Oh God. I remember popping this in my PS2 in the middle of the night and having _that_ opening cutscene play out was one of the most memorable moments I've had. Game's bloody immersive af when you play it at 1 am.
The thing is, drifting isn’t really the core thing in this series despite what the name might suggest. The Western publisher probably only put drift in the name to attract the Tokyo Drift/Initial D crowd.
Fun fact: the series was originally known as Kaido Battle. The first Kaido Battle, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift was localized for US only, while the English version of Kaido Battle 2 (Kaido Racer) was released for EU/AU market but not US
This game is great for a budget game and slowly become my favourite PS2 racing game. The intro of this game itself already got me into this series. Worth noting that some cutscenes are quite broken of emulation. This game not only have JDM and European car but also has some D1 drift and WRC cars as well! Also Midget too. In previous Kaido Battle game has a lot of D1, European and American cars. Worth checking out.
My favorite tas txr zero .. before they had to worry about licensing cars. All types of jdm,European, and American legends . Also alot of non legends. 4 door skylines, integras, k cars etc
Finally someone talks about this gem in the rough! This game is very good and when it comes to drifting it requires skill and the amount of ''stages'' it has is amazing and the amount of cars ranging from work truck to a golf which is pretty bizarre but most certainly welcome! All and all great video!
Don't forget this game has somewhat of a story to it in the message boards, the more people you race against the more people talk about you on the boards and more rivals show up. Oh oh, and the references to Initial D, Wangan Midnight, and Over Rev!! With the drivers that show up.
@@starfire2133 there's a bunch of ID references like the dude who bought a 86 because of "a certain cartoon" and calls Haruna a "wierd made up name", the various teams like the Haruna Starlights and some other stuff, this game does references pretty well all things considered.
This last Kaido Battle is particular great because of the amount of contents it had and the details they included, it's the first Kaido Battle game that actually had the real parking lot of every track modelled. To normal people it's probably a bit meaningless, but for us hardcore fan of the series and the whole japanese street racing culture...it's details like these that made it absolutely legendary.
13:35 The funniest part of that truck is that it has a black background/yellow text plate, meaning that it's a company car. That guy is racing his work truck.
What a bold statement. of course I have played it, and I absolutely love every bit of it. Especially the soundtrack. It's a shame you have muted it in your playthrough, especially that Daiki Kasho, the composer of many songs from Gran Turismo has composed some tracks for this game too. Never got to finish it tho. I have to do so someday cuz I already unlocked pretty much all the cars + bought some rare ones like the sileighty, ae86 2door, and the onevia.
@@onelonejackal613 You cant just ignore the real life aftermarket democars recruiting the players for sponsorships and active Hot Version/Ikaten personalities active at that time being an absolute enigma to beat during the day don't you?
A true masterpiece! I was too young to grasp it when i had it for PS2, i replayed it to 100% and i had a blast. I had to use a guide for all the wanderers tho, but i loved every second of it
Fun fact: When Genki was developing the US version of TXR3, they were also developing a Fast & Furious game which was going to be released at November 2003 alongside TXR3 but they cancelled it. No reason or information about the cancellation was revealed but a possibility is that they were focusing more on TXR3.
Another fun Fact: Kaido battle was planned to be released for Nintendo DS but it got cancelled Here is a trailer for it th-cam.com/video/aakls0_VU9s/w-d-xo.html
Of note - this game handles SURPRISINGLY well with a steering wheel. I’d had this since it first released (always loved it!), but never got to race it with a wheel until a few years ago. Well worth the investment. REALLY cool game.
I’ve literally been playing Xtreme racer 3 and drift 2 for the passed month. Love the series and wish they’d bring it back. Then after came import tuner challenge.
I barely heard about Genki, and much less played their games, but they seem really really solid. At most I played this spin-off game on the 360, Import Tuner Challenge, and while it didn't have many cars you could turn your car into an absolute rice field, letting you change almost everything the car had Edit: Turns out ITC was actually a sequel and Ubisoft just gave it that name just because
Import Tuner Challenge was actually a sequel to the TXR series, it's just that as he pointed out, the series are known by so many names it's rather difficult to brought up in any racing game discussions
@@FlipFanatic Sorry but sub 6 hours? I went back and played few months ago, didn't lose once and took alot longer than 6 hours to beat every rival. Dont talk bollocks.
