For those who didn't know, WD1 was supposed to be a Driver game initially.

@Soxynos

27 күн бұрын

lol, didn't notice Theo said the same thing at the very end of the video 😅

@Helsvga

27 күн бұрын

WD1?

@Cheezus

27 күн бұрын

​@@Helsvga watch dogs. Ubisoft was trying to make a follow up to san fran and it turned into watch dogs.

@v3k147

27 күн бұрын

I can kind of see it. The car suspension physics in wd1 feel weirdly good for a game that type, and generally the handling and the car deformation is alright too.

@Helsvga

27 күн бұрын

@@Cheezus ooooh okay watch dogs!!! I had completely forgotten about that game.😂😂

- The Driver series is not a GTA clone, which you could tell from the title and how the series generally is about driving. - The general opinion critics had about the direction Driv3r and Driver Parallel Lines have gone with was: while they did try to give more freedom to the player; the gameplay (and the feel of it), and amount of content wasn't on par with the games at the time. - Driv3r had Miami and Nice and Istanbul. - The Driver series and GTA series did a fun back and forth easter eggs, you can probably find some videos about :) - All the Driver games had campaign/a story.

@Cheezus

27 күн бұрын

Atari fits into this somewhere too and they didn't help.

@Weeliam2000

27 күн бұрын

Parallel lines was my favourite one tbh

@abdusharif6864

27 күн бұрын

@@Weeliam2000 Same for me, my entry to the series was Driver 1 and 2 but my favorite is Driver Parallel Lines, because it broke the trend of being about Tanner and had the cinematic-like story.

@abdusharif6864

27 күн бұрын

I also really liked the concept of era switching. And the music.

@finalout9305

26 күн бұрын

Yea it wasn’t considered a GTA clone ever. If I remember correctly it got a lot of flak for including the GTA elements in Driv3r

Driver parallel lines might not be everyone's favourite but it has sentimental value to me. I adore it, the story is nice and i love the way you switch from the 70s to the 2000s, so you kind of got 2 games in 1, you get different cars and the whole atphosmere is different, still, driver san francisco is 100% the best one in the franchise, i loved the car deformation, the graphics are good and the tyre smoke is really advanced for it's time too, just overall an amazing game and i wish they revived this series again... I really enjoyed this video and i hope you continue doing these types of videos!

@Trext.

11 күн бұрын

Fr i played this soo much on wii as a kid because i couldnt get gta but the story is definitely over hated

Don’t call Driver a GTA clone. Driver was GTA before GTA was GTA

@YOEL_44

27 күн бұрын

​@GHOSTSTARSCREAM Then why don't call them all a Driver clone?

@YOEL_44

27 күн бұрын

@GHOSTSTARSCREAM Saint's Row, True Crime, Sleeping Dogs, Mafia, Gangstar, ...

@YOEL_44

27 күн бұрын

@GHOSTSTARSCREAM Ok, so you don't know about the games, dismiss less serious takes on the formula, or go back to calling them GTA clones. So they all are Driver clones, aren't they!?!!?

@YOEL_44

26 күн бұрын

@GHOSTSTARSCREAM "never said any of them were GTA clones" yet you said "Mafia/ L.A Noire is basically a GTA clone" "never dismissed the less serious takes" yet you said "Saint's Row was seen as a parody of GTA" Buddy, take a position and hold onto it, you sound kinda crazy as it is.

@kevincollins8620

23 күн бұрын

Driver did go to the same.... the SAME locations that the FIRST GTA used. That is where the rivalry started with rockstar poking fun at Driver. 😂 I was around then playing I remember

Driver 1 was my first ever game. Even if they won't make a sequel, I at least wish they'd remaster them for modern consoles...MAN I FEEL OLD NOW!

@Mr.Grumps565

27 күн бұрын

Getting out of that garage at 7 was a bitch bruh

@soldierx345

26 күн бұрын

​@@Mr.Grumps565 My older brother helped with that part.

