The Miata in this game is an absolute monster of a car, it handles and looks awesome and it will solo like all events as long as you keep upgrading it, the only weakness it has is drag racing but you can still beat the entire story with that car it's a beast but I usually finish the game with the RX-7 which is my favorite car in that game
My mom got a mx5 as a retirement gift to herself last summer. I took it for a spin and honestly it's some of the most fun I've had behind the wheel of any vehicle. Incredible balance and cornering. I just wish I could fit in the damn thing a little better.
@@scottjs5207 srt4 didn't exist when this game came out. The highest spec was the ACR with the dual cam, 150hp 2.0, lightened interior and adjustable suspension
I, for one, would love to know what upscaler, @TitoBobbyFlash! I'd definitely go back to PS2 if I could get my games to look this good on modern TVs/monitors.
I ALWAYS pick the MX-5. It's just my favourite of them all. It handles so beautifully THROUGHOUT the game. It doesn't get a head start but once it gets going, it holds the lead. 🔥
If they do a good job with the modeling a rear drive car is easier for me to drive. Like in real life a front drive wants to understeer and throttle tends to just make it worse.
I'm a bit too tall to be comfy in them but they're really great to drive in real life as well. My mom bought one as a retirement gift to herself and it's a lot of fun!
same i always picked it for handling n it sped up after awhile ,beat ppl on corners etc. clocked the game with it. n dont forget that snoops riders in the storm n the rock tracks gave it 100 + horse power
Don't let all this starter car distract you that hector is running spoon engines on his hondas. On top of that he just came to Harry's and order 3 t66 turbos with nos and a Motec exhaust system.
@@zorpalod2346 Unique Transmission makes drag races near impossible to beat, so it's not recommended imo If you truly want the best all-round performance, go with Engine, ECU, and Turbo. For online drag races, swap Turbo with Nitrous.
Speedrunner here. The best upgrades for the career speedrun are engine/ECU/Weight reduction. Best for individual level often swaps weight reduction for turbo. Drag uses Transmission and Nos always and one of these: Engine/ECU/Turbo. Hope that helps if anyone wants to run the game or individual levels
@@TheTrooperMBthis is because of a technique called double steering / double tap / hyper tap. You can basically tap left or right with acceleration and it increases your handling and for some reason weight reduction helps with the handling a lot there
The actual worst car in the game, long-term, when fully upgraded is the Toyota Celica, only doing up to 345km/h at best. Surprisingly, that's not even a starter car in the career mode, which makes it even less worthwhile. The Golf when fully tuned has a high top speed (around 376km/h), but has slow acceleration. The speeds of the Civic, Miata and 206 can likewise be considered below average, only doing up to 360km/h. These speeds were actually tested on drag racing events, mind you.
I'm a Honda guy so it's always the Si unless the 240SX was an option. The S13 is pretty nutty in Underground 2 when fully upgraded plus Junkman engine, turbo, and nitrous lol. Makes 500hp.
@@InfinitySevens I've driven all the starter cars in the game both in the game and IRL minus the AE86, Focus, and 206. I just prefer the Integra over the Civic (I own a GS-R) and would be the same way if I could afford an S chassis these days.
Yeah, it doesn't make any sense... The 1.8 turbo and VR6 models were both available, and I don't think they even ever sold the mk4 GTI with the 2.0 in the US where the game was developed. I feel like the GTI got done a little dirty in UG2 as well being as late of an unlock as it is. I think they should have had a turbo Beetle as a starter car and a Golf R32 in place of where the 1.8 GTI in UG2 was and it would have been a WAY better showing for VW.
