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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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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

NFS underground or most wanted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Prostreet too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I also like NFS Carbon to be honest.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage or Need For Speed: Underground

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yep Underground

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Need For Speed - Underground 2

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I love this game. The soundtrack and atmosphere are perfect

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hell yeah, F-Zero.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

MX Vs. ATV Unleashed

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They put all the budget into the music lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

true, at least someone had their priorities straight!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gran Turismo - the first one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

And Two honestly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Does SSX count as a racing game?

If so, SSX was huge for my prepubescent self.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ridge Racer Type 4 isn’t here?

Boo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Rock n' Roll Racing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

probably Distance

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

ATV Off-road Fury had a good one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Midnight Club 3

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Initial D and Tokyo Xtreme Racer series.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Art Of Rally!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge and Project Gotham Racing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

DAYTONAAAAAA... Let's go away!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month 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.