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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/57179824

For me: the Out Run OST. Everyone listens to and praises Nintendo OSTs or Square Enix, but Out Run is something else. I have rarely listened to video game music that catchy.

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[-] XM34@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago

Need For Speed - Underground 2

[-] gandolfini_the_grey@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I love this game. The soundtrack and atmosphere are perfect

[-] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 16 points 3 days ago
[-] waterproof@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

probably Distance

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

NFS underground or most wanted.

[-] jyl@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I wouldn't call them my favourites, but I will call them a perfect fit. The licensed soundtrack in MW has exactly the correct feel for the game.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

That's why I think they're great. Good standalone songs put in a fitting context.

Bought and played NFS heat recently. Game was surprisingly good, music, however had too much hip-hop/pop and stuff like that for my taste so that was disappointing.

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Prostreet too

[-] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 days ago

I also like NFS Carbon to be honest.

[-] nyctre@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Never played it, but it has kyuss. That alone makes it great. The rest are a bonus.

[-] goombakid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Initial D and Tokyo Xtreme Racer series.

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage or Need For Speed: Underground

[-] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Yep Underground

[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

What was the name of that motorcycle racing game where you also beat up other racers all while racing to Soundgarden..... That one.

[-] gandolfini_the_grey@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago
[-] LordCrom@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Yes thats it. I gotta go find that disk somewhere in my old folders now

[-] AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Gran Turismo - the first one

[-] isyasad@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[-] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago

DAYTONAAAAAA... Let's go away!

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Do-do-do-do-do-do-Daytooooooooooooooonaaaaaaaaa!

[-] callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Midnight Club 3

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago
[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

MX Vs. ATV Unleashed

Something about the early 2000s alt and buttrock that just does it for me.

[-] missingno@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago

F-Zero GX, hands down. Nothing else is even close.

[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Hell yeah, F-Zero.

[-] proti@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Sonic R
It's a hill I'm willing to die on.

[-] koncertejo@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

My shortlist is probably WipEout Pulse (I love how that entire series feels like a game made out of electronic music, the same way Doom is made out of metal), WipEout 2048 (for the same reason, but I played it even more), Forza Motorsport 2 (cuz it had a huge influence on my taste at a very young age), and then maybe Gran Turismo 5?

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago

I don't even like that genre of music much, but it is so perfect for Wipeout and the selection is excellent

[-] toddestan@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Rock n' Roll Racing.

[-] testman@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago
[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

It's not a car racing game, but SSX 3 had such a great soundtrack. It's hard to find nowadays.

[-] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Really basic, but Mario Kart DS specifically. The gameplay does not do it for me, but the way it sounds coming out of the DS's Speakers sounds amazing. Though, Mario Kart 64 & Wii are probably really close for me out of sheer nostalgia.

[-] YewEyeOwe31@lemmings.world 4 points 2 days ago

Does SSX count as a racing game?

If so, SSX was huge for my prepubescent self.

[-] maniel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago

Burnout Paradise 🎶Take me down to the Paradise City Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty🎵

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Ridge Racer Type 4 isn’t here?

Boo.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago
[-] tatann@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Moto Racer 2 soundtrack, my favorite ska punk "album"

[-] PoscoBumbleroot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

ATV Off-road Fury had a good one

[-] BrutallyHonestPOS@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Rocket Leagues first OST. The following seasons had some good stuff as well, but man, 2015s Rocket League featured a string of bangers!

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Art Of Rally!

[-] CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 1 points 2 days ago

While not a racing game in the traditional sense, the soundtrack for I Am Your Beast is what cocaine sounds like. Listen to Negative Time without vibing, I bet you can't.

[-] blomvik@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge and Project Gotham Racing.

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