Gran turismo 3 (and later 5) were the only instances I can remember playing with my father who always despised video games. But seeing those graphics and realism as a car enthusiast he was unable to step away from it and even came to my room from time to time asking me to play some rounds with him. This was so precious to me I will never ever forget those moments and I will love the gran turismo series for those moments alone for ever.

@vspectra

28 күн бұрын

Your dad is a man of great taste

@FelixS.

28 күн бұрын

@@vspectra He is. A difficult person and not the easiest father as I am not the easiest son. But I love him and wished we had more time like this in my childhood.

@HerZeL3iDza

28 күн бұрын

​@@vspectra "I hate video games, but this one is okay because it involves my personal interest". Also sounds like a douche, to be honest.

@DDRPriest

28 күн бұрын

@@HerZeL3iDza While I can certainly see your point of view, one could also argue that it shows that video games are for everyone. It just depends on what that person is into and if a game has nailed it enough for them to consider playing it. My friend worked for at Babbage's as it was known and had a guy buy Tekken Tag Tournament on PS2. My friend and I being avid fighting game players asked if he wanted to join us for a session. The guy said he was only buying it because it had in his opinion (and mine) the best bowling sim on the market. There is a game for everyone.

@JF_76

27 күн бұрын

@@HerZeL3iDzawell before judging, have kids yourself and see how much you can identify yourself with their respective interests to constantly spend your little own free time on it.

I worked on both Lemans 24 Hours and Grand Prix Challenge (Melbourne House)....when we managed to get a copy of GT3 (ran it on a tool with an elf file...good ol days) it was amazing...depressed us all at the same time too hah. on a side note, also worked on PGR3/4 (bizarre creations)...moving to PGR3 after grand prix challenge was crazy. we used to use 3500-4500 polys on PS2...suddenly 100k per car on Xbox360

@volkte37

22 күн бұрын

Appreciate your work on DC and PS2. GP Challenge is astonishing tbh. I didn't see it until late because the magazines didn't really give it the time but wow, it's simply incredible work. I wasn't impressed by PGR3 though. The drop to 30fps with 2 killed the series for me. It was HD too soon imo.

@claudiobizama5603

21 күн бұрын

If anything, be glad you guys made one of the earlier, if not the earliest? game you can actually take part of full 24 hour endurance. Even GT4 was limited to only 6 cars. I remember doing that on a weekend and felt awesome, I even forgot to do my homework.

The Jump in Graphics from PS1 to PS2 really is staggering.

@rare6499

28 күн бұрын

Absolutely, that generational jump was massive. The PS2 games still look great IMO!

@theres1dentevil

27 күн бұрын

@@rare6499 they really do. I think PS2 games hold better than PS3 Games mostly. They certainly run better too.

@MiguelRodriguez-lp9et

27 күн бұрын

​@theres1dentevil Run gt4 on a ps2 emulator at 1080p+ 60fps, it can easily pass for a ps3 game.

@theres1dentevil

27 күн бұрын

@@MiguelRodriguez-lp9et I need to try that. 👍

@Dorianek8

27 күн бұрын

​@@theres1dentevilLol sure, 480i and 20-30 fps holds good XD open your eyes

Gran Turismo 4 was insane. The amount of content available was mindblowing, such a cool game. Via pcsx2 emulator at 4k it still looks awesome as well

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Same goes when played on PS3 via PS2 Classic.

@leohernandez9844

12 күн бұрын

And it gets even better with a few mods

Gran Turismo 3's graphics blew people away back then. All the neighbourhood kids would come over after school just to watch the gameplay.

@jamyskis

28 күн бұрын

It was the days when new generations were something to get excited about. The leap from PS1 to PS2 was truly mindblowing, and the improvement was never better exhibited than with sequels to PS1 racing games: Ridge Racer, Gran Turismo, Need for Speed, Colin McRae. We haven't had a meaningful generational leap since the 360/PS3 launch in 2005-2006.

@MrSamPhoenix

28 күн бұрын

I remember seeing the graphics of GT3 for the first time. And man was it a revelation, it boggled my mind at how polyphony manger such detail with just 4MB of non-compressed VRAM.

@MrSamPhoenix

28 күн бұрын

@@jamyskisI feel you, but there are some surprises even in this generation with games Callisto Protocol & Final Fantasy Remake.

