Was It Really That Bad? - The Racing Mission in “Mafia” (2002)

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  • čas přidán 16. 07. 2020
  • In this video I will try to find out whether the infamous car race in Illusion Softworks’s Mafia from 2002 was really that bad and how it holds up today. Follow me along as I try my hand at “Fairplay”
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Komentáře • 376

  • @Matthew-fj6eu
    @Matthew-fj6eu Před 3 lety +351

    I can't believe that my 12 year old self can beat the original race while here i am 21 years old still can't beat the remake race after 40ish attemps

    • @Matthew-fj6eu
      @Matthew-fj6eu Před 3 lety +44

      @@myPlaylistChannelMus Yo, just because 1 mission is hard doesn't mean you should dismiss the entire game bro. Yes the racing mission is hard, but overall the remake is a great and a fantastic game. I looked up on a guide on how to win the race, and then i beat it

    • @Matthew-fj6eu
      @Matthew-fj6eu Před 3 lety +3

      @@myPlaylistChannelMus Okay, I understand you

    • @SatishGupta-xe1rz
      @SatishGupta-xe1rz Před 3 lety +3

      @@myPlaylistChannelMus git gud scrub

    • @obiwanshinobi87
      @obiwanshinobi87 Před 3 lety +9

      @@myPlaylistChannelMus I'll be honest.. it's pretty easy on the lower difficulty... as for the classic mode.... It's supposed to be hard.... or else it would not be "classic" difficulty.... Now yes.. it's annoying as hell... but compared to the original it's really not that bad.. they even crash cars in front of you to help you and you can use the ram option to level you car in curves... It did take me almost an hour to beat it in the remake... but basically most of the time it was my fault for failing by not breaking or not using the ram option... Once you realise how you need to race it gets easier.. ( still hard.. but beatable )

    • @obiwanshinobi87
      @obiwanshinobi87 Před 3 lety +8

      @@myPlaylistChannelMus How is this mission out of context when your whole thing is that you ARE THE DRIVER.... everything you learn in this race is something you can use later on in the carchases... Also.. it is RUINED for you.... and again you can always do it lower dificulties which is easy... The whole point of classic difficulty is to make it as hard as the original ( even though it is easier this time around )

  • @styks5960
    @styks5960 Před 3 lety +101

    I remember beating the original Mafia YEARS back, but when I played the Definitive Edition today, I basically forgot EVERYTHING but in the back of my mind I kept thinking "Why do I only remember a racing mission and the end of the game?" then I finally reached the mission and then... I understood why I remembered it so vividly, just didn't remember the anger until my 5th attempt

  • @obiwanshinobi87
    @obiwanshinobi87 Před 3 lety +77

    I was 15 when I played this in 2002.... It took me about 2 hours and a whole lot of screaming to finish it.... Then I didn't play for a couple of days
    I lost some of my sanity that day

    • @TheManinBlack9054
      @TheManinBlack9054 Před 3 lety +3

      so many nerves lost for nothing

    • @xkpm
      @xkpm Před 3 lety +3

      I was a few years younger and can't really remember but I either used a trainer to win/skip the mission or I might've actually downloaded a save file that continued the story right after this race.

  • @rapizer3427
    @rapizer3427 Před 3 lety +44

    I love how the tv is called "pony" and "Unichron" lol, great vid!

  • @vibangigan5336
    @vibangigan5336 Před 3 lety +27

    I remember going to my friends and seeing him play this game but he was finishing it. Now I know that he was an absolute mad lad and no wonder he merked me in halo all the time.

  • @muddasheep
    @muddasheep Před 3 lety +56

    Still can't believe how detailed your 3D renders are, even better in motion! Really enjoyed the video 👍

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +4

      Thanks a ton! Also thank you so much for your kind coffee donation! 🥰

  • @MegaIkedog
    @MegaIkedog Před 3 lety +57

    I did not expect to laugh so hard watching this video! The selection of old jazz songs was great, but the 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 of them in certain spots throughout the video along with picking certain parts or cues in the songs, overtop your hilarious commentary was comedic genius!! I enjoyed the music so much, I am glad you included the titles and performers in your closing credits.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +7

      Thank you so much for watching and your kind comment, Steve! I am very glad that all the nudging of audio clips in my editing tool was justified. 😊

  • @gobyz994
    @gobyz994 Před 3 lety +33

    It looks like my boy is back with another banger! Cant wait

  • @worldcomicsreview354
    @worldcomicsreview354 Před 2 lety +7

    In the original unpatched version, you could take that extra road and it counted as a lap, cutting out half the circuit! Just do that five times and you're golden.
    Apparently there was supposed to be a whole optional racing career mode, you could go back to the track at other times and compete in other optional races, but it was cut.
    Also, if the devs were using wheels and pedals, I wonder if a simracing CZcamsr like Jimmy Broadbent or GP Laps could be persuaded to try it on a rig?