@@christopherwilliams9418 *Canada since Black Box were based there, but doubtful if they got that version. And I suppose they chose that one since they wanted another starter car instead of another mid-game car only to walk it back in UG2
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbersThat's the thing though, a '99-'02 GTI 1.8T (Or a '99-'05 New Beetle 1.8T excluding the limited edition Turbo S) would have been a lot closer in spec to the other starter cars. (In fact, Car & Driver tested the New Beetle turbo against the EM1 Civic Si. It was close, but they gave it to the Civic.) The early 1.8Ts had 150hp and they got a 30hp bump to 180 in 2003. The 2.0 is anywhere from 30 to 50 horsepower weaker than all the other starter cars AND it's the heaviest of all, so it doesn't really make sense as to why they went with that model. The only justification I can think of is maybe base price. :S
@@christopherwilliams9418 base price is most plausible, and I bet Neuspeed must've had some weird test/demo car was a 2.0 8V for their supercharger kit that Black Box used as a reference for the car selection and customization options. But that's just me cooking
In drag races u gotta remember to slipsptream and ofc try to memorize the traffics.Drag races are my weakness too lol they can really made u pull ur hair out at times
I just found this channel, been playing through Underground 2 for the first time (Using the Ae86 ofc because Initial D). Having a good time with it so far. I did play underground 1 with my best friend not too long ago though after not having played it for like ten years and we had a blast. Your commentary is super funny and your driving skills are really really good.
I love starting with the GTI only because it’s the cheapest starting car which leaves me extra money for customization. Other than that, I just pick the Miata.
Civic, Golf or the neon. They are all 3 decent choices. First time I played it in 2003 i went with the civic. All cars have the same feeling so it isnt like you're missing on anything. This game is relatively in the middle with AI and its cars being faster than the other due to rubberbanding. Theres never a "slow" car or a "fast" car
As someone currently playing Most Wanted who hasn't played Underground in like 15 years, seeing the golf be the worst starter car is causing some whiplash.
The almost 90º turn you make in the 11:16 timeline is I recall one on my nightmare turns in NFS Underground in the gamecube, I almost always ended up over stirring an hitting the rail-guard
The 206 gets totally overpowered in the lategame because of superior handling despite lack of topspeed. i always played 206 an Nissan 200sx (just because its the best looking tuned car).
Can't take the heat of the GC Controller. I'm sorry. I'm not even a Nintendo fan, but that controller is god tier. Not perfect, the 2nd analog should've been the same size, and a 2nd shoulder button. But the ergos of that controller, and the "triggers" were excellent.
I remember playing this online back in the day, the Miata wasn't just the best starter cars it was one of the best cars in the game. For better or worse you could play through basically everything it allowed you to with it. I can easily recall this because it got to a point that lobby winners and lobbies in general filled with them and became too common in the online scene. Not to say it was the absolute fastest (i don't know, i played like a month online!) but it was very potent all the way through until endgame. I also remember the Eclipse being broken at drifting in this title specifically, for reasons i will never comprehend, i figure they just wanted to make it good at something being the original F&F car. In underground 2 they followed this up with the Corolla Trueno/AE86 being like the Miata was in this game, broken all the through the entire game, and i think the Miata still being good but I can't recall if it was as broken of a starter car as it was in NFSU
I replayed the game and for the first time started with the Miata since I actually daily’d one for years (last playthrough I couldn’t even drive lol). HIGHLY impressed with the car especially as upgrades come along, sure it tops out a bit low in drags until the final transmission unlock but I swapped to numerous other cars and always went back. In the past I did the Neon and Civic usually
I picked the Peugeot because I had a 306 as my first car later on and eyed it at that time (10/10 no issues despite idiotic driver/owner) And because it won 23 or so design awards including RedDot! So much for ugly ... 😅
Hmm... 🤔🤔🤔 Best car start car? 📌Dodge Neon: *drift* - best 💯(*DK*) Top lvl upgrade: *sprint 360 km/h (5 gear) 📌Honda Civic: *drift* - good car ( *DK*) *1 lvl turbo* - 255 km/h ❗ Full upgrade: *sprint* - 360 km/h ❗ 📌Peugeot 206: *drift* - *best stock car* (*DK*) best 💯💯💯 *stock* 222 km/h *1 lvl turbo* - 263 km/h ❗ Full lvl - 355 km/h (sprint) 📌Mazda MX-5: *drift* - 🤔🤔🤔 not bad, but... No choice ( very low points) *1 lvl turbo* - to slow, 4 gear - 5 gear ( very, very, loooong) Top upgrade: *sprint* - 360 km/h ❗ 📌Drag-racing??? Hmm... 🤔 *Mazda RX-7* (400 km/h ❗7000 rpm) *no use cheats* ! *sprint* - 370 km/h ❗ 📌Golf GTi??? *stock* - very slow car *drift* - very low points Full upgrade: 349 km/h...🤔 But ‼️BEST vs Acura ( Honda) Integra Type-R for *DRIFT* (4 lap 2 lvl upg *500.000* points in *one drift* )
I always had better success shifting past the “perfect shift” myself. Sometimes even going into the red, helps keep the rpms from being too low on the next gear.
