Need for Speed: ProStreet - Retrospective
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- ProStreet is the best Need for Speed game.
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The "continue" bug came about because of the servers shutting down, there is a community fix for it, it's as simple as copy pasting a file. You should have done that.
yea honestly a tiny amount of research would of led him to that
I hate when they shut this one down way before Carbon, Undercover, Shift series, & The Run multiplayer servers in 2021. This one got shut down only after four years of release of this game in 2011.
Except half the times it doesnt work, according to those same people and my own experience
@@F2PMegaGod maybe try installing it right
it works but not great 😢
One of my favorite nfs games, the sense of speed is unmatched
Long before Forza horizon and coming off Gran Tourismo at the time, pro-street was my very favorite racing game. The car customization as well as more arcade like driving mechanics made it an absolute blast.
Midnight Club 3 rivals the sense of speed tbh
Game devs increase screen shake
@@Jules-69lolIt really doesn't
@@philithegamer8265 did you even play it man?
This was the first and only game that captured the same feeling I'd get from going to a big car show for enthusiasts.
The whole “officially sanctioned” vibe of this game was a groundbreaking new idea at the time. Id like to believe this is what inspired the Forza Horizon series.
@@lomtiptak9519 heck, this is even better than recent forza games
You would love gridlife look it up
@@Hazmathavok1222 I will check that out
@@K3ntucky123 yeah ProStreet was definitely a great game. If I had to choose to play FH4/5 or ProStreet I would most likely choose the latter.
Never have I thought that 80% of my playlist would consist of soundtracks from NFS prostreet, hearing "watch my feet" while drifting your corvette, blasting leda atomica in the background while pulling off a wheelie with your hemi cuda, going 200mph+ on your subaru WRX with digitalism pogo ringing in your ears, that shit made the game 200% more golden for me.
POGO IS LIFE
Great songs
I still listen to pogo almost weekly. What a fucking song
I'm on fire, fire, fire (tananana)
The music while youre flying down a narrow street in the mojave is TOP 3 gaming experiences of all time. And i've played thousands of hours of games.
Severely underrated NFS. It's in my Top 3 NFS games.
People hated it because of closed tracks. It's a good game, better customization than Underground, good playtime, variety of events, and you don't need cops for adrenalin rush when you can speed through Nevada Highway.
If anything, it's overrated and that might be due to nostalgia. Even I probably hate it less now than I used to, as it was definitely my least favourite NFS game, but now I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and rank it as one of my bottom 3 NFS games.
Nfs pro street is one of my favourite
same, the drag racing in this game was my favorite of all time.
@@gamtax One wrong move in Nevada Highway and you have to start again. That's the hardest race I ever suffered in this game.
i can't believe you barely mentioned the soundtrack, if at all. it's one of the greatest parts about this game
i put this OST in GTA games and Test Drive Unlimited, its just so good
I mainly play simulators now, and if I want to get in the zone or just get pumped, this soundtrack is one of my go tos
Pro Street had probably the most pumped up (electronic wise) soundtrack of any NFS, and another Avenged Sevenfold track
I gotta admit the soundtrack was dope in ProStreet
Pretty sure this nfs has the most songs out of every other in the franchise
Combining street racing culture with professional racing is an awesome and rare theme. Ithink it should be covered more often .
The sounddesign, the soundtrack the sense of speed and that " raceday/ meetup- feeling" where the best in the series :) I still play this game today, even tho the carrer mode is kinda short and drifting feels aweful at lower speeds....
Most underrated NFS game...
NFS Prostreet's soundtrack is underrated, honestly...
Sound design? The cars sounded horrific, engine sounds were choppy as hell and sounded cheap
not as cheap as the cologne you review. engine sounds were fantastic. @@WildWildWeasel
I don't know why people dislike the "sense of speed" effects! If you have ever been riding along or driving in autocross, that's what it feels like!
