The reason Nazareth Speedway is marked as a fantasy track even though it did exist in real life at one point is because the track had already been demolished by the time of this game's release. It's an amazing little homage to include the track in the game anyway, though it actually had a bug with it in which if you took the apron all the way through, you'd be much faster than the AI. This does not happen in any other track in the game. This was probably my second most played racing game on the PS2, behind F1 '06. The career mode was so much fun. You could actually start in a low-tier series and slowly make your way to becoming a Cup Champion, and once you do, you can race in all 4 categories at the same time if you'd like. A lot of people call EA's sports games complete and utter shit, but this game is WAY better than all of the NASCAR games we got this decade.
The track was never demolished, but just left to rot. I believe the owners tore up sections of the pavement to prevent anyone from even attempting to run there illegally
nascar 09 for the ps2 is literally just nascar 08 with updated cars and slightly changed menus. the sprint cup license challenge was so hard that i have only passed it one time in the 9 years i have had the game. i.imgur.com/daqpn2n.jpg
It's funny how EA kept Nazareth, yet they decided to create a fantasy clone of Rockingham after that track was dropped from NASCAR schedules in the mid-2000s. Maybe there was a licensing issue.
I always liked how this game gave you the choice to use either the "old" car design or the "Car of Tomorrow" in Cup races. And I like how they added the leader board on top of the screen. The career mode was kind of awful, though. I preferred Fight To The Top from 05, 06, and 07.
Aside from Gran Turismo, ‘06, ‘07 and ‘08 were my games back on the PS2! So many great memories in that career mode. The voice of the agent still sticks in my mind to this day. “...and he is Livid!”
Licensing does cost a lot of money. So it’s like asking Toyota to come back to the NFS series when the license expired, and the Carbon Motors E7 does not exist nowadays because Carbon Motors went bankruptcy in 2013, and you can’t get a license for it. Same thing goes for the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The car cannot be used in new racing games because of licensing issues. The SLR was a joint development between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren.
Nascar 08 was actually released after Muse's new album of Natsuiro Egao de 1,2 Jump its a great game on ps2 because of crash physics that were far better than the Ps3 version
Your settings listed in the description work well for me, it only worked with the latest PCSX2 version 1.5.0, the only thing that bugs the games is the super low fps when on the track, what helps is turning the internal resolution back to the default native setting(seems to be the best) it lowers the resolution quality of the cars but i guess it depends on how your pc can handle it. (I have an Asus Reupublic of Gamers gaming laptop) Although on Nascar 09 your description only mentions 2 options and when doing them it only renders a black screen forever after the first 2 prompt messages, using the Boot ISO(Fast) option crashes PCSX2 for me. I commented on your video about that so I won't go into detail. Now all I gotta do is get the thunder games to work and see about getting 2006: Total Team Control to run just a little better, I get some lag spikes during races on that game.
I am having same problems in nascar 09 as you are. Never got it working. nascar 08 works but flickers the whole time using his settings. I don't get why it does not work. I am using windows 10 gtx1080ti should work better then his
@@dem0man21 I'm not entirely sure how to help you there, I kinda stopped using the program a good while ago but I would say your best bet would be to just mess around with some of the settings and see if some of them work for you. I wasn't able to get Nascar 06 total team control to work as I just came up with untextured cars while on track alongside the same low fps. Sorry I can't help you out much more than that. Good luck though. Hope it works out for ya.
@@dem0man21 nice, glad you were able to figure it out. If I can get around to it I can try and fix my problems someday. It I ever get bored of Nr2003 xp
@@xTimelessGaming hi bro i remember this Nascar 08 game this game was actually released after the release of Muse's 2nd album of Natsuiro Egao de 1 2 jump which is September 4th 2007
Bruh, everytime I boot the game with all the settings on the description, it works normally but when I get to choose the car, pcsx2 crashes (it's 1.6.0 btw)
0:57 set the damage to visual only and play as Jeff Gordon initial Dale can’t play as Jeff Gordon because he lives in the UK we live in the USA I want Initial D to play as Jeff Gordon by booting up his PlayStation 2 I want him to set damage to visual only
my game runs at half speed but I still get, 60fps according to PCSX2 and FRAPS, I have interlacing turned on to get rid of the flickering any idea what is causing it?
