It was an honor being your car for this challenge.

@redrover8096

10 ай бұрын

Thanks I needed this laugh.

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

Holy, a Neon has appeared

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

The feeling is mutual.

@dougneon9550

10 ай бұрын

Dad?

@1987FX16

10 ай бұрын

"My Man!" - Mailman in Rick n Morty

Legend has it that a certain content creator proposed that the Dodge Neon is the cause of excessive asbestos release from its brakes, causing diseases including, but not limited to mesothelioma... Great video, and it's indeed rare to see this car appear as a stock version (but considering they usually have the SRT-4 instead, it kinda make sense why).

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

Sounds very familiar😅

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Also, it's the only car which offered a payment plan which accepted food stamps. Truly a genius move. Truth be told, I prefer this version. The Neon ACR is an interesting spec, probably more than the SRT-4 if you ask me.

@jayfujiwara9740

10 ай бұрын

I miss him talking about the plastic shitbox and the hairdresser car😔.

@GarageHaruo

10 ай бұрын

Fuck what was his name again. I remember this certain information lol

@halofreak6166

10 ай бұрын

@@GarageHaruo Sliphatom I think or something like that

Dodge Neon is as based as the driver that is controlling it

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I do not deserve such kind words. ♥

The best thing to ever happen to me was playing Underground on PC and installing the mod that gets rid of the fucking visual ratings needed to progress. So nice to be able to NOT have to rice the shit out of my car just to race more.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Ah yes, I forgot about it? But, it's part of the course!

@valen2006

10 ай бұрын

Wait, isn't that for Underground 2?

@trautsj

10 ай бұрын

@@valen2006 Both have it. Pretty sure they're from the same modder as well :D

@valen2006

10 ай бұрын

@@trautsj Ah, I see

The Impreza is actually a 2.5 RS, not a WRX in UG1, likewise the lancer being just an ES too. And that was an interesting thing, having more normal cars instead of the higher grade models in later titles. And the rubberbanding, you think it's a bit much the release versions, it was even worse in some prerelease versions that are out there.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Force of habit, but yes, it's the 2.5 RS! I don't think it had a turbo from factory?

@huleeyaxerssius7

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT Fair enough there, and that model is NA'd, along with the imperza's that aren't the WRX & STI versions too, those ones have turbos of course

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

Too bad in NFSU2, the WRX and Evo cant go above 550hp due to game balancing Yeah nice work EA, you messed up big time for doing that

@puciohenzap891

10 ай бұрын

@@hybridAbsol Its not like power does much though, rubberbanding offsets any power you have.

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

@@puciohenzap891 still feels kinda wrong even if its during the year 2000s, cars like these already pushing over 800hp, plus Bayview City has a lot of straight aways to use this power Just saying.....

You missed the greatest pun or at least it wasn't easy to spot... That is putting neons on the Dodge Neon :D

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I thought about it, but I felt like living off free visual mods was more funny.

Think I remember hearing that the Dodge Neon was supposed to be the hero car in the original F&F movie

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

💀

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Oh god why did we miss such a laughing stock.

@discountfeces

10 ай бұрын

it was the SRT4 and it was the second film

@mindaugassolys1963

9 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT Because Craig Lieberman (who was responsible for most of main cast's cars of 1st 3 movies) was against it. According to him all upgrades to that shitbox would have been a lipstick on a pig.

@NFSBeast2365

9 ай бұрын

@@mindaugassolys1963for real? 😮

Funny story,I went to a petting zoo and saw a yellow bird.

Sliphantom managed to do this challenge on stream a few years ago, but it took him several tries for some races, especially the drag ones

To be honest I always beat the game with Neon since I've seen a video on KZread where a dude finished the final race with it. I was 13 at the time.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Glad I could provide a good dose of nostalgia.

As someone who's done this themselves, the drag races were MISERABLE to deal with. It didn't matter how well I shifted unless I got it absolutely perfect every. Single. Time.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Can relate, at times it's absurd. The AI is ridiculous during the later events.