This is what you’re doing right- The NFS community lacks someone with dry humor and you got it. Most TH-camrs who play it usually go “WOAH IM FAST” or some shit. Seeing a chill documentary that’s also funny is really refreshing for Alot of us and I think if you stick within the car games you will grow fast, and then branch out more. But ultimately just do you brotha. Good stuff.
Hmm, that gives me something to chew on. Thanks for the thoughts!
@@mitchelldiedrich Underrated NFS YT channel right here...
Whitelight or Racevick but with quirky jokes
And has a number of unpopular opinions but with actual reasons and just doesn't give too much shit.
Yea, definitely the Moist Critical of racing games.
@@mitchelldiedrich its kinda wild since I've always found wheelie comps to be insufferable since the 240 sx is literally a 6 sec 1/4 mile demon... and beating karol is piss easy because of it.
I was a bit surprised you didn't mention the announcer voice acting. It adds so much to the overall scene IMO. All of them were irl race announcers and probably the best out of all the dialogue.
I guess it's too late to mention that there's a patch for the continue bug out there... 😅
You perfectly summed up everything I love about this game. Whenever people ask me what my favorite racing game is, this one always gets mentioned along with the first Forza Horizon and Gran Turismo 4. There's just nothing like ProStreet, and there probably never will be.
...well, except for our own Pepega Mod I suppose. We're actually working on ironing out all the shortcomings the original game has, such as the poor balancing and unremarkable story. Along with doubling the content of course 😄
Great video!
Dude, I am hyped for the Pepega mod 🔥🔥🔥 if it doesn't lower my IQ by several points I'll be disappointed lmao. Thanks for watching!
@Adolf Goodman I think he already made that on his PSP Racing games video, check it out
the fact that you're bringing nostalgia to games I've played is 👍. I usually don't watch videos of new games I intend to play so I don't have Spoilers
even had it for my ds
I understand where you’re coming from and it’s just a game: but Do nOt mention GT4 and this “installment” in the same breath lol
One of my absolute favorite games. I wish there was a remaster for it
Licensing issues and EA closed black box
and a patch with more cars
There's a "Kuru" video on all the community mods/add-ons you can get for it - you can mix and match the mods you want
@@SirGingerOfKnightredux with improve garage are you’re best bet, I swap the pagani with the zonda cinque
Your brain need a remaster.
Babe, wake up, Mitchell Diedrich just uploaded.
yoooooo, this one made me smile.
The best thing about prostreet is the atmosphere it offers. The music in combination with the unique tracks, the little cutscenes, the "event character" of the races.
I have been in amateur racing IRL for years, and as dumb as it sounds, yes, need for speed pro street isn't to far off in terms of realism of those events. Just listen to the guy talking on stage, while you are in your menu.
Also: The Cars they selected are just SPOT ON. There has never been a racing game at the time, who had such a nice selection of all iconic cars.
"Unlike its immediate predecessors, which focused on the contemporary illegal street racing scene, ProStreet was conceived as an interpretation of where the culture was heading. After spending a lot of time familiarizing with the scene, Black Box came to the conclusion that the culture was moving away from the streets and getting more organized because the penalties for street racing were too harsh."
Welp....you hit the nail straight up about what happened with Unity now...
It makes me so happy seeing this game get the good attention it so lacked for years. I bough this game as a kid and didn't like how it wasn't like the previous nfs games, but once I grew up and accepted it for what it was, it became probably my favorite racing game of all time next to horizon 2. I've probably beat this game ATLEAST 15 times lmao. So much replayability
Lol same
Same here, we finally have patches for the continue bug (which made playing on Win 10 basically impossible), a fix for the 30fps lock, a fix for the DLC cars not having prices, etc.
I must mention that the continue bug is fixed if you patch Pro Street to v1.1, and then run Xanvier's Multifix. The bug is because the game tries to phone home to EA's servers, which were shut down ages ago.
