R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Retrospective [PS1]
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- R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 was developed by Namco in 1998, and despite the fact that the series continued on until 2016, many consider Type 4 the pinnacle of the series. Let’s take a look as to why that may be covering everything from the stylish graphics, phenomenal music, and tight racing mechanics.
Let me know your thoughts on the game and the ridge racer series in the comments, and feel free to suggest any other games you’d like to see covered on the channel.
Thanks so much for watching and have a great day :)
0:00 Intro
1:07 Graphic Design/Visual Presentation
2:48 Gameplay
5:14 Tracks/Bonus Features
8:26 Story
9:54 Announcer
11:13 Music
12:17 Outro
12:57 BONUS!
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The graphics, the style, the looks, the characters, their stories, their epilogues, the cars, the UI, and the MUSIC. This was and is still is one of my favorite games of all time. I still play to this day. Ridge Racer 7 is pretty good, runs 1080p 60fps.
is beautiful this game but the customization sucks, because is not for grand prix mode, is only for time attack
multiplayer or vs battle, and extra trial the ai in this extra trial mode is so fast than you by the rubber band
in grand prix mode you need to drive a car that the game say, and the team select, like a difficulty
and they change the physics making unfair to drive, i'm really sad because bandai namco never remake a game
like this with new modes, that made you not borring like quick race or free race that are my favorite
I felt like RR: Type 4 was the pinnacle of the franchise. I did enjoy the games that came after, but those all felt like mostly tech demos for the newest console. Type 4 felt like the last Ridge Racer game Namco really tried to add some depth, care, and feeling to the franchise.
RRV is also really good. Then the controls went to shit.
@@djayjp nah, i feel like the last good one was ridge racer psp, it just feels much more free and fluid than the ones i played after
@@chillmanmax775 You don't even control the car in that one lol. It's just auto steer once you start drifting.
@@djayjp i think i just like the loose drifting that game had, and i only recently played it so its not really nostalgia. that game was the one that turned me onto rr and from the ones i did play (rr3d and rr vita) it felt really nice compared to them. it felt like the drifting in those games had like spots you could drift in to rack up turbo rather than being able to just drift wherever to get it. i did really like type 4, and id say its def the better game, i just really enjoyed my time with ridge racer psp alot and its my personal fav in the series, flawed as it is
@@chillmanmax775 Yeah fair enough. RR2 on PSP (Europe) has many more tracks. It holds up very well visually today in HD/4K.
PS1/2 era Namco games have such incredibly soulful style to them.
Highly recommend checking RR5 on PS2 as well as Ace Combat 3 on PS1 (fan translated version of Japanese release). Latter has OST similar to it.
Yes they really did. I miss the old Namco so much. Ridge Racer has to return
Legendary game, played it for the first time this year and it's in my Top 10 if not top 5 favorite games.
How did you play? emulation?
This and Rage Racer are my favourite Ridge Racer series games.
*RR4 is one of my favorite racing games and Out Run 2 Love both games!* ❤
Out Run has such a good soundtrack!!
Back when Namco was the king of graphics. This and Tekken 3 were the best-looking games for the PlayStation 1. Fear Effect's cell shading look was great too, and Legacy of Kane: Soul Reaver pushed the hardware too. But Namco nailed the sweet spot of maximizing graphics AND performance. Tekken 3 and R4 were silky smooth and made me doubt that the PS1 only had 2MB worth of RAM.
Ridge Racer Type 4 is a Gift from The Video Game Gods. 🏆🏆🏆
The relaxing music and aesthetic makes me got hooked to this game, the only downside was that it's really hard to finish 1st in every races to unlock some trophies
sammmmmeeee, it was so hard on the harder difficulties to get first on every race. i really wanted to do it so i could see the different cars you unlock
Had a ton of fun with this - first time playing through the championship was great. I LOVE how the banter from your crew chief changes depending on how you do in the race. Felt like we had a little bromance going for the duration of that cup series. Real cozy vibes. Love the amount of Drum&Bass and House music on the soundtrack. Classy game all around.