@Mr.Grumps565

26 күн бұрын

@soldierx345 yeah my dad showed me how turned it off and said there you go.

Driver parallel lines , I remember getting the ps2 demo , then having the full game , when the time periods shift too . Yo it’s crazy the dope games we had back then

Hey Theo, I noticed you've been doing alot of these throwback type videos and I just wanna say I really appreciate it. I love seeing you check out these old games. Would love to see more of these type of videos

@BlackPanthaa

27 күн бұрын

Really appreciate that thank you, it's something I absolutely love doing

@MarkHammond.

27 күн бұрын

@@BlackPanthaa The Getaway ps2

@shemarterry

27 күн бұрын

I was gonna suggest the old "Stuntman" games. First one was great, ignition, not so much. Sad we lost those types of games. Burnout included.

Man I loved playing Driv3r. It was one of my favorite video games when I was younger. I never did the missions. I just drove around and crashed cars. That was so much fun.

Driver parallel lines was slept on.

@74810Eric

24 күн бұрын

The era transition was just epic. I still have some music from the game in my playlist.

@primet25

24 күн бұрын

I still got it!

@Streetw1s3r

16 күн бұрын

Yeah even a friend of mine who was also a huge Driver fan since the PS1 didn't know Parallel Lines existed until I brought it up about 5-ish years after the games release, and in my opinion Parallel Lines was the best one, the setting, the music, story, missions and side missions, car customisation and races, it was so fun, even the shooting was pretty good for the era.

@berettagt88

4 күн бұрын

@@primet25 Me too ,on PS2 it was such a great game!

@primet25

4 күн бұрын

@@berettagt88 Yeah! You right! It is a great game. I think I finished the game about 2 or 3 times. I think! Lol! That's how much I love the game. I got it on Xbox.

It's sad to see what happened to the Driver franchise. I would love to see a new Driver game, specially after replaying San Francisco. I remember playing the crap out of Driver Parallel Lines when I was a kid and getting blown away by the time advance stuff that happens when you get arrested. And people don't like Parallel Lines? I honestly like it but in my opinion, Driver San Francisco is the goat.

Driv3r still one of my favourite games of all time

@louiss9974

27 күн бұрын

100%

Slightly off topic but petition for Theo to playthrough the OG Stuntman👉🏻👈🏻.

@lumoginplays601

21 күн бұрын

This game needs a remaster. It was most of my childhood

For those who dont know the Crew was the sequel to Driver and the hint is the Crew had some Driver Liverys many people dont no this

@Trext.

11 күн бұрын

It had that vibe from parallel lines it was weird

@FilmingAustralia1623

11 күн бұрын

@@Trext. Yeah it did

Man, was I a dumb child, not knowing what to do in the first section... 💀

@BlackPanthaa

27 күн бұрын

We all were 😅

@philipp.r-q7v

27 күн бұрын

@@BlackPanthaa I also believe I played it on ps2

@philipp.r-q7v

27 күн бұрын

Still have it in my basement

@ShonnDaylee

5 күн бұрын

Don't feel bad. That Tutorial section is notorious. It's well known as one of the most difficult pre-game tutorial missions ever. It took me a fair few times, back in the day, I can tell you.

driver 3 was such a massive piece of my childhood, love that game

Driver did the 3d first if anything GTA was a driver clone get that shit straight

driv3r was my first game on the ps2 when i was younger i remember the intro being so epic i watched it loads of times

@Ruthless_DMark

27 күн бұрын

The cutscenes in that game were so good. Absolutely loved the story on 3. Parallel Lines too

@Jayy_R2

27 күн бұрын

@@Ruthless_DMark all I mainly remember was that intro still decent to this day

Driv3r was an iconic game and I will die on this hill

I still think Driver SF has the best physics and handling I’ve ever seen in a racing game

my friend had PS1 but no memory cards, so we had to go through the tutorial every single time we wanted to play the game we also didn't know English pretty much at all, so we had to figure out half of the list by trial and error

If you didnt know. In driver san fransico with the delorean. If you do 88mph, you can do the drive test mission from the first driver.