There's also other pretty important mods that help provide QoL enhancements like the DLC unlockers, Extra Options, HD Reflections, and Tank Unslapper (removes input delay).
EDIT: Also the mods that fix DLC cars since several of them have broken body kits.
could they not have left like a fax machine or their mom's laptop running just to handle these pings
@@ArbitraryOutcome Theres also a fix for DLC cars not costing any money. Do you have the name/number of the mod that fixes the body kits on DLC cars?
0:28 this aged like the finest of the wines
Lmao was just thinking that to myself 🤣
The festival vibe that this game has it's near perfect, i'm 100% sure the devs actually went to car festivals just to get the vibe correctly. 😍😍😍
Nailed it. The modern NFS games are what the devs THINK goes on in meetups instead of what actually goes down.
The game is as old as me and its always been my favorite. The soundtrack, sense of speed, gameplay, story, and just about everything about it is just amazing.
Must be crazy to be born when graphics were that advanced at that time. I was born when gt3 came out
I was born months before the ps1 came out janky graphics were my childhood lol
Damn , i'm OLD....
@@maxsanchez764_You're a child too lmao._
Your unity comment aged like fine wine with the current horrible unity drama
I remember going to the store and buying this game and the clerk giggled when he saw me put it on the counter. He called his buddy over and was like “Yo, look what this kid is buying.” Told me if I liked NFS this one might not be for me. Holy shit was he ever more wrong because this probably became one of my favorites in the series hands down. The vibe is absolutely unmatched. And the tuning was so fun to do. Idk i loved running the track a ton to dial in my car *super* tight. Used to spend HOURS just tuning. Made a 6sec drag ‘69 charger when I was a kid and was super proud of myself.
Pro street and shift 2 are single handedly why I am so into sim racing
Shift 2 ❤️❤️❤️
13:31 encountered the ''continue button problem'' myself, apparently this happens because EA shut down servers for prostreet multiplayer... There are multiple fixes available online, Xanvier's NFS ProStreet MultiFix for example. As a bonus it uncaps the FPS! So to conclude, you basically wasted your money buying that xbox 360
The visual style of ProStreet is so frickn cool and the soundtrack slaps.
Also you do know that there's a mod that fixes the continue button glitch right? Right?! You did not need to buy a xbox 360 to avoid that problem but I guess it's too late now. Good video, subbed :)
One of the best licensed soundtracks ever, and Black Box games have many of those spots.
@@Fiddy_Too "Like a Wolf" "Atlantis to Intozone" "Bow E3"
I love that they took a break of the cops and illegal street racing and went towards a track day event game. It reminds me of grid life or race wars from the fast and the furious specially cause of the soundtrack rave music they have
And nopi
So they took a break from cool stuff and became a loser? Cool 😂😂😂
@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYTtell me you are braindead without telling me you are braindead:
Yeah you guys would def know what cool is. 😂 Agreed, running from cops LAME. I’m tryna cruise in the Silvia and drift to that rave ****. Who the hell wants to run from cops all day? Like how dumb. It’s crazy they were able to sell these games. And like make their money back. 😂
To each his own.
the intro to this video has aged like fine wine. Lol
The starting aged well lmao, rip unity and 3 years of me learning it
Most Wanted, Undercover & Prostreet are definitely my top 3, love those games so fucking much
I had so much fun with this game. I have the feeling that people who build up cars by themself or work in this sector appreciate it way more than most of the other gamers and I dont know why exactly. There are so much other and better racing games, but this was pure fun. Thanks for the video and bringing back the memories!
Honestly,Prostreet is a case of 'It might had done better, if it was named anything BUT Need For Speed'
0:26 insane foreshadowing
You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this video man haha keep up the great content as always.
I remember my mom buying me prostreet for the ps2 back in the day, one of my favorites! I bounce back between pro amd mw till this day
Love the game because my car (8th gen Civic Si coupe) is in it. Also, i started my first job ever at GameStop around the time this game came out, and the song "Wolf like me" gives me mad mad nostalgia, brings me back to a simple time where I was in high school and only worked 10 to 20hrs a week, hung out with friends, and had no depression. Also this game got a #Gridlife feel to it and i love it.