I love about how you are talking about how much better manual is at the 2:15 minute mark. Also watching this I noticed the drafting effect... This was such an awesome game and back then, there was proper effort. Even in the Arcades we had awesome racing games in the late 90's and early 2000's. I am 41, I went to an arcade recently and the racing games... OMG... They got so atrociously bad... Not only did they make them all Automatic transmission.... BUT THE LAST ONE I PLAYED THEY EVEN REMOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL. It's only a gas pedal and a Turbo button... And constant overly bright colours and shit flashing at you. It's like saying todays kids are stupid and everyone has ADD. Sorry about my I old people "Back in my days" rant. Man NFS Underground appears to have aged well. I finished it with the Tiburon.
Ive always gone with either the neon or Civic. I love the neon cause its the ever rare 2 door model and the Civic simply preformed nicely (they both did well)
In my first Underground playthrough, I stuck to the Neon for the entire game because I didn't know you could trade your car, rather than buy a new one like in Underground 2 as you progress through the game (I played UG2 before UG).. and the Neon is a solid starter car.
When I was younger, always thought the Civic or the Miata were the best starters. I leaned towards the Golf usually though, just because I love VW. It’s very obviously the 2.0 though, not the 1.8t or VR6
Having played this game around 70104810 times, I can easily say the Mazda Miata is the absolute GOAT starter car. Phenomenal car. My favorite thing to do when playing this game is to play around 75% of the game with the Miata and then switch to RX-7, that car is a beast.
I played a lot of this game a long time ago and ended it with all starter cars (hard is not that harder than normal). Pegeout was the hardest by far (no speed at drags). And yeah, manual shifting is great.
The Neon is a great car, if you upgrade it properly. And it looks a hell of a lot better than the others, and the Civic is good and it's nice as well. But you're going to want to upgrade as soon as you can.
I must’ve played this game through enough times to use every car but I never used the Golf lol also me and my cousin stayed up playing until we got the Skyline unlocked. Would’ve been nice if it wasnt the last car unlocked 😂
Thought even older GTi were turbocharged and the base golf got the 2.Slow lol. I played this and NFSU2 during my High School Years. Miss street racing games from that era. CarX Street is trying to revive that feeling
There is only one bad choice if you want to play through the whole game with one car only and that is the Honda Civic, because you can't win Drag Races in the late game with it. Every other Starter is fine. I finished the game on all of them in hard Mode.
i always choose the miata. thou there is a part of the game where the 5 speed gearbox is really bad for drag races. once you get the 6 speed transmission you are good.
Not going to lie but umm me and my bros had some bad golfs and out of all car the golf was the fastest. Maybe my experience was different but i used to see that thing as a menace
1. Choose Neon
2. Trade Neon into any car you want
3. Profit
No need to do that lol
You can complete entire game only with neon
@@janpetercok7315 I did that not too long ago.
