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Released PS1 Racing Video Games

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A list of Released Racing video games for PS1 sorted by popularity among gamers.

Racing games. Category of games about racing with rivals using various vehicles. Player’s purpose is to be first on the finish line or to achieve the best lap time possible. There are titles with land, water and air vehicles which are controlled in an arcade or simulating manner. more

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Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

Racing 05 February 2001

A racing game that tries to reflect the realities of competition behind the wheel of sports cars. The production includes several licensed cars, as well as several different modes of play.

Formula 1 97
Formula 1 97

Racing 26 September 1997

Continuation of a warmly received racing game under Formula 1 licence, which was released in 1996. The production brings a number of novelties, trying to reproduce even better the struggles on the tracks around the world behind the wheel of super-fast cars.

Motorhead
Motorhead

Racing 20 April 1998

Motorhead is a dynamic, arcade racing game maintained in a futuristic style, in which what counts is primarily reflexes and the ability to drive on winding routes with the accelerator pedal pressed into the floor.

CTR: Crash Team Racing
CTR: Crash Team Racing

Racing 19 October 1999

Digital reissue of the fourth game about the adventures of the nice mutant Crash. Unlike the previous parts of the cycle, which were three-dimensional platforms, this time we are dealing with crazy go-kart races. Crash's and Dr. Cortex's teams stand for a big tournament organized by the best rally driver in the universe - Nitrous Oxide.

Re-Volt
Re-Volt

Racing 31 July 1999

Re-Volt is one of Acclaim's most crazy racing games. Players take control of remote-controlled cars and start exciting races on bizarre tracks, such as a toy shop, botanical garden and museum. As the game progresses, new models of cars with different technical parameters are unlocked.

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed

Racing 29 February 2000

Another installment in the Need for Speed franchise. As the title suggests, the game focuses around Porsche, offering eighty licensed car models belonging to the German brand. The game includes such classics as the first 356 from 1950 or 911 Turbo from 2000. The player races in locations such as crowded urban areas, winding mountain roads, or never-ending highways. When playing the Evolution Mode, the player will observe the evolution of the famous car brand over nearly half a century.

Need for Speed II
Need for Speed II

Racing 31 March 1997

Sequel to the racing game that was released in 1995 by Electronic Arts and that changed the racing genre. Need for Speed II let's you control eight completely new licensed vehicles. Among them are: McLaren F1, Ferrari F50, Ford GT90, Jaguar XJ220, Lotus GT1, Lotus Esprit V8, Italdesign Cala and Isdera Commendatore 112i. The races take place on six distinctive tracks located in various areas of the world.

Midnight Run
Midnight Run

Racing 30 January 1998

Converted from slot machines arcade racing game that allows you to test your skills during night-time city rides behind the wheel of sports cars.

Hi-Octane
Hi-Octane

Racing 29 December 1995

A science fiction-based futuristic racing game, a side-project of the experienced Bullfrog studio. In the game we sit at the helm of 6 futuristic cars, competing on 6 different routes, full of shortcuts and branching. The fun is diversified by the possibility of using weapons and the need to replenish fuel supplies.

Ridge Racer (1994)
Ridge Racer (1994)

Racing 03 December 1994

Ridge Racer is a racing game that is the starting title for PlayStation 1. The player sits behind the wheel of one of nine different cars and participates in exciting time limited races. He has at his disposal several difficulty levels, a few challenges and a mode of racing against time. It's up to him to beat the devilishly fast car "the 13th Racing". The production started a long cycle under the same name.

Jet Rider 2
Jet Rider 2

Racing 31 October 1997

A racing game in which ten participants compete with each other on special air scooters, able to move both above the ground and above the water. Twenty tracks have been made available to players, ten of which come from the previous version of the series, entitled Jet Moto. A characteristic feature of production is the very high level of difficulty of the competition.