I remember really not liking this game as a kid.
But few years ago, after being a lot more into Gran Turismo and installing a few mods, it's maybe my 2nd favorite NFS and one of my favorite racing games in general.
I still have a lot of issues with it, but the overall presentation and vibe is just great.
Dude you’re literally built for this, I didn’t even know this was a channel under a couple hundred thousand subs let alone 10k?? Keep coming up with ideas, chase a bag, stay humble because its only up, I would love to see how you grab and shift your audience
Bro, this is EASILY one of my top 5 favorite comments so far. Damn, you got me feeling sentimental. You already know I'm not done yet.
This brings back good memories. Loved it when I was a kid because it was challenging and had genuinely good progression. The music is so nostalgic
dammmmm the unity thing
Back when the game first came out I was on the fence with the game. I liked it, but did not love it like I did UG2 or MW. Playing it back more than a decade and a half later, now fully grown and more adapt to real life track events and culture, I realize how accurate ProStreet is in its ability to represent the track day culture, with time attack, sector shoot out, multiclass racing, etc. Even the burnout before the drag racing, is legit how you are supposed to properly drag race. It's become one of my favorite NFS games, Top 5 for sure
0:26 well, you jinxed it
This game is one of my favorites of all time. Very simular vibes to Juiced with the closed street racing, which is also one of my favorites. Another interesting game was SRS which was somewhere in between street racing and closed circuit racing; you had proper races, but you also got to freeroam on the streets with other racers and cops to get to events and some street race challenges.
The sense of speed in this game is so so good
And that soundtrack is just... beautiful
Even breaking 100 MPH sometimes (regardless of what you're even driving in the first place) feels like a death trap on the Nevada Highway as any little crack or bump could derail you straight through the side of a mountain or barrier. No other NFS game to this day has been able to replicate that sense of velocity and dread.
@@xkmuffinzx3915 yep
Forgot to talk about the soundtrack. . .
By far the best from any need for speed in the 2000
One of my favorite nfs
When this game came out, I was pretty much the only one between my friends that loved it for what it was. None of my friends didn't like the "no cops" thing but I thought it was a great change of pace for what we got in Carbon and MW prior to that. I also loved the game for introducing us the "new" Nissan GTR at the time with the GTR Proto reveal trailer which was pretty bad ass. Definitely one of the best NFS out there and bring modern games to shame.
My favorite NFS game. And also one of the best song selections for a racing game.
Just started the video but I love how well 0:20 aged.
The intro is hilarious now after what heppened to Unity 🤣
I absolutely loved this game.
it was really good, i used to play it on my PS2 and its really impressive how they make it compatible to run on PS2.
ProStreet, next to Most Wanted, is my favorite game of all time. It defined my ENTIRE childhood, I even made my online screen names ProStreet related. Thanks for this video man, its probably been like 15 years since I played this game and this video made me very happy, reliving that nostalgia. Thanks again
So, Unity just announced their new pricing.
They're going to be taking money for every time a Unity game is INSTALLED. Not bought, INSTALLED.
Commenting here because you spent the first 2 minutes roasting Ricky-whatsisface.
Luckily, that isn't happening anymore but still, really bad look for Unity.
00:28
this didnt age well
I see ProStreet content, I watch.
I hear it's someone's favorite racing game, I kneel.
Nice explainception!
