Top Gear 2 Longplay (SNES) [60 FPS]
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Developed by Gremlin Graphics and published by Kemco in 1993
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For today's video, I decided to check out the second in the trilogy of Top Gear racing games developed by Gremlin Graphics for a range of 16-bit platforms in the early 90's. Although the original game had it's merits, I found it to be a somewhat soulless experience; the question is, would the sequel be any better?
Just as before, the objective of the game is to win races in order to be crowned the Top Gear champion. The tournament is divided into groups of 4 races, each held in a different country. You must earn enough points in each of these races before the next country is unlocked.
Adding some variety to the mix is the car upgrade system, enabling players to purchase upgrades for their car to improve performance, improving chances of success in subsequent races. New toys cost a hefty amount of cash, and, with up to three upgrades available to engine, gearbox and all manner of other gizmos, you'll need pretty deep pockets if you want to pimp your ride.
Cash is earned by completing races, with greater amounts awarded for finishing in higher positions; naturally, you'll want to aim for 1st place, netting yourself a cool $10,000 in the process. It's also possible to earn bonus cash by collecting bonus boxes lying around the track during a race, so you should always keep your eyes peeled.
Just as before, your car is equipped with a nitrous system, providing a temporary (yet significant) boost to your top speed. These are incredibly useful for powering past your opponent, as well as maintaining a decent lead and improving chances of victory. Whilst you start the race with 6 boosts on tap, additional nitrous fuel can be earned by collecting the green 'N' symbols that appear on certain race courses.
Another notable difference that Gremlin made for this sequel is the removal of the pit lanes. This drastically improves the flow of the races since you no longer have to take time out to refuel, but does mean that you have to drive as fast as possible to reach the end of the race before it runs out.
One of my chief criticisms of the first game was the way the underlying mechanics were particularly obtrusive, preventing any real sense of immersion and leaving the player feeling as though they were racing against numbers, not drivers. I'm really pleased to say that Top Gear 2 does not suffer from the same issues, instead delivering a remarkably compelling racing experience.
Another improvement, at least as far as I'm concerned, was the decision to do away with the enforced split-screen view and CPU player during a single player game. Not only does this provide a better overview of the game world and improved visuals, but the overall speed at which the game runs has improved considerably.
The game features some great music and effects with Patrick Phelan (Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge, Zool) and Ashley Bennett replacing Barry Leitch on audio production duties.
Whilst it might not be breaking any new ground, Gremlin's improvements and tweaks resulted in Top Gear 2 being a huge improvement over it's predecessor. If you're a fan of racing games, you should definitely check this one out.
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Top Gear 2 Longplay (SNES) [60 FPS]: Tear up the track in this much improved racing sequel from Gremlin! Read the video description for my review!
This takes me back to Friday nights in 3rd grade. Fridays meant our mom picked us up from school to save us the hour and a half long bus ride home, we went to Blockbuster video to pick out a game to rent for the weekend, and we stayed up late playing and eating pizza. Ahhh, nostalgia.
Best SNES racing game along with Super Mario Kart , and F-Zero.
I played this game SO much when I was a kid the song on the fog level will pop into my head at random in 2019 lol. It gets stuck there too for 15 min too lol.
Basically my childhood
A trilha sonora desse jogo é um hino, q nostalgia boa meu Deus❤
Estratégia perfeita para a primeira fase (Australasya): comprar os melhores pneus ao vencer a primeira corrida e comprar o melhor nitro ao final da quarta corrida! Com essa combinação, você poderá vencer as corridas das duas próximas fases e comprar o motor de US$ 80.000,00.
@Fenixcvo123
10 ай бұрын
Valeu demais pela dica mano. Eu já na primeira pista apanho nesse game kkkk
好懷念的遊戲,這款賽車遊戲關卡真的很多只要會掌握氮氣的使用時機跟超車的技巧很容易就能獲勝,而且這款遊戲只要AI被超車了AI似乎也很難追的上玩家,話說我想到了另一款海陸競速的遊戲Full Throttle Racing。
It's nice music pieces on this game.
I like playing this game
Absolutely the best 2-person racer on SNES. Shame about tech limitations though... Amiga's Lotus Turbo Challenge though older had better and smoother gfx.
