I played Auto Modellista as a teenager at a friend's house, but it took about a decade before I remembered the title of the game. Thank you BlueTag for invoking fond memories of that time ❤❤

@michaelwesten4624

11 ай бұрын

PTSD kicks in

@nikolailansky3953

11 ай бұрын

me to!!!! i still love the Comic/Anime Syle 😍🤩😍🤩😍🥰

@ShanerTheGrey

11 ай бұрын

NO NO NO YOU DIDNT PLAY IT!!! The titles says so

@hellomadet

11 ай бұрын

@@ShanerTheGrey To be honest, Auto Modellista is a fairly obscure title, especially among younger generations of gamers who didn't grow up playing on the PS2.

I did play it more than 10 years ago on my ps2, thought it was weird, traded it, now want it back.

@Tezuk_25

11 ай бұрын

Story of every vintage gamer

@Tezuk_25

11 ай бұрын

@cimonbkr6707 it's not the same

@AceSimGaming

10 ай бұрын

@@Tezuk_25 Personally I think it's better, better performance and cleaner visuals. I still keep my PS2 around tho.

I rented this game so often, the store owner just straight up give me the game. Good times.

I had this when I was just a preteen and I loved it so much. It’s so nostalgic hearing the announcer shouting out “AUTO MODELLISTA!!!” When you load it up, the music, the art style and menu type, everything was so comfy. I also wish more driving games would take on a more unique art style like this did, I thought NFS Unbound could’ve been so much better if it leaned into the cartoony style of its character models and smoke clouds/effects

Auto Modelista is one of the most beautiful and interesting car games! Unique cell-shaded art style, tons and tons of customization, and so many scenic locations. I absolutely adore it and I'm glad you are making a video on it!

I love Auto Modellista's style, as you said, It could have been made today and still hold up to standards. We need more games that deviate from realism.

@bholden9711

11 ай бұрын

I think racing games should only be sim realistic. Some kid in a bmw understeered off the mountain right in front on me trying to drive fast, I slid down the hill to see if he was ok, he was thankfully. I was just trying to keep a conversation going until fire and ems showed up. Anyway I asked he played any racing games and he with replied with Need for speed lol. I really wanted to say if he played gran turismo with a wheel that wouldn’t have happened but I didn’t have the heart to say it.

@bigsmoke5814

11 ай бұрын

you have nfs unbound.

@ileutur6863

11 ай бұрын

​@@bholden9711 You are so unbelievably cringe that I have a hard time finding the words

@ileutur6863

11 ай бұрын

​@@bigsmoke5814Unbound tried to have 5% of it stylized and the internet uproar agaibst it was biblical

@rundattmedia2106

11 ай бұрын

@@bholden9711 Go play Assetto Corsa on PC with mods, you have literally everything you can think of, touge, drift, circuit racing, drag, every car discipline. Even has classic 90s drift spots in Japan, also Shuto express way, the WHOLE of thte Shuto expressway :) The rabbit hole is endless. There is a couple of videos on my channel if you want to see.

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, Auto Modellista was immediately recognizable; a testament to how unique this racing game is, especially for that time!

@ancientsociety653

11 ай бұрын

Same. I was like damn not another auto modellista video. but its cool that its getting more praise. Insane how late americans are to the scene lmao.

@motorcycle-man

11 ай бұрын

That blue RX7 man

This game and Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero were my favorite racing games back in the early 2000's.

The Tommykaira ZZII is one of the prettiest and coolest supercars ever made. Like a Japanese McLaren F1 or Saleen S7. The ZZII wasn't at F1 level of performance, and unfortunately never left the prototype phase, but it is very cool.

So many hidden gems that i missed out on.

I remember finding this game at my local game store, i didn't pay attention too much to it but one of the employees recommended it to me, and i ended up getting the European version without knowing, and i had a blast with it especially the garage customization and the car brands, the art style looks great

There is actually a Wii game with a similar art style for the vehicles: GT Pro Series. It feels a bit more low budget then this, but the handling is pretty decent even with motion controls!

Really liked how well the Cell Shading looks and the music on top of it, haven't tried this out personally yet but it looks like a lot of fun to be had here

@ErkanMehmedali

11 ай бұрын

try it brother. It has that lovely early PS2 era charm. Ah I miss those days where many experimental games were developed.

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

gonna be waiting for a video of yours on that one

Seeing the last part, well, guess now we just gotta wait for some blessed madlad to either port the US content to the european version, or fix the terrible physics of the US version, heh Nice video 👍

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

man, I really hope that happens someday

I didn't even need to look at the thumbnail. That title just straight up tells me this is gonna be a video about Auto Modellista

I gotta say, i really enjoyed those auto modelista streams. What an amazing game that was, mixed with your Charismatic energy was so good. Btw, i love the new animations you gave for yourself in this video. Your racoon/beaver/mouse/squirrel is becoming so much more expressive. Love it bluetag. Have an awesome day

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

thank you so much!