When I play a track I go from 60 to 30. Any fix for this? I really don't know why it happens, but I'll go from 60 on menus etc to 30 ingame. Another edit, but textures also don't show up. I've got OpenGL 4.6 and updated drivers. GPU: GTX 1050 CPU: AMD FX 8300 RAM: PNY Anarchy 16GB
The reason Nazareth Speedway is marked as a fantasy track even though it did exist in real life at one point is because the track had already been demolished by the time of this game's release. It's an amazing little homage to include the track in the game anyway, though it actually had a bug with it in which if you took the apron all the way through, you'd be much faster than the AI. This does not happen in any other track in the game.
This was probably my second most played racing game on the PS2, behind F1 '06. The career mode was so much fun. You could actually start in a low-tier series and slowly make your way to becoming a Cup Champion, and once you do, you can race in all 4 categories at the same time if you'd like.
A lot of people call EA's sports games complete and utter shit, but this game is WAY better than all of the NASCAR games we got this decade.
The track was never demolished, but just left to rot. I believe the owners tore up sections of the pavement to prevent anyone from even attempting to run there illegally
nascar 09 for the ps2 is literally just nascar 08 with updated cars and slightly changed menus.
the sprint cup license challenge was so hard that i have only passed it one time in the 9 years i have had the game. i.imgur.com/daqpn2n.jpg
THIS GAME IS AWESOME!
I played it my whole life. Great times!
Best Nascar game ever.
It's funny how EA kept Nazareth, yet they decided to create a fantasy clone of Rockingham after that track was dropped from NASCAR schedules in the mid-2000s. Maybe there was a licensing issue.
06 is better
I always liked how this game gave you the choice to use either the "old" car design or the "Car of Tomorrow" in Cup races. And I like how they added the leader board on top of the screen. The career mode was kind of awful, though. I preferred Fight To The Top from 05, 06, and 07.
I never played the career in any of the games so it never bothered me
just never had the time as a kid
With bedtimes and homework and shit like that
I didn't give a fck I still did what I gotta do
3:44 R.I.P Kyle Busch.
Aside from Gran Turismo, ‘06, ‘07 and ‘08 were my games back on the PS2! So many great memories in that career mode. The voice of the agent still sticks in my mind to this day.
“...and he is Livid!”
Huge nostalgia
3:01 First race
Probably the only game with the short-lived Gen 4 (pre-CoT) Camry.
You're correct
And it was the last game to feature the Monte Carlo, as well as the last EA NASCAR game to include any manufacturers at all
Licensing does cost a lot of money. So it’s like asking Toyota to come back to the NFS series when the license expired, and the Carbon Motors E7 does not exist nowadays because Carbon Motors went bankruptcy in 2013, and you can’t get a license for it. Same thing goes for the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. The car cannot be used in new racing games because of licensing issues. The SLR was a joint development between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren.
I LOVE NASCAR 08
I play NASCAR 08 with EA SPORTS Car Driver... this game is No Fantasy Drivers Allowed in 2007 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Roses are Red
skyline are Blue
nascar 2008 ps2 version has insane graphics
Nascar 08 was actually released after Muse's new album of Natsuiro Egao de 1,2 Jump its a great game on ps2 because of crash physics that were far better than the Ps3 version
Your settings listed in the description work well for me, it only worked with the latest PCSX2 version 1.5.0, the only thing that bugs the games is the super low fps when on the track, what helps is turning the internal resolution back to the default native setting(seems to be the best) it lowers the resolution quality of the cars but i guess it depends on how your pc can handle it. (I have an Asus Reupublic of Gamers gaming laptop)
Although on Nascar 09 your description only mentions 2 options and when doing them it only renders a black screen forever after the first 2 prompt messages, using the Boot ISO(Fast) option crashes PCSX2 for me.
I commented on your video about that so I won't go into detail. Now all I gotta do is get the thunder games to work and see about getting 2006: Total Team Control to run just a little better, I get some lag spikes during races on that game.
I am having same problems in nascar 09 as you are. Never got it working. nascar 08 works but flickers the whole time using his settings. I don't get why it does not work. I am using windows 10 gtx1080ti should work better then his
@@dem0man21 I'm not entirely sure how to help you there, I kinda stopped using the program a good while ago but I would say your best bet would be to just mess around with some of the settings and see if some of them work for you. I wasn't able to get Nascar 06 total team control to work as I just came up with untextured cars while on track alongside the same low fps.