For those of you that haven't played this game, I suggest you should get it and give it a go. It's simple, easy to learn, but the races can get intense, especially at the higher levels. This game is an absolute gem of a game! It's really captures what a game can/should be!
Played through this game several times, and I must say, this has to be one of the best racers on the PS2, and within its genre, its probably the best of the bunch. Huge number of cars and tracks, a cool upgrade system, many events and rivals to race, a pretty damn good soundtrack (especially the boss intros), customization, sponsors, and so on! If you want a touge racer, this is it.
This is still my absolute favorite racing game on PS2, and would be my favorite racing game of all time were it not for Ridge Racer Type 4. All I'd need for a remaster would be: - Better translation for menus - Better UI - remove the gravel sections on the tracks
This game looks pretty awesome, gotta try it out for myself someday! Love how the progression seems to work here. Also gotta love Edens very powerful pogging at 11:13 and 22:41 Jimmy Broadbent would definitely have approved of those car choices, both with the turbo box and mx5.
I remember the opening cutscene was used as a trailer on a demo disc I had but could never find it in stores. Honestly thought the game never came out here in Australia. Spent years trying to figure out the name of the game again.
I bought my first wheel for this game, a DFGT. I used that wheel for 10 years. TXRD2 with a wheel is the best thing ever. It feels really good. I was surprised how the handling felt a lot more realistic than the mainline TXR series. One of my favorite things was the pseudo online system they had in it. It was a really nice touch to the game.
I still pull out my Logitech Driving Force GT Pro (the nicest PS2 compatible FF wheel) just for this game alone. The fact you can feel the grip strips they put in the roads so well brought me back to when I used to live in Japan driving some of these mountains (driving, not racing ofc)
The TXR games are the real definition of underrated games. These never got good marketing in the US and a lot of people who got into these games was by word of mouth mainly. I got TXR Zero because I spotted it at GameStop at a deep discount and this game I got it because a friend of mine that loves to play obscure games gifted it to me and before that day I didn’t even know that game existed even though I had played some of the older games by that point.
I've never played??? Lol I been playing since 2019. It's an amazing game and I still can't stop playing. As soon as I beat it, I delete my save file and I dive in all over again. It feels new everytime. A true gem if you enjoy JDM and realistic sim racing.
This was one I got when I was in my preteen years, and now, in my mid 20s, I still LOVE this game and HATE this game at the same time. But I only hate it because it's SO challenging at times, you can figure out how to work the mild grind, (signing on sponsors, lvl 10 gymkhana ca attack in late game nets like 4m+ CP a win), but you still need to be a good player to actually BEAT the slashers. If you figured out the critical engine and turbo part sets for each engine type, you can make some crazy horsepower. Thanks Dustin for showing the world this GEM of a game.
Classic mistake of many content creators that brings this game for the first time. The second is complain about the handling model without learn to understand the physics.
@@adlibbed2138 hmmmm i try not upgrade my tires while i can, but i never used different tires in front and back. Interesting. Would be like set different pressure of calibration.
If you want to play a great racing game that’s about drifting and racing on the highway. It’s called racing battle c1 gran prix. Was one of the last games they made next to ITC for the 360
Fun fact: Tokyo Xtreme Racer was originally supposed to be used as a promotion for the first "The Fast and the Furious" film, until legal stuff severed ties. Some coding made it into the final version of the "0" game including various graphics and trailers.
I own a copy of TXRD2. I'm not even certain you can even beat the game because it's so unpolished. Freezes on the loading screens on certain tracks, guaranteed... But the bit of it that you can play is fun. My disc is spotless, maybe it's just the Singstar Slim ps2 I have.
14:36 I think I remember having cut scene emulation issues last time I played this. I would have to hit a hotkey to switch from hardware to software mode or something like that during cut scenes
Quite a pity the Shutokou/Kaido Battle saga ended up in a short-lived smartphone game. Please also do the Japanese-only C1 Grand Prix-it's more like colliding Shutokou and Kaido Battle together, but stages are set in not just expressway but also circuits like Tsukuba.
This is a really good game. I got pretty far into it a couple months ago but I haven't had the time to revisit it. Definitely the touge gran turismo with some classic Tokyo Xtreme touches. The drifting physics are really good and challenging on controller, it's strict on countersteering and realistic so the skill curve is a bit hard for rwd cars.