Been waiting for a video on these games for years so happy you’ve now played them especially parallel lines one of my favourites

I wouldn't bot say Driver was a GTA clone lmao.... but okay

@James-miller

27 күн бұрын

It’s a clone in the fact that GTA was the first free roam crime inciting action-adventure game lol, The same way FIFA is a clone of PES 😂 but that’s about it.

@AkiRalcolf

27 күн бұрын

Stop calling it a clone. It isn't​@@James-miller

@Cheezus

27 күн бұрын

@@James-miller Driver was a 3D driving game and GTA up to that point was a 2D top down open world game. Two totally different ideas that eventually got inspiration from each other. Obviously one is more successful than the other and the influence was more one sided. The only thing they have in common is cars and a crime element? Saint's Row is the clone here if anything but even then I don't think it's bad to do that.

BlackPanthaa, as a big youtuber with millions of views, you can get Ubisoft to release the sequel to Driver by watching this video. We really want to see Tanner back! at least remakes of Driver the wheelman is back, driver 2 and driver 3

Saints 2022 story is what killed it off the characters were pandering to an audience that doesn't even play games, As for Driver 3 is what lead up to the events of Driver SF the guy with the sawed off shotgun in the trench coat is Jericho the main Antagonist in Driver SF

@bestlaptop_psn

26 күн бұрын

Exactly. I hear it was higher-ups that wanted the story that way but anyone with common sense would see why it would fail so spectacularly

@soldierx345

26 күн бұрын

Jericho was the antagonist in Driver 2 also.

@johnnycashfan3398

25 күн бұрын

@@soldierx345 I know that but most will make the connection to 3 because of what happened to Tanner at the end of 3.

@soldierx345

25 күн бұрын

@@johnnycashfan3398 i have only played 1 and 2, and I very small amount of San Fran

@johnnycashfan3398

25 күн бұрын

@@soldierx345 You have to beat SF if you got it still it does have a unique story

Driver became Watch Dogs. That's pretty much what happened to it. I believe there was another Driver in development and then Ubisoft pulled everyone over to Watch Dogs, and the very basic game that was built for Driver was used for Watch Dogs. Not an entire rebranding, more of a rebuild. But it does explain the jank of the first Watch Dogs.

No mention of the secret hidden cars in Driver 2... that is pretty much my only memory of the Driver series is going searching each map for the hidden cars.

@BeardedCollectables

27 күн бұрын

I thought this. Driv3r had them too. Pretty much all I did on these games as a kid was find the secret cars and find jumps 😂

You forgot the original Stuntman, which has earnt the label of the hardest racing game ever. It's basically a tech demo for Driv3r

I actually downloaded the mobile driver game way before it got delisted (granted, was a lot younger). The game was fine, but was kind of weird considering the console game’s core gameplay. It also had this weird “dating” system where after some races, you could flirt with characters to get rewards. I hated and didn’t like it, even as a child. Fun fact: due to I’m assuming the server being offline and it being delisted off of stores, all ingame purchases are now completely free after the tutorial. So, you can pretty much splurge your all of the in-game currency and instantly unlock all the boats and fully upgrade them, including the side content. This makes the game incredibly easy and you just don’t even need to try winning due to your fully upgraded boats against the default ones.

One of the first games i ever purchased with my own money. Absolutely love driver series

After I discovered the cheat codes for Parallel Lines, I spent so much time upgrading and testing every car om the circuit, it was very fun

Driver San Francisco NEVER. LET. THIS. GAME. DIE.

@knightofcydonia07

24 күн бұрын

I remember continuously playing the summer it launched so I could get the Bentley Arnage. Man, I wish I had saved to the Cloud during the 360 days...