@jamyskis

28 күн бұрын

@MrSamPhoenix I never quite got the excitement with Callisto Protocol. The last time a game got me excited with its visuals was The Order and that game holds up simply based on the quality of the motion and facial capture.

@ItzMeWill

28 күн бұрын

@@jamyskis back when Next Gen actually felt like Next Gen. Just one glance at a game and you knew instantly that it wasnt a PS1 titles.

What?! That BLEEM image looks incredible. It's like magic.

@GimpyDingo

25 күн бұрын

It was great back in the day. I preferred the higher res and didn't care about the PSX wobble.

@MicahtheDrumCorpsPseudoboomer

19 күн бұрын

Ahh, people and their opinions about resolutions....some things never change....ho ho ho ho....

I remember GT6 screenshot to it to photography class and they mistaken it for IRL photo impressively considering it was when GT Sport was out for a while, and its rendered on last gen (at the time) that is the PS3! Additionally, screenshots taken in GT4 to GT7 will have its EXIF data filled like a real camera but with Polyphony Digital as the camera brand and the game's title as the model.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

GT6's photo mode looked still amazing till today.

This is basically comfort food

@zb3485

28 күн бұрын

YES

@DerComedyDad

27 күн бұрын

bespoke comfort food 😅

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Very comfort food in fact.😊

For those concerned about these compilations not being _new,_ John just recently visited the kings of retro content, My Life in Gaming, so we're basically guaranteed more DF Retro videos soon.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Definitely. I also looked forward to Part 4 about GT SPORT and 7.

@alexsilva28

21 күн бұрын

I had sense of deja vu watching this but it is so damn entertaining I re-watched the whole thing

We crammed into a tiny VW Golf (aka Rabbit) with 4 guys on our way to play Gran Turismo at a friend's house. I was in the passenger's seat being crushed by a massive CRT, wedged in between my lap, my face and the dashboard. Thanks to link mode, the bruises were totally worth it 👍

@mr-gamer-1411

28 күн бұрын

Good memories for you

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Very good memory there, man.

I also love how John films himself in this low-contrast 80s-like mode, complete with 80s jacket; John is just being brilliant, predictably. This was such a wonderful trip down memory lane

I still have all my original GT 4 Photos, I saved to a USB stick. Great game

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Same man. I also have Gran Turismo 5 original photos with one of them, is a race at El Capitan (GT4 Track) with GTR GT500 car.

Me and my bro always used to say "squint your eyes and it looks real."

@TheCrewExpendable

28 күн бұрын

One of the "benefits" of CRTs. Its like that Unreal 5 body-cam FPS game. The blurriness of the body-cam filter/CRT (especially if you were like me and had to route the video through the RF input 🤮) hides a lot of the imperfections.

@rickyh527

28 күн бұрын

We lived the same lives 😂😭

@LostboyUk

28 күн бұрын

Same! I’m sure it must’ve been said in the playstation magazine review because I remember saying this to my dad when we saw the game on display in a shop.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

​@@rickyh527GT PS1 to 3 are equally amazing imo.

Gran Turismo always reminds me of the time I was middle aged Japanese man hanging out at coffee shops, listening to smooth jazz, smoking a lot and washing my car every now and then.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Childhood times with these Gran Turismo games never gonna fade.

In my opinion Gran Turismo 4 was peak of the Gran Turismo series, but also arguably the peak of any of the more 'casual' sim-cade racing games that has ever been released. Forza always tried to be Gran Turismo but never really competed at the same level yet caused a split and fued in their fan bases, almost like what Pepsi is to Coka-Cola. Other games like Enthusia and Project Gotham Racing came close for fun factor but lacked something GT4 always had. As an all-round package, Gran Turismo 4 will remain the king of racing games for me. Even now, since progressing into sims like Assetto Corsa, Gran Turismo 4 will always remain special to me.

@SlyNine

28 күн бұрын

Same level of what. Not even having a tire model. The on off feeling of grip to no grip. With no transition.

I adore GT4, absolutely God Tier game. Near Perfect.

Wow, what a nostalgia trip! I remember playing on the PlayStation with an old friend of mine and we would take turns racing with a focus on trying to make the coolest looking replay-back - which we would always watch at the time lol.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Very nice nostalgia trip man.😊

Such fond memories of GT3 A-Spec and GT4.