  • @deadlandplacebo1695
    @deadlandplacebo1695 Před 3 lety +17

    It's 4am where I am and I was like I want it now

  • @veaceslavpaladi3155
    @veaceslavpaladi3155 Před 3 lety +11

    After a lot of suffering, did it on Classic difficulty in the remake and this one looks much more annoying. To win it in the remake all you need to do is cut the third and fourth corner trough the grass and be at least fourth - three drivers will crash in front of you - on the first lap in the first carousel, on the second lap after the hairpin and on the third one at the last carousel corner.

    • @1mariomaniac
      @1mariomaniac Před 2 lety +1

      @The Usual Sus I bought the original today and did the racing mission on like my 5th or 6th try. It wasn't _difficult_ imo. I just had to get used to the track and physics (which are realistic considering the skittishness of 30s grand prix cars) you just have to know about racing lines, feather the throttle, be easy on the brake, and DO. NOT. hit the gas before you straighten up out of the turn.

  • @GrindingGhoul
    @GrindingGhoul Před 3 lety +20

    Loved it! Hope "Was It Really That Bad?" becomes a regular series, because it really is that good! :)

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +3

      Thank you for watching! 😊 And I might produce another episode when I come something as ridiculous yet entertaining as this one in my retro gaming endeavors 😅

  • @Paragleiber
    @Paragleiber Před 2 lety +6

    Fun fact: The race track seems to be based on the real world race track Laguna Seca. It has exactly the same sequence of left and right turns.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety +1

      Wow, you're right! I never knew, thanks for pointing that out! 🤗

  • @teddyteddy3583
    @teddyteddy3583 Před 3 lety +28

    It took me a bit to figure out that the tv was a 3d model and I still didn't know for sure until I saw that part at the end, amazing render, you've poured so much work into the graphical component of this video. Entertaining as always, and this time you got ver close to having enough unicorn.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +4

      That's music to my ears! But I feel I could still work more unicorns into into a video. We shall see :)

    • @teddyteddy3583
      @teddyteddy3583 Před 3 lety +2

      ​@@PixelProphecy As it turns out your cursed. I wasn't gonna say anything but ever since I watched your last post-mortem where you looked up an issue you were having and got a 'nevermind, I fixed it' I have been getting those all the time. Seriously at the time of watching I laughed but was like 'oh that doesn't happen that often' now I keep getting super obscure weird bugs in Unity and when I look them up I find threads ending in ok-I fixed it. It just happened again and I decided that was the last straw.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +2

      @@teddyteddy3583 Oh dear! Maybe I should put a warning on my video, "may curse your Unity deployment" 😅

    • @teddyteddy3583
      @teddyteddy3583 Před 3 lety

      @@PixelProphecy You can always have more unicorn! I was wondering, they said the designers for the infamous mission all had racing wheels at their desks... Would the mission be any easier with such a controller? Also what would that mission be like on the hardest difficulty..

    • @kmieciu4ever
      @kmieciu4ever Před 3 lety

      @@teddyteddy3583 That race was much easier using an analogue controller. I was one of the few people that bought a Saitek Cyborg 3D gamepad with mini-wheel just for racing games. But back in 2002 95% PC players used only keyboard & mouse.

  • @NKCSS
    @NKCSS Před rokem +3

    I laughed way harder than I thought I would have, and as always, your editing is amazing. The alt-tab showing of the video games, so good, and I'm sure 99% won't even notice all the hard work you put into the first few minutes, it's crazy. Love it ❤

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před rokem +2

      Thanks a ton! As long as at least one person notices all those little things I spend way too much time on, it's worth it! 🥰

    • @NKCSS
      @NKCSS Před rokem +1

      @@PixelProphecy You're welcome. I still point people to your channel after all these years for amazing Post Mortems 😊keep on being awesome and making awesome things❤

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před rokem +1

      @@NKCSS Thank you! I'll do my best! 😊

  • @MrNiceguy3210
    @MrNiceguy3210 Před 3 lety +3

    Your videos are edited so well and are so engaging and informative. You deserve all the attention you get and more. Thank you for the videos :)

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much for watching and appreciating the effort that goes into them! 🥰

  • @raindeir5860
    @raindeir5860 Před 3 lety +1

    All your videos are just AMAZING! they are all so well made and polished it’s just amazing!