@@janpetercok7315 word I did it with that with the civic haha
@@janpetercok7315definitely a legendary game to reminisce about
@@janpetercok7315 Can confirm. Just finished the game like a month ago in hard difficulty with just the Neon
"Ouch! That is seriously weak dude!" - Samantha
Don't worry she will regret that later xd
The Miata in this game is an absolute monster of a car, it handles and looks awesome and it will solo like all events as long as you keep upgrading it, the only weakness it has is drag racing but you can still beat the entire story with that car it's a beast but I usually finish the game with the RX-7 which is my favorite car in that game
@@arcticwolf8150 its a drift master as well. I rack up mad points with it.
My mom got a mx5 as a retirement gift to herself last summer. I took it for a spin and honestly it's some of the most fun I've had behind the wheel of any vehicle. Incredible balance and cornering. I just wish I could fit in the damn thing a little better.
I beat the entire game with the Miata. It truly was a beast.
you could easily won that first drag race on first try if you slipstreamed your opponents to gain more speed at the end
I always pick the Neon. I don't care if it's good or bad. I just like it because it's kinda weird car
@@mindujiman I love oddball cars too
I always pick the neon too. It is fastest in a straight line of all starter cars, which is most important early on.
So sad we didn't get the SRT4...
could've had a dodge intrepid r/t motorsports edition
@@scottjs5207 srt4 didn't exist when this game came out. The highest spec was the ACR with the dual cam, 150hp 2.0, lightened interior and adjustable suspension
Damn, I didn't realize how good NFU graphics aged
@@pieterdebie4162 these are not what it looked like originally
@pieterdebie4162 this is definitely upscaled. They don't look anything near this
I, for one, would love to know what upscaler, @TitoBobbyFlash! I'd definitely go back to PS2 if I could get my games to look this good on modern TVs/monitors.
@@retro_polloThis is n upscaled version indeed, but this how it looks on PC, fully vanilla
I ALWAYS pick the MX-5. It's just my favourite of them all. It handles so beautifully THROUGHOUT the game. It doesn't get a head start but once it gets going, it holds the lead. 🔥
@@siddharthnautiyal5188 well actually the best starter car though, stats are insanely good
If they do a good job with the modeling a rear drive car is easier for me to drive. Like in real life a front drive wants to understeer and throttle tends to just make it worse.
It's also an amazing drift machine.
I'm a bit too tall to be comfy in them but they're really great to drive in real life as well. My mom bought one as a retirement gift to herself and it's a lot of fun!
same i always picked it for handling n it sped up after awhile ,beat ppl on corners etc. clocked the game with it. n dont forget that snoops riders in the storm n the rock tracks gave it 100 + horse power
Turns out in this game, the Golf is not better
Lol
KuruHS: T h e G o l f i s b e t t e r
[Austrian Speedrunner of all things NFS gets angry from afar]
Don't let all this starter car distract you that hector is running spoon engines on his hondas. On top of that he just came to Harry's and order 3 t66 turbos with nos and a Motec exhaust system.
Go for tires on the 2nd TJ upgrade, best unique performance upgrade paired with engine and transmission for the best all-rounder for whole game.
speedrunners go for weight reduction for some reason
@@zorpalod2346 Unique Transmission makes drag races near impossible to beat, so it's not recommended imo
If you truly want the best all-round performance, go with Engine, ECU, and Turbo.
For online drag races, swap Turbo with Nitrous.
@@ScribbleVEVO I always go with Engine, Turbo, and Nitrous.
Speedrunner here.
The best upgrades for the career speedrun are engine/ECU/Weight reduction.
Best for individual level often swaps weight reduction for turbo.
Drag uses Transmission and Nos always and one of these: Engine/ECU/Turbo.
Hope that helps if anyone wants to run the game or individual levels
@@TheTrooperMBthis is because of a technique called double steering / double tap / hyper tap. You can basically tap left or right with acceleration and it increases your handling and for some reason weight reduction helps with the handling a lot there
The actual worst car in the game, long-term, when fully upgraded is the Toyota Celica, only doing up to 345km/h at best. Surprisingly, that's not even a starter car in the career mode, which makes it even less worthwhile.
The Golf when fully tuned has a high top speed (around 376km/h), but has slow acceleration. The speeds of the Civic, Miata and 206 can likewise be considered below average, only doing up to 360km/h.
