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[–]derpbacca 44 points45 points ago

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Fuck the haters, I love this more than Mario Kart.

I may be a bit biased seeing as I owned a PS1 and not a N64.

Still, such a fantastic game. So many memories whereby the loser would unplug the multitap(remember those) whenever they lost in a fit of rage.

[–]ohdaesu1 7 points8 points ago

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i onwed an N64. you are not bias. CTR is a better game.

[–]TheWetMop 1 point2 points ago

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I owned an N64, so of course i think mario kart is the better tiltle (and certainly series). That said though, i ALWAYS wanted to play this when i went to my friends house.

point: just because MK is better doesn't mean this game wasn't a blast to play

[–]derpbacca 0 points1 point ago

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Oh yeah, without a doubt, I love playing any Mario kart game, especially on my friends DS when I caught the train with him. I'm just saying from my biased view, I think CTR is better :)

[–]PSBlake 0 points1 point ago

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It's more balanced - Although your relative position does have a statistical effect on what pickups you are likely to receive, it's less pronounced, and there isn't anything quite as bad as the blue turtle shell from later Mario Karts.

The jumping and drifting mechanics were much more satisfying, and the hub level style story mode was way more fun than the Mario Kart cups.

Then there's the level design. Mario Kart's tracks are whimsical. CTR's tracks are demented.

I loves me some Mario Kart, but CTR wins first place in my heart.

[–]kn0ck 0 points1 point ago

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My parents bought me both back in the days. When I had schoolmates over to play games together, we all always gravitated towards playing CTR over Mario Kart.

Then we would proceed in trolling each other with proximity mines in the bathroom vents in Goldeneye on the N64 after pizza and CTR overdose.

[–]Thundahcaxzd 0 points1 point ago

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heresy

[–]diceAhh 53 points54 points ago

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Best game ever made, so many memories...fucking oxide.

[–]velocity010 8 points9 points ago

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those time trials were beastly hard even with OP penta pinguin, although i did wreck all my friends at this game.

[–]zecastelo 0 points1 point ago

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whats your name btw?

[–]hashcashem 2 points3 points ago

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you ever played the squeal they came out with super fucking shitty, but just as hard i not harder. it may be becasue my controls has a x-button lag from me holding that bitch down.

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[–]laluna130 1 point2 points ago

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[–]PicardsTea 0 points1 point ago

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Long time since I played this game. But still the best player this game has. So many memories...

[–]ProcrasDeNador 47 points48 points ago

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had sex with a chick recently. got real awkward afterwards til she saw my copy of CTR and we played it naked for 2 hours.

[–]Duffman3005 4 points5 points ago

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And then you fucked some more after you beat her right?

[–]velocity010 7 points8 points ago

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you sir just won the internetz

EDIT: ofcourse we require pics

[–]SrsSteel 0 points1 point ago

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Why are you lying about your edit? ;|

[–]velocity010 1 point2 points ago

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I'm not i just ninja edited it and it wont show the *

[–]elvispt 0 points1 point ago

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we require proof.

[–]Potat4o 7 points8 points ago

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And offered for free on PSN+. Awwww yeaaah!

[–]Ace_Mazta 6 points7 points ago

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oh god, my childhood! i would just power slide boost across the whole fucking track. computers never stood a chance the music is engraved in my mind :P

[–]Jeklah 7 points8 points ago

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Agreed, this game was amazing. I think its better than mario kart.

./takes cover

[–]ViviFFIX 5 points6 points ago

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I still have my original copy of this and still play it every now and again (original PS3).

It's one of the only games that my whole family actually get involved with (That and Tekken 2).

[–]snaremaster2007 3 points4 points ago

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I think the original Crash Bandicoot and Tekken 2 were the first two games that I got for my PS.

Good times.

[–]Fahs 5 points6 points ago

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Best story mode, best power ups, best maps. Best kart game ever. Multitap brought this game to another level.

[–]SalahadinPL 13 points14 points ago

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Playing CTR in 2011'

[–]steampunkwookiee 2 points3 points ago

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I clocked it for the first time this year. No jokes.

[–]Zolken35 0 points1 point ago

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I didn't ever buy it till i had a PS2. But no PS1 memory card and i thought PS2 would save it . So many hours wasted ;-;

[–]VGChampion 2 points3 points ago

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Upvote this if you're playing CTR in 2011! /YouTube

[–]lawrencelearning 4 points5 points ago

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Yes!

Such a good game, different from Mario Kart and better for it.

I loved the open world sections, driving between places, etc

[–]MsTeetsMcgee 4 points5 points ago

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Unlocking Nitros Oxide was near impossible for me when I was younger. Fuck those time trials.

[–]leslij55 3 points4 points ago

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But it was glorious when you did finally unlock him. You couldn't lose.