  • @NDjuggle
    @NDjuggle Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!!! Watched it for the second time now. :D The TV and the Computer scenes came out looking awesome, especially the computer one. The mood is just awesome and the attention to detail, the nostalgia is real xD It was also great watching a part of the process in the live stream. Keep up the awesome work Phil! :)

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it and also thanks for following the BTS-livestream! Makes me very happy to know that the nostalgic bits hit right home :)

  • @benjaminatwood
    @benjaminatwood Před 3 lety +6

    Very entertained. Different than what I expected, but not in a bad way. Sufficient skips to keep the mundane down, and a fresh take on an old game level in totally full pixel prophecy style. Great work, :^]

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! The next video will be one will hark back to the familiar post mortem format but once in a while I feel my oats and do something like this 😅

  • @mrblonde609
    @mrblonde609 Před 3 lety +6

    Not to hate or troll, but i haven't played this game for 5 years or even longer. Yesterday i started the race on normal with damage and got it the second time. You don't drift in this, it's a racing car from the 30s not some japanese car from today. When you see a turn you break very early and you countersteer when the car begins to swerve. It's as easy as this. I literally can't even drive this bad if i wanted. And this is on easy, lmao. 17:00 why would you say that you prevailed on normal, if you won the race on easy? And i love how concensous is that this race was "bad" when in fact it only was hard. It never was bad to begin with. There are videos on CZcams where real racing pilots talked positive about the physics and the race itself.

    • @Michael1234567860
      @Michael1234567860 Před 3 lety +3

      Still doesn’t change the fact it’s a garbage level in a great game 👍

    • @craigfranklin8177
      @craigfranklin8177 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Michael1234567860 true, it took me a few tries to get it, but the thing that always gets me is that first turn.

    • @Michael1234567860
      @Michael1234567860 Před 3 lety +2

      Craig Franklin first turn literally judges the rest of the race 😂

  • @illestvillain1971
    @illestvillain1971 Před 3 lety +4

    Why does this channel have such good quality videos with so few subscribers?
    I've been stuck in this level and HIGHKEY want to smash my monitor.

  • @mindtrapped9934
    @mindtrapped9934 Před 3 lety +2

    This videos great. From the intro setup, to the track preview to insulting LJN; everything about this video was wonderful. Subbing as it was consistently funny

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety

      I'm glad not all my jokes fell flat then! Thank you so much for the nice comment and the sub! 😊

  • @kbenster8001
    @kbenster8001 Před 3 lety +4

    It's bizarre to see that you don't already have 100x your current subscriber count.
    Your videos are great, keep up the amazing work!

  • @JacksonYoung528
    @JacksonYoung528 Před rokem +1

    I love how there's so much creativity on anything you please om CZcams these days I use it like I use to use google for searching things up.

  • @donnielloyd9544
    @donnielloyd9544 Před 8 dny

    BRH this race almost broke my soul during this playthrough. I'm literally raging at just your title :D

  • @ahmadauwad6912
    @ahmadauwad6912 Před 3 lety +4

    The fact that you only have 8k subs is mind boggling this quality is too good

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Why thank you! I'm doing my best to attract more subscribers with production quality and I am slowly getting there. If the trend continues, I will have 100k subs by 2055! 😁

    • @ahmadauwad6912
      @ahmadauwad6912 Před 3 lety

      Pixel Prophecy hopefully in the next decade 😊

  • @veritas5970
    @veritas5970 Před 3 lety +1

    Another great production, nice work!

  • @XplodinApple
    @XplodinApple Před 2 lety +2

    This video should get more views. This is the funniest, greatest, and most relatable video I have ever watched

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety

      Aww thank you so much! 🥰 And it only took me 4 months to reply, I'm so sorry!

  • @Chris-yj2di
    @Chris-yj2di Před 3 lety +5

    2002 was the greatest year of my life. No joke.

  • @masterelf12
    @masterelf12 Před 3 lety +3

    Didn't understand the hate for this racing bit
    now I understand

  • @toitoine66
    @toitoine66 Před 3 lety +3

    This is a great video bring me back to the early 2000's

  • @pacoramon9468
    @pacoramon9468 Před rokem +3

    It was like you had the slowest car of the race.

  • @minecraft-jt5xu
    @minecraft-jt5xu Před 2 lety +1

    Very well made and an all round amazing video

  • @zyapguy
    @zyapguy Před 3 lety +2

    that was an amazing video!

  • @thezodiak6666
    @thezodiak6666 Před 3 lety +2

    fun fact: all ai drivers had names of members of deathmetal bands

  • @dechefmane3526
    @dechefmane3526 Před 3 lety +54

    The car mission in the remake still sucks.