These speeds were actually tested on drag racing events, mind you.
for drag racing maybe, but it's a solid car around a track. the eclipse and supra are the worst overall
Celica is still better than Nissan Sentra in this game, I think.
@@siddharthnautiyal5188 You’re looking at the stats *on paper* when fully modified. The Sentra is indeed faster than the Celica, but not by much.
Celica is great, worst car is supra by far, except for drift and drag, but circuit and sprint? Holy hell its the worst.
I'm a Honda guy so it's always the Si unless the 240SX was an option. The S13 is pretty nutty in Underground 2 when fully upgraded plus Junkman engine, turbo, and nitrous lol. Makes 500hp.
My man
I bought an EM1 civic si, as my first car because of this game. 😂❤
@@willludwig1356 always wanted one, can't find one worth a shit. Now I have an Integra GS-R sedan. 🤣
Yeah, but the 240SX in UG2 is in the same game as the Corolla and Corsa.
@@InfinitySevens I've driven all the starter cars in the game both in the game and IRL minus the AE86, Focus, and 206. I just prefer the Integra over the Civic (I own a GS-R) and would be the same way if I could afford an S chassis these days.
The fact they used the crap version of the GTI that's just a regular 2.SLOW model with a badge
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbers you feel me 😂😂
Yeah, it doesn't make any sense... The 1.8 turbo and VR6 models were both available, and I don't think they even ever sold the mk4 GTI with the 2.0 in the US where the game was developed. I feel like the GTI got done a little dirty in UG2 as well being as late of an unlock as it is. I think they should have had a turbo Beetle as a starter car and a Golf R32 in place of where the 1.8 GTI in UG2 was and it would have been a WAY better showing for VW.
@@christopherwilliams9418 *Canada since Black Box were based there, but doubtful if they got that version. And I suppose they chose that one since they wanted another starter car instead of another mid-game car only to walk it back in UG2
@@ENKTDeeColon_and_randomnumbersThat's the thing though, a '99-'02 GTI 1.8T (Or a '99-'05 New Beetle 1.8T excluding the limited edition Turbo S) would have been a lot closer in spec to the other starter cars. (In fact, Car & Driver tested the New Beetle turbo against the EM1 Civic Si. It was close, but they gave it to the Civic.) The early 1.8Ts had 150hp and they got a 30hp bump to 180 in 2003.
The 2.0 is anywhere from 30 to 50 horsepower weaker than all the other starter cars AND it's the heaviest of all, so it doesn't really make sense as to why they went with that model. The only justification I can think of is maybe base price. :S
@@christopherwilliams9418 base price is most plausible, and I bet Neuspeed must've had some weird test/demo car was a 2.0 8V for their supercharger kit that Black Box used as a reference for the car selection and customization options. But that's just me cooking
In drag races u gotta remember to slipsptream and ofc try to memorize the traffics.Drag races are my weakness too lol they can really made u pull ur hair out at times
I wanted to scream during the drag race like… he’s not using one of the main mechanics
I always chose the Mk4 golf because my dad had one, and now I drive the MK6 golf in real life lol
Just wait until that drag event with all RX7s 🫠🫠
and whats my option? use the rx7for a drivers battle XD
In this game. The gti must be the 2.0 with 115bhp which was the worst gti. If it was a 1.8t it would be so much quicker.
@@Lewis_Treff97 1.8t supremacy
1.8T is sloooooow
@@negativeindustrial no it’s not lol
@negativeindustrial I've been in quite a few 1.8t. They aren't slow and some run big power
@@Lewis_Treff97 yeah afaik you can get 600hp out of them, prolly more. I got one a few months ago and it’s crazy
25 years later and we are still getting tips for the original need for speed 😂
I just found this channel, been playing through Underground 2 for the first time (Using the Ae86 ofc because Initial D). Having a good time with it so far. I did play underground 1 with my best friend not too long ago though after not having played it for like ten years and we had a blast. Your commentary is super funny and your driving skills are really really good.