Only two things I remember from this game distinctly - underwhelming boss cars and how funny it was to me to see car stapled and duct taped together from the damage :D
You could have downloaded a simple fix for the pc version of NFS PS but the dedication to making a great video is noted.
one of the reasons why the new vegas video didn't take off is, for me personally, i saw the video in my recommended and thought "man i already saw like 10 videos praising New Vegas's dick, imma pass this one", but i dunno maybe it was just me. I feel like everyone in the world already knows how good New Vegas is, not hating, the video was probably good, but you know, i think the New Vegas hype has died off a little
You're 100% right. I was really just advertising that those do exist rather than airing legitimately held grievances, but I can't stop myself from being condescending in my videos lmao
I've been waiting for years for someone to make this video. I've been saying for a long time that ProStreet is my absolute favorite NFS game. The combination of the driving physics, structure of the game, and car customization made it a really unique experience, with the soundtrack being the cherry on top that really brought it all together. Great video 👍
I wish autosculpt was a feature that made it to more games. It's so creative and genius. Allowing the player to customize cosmetics that affect performance
I wished so hard that this would've been the direction NFS went. As a kid, this game opened me up to the car culture I love now. This game had EVERYTHING. Door to door circuit, classic 1/4 AND 1/2 mile drag, even Autobahn style runs and drifting. I can honestly say this games pushed me to spend the thousands I have tuning my del sol si today. Best of the series.
Yeah I did enjoy parts of Shift and Shift 2, particularly the drifting, but ProStreet was just enjoyable as a whole. If you've never tried the original Juiced I'd recommend checking it out, also had the same sort of closed street racing thing. And there was SRS that was a sort of in between where you had proper closed off races, but you got to freeroam the streets to get to events aswell as some street racing challenges.
Went into your channel thinking you'd have a video on your del sol and am now bummed. But sick nfs ost playlist dude!
@@SummonerArthur might be coing soon, didnt think thered be a interest, so thanks for letting me know!
I don't know if I'm making sense in saying this but I think Pro Street is the one game that gives the most authentic representation of modern car culture in any NFS game. The newer NFS games try WAY too hard sometimes.
*To me this is not the best Need For speed but in my top 5 but i agree if NFS went a Test drive unlimited route of Real racing mixed with street racing well then NFS wouldve been the king of Racing games till today and not Forza*
People hate on ProStreet yet it sold as much copies as UG2💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
This was one, of and still is, one of my favorite games of all time. I spent countless hours of my childhood on this game.
I've actually figured out that for drift events, your score multiplier is based on your CURRENT GEAR more than your drift angle, so you want to have your gear as high as reasonably possible to increase your score multiplier in your drifts. However, you need to be considerate that using a higher gear makes the car handle more stiffly in turns, so you have to balance your current gear and car handling accordingly.
lol did you accidentally predict the whole Unity scandal?
16:25 lmfao
about your channel growth, it's all mostly bcs of the algorithm, people got recommended your nfs videos, checked your channel videos, saw there are more nfs videos and subbed i guess
at least that's what i did, but i subbed for your style of videos and how you make your scripts, that's all the insight i can give you
I'm glad you liked that bit, I wasn't sure if it would land lmao.
Yeah, the algo has me pegged as a NFS guy. I'm fine with that, but I'm intending to break out of it.
Race type is different from race class, this should prevent confusion, so let's talk about the grip class race type from the grip race class.
I love this guy
The sense of humor, and the way you analyze the games you talk about make me want to watch the whole video more so than any other content creator that does what you do. Can’t wait to see what other games you cover.
Dude, how the heck did you finish those nut-crushing drift events from Ryo? Also, I laughed at the SP video going to 720p and left 1/3 of the screen black. I got flashbacks to when I was making vids and wondered why my whole gameplay is compressed to one side. Stream labs is a B sometimes. Anyway, awesome vid! Looking forward to your next Retrospective.
Inconsistent quality is like my calling card lmao
I'll be honest, Ryo's drift events are way easier than people make it seem like, even on dog water cars you can beat Ryo with them.
