Evolution of the NORDSCHLEIFE in Sim Racing | 1998-2024

From GP Legends to Assetto Corsa Competizione - The Nürburgring Nordschleife in Sim Racing Titles was first shown 26 years ago. We have recorded a lap with 12 different racing / simulation titles to show how graphics, visuals and sound have evolved in almost 3 decades! For the year of the titles, we chose the date of the tracks introduction.

00:00 GP Legends
00:46 Gran Turismo 4
01:27 rFactor
02:07 GTR Evolution
02:47 SHIFT 2 Unleashed
03:28 Assetto Corsa
04:07 iRacing
04:48 Project CARS 2
05:29 Automobilista 2
06:08 Gran Turismo 7
06:49 Forza Motorsport
07:30 Assetto Corsa Competizione
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[OverTake_gg]

Hey guys, this is of course not a complete list, honourable mentions would be the first Forza Motorsport from 2005, rFactor 2 or also RaceRoom with their laser scan from 2016. -Michel

[MP_]

Grand Prix Legends, such an unappreciated game. Opened the door for many titles!

[Grindershachkin]

2:08 great car sound in GTR Evolution!!!

[KODIAK-ijyg]

Gran turismo 4 still holds up big time!!! This was the first game I played where I was able to adjust a car so much on a game, and the graphics are still top-notch! And it was right when I started to get into Initial D in 2004...😢 those were the days😅

[ItzBrooksFTW]

turn10 managed to make their newest game look 15+ years old

[MUCKLEECH]

Dang, what a well crafted video! It was really cool to see the rapid evolution of the Nord.

My first time driving at the green hell is in GT4, but it wasn't so much learning the track as it was just surviving it. Nowadays, I practice there mostly on GT7, AMS2, and Assetto Corsa.

Keep the great content coming!

[SpatialDragon]

GT5 was the first version of any game that I played that had a fairly realistic version of Nords. I did play GT4 briefly, but my PS2 died and I upgraded to PS3.

[mangopopjuice]

GTR Evolution !? One of the best sounds there, sound is underrated, makes a huge difference

[frederiquerijsdijk]

Mann, that GT-R Evolution sounded good!

[Nelson_.A]

GTR is my first sim that I got a wheel and pedals for. Great video, I love the editing.

[jamesleegte]

Watching this video makes you imagine what will sim racing look like in ten years time or even twenty years time! The evolution is insane!

[rodyspy]

GP Legends from 1998 has rear view mirrors and UBISOFT racing games to this day do not. 😄

[feederunderground]

impressed as gp legends looks absolutely wonderful...

[FedericoTesta]

Gran Turismo 4 is still one of the best representation

[sebastian_berlin]

How did you come up with some of the dates? AC officially launched in 2014 with the Nordschleife coming with the Dream Pack 1 in March 2015 and iRacing followed later that year. 😊

[Maartwo]

I learned this track many years ago in NFS Shift 1 & 2 with my Microsoft Sidewinder with no FFB. Good times.

[rickyareskog]

I don't know which is correct, so I'm not going to pass judgement either way, but man, the transition from GT to Forza where the trees suddenly get super dense is jarring in how different their scenery is.

[Schorch]

Every Grand Prix Legends simracer knows the tree of trees, the grandfather of all trees... after compression in Fuchsröhre, on the right side. This tree killed so much cars after making a slight driving mistake in compression. A Grand Prix in Pro Mode is hard to survive, but very satisfying if you manage to see the checkered flag.

[jacquesparpaing]

Back in the 2000s playing the Nordschleife was utterly rare and was a reason to buy a game

[horstfeldmann]

Hi Guys,
I love this video and how it shows the improvements of racing simulation graphics.
The video title is "Evolution of the NORDSCHLEIFE" - but the first video part ("Grand Prix Legends" from 1998), 0:00 - 0:46 is showing parts the old GP Course of the Nürburgring, but NOT the Nordschleife:
0:00 - 0:07 Gegengerade
0:07 - 0:22 Nordkehre
0:22 - 0:38 Start-Ziel-Gerade
0:38 - 0:46 Beginning of the "Südschleife", the corners before "Bränkekopf"


But that only bothers me marginally about the video. Thanks for the great video!
- Horst