Sorry I can't help you out much more than that. Good luck though. Hope it works out for ya.
I figure it out I was using pcsx 1.4 not 1.5.
@@dem0man21 nice, glad you were able to figure it out. If I can get around to it I can try and fix my problems someday. It I ever get bored of Nr2003 xp
@@Starzcraft88 did u try running it in opengl mode?
its crazy how EA named a fictional whelen driver "Alan Walker" lol
Never understood why they made certain drivers who were actually not good in real life, really good in the game. David Gilliland for example
How did you get the car textures to show up and make the game look so damn good??
Im using 8x native internal resolution (5120x3584). n u need to use OpenGL to fix all the textures.
xTimelessGaming but when i do this the framerate tanks making completely unplayable
@@TheNuclearBrony turn the internal res back to the default native (lower than 8x native) lower resolution will increase performance and vise versa
@@xTimelessGaming hi bro i remember this Nascar 08 game this game was actually released after the release of Muse's 2nd album of Natsuiro Egao de 1 2 jump which is September 4th 2007
Tony Stewart is also featured on the cover of Nascar Thunder 2004
9:54
Alan walker
Un juego de verdad que es super relajante
0:57 you can set the damage to normal or visual only
This game is so fucking beautiful😢 from Argentina
is just for me that this game is dificult?
@@adilsonsilva751 you are a lil bitch men
@@Mi-uh5cl bruh
@@Mi-uh5cl Cry little bitch, no one likes Argentina ;) Greetings from Falklands ✌️
0:57 set the damage to visual only and play as Jeff Gordon
It’s 2020🥺
Better graphics than ps3 and xbox 360! Btw I know your using an emulator
that's what PCSX2 is,..... an emulator....
I had that game :(
1 Billy hatcher 299 pts 2 Luigi 284 pts
Bruh, everytime I boot the game with all the settings on the description, it works normally but when I get to choose the car, pcsx2 crashes (it's 1.6.0 btw)
Que recuerdos
Bro sabes como poner en español
I'm coming for you storm :D
Cars 3
Nice game
How i can fix my cars, they even starts to drift a Lot... When i Sprint after The Yellow flags, they drift a Lot
bro, show PCSX2 settings, car paints don't show up during race
can anyone tell me what engine does nascar 05-08 ps2 version use?
wow what a flip
Tizzyonline Brett Yes I agree, how did Kyle Busch flip like that?
I would like to play this game again but i cant find my controllers
0:57 set the damage to visual only and play as Jeff Gordon initial Dale can’t play as Jeff Gordon because he lives in the UK we live in the USA I want Initial D to play as Jeff Gordon by booting up his PlayStation 2 I want him to set damage to visual only
Wild Blue Younder Time
im trying to play nascar 09/08 but it appears GS Plugin failed to open can you help me plz :c
You're using Direct3D11 or OpenGL bruh..?
xTimelessGaming OpenGL
Try download teh latest PCSX2 n try upgrade ur Graphic Card driver mate.
still nothing
COT cars like one type of car such not like dodge,chevy,ford,toyota
my game runs at half speed but I still get, 60fps according to PCSX2 and FRAPS, I have interlacing turned on to get rid of the flickering
any idea what is causing it?
The worst thing the flip wasent good because bro add more flips so thats better
1:00
link to the download
lol nvm found it but i get a bit of blinking and low frame rate but textures are all there
Do you have to.set up the controls every game with this emulator?
When I play a track I go from 60 to 30. Any fix for this? I really don't know why it happens, but I'll go from 60 on menus etc to 30 ingame. Another edit, but textures also don't show up. I've got OpenGL 4.6 and updated drivers.
GPU: GTX 1050
CPU: AMD FX 8300
RAM: PNY Anarchy 16GB
i'm having the same problem except the textures show up for me
@@Starzcraft88 help me please
@@Dattchxbox1 get a super computer
does this game play with a wheel
This game is the same of nascar 09
But all the manufacturers taken out sadly.
The resolutions and graphics are bad
your config please
It's in the description mate.
you are brazilian ?
Nope.
early