My Top 20 Retro Driving/Racing Games

Hi guys! Here are my top 20 retro driving/racing games.

Only games from the sixth generation or earlier are allowed, and no games that have a driving element but driving isn’t the sole gameplay aspect. There were so many to choose from, but I think that these are the twenty that influenced me the most over the years.

I’d love to hear what your favourites are!

Games listed (with EU release dates):

20. Pole Position (BBC Micro – 1983)
19. Quarantine (DOS – 1994)
18. Crash Team Racing (PlayStation – 1999)
17. Destruction Derby (PlayStation – 1995)
16. 4D Sports Driving (aka Stunts) (DOS/Amiga – 1990)
15. OutRun (Arcade – 1986)
14. Sega Rally Championship (Arcade – 1994)
13. Carmageddon (Windows – 1997)
12. Special Criminal Investigation (Arcade/Amiga – 1989/1990)
11. Mashed (PS2/XBOX – 2004)
10. Crazy Taxi (Arcade/Dreamcast – 1999)
9. Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2 – 2004)
8. F-Zero (SNES – 1992)
7. V-Rally (PlayStation – 1997)
6. Diddy Kong Racing (N64 – 1997)
5. Shox (PS2 – 2002)
4. Wipeout (Playstation – 1995)
3. Super Mario Kart (SNES – 1993)
2. Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off-Road (Amiga/Arcade – 1989)
1. Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (Mega Drive – 1994)

Background music:

Futurecop! ft. Renegade – Afterburner
Lifelike – So Electric (Roller Disco edit)
mpmsoundtracks – Runaway
Wice – Dream Rider
Alpha Boy – Lightstorm