Racing Evolution - The Rise and Fall of Ridge Racer

In the early 90s Namco's Ridge Racer was one of the most important games in the world. Leading the way in the arcades with bleeding edge technology, then becoming a flagship launch title for the PlayStation. The series has a long history of being on shelves at each new game console launch, showing us just what the hardware could do.

Until it wasn't. Join me as I take a look back at three decades of the legendary franchise one game at a time, and chronicle the rise and ultimate fall of Ridge Racer.

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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Ridge Racer (Arcade) - 1:27
Ridge Racer 2 (Arcade) - 6:58
Ridge Racer (PlayStation) - 9:06
Rave Racer (Arcade) - 15:18
Ridge Racer Revolution (PlayStation) - 17:28
Rage Racer (PlayStation) - 20:17
Pocket Racer (Arcade) - 24:01
Ridge Racer Type 4 (PlayStation) - 25:16
Ridge Racer 64 (Nintendo 64) - 31:51
Ridge Racer V (PlayStation 2) - 35:21
Ridge Racer (Mobile) - 40:35
R: Racing Evolution (PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube) - 42:41
Ridge Racer DS (Nintendo DS) - 49:35
Ridge Racer (PlayStation Portable) - 52:35
Critical Velocity (PlayStation 2) - 56:29
Ridge Racer 6 (Xbox 360) - 57:53
Ridge Racer 2 (PlayStation Portable) - 1:02:42
Ridge Racer 7 (PlayStation 3) - 1:05:35
Ridge Racers Mobile (Panasonic P905i)- 1:10:18
Yamasa Digi World: Collaboration SP Pachi-Slot Ridge Racer (PlayStation 2) - 1:13:26
Ridge Racer (Zeebo) - 1:18:36
Ridge Racer Accelerated (iOS/Android) - 1:21:48
Ridge Racer Drift (Mobile) - 1:24:37
Ridge Racer 3D (Nintendo 3DS) - 1:26:59
Ridge Racer (PlayStation Vita) - 1:31:14
Ridge Racer Unbounded (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360/Windows) - 1:36:06
Ridge Racer Driftopia (PlayStation 3/Windows) - 1:41:10
Ridge Racer Slipstream (iOS/Android) - 1:44:31
Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (iOS/Android) - 1:47:18
Conclusion - 1:50:28