My big brother bought a playstation bundled with this game back in 1999. I will never forget how much joy this game brought us over the years.
Persona 5's OST is nearly on par with R4's OS，but R4 is still the best coz the acid jazz/drum n bass jazz still sound futuristic and unique even today, which not many music can achieve
Shoji meguro doesn't know what acid jazz actually is and even though there are a lot of really good songs in p5's soundtrack with Lyn as an amazing vocalist, the way persona 5 uses it's soundtrack is laughable compared to type 4
My favorite racing game ever, over a decade later. It's amazing that nothing else seems to hit those right notes. A product of it's time and combined the best elements? Maybe, but it comes together as something complete much like how Symphony of the Night does also to me.
Ive been on a kick with the music for this lately myself, played this when I was 7 years old and still love it. I still play a lot of racing games and Im hooked on Assetto Corsa right now, really hoping someone out there does some mods of some of the cars fr R4
As an older millennial. I was 15 when this game came out. I remember playing it. The high contrast GUI was one of the coolest parts. Coupled with the music. Oh, the music. I remember putting lots of hours into this game. I wish they'd bring back the series for PS5 or PC using the R4 formula. I miss this series. Yoppi, you should review the original Wipeout. They used to play the soundtrack in clubs in the UK in the 90s. Especially liked the music in Wipeout by CoLD SToRAGE. Loved this video btw.
This was Namco's magnum opus when it came to the Ridge Racer titles. Everything else after just fell short. Also since you mentioned music, you might want to review Racing Lagoon as well. It was a Japan exclusive RPG racing game from Squaresoft that was in Japanese only text for 22 years until late 2021 when a fan translation was released. The music for that is quite on par with R4 as it's indicative of 90s jazz fusion. And apart from other racing games it has a compelling story that dives into some Lovecraftian levels of existentialism.
ive heard good things abput racing lagoon and i lovveveveveve the music. i remember checking in when the translation was 80% done, good to hear its finnally done. now that youve described the story that way i definetepy gotta try it!
No ridge racer psp is better
R4 is amazing to this day. I still have my version from release day in spring 98...We were all huge into GT at the time, this was a great ying to GT's yang...I remember 3 or 4 of us, my friends and I skipped school one day and I was always the skip house since I was so close to the school. At the time I remember getting blazed lol
and passing the controller around with R4 on the screen...was a great time.
Best music in ps1 games for me is ridge racer , tekken 2 and nfs 3 hot pursuit
This game is amazing. Great drifting, awesome cars, and the music is incredible. When I was a kid I used to just blast around the night tracks on time trial listening to the tunes. Good times.
Excellent video, can't belive this doesn't have more views. You convinced me to order a copy of this game on ebay lol
thanks so much, hopeyou like the game :)
@@yoppimedia It rules
A very fun & original racing game for its time. I grew up on the gran turismo series so this game was a fresh coat of paint with its presentation. Got it from blockbuster 3 weeks before summer ended. The Music and announcer was the chef's kiss.
PS1 era soundtracks felt a bit more out there & experimental than the later generations. Too many memorable ones to list but my personal favourite's for driving games were the first 3 ridge racer & the first 3 NFS games. NFS 2 & 3 (Hot Pursuit) being particularly special to me. They both have music themed to fit the track which shifts in tempo & dynamics as the scenery changes. NFS 2 pushes this further as the tracks are more exotic loctions leading to very unique musical passages. A didgeridoo on the Austrailian track, German folk music in another, & the piece de resistance, Sitars, bongo's & other random percussion for the hardest track Nepal. Members of a Canadian rock Fusion band were hired to create the music for a bumch of EA games around that time including NFS, & it shows lol.
I loved this game as a kid. I have the controller and loved playing the game with it.
you mean the lil wheel controller? is it actually comfortable to play with? im curius
@@yoppimedia Well, at the time, I thought the game needed to be played with it, so that's how I played. Just like a tiny steering wheel.
