardware is kind of the point to having consoles over PCs.

Still can't get used to racing games on the Switch with the DIGITAL shoulder buttons to accelerate and brake.

@KingMike

Well price is another aspect. Cheap consoles everyone can enjoy.

I'm not getting my hopes up until someone who's familiar with what made the arcade racers of the past so amazing gives it a review. I realize a lot of developers have been trying to cash in on the arcade racing nostalgia left by the likes of Virtua Racing, Daytona USA, Scud Race (Sega GT), etc., but none of them so far have realized that it's going to take more than low poly/low color pallet graphics and chiptune music to recapture that feeling. While a lot of these revivals look and sound wonderful, not a single one have nailed the handling characteristics that made the greats of old so damned good.

@SpringDivorce Agree to disagree 😀

@Ratchet916
Couldn't agree more. Sega Rally 2007 was the last one that nailed it for me.