@Joshua-zp2uu

9 ай бұрын

For some drag races, you can lower the Neon's upgrades so you can have the chance of catching up to your opponent. Tho, I don't think it works for every car like the Skyline which starts out at higher stats at low upgrades.

Before watching this I can answer it very easily. Yes, you can. I did, because the Neon is cool and I didn't wanna switch from it.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

It stands out so much, it's fun!

*M E S O T H E L I O M A I N T E N S I F I E S*

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

May the asbestos gods bless you.

The Arch Nemesis (Purple Bird) 💜🐦😂

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

*PURPLE NEON*

I honestly think this is what is missing in newer NFS games, shitty commuter cars. We need more.

I actually played this game with just the neon as a kid. Was so attached to it I couldn't let it go and before I knew it I had a 1000 hp peice of plastic

I just started replaying this gem ( my first ever PC game) after " grabbing" a definatle russian " Defintive Edition" out there :) I heard that if the player doesnt equip Nitros the opponents wont have it either and that softens the aweful rubberbanding going on. But who wants to play without NOS? :)

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

That is true, but yes, what is the point?

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

Nitrous doesnt always help 😅

@inertboi

10 ай бұрын

Honestly, proper racing lines with occasional glance in the rearview mirror is all you need to keep the opponents behind you. NOS was just a cool fad at the time. Except for maybe during drag events, otherwise it can be completely ignored.

Lots of people love modding their Neons, so it was cool to see it get some love in this game. I hope it'll show up in other games in the future, maybe alongside some other Dodge shitboxes like the K-car Daytona

@YellowbirdYT

8 ай бұрын

I get the appeal of these common cars, they do have a place at some games.

I actually did this challenge 2 years ago, and i actually cleared every event on Hard with the Dodge Neon. It's just really difficult and requires alot of luck to do: The only issue i had was the drag race event called "Straight Up". The red 350Z opponent named Ishii always pulls away from the Neon no matter if you get the perfect launch, and there's no traffic to stop him. The only way to beat it on hard difficulty is to lower the upgrades of the Neon so that the opponents will also be the same upgraded parts as you. I lowered the Neon to the level 1 parts and was able to beat the 350Z. All the other drag races i did were due to an amount of luck with traffic stopping opponents, the opponents getting bad launches, and blocking opponents too. This is definitely a luck based challenge and i lost some of my sanity from doing it. Lol

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

It's absurd because it's either easy or impossible at the same time, truly an experience.

I'm surprised you didn't mention races 80 and 84, those were the hardest races by far for me

@YellowbirdYT

7 ай бұрын

I don't remember them. But, it can be quite random at times. Sometimes they are easier than others.

I loved your storytelling aspect of the video, plus I'm surprised you managed to perservere with just the Neon. Nicely done man :)

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you found it entertaining.

once you finish this challenge don't just throw the dodge away... plastic isn't bio degradable friendly 😂

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

The Neon has ascended to a level where it can't be discarded.

I had no idea there was a Dodge Neon in this game, I dont remember that AT ALL.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

You find new things everyday in this channel.

The Neon was also featured on Gran Turismo 2. :)

All I can think about when I see or hear about the Dodge Neon I just think of the "Dodge FUCKING Neon" series of videos from Slipphantom, absolutely amazing lmao

@YellowbirdYT

2 ай бұрын

Those videos are cultural landmarks.

I liked the Neon in Underground, but there was a tournament drag race that every time, the engine would blow and I would have to trade for a car with a 6 speed.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Late-Game drag races with the Neon are a challenge. Well, more of a lottery.

I still have a hard time though winning on races even on Easy Mode even if I use a fully upgraded Volkswagen Golf GTI that I used for Underground Mode.

Love your commentary everytime. looking forward for the next 1!

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Neon is a Dope Car though

Hey! Its the car that gave me mesothelioma!

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Join the lawsuit, we're thousands.

The exhaust on that thing looks absolutely vile, looks like some sort of farm equipment

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I didn't change it in purpose, glad you noticed.

I play this game for 14 years, thanks to my dad. This is my first video game that i played. And noticed i am playing so good this game compared to youtubers(expect kuruhs, he is too good). This gives me nice feeling. I think i dont have much talent.

