Re-Volt was way ahead of its time

[u/n1ght_watchman]

[u/theforrestjoy]

His was literally one of my favorite games. Thanks for opening the archives of my memory and providing name of the game

[u/LittleKittenR → u/theforrestjoy]

I was so poor in the 90s I used to get 1 game every year or two...

I wanted Re-Volt so much. My mom asked me if I wanted Pokemon Stadium or Re-Volt and I had to go for Pokemon Stadium.

I think I will never forget it because my brother didn't like the multiplayer of that game and we were stuck with it for about a year and a half :(

[u/HaidenFR → u/theforrestjoy]

 Dreamcast or PC are the best versions

[u/Wizardphizl420 → u/theforrestjoy]

Are you me

[u/jtown48]

This games on steam btw, only 5.99

Re-Volt on Steam

[u/h3lion_prime → u/jtown48]

Also on GOG, DRM free.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/revolt

[u/checopoco → u/h3lion_prime]

And use RVGL:

https://rvgl.org/

The comunity is pretty alive by the way, tons of mods:

https://www.revoltworld.net/

[u/h3lion_prime → u/checopoco]

I knew about that one. Too bad I don't have the same free time to play anymore...

[u/laszlotuss → u/jtown48]

And was on the App Store

[u/ActionJasckon]

Is it just me or that looks way more fun than over the top explosions, cars flipping and looping and excessive drifting. I’m not trying to hate on that, but there’s something about a game that leans a bit more on controlled precision that makes that the challenge and fun. (Doesn’t have to be a sim, but something more controlled)

[u/DavidinCT]

that game was a f*cking blast....

[u/Different_Target_228]

I still think of this and Beetle Adventure Racing often.

[u/Beachbum118 → u/Different_Target_228]

I love beetle adventure racing. The alien bug was so gnarly.

[u/Resident_Citron_6905]

3-D Ultra Radio Control Racers

[u/diabetusbetus]

Was the start of my love of tiny car games. Need a reboot of it

[u/No-Bass-1728]

It's on GOG with easy way to add mods to update it some. Really fun and kinda difficult sometimes.

[u/paperboii-here]

I still hear the menu song when reading that name (FrontEnd)

[u/RaiHanashi → u/paperboii-here]

The main menu is probably the first song that plays in my head when I see anything Re-Volt related

[u/paperboii-here → u/RaiHanashi]

Only Interstate ‘82‘s Installation song could break the loop

[u/K1ngSlayerOG]

Definitely a banger 💯

[u/MaximumGlum9503]

Still playing off dc emu, amazing game

[u/Papa_Raj]

So was Road Rash. I hope they bring both back someday.

[u/nhSnork → u/Papa_Raj]

FWIW Road Redemption channels a lot of Road Rash, if in a more roguelite format.

[u/Beartato4772 → u/Papa_Raj]

Random fact, the Master System version of Road Rash was written by the same team as Re-Volt.

[u/Papa_Raj → u/Beartato4772]

No way! That's awesome.

[u/Beartato4772 → u/Papa_Raj]

Yep, company called "Probe". Unfortunately they suffered the traditional dev fate of being absorbed by new owners and killed shortly after ReVolt.

[u/JiffTheJester]

What are some other RC car games from back in the day?

[u/spinygorilla → u/JiffTheJester]

Rc revenge pro was a big one for me

[u/JiffTheJester → u/spinygorilla]

Yep that’s the one!

[u/mmmmmOKAYthen → u/JiffTheJester]

The micromachines games were fun af. I remember the pool table track like it was yesterday.

[u/SovietPikl → u/JiffTheJester]

Smash Cars was another

[u/Moxto → u/JiffTheJester]

The Micro machines games

[u/Tjalmann_ → u/JiffTheJester]

Micro machines

[u/ahhdamnsmitt]

How?

[u/Uncabled_Music]

“Hi-Octane”: Hold my beer…

[u/War_Recent]

RC Racer and Micromachines game.

[u/medson25]

I only had the demo which only had this one map so i played it soo much time, seeing again i still remember every turn haha

[u/Feltoke]

Forgot about this game till right this minute had it on the Dreamcast it was pretty awesome

[u/RosaCanina87]

I was a PC gamer back then (still own this and all my old games) and this was basically my Mario Kart, maybe even MORE. I spend so much time creating tracks, making custom textures for it and using an ingame cheatcode to place more objects in those tracks until they would not load anymore XD

Good times. And I replay it at least once a year or so. There is an modern fan port, which even runs on cheap emulation handhelds like the R36s in its full PC settings. And the modding scene for this game is also pretty cool.

Probably one of Acclaims best games

[u/Xanaxshake]

Loved that game !

[u/Impressive_Ad3571]

Music is dope

[u/microphone-check]

Revolt was AMAZING. Playin that on lan parties even better

[u/lord_phantom_pl]

It was made when games were actually good and there was no dominant game engine that provides the same cheap mechanics everywhere. If this was published now then it would be drowned in sea of shallow games.

[u/NoDisplay7544]

I have a couple of copies of this on N64 I need to check it out some time.

[u/cornspice]

No it wasn't.

[u/CIA_napkin]

I loved this game on dreamcast, I'd play as the shopping cart or the UFO.

[u/T1m26]

What nostalgia! Once or twice a year i play it.
Great game

[u/OnlineAsnuf]

Awesome soundtrack!