    • @YoutubeGuy-hx9bj
      @YoutubeGuy-hx9bj Před 3 lety +5

      Put the difficulty on easy and driving style on regular and it’s doable.

    • @danielcharfreitag4105
      @danielcharfreitag4105 Před 3 lety +6

      Took me like two and half hour to successfully finish the mission on the hardest difficulty (classic) what a nightmare this was :D

    • @codgamplay1000
      @codgamplay1000 Před 3 lety +1

      I did it on classic

    • @chiefslap-a-hoe1838
      @chiefslap-a-hoe1838 Před 3 lety +7

      @@danielcharfreitag4105 yeah I had debated on lowering the difficulty after an hour but stuck it out. This mission sucks

    • @kainey
      @kainey Před 3 lety +1

      Did it on classic and it wasn't that bad, OG Mafia race looks way way worse

  • @agentsmith2yearsagoedited597

    Awesome video dude ,wish more people noticed you

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you! As long as the *right* kind of people keeps noticing me, I'm happy 😊

  • @alanbrown2477
    @alanbrown2477 Před 2 lety +2

    Punched my keyboard and snapped the disc in rage doing that level when I was a kid, such happy days 🤣

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety +1

      Childhood rage is the best in nostalgia rage! 😂

  • @codemancz798
    @codemancz798 Před 2 lety +2

    Tap, don't hold. That's how you clear turns safely.

  • @barellevy6030
    @barellevy6030 Před 3 lety +2

    Who made the amazing TV and PC models?
    And OMG the race track segment, your editing is on point. Great video Enjoyed it a lot!

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much! The TV I bought from Turbosquid (www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/sony-trinitron-kv-13tr28-1995-3d-1564778 ), as well as the PS2, but the PC I modeled mostly myself, only the lamp and desk organizer in that scene aren't mine :)

    • @barellevy6030
      @barellevy6030 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PixelProphecy Amazing work, BTW I did my first ever Ludum Dare two months ago after binge watching all your post mortems, so thanks for inspiration and great content.

  • @clickchapman5240
    @clickchapman5240 Před 3 lety +4

    Us: *wonders where the next video is*
    Phil: "Just over here making blender scenes."
    No wonder lol. Nice job.

  • @wynarator
    @wynarator Před 3 lety +11

    First time on this channel, love it! However I think it was really unfair to do your attempts on patched Mafia - you should try this on unpatched version. Eighth attempt? I've done like 20 attempts a day for 7 days to get through this mission on original version.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +5

      The patched version was the only one I had and I take every help I can get. I vaguely recall being really frustrated as well when I beat the game in 2002 but I don't recall how many attempts it took me in the end. Forgetfulness is bliss! 😅

  • @sleepySnowpoff
    @sleepySnowpoff Před 3 lety +2

    Can't wait!!

  • @Gearhead_47
    @Gearhead_47 Před 3 lety +1

    Ok i literally found this video just looking for an opinion on the og mafia race then i got nuked but a ton of nostalgia. 😢 made me sad a little to miss the old times but well done on the video man. Keep it up. (The remaster of this and the 2nd game are amazing (which you probably know) but if you havent already you should check them out)

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much! When I have the time I gotta check it out, but now Cyberpunk 2077 is just around the corner… 😁

  • @zephh_sk
    @zephh_sk Před 2 lety +3

    Dunno if it's the case just on my PC, but using WASD and the arrow keys has a tiny difference between the two, which I learned to utilize and ever since the race wasn't so hard. I think using the arrow keys over WASD grants you a smoother car control, which can allow you to prevent yourself from spinning out after a slight turn.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety

      Interesting! Never even considered there could be a difference! Thanks for sharing!

  • @domeskeetz
    @domeskeetz Před 5 měsíci +1

    great video!

  • @vrisihier2260
    @vrisihier2260 Před 3 lety +12

    This was awesome! There has not been single video from you Phil that I did not enjoy!
    Regarding this mission, I always found the driving mission before the actual race to be much harder for some reason....perhaps because of the way the city of Lost Heaven was designed!?

