7 Things That Made Test Drive Unlimited Special

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With all of the talk surrounding Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown and it's upcoming release, we thought it would be a great time to return to TDU roots.
The first Test Drive Unlimited game launched in 2006, and there were many reasons why racing game fans of our generation remember this title fondly. Sure, nostalgia bias plays a big role, but even then... Playing this again in 2024 certainly re-iterates just how good many of it's features really are.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Ready For Boarding
01:31 - #1
02:54 - #2
04:43 - #3
06:26 - #4
07:23 - #5
09:17 - #6
11:20 - #7
12:56 - Closing Thoughts

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@CarsandCats 15 дней назад

A while back, I bought an '04 Kawasaki ZX-10R. Then after many years, I loaded TDU. In my garage was... THE SAME BIKE! I couldn't believe that I bought the game bike many years later and never even noticed. They got the look, sound, gauges - everything right. So cool.

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

That’s awesome, great story! So many of my favourite machines now are thanks to memories from video games when I was younger 🙌🏼

@seb-kun 13 дней назад

here's my memories about TDU : I made the physics, hardcore mode, camera system, and device input code of this game ;) and for The Crew too. And I agree hardcore mode should have been the default mode. But because of a bug in my differential simulation found only 2 weeks from release date, we couldn't retune the AI and missions timings.

@bozakn 13 дней назад

Is your name maybe Sebastien Tixier? :D This is my all time favorite driving game, I get the feeling you were heading into hardcore open world simulation territory, but the company behind you had other things in mind. Hardcore mode is not Asseto Corsa, but man, it remains the most realistic open world driving game to date. Salute my friend, awesome work!

@seb-kun 13 дней назад

@@bozakn Yes it is, thanks for the kind word man :) TDU and TheCrew are the 2 best games I worked on :)

@sstephiL 9 дней назад

@@seb-kun You made my, and I believe as many other, childhood and adulthood great. Physics are awesome. In fact, I learned to drive cars in real life just because TDU have that hardcore mode and clutch engagement. For me, every car has different clutch feeling and engine braking. When I cruise around the island I don't use brake at all. Only engine braking. And the fact when you are doing let's say normal cruise on highway at 150km/h in the left lane, the car ahead of you react as he see you in his rearview mirror from distance and notice that you're doing greater speed than he is, puts his right indicator on while moving to the right lane and let you pass. Great work mate. Thank you!

@RyukiHasFallen 8 дней назад

@@seb-kun you are the one who made everyone happy back in 2005, I can't thank you enough❤️

@Ricys 14 дней назад

this game is peak and i find myself coming back to it all the time. no game after 2011 comes close

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

That’s awesome! I certainly enjoyed jumping back on, for me it was the first time in at least a decade…

@Ricys 14 дней назад

@@TraxionGG yeah im glad you enjoyed it. before i finished the game again this year, last time i played it was in 2021 with a friend on platinum mod, we went all around the island from dealer to dealer and we surprised eachother with what choice of car we decided to continue our journey with and why. only once we chose the same car and it was the nsx!

@ozzy.....7383 14 дней назад

It’s the best. It wore out my ps2 and my ps3 backwards but more hours on this than anything else and I have to keep starting over due to ps2 ps3 breaking

@Challenger160 11 дней назад

This game, hardcore mode, online drifting the mountains at constant sunset and twilight were the best gaming memories i've had and probably will ever have gaming. Pure vibes and realistic cruising around the island road trip style with friends was the unique experience which created the genre i think. People praise forza horizon and the crew for being the best open world racers but i feel like TDU doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

@adahdf 15 дней назад

God i miss TDU. Such a fun game i put countless hours on

@ThomasHarrisonLord 15 дней назад

Agreed!

@VisitingHawk 15 дней назад

I love TDU. What a special game

@Spybee007 15 дней назад

The hours I put into this game was insane, especially with my friends online. It was a special game for sure. I have a bad feeling TDU3 won't capture what TDU and TDU2 did. But, there's hope that I am wrong.