"Hi-Gambler" doesn't bet in this game, but previous game, they really were High Gambler. I can't forget that 350Z guy in the previous game smoked me in a Toyota Starlet(predecessor of Yaris), and take my precious 1 million cash.
but I have!!! ok jokes aside, this game is seriously underrated. Handling physics are a bit wonky but I'd recommend to any touge racing enthusiasts or Initial D fans.
I've seen the Tokyo Drift and Initial D series in arcades, but barely on consoles. And that's a shame, because they deserve so much more, especially Initial D. We haven't really seen any home versions since perhaps the Ubisoft reskin: Import Tuner Challenge on Xbox 360. I mean, if Cruis'n Blast can get a home port on Switch in the 2020s with decent success, why not also show some love for the Japanese arcade racers?
Racing Battle: C1GP was made by Genki RP too, it was based on best motoring, and feature circuit and wangan racing, both Kaido Battle 3 and C1GP are my favorite PS2 racing games, KB3 physics are just too good, better than GT4 were
11:08, I disagree a bit with you Dustin ^^' For having played the game many many times, I would say that one of the best way to start this game is to buy an AE111 Levin/Trueno from the new car dealership. For the first special events, like you've probably seen, you'll need a NA car for stage 1 (Hakone and Hiroshima), and a FF car for stage 2 (Haruna, Akagi, and Ura Rokko). The AE111 can do both, plus this car is fast and relatively cheap. So you can complete the NA challenge first, reach the level needed for the FF Challenge, then convert your AE111 to Turbo to do the FF challenge and the Turbo Festa when it appears without needing to change your car ;)
To anyone who wants to play this, starting with a fwd is a good idea, the crx is a really great fast option that can even do drift events, the ae85 really sucks, any rival is faster in a straight line.
Judging by the cut scenes i assume you're playing a downloaded rom rather than the physical copy of the game. I use both versions and have noticed this glitch when playing on pcsx2
Thanks for the list. Noob here: If TXR: Drift 2 is the best Touge game, what is the best " Wangan" Racing game, alot of people say TXR3 or is there something better that came later?
@@Rockport1911 I would say both 01 and X are equally the ultimate experience for it's avalailable console platform, personally if you have any experience on upkeeping a JDM platform you will learn to appreciate ITC/ X more for the in depth details like actual real life parts from the aftermarket rendered within the engine bay, the sounds also matches all the different parts as you upgrade your car. Plot wise, make sure you play street supermercy first before starting your journey from ITC, all the roster changes will start making sense after the mad scramble to fill in the power vaccum left by the final boss's defeat in TXR 3.
Oh God. I remember popping this in my PS2 in the middle of the night and having _that_ opening cutscene play out was one of the most memorable moments I've had. Game's bloody immersive af when you play it at 1 am.
The thing is, drifting isn’t really the core thing in this series despite what the name might suggest. The Western publisher probably only put drift in the name to attract the Tokyo Drift/Initial D crowd.
Yes but when you learn to drift properly you will be drifting all the time because its the fastest and awesome
Also, at 7:30 WTF IS THERE RIDGE RACER MUSIC
It's like people who can't differentiate between Initial D and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune. Two totally different games.
Dont forget about the Over Rev! refrences
@@kagenlim5271 It's called video edit
Fun fact: the series was originally known as Kaido Battle. The first Kaido Battle, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift was localized for US only, while the English version of Kaido Battle 2 (Kaido Racer) was released for EU/AU market but not US
well that's one way to bollock your sales
@@connorbutters8479 All those name changes were just so unnecessary.
Kaido 2's career was very forgiving
Also thanks to the difference of versions, non-JP ones don't have special vinyls and certain cars.
Ngl Kaido Battle 3 Touge Legends was my favourite since it had refrences to Initial D , Wangan Midnight and Over Rev
This game is great for a budget game and slowly become my favourite PS2 racing game. The intro of this game itself already got me into this series. Worth noting that some cutscenes are quite broken of emulation. This game not only have JDM and European car but also has some D1 drift and WRC cars as well! Also Midget too. In previous Kaido Battle game has a lot of D1, European and American cars. Worth checking out.
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My favorite tas txr zero .. before they had to worry about licensing cars. All types of jdm,European, and American legends . Also alot of non legends. 4 door skylines, integras, k cars etc
@@shifty1927
K-Car, like a Dodge Aries or kei car, like a Suzuki Cappuccino?