I made a mod that replaces the neon with the vauxhall corsa from nfsug2 with all the modifications, then did a "Corsa challenge" using only that from start to finish (handling is the same as the neon)

Nice video! I beat this game in hard mode with a lot of cars and chaning to them as soon as they appeared. The "hardest" were the first cars, Neon, Peugeot 206, Golf GTI and Miata because they had no speed for Sprints (actually Drag Races). So I had to crash the other cars or wait them to crash by themselves. Enjoyed the Tiburon, Civic, Focus and Celica as well. The later game cars are too easy even in hard mode.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

I never had that issue, even with the Neon. That sounds more similar to my experience with drag races.

@bravalloy

9 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT Drag, exactly! My bad.

No joke, I got my real life driver's license in a mildly modified 1995 Plymouth Neon that came with a spoiler and moon-roof. It was a very fun car to drive. Only real problem i had with it were the stock headlights were super weak; I literally drove around with hi-beams on all the time at night and never got blinked down in return.

My dad had the Chrysler Neon, after being inspired to buy an American car, after going to Florida.... It was possibly the worst car he ever owned. The engine was gutless, thirsty and the body work flimsy. The boot (trunk, stupid name...that came from an elephant) felt like it would break off every time its shut. Yea....terrible car.

My favorite types of races in underground starting from what i like the best: 1.Drag 2.Sprint 3.Drift 4.Circuit 5.Lap knockout

Things I love in Underground: Many Shitboxes, you can beat the game with every car and the AI keeps their car and Upgrades it. And the Rubberband AI can be funny but annoying:D Anyways. Good Video

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I just love to make fun of Underground but it really is fun! Thanks!

I'm trying Underground 2 in a Focus. But also an Escalate, an RX7 and a Corolla, but the Focus is my main car in my latest play through

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

The SUVs in U2 are hilarious, yes.

@julianbailey2749

9 ай бұрын

The Corolla is totally OP in underground 2

Ah yes the Dodge FUCKING Neon.

It's funny how the initial car selection from this era of NFS is so basic. Racing a regular Lancer or a Neon in real life must be massively boring. Same thing with the Punto in MW, how do you even compare that car to a GTI or a Cobalt SS? How did it keep up with a IS300? NFS magic.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

The fact they didn't have an Evo and STI in this game is near insulting, that Lancer ES is probably more pathetic than the Neon.

@Rafagafanhotobra

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT I think that NFS followed the exact same trends as FnF back then, even in the car selection. Think about it, the first FNF had Supras and Chargers as the final hero cars, while the rest were all riced Civics and Eclipses. On 2F2F, they already start the film with the main characters racing the finest japanese cars. Both FNF and NFS car selection got better with time, but still... I think only after Carbon and FnF4 that we could say most cars there were memorable ones on real life, from stock.

@PhilipMarcYT

10 ай бұрын

Race IRL? You'd have to be very careful about doing that.

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

The IS300 was a slow car, the Punto GT is no sloush

@Rafagafanhotobra

9 ай бұрын

@@hybridAbsol Are you kidding? The Grande Punto in its version came with a 1.4 engine with about 100 HP. Not only that, but the MW version also comes stock with some new skirts and bumper, along with OZ wheels. Which makes me believe that it has some modifications to keep up with the other cars.

That yellow GTI reminds me that one video about it having a ridiculous rubberbanding in the beta game

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

This game is a factory of absurd moments.

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT indeed it was EA didnt know how to optimize the game :v

Its not a wrx but lower trim Impreza 2.5RS, it doesnt have a turbo. Its entry level sporty variant before stepping to WRX.

Love replaying this game one of the best ever made still play it on my ps2 almost everyday. Finished the career mode with every car on the game. Also got over 1 million points in a drift race with every car except for the bonus cars.

It would be OP if the Neon SRT was in this game.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be as funny though!

Did this once in my childhood. Some drag races were hard.