You just need the rx7
Get an RX7. I don't know if it has a higher internal multiplayer or what, but you'll get way more points just by using that car
@@kiryukazaumaneverkilledape7564 those felt so grippy so nah
One thing I loved was that npc drivers had character development like changing cars over time or upgrading their ride, they even have some personality if you pay attention, I can't tell if it's all on purpose or just reusing assets but you can certainly put together a untold, unproven story of some drivers winning a car from someone else in pinkslips or something similar to make up for the fact that some cars change owners. As I previously said some appear to have personality like frank book being a total glass cannon with his uncontrollable challenger which actually performs really well if it happens to get a nice unscripted run in the quarter-mile which is really rare, or like how Joe Tackett despite his crappy civic he is determined to survive, or Ivan tarkovsky (is that how its spelled?) "the crazy russian" as mentioned by the announcer/dj which is definitely true having a maxed out Evo that is usually on top and uses rubber banding rather often (sometimes rather hilariously causing crashes) he also has multiple different evos or atleast different liveries and tunes
Good point, I have noticed that but it's one of those things you take for granted after so long and look right past
One of my favourite Need for Speed games, and maybe even one of my favourite games. For me it's the visual design, from the menus to the racing days to the cars. Plus the music. Plus the customisation.
The dude almost Fu-ed Unity 🤣 🤣
I bought it back in the day, but didn’t enjoyed it unfortunately. I wanted a sequel to MW/Carbon…
15:50 Even though the Forza Horizon games don’t have stories either, for some reason the developers and writers still put a bit of effort into the writing. Even when a game does not have a story, that little bit of effort goes quite a ways toward making the few NPCs feel like characters. The lack of such effort in NFS Pro Street is so jarring while watching this review. It’s been 15 years since I played the game so I’d forgotten how terrible the writing was.
Honestly, I feel like I can *almost* see what they were going for - the characters in Most Wanted and Carbon were pretty over the top, and they wanted to continue that. The problem is that Ryo's only character trait to amplify is his insecurity, and his reaction is aloofness, which just comes off as shitty writing (which, really, it is). I agree, Forza does a much better job at this.
@@mitchelldiedrich Agreed. The writing in Pro Street and Ryo in particular was both terrible and lazy. I really like the fact that the prior games didn't try to take themselves seriously and really leaned into the corniness of the characters. It was part of the charm.
I love your choice of BGM for this video. Really showcasing pro street's OST
a side note thats a year to late - the continue game bug can be worked around through a mod patch "widescreen fix" since it tackles more then just widescreen fixes. it also tackles this issue and nullifies it- the main reason why the bug exists is actually a Compatability issue rather then a game issue. the game was originally designed for W7 and if you play it on W10 or W11 this bug somehow comes into existence
Wasted opportunity to not talk about speed races in a bit more detail - they are one of the best representations of the feel of speed in gaming history in my opinion.
Also, Nevada Speed Races are a Horror Racing Game.
You also activated Windows. Unsubscribing.
I definitely regret not talking about the speed races more - the car damage + the speed races created one of the most unique experiences in the genre. The margin of error is painfully low, but that's part of what makes them so good. And you're totally right - you feel fast as fuck.
I still don't understand how you made the game look dogshit in every clip lmao.
It wasn't easy, but I'm committed to my craft.
Together with NFSU2 it's my favourite game in the series. I still remember the day I went to a local game shop in march 2009, days before my birthday to buy some game. It was dirt cheap on discount, my friends already told me the game sucks - I had much more money to buy something new but I went with ProStreet. Didn't regret it.
this game wad my childhood and i like how you made this, instant sub
Your channel’s content will be a fine addition to my collection
Really enjoyed your videos.
Keep it up!
Here's a Sector Shootout tip: When you are coming up on the end of a sector, and you know you will comfortably smash the current score, slow down, try to win the sector but with ~30 points less than you you know you could have gotten, then on the next lap, allow yourself to go faster, beat your own record again, rinse and repeat. If you can do it every lap of the race, you will gain 600 or 800 points per sector more than if you just go all out from the start and fail to best your first lap performance. Have fun getting some silly numbers on the board
The same goes for Top Speed runs: don't fly past the field and get caught up, hang behind another car, use it's slipstream right before a checkpoint, slam the brakes and get behind him again
Used to play this on the ps2. This game really made me feel like I was there at the race event. I ate up what the announcer said and felt so immersed. The soundtrack was great too.