I love starting with the GTI only because it’s the cheapest starting car which leaves me extra money for customization. Other than that, I just pick the Miata.
Civic, Golf or the neon. They are all 3 decent choices. First time I played it in 2003 i went with the civic. All cars have the same feeling so it isnt like you're missing on anything. This game is relatively in the middle with AI and its cars being faster than the other due to rubberbanding. Theres never a "slow" car or a "fast" car
As someone currently playing Most Wanted who hasn't played Underground in like 15 years, seeing the golf be the worst starter car is causing some whiplash.
the golfs biggest problem in this game is that its not a 1.9 TDI lmao
@@ZeroForce96 why? That is a diesel car
@@wwijsman You really don't understand? Are you an american?
Drag events are your least fave?!?! Man those were the best bro!!! Especially with your car all the way souped up and on hard. It's a blast
My man's forgotten that drafting on drags is a thing... 3:38
You can complete the entire game with the 206 😂
The 206 is surprisingly an awesome car performance wise but the looks... No comment lol
@@arcticwolf8150 it can look good
Just needs facelift/ aftermarket bumpers to not be an egg
Grog tv fan found
Just gotta Gronholm it and use rally pedigree.
Pick Miata. Don't upgrade anything. The ai won't upgrade if you don't upgrade.
Thumbnail got you a new subscriber
The almost 90º turn you make in the 11:16 timeline is I recall one on my nightmare turns in NFS Underground in the gamecube, I almost always ended up over stirring an hitting the rail-guard
The best start car - Honda Civic, I always started with him
yup
@@Nik1tale literally how I did my playthrough on my channel
The neon is faster in a straight line, which is most important early on, handling is less important.
@@Nik1tale The most expensive starter is the best. Sparing no expense for the best.
The 206 gets totally overpowered in the lategame because of superior handling despite lack of topspeed. i always played 206 an Nissan 200sx (just because its the best looking tuned car).
Can't take the heat of the GC Controller. I'm sorry. I'm not even a Nintendo fan, but that controller is god tier. Not perfect, the 2nd analog should've been the same size, and a 2nd shoulder button. But the ergos of that controller, and the "triggers" were excellent.
@@J.Wick. hands down the m8st comfy controller.
YES! Also at least it has pressure-sensitive triggers for racing games. I understand PS2 face buttons are but there’s about zero modulation there lol
@@Weather_Nerd exactly. Racer dork here lol.
The only thing I remember about this game, the very last race I couldn't beat with any car. Then I was like screw it and picked the Golf and won.
yay for more Underground! 😄
always slipstream drag races.
I remember playing this online back in the day, the Miata wasn't just the best starter cars it was one of the best cars in the game. For better or worse you could play through basically everything it allowed you to with it. I can easily recall this because it got to a point that lobby winners and lobbies in general filled with them and became too common in the online scene. Not to say it was the absolute fastest (i don't know, i played like a month online!) but it was very potent all the way through until endgame.
I also remember the Eclipse being broken at drifting in this title specifically, for reasons i will never comprehend, i figure they just wanted to make it good at something being the original F&F car. In underground 2 they followed this up with the Corolla Trueno/AE86 being like the Miata was in this game, broken all the through the entire game, and i think the Miata still being good but I can't recall if it was as broken of a starter car as it was in NFSU
I replayed the game and for the first time started with the Miata since I actually daily’d one for years (last playthrough I couldn’t even drive lol). HIGHLY impressed with the car especially as upgrades come along, sure it tops out a bit low in drags until the final transmission unlock but I swapped to numerous other cars and always went back. In the past I did the Neon and Civic usually
I picked the Peugeot because
I had a 306 as my first car later on and eyed it at that time (10/10 no issues despite idiotic driver/owner)
And because it won 23 or so design awards including RedDot!
So much for ugly ... 😅
Hmm... 🤔🤔🤔
Best car start car?