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Racing 25 March 1998

The third installment in the bestselling racing game series created by EA. The game allows us to drive the fastest cars in the world. This time it contains eight brand new racing tracks and eleven licensed vehicles among which one can find cars such as Aston Martin DB7, Ferrari 550 Maranello, and Lamborghini Diablo SV. The included editor lets us create hundreds of individual vehicles as well. The biggest novelty in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is the option to play on both sides of the law.

Need for Speed 4: Road Challenge
Need for Speed 4: Road Challenge

Racing 01 March 1999

The fourth installment in the famous series of racing games started in 1995 by Electronic Arts. Need for Speed: Road Challenge (also known as Need for Speed: High Stakes) expands the best ideas of its predecessors. It offers 18 licensed vehicles from the world's most famous brands and 20 varied tracks that contain traffic, jams and police patrols.

V-Rally 2 Championship Edition
V-Rally 2 Championship Edition

Racing 30 June 1999

The second part of a series of rally games developed by Eden Studios. Based on the WRC license, it allows you to take part in the 1999 World Rally Championship season at home.

Rapid Racer
Rapid Racer

Racing 14 November 1997

A racing game in which we sit at the controls of motor boats and fight for victory on six different routes. Rapid Racer is one of the first titles released on PlayStation 1 to take advantage of the capabilities of the DualShock pad. The title works in sixty frames per second, which, however, resulted in a decrease in the quality of the visual setting.

Mille Miglia
Mille Miglia

Racing 30 November 2000

Referring to the historic race held in northern Italy, a production in which console owners can take part in a competition behind the wheel of sports machines from the first half of the twentieth century.

Driver (1999)
Driver (1999)

Racing 02 July 1999

Inspired by classic films from the 60s and 70s of the last century, a racing game with feature elements. Players play the role of a secret police officer, who works out mafia structures by performing tasks commissioned by gangsters.

007 Racing
007 Racing

Racing 20 November 2000

Maintained in spying climates, an unusual racing game, in which instead of struggling on the track players perform missions referring to the adventures of Agent 007.

Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo

Racing 08 May 1998

A racing game that puts a lot of emphasis on realistic recreation of the behavior of cars while driving. The production offers almost 150 cars of such brands as Honda, Mazda, Subaru or Mitsubishi. The main mode of play is Gran Turismo Mode, in which subsequent wins are rewarded with credits for which the player can buy new cars and tuning parts. In order to gain access to the next eleven track competition, you first need to obtain specific licenses by performing a number of challenges.

Micro Maniacs
Micro Maniacs

Racing 05 October 2000

Arcade racing game in which the action is presented in isometric projection, and the routes are not racing vehicles, but strange characters. Production is a spin-off of the popular Micro Machines series.

Test Drive 4
Test Drive 4

Racing 03 November 1997

The fourth installment of the popular series of racing games aimed at realism enthusiasts. We try to control the vehicle and beat our rivals on one of the six tracks available in the game, avoiding contact with police patrols and collisions with other traffic participants.

Gran Turismo 2
Gran Turismo 2

Racing 23 December 1999

Continuation of a very warmly acclaimed racing game, focusing on a realistic representation of vehicle behaviour on the track. Gran Turismo 2 does not make drastic changes to the way cars behave on the track. Instead, the developers focused on a significant expansion of the content, increasing the pool of available vehicles to more than six hundred and twenty-seven tracks.

Colin McRae Rally (1998)
Colin McRae Rally (1998)

Racing 30 July 1998

Behind the name of world champion Colin McRae is a racing game that allows you to test yourself behind the wheel of precisely reproduced racing cars of the late twentieth century. Production is based on the 1998 WRC season.

Renegade Racers
Renegade Racers

Racing 01 January 1999

A racing game in which we sit at the helm of hovercraft and fight for victory on one of the six tracks. In addition to the Arcade mode (created to play alone) developed by Promethean Designs Renegade Racers studio, there is also a Quick Race variant, in which we can face another person. The whole was enriched with three-dimensional graphics maintained in a light, cartoon style.