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh yes! But at least it was possible to try different routes with less police, for example. But I also had to try that one multiple times until I succeeded and was yearning for more 3rd person shooting. But nope! 😅

    • @vrisihier2260
      @vrisihier2260 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PixelProphecy you did not enjoy driving like a madman in this frustrating mission? Well good news here is another one that is even more frustrating! Hope you are happy.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Precisely! 😂

  • @Glinnor
    @Glinnor Před 3 lety +1

    Instant like! My favorite youtuber rn

  • @PixelProphecy
    @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +4

    Curious how I made it? Here's the link to my "Behind the Edit" stream: czcams.com/video/H3qLHF0hf74/video.html

  • @theps2guy561
    @theps2guy561 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Ive always been really fond of this mission and its the ones setting it up beforehand. I remember when i first played the mission in question. I was in awe as id never seen earlier era representation of racing in gaming at that time. I still really like doing this mission wen i occasionally plat through it. Once you get it down to a fine art you can be an absolute vintage sick c×nt beast

  • @JalikMetagram
    @JalikMetagram Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video :D

  • @MartijnFrazer
    @MartijnFrazer Před 3 lety +11

    I think the main trick is to not hit the throttle too early. It's impossible to keep the car under control if you try to steer and accelerate at the same time, so the trick is to wait until the car is straightly aligned after a corner and only then hit the throttle. The car has more than enough speed to take on the competition, so you don't need to go constantly as fast as possible. If you're careful it might feel like you're slow, but it's actually much faster when you're not constantly spinning :P

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +5

      Wonderful tip, thanks Martijn! That's how I approached it in the end, going off the throttle before curves, and then carefully accelerating again when the track becomes straight. In other words: Don't be greedy ;) Though the other cars aren't *that* slow I've found out.

    • @samfkt
      @samfkt Před 3 lety +3

      @@PixelProphecy But it was not on the hardest difficulty, right? And with or without patches/updates? Because one update (if not more) made the race easier......

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      @@samfkt I played the patched version from GOG and switched between "easy" and "normal", my winning run was on normal. I have no direct comparison but it felt easier than with the unpatched game 18 years ago 😅

    • @nickk6686
      @nickk6686 Před rokem

      Yes exactly I beated it after like 4th try with the extreme difficulty and I had the best lap time of 1:27

  • @frosts1lent19
    @frosts1lent19 Před 3 lety +3

    i just realized that the very thing u modeled you used here! bravo!

  • @NascarBall
    @NascarBall Před 3 lety +4

    I just found about your channel and I'm really impressed. Thank you for putting so much effort to entertain us by making these high quality videos.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad you enjoy it! And thank you for watching and commenting! 😊

  • @Laughing_Pumpkin
    @Laughing_Pumpkin Před rokem +1

    Good job on the editing and I'm glad you made this because I honestly thought the remake was difficult on classic difficulty, glad to learn the original was just as or more difficult. I had to turn down the difficulty just by one and I beat it on the first try but I tried for probably 2 hours and I could never get 1st. Infuriating game but still fun.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před rokem +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! I haven't played the remake yet, I need to distance myself from the original a little longer first 😅

  • @Nathyt
    @Nathyt Před rokem

    Yeah I was struggling with this as well, after 5 or 6 attempts I just turned the tire grip up to max which made the race quite easy as the car became much more controlable

  • @belleaimeehendriks6428
    @belleaimeehendriks6428 Před 2 lety +1

    I had no issues with the race BUT SHOOTING THE GUNS OF THE POLICE CAR CHASING U was absolute hell. They tell u to duck when they shoot and shoot when they reload but you’ll get it in 1 try if you just ignore that and shoot non stop. I was so annoyed my god

  • @norvinzor
    @norvinzor Před 2 lety +1

    Played the OG Mafia for the first time yesterday and wow I had roller coasters of emotion! a great gaming experience to do, all gamers should at least try this mission once in their lives!

  • @ilyabykov2437
    @ilyabykov2437 Před 2 lety +1

    5:38 My God this cutscene's forever burned in my brain.

  • @DR360WHO
    @DR360WHO Před 3 lety +3

    Lmao, just won this on the remake today, took me quite a few goes to say the least, this looks even harder

  • @LostPlaceChroniken
    @LostPlaceChroniken Před 3 lety +1

    Wieder mal ein sehr aufwendiges Video! Toll gemacht. Hab Mafia nie gespielt.
    Dafür icq, winamp & napster benutzt :P

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety

      Vielen Dank! Und freut mich, dass du kleinen 2000er-Nostalgie-Ostereier gefunden hast :)

    • @LostPlaceChroniken
      @LostPlaceChroniken Před 3 lety +1

      @@PixelProphecy Kommt mir vor als wäre es gestern. Btw: Du könntest mal ein Video über die Intro-Szene bzw. die Intros (1kb, 2kb, ..) von damals machen.

