NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup Retrospective 

What do you guys think of the intro? Also, sorry for talking soooo slowwww in this. It's so annoying

The mid 2000s were the Golden age of EA Sports games

Hey, it’s your agent, ACE MONEYMAKER

2001-2006 was the Golden age of NASCAR Gaming.

EA absolutely peaked in 2004. Madden 05, MVP Baseball 2005, NASCAR 05, and Tiger Woods PGA 2005...all classics. You didn’t even have to like those sports or sports in general to love those games.

Well, who is here after seeing Ross Chastain perform yesterday the wall ride move from NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup in the Xfinity 500 race?

I grew up playing this game and i never once realized pocono wasnt in this game until now

For me, I loved playing NASCAR Thunder 2003. The paint schemes were amazing, the music was great, and it was a great game that marked my childhood. For me, the NASCAR games from 2003-2008 were very well done.

I've always loved how according to EA, your career in Nascar can start with a illegal street race in New York against Ryan Newman.

According to Shawna Mayfield, Jeremy's wife, Jeremy wasn't even told about the cover deal. He just wasn't included.

Imagine telling someone nearly 20 years later this was the peak

Damnn that Jeff Gordon corvette race brought me right back to being a teenager. This game was so ahead of its time along with so many other games from this time period.

@SOFTDRINKTV Did you see that Finish at Martinsville? INSANE!

I was a Dirt to Daytona guy on PS2

I definitely think that this is the greatest NASCAR game ever made. A lot of people think NASCAR Thunder 2004 is, but I would always describe '05 as '04 on steroids.

Fight To The Top mode is the best career mode in any sports game ever. The game is worth the price for this mode alone, it also doesn't matter if you are a NASCAR fan or not, I wasn't a NASCAR fan when I first played this game and enjoyed FTTT mode so much I started keeping up with NASCAR before too long.

Imagine Nascar 05 with thunder 03s ai.

All the NASCAR games 03-07 are fantastic. Can't get enough playing those games.

I know a lot of people hate Nascar heat but the truth is they are trying to give us what we want(that's rare these days) and they are mainly focusing on a deep career mode which is very cool IMO

Never played 05 but I loved 06/07. Sports games of the mid 00s were so good

This is still my favorite Nascar game. I played the shit outta it back in 04/05 and I still do

5:45 I always tried to be the hero, so I got really mad when I hit someone. I'm not sure about 05 but I know in Nascar 07 you could use the voice commands to say you're sorry after you hit someone

Man, I love these videos..but every time I watch one I end up buying that same game off ebay within a week 😂

Not gonna lie loving these retrospective vids but: "Football confused me" "Why Eli is better than you think" "Why trading Odell can be good for the Giants" "Why Nick Foles can be successful" Still does tbh

All you needed to do to have fun in this game was to drive backwards

It'll always be the Winston cup and Busch Series to me #oldhead

Just got into this game a little over a year ago. It's pretty awesome. I really like the Old Spice High Endurance Speedway road course and the Red Ball Speedway. I am not a fan of NASCAR and never really have been, but I do like racing games and this is a really fun game. I can never seem to win at the Superspeedways though.

Man I'd kill for a modern NASCAR game like this again

EA back then: you want it? We got it! EA now: features DLC pack $∞

This game is probably my favorite NASCAR title. I remember that dreaded Hugger Oranges truck. Sometimes I wish I held out for a better offer.

5:00 Honestly, this is a thing where I don't totally blame EA. I blame the consumers. Because part of the casual community doesn't want to spend time in the minors(talking about all sports) they instead ask the developer to make it so they can choose their team and start from the top. Some companies remained with the draft system(like MLB The Show) and some have an option to either choose your team or start from the one you choose(NHL) but most just force you to choose a team and go from there, eliminating that Fight To the Top mentality

Hey WindVOW getting a shoutout #hawyee

Dodge Raceway is based on Bowman-Gray stadium in Winston-Salem NC.

Quality of this video is top notch man! Love NASCAR, love this game!!

Pick this up the day it came out, starting my freshman year in high school, ah the nostalgia lol

Jeremy Mayfield is a name I haven't thought of in years! What a sad story...

Keep up the amazing work! As a video game collector and a enthusiastic sports fan I thank you for these great,compelling video.

Well, I will call it the best NASCAR game ever made. The Intimidator skill was sick and such a great mechanic.

I loved playing nascar 06 which is basically the same game

aay!! just came across your channel and I'm loving it! I love the detailed review on the history, development, content, and behind the scenes related on this NASCAR game. Would love to see more NASCAR game reviews from you :D :D

Thunder 2004 (had cockpit mode) and Dirt 2 Daytona (better physics) were the two best NASCAR games ever made but 05 was solid.

Lol, the calm, relaxed voice saying "Who even are you?" just cracked me up, I don't why

I love the thunder series of nascar games....2001-2008 was an amazing time for nascar games on console.....except for the PS3 and 360 versions of nascar 08.....that game was impossible.