Just a fact: Driver Parallel Lines actually released in 2006, it came out on steam in 2007

Driv3r was my childhood game on the ps2

Bro driver 3 was my childhood

I really enjoyed Parallel Lines. It felt like they improved on the things they got wrong in Driv3r and the world definitely felt more detailed and alive. I really liked the fact that you got to play in both the 70s and the current day (when the game released), too. Car customisation was a nice addition.

@ChrisTuffursStuff

23 күн бұрын

Also controller support works, you have to select gamepad in control settings.

Driver 1 and 2 has the BEST soundtracks! Such nostalgia 😭

@AkiRalcolf

27 күн бұрын

Driver 3 has a good soundtrack too y'know?

I grew up playing driver San Francisco, and I finished the game like 3 times and I loved it everytime

Driver 2 loved cruising in Havana for hrs and the getaway on ps2. What a masterpiece definitely needs a remaster on ps5

I really remembered enjoying Driv3r on PS2, it was just dumb fun

I loved Driver 3, but it was one of those games that was incomplete and rushed to be released because GTA3 was being released on multiple platforms for the first time.

@AkiRalcolf

27 күн бұрын

I still do because of the driving model and crash physics

I remember playing Driver 2 back in the day. I didn't know you could get out of the car and walk around. One time I was driving really fast and crashed into a building and ended up glitching through the walls. Then I saw Tanner standing outside of the car and I started freaking out. I must've pressed random buttons during the chaos and just got out of the car

Good video Pants

I used to love Driver!

We need remake driver one and two

yooo I didn't know you were in the game 16:24 😂

Maybe the tech limitations is the reason why older games feel unique and memorable.

I still to this day have the physical version of Driver: Parallel Lines, and I still like it despite its flaws. (Sidenote: You forgot about Driver 76/Driver PSP)

In Driver 2, we knew the next game would have guns. Shadows don't lie...

Driver sanfransisco was chefs kiss. But yeah 1 and 2 should get a remake but with the ps1 style and same gameplay, kinda like the tomb raider remakes.

@AkiRalcolf

27 күн бұрын

Driver 2 did get a remake called Redriver 2

there's also a driver 76 for the psp i used to play it all the time

@BlackPanthaa

27 күн бұрын

Oooh need to play through them all

I read this weekend that Ubi is considering a new Driver title, and my only hope is they consider adding Nice again, as it was a fascinating place to drive around in the 3rd game. The controversy with Driv3r being released early in the UK before reviews left their embargo sticks in the memory - for some reason, the cheque I wrote to pay for it in my local Safeway was never cashed, so I got the Xbox version for free!

D1 and D2 story lines and gameplay will remain the best in the franchise fr

I loved the replays on the first Driver.

that’s not the hq that’s Tanner’s multi million dollar miami beach house

Driver looks like Midtown Madness

You should check redriver, its a community project and its sooo good. Also there is a driver "remake" but i dont know the name but it got modern graphics and almost same physics. There is also a mod for it so you can play driver 1 missions on it. Its really good and cumminity is rly active on that one

Wait what's that little handheld device he showed at the start of the video? I'd love to get one of those

just adding one correction driver PL was released early to mid 2006

It is indeed so sad, it was my first ever "racing" game

@LGLFanTeam12

27 күн бұрын

I hate the "genre" thing, tho. "Racing" games should've been part of "driving" games, therefore the genre should've been just "driving" games

@skyzocka

24 күн бұрын

@@LGLFanTeam12it would make more sense. And then, there is the category of sports games. Makes it even more confusing.

@LGLFanTeam12

24 күн бұрын

@@skyzocka Makes me think that there is sorta drifting in this game. Car drifting is supposed to be a sport too, right? Uhh, confusing. Not every driving game is a sports/racing game, tho. like BeamNG Drive, ETS2/ATS, City Car Driving, or Parking Mania for some obvious examples. And there's some "stunts action" in this DRIVER game. Is "stunts game" also sports?