Mwahaha, how bold of you assuming I've never played Automobilista, I mean Auto Estilista, wait a sec-

5:07 it is worth it like youre placing your trophies for your own personal garage also pretty much every car is unlocked and there is no currency in this game which means you can try everything and have fun with it it is heaven for me

Been playing this game for a long time actually.. none of my friends knew anything about it.. back when it was a new game it felt very cool to me having the chance to build and customize my garage. I loved the graphics and the general style of the game.. i think it's unique.. absolutely not the best, but it's worth to give it a try

I remember this game. I really wanted to like it, but the handling I just couldn't get down. A lot of spins and hard to get a clean race.

I too wanted muppet racing to win 😭

Anyone remember that weird ps2 Japanese game with small talking cars in a town?? Thats the most unique racing game ever made.

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

Road Trip Adventure!

@psnmadracer27

11 ай бұрын

absolutely loved that game! i played it so much when i was a kid! once i got my ps2 emulator working that was the first game i downloaded too lol

@kagancox3210

11 ай бұрын

The best game I ever played lol. It was my favorite game growing up I spent DAYS playing the game until the disc wore out. Could never find another copy until YEARS later after I bought myself a ps2 on Amazon. If our favorite beaver ever decides to do a video on it I'd be SO ecstatic for it to get some recognition in our current time lol.

@yert8527

11 ай бұрын

I played road trip more than most. It is if not the best car /rpg game. There's also CHIRO Q and GADGET RACERS

@abdullahisdanul107

11 ай бұрын

I believe it's Choro Q racing. There's plenty title of them written in Japanese tho

Makes you want to Walk on the walls Walk on the ceiling Walk on the water

Played it on an emulator a few months ago and beat the campaign in a couple days. Fantastic game.

Thankfully I was in the "did play" group, loved it, the style was superb, shame the physics weren't quite up there, but a union of this and Enthusia would have been tip-top.

@felixl.l.2060

11 ай бұрын

Enthusia had such a weird intro video.

Such a good game. The garage. The cars. The art style. The driving is annoying but you get used to it. Played this IN 2002 when i was 7.

Tommy Kaira is a bit like RUF, in that they take existing cars and modify them so much they get classed as a new car.

Auto modelista parece ser um jogo que se eu tivesse descoberto na infancia eu teria jogado por muitas horas

You know, its kinda funny because i didn't have so many troubles with the US version because i tuned the suspension of my car to induce much more understeer.

Blue Tag: "Hey..." Me: "👍"

Korea made a free MMORPG called SkidRush (DriftCity in U.S.) with art style ripped straight off of Auto Medellista. A bit grindy like most free MMORPGs, but pretty good storyline and beatable without microtransactions. It was my childhood and looking back, a one of a kind game. There are no CarPGs anymore.

Played this, all midnight clubs, all nfs, and even juiced.

It's the brake discs glowing not the calipers, otherwise you would be probably in more trouble.

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

you're right LOL

I have the US version of the game on Xbox and the physics aren't the only problem, one of the secret cars is the Shelby Cobra and it's laughably OP to the point you can win every race with it. It has a top speed of over 220mph/355kph when fully upgraded and accelerates like mad, and it doesn't care if you're using slick tires during the rain because it'll still stop on a dime and make turns no problem.

i have never played that but it looks like it came in one of those $20 for 3 games pack they did back in they hayday of PS2

If anyone wants to play a racing game with a similar art style, there's one called Inertial Drift that's on Steam. Obviously it's more drift-focused, but the art style of it clearly takes direct inspiration from Auto Modellista.

you're description of the stuck and broke ps2 controller was exactly on point!

I beat the US version of Auto Modellista. Handling Physics are heavily focused on oversteer, but if you got a delicate finger and know when to slow down you can keep the car from getting too squirrley. The Toyota Sports 800 with a Supra 2JZ engine swap was very OP in this game (swaps were unlocked after finishing 1st place in every event in the story mode), even though you can't tune a engine swapped car much it was wicked fast at the start of a race and on any course with a long straight-away. Also, in Japan this version of the game was re-released as Auto Modellista: US-Tuned. Not sure if this was the same for the European version though.

I remember decorating the Garage in Auto Modillisa. It was kind of weird in handling, but it was fun.

I was 17 when this game released, I loved it, it was overshadowed just under a year later though by NFS Underground, then Underground 2 a year later. Those were some great times :)

My biggest gripe with this game are the menus. They are an absolute nightmare to navigate. Otherwise a hidden gem for sure.

