Retro game of the week - Gran Turismo (PSX)

This week we're playing Gran Turismo on the original Playstation. The great handling, diverse car selection, good graphics and excellent soundtrack made it hands down the number one race game in 1997. There suddenly was a game that felt both like a simulator and an arcade game. With enough game modes to keep you busy for weeks.

What made Gran Turismo better than other race games was the fact that it had so much to offer. And it also went the extra mile on realism with absolutely outstanding graphics and realistic car handling. We could watch replays for days as they really showed off the power of the Playstation.

The realistic racing itself was refreshing. And even when you made a slip up, it was fun using other cars as bumper cushions, knocking them into the side while you kept going.

While other games would glorify only a few aspects of racing, this game brought everything out. That made it the closest to the real thing at the time. Your cars weren't over the top. They looked like the sports cars you saw in magazines and on the street. Even earning the credits for a new car kind of took as long as in the real world. You would have to pass a lot of game time before you unlocked all the cars you wanted.

This was no Mario Kart. There were over 140 cars to race with, spread across multiple tracks and modes. All unlockable by winning more and more races and passing trials. Speaking of which, there were also driving tests included. Perhaps this was even the hardest part of the game ranging from trivial start and stop challenges, to extreme hairpin cornering and more. Finishing these tests granted you access to the simulation mode, where you could race championships.

Gran Turismo was the most sophisticated driving game of its generation. The realistic graphics, variety of game modes and sheer number of different cars blew us away at the time. Gran Turismo redefined racing on consoles and we'll always love it for that reason.

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[Wastingsometimehere]

A true classic. One of the best racing games was this series.

[AubreyHusky]

Oh man i remember this game. I put so many hours into it.

[aHeadedMonkey]

I still play this ALL THE TIME! And yes it still stands up perfectly today!

[JamandTheHolograms]

This game changed my life. I remember when this game came out I lived in it man...  I LIVED in it.

[MGOForver]

THE REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR!

Waiting for GT6 :F

[oAirehko]

I remember being blown away by the graphics of this game back in the day.

[phillipsouter]

funny how i just gotten this one to complete atleast complete the first 4 of the series i currently have, so many memories when playing this as a kid

[Sigel]

This game was so cool when it came out! I remember spending hours doing the later tests.

[proudfoot]

Childhood memories and best racing game ever hands down.

[AronHallan]

TIP: Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo max tuned reaches 200+km/h in 5 seconds it was awesome back then.

[soundingsea]

oh god! the first game i played in PSX back in 1997, for me it's amazing to see this kind of racing game..bcause at that time, so far as i know racing game is always arcade, but this game..this game amazing!

[SirDjss]

I like the "realistic carhandling" the game had when the car jumped over another one and continued the race like nothing happend, just at the end of the video lol

[BillyMark]

This game's graphics were amongst the most realistic ones 15 years earlier... imagine what we will have in 2030, considering GTA V and other games with really realistic graphics are out! Can't say that this game isn't awesome though :D

[brendancleary]

Regardless whether you are a Playstation fan or a Xbox fan, you can't ignore how good the Gran Turismo franchise is at racing.

[KpopFreakMike]

I almost started crying when I saw Vagrant Story. How did that still not get a remake?

[Dizzyfatpigeon]

is the first playstation called psx in north america we call it ps1 in the uk

[realscorpion]

Loved this game so much back and ive hade very game in the Series since :)

[MrKakka]

I remember playing a shit ton of this game with my cousin back in the day! I cant wait for GT6!!

[jpowers]

I used a game shark to get all gold medals on the license tests which gave me a prize car that I used to win a lot of races and credits.

[Kevakazii]

I played the shit out of this game when i was younger. Its funny how when you think back you see it as a sharp, HD game but the reality is oh so different lol