📌Dodge Neon:
*drift* - best 💯(*DK*)
Top lvl upgrade: *sprint 360 km/h (5 gear)
📌Honda Civic:
*drift* - good car ( *DK*)
*1 lvl turbo* - 255 km/h ❗
Full upgrade:
*sprint* - 360 km/h ❗
📌Peugeot 206:
*drift* - *best stock car* (*DK*) best 💯💯💯
*stock* 222 km/h
*1 lvl turbo* - 263 km/h ❗
Full lvl - 355 km/h (sprint)
📌Mazda MX-5:
*drift* - 🤔🤔🤔 not bad, but... No choice ( very low points)
*1 lvl turbo* - to slow, 4 gear - 5 gear ( very, very, loooong)
Top upgrade:
*sprint* - 360 km/h ❗
📌Drag-racing??? Hmm... 🤔
*Mazda RX-7* (400 km/h ❗7000 rpm) *no use cheats* !
*sprint* - 370 km/h ❗
📌Golf GTi???
*stock* - very slow car
*drift* - very low points
Full upgrade: 349 km/h...🤔
But ‼️BEST vs Acura ( Honda) Integra Type-R for *DRIFT* (4 lap 2 lvl upg *500.000* points in *one drift* )
I picked the neon because at that time my cousin had a mint ‘98 Neon R/T coupe! Now I own that same car 20yrs later!
my favorite part was when he said "I'm getting passed by normal traffic"
I forgot just how good this game looked. I need to find my old copy of this and run it back.
I always had better success shifting past the “perfect shift” myself. Sometimes even going into the red, helps keep the rpms from being too low on the next gear.
I did my last playthrou with the gti 15 years ago :D did not know it was the worst, had a great time
The draft also works during drag races. As soon as they passed, move behind and then try to sling shot passed em
I love about how you are talking about how much better manual is at the 2:15 minute mark. Also watching this I noticed the drafting effect... This was such an awesome game and back then, there was proper effort. Even in the Arcades we had awesome racing games in the late 90's and early 2000's.
I am 41, I went to an arcade recently and the racing games... OMG... They got so atrociously bad... Not only did they make them all Automatic transmission....
BUT THE LAST ONE I PLAYED THEY EVEN REMOVED THE BRAKE PEDAL. It's only a gas pedal and a Turbo button... And constant overly bright colours and shit flashing at you. It's like saying todays kids are stupid and everyone has ADD.
Sorry about my I old people "Back in my days" rant.
Man NFS Underground appears to have aged well.
I finished it with the Tiburon.
Man I forgot just how damn good the graphics were for this game I played PC but jeez PS2! Insane
22 years ago my dad was losing a T3 race against a Golf GTI... he said "with upgrades it's a liquid fart". He was right.
Ive always gone with either the neon or Civic. I love the neon cause its the ever rare 2 door model and the Civic simply preformed nicely (they both did well)
Ah yes, the Dodge Neon. The car my Ex neighbor had with a modified muffler he liked to rev and race down my street at 4 in the morning.
My guy, you don't need schooling to remember what a hexagon is 😂
Golf GTI will always be my favorite I bought a MK4 Golf TDI because I loved driving the GTI so much in NFSU2
Here it is almost 2025 and I still own a rust free 95 dodge neon coupe that's heavily modified lol.
I remember people succesfully racing PVP in miatas. It was one of the best cars in the game along with the skyline and the rx7
I used the Miata from the start of the game all the way up til they give you the last car. Loved it.
In my first Underground playthrough, I stuck to the Neon for the entire game because I didn't know you could trade your car, rather than buy a new one like in Underground 2 as you progress through the game (I played UG2 before UG).. and the Neon is a solid starter car.
kinda wonder, if you're using a graphics mod on the game, which one you're using?
Your should do the real time F1 commentary for a race. It would be hilarious!
How did you play so much of this game and not know you can draft behind cars in a drag and slingshot past them? It will definitely help you
The mx5 is so good. I remember racing my brother when he was using the RX7 and absolutely kicked his ass
I usually go for the Mazda MX-5 as the starter car. Can't say I have bad taste for cars.