[–]laluna130 2 points3 points ago

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Hang on! There IS a way to unlock that blasted alien?!

[–]DoesntUnderstandJoke 0 points1 point ago

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Nope. Not legitimately at least.

[–]Squincey 2 points3 points ago

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I don't even think it is possible without cheats?

[–]itzjamesftw 4 points5 points ago

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Favorite childhood game.

[–]PedrotheDuck 2 points3 points ago

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I used to play the demo of this game all the time, since in portugal there weren't many video game stores available. Anyone remembers Crash Bash? That one must be on my Co-op top 10

[–]FluxxyP 3 points4 points ago

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So many memories of bouncing around on those pogo sticks colouring in the squares, and running around on that tiny ice block!

[–]Sneaklemming 2 points3 points ago

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Yeh this is my one.

[–]wickedalmond 2 points3 points ago

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Dude, I just played my original copy yesterday. Is this fate?

[–]Sheadog369 1 point2 points ago

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I just started playing again yesterday as well. Creepy.

[–]VGChampion 1 point2 points ago

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It's funny because I was just searching on the Internet for it because my friends and I are getting a little tired of Mario Kart Wii.

[–]Thunderhawkk 2 points3 points ago

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One of the first games I ever had on Playstation. We played that game throughout the entire playstation era. Definately my favourite racing game.

[–]kevdotbadger 2 points3 points ago

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Such a fucking great game. Have so many memories of this game, such a brilliantly made game. Speedway Sewer was my favourite track, you could bounce off the walls, powerslide everywhere and set some sick times on that track. No one I knew could touch my time.

[–]GameCompare 2 points3 points ago

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I tried to dig this out a couple of weeks ago but the disk is in a very bad way. I've been debating weather or not to re buy the game and I think your post has made my decision.

[–]AmbushDM5 2 points3 points ago

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Absolutely amazing game. Much better than Mario Kart. Everything about this game was perfect. I still fire it up and play it from time to time.

[–]Qwixzo 2 points3 points ago

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uhm this is with out a doubt the best racing game. Year in year out since release i played it. Multiplayer is so much fun!

[–]NiCKtheGREEK15 3 points4 points ago

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still play this game with mates when blazed to this day lol.

[–]marsd95 1 point2 points ago

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I do that all the time. So much fun.

[–]Squincey 1 point2 points ago

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i still play this fuck yeah

[–]greggles187 1 point2 points ago

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So good, I kept both copies I got for Christmas.

Though I still love Ridge Racer 4 (PSX) more.

[–]frostflowers 1 point2 points ago

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The greatest tragedy of my game-collection is that my copy of CTR is so scratchy that I can't play it any more. D:

Oxide Station is the best track ever.

[–]chronobartuc 0 points1 point ago

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There was a cheat that increased the power of the boost pads, which made Oxide Station impossible to finish with it activated. That long drop with the huge boost pad would shoot you into the wall repeatedly. Good times.

[–]bayaka 1 point2 points ago

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Oh my god yes. I played as tiny and absolutely dominated the sewer level every single time. Hands down one of the games that defined my childhood, up there with Pokemon. A+, would play 1000 times again.

[–]TehKina 1 point2 points ago*

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This this and more this. I wish they hadn't ruined the next one,'Nitro Crap'

[–]The_Book_Man 1 point2 points ago

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I too think this is one of the best racing games ever made.

[–]TheEverDay 1 point2 points ago

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I remember winning my first race after a month of playing it. Or when my friend restarted when I was about to win once. Playing with my feet as a joke. SO many memories from the first video game I ever played.

[–]TenPie 1 point2 points ago

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How many fucking times per month is this same thread going to be posted in /r/gaming?

[–]pstanger 1 point2 points ago

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Lol. Please just unsubscribe from this subreddit. It isn't healthy for you.

[–]matrixclown 1 point2 points ago

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Getting the final 4 purple tokens is one of the single most infuriating things I've ever done.

Aku Aku!

[–]TheDoubleG 1 point2 points ago

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[–]tgame14 1 point2 points ago

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Just recently played through and completed this again on a ps1 emulator. God this game was awesome, oh childhood, how I long for thee

[–]VolleDaniel 1 point2 points ago

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I was just about to post the same thing. God I hated that final stage...

[–]hotchrisbfries 1 point2 points ago

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I tried to get back into this game recently on PSN. Sure the gameplay and nostaliga is great. But the graphics haven't aged well at all. Playing on a 46" 1080p makes it feel like I have to sit 50 feet back from the screen in order to take in everything on the display.

Maybe those with smaller TVs would do better.

[–]UberGimp 1 point2 points ago

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My mother used to play this for HOURS. It was so much that she, at one point, tried "jump" from a small hill while driving her real car.