  • @Xenobicus
    @Xenobicus Před 3 lety +2

    Wow.. just wow! Absolutely fantastic and engaging video! I had some great laughs at your 'top gear' style track description .. the easter eggs 'pony' and other were great.. renders were mind blowing.. you really transported me back to my 2002 gaming era too! Love the little bit of the 'behind the scenes' footage you included in the credits as well, as it's always amazing to see the effort you put into your creations. Thank you so much for making this video and sharing!

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it and (as always!) for noticing all the details! That I transported you back to 2002 was what I was working towards to with the CGI living room and PC shots. So having all that work appreciated makes me a happy pony! 😊

  • @SMK1455
    @SMK1455 Před rokem +1

    Ahahahah, cool video, thanks)
    Fev days ago, I tried Mafia remaster on ps5, and faced with tis mission on classic difficulty.
    As form me, it was much harder, than on non-patched version of the Mafia from my childhood...
    Maybe you can remaster this video with remastered mafia? :D

  • @numbjarl6373
    @numbjarl6373 Před 2 lety +1

    I just came back from playing the remake version of that level. wanna give a a applause to those who grew up with the OG and manage to beat the OG version of the stage.

  • @CeticWales
    @CeticWales Před rokem +1

    Mafia was a good game but it took me months to complete that sodding level (it was pre-patch and I put the game aside for a few months). I only stuck with it because I enjoyed the earlier missions overall. That missions is sole reason why I never returned to the game after beating it.

  • @elmega794
    @elmega794 Před 2 lety +1

    Mafia Definitive Edition "The Racing" Mission still difficult despite coming out last year. Took like 2 hours to beat it.

  • @Thedicaldata
    @Thedicaldata Před 2 lety +1

    the worst part is that the checkpoints doesnt work.

  • @VioletGiraffe
    @VioletGiraffe Před rokem +1

    Just finished the race on Extreme yesterday in what is probably my 100th playthrough. I couldn't do it on the first try, nor the 2nd, nor the 3rd, but overall it didn't take long. It took waaaaaaay faster than my first playthrough. Originally, I was playing the un-patched first release. I'm beginning to suspect that the original race was harder than the patched one on Extreme. My time lap time with a keyboard on PC is 1.29.5-1.30.0. I never realized you can cut the hairpin, though! Or maybe I did try it 20 years ago but didn't think it was worth it.

  • @mikaxms
    @mikaxms Před 3 lety +2

    Interesting video, I wonder what the remake will be like.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety

      Fingers crossed they so something interesting with the racing mission, hopefully some kind of in-joke and nod to the horror we had to go through in 2002 😅

    • @samfkt
      @samfkt Před 3 lety +1

      @@PixelProphecy I just hope there will be more difficulty levels to choose...... I like challanging games, thats one of the main reasons why I liked this game so much (besides the Story etc).

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety

      @@samfkt "The game has standard difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard, but there's also Classic. Classic is what Mafia fans are probably looking for. Police respond to more crimes, the UI is more minimized, damage from enemies is fairly high, and when you reload, you lose the ammo in the clip. Every difficulty below Classic lessens those aspects of the game." via ► www.usgamer.net/articles/mafia-definitive-edition-cleans-up-and-spit-shines-a-muddy-past

  • @matt92hun
    @matt92hun Před 3 měsíci

    I don't remember this mission be particularly difficult. I thought racing in GTA 3 while all of China town was shooting at your car was way worse.

  • @shannonbriggs100
    @shannonbriggs100 Před rokem

    I recently got the Mafia trilogy and was warned by multiple people about the race mission and how frustratingly difficult it is. Really wasn’t looking forward to it, especially since I’m already rather crap at driving in games. When the mission came up, I was absolutely dreading it.
    Strangely and luckily enough, I ended up beating it first time. Pretty sure it was complete luck though because I took a corner too fast and instead of crashing and flipping over, my car just bounced off the side and rocketed down the track. Got me pretty far ahead of the other cars and was able to win by just driving carefully after that. I’m glad I got lucky because I have no patience with missions I keep failing constantly.

  • @johnnytobin5203
    @johnnytobin5203 Před 3 lety +1

    I played Mafia:DE last night,Classical difficulty ,that race mission took me nearly 9 hours to complete.........damn......

  • @juani2929
    @juani2929 Před 2 lety +1

    the secret was to release the gas on the curves.. My dad who played lots of F1 games taught me that and next try I beat it.

  • @CrazyChemistPL
    @CrazyChemistPL Před 3 lety +1

    Mouse and keyboard is still a gold standard on PC.