I have never been more insulted then the 206 being called ugly. Thing is cool as hell haha.
When I was younger, always thought the Civic or the Miata were the best starters.
I leaned towards the Golf usually though, just because I love VW. It’s very obviously the 2.0 though, not the 1.8t or VR6
9:52 he just hit VTEC bro
i had no idea i needed this series of videos to cope lol
Is this available on any current gen consoles?
Having played this game around 70104810 times, I can easily say the Mazda Miata is the absolute GOAT starter car. Phenomenal car. My favorite thing to do when playing this game is to play around 75% of the game with the Miata and then switch to RX-7, that car is a beast.
I played a lot of this game a long time ago and ended it with all starter cars (hard is not that harder than normal). Pegeout was the hardest by far (no speed at drags).
And yeah, manual shifting is great.
my man is out here making content for 14 year old me. lets fucking go
The Neon is a great car, if you upgrade it properly. And it looks a hell of a lot better than the others, and the Civic is good and it's nice as well. But you're going to want to upgrade as soon as you can.
Just slipstream any faster car than you in drag races and overtake them. It is easier than try to block them.
5:42 You thought you were playing NF Underground? NO, this is BURNOUT 3 Takedown!
I must’ve played this game through enough times to use every car but I never used the Golf lol also me and my cousin stayed up playing until we got the Skyline unlocked. Would’ve been nice if it wasnt the last car unlocked 😂
Thought even older GTi were turbocharged and the base golf got the 2.Slow lol. I played this and NFSU2 during my High School Years. Miss street racing games from that era. CarX Street is trying to revive that feeling
I’ve beat every play thru with the GameCube version on each car starter during my teen years 😊
That was entertaining😅 mustard mobile!
So did they re release this or something?
I would always pick the focus for my starter car. And kept it. Maxed out it is one of the fastest cars in the game. It was always overlooked.
It is might be a dumb question but does anybody know if this is getting remade onto the Xbox X? I miss this so much
an the gamecube, use the right trigger for your gas and left for braking (like modern games do). it works much better.
picked the neon because i had almost the same car irl, a 1997 Plymouth neon. just never had a chance to finish the game
You can draft in the drags to gain more speed even if you mess up a shift
In real life,on the streets golf performs really well as a starter
There is only one bad choice if you want to play through the whole game with one car only and that is the Honda Civic, because you can't win Drag Races in the late game with it.
Every other Starter is fine. I finished the game on all of them in hard Mode.
either the Peugeot 206 is op af or GorgTV is incredibly good at the game because he played the game since he was a wee lad
206 is OP
beated the game with it
It rocks! The Punto is amazing in MW as well.
I actually used the civic and after the car is fully tuned is quick specially if you learn all the turns is over .
i always choose the miata. thou there is a part of the game where the 5 speed gearbox is really bad for drag races. once you get the 6 speed transmission you are good.
is there a difference between auto and manual in ug?
@@hh-re1mc the game shifts gears way earlier with auto transmission, with manual you can hit the rpm limit and it makes you go faster in this game
That golf feels as slow as my 2.8 v6 4motion golf 🤣🤣
Did you just call my car a egg mobile ??? 😐
did play through with golf, won every event golf. golf goat
Like 20 years later and I’m still wondering how a dodge neon made it into a tuner game 😂
i remember passing this game with only civic...then with eclipse and with evo...other than that i never used any other car...
When you are drag racing, do you not understand "Slip Steam"?
I've been saying the same thing about tj looking like a murderer lol.
on drag races you should be behind a car so you can draft for extra speed
In the drag races you can draft the other cars and haul serious ass.
Not going to lie but umm me and my bros had some bad golfs and out of all car the golf was the fastest. Maybe my experience was different but i used to see that thing as a menace
I always chose the golf as my starter as a kid. I like hatchbacks.
Am I cheating? NO! I'm playing the game right. new favorite moto