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

Never forget also Ayrton Senna's 1988 MP4/4 (F688/S), 1990 MP4/5B (F090/S) and 1994 FW16 (F094/S) in GT3.

Please do a part 3 soon, I would love a full breakdown of the GT HD, GT5 Prologue, GT5 and GT6 in the future!

@purwantiallan5089

24 күн бұрын

GT5 and 6, even 10+ years passed still amazing games!

My memories are attached to GT1 & 2. My uncle who is a big car guy, never liked video games - still doesn’t. But when he saw me first playing GT1…he was blown away. We would have race nights every week and eventually one of his friends got in on it. Then when GT2 released, it upped the ante even more. I know everyone usually loves GT3 more, but I think that’s an age thing.

I remember not caring about GT or GT2 until I saw a display of it, and it showed the cars' physics, dipping and moving, the suspension being activated, something I'd modeled as a kid, with toy cars. When I saw that I could purchase something like this and do it, I was ecstatic. And still remain so.

I started playing GT4 again on my PC on the PCSX2 emulator and I must say the game is holding up amazingly well for a 2004/05 release. I love it!

I love how you call out the artistry of Gran Turismo 3's presentation. The game truly does reflect the passion of its creator. I was lucky enough to join the staff at EGM just before GT3 came out, and had the honour of interviewing Kazunori Yamauchi about the game multiple times. The first time we met at the Detroit Auto Show, where I got to see his passion for the design and aesthetic of cars first hand. While we were able to get him to sit still long enough for our scheduled interview, he was far more interested in taking photos of every car there from every conceivable angle. I believe Mazda launched the RX-8 at that show, and I think our cover story has images of Yamauchi photographing it. I remember the American Producer for the game talking to me while this was happening, and pointing out that the visual splendor of GT3 grew directly out of this passion. It wasn't enough for the car models to be technically sound. It was about capturing the beauty of the vehicles while they were out on the track.

I understand what John is saying when it comes to “generational leaps” in graphics but if you were someone who spent a lot of times in arcades then you were already used to seeing games that looked just as good as GT3 if not better. The technology was already there long ago, it simply just wasn’t in the home yet.

While I can only go by memory, I remember reading a preview of Gran Turismo three in PSW back in the day and they mentioned the reason Gran Turismo 3 had fewer cars was because it took two weeks to render rather than the PS1 games only took a day

@danielbaggins7341

26 күн бұрын

Correct. And now it takes them around 5 months to create one car at the level of GT7.

I was a PC player back then, but my friend had a PS2 and i remember how the graphics in GT3 blew my mind, especially the replays!

Even though I wasn't really a fan of Gran Turismo and only played GT1 & 2, I do have a lot of respect for the series and remember how for a long time the series pretty much set the standard that all racing games tried to measure up to in terms of graphical fidelity, handling and racing game content. When Gran Turismo 3 came out on PS2 back then, we thought, "Can racing games get any more gorgeous and realistic than this?" It was shocking how much of a leap it was going from GT2 to GT3. I'm not completely done watching your analysis but felt compelled enough to leave a comment early anyway. 😎

I played GT4 so much, the laser wore down a line on the disk. I bought it again.

@rosstee

27 күн бұрын

Lol, were you playing on a PS2 slim? As that's quite a common issue and caused by the cable connected to the laser touching the disc when the laser is in a certain position. Nothing will damage the disc when using a properly working console.

Intro music track? Bangin!

@christianwilliam1167

28 күн бұрын

wanna know it too!

@_davidal

26 күн бұрын

Future is Now - Miki Higashino Also full song list at 1:52:35

@RobotOdell

26 күн бұрын

Thanks

so much childhood memories! big thank you, DF for the crazy amount of effort they put into these videos! THANK YOU!

I love to watch all DF stuff, but John"s DF Retro episodes always a heart warming experience. Maybe i am getting old...

Collin McRae 2.0 was absolutely amazing for the era. Toca Race Driver too. Great video.

From start to finish highly interesting stuff.. Thanks so much for the effort of putting together this two hour gem! Made my Sunday evening.

after beating GT2 i thought no other racing game could surprise me, then got a PS2+GT3 bundle and it blowed up my mind, no other generation jump gave me this feel again

Moon over the castle is ingrained my mind for ever.