Not only did I play it, but I own it for PS2. There is one cool thing you can do with the old, tiny Toyota 600 I think it is called. You can put a big v8 engine in it or a big turbo v6. It make that tiny care ridiculously fast.

now imagine if unbound went for that artstyle

@flame_101

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, people would probably hate it even more

@revolverocelot3741

11 ай бұрын

@@flame_101 Yeah for sure its a shame that it feels like every game that tries something new gets laughed at for not being realistic enough.

I’m glad I’m not the only person who remembers this game.

Ah, I have this game! I love it dearly, used to play tons of Auto Modellista as a kid. I'm so glad you made this video!

I have a lot of memories playing this game at a friend's house I really enjoyed it a lot. It's not a bad racing game at all.

I have this game since a kid (EU version, obviously). This is the first review of it that makes it justice and says things like they are, and inclusively speaks about the differences between the US and EU versions. I still play the game from time to time because it runs super stable on emulators, and the GameCube version has better texture filtering than the PS2 version, making it a enhanced graphics version of sorts. Plus, the fact Dolphin can easily take HD texture mods makes the EU GameCube version the best of the all for me.

i WAS PLAYING THIS ON AN EMULATOR MONTHS AGO. Art style is amazing.

I remember playing this as a kid with the US version. I can vaguely remember the controls being weird but I just thought I was bad at the game. The customization of cars and garage kept me entertained, as thats what I remember the most about it. That and the sound track and graphics. Im glad this game isnt forgotten. Hopefully someone can modify the US version to have the controls of the EU version, so we can have the extra content + better controls.

I had no idea Auto Modellista US was so much worse. I remember buying it for XBox because I really liked the artstyle, only to absolutely hate the physics. I'd try again every once in a while when talking with some of my online Euro friends about it, just to think they were crazy for liking such a janky game. I feel so deceived... lol

@BlooTeg

10 ай бұрын

I can only imagine the average conversation that was happening lmao

I'm so glad you got a chance to play the US one, summed up my thoughts on it beautifully

Ive thought for a long time that without the graphics no one would remember it. Its not a good game. Just shows how much we have all wanted a cell shaded racer and its still never happened

I bet you the F I did. To this day, I am still waiting for a sequel.

IF you had a PS2 and you like cars? I'm sure you played Auto Modelista

i literally played all those 4 games,i loved all the garage and car modding concept on modellista such an amazing game

Auto Modellista was amazing. I played it religiously.

The next video can you do midnight club 3 remix ?

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

dunno if it's gonna be the one next week, but it's definitely coming soon!

seems they applied the rally physics to the road courses..such a shame

Idk How i didnt played this back when i had a PS2 Since i had ALL Burnout games for the PS2, Midnight club 3 Dub Edition, GT4, some NFS games and other racing games i dont remember (they were ALL Pirated games, this is How i had so much games)

It would be nice to get american cars in PAL version. And I wish Capcom would make sequel, especially now when they're doing great job with remakes.

I havent watched yet. But its such a coincidence that you post this because ive been looking into buying a copy of it after hearing about it recently lol.

I've actually heard of this game, I tried playing it but I never found an iso to emulate it with.

Surprisingly enough I find that the US version of Auto Modellista is more intriguing to play in large part thanks to the physics. The most common mistake I've seen people do is attempt to drive just like in any other racing game, where you steer the car to keep turning. With US tune, you'll need to slow down to the appropriate speed, then rotate the car towards the direction you wanna exit, then just keep it pointing there. You do not turn in the US version of Auto Modellista: the car turns for you and you tell it where it should be pointing. It's so unlike any racing game I've played, even including rally games where you'd expect this sort of behavior the most. Once you get that trick down, it'll be a real standout. JP/EU release tends to use a more conventional driving model where the car keeps turning as you as you keep adding steering input, but every single game does that. Give me the weird shit every single time. I'd recommend getting a feel for the physics on the oval then try expanding from there. Though sadly my general opinion of Auto Modellista is that it's the equivalent of one of those small rather nice novelty chocolates. The aesthetic and car feel are rather intriguing, but only enough to last like what, an hour or two before it runs out? There really isn't enough of it. Even tuning is a mess there. Because of Capcom's pretty weird design decisions you get racing slicks that are better on every single surface and any of the max speed gear ratios just end up being underwhelming compared to pure max acceleration due to how short the straightaways are.

apparently the Japanese version of this game has tonnes of grip but the EU and USa versin the cars just slide like crazy

@HabibHabib-vz3jg

3 ай бұрын

I thought it was just the US version

I always liked how you pause a bit before starting the vid. Reminds me of the PS2 boot up before the splash screen

So the US version of the game pretty much feels like NFS Most Wanted, the feeling of having a broken analog stick 🤔

What an interesting game! I love the visuals, but it does sound like it needed to better match the physics and AI interactions to how the game looked- I imagine that might have been why it didn’t do so well. As ever, thanks for the upload!