I loved using the Civic in the first Underground, since my family had an EK Civic at the time :3 Also a friend of mine had a fully FnF style Neon in the early 2000s, complete with side graphics like in the movie and an aluminium wing x3

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Those Civic coupes were interesting, good luck finding one nowadays!

The Neon was my go-to car for Underground 1 more often than not, ever since i was a child. I was just drawn to it a bit more than the rest for reasons i still don't really know till this day. Later on during my teens, my dad had a Chrysler Neon, Not a Dodge like in the game but a Neon regardless. The Dodge Neon is just hard to find in Europe, It's 90% Chrysler. But yet again, I found myself liking it a lot. In today's day and age, i mainly like light, simple, tossable, and not too aggressive looking cars. Since i really don't have anything to proof so cars don't have to show that, and i don't really care for being the fastest. I just want to enjoy them and go places. All in all, The Neon still fits that group. So even today, I still like the good old Neon a lot. it's a bit of a shame i've never encountered the Neon in other games outside of Underground 1, and Driver San Francisco. But Driver had the slightly later model while i prefer the first model a bit more. TLDR, The Neon ended up to be a rather interesting car to me personally. I've grown to like them a lot. thanks to Underground 1, and experiencing one in real live later on, which cemented it.

Yes! I remember doing this when i was a kid. Hard af but doable

I actually did this playthrough aswell! I was very surprised to see that someone else had the same idea to play with only the Neon!

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Small world, it can be fun!

@PrezyPrez

9 ай бұрын

​@@YellowbirdYTIt certaintly is. I decided to start another play through but this time with the Peugeot 206.

Drag race in nfsu 1 is based on luck and strategy... mostly luck

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

The RNG drag simulator.

Its easier to handle jumps in that game, If you let go of the throttle mid air and hit it as you land. Also catch less air. Keeps more control

Almost half of the cars in the first Underground is doable for a one car only run, you'll cheese everything with the Miata or the Civic with ease (as long as its lightweight)

Hell yeah, OF COURSE! It's definitely possible to beat Underground with no issues.

You can beat this game with any car with proper skill

I have beaten this game using golf GTI and r34. But the event 95 was so annoying that every one was Ragequitting after a red rx7 or s2k rubberbanded you

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Race 95 really is something which will remain in our minds.

Good Ole TXRZ menu music 11:40

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Indeed!

FWD FTW!!! (Front wheel drive For The Win)

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

God bless torque-steer.

If only the 6th gen celica was in underground 😩 my car is so underappreciated man

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

The 6th gen is so nice!

So that's why I had a very hard time beating Need For Speed Underground with a Volkswagen Golf GTI even if I chose easy mode for all of the races. I never traded my car for another car because I was afraid that I will lose my performance parts and unique parts if I can trade in my car.

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

No! Unique parts stay with your car.

@gregtangsoc8760

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT How about the performance parts? Will they be gone if I trade in my car?

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

@@gregtangsoc8760 No. UG1 doesn't remove parts because you can only have a single car.

aaaaaaaa you make me wanna play NFSU again, even though I play it every year

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Might as well, it's always good to visit your favorites.

Wana say on underground, you can beat the game with any car. They are basically all the same, especially with you having unique performance parts

fun fact: the dodge neon is actually the 6th best car for circuits and sprints in this game, courtesy of Marcy2200's video

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I didn't know, thanks!

I remember completing NFS with an MX5 for all the circuit races and it might have been a Supra for the drag races as the MX5 was even slower than the Neon in a straight line.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

The MX5 is pretty good, usually I drive it until the RX7 is available.

challenge suggestion: win Midnight Club 3 using a Hummer H1

Shout out that Celph beat 🦾

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! I figured someone would notice, it's featured in Midnight Club 3's loading screens, so I wanted to see who noticed.

This is Halo 2 on legendary level of self-torture.

I wish this beauty was in Underground 2😢

I played with Neon through entire career myself. It is good but it becomes really absurdly hard in late career drag races, especially tournament against RX7s. Neon even with best unoque parts has really low top speed compared to RX7 at 339km/h(which is already with engine overheating). Its high but not hight enough to outpace these when they can go over 400 when maxxed.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Yeah the RX-7 is absurd, literally the best car in the game.