@TraxionGG 15 дней назад

Time will tell!

@MrRushfanatic 14 дней назад

Dont worry TDUSC will give this feeling. Promise

@flyingphoenix113 14 дней назад

@@MrRushfanatic, it has a lot of improvements to make if it is ever going to deliver on that promise.

@MrRushfanatic 14 дней назад

@@flyingphoenix113 sound and handling are already way way way better than TDU 1 and 2 xD

@D.N521 14 дней назад

@flyingphoenix113 there's an interview on YT with one of the devs who confirmed that 1. The demo was an old one, stating they couldn't dedicate any more resources into making a new demo outof the current state of the game and 2nd the always online will faze out towards the end of the servers being shut down cuz they don't want the same mistake ubisoft did with the crew.

@Nightmareof94 14 дней назад

Just a shame the new ones dead on arrival making it a live service game was a colossal mistake

@rubbertoe. 11 дней назад

Also the massive performance issues rendering it unplayable in most scenarios. Hopefully this is at least fixed for full release, but I'm doubtful

@tawfeeqsh 15 дней назад

man i wish tdu would return today as it was in my childhood

@xlNixonlx 14 дней назад

Ill never forget drag racing on the long strip in the city that was right against the river. There was a glitch, if you held the E-brake and shifted gears up and down really fast, the RPM's would drop to zero and the tires would smoke and if you launched from that you would be unbeatable down that straight!

@iqbalfabianza3866 11 дней назад

TDU is between fancy oldies and modern rides back then

@Mario_With_a_D 8 дней назад

One of the greatest review about test drive I ever seen

@TraxionGG 8 дней назад

Thank you!

@ldb906 13 дней назад

Thank you for the gameplay footage of these great games. I had forgotten tdu offroad until you mentioned it. I have been dying to go back and play tdu for years. Unfortunately, the servers have been down for 14 years now. I am dying for a remastered tdu. Solar crown looks like a blight on the great tdu name. Thank you for bringing back old memories of tdu. Truly was the best racing game ever. That large map makes horizon 5 look tiny in comparison.

@3DKiwi 14 дней назад

I'm a long time Horizon player and occasional NFS player. Never plated TDU before until the Solar Crown demo. I've now found a copy of TDU 2 for PC. Loving it and I get why people loved it so much.

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

After making this video, I’m tempted to jump back on TDU2 as well👀

@allmotorfg2437 14 дней назад

They have a modded version on PC of the original called tdu platinum. It's physics and graphics are updated and the car list is massive. It's amazing.

@DanLMH 15 дней назад

Oh hello this one has been a long time cooking 👀🔥

@ThomasHarrisonLord 15 дней назад

We made it in the end!

@TraxionGG 15 дней назад

It certainly has been! But so has TDUSC 👀😂

@RPS13DRlFT 12 дней назад

This game came out when I was like 12 so I have heavy nostalgia for it, I remember the game is 617sq km while Oahu irl is on 608 sq km so it's technically bigger but is lacking some roads and residential areas that irl has

@RPS13DRlFT 12 дней назад

I reckon I drove every road on the island in game

@Callumjcripps 13 дней назад

Wow this took me back! The bikes were a real special feature from my view even though I’m not really a bike person, it was just another layer of fun on top if you wanted a change from the amazing list of cars.. this game was way ahead of anything else out at the time in my opinion, great video!

@jacellious 7 дней назад

it took me years but i drove every SINGLE road in this game TWICE along with tdu 2

@imDanoush 14 дней назад

TDU is a very special game for me!!

@tamastothmarton5996 11 дней назад

I've never met a car game nor before nor since, that can handle the h-shifter and sequential gear change at the same time. If I've set the option to H pattern with clutch, it still do not work in cars like the Gallardo, the Enzo, the ones build with paddle shifter. And the paddle doesn't work in the Esprit, Evora, and so on, the ones whit H shifter in real life. The coolest feature ever. Not to mention, with manual clutch, the engine can stall...