It also have Kancil (Mira)
dominating the touge in a Renault 5 Turbo 2 is incredible tbh
Finally someone talks about this gem in the rough! This game is very good and when it comes to drifting it requires skill and the amount of ''stages'' it has is amazing and the amount of cars ranging from work truck to a golf which is pretty bizarre but most certainly welcome! All and all great video!
but did this fool even finish this game? straightuphippo talked about it too
Don't forget this game has somewhat of a story to it in the message boards, the more people you race against the more people talk about you on the boards and more rivals show up.
Oh oh, and the references to Initial D, Wangan Midnight, and Over Rev!! With the drivers that show up.
@@Flako92 There is literally a dude named Takumi lol, and ofc when he is behind you he has his lights off. Though he sucks
@@starfire2133 there's a bunch of ID references like the dude who bought a 86 because of "a certain cartoon" and calls Haruna a "wierd made up name", the various teams like the Haruna Starlights and some other stuff, this game does references pretty well all things considered.
This last Kaido Battle is particular great because of the amount of contents it had and the details they included, it's the first Kaido Battle game that actually had the real parking lot of every track modelled. To normal people it's probably a bit meaningless, but for us hardcore fan of the series and the whole japanese street racing culture...it's details like these that made it absolutely legendary.
13:35
The funniest part of that truck is that it has a black background/yellow text plate, meaning that it's a company car. That guy is racing his work truck.
What a bold statement. of course I have played it, and I absolutely love every bit of it. Especially the soundtrack. It's a shame you have muted it in your playthrough, especially that Daiki Kasho, the composer of many songs from Gran Turismo has composed some tracks for this game too. Never got to finish it tho. I have to do so someday cuz I already unlocked pretty much all the cars + bought some rare ones like the sileighty, ae86 2door, and the onevia.
also there are A LOT of initial d references. for an id fan discovering them all really is pure joy
@@dusterpl6093 Not only that, but there's also a huge reference to TXR0 with the plot of the game, plus a reference to Wangan Midnight at the end :p
@@onelonejackal613 You cant just ignore the real life aftermarket democars recruiting the players for sponsorships and active Hot Version/Ikaten personalities active at that time being an absolute enigma to beat during the day don't you?
@@wassey5066 Yeah that why i dislike him, i only got her due to recommendation lol
A true masterpiece! I was too young to grasp it when i had it for PS2, i replayed it to 100% and i had a blast. I had to use a guide for all the wanderers tho, but i loved every second of it
The thing i really like about this game are the forums, it makes the world feel much more immersive
I get depression remembering the intro song only exists in the intro. Neither the band or anyone else can find the original recording.
Fun fact: When Genki was developing the US version of TXR3, they were also developing a Fast & Furious game which was going to be released at November 2003 alongside TXR3 but they cancelled it. No reason or information about the cancellation was revealed but a possibility is that they were focusing more on TXR3.
Was that fast and furious game related to the Tokyo Drift one that was released on PS2?
Tokyo extreme racer zero had a trailer for the original fast and furious in the games bonus videos. Also a cool street racing documentary.
Another fun Fact: Kaido battle was planned to be released for Nintendo DS but it got cancelled
Here is a trailer for it th-cam.com/video/aakls0_VU9s/w-d-xo.html
@@DarcyFerrier Nope, that game was made by another developer.
They had to cancel the F&F game to focus on the Yellow Busses
Of note - this game handles SURPRISINGLY well with a steering wheel. I’d had this since it first released (always loved it!), but never got to race it with a wheel until a few years ago. Well worth the investment. REALLY cool game.
I’ve literally been playing Xtreme racer 3 and drift 2 for the passed month. Love the series and wish they’d bring it back. Then after came import tuner challenge.
I barely heard about Genki, and much less played their games, but they seem really really solid. At most I played this spin-off game on the 360, Import Tuner Challenge, and while it didn't have many cars you could turn your car into an absolute rice field, letting you change almost everything the car had
Edit: Turns out ITC was actually a sequel and Ubisoft just gave it that name just because
Import Tuner Challenge was actually a sequel to the TXR series, it's just that as he pointed out, the series are known by so many names it's rather difficult to brought up in any racing game discussions
ITC is legendary to me for the ludicrous customisation and the classic TXR formula. I even finished the game recently with just one car as well!
@@Icemann336 ITC was a disappointment to me as it was finished in sub 6 hours. the older games took days or weeks to grind to 100%
@@adlibbed2138 They should just name every game "Jintei's Tantrum" (C1 Grand Prix included).
