The 25 Best 90s Arcade Racing Games

⚠️ All gameplay recording, game curation and opinions included in each video, as well as design or editing is completely done by me

Gaming got more serious in the 1990s, with better graphics, better physics, more detail and bigger ambition. We go through the best arcade racing games of the 1990s, from arcade legends like Sega Rally and Ridge Racer and long-lost franchises like Road Rash or Wipeout. Let's take a nostalghia ride!

Intro and Outro Music

Timeline

00:00 Intro
00:14 Daytona USA 2 (Arcade)
00:38 Ridge Racer Type 4 (Playstation 1)
01:02 Road Rash (Playstation 1)
01:27 San Francisco Rush 2049 (Arcade)
01:51 OutRunners (Arcade)
02:15 Rollcage (Playstation 1)
02:39 Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (Sega Genesis)
03:04 Cruis’n World (Arcade)
03:28 Virtua Racing (Arcade)
03:52 World Rally Championship (Arcade)
04:16 Sega Rally Championship (Arcade)
04:41 Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Nintendo 64)
05:05 Rad Mobile (Arcade)
05:29 Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo 64)
05:53 Hydro Thunder (Arcade)
06:18 Rock n' Roll Racing (Super Nintendo)
06:42 Scud Race (Arcade)
07:06 Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (Playstation 1)
07:30 Wipeout 2097 (Playstation 1)
07:55 F-Zero X (Nintendo 64)
08:19 Super Mario Kart (Super Nintendo)
08:43 Crash Team Racing (Playstation 1)
09:07 Re-Volt (Dreamcast)
09:32 Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64)
09:56 Crazy Taxi (Arcade)
10:20 Outro

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[BitsBeats]

It's really hard to make a perfect selection for this genre, I'm sorry to have to omit great games... but I've also tried to be eclectic and compensate between systems. I hope you understand (maybe I'll make a second part of the video). By the way, only one game per franchise. Enjoy!

[JohnCharb]

The Star Wars Episode 1 Pod Racing arcade machine was quite awesome. You sit in a pod facing a giant screen. The controls were two handles that you can either push forward for max speed. Pull them back to slow down. Turns were done by one side up and the other down. There were boost buttons to press with your thumbs on the handles.

[animekawaiichan]

SUPER SUPER CLASSIC!! Even I was born in the 90s. 90s - 2000s really miss those eras!

[RetroMoments]

Great list!
And F-Zero X! What a game!!

[wobblingpixels]

Great video and channel. I know how much work it takes to create these kind of videos. Keep up the good work! 👍👍👍

[leandrocerencio]

Where is Daytona USA? The most iconic arcade from 90s.
At the time, Scud Race was nice, but Indy 500 was the improvement for Virtua Racing.

Nice list.

And FYI, Winning Run is the 1st 3d arcade racing game, it is from Namco, 1988.

[TheTrueBro]

Outrun, Virtua Racing y Daytona USA tuvieron un impacto en la industria que, a la fecha, muy pocos reconocen. La base de todos los juegos de carrera modernos actuales salieron a raíz de estos clásicos.

[cwing]

We had ridge racer 4, wave race 64, Mario kart 64, crazy taxi, screamer, need for speed, top gear rally 64, such a great time to love arcade racers

[soulreaver]

Absolutely outstanding video thanks as always my friend!😎👍👍👍👍👍

[Frapskillar]

Rush 2049 got released in 1999 not 1998. What i would recommend is playing the Arcade Rom especially the Special Edition. But all in all this list is pretty solid!

[DevilCleiton]

Wow, your content is amazing. You won a subscriber from Brazil

[SiincereARC]

1. I'm surprised you didn't add neo drift out.
2A. I love that you included both pod racer and hydro thunder
2B. They really need to make a modern remake or sequel to pod racer and make a modified version h2overdrive

[feroso]

Gracias por evocar aquellos años tan maravillosos en este genero tan divertido

[theangrymilitant]

Okay, you get an instant like for Rush 2049. I grew up on that game.

[Dosunceste]

Overall a good selection but I would have added a few games over some of the picks (like Rad Mobile or Rock'n Roll Racing):
F1 Super Lap, Beetle Adventure Racing, Top Gear Rally, Thrill Drive.

[guillermobruno]

Rad mobile, no sabía el nombre. Lo busqué mucho tiempo. ¡Gracias por subirlo!

[Mr_Machete]

Another good racing game is extreme g 2 for the nintendo 64

[rleonhart]

Outro grande vídeo, virei fã do canal!

[SteveBrandon]

I've never played the actual arcade version, which came out in 1998, but I'm a big fan of (Ferrari) F355 Challenge from Sega/AM2 on Dreamcast and PS2.

[deckofcards]

*My top 4:*
SEGA Rally Championship (ARCADE)
Ridge Racer Type 4
Crash Team Racing
Daytona USA (ARCADE)

Mario Kart 64 and F-Zero X are honourable mentions, but they were only really great on multi player IMHO