Armored core Master of Arena has a experimental breakbeat/techno soundtrack too. I think you'll like it
Honestly even by todays standards this games soundtrack and general sense of style is in its own league. The two ridge racer psp games had a pretty dope style to them as well but man type-4 is definitely something special.
couldnt agree more, should i check out the psp games? how are their osts?
@@yoppimedia i would say check out ridge racer 2 on the psp since its pretty much a definitive version of 1 with more cars, music, and remixes of songs from past games which is a plus. The soundtrack is pretty solid with some really good new additions along with some returning classics like move me and the original ridge racer theme. Definitely has a really varied and well rounded soundtrack with a little bit of everything.
Really nice Video.
I also discovered this game because of the music. I was listening to a PS1 music compilation video and this music just stood out in the best possible way.
I was searching for reviews to see if I should play the game and now I'm absolutely hooked. Glad I found your video. Keep the good work up!
I used to think the announcer said "My grandma dies faster than that! Get with the program!" LMFAO
Ridge Racer on the come up
Now back on ps4/ps5,nice to see a return of this iconic classic on ps plus!
The music is of a slowly dying era but some people still do to this day. It's tracker music. Trackers were very limited but people found amazing ways to work with what they had. Think of Foregone Destruction on the original Unreal Tournament OST. Even seeing other tracker recreations of the song is I'd say eye opening. Just a different era in music man.
The music is undefeated
Also the Jogcon was the best racing controller at the time, once you played with it enough going back to the dpad was gruesome.
hey nice video, keep it up!
the music legit slaps!
PS1 and PS2 are super nostalgic to me!
immediately subbed after you covered that nonsensical blurb on the box art
Despite loving racing games, I only recently got into R4. However it quickly shot up as one of my favorites, right up there with other pick up and play favorites like Burnout 3 and F-Zero X. Really suprised by how much quality and style they jammed into this one. A real classic that needs to get brought up more, for sure.
Awesome review. This game grew on me.
Just beat this game for the first time this week, first on normal then hard. I never cared for racing games before but after playing this one I totally get it, I'm gonna check out the rest of the genre after this.
Really great video that perfectly summed up my thoughts on the game, checking through your channel I'm shocked that you don't have more sub! The content has great production, analysis, and taste. You've earned a subscription from me at least. Keep it up and you'll definitely go far.
If you’re down for some recommendations, I gotchu! For more realistic stuff check out Gran Turismo 5 on PS3 or Forza 4 on 360, and for a more arcade-y open world experience the Forza Horizon series is great and available on 360, XBOne, and Series X
Try racing lagoon
Burnout Revenge is one of my favorite ps2 racing games.
Pro tip since I’ve playing since 1998, look at the road signs. Blue doesn’t require a drift, but a red sign does
omfg how did i not notice that... lol thnx
Damn, I've been replaying R4 since I have memory and never noticed. This game just keep on giving.
Glad I stumbled upon your channel.
Great stuff, and you cover lot of things I've interest in (mainly gaming).
Anyone who’s followed the series since its debut will tell you R4 is peak RR. After that the series slowly lost its identity when they brought in the radio announcer in RR5, the boost, and later on damage. They need to ditch all that and get back to the basics (RR - R4) because that’s what made the series great.
lowkey goated video
Thanks for making this video... from the bottom of my heart...
Best things I loved about this game:
1. OST
2. Visual style
3. Crossing the last lap into 2000 on the final race
4. You can unlock and play Pac Man
5. Reiko Nagase and that bombshell of an opening
Unless I missed it, I can't believe you didn't mention racing against the jet engine car! That race was so hard! Little me felt so accomplished when I beat it
You can connect 2 PSX with a cable and play „!LAN“ Game. Best Racer 🤟 ever.
RIIIIIDGE RACER
nice video, listening to your voice is pleasant and pacing was good. and good bless audio quality
i wish they made RR8 or remake of some older entry
thanks so much and yeah ridge racer is due for a revival!
I've been left wanting for a racing game that even comes close to R4 for over two decades now and, after finishing my first full 2D game, I'm making the jump to 3D to give it my all to capture hopefully a fraction of the magic this game had.
theres just somethin special about R4..... hope you can capture that magic in your game :) . now ya got me curius tho, is you 2D game available to play somewhere, i would love to check it out!