[–]NoBullet 1 point2 points ago

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It was so good that even nintendo copied the power slide mechanic for their next mario kart games.

[–]imgur-mirror-bot 3 points4 points ago

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[–]Eyedoless 1 point2 points ago

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Downvoted for blatantly breaking the rules.

Next time, post it in the thread.

[–]UberJonez 0 points1 point ago

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I was sure it said: "Best racing SIM games ever made"..

[–]smokes_degrass 0 points1 point ago*

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I said this in the "Good PS1 Games" thread last week:

This game is the thing that I am best at in the world. If there is one thing in this universe that I can count on without fail, it's that I fucking rock at CTR.

If I died and the Grim Reaper let me challenge him to a contest to win my soul and right to live back, I would choose CTR instantly. It is not possible for me to lose in this game.

N. Gin is how boss niggas play this game

EDIT: gave so many upvotes in this thread to my CTR brethren

[–]Hecubah 0 points1 point ago

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[–]TyMarshall624 0 points1 point ago

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Only issue was the false promise of turning the world into a parking lot... I saw the bluff

[–]Caleo 0 points1 point ago

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It was a great game.. until my sister 'borrowed' it and it was 'stolen.'

[–]Orange_Drink 0 points1 point ago

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Roo's tubes, five laps.

[–]Sneeblet 0 points1 point ago

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such a awesome game!

[–]Kirby3 0 points1 point ago

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Best game ever. Still play it regularly, it'll never get old for me. Except Coco's level...

[–]jdunmer1018 0 points1 point ago

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just bought this off of the playstation store... so excellent to be able to play it again :D

[–]nitix 0 points1 point ago

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Beat N.Oxide on time trial on all tracks, still didn't get N.Oxide

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[–]dmcirl 0 points1 point ago

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I preferred Speed Freaks.

[–]jewsuslives 0 points1 point ago

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If they wrote a biography about my life, a copy of this game would be the first few chapters.

[–]gsomega 0 points1 point ago

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This is definitely one of the best racers. But it's probably still tied with Diddy Kong Racing.

[–]ooh_lawd 0 points1 point ago

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Yes. As an owner of a PlayStation rather than an N64, this was my very favorite childhood game. And I power-slided my way to the top.

[–]svinepelz 0 points1 point ago

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Love it! Used to be hardcore in that. Now I can't even hold a controller the right way.

[–]ntongh2o 0 points1 point ago

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CTR is the best mario kart game on the PS. I also heavily played NFS Hot Pursuit.

[–]hypermog 0 points1 point ago

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One of Naughty Dog's two great kart racers. Can't wait for UnKarted.

[–]redered 0 points1 point ago

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[FIXED]

Stop.

[–]extra_23 0 points1 point ago

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did you ever unlock all the characters!?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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101% Completion!

[–]tiezep 0 points1 point ago

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Having grown up with an N64 and playing a good amount of racing games growing up, I had the chance to play this with a friend of mine who grew up with the PSX.

Well, I didn't like this game, it strikes me as a MarioKart ripoff and the handling was rather odd.

Still, no hating, err, not much hating if you prefer this. You can't tell me my tastes in games are bad, nor could I do that to anyone here. :)

[–]dylansan 0 points1 point ago

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My cousin and I played it this summer and got to 100%, something I had never done as a child. Feels good man. In fact, it's pretty much our routine to play this game every summer.

Also, battle mode was epic. Getting the last point with a rolling bomb = best feeling ever.

[–]DustbinK 0 points1 point ago

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Have you played ModNation Racers? It really comes close. Definitely this generation's CTR. I played the shit out of that game last year. It was actually my pre-funking game of choice. You could get nice and tipsy with those long load times!

[–]JamminJimi 0 points1 point ago

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This game doesn't get nearly enough attention around here.

[–]LeafOnWind 0 points1 point ago

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Not only should you have posted this in the comments of the original thread, but everyone knows Mario is the king of Kart racers.

It really helps that N64 has four controller slots, when you needed to buy a multitap to play four player on PS1. It was like Four Swords Adventure, but for every multiplayer game.

[–]farcry15 -1 points0 points ago

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somebody hasn't played diddy kong racing...

[–]Endraxial -5 points-4 points ago

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[–]Helplessromantic -2 points-1 points ago

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Love me some CTR, but Lego racing is better by a longshot

[–]dwhee -1 points0 points ago

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No seriously don't just comment in the original posts no one hates you and wants you to die or anything.

[–]cvillano -1 points0 points ago

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[–]TheLastGuitarHero -1 points0 points ago

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This was just on the front page like a week ago, you should have posted this in the comments of the original thread you fuck face.

[–]chiablo -1 points0 points ago

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None of these are F-Zero GX, why do you keep posting them?