@rongrounds3681
Жыл бұрын
Lotus 1 on amiga also cropped the play area to half a screen on an already smaller visible area. It’s the same reason a 3D FPS shooter runs smooth and faster when played at lower screen resolutions. I prefer the speed and smoothness of Lotus 1 over Lotus 2 on the amiga but again it’s not an apples with apples comparison.
Eu amo esse jogo
When this game out I was so disappointed after playing the first one.
Es la polla este juegooo tioooo 🔥🤟🏻
Its speed always seemed to me like they the coders gave up on a fluid 2.5 D racing experience and instead cut out vdu frames to simulate something faster.
Hi! Just curiosity... this video is recorded from real snes console or from Emulator?
Now try on Android or iOS~
Look at those times. Despite lapping people, 2nd place was never far behind you at all. Rubber banding at its finest.
AL82 how to You is very speed ?
Ingat ini game membuat saya bernostalgia mengingat masa kecilku bermain game dan selalu main 2 player dengan kakak perempuanku bermain bersama sangat menyenangkan
@SouthwesternEagle
5 жыл бұрын
What language is that?
@leinadyon
5 жыл бұрын
SouthwesternEagle Indonesia. it’s about her childhood memories playing this game with her older sister
can this game play on line???????????????????? i want match you
Bro why dont u use all ur nitros in every race??
(On Championship Difficulty)Try this with manual transmission and no nitros in all races makes it even more challenging.I've tried this before but even with countless hours of grinding,getting 1st place in Sydney is very impossible without using nitro. Also on certain tracks on the latter races,the AI just cheats and they have more top speed than in you even with full upgrades and their ridiculous cornering without losing speed at all. Great run I've seen so far man,much love from the game!
@tarnakai5447
3 жыл бұрын
It's not point of the game, trying to beat the game without using nitros. It is just an unnecessary "rule", you did for yourself.
Why everyone plays with automatic gear?? C'mon...
@LITTLE1994
3 жыл бұрын
I agree, but Manual actually makes it easy if you're skillful.
@MrAngrybassist
3 жыл бұрын
@@LITTLE1994 True. Just yesterday, I finally managed to beat this on the professional difficulty, and while I did use automatic for the majority of the game, I eventually had to switch to manual because I was having trouble finishing high enough in Barcelona to continue with the Spain circuit. In hindsight, I should've just stuck with manual for the entire game instead. Guys like AL82 who are playing through this on the championship difficulty make it look a lot easier than it actually is. Granted, the last time I played this game was twenty odd years ago, and the furthest I got back then was Athens, but at least I can say that I've beaten it now, even though it wasn't on the championship difficulty. Perhaps earlier SNES games are just harder than I remembered them being? I don't know. It's the thing that sucks about getting older.
I used to play this game often and just realize the game genuinely cheats. Qualifying first means you start in the front not the back.
How do I get this Game on S8+
@Lucas1997xD
5 жыл бұрын
If you've an Android, you can look up for an Snes 9x EX+ on Play Store.
The car... Looks like a nissan 300zx
@Markalot284
5 жыл бұрын
I've always thought it looked like a lotus esprit V8 or even a f40
@LITTLE1994
3 жыл бұрын
@@Markalot284 Yeah, I thought it looks somewhat like an F40.
This was a fun game but no one is gonna comment on the fucking annoying password set up?? When you would save a game they gave you a password like the following "84fredu&*@45jf4543hgff*&$#@@" So annoying cause i would always get a character wrong and have to start all the way at the beginning
Boa tarde al82 compra erradas 1 abraço fica com deus ti ao.
Nice game, but Genesis version was better by far!!
For an SNES game this looks awful.
@alexanderodintsov8549
6 жыл бұрын
You overestimate SNES capabilities
@crecio1827
6 жыл бұрын
the 1st top gear was a lot better.
@Sh-hg8kf
5 жыл бұрын
Chris R. Top gear 1 looked like ass
@Sh-hg8kf
4 жыл бұрын
@CJ Dingcong No way. The sample in the title screen alone that goes " You might be missing some of the benfits that stereo can provide" beats it and takes the cake. The cars and races are way better and longer, with more cars. Graphics are much better. The instruments arent boring stock snes samples. You actually get to upgrade cars in 2
@tarnakai5447
3 жыл бұрын
@@Sh-hg8kf "cars"?! You mean only 1 car in Top Gear 2 and 4 cars in Top Gear 1. And btw. what's the point of having a FUEL-meter, when you don't need pit stops lol
Snes version is very bad.