@Medic_alert Yes, Sega Rally, Virtua Racing and Daytona USA were similar in that regard. It was quite normal back then for racing games ported from the arcades to be really low on content, it was all about chassing those high scores at home. It wasn't until Rage Racer that Namco actually povided some content to the series with multiple cars and tracks, a championship and even the ability to upgrade a car. What a time to be alive
Just played it for a bit and the analog implementation is off from the original arcade feel. The slides are not as intuitive to initiate as on the arcade cabinet. If instead you use the D-pad, it's very similar to how it was on the PS1. Overall, it's OK for the price, but I would rather have payed full price for all 3 arcade games with more care given to the menus, overall presentation, screen filters (the ones provided are crap), bezels and whatnot.
@Medic_alert Except it wasn't... The original PS1 game had 4 cars, or 12 if you beat the mini-game, had reverse and mirrored tracks, and the Devil 13 car to unlock, so yeah, it had, overall, more content.
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Re: Review: Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer (Switch 2) - Still A Thrill, More Than 30 Years Later
@Medic_alert Yes, Sega Rally, Virtua Racing and Daytona USA were similar in that regard. It was quite normal back then for racing games ported from the arcades to be really low on content, it was all about chassing those high scores at home. It wasn't until Rage Racer that Namco actually povided some content to the series with multiple cars and tracks, a championship and even the ability to upgrade a car. What a time to be alive
Re: Review: Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer (Switch 2) - Still A Thrill, More Than 30 Years Later
Just played it for a bit and the analog implementation is off from the original arcade feel. The slides are not as intuitive to initiate as on the arcade cabinet. If instead you use the D-pad, it's very similar to how it was on the PS1. Overall, it's OK for the price, but I would rather have payed full price for all 3 arcade games with more care given to the menus, overall presentation, screen filters (the ones provided are crap), bezels and whatnot.
Re: Review: Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer (Switch 2) - Still A Thrill, More Than 30 Years Later
@Medic_alert Except it wasn't... The original PS1 game had 4 cars, or 12 if you beat the mini-game, had reverse and mirrored tracks, and the Devil 13 car to unlock, so yeah, it had, overall, more content.