  • @Optic.97
    @Optic.97 Před 4 měsíci

    Piece of advice: Mind your speed and do not let your vehicle derail

  • @incumbentvinyl9291
    @incumbentvinyl9291 Před 2 lety +2

    Quality work, didn't expect it to be perfectly honest. Very handy to show us all the games and music used in the video at the end, I can't think of anyone else who has done that well.
    I don't know how much you were screwing around and if you honestly needed that many tries. Of course one can have a lapse in judgement when leading by such a margin, but to be honest you could have been snailing your way to the finish one on that fifth lap.
    I must be the only one in history who enjoyed this mission. I actually used to race and try to beat lap and race times, I kid you not. Stringing together multiple victories in a row, was certainly not a problem.
    Perhaps that's why in the Definitive Edition, I managed to complete the race on Classic difficulty in about fifteen minutes. Albeit the mission is inferior in the new game in my opinion, among other things, you have the abysmal ram feature. In my opinion, the person who gave it the green light for the game should hang.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching and the comment! And none of my failings were deliberate, I decided to make a video out of my many attempts after the fact 😅 I haven't played the new Mafia game yet but I am curious to find out about how the race handles. Regardless, I don't agree that the person who kept the ram feature in "should hang". I know you were joking but still that's not cool.

    • @incumbentvinyl9291
      @incumbentvinyl9291 Před 2 lety

      @@PixelProphecy I didn't mean that the person should literally be murdered or tried and hung. Not sure why you're so up tight about it, did one of your relatives hang?
      The person should be fired, because the implementation of the feature in part destroys the game. It's clear that they didn't actually play the game themselves.

  • @vigi_5192
    @vigi_5192 Před 3 lety +7

    I wish I could relate to this pain, but as a lover of racing games, this is very easy for me. If I play safe, I drive consistently about 1:30 lap times without any cuts. I managed to overtake some of them by one lap too. Also you can overtake all the opponents at the start so it's pretty much guaranteed win every time. Changing difficulty didn't really change anything for me, I guess they drive faster at extreme.
    In the remake there's actually some racing, as you can't just overtake everyone immediately, but I won that on first try at classic difficulty. I'd say that the remake is more forgiving if you do mistakes though and the driving is easier.

    • @killiskey
      @killiskey Před 3 lety

      Yeah I found it very easy also. And actually alot of fun, if u know racing lines then its very basic

    • @antebellum606
      @antebellum606 Před 3 lety +2

      Imagine some other hypothetical game. It introduces itself as being one thing then becomes something different 5 missions in, and this novelty mission has completely stopped you from playing the rest of the game.

  • @Don_Salieri1899
    @Don_Salieri1899 Před 3 lety +2

    Its 11 37 I've been doing this since 6 30 I'm on my 1000000 try you are lucky it took you that short

  • @chalo7189
    @chalo7189 Před 2 lety +1

    I have literally Played the Mission in the Remake for 2 and a half hours. AND I'VE STILL NOT FINISHED

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you took a break to watch my video. 😊

    • @chalo7189
      @chalo7189 Před 2 lety

      @@PixelProphecy i got it. Took me 3 whole hours!

  • @kainr1025
    @kainr1025 Před 2 lety

    It's been a long time since I was 14 but i vaguely remember the mission before the race was the hardest for me we had to drive a race car from one end of the to other end without damaging it. Back and forth as for the races it wasn't that hard to figure out. It gets easier when you let go of the throttle at turns. Even the small ones

  • @sohamroy8442
    @sohamroy8442 Před 3 lety +1

    Good video. Try the remastered version. See if you like it. Noticed your efforts. Keep it up

  • @thisisfrankie
    @thisisfrankie Před 3 lety +5

    Having played countless hours of Dirt Rally, I actually found this stage easy. If you have your racing line right and know your breaking points it’s not that hard. I wish I had basic racing knowledge back then.

  • @chrisbridston3438
    @chrisbridston3438 Před 3 lety +2

    Yes!!! Loved your pop culture intro dude .. :) currently on this level right now .. it looks amazing compared to the orig.. but MAN.. it whooped my ass..! This is NOT where I imagined where I would be stuck .. so off to goood Ol youtube .. to find a “classic” mode.. that I didn’t know meant .. easier easy easy .. .. about to try the race on that.. if I fail good man.. 🤦🏻‍♂️🔨🔨🔨

  • @el.G.
    @el.G. Před 3 lety

    I only played the game with the steering wheel and I had a fabulous experience. I finished the race on the 2nd try. With the keyboard I succeeded in the 4th attempt. Incredible game for that period

  • @RedBloodGAMING
    @RedBloodGAMING Před rokem +1

    anyone here after gameranx talking about this being so hard?