These videos have been incredible, thank you for the hard work on these. GT is my favourite series so it's been really cool to see such a detailed overview.

These retrospective are marvelous! Congrats guys!

Great video, John. Thanks for your dedication.

Thank You so much for this video, and all the work you put into. Feels good to relive these memories.

John, thank you for making KZread into such an amazing place for beautifully made entertainment, amazing video as always! ❤

God I love these DF retro videos, so nostalgic. Keep up the great work guys ❤

This is a masterclass. Thanks, John.

Lot's of things I remember seeing in previous Episodes about GT, but all in all very nice video, thanks John. Funny how I think the (german) European Music in the GT3 Intro fits perfectly, that might just be because I grew up with that.

What a trip. The sound of the PS2 soundtrack era is the best bar none. Forza just doesn't come close.

This is just awesome quality content guys. Thanks! The sim racers I grew up with were Grand Prix 1 by Microprose / Geoff Crammond and I played Toca on PS1, which was released around the same time as Gran Turismo.

Fantastic video, great job, John Linneman from Digital Foundry

Youi did our favorite franchise justice John, thanks for all the hard work, this was great, third time I've watched them all.

thanks for combining 2 videos. old good masterpieces inspires developers

Your work is outstanding, John. I love playing GT4 in PCSX2 at 4K with the non-stiff camera mod. Such a beautiful game.

Racing games always looked real, but now, I just wish I could get this feeling for the new games. Children born in 2015 are so lucky to see these realistic visuals for their first time and feel what 80s -90s babies got to experience I miss those days

@DanteToska

28 күн бұрын

I was just thinking the opposite while watching this video. Kids today won't get to experience the massive graphical leaps previous generations did when new consoles would drop. The idea of only knowing GT1 and GT2, then seeing GT3 for the first time... that would be mind-boggling!! It feels like the leap from PS4 to PS5 or soon, PS5 to PS6 just aren't as exciting

Brilliant. What could be a whole thesis project for a gamedev student is just another DF video for John. Hats off, sir 👌

Love gran turismo since the first,this was an excellent video John 👏

Jon’s retro videos are the best. GG

Thank you for this video. It’s great to see people keeping the older era games alive as opposed to just focusing on modern day stuff. I’m a huge fan of your retro series episodes.

absolutely love the music played in this presentation. 10/10

Gran Turismo 2 for me is absolutely the best racing game ever made.

Love your style, keep rocking it!

Exactly what I needed to wake up to. Brilliant.

The GT3 intro is still one of my favourite ever intros. The build up to when the music kicks in is brilliant.

Amazing episode. GT4 is on my top 3 GT games. Evolution Studios WRC also looked amazing for the day.

DF is killin' it with these DF Retro videos. Let's see some Dreamcast love soon!

I'm feeling some Gran Turismo 7 tonight. Cheers, John!

Racing titles were never my thing, but more of my fathers. It was one of the few genres where we could actually play competitively, where I wouldn't mop the floor with him. As a result, I share a lot of nostalgic memories for GT1-3 (3 A-Spec, especially). Not just competitively, but passing the controller to each other for those 100 lap races... We did it, but wow, was it tedious. I'd never be able to game with my father now, due to the loss of split-screen in modern games. Those are some good memories, that I wish more gamers would have. Split Screen is an amazing feature, that helps bring families, not just gamers, together.

Back in the day PGR2 was the game i played the most. Specially time attack sessions in the Nürburgring. But all these years latter and seeing the 4 games running side by side, i only can say Kudos to polyphony because their work in gt4 and in particular the German circuit is staggering. Great video.

I fell asleep, but still loved it.

Amazing comprehensive work! These kind of researches should be turned into essays and you can easily publish them on peer reviewed prestigious academic journals 💕💕

I remember playing GT1 when it came out and it really did look very impressive for the time, the jump to GT3 though visually was incredible. Graphics are so good these days it's extremely rare to see a jump in visuals like that now in a single generation. GT2 EU has my favourite intro though.

I hope we get a third part to this series at some point, I absolutely loved the first two parts to this series.

Cool video, loved the introduction. A DF Retro on the golden age of Papyrus, roughly 1989 to 1999, would be great. SODA Off-Road Racing was one of my favorites.