@@yoppimedia Oh! Yeah, it's called Galactic Refugees and it's on Steam! It's a short little bullet helly shmup. I actually made the demo for it as an application to work on Deltarune, but never got a response, so I just kept working on it and working on it until it was a full game. :D
@@mayazimmerman6130 the game looks great! personally im not into shumps (mostly because i suck at them) but the aesthetic and the bullet patterns look really well done
Namco always had some of the best music back then. Rage Racer had incredible soundtrack, Rave Racer had some of those The Prodigy styled dancemusic that I still like today, Tekken had some awesome songs aswell, and Ace Combat. There are lots of japanese music out there with so cool genres, not just game music.
GIVE US A REMASTER!
I really like this game. I'm currently re-playing it and every GP feels amazing, even if I'm just repeating.
As for the story, I have to say that my favourite part is DRT's manager and his struggle. I love when he brusts and calls the team's owner a fool. I also love the fact that even if you don't perform well, he still congratulates the player. He's so wholesome 😄
What I dislike a little is the difficulty of the Special Stage, specially for DRT's races. 😩
But overall, it's an amazing game and I prefer it over most current games.
Gran turismo also has some really good music is you’re looking for more
This game is a real classic capital C!!!
Been here cause i wanna know what other people's thoughts about this AWESOME AND COOLEST GAME!!.
Interestingly I had a very similar experience to you. I never really played racing games, but I loved the soundtrack for this game (First heard it after watching a Minimme video) and figured I should give the game a shot.
Funnily enough, I've totally fallen in love with racing games ever since. I definitely attribute that to this amazing game
yooo i love minimme, i can super relate. i never thought id be into anythiing other than cart racers, but r4 showed me the light lol
While I barely played this one I have heard the soundtrack a million times too lol
I really enjoy the music for ridge racers 1/2 for PSP as well
ooooh i havent listened to the music for the psp games, imma chek em out now. one ost in the series that mightve slipped under your radar is rage racer for ps1. i just found it recently, and while it's mostly more rock oriented there is one track called silver stream that is god tier
Чел хорош (dude - you pretty good)
The story part literally comes out of nowhere. You know when I first play this game I thought the coach will be you generic video game coach.. and then boom they decided to give you a little bit backstory about other team and after finish the grand prix... They give you a whole epilogue. I'm just "holy shit I thought this was a silly racing arcade game with cool soundtrack"
Please mention the sick intro of the game 😁😁😁
I'd love to see more videos about some obscure PS1 games like Intelligent Qube for example
I think you will like inertial drift it was at least partially inspired by this and the drifting is incredible theres an entire joystick dedicated to drifting trust me it works really well
"Take care of this oozer!". What is he saying? lol
this video should be 60fps to showcase RR1 Turbo
You should check out Ace Combat 3 and the original Wipeout.
Man for a moment I thought this ROM I downloaded was a hack but turns out the grand prix doesn't take long to finish 😅
Will you also take a dive into the other games in the Ridge Racer series? This IS a Retrospective.
i might cover the games that also have some of my fave music like r racing evolution. but other than that idk, which games in the series would you recommend?
@@yoppimedia I guess Rage Racer, Ridge Racer V & Ridge Racer 7. The original & Ridge Racer Revolution are rather small and I don’t think they would be fit for reviews unless they’re both paired in the same video.
Is this game playable in Japanese? As in are there severe consequences in story mode by making choices I can't read?
theres no severe consequences storywise. like you don't make dialogue choices or anything like that.
the only thing that might catch you off guard from not being able to read is that you get given different parts and cars based on how you did in the races and that is explained in the dialogue, but thats all i can think of and it's very minor
@@yoppimedia Thanks! I was worried I would have to make dialogue choices. That helps a lot on my decision to get this game! :)
Extremely overrated game, just because it has good graphics for the system......the gameplay is so dumbed down for casuals, i guess the noobies can enjoy it at least XD
I played the absolute shit out of R4. Probably my favorite racing game of all time.