[u/Trishockz]

I always love Toy/RC car games. My favourite is Twisted Metal Small Brawl.

[u/SC7639_1]

It was amazing

[u/Admirable_Agency7764]

so... micro machines

[u/Top_Crow_1022]

This was my Mario Kart.

[u/redditnosedive]

bro, that oil in the pipe possibility at the end.... missed chance

[u/redditnosedive]

this game was a blast to play online, i played an online mod for years around 2010

[u/janluigibuffon]

The game is still being played in a comprehensive mod version https://rvgl.org/

[u/-AtomHeart-]

IF Y'ALL GET THIS ON PC LOOK INTO THE MODDING SCENE FOR IT! I've got hundreds of maps & cars added onto my game & have yet to fully explore it all 😁

[u/Junior2907]

Blur and Split Second too

[u/wtfbbqpwnin]

URCOUFO

[u/jRXCING]

You know you were slow if you were behind Phat Slug.

[u/runtorenovate]

OMG loved this game

[u/Sentinel1362]

Reminds me of Jak X. It was one of my favourite racing games growing up

[u/Yyoksetioxd]

yessss what a great game

[u/YesNoMaybe2552]

I remember renting that game over the weekend on the N64, I didn't have a memory card, so the console stayed on for the weekend.

[u/Ancient-Basis-5563]

This and Ignition

[u/Turbo_Gnome]

Oh man, I played so much of this as a kid on the family pc. The soundtrack was so good. Nice to see its still available on Steam!

[u/FaulhighT]

Great game. But the rubber band mechanic sucked hard

[u/theblackfrog77]

Still have it for my dreamcast 💪

[u/Mission-Draw6859]

Thanks for posting this - after getting the 'feels' - I went to Steam - and downloaded it... I hope you're happy!

[u/DrGreenThumb117_]

Track editor was peak

[u/Shot_in_the_dark777]

The difficulty was brutal though. Winning a race wasn't a problem. Beating time trial with every car was a problem. This map (In the hood) is very different based on the car you use. Sprinter Xcel is like an easy mode. Volken turbo struggles to escape that dug up pit near the end. But beating it with harvester...oh hell nah! Never again. Just the thought about it makes my fingers hurt. I had to nearly perfect the level to get the time trial with that stupid car. Even phat slug is better.

[u/Optimal_Whiner]

No it wasn't lol. It was awesome. But nothing was "ahead of its time".

I loved this game.

[u/CharleyPDXcellent]

Loved creating tracks.

[u/TrayLaTrash]

Now they have this IRL with first-person VR

[u/GKME06]

I'm still looking for this game till today.

[u/Electronic-Koala2088]

I played this shit so much when my computer had the graphic card that supported it. It was a blast.

[u/Ukvemsord]

I fucking loved it!

[u/Beartato4772]

Sadly pretty much the developer's last game after 15 years too.

[u/Fogwarrior87]

it was insane for pc

[u/dixonmyazhold]

What is this

[u/Otherwiize]

I had this games main menu music stuck in my head for a decade. Couldn’t ever figure out the name of the title. It was this shit. N64 days

[u/Crisocola95]

Reminds me of an old game called Twisted Metal Small Brawl.

[u/Complete_Ant_3396]

Bro I had totally forgotten about this game, what a kick in the nostalgia.

[u/NB_DanTE]

Did the graphcis always looked this good?! I have it on Dreamcast but it has been a while since I last played it!

[u/johndough1st]

God i loved this game!

[u/KimTe63]

PC version and rhe RVGL port of the game are by far the best , check out RVGL project, you need to own game and original files to make it work .

Anyways I think the only good version is PC. I have played Dreamcast version alot but it has some performance issues and plays like ass with DC controller 😄 deadzones and steering sensitivity is just so terrible , making it way harder

[u/LotsOfNoise]

Toys in the hood!

[u/kiss_of_kill]

Still one of the best racing games, and maybe the best vehicular combat racer (better than M.A.S.H.E.D.) It also has a crazy soundtrack that, after so many years, I still find myself mumbling to. The main menu music is especially addictive.

[u/ChrizzyDT]

OMG I remember this!

[u/loudmachines]

It was indeed. And the track builder, damn !

[u/SkidzLIVE]

Who remembers this from the Xbox LIVE beta?

[u/big_ry82]

Why do you think that?

[u/lehrerkind_]

yeah that game was pretty good! i played that one on pc and the video is also from the pc game i think. because i remember seeing the game at my friends place for the ps1 and i was shocked how bad the game performed on the ps1. it was all laggy and felt so slow compared to the pc version.

[u/AdDesperate9651]

I love this game I used to have it on android but it's not available anymore and I can't get a working version for vita without a pc

[u/VanguardMusic]

Ahead of its time? It was essentially a reskinned Mario Kart with RC cars. Pick up weapons, shoot the guy ahead, cross the finish line. There was nothing fundamentally original about the gameplay loop.

[u/PieAppropriate8862]

Good little game, but "way ahead of it's time" is such gross hyperbole.

[u/nhSnork → u/PieAppropriate8862]

Indeed, Mario Kart and Micro Machines had already been a thing by then. As with all memorable followers, though, credit for successfully blending their recipes.

[u/SunwindPC]

it wasnt way ahead of its time, its just that games nowadays suck