The car in video games world

Index

1. Introduction and categories2. The car in simulation games(race games)3. The car in action games4. The car in other kind of games

1.Introduction

The cars in video games can be realistic, futuristic, fantastic...

With add-ons, like weapons...

Every car is adapted to the kind of game

Personalization of the cars, tuning..

Categories of car games

Simulators: Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport

Rally: Sega Rally, Colin McRae Rally

F1: Pole Position, Formula 1 Grand Prix

Arcade: Need for Speed

Action: Driver

Futurist: F-Zero, Wipeout

Violent: Burnout

Children: Super Mario Kart, Pocoyo Racing

2.Simulator/racing games

First racing games: the 1970s

Gran Trak 10(1974) Atari

Speed Race(1974) Taito

Night Driver (1976) Atari

Race video games in 1980s

Turbo(1981) Sega

Spy Hunter

Pole Position(1982)

Outrun(1986)

First half of the 1990s

Stunts (1990)

Super Mario Kart(1990) Children's game

Super Off Road (1990)

F- Zero, Nintendo(1991) Futuristic

Formula 1 Grand Prix (1992)

Nascar (1994)

Need for Speed(1994)

1995-2000

Generational change. Great graphics improvement

Twisted Metal (1995 Playstation)

Formula 1 (1996)

Streets of Sim City(1997)

Gran Turismo(1998)

Crazy Taxi(1999)

1995-2000

Generational change. Great graphics improvement

Twisted Metal (1995 Playstation)

Formula 1 (1996)

Streets of Sim City(1997)

Gran Turismo(1998)

Crazy Taxi(1999)

First half of 2000s

Midnight Club (2000)

Burnout(2001)

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2(2002) End first generation

Need for Speed Underground (2003) Tuning video game

Second half of 2000s

Forza Motorsport Series(2005-2011)

Test Drive Unlimited(2007)

Need For Speed Shift (2009)

Gran Turismo 5(2010)

3. Action games

GTA Grand Theft Auto

First published in 1997

Many missions like acting as taxi driver, bus driver...

Possibilities to steal the cars, buy new ones...

GTA IV 2008 and GTA V

4. Other games

Carmageddon

Racing features

Weapon addons

Violence

The goals of the game is killing

Pocoyo Racing

Children racing game

Similar style gaming of Mario Kart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8Lj6ojtWE

Sources

http://jalopnik.com/5350255/the-20-greatest-car-video-games/gallery/6

http://jamalifouru.com/games/video-games/games%20Arcade/watch-games%20Arcade-videos-70.php?id=3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37UQ5pO88Sc

Segaretro, for the games of sega http://segaretro.org

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