@LewisMSG 14 дней назад

aha nice one boys! Throwback seeing the end card! What a cool game that was, gutted didnt spend hours 'researching' it in the office together. Looking forward to the next vid

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

Thanks Lewis!❤️ And 100%!

@CarlRaven91 14 дней назад

The game that changed my take on open-world driving games! I got a PC disc copy in 2016, sadly after the official online servers shut down. Now I'm playing with the Platinum mod!

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

Mega!

@avflashback8913 14 дней назад

I wouldn't say TDU comes across as vulgar in any way. Clinical Yes, but not vulgar. In my opinion the Devs were clearly inspired by TV shows like Magnum P.I and Miami Vice. I feel like the game was well-executed overall. I agree TDU could've been better if there were people to interact with. TDU2 is a more rounded game but the car physics are so bad in TDU2 that it has kept TDU1 alive today.

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

That’s a fair assessment on all fronts! think there are just so many things to love about both games, but for me the original is the one that gave me the most joy as a kid 😊

@10Sambo01 13 дней назад

TDU never gets boring because you can jump in any of your dream cars and go for a blast on 1000 miles of open roads on a tropical paradise island whenever you like!

@CarsandCats 15 дней назад

I "finished" TDU many years ago using the Microsoft Force Feedback wheel. I loved it. Just recently started playing TDU 2 (why did I wait I have NO idea!). This time using a Logitech wheel (I think it's better) and am about 50% finished. I like using my iPod as background music! The graphics and frame rate aren't the best, but something about the game makes me enjoy it more than FH5 on my Series X. I just wish it was backwards compatible and the online still worked.

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

Great to hear, thanks for sharing! It’s certainly different from anything else out there 😊

@BoxBoxBoxGaming 15 дней назад

the stretched out 4:3 😂😭

@patrick247two 14 дней назад

I controlled the bikes in TDU with my G25 while in handle bar view. Excellent experience. I'm very much looking forward to setting up my R5 for TDUSC Just found my TDU DVD.

@TraxionGG 14 дней назад

Great stuff!

@stanleysimmonsreactions9056 5 дней назад

Also don't forget if it wasn't for the original TDU game the Crew and Forza Horizon wouldn't exist.

@gibememoni 8 дней назад

I bought an xbox 360 just for this game. At the time there was nothing like it, no forza horizon. Pretty much all racing games were track only, not open world. TDU2 was also great

@kylecope4412 13 дней назад

PS2 really missed on alot of stuff in this game

@flavioa6351 11 дней назад

The best thing that TD does well is car owenship. The only game that’s close to it is Grand theft auto. There is nothing like owning your own mansions with 10 car garages where you can go in the garage and walk around your car collection.

@QuantumS1ngularity 14 дней назад

What's even more mind blowing is that this game came out 18 years ago and in some cases it still looks better than the latest one about to come out. Idk what gaming studios are doing, but they for sure are doing it wrong.

@PLAYER_42069 12 дней назад

And the sad thing is TD Solar Crown has none of these things. I hate being negative, but once I found out basic TD features like houses won't be there at launch, I quickly lost interest. I know you can stay at the hotels, but come on. The always online nature is another huge negative. Yes, TDU and TDU2 were also online, but again, those were fully fleshed out games. Not Live Service junk that promises to add more features over time, but launches barebones. I'm skipping TD Solar Crown because there will be nothing like TDU, ever again, unfortunately.

@jimdrake4942 2 дня назад

@@PLAYER_42069 me too. I want to buy houses and live there. With just hotels, I think it will feel like a never ending vacation. I'm just a tourist there. I almost like some of the houses more than the cars. The breathtaking view of the ocean or the entire island whenever you pull out of the garage. The garage with glass ceiling and palm trees in it, the waterfall in one of the Hawaiian houses in TDU2.

@ozzy.....7383 14 дней назад

I have this for ps2 and no bikes and no hitchhikers and to win you have to buy a certain list of cars with the correct upgrades. What about unlimited 2 for ps3. I find it impossible