@Kacpa2

9 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT Yeah. Also Neon has a bonus, it has really wild sound when maxxed kind of like Punto in Most Wanted with S2000 sound xD

@Kacpa2

9 ай бұрын

I menaged to beat it but only by having them all get totalled. So if you restart enough you might get lucky. 😅

mfw when I owned one of these IRL for like 15 years.

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Hope it served you well.

Great video as always, just something that I noticed that kinda bothers me. The music seems to just have been slapped together sometimes, and so you have long periods of time with the same music, like the Celph Titled one and the loading theme, which seems kinda repetitive. My suggestion? You can change music periodically after a small period, during a cut, and maybe turn the volume of the songs down a bit, it's loud enough to not be just background music and start to distract me from what you're saying. Keep up the great work!

neon srt is one of best sleeper cars,plus cobalt ss

I did this challenge for 206 too many times 🙃

Now mc3 with the srt4

Dude's accent sounded almost incomprehensible, but I watched for the NFSU gameplay.

151, Jedi Mind Tricks, respect.

I've done this before and all i've gained was asbestosis

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Join the class action lawsuit, before my lungs stop working.

This is a remastered version: Graphics looks awesome! Where i can download it

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Nope, just the PC version with widescreen fix!

Sure it can cuz in these NFS games they don’t have that tier car bullshit like Carbon had so you don’t have to buy a “better” car just upgrade it fully with the extreme upgrades and your good to go, the Dodge Neon is a pretty good car in this game it’s well balanced

I wonder if you do this challenge again with the Peugeot 206😂😂😂

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Maybe! Maybe in a different game.

@p0werfu11

10 ай бұрын

206 is one of the better cars on the game though. Probably in top 5.

Sliphantom moment

I've had my foot ran over by one, it hurt but I was fine 😆

@jakethreesixty

9 ай бұрын

You can actually see said Neon in the background of one of my videos 😆

Funny enough the Dodge Neon in Need For Speed Underground Rivals becomes a really good car when fully upgraded, so you can almost use it in all races over there. Sadly that game is also very repetitive and not really worth the 100% playthrough nowadays

@flame_101

10 ай бұрын

I managed to 100%'d it a few months ago

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Truth be told, I was impressed because I remembered UG being way tougher outside the usual events. Drag races are the only ones which defy this trend for obvious reasons.

nice

Quality

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

I aim to provide!

Cuidado con los subtitulos automaticos, Tradujo Drags como Drugs

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

YT siempre proyectando su adicción. Gracias!

Yellow provided

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

We always please the market in this channel.

The biggest travesty of this challenge is the Neon isn't painted Yellow despite your name, Yellowbird Although, yes, i actually prefer drifting in the two Undergrounds in FWDs because you can just slams handbrake to drift and it's a lot more chill to do than in the swinging mess of RWDs

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Maybe that is why the yellow Golf GTIs were so obsessed with me.

@RosyMiranto

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT yep, he's God being sent just to punish you

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

FWD are popular in drift events nowadays right ?

@RosyMiranto

10 ай бұрын

@@hybridAbsol i didn't know it is IRL, but i'm glad it did if it's true

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

@@RosyMiranto yeah i was suprised myself when Japan started messing with them 8 yrs ago, mainly due to the fact that RWD cars are getting boring and many of them already wrecked thnx to these idiots

Drag races and drift races were the best part of NFSU. Circuit races were the real challenge. Drag races were the BEST in underground 1 & 2 and PROSTREET

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

Circuit races are pretty easy for the most part, to be honest.

track name at 11:38?

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Clever Drive - Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero OST

who is this Greenbird?

@YellowbirdYT

10 ай бұрын

Due to budget cuts, we had to work with a replacement actor.

@confusedkemono

10 ай бұрын

@@YellowbirdYT Well you better watch out as they were pretty good and might take your place!

@hybridAbsol

10 ай бұрын

​@@YellowbirdYT😅

Lol drug race

@YellowbirdYT

9 ай бұрын

When your dealer drives a Neon.