@@FlipFanatic Sorry but sub 6 hours? I went back and played few months ago, didn't lose once and took alot longer than 6 hours to beat every rival. Dont talk bollocks.
For those of you that haven't played this game, I suggest you should get it and give it a go. It's simple, easy to learn, but the races can get intense, especially at the higher levels. This game is an absolute gem of a game! It's really captures what a game can/should be!
I really love all racing games made by Genki, the lore and cars and all the references they make to Wangan Midnight and other media.
Played through this game several times, and I must say, this has to be one of the best racers on the PS2, and within its genre, its probably the best of the bunch. Huge number of cars and tracks, a cool upgrade system, many events and rivals to race, a pretty damn good soundtrack (especially the boss intros), customization, sponsors, and so on! If you want a touge racer, this is it.
I love the Midnight club 3 garage music in the background as you are customizing the car in the beginning haha
God, this game is truly an underrated gem.
Played the hell out of it and managed to beat every single rivals.
The Station Square track on my favorite car.. you're a man after my own heart
This is still my absolute favorite racing game on PS2, and would be my favorite racing game of all time were it not for Ridge Racer Type 4.
All I'd need for a remaster would be:
- Better translation for menus
- Better UI
- remove the gravel sections on the tracks
Kaido racer 2 was my childhood weekend touge racing simulation for such a long time
18:18 **Gran Turismo 1 Flashbacks**
Was loving the Sonic adventure station square music towards the end LMAO
Auto Modelista is also a very fun touge game. It has engine swaps, great car selection and tuning. Definitely recommended
I would definetly see more videos of this game on your channel.
Another great touge racer that not many people know about is Battle Gear 3, originally an arcade title but was ported to ps2 exclusively in japan
This game looks pretty awesome, gotta try it out for myself someday! Love how the progression seems to work here.
Also gotta love Edens very powerful pogging at 11:13 and 22:41
Jimmy Broadbent would definitely have approved of those car choices, both with the turbo box and mx5.
I remember the opening cutscene was used as a trailer on a demo disc I had but could never find it in stores. Honestly thought the game never came out here in Australia.
Spent years trying to figure out the name of the game again.
Genki also made D1GP ps2 game its like the most accurate drift game like in real life
That was made by Yuke's instead of Genki, as far as I know
I have this game and now I’m gonna play it from scratch all over again!
I bought my first wheel for this game, a DFGT. I used that wheel for 10 years. TXRD2 with a wheel is the best thing ever. It feels really good. I was surprised how the handling felt a lot more realistic than the mainline TXR series.
One of my favorite things was the pseudo online system they had in it. It was a really nice touch to the game.
I still pull out my Logitech Driving Force GT Pro (the nicest PS2 compatible FF wheel) just for this game alone. The fact you can feel the grip strips they put in the roads so well brought me back to when I used to live in Japan driving some of these mountains (driving, not racing ofc)
The TXR games are the real definition of underrated games. These never got good marketing in the US and a lot of people who got into these games was by word of mouth mainly. I got TXR Zero because I spotted it at GameStop at a deep discount and this game I got it because a friend of mine that loves to play obscure games gifted it to me and before that day I didn’t even know that game existed even though I had played some of the older games by that point.
I've never played??? Lol I been playing since 2019. It's an amazing game and I still can't stop playing. As soon as I beat it, I delete my save file and I dive in all over again. It feels new everytime. A true gem if you enjoy JDM and realistic sim racing.
take a shot everytime Eden says "turbo box"
This was one I got when I was in my preteen years, and now, in my mid 20s, I still LOVE this game and HATE this game at the same time. But I only hate it because it's SO challenging at times, you can figure out how to work the mild grind, (signing on sponsors, lvl 10 gymkhana ca attack in late game nets like 4m+ CP a win), but you still need to be a good player to actually BEAT the slashers. If you figured out the critical engine and turbo part sets for each engine type, you can make some crazy horsepower. Thanks Dustin for showing the world this GEM of a game.
Oh yes...! That Midnight Club 3 garage music in the background.
I still play TXR3 to this day. It’s my favourite racing game of all time. Just got a copy of TXR0, excited to try it out for the first time.
