Jumping and sliding (and losing hubcaps) around quasi-realistic, open-world facsimiles of Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York in a wallowing boat is still great fun thanks to physics and damage systems that were well ahead of their time. But in all other respects, GT Interactive's gritty love letter to classic Hollywood car chase scenes from the 1970s is more fun than a lot of the other games listed here. Given the title of the list, we tried to keep it to racing games, whereas Driver is a game about, well, driving. Driver: Driver would be listed up top but for semantics.If you've heard people compare Grand Theft Auto Online's new stunt races to Trackmania but never had the opportunity to experience it yourself, check it out on Steam. The series has gotten a little schizophrenic in its entries since the original hit the scene back in 2004, but there's no denying its basic recipe for success: take fun little cars and put them on insane custom track setups that would put even the greatest hot wheel track in the world to shame. Trackmania: Speaking of track editors, the king is still alive and kicking.Plus, one of the founders went on to develop iRacing once the company folded. On top of Grand Prix Legends, we can thank these folk for the cult-favorite PC version of motorcycle combat racer Road Rash, SODA Off-Road Racing and its insane track editor, and NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, which was so advanced for its time that actual drivers like Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Road rash, SODA Off-Road Racing, Nascar Racing 2003 Season (also Papyrus): Of all the developers represented on this list, few are as wide-ranging and influential in their output as Papyrus Design Group in the mid-nineties and early 2000s.Hydro Thunder can be found on Xbox Live-it's still just as fun without the full-size arcade cabinet-while you can still barrel roll through Wave Race 64 on the Wii U Virtual Console.
Hydro Thunder/Wave Race 64: Alright, so it's not car racing per se, but these two late-nineties aquatic racers deserve an honorable mention for both pushing the limits of the day's technology in rendering their water-filled courses, and creating two incredibly fun games in the process.
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