I just love the driving mechanics and tuning. The feeling and whole feel of the game is amazing i just love it!!
I reinstalled this game on pc last month after several years of wanting to play it again and God! This is the best racing game ever. It's almost like the timing of this video is serendipitous as well. I had no idea that this game still had such an active community. Definitely brings a smile to my face 😊
Bruh you predicted the Unity ‘charge per install’ fiasco
It's been 16 years and people finally kind of appreciate ProStreet.
I knew it can't be a bad game just because it's such a departure from MW/Carbon everyone has knee jerk reaction when it first came out.
I still stand by this game it's every bit as good as Race Driver GRID.
This game looked pristine on modern hardware very crisp clean looking game, can't say the same to Unbound.
This and Undercover have one of the best licensed soundtracks in any racing game, I caught myself fire it up on my PS3 or PC just to listen to its soundtrack.
Ngl this game came out right when I finally picked up my Eclipse GSX, and was getting super into working on cars, going to the track and meets. I loved this game so much, it's usually what I was doing if I blew up my car lol
Ima be honest it took pro street a few aged years for me to appreciate this it’s an Amazon game and I miss it
I grew up playing this game on the Wii 😅 This is definitely one of my favorite games I’ve played, I’m happy to see that it wasn’t just me 😂
Took me a while to get into this game. Once I did, I became hooked
This shows how obsessed I am w this game….watched it all to the end 😂😂😂
This is the game that got me into cars. I remember my step dad building me a drag supra build because I couldn't figure it out when I was little. Such a fun game and I wish it was more accessible on pc
Just discovered your channel and gotta say it is awesome
0:27 the gift of prophecy
I’m 17 and prostreet is not only my favorite nfs but my favorite RACING GAME of all time. I remember playing it with my dad on his ps3 and I eventually got it on my 360. I still play it to this day on pc. The atmosphere and the soundtrack is so perfect. The sounds and everything it’s an enthusiast’s game.
Also i mean what I said about the soundtrack. EVERY SINGLE SONG IS AMAZING.
Congrats bro your almost at 20k
Love all your retrospective vids so far. I'm not sure if you're fan of snowboarding games but I'd recommend you to do the Retrospective of SSX franchise, I think you'd enjoy it 🤞🏽
I get why people who played UG/UG2/MW '05/Carbon would not like ProStreet, but for me, an 8-yr old who just got their first home console (it was a Wii, lol), this game was my everything. When my Wii eventually stopped reading discs, I managed to score a cheap PC copy of ProStreet. After I installed a couple of QoL mods (the Generic Fix, one making the AI much more competitive, full controller support with controller button prompts, giving the McLaren F1 its engine sound back lol, etc.) the game on PC was a blast of fresh air compared to what I had on Wii (which was essentially identical to the PS2 release).
Now I have a frankly-unhealthy habit of comparing every newer racing game I have to this game. It captures the feeling of "built not bought" and "well shit, I spent all my money on new suspension parts so I guess I'm having instant ramen for breakfast" so well. Having to pay for damages, deciding which performance part to splurge on, having to redo certain race days to earn money while also risking paying for more damages, etc.; it was a good balance of everything IMO. Don't even get me started on the soundtrack; I could go on for days.
The only other racing game that comes to mind was Forza Horizon 1 and 3, where you start out as a nobody and work your way up to basically running the place. It's not as nitty-gritty as ProStreet, but a hell of a lot more streamlined. Nothing will ever replace ProStreet tho for me; it's truly one of my all-time favorite games.
NFS Prostreet was my first ever NFS game and I'm glad it was, it was my beginning to learn about cars and becoming a enthusiast myself