  • @TommyLikeTom
    @TommyLikeTom Před 3 lety +1

    If you use the shortcut and reset your car immediately it counts as a lap. I used that cheat as a baby child to skip this mission.

  • @4Noirr_
    @4Noirr_ Před 2 lety +1

    😭😭😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂bro he barely turned left & it literally flipped

  • @Obeu
    @Obeu Před 3 lety +2

    0:14 Do you hear that high-pitched tone? Or do I have tinnitus?

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +5

      You're not, I put it in intentionally because analog TVs used to emit this 15625 Hz tone as it's their horizontal scan rate (at least in the PAL broadcast system).

    • @Xenobicus
      @Xenobicus Před 3 lety +2

      @@PixelProphecy That is 'attention to detail' to the nth degree!

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před 3 lety +1

      Pixel Prophecy
      You are scaring me....

  • @n0ughtyb0y
    @n0ughtyb0y Před 2 lety +1

    don't let this stop you from trying Mafia.
    all you have to do is set it to 'Very Easy' with "Damage: Off" then it's not this hard at all. (even if you drive slow you will win)
    also if you play the original disc version (V1.0) that shortcut is not blocked and you can easily win that way. (just tap 0 to respawn after using it)
    also for driving in general it helps to map the secondary controls for steering, this adds a huge layer of comfort and control.

  • @ElMagnificoGaming
    @ElMagnificoGaming Před 3 lety +1

    Good video

  • @1mariomaniac
    @1mariomaniac Před 2 lety +1

    I just got the patched version on steam today, beat it in like 30 minutes after a few attempts getting used to the car and course. Then again I've played racing sims for the majority of my life and I'm no stranger to 30s race cars (love the things) or keyboard controls (didn't have a controller for a while.) So being fairly knowledgeable about the handling characteristics (those being that of a coffin with bicycle tires on ice.) I got used to it fairly quickly. Good challenge still though. 🙂

    • @armand0077
      @armand0077 Před 2 lety

      Same as well. Racing c ars in the '30s really had that exaggerated weight in the front, meaning heavy understeer that could easily turn to oversteering, which means that you have to really slow down while cornering. Besides, using manual mode (if you know basic car stuff) would make it even easier, since you'd have great control on the gearbox and thus accelerate better than using automatic mode. Still, the race is kind of hard, and catching up is kind of hard (if you are in second place, there is a slight chance, but otherwise, you really need to depend on the stupidness of the opponent, meaning you really have to hope the opponents crash).

  • @ryanscottnix
    @ryanscottnix Před 2 lety +1

    This video is an absolute masterpiece.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much! It was a lot of work, so I'm glad it paid off! 😅

    • @ryanscottnix
      @ryanscottnix Před 2 lety +1

      @@PixelProphecy I can tell! Amazing editing, design... Everything. By the way, was that Blender that you used to create the computer and desk scene? It looked incredible.

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 2 lety

      @@ryanscottnix Thank you so much! And I use Maya/Arnold for my CGI but this and more could have been done with Blender just as well :)

  • @promiseillbenice8526
    @promiseillbenice8526 Před 2 lety +2

    Yes it is that bad. Car pulling me left and right for no damn reason

  • @pasteylp
    @pasteylp Před 3 lety +1

    Wait until he hears about the glitch to skipp the race

  • @wolfboy20
    @wolfboy20 Před 3 lety +1

    In the definitive edition, it took me like 20 tries on hard mode. Shit is Ridiculous!

  • @jacksonb.valentine8208
    @jacksonb.valentine8208 Před 3 lety +2

    And now a new generation gets to be traumatized. Though, in my opinion, the remake on classic difficulty us somehow more difficult. Though thank God the load last checkpoint menu option exists now

    • @kmieciu4ever
      @kmieciu4ever Před 3 lety +1

      In the original game you fought against your car and all the opponents were pretty easy. I remake your car handles much better but the opponents are faster.

  • @nexushexus4365
    @nexushexus4365 Před 3 lety +1

    Took me 4 tries and did a flip too and won

  • @theprodigalson4003
    @theprodigalson4003 Před rokem

    I had to stop thinking of it like the car. I’m playing the games mechanics in the shape of a car. That is what got me to win. Almsot did it first try but I yeeted in the air and crashed and exploded into something that wasn’t there on previous laps

  • @_saintyork_2333
    @_saintyork_2333 Před 3 lety +2

    Its like they didnt playtest it and just said fuck it

    • @PixelProphecy
      @PixelProphecy  Před 3 lety +2

      Or the testers were already too good at the game and wanted it harder ;)

  • @cimaaaaaaa
    @cimaaaaaaa Před 3 lety +2

    Yes