Awesome episode, id love to see a continuation of the series in next retro episode

Why do I feel like this video has been released by DF before? Deja vu

@olevet75

24 күн бұрын

might have been , and taken down down line somehow and now reuploaded again

@amkobih4479

22 күн бұрын

Read the description my guy

YYYEEEEAAAHHHH!!!! Thanks John, legend

I do actually have the OG setups with those games and my CRT and projector I use at the same time. Love these retrospectives. They made me get back into my childhood consoles and ended up acquiring alot in 2024.

The DF video I've always wanted.

24:24 How have I not heard of this game before? This legit is one of the most badass things I've ever seen, and I'm not even a mech dude. But I love on-rail shooters. Also look at those beautiful star particles and backgrounds visuals man. They smear and produce an illusion of motion blur trails whenever the camera turns. These visuals really looked way ahead of its time to be experienced on home consoles back then.

thank you so much for this video ! sitting here hoping gt comes to pc one day, it was my favorite series from ps1,2,3

I would absolutely like to see more. Aside from Gran Turismo, TOCA Race Driver 2 is the sim I spent the most time playing. The multiplayer was magnificent. In more recent years there is just too much competition for any one game to feel so special. I’ve got over a thousand hours in to GT7 and I love it, but I’ve also spent a great deal of time with Dirt, Grid, Need For Speed, Assetto Corsa, Driveclub, Motor Storm, Project Cars, The Crew, WRC, and even more. I’d love to watch you try to even handedly break down Racing as a genre. Great stuff.

Comfort food in video form. So many hours of good memories with friends, and alone with this series. But especially GT1&2. Many hours of one-on-one or racing someones Ghost laps.

I'm glad you mentioned Rallysport Challenge here. I have great memories of 2 x Xboxes and 2 x TVs linked up and me and buddy racing each other. Also to echo what other's have said GT3 looked amazing then and still looks good now - fantastic achievement for the team.

i upvoted this before the video even loaded

@danialonderstal3564

28 күн бұрын

The speed!

@AdamCate

28 күн бұрын

@@danialonderstal3564 THE NEED

I remember getting the og Gran Turismo after seeing it in EGM magazine, along with a Dual Shock which I believe GT was the first game to utilize it. Was absolutely blown away. It was one of those moments in gaming where you knew this was on another level. After that, Turismo has always been that one 1st party Sony game you look at to see what the hardware at the time can really do.

I'll never forget how incredible GT3 looked when me and my brother first popped that disc in. We had the racing wheel and I played more hours on that than any other PS2 game.

GT 3 A’Spec was brilliant.

John single-handedly carrying DF

I remember reading about and seeing a lot of these tech demos when I was a kid. Especially the Miata slalom test.

fantastic video ! There was of course the Toca series, and to a lesser extent Total Immersion Racing

John, we need a Part 3 & Part 4 of DF Retro covering PS3's GT5-6, then PS4 & PS5's GT Sport - GT7 😍 Basically a full documentary of sorts of GT Retro up to GT Sport - GT7 😍😍😍🔥

This dude man! 😂❤️ Such a special fella

Gran Turismo 2 is my all time favorite

Good video, glad it happened. Although I am surprised John mentions Shox instead of amazing WRC series (WRC 4 anyone?) from Evolution...

1:28:30 I never had an Xbox and I remember playing a PC demo of Rallisport Challenge 1 and it was mind-blowing how photoreal and organic everything looked. The dry dirt layer that sticked on the car surface hiding the shining reflections had that "PBR look" I had never seen before. I would stop the car under some trees and keep looking at it. 3D trees with wind effects instead of billboards weren't common at the time. I also remember watching Rallisport Challenge 2 trailer for Xbox and praying it would come to PC as well which never happened.

I actually used to love the intro music on the pal version of GT1, I turned the volume way up and when the GT title appeared and the revving sound kicked in, I got goosebumps. Guess it's a matter of what one grew up with 😉

No man... Feeder on GT intro was DOPE

What a nice documentary

Road Rash Jailbreak and WMMT3DX+ always gonna be my favorite racing games of all time!

Great work!

I still remember how GT3 blew my mind. For me there was nothing more realistic than that game, it was something else.

Gt3 was so amazing looking when it came out.

Very well made video

A beautiful episode it was. A piece of good work John! Will there be a second episode from Gran Turismo 5 to Gran Turismo 7?