I must have missed this game during the late 90s:
It is the intro of a game called Shutokou Battle Gaiden: Super Technic Challenge created by Megaquest in 1996. It must have picked up the drifting craze in Japan during the 90s and created this game for the Japanese PSX. Later on it had successors on other platforms as well.
Currently I'm playing old games at work on my old trusty PSX during the lunch breaks, so I definitely want this one! :)
Update: I did find Shutokou Battle for the Saturn and the Shutokou Battle for the Super Famicon (SNES). But still no PSX version yet...
Kinloud just posted this video on Youtube with a very very very very rusty AA60 Carina coupe powered by a mighty 3A-U:
Apparently the 3A-U doesn't have enough horses under the hood, so it is also helped by some cockroaches. I have no clue what HP a cockroach generates though. :D
After last Saturday's Advan Racing intro I watched some more 90s footage.
I found some footage of drift events from the early 90s till the late 90s. They really show that drifting is something new and something that could only be done by practically anyone! If you hear the amount applause for every one of the drivers you really start to wonder why on earth we have a judging system for D1GP! ;)
First video is covering 1990/1991:
Big LOL @1:18. Saw that one coming from miles away! :D
And @1:32 a Carina AA63 Policecar replica!
As you can see, the 180SX @2:25 is brand new and doing a great job. Really skillfully drifted around the corners and way above the rest of the drivers. Note that this is Orido Manabu's 180SX! You can see the young Orido start to cry when he wins his first victory ever! Shortly after this victory he leaves drifting and enters serious racing in Fuji freshman class.
Second video is covering 1991/1992/1993:
In this video you see the drift events getting bigger and getting more and more professional. Cars are not old clunckers anymore and are getting nice and fresh aerodynamic performance parts.
Then the third video fast forwards to the late 90s, 1997-1999:
All of a sudden all drivers are more skilled than before: they won't make big mistakes anymore. Their entry speeds are much higher and their lines are much better! And now it makes much more sense to have a judging system to determine which drivers are better than others...
No posting today: I'm getting married to the most beautiful woman I know today so there won't be a posting today!
Since I did not hire keyboard cat to play tunes on my wedding I think you all should enjoy his playing today instead of us:
When I watched this Advan Racing intro from 1998 I thought it was just screaming Gran Tourismo 2 to me!
Of course those two are only one year apart, so it isn't that weird... :)
But think about it: this intro was made already 11 years ago! Time flies when you're having fun!