Learning to drift in this game is a huge fucking curve
Eden: It's a drift game, why should we start with a fwd car?? Sounds like a terrible idea! 😂
Also Eden: *gets a fwd car anyway*
Classic mistake of many content creators that brings this game for the first time. The second is complain about the handling model without learn to understand the physics.
@@Drift4Drifters plus their rookie mistake is not to modify the tires/wheels to make the rear end less grippy
@@adlibbed2138 hmmmm i try not upgrade my tires while i can, but i never used different tires in front and back. Interesting. Would be like set different pressure of calibration.
This is one of my favorite driving games of all time, especially TXR Zero and 3, incredible amounts of fun!
That Nitepinkeve22 guy kind of triggers me by calling nanamagari an “Lidl Irohazaka”
Omg I was just thinking about this Tokyo Xtreme racing zero the other day Such a good game way ahead of its time
If you want to play a great racing game that’s about drifting and racing on the highway. It’s called racing battle c1 gran prix. Was one of the last games they made next to ITC for the 360
I still have this game after all these years
Hardly anyone knows about the Kaido games made by Genki. Very nice vid man
I'd love to see more of this game, really hoping for another episode.
If it doesn't happen, Ill play it myself
I enjoyed playing TXRD2, but the car controls in this game are quite tricky, especially with FR cars.
I seem to remember having Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift Zero for the PS2 back in the day. JDM stuff got my blood boiling as a kid.
It occurred to me that zero and drift were two different games. Upon looking at my old collection, I found both! 🥹
I remember playing the game and choosing my starter car for 10 minutes cause there were so many damn options
Fun fact: I have 5 of these games on disc still including the actual togue battle game
So glad to see videos like this, this game doesn’t get the recognition that it deserves
Fun fact: Tokyo Xtreme Racer was originally supposed to be used as a promotion for the first "The Fast and the Furious" film, until legal stuff severed ties. Some coding made it into the final version of the "0" game including various graphics and trailers.
Tokyo extreme racer 3 was one of my favorite games on ps2
I own a copy of TXRD2. I'm not even certain you can even beat the game because it's so unpolished. Freezes on the loading screens on certain tracks, guaranteed... But the bit of it that you can play is fun. My disc is spotless, maybe it's just the Singstar Slim ps2 I have.
It's very counter intuitive, but FWD cars are actually great for the first couple stages in this game.
14:36 I think I remember having cut scene emulation issues last time I played this. I would have to hit a hotkey to switch from hardware to software mode or something like that during cut scenes
I miss this game so much.
Quite a pity the Shutokou/Kaido Battle saga ended up in a short-lived smartphone game.
Please also do the Japanese-only C1 Grand Prix-it's more like colliding Shutokou and Kaido Battle together, but stages are set in not just expressway but also circuits like Tsukuba.
This game deservers a fan translation as soon as possible.
This is a really good game. I got pretty far into it a couple months ago but I haven't had the time to revisit it. Definitely the touge gran turismo with some classic Tokyo Xtreme touches. The drifting physics are really good and challenging on controller, it's strict on countersteering and realistic so the skill curve is a bit hard for rwd cars.
"Hi-Gambler" doesn't bet in this game, but previous game, they really were High Gambler.
I can't forget that 350Z guy in the previous game smoked me in a Toyota Starlet(predecessor of Yaris), and take my precious 1 million cash.
Drifting with FF cars in this game require use of both the E break and the Brakes at the same time
I literally just played this last night running on PCSX2 on a craptop
8:41 SINGLE JINGLE!! 🤣
but I have!!!
ok jokes aside, this game is seriously underrated. Handling physics are a bit wonky but I'd recommend to any touge racing enthusiasts or Initial D fans.
i rebought this when a friend gave me his ps2, amazing game
My childhood game♥
Kaido Racer 2 is quite possibly the best racing game on PS2. The graphics were unreal with a component cable
How would you rate it compared to gt4 physics?
I've seen the Tokyo Drift and Initial D series in arcades, but barely on consoles. And that's a shame, because they deserve so much more, especially Initial D. We haven't really seen any home versions since perhaps the Ubisoft reskin: Import Tuner Challenge on Xbox 360. I mean, if Cruis'n Blast can get a home port on Switch in the 2020s with decent success, why not also show some love for the Japanese arcade racers?
Nightrunners is the new version of this.