I have no idea how many hours I have in this game when I had my ps2. It was literally the only thing I would play. I didn’t even know there were other versions. And to think I got used to the cars handling like they are on ice I can’t imagine what the other versions feel like . Im definitely gonna find myself a euro copy to play.

You've unlocked a memory. I completely forgot about this game & played it loads as a teenager!

Im so happy to see that you considered Muppets Race Mania after i recommended it in a comment on a previous video and that you seem to have enjoyed it after checking it out with how you want to do a video on it, ill be looking forward to whenever you eventually do a video on one of my favourite childhood racing games

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

yes! I'll definitely get to it at some point!

Played the four mentioned games at the beginning back on it's day and loved them despite being 3 of them only rentals. Maybe one day i'll get originals to my own collection of all the 4 (Midnight Club 3 is there, both editions).

American version has cars you can barely turn. clever move capcom, clever move

Boy is mentioning muppet race mania. Everytime i lose hope you drip feed me more hope

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

never lose hope

@noobie7727

11 ай бұрын

@@BlooTeg never will

i designed houses /garage in Automodelista before i played the Sims 2 😂

Auto Modellista was a great game. One of the first games that allowed you to swap engines and add performance components that actually mattered and changed performance the way they would have in a real car. The cell shading style was a great design choice and made the speed you were going feel real. I think I still have this on my Xbx hard drive and I may just have to fire it up again.

I love how it looks. It looks like a playable anime.

I loved playing Auto Modellista, it’s definitely fun! I have another unique car game you should try! The series is called Choro Q! (Penny racers/ gadget racers in USA/EU). Based off the toy cars made by Takara; who made tomica cars and other toy products. The main games I’d suggest reviewing is Choro Q wonderful and Choro Q HG2 (road trip adventures)! They’re basically rpgs but in a car world.

The graphics always get me. Soooo good

Can't seem to ignore the title 😂. I miss playing this game. I still have the copy, somewhere. The cell shading graphics has almost zero loading times. I hope Capcom revives this game. This is one of my top racing games next to GT2 and Tokyo Extreme racer: Drift2

After beating the American campaign, I can confirm, it IS fun though. I have played both versions, and you can get used to the weird drifting. It is very bad and awkward but... it kinda feels very cool to slide around so much. It is very finnicky and awkward so I dont blame anyone for not giving it a chance. However, the EU version has so much understeer and the handbrake is so punishing it makes driving kinda normal and with the easy AI, the game is just easy.

I've discovered this game a few months ago and didn't know it have 3 versions. I've finished the Garage Mode in a US version and i simply loved the game (but always got the feeling that the handling on cars was a bit weird). Now i def want to try out the EU version of it.

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

recommended!

my fav car game back in the day just love this game

This game was one of many that threw its hat in the ring to compete and beat gran turismo at the time. Although they did well but couldn’t compete with gt 3 and eventually gt 4. Though only one that stay relevant and competitive with gran turismo is forza motorsports. I do wish capcom one day make a return to this game and make a new one for fun

I had Auto Modellista and loved most of it. Knew exactly what game you were talking about from the thumbnail 😉

This brings back memories, have to agree on the driving on ice feeling, aside from that had a blast playing Auto Modelista, highly recommend playing Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero

This artstyle reminds me of drift city, the mmorpg car game from the 2000’s

I rented Auto Modellista in 2002 or 2003 on from Blockbuster on my PS2. I LOVED the game. But I love it even more now.

I'm gonna take you for a ride Blue

I love this game. I spent countless hours drifting the corners of akagi hill and rokko hill

this game looks like a fever dream

Huh. I had a great time with the US version. I'm still sad there wasn't a sequel to it.

I had this game. I really wanted to love it. The concepts were pretty damn nice, the anime-style cell-shaded artwork was gorgeous, but... I really didn't enjoy the driving itself. It had so much potential, but failed to deliver exciting racing to me. I mean look at the clip at 3:31 on the video: 227km/h (141mph), and it looks and feels dreadfully slow. That kind of speed on roads where the walls are so close should feel terrifying and yet I felt bored playing it.

Auto Modellista: ETA Prime has entered the chat.

Still have Auto Modellista. I made a car based on Beyond the Grave, from Gun Grave.

A car game I haven't seen since I was a kid. MidTown Madness! You should try it!

Not sure if he plays Japanese games, but there’s a game called c1 gran prix, it’s based on the Tokyo xtreme racer series

Love how he says there isn't much customisation, and you can only really change 2 to three bumpers for every car. But that's literally still better than what you could say for Forza Horizon these days; customisation in those games were a massive let down.

@BlooTeg

11 ай бұрын

you're absolutely correct lol

Automodelista is a nostalgic game for me bro, I actually had a Euro version (my dad found it at Hastings in the used section)

Wait till you get your hands on Choroq

i used to have this game, and i saw it at the store the other day for like $150, i was shocked