Driver 76 in the psp, man that was my favourite. I heard it was some what a prequel of Driver parallel lines I think.

I had the same confusion about controller support for parallel lines. It's in the settings you have to manually change it to controller mode instead of the default keyboard controls

3:58 on driver 3 there was a glitch you can do on the train track you can launch across the map lmao 😂 but it had to be at one them turns on the track

Ubisoft happened

@siddheshpillai3807

27 күн бұрын

Not just that even assassin creed happened

@ELDIABLO_71

27 күн бұрын

@@siddheshpillai3807a more successful franchise tbf.

@siddheshpillai3807

26 күн бұрын

​​@@ELDIABLO_71that like saying Twilight is more successful franchise doesn't make it good

"What happened?" Ubisoft happened

I liked Driver San Francisco ‼️‼️ very great well made game for its time ! I do wish the franchise made one more Driver game

You gotta play driver parallel lines its so slept on one of my favorites

driver3 was my first ever video game

Driver San Francisco is great. Still play it on 360 with my boys today and they love it. You didn’t mention that it totally changed the gameplay by eliminating the whole getting out and walking around thing. You sort of quantum leap into any vehicle you like and take over that vehicles drivers body. The driving physics are better than most games even today. The story is quite clever and I you get good at swapping bodies you can leapfrog like crazy from vehicle to vehicle to take people down. It deserves to be resurrected.

Imo Ubisoft had killed the Driver series (discontinuing development and release of new titles) mostly because TC2 and also The Crew Motorfest being considered as their 'money maker' for the racing series, like it or not. But tbh I still liked the Driver series, I still had Driver San Francisco installed on my PC and sometimes played it - imo the game's just unique on its own way, don't forget that you can also commandeer normal NPC/civilian cars, buses and trucks.

Be a Idea too Play the gateway games would be great too see.

This is the first time I've heard someone say that they like the Saints Row reboot, the game that closed the studio :D

I never played the original driver and driver 2 and as a kid I actually wanted a copy of driver 3 after playing it at a friend's house but never actually got a copy. I only ever played driver san Francisco which was a great game.

If anything needs a remaster its driver.

Theo you need to do a play through of parallel lines

If you know where to look there is actually a pc version of driver SF. It's a blast on steam deck

Driver 2 was a sandbox with no toys, it was great as a concept and even as a game until rockstar dropped the full sandbox with toys in GTA3

I wish there was a civilian version of the police cruiser in Driv3r.

Was literally playing the game today🤣

True crime of La. & NY was too lit

Btw, the Wii version of Driver San Francisco is an entirely different game. It's a prequel to the first Driver game.

what happened to driver? 0:20 that's what happened.

I had a driver demo disc on the ps1, next time I touched driver was on San Francisco

Ive just realised ive played every driver game😂

Which device did you buy to play this game on exactly? There’s a lot them out there and I’d like to get one that isn’t a scam

I love driver 3 so much 😭 I miss it

theo try play the crash time saga it’s a racing series with good physics based on a authobahn police crime tv series, i had very good memories on it, especially the physics was good for the time, give it a try, it’s like the burnout but german

Driver SF had the best driving wheel animations experience, change my mind.

in my opinion driver parallel lines story is a Hollywood movie story especially the time shift and the come back for revenge

Driver omg it was brilliant such good memories

I've played the wii version of driver san francisco a lot!

i played driver on pc. yes i never got passed the drive test. so i did the cop chase. that was fun

I played Deicwe 2 a lot as a kid. All i ever did was run from cops lol

Driver 76 I Have On PSP And Was Very Playable For What It Was. And Had Races And Car Custimization.

Yea I took weeks to pass that driver test

Tanner and Jones. Since Driver 2. Parallel Lines had the best police system I think.

i never pasted the first mission on driver on ps1... toke me years to figure out you could skip it and go to like free roam or something.

Midnight Club still cancelled soz

great games parell lines is amazing its music is king

okay quick question, how are you paying the old driver games, is that on PC??