Racing Battle: C1GP was made by Genki
RP too, it was based on best motoring, and feature circuit and wangan racing, both Kaido Battle 3 and C1GP are my favorite PS2 racing games, KB3 physics are just too good, better than GT4 were
Genki teased Tokyo Xtreme Racer coming out in 2025 THEY'RE MAKING A NEW ONE LETS GOOOOOO
no way that Genki logo is real, right?
EDIT: I just looked it up lmao, I love it
aaand now i need to play it, thanks :D great video
What emulator do you use Eden?, Ive been getting these black stripes every time i play Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2,
Tokyo Extreme Racer was damn amazing.
11:08, I disagree a bit with you Dustin ^^'
For having played the game many many times, I would say that one of the best way to start this game is to buy an AE111 Levin/Trueno from the new car dealership.
For the first special events, like you've probably seen, you'll need a NA car for stage 1 (Hakone and Hiroshima), and a FF car for stage 2 (Haruna, Akagi, and Ura Rokko).
The AE111 can do both, plus this car is fast and relatively cheap. So you can complete the NA challenge first, reach the level needed for the FF Challenge, then convert your AE111 to Turbo to do the FF challenge and the Turbo Festa when it appears without needing to change your car ;)
2:37 what if the NFS game designers decided to try old and unknown games to get "new" ideas?
To anyone who wants to play this, starting with a fwd is a good idea, the crx is a really great fast option that can even do drift events, the ae85 really sucks, any rival is faster in a straight line.
I played it as Touge battle ... I think. I forgot, it's been too long and I can't remember where I put that game 😅
Oh hey it's JakeMG
Glad this game getting more attention
Do the graphics _kinda_ remind anyone else of the original CSR Racing?
Brutally underrated game that deserves more attention than it usually is.
I’d love to see more content from ya with this game
Need to see more I love this game so much
I love Kaido Racer 2 so much. I'm currently doing a Suzuki Carry only playthrough.
This is one of the best racing games made, i find this game to be really underrated.
Finally some more recognition for this game!
The car cutscene is also bugged for me but the ghost should appear. Mind making a video of best display setting in TXR3 and TXRD2?
Judging by the cut scenes i assume you're playing a downloaded rom rather than the physical copy of the game. I use both versions and have noticed this glitch when playing on pcsx2
Im happy to manage to get this game for my ps2 before the price got expensive. I still remember getting it from Itali through a german ebay site 😂
Theres a whole sport around drifting K Trucks
I see this game roads, and all I hear is Carbon's Canyon theme.
I’ve Tokyo extreme racer zero on ps2 it so fun to play
These games is actually some of my favorite racing games
The entire series is awesome
I wish they would bring back the tokyo xtreme racer series.
For those who want to enjoy the game chronologically :
Title Genki Universe Timeline:
TXR:Drift (NTSC) / Kaido Battle ~Nikko・Haruna・Rokko・Hakone~ (NTSC-J) 2003
TXR 2 ( DreamCast) 2003, Summer
TXR ZERO (NTSC) / Shutokou Battle 0 (NTSC-J) 2004
TXR 3 (NTSC) / Shutokou Battle Shutokou Battle 01 (NTSC-J) 2005
Street Supermercy (PAL Only) 2005
Kaido Racer (PAL) / Kaido Battle: Chain Reaction 2005 (taking place in parallel with events of Street Supermercy)
Racing Battle C1 Grand Prix (NTSC-J Only) 2006
TXR: Drift 2 (NTSC)/ Kaido Racer 2 (PAL)/ Kaido Battle: Touge No Densetsu (NTSC-J) 2007
Import Tuner Challenge (PAL) / Shutokou Battle X (NTSC-J) 2008
Thanks for the list. Noob here: If TXR: Drift 2 is the best Touge game, what is the best " Wangan" Racing game, alot of people say TXR3 or is there something better that came later?
@@Rockport1911 I would say both 01 and X are equally the ultimate experience for it's avalailable console platform, personally if you have any experience on upkeeping a JDM platform you will learn to appreciate ITC/ X more for the in depth details like actual real life parts from the aftermarket rendered within the engine bay, the sounds also matches all the different parts as you upgrade your car.
Plot wise, make sure you play street supermercy first before starting your journey from ITC, all the roster changes will start making sense after the mad scramble to fill in the power vaccum left by the final boss's defeat in TXR 3.
I loved this game. Wish we could get a new one but i know that wont happen.
Nice to see you playing one of my favorite racers! I remember almost reaching the penultimate arc (Zao and Aso) and had a hell of fun in this game!