I’ll maintain to this day NASCAR 03,04,05 is among the best run of video games ever. The amount of time I’ve logged on NASCAR 2003 career mode is obscene.

One of my all time fav. Nascar Games, Dirt To Daytona takes it for me though. That'll always be #1! awesome Retrospective my friend I had to sub! :)

Thanks for doing the video I didn’t think people still knew about this game

I still play Nascar Thunder 2002. One of my favorite games ever.

Yea. EA used to make fun games

Ah, I still remember me and my brother doing races where one of us would turn around and try to fuck up everyone else but each other so one of us could win.

That Ryan Newman car really brings me back

I used to play this game religiously. The different cars and career mode were insane at the time. Best NASCAR game to ever exist.

Yes!! I'd like to say thanks since I recommended Nascar 05 or 07.. Even tho you were in the process of making it before. Excellent work as always! One of the few Channels I have set the Notification Bell for. 👍👏

Nascaro 09 was my First Game in this series! Great Video!

Yo that intro is awesome!! Love the video as well

i had 06 total team control as a kid. and the countless hours i put into fight to the top was some of the most fun i’ve ever had in a video game. going to pick it back up now

Hands down you should be in ESPN creating these kind of content for Primetime. Amazing content and great in depth analysis. Keep up the great work!!!🎊🎊🎊💯💯💯

i have zero interest in nascar but having a Mr Clean pit crew has me fucking sold

I literally just broke open my old game cabinet, I found ESPN 2K5/2k4, nascar chase for the cup 2005, and so many more great sports games!

I loved this game so much. It was the first one I spent hundreds of hours with

Can we finally get an Angry Birds retrospective next video?!?

Thats a weird way of pronouncing xfinity xD

Nascar 04 and 05 are my life considering Nascar abandoned me as a fan

Not a Nascar guy, but i remember playing this game, and finding it fun

This brought back so many memories from my childhood I had to buy myself a copy!

This is was the second NASCAR game I ever had and got it when I was 10. It's been my favorite NASCAR game ever since. It's funny that Kurt Bush was your favorite driver when he still drove the #2 Miller Lite car because my favorite driver has always been Rusty Wallace, who you mentioned drove the Miller Lite car at the time of this game. Blue was my favorite color when I was a kid and was a big reason why I like his car, but I mainly liked him because he was my dad's favorite driver. Up until about 2 years ago when I re-bought the game I had completely forgot about his car having Rusty Wallace on it instead of Miller Lite.

This was my only NASCAR game I ever had and I absolutely loved it.

This channel is amazing we both like the same games I used to play when I was a kid nascar 05 and 06 were the best imo

“ as I didn’t know what a touchdown was. “

HE DID WHAT IN HIS CUP!!!

The memories this game brings hurts, the things I would do to go back in time when this game came out and play it everyday and watch nascar on Sundays

When nascar heat games can get beer sponsor but EA couldnt 😂

Known as the NASCAR Infinity Series.

Being a Hero was pretty easy. 1. Don't hit anyone - - takes practice. 2. Race the Charity races. These races gave like 9000+ hero points.

I love this game, along with NASCAR Thunder 2003, 2004 and NASCAR 2006: Total Team Control.

hey, my boy windvow. HAW YEE

If it wasn’t for the NASCAR games of this time period, I likely wouldn’t have gone on to get into more racing games later on like Grid, TOCA Race Driver 2 & 3, etc.

I burned through 3 copies of this game. I played it so much.

This was a great game, I also loved 06/07 where you could swap to teammate drivers and those also had the amazing mini game races and in depth career. Wish we had a modern game with all those features. EA in 2004-2007 was peak, every game was great I swear lol

madden really needs a real career mode

That moment where you have no idea who ryan newman is

I never played Chase for The Cup, I played Thunder 2002 on PS1, and I had a lot of fun, but here in Brazil we didn't have a culture of playing Nascar games, only F1 games. But in 2007 my brother bought a copy of Nascar 08 for the PS2. I know that for you guys 08 wasn't good. But for me Nascar 08 was the best Nascar game I ever played, I will never forget playing a season on Nationwide through my career. I had a title battle between myself, Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kayne. I remember that on final races the battle was so intense that I was completely obsessed with the game. Then I raced in Texas and I was leading the race, when all of a sudden Kasey Kayne and I were side by side when he touched my car and my right rear tire blew up, then I lost the race, and at Homestead I did my best to win the Nationwide title, but Bowyer won the title by less than 10 points. I was upset, but amazed at how intense the game was. That's why I consider Nascar 08 on Ps2 was the best Nascar game I ever played. Another thing that I learned to love about EA Nascar games was the handling of cars on Superspeedway tracks, It was so nerve-racking but at the same time you could feel the control of your car perfectly. And I hated Eutechnix's Nascar games, It was too unstable to drive on Superspeedway tracks.

I didn't play 05 but I do remember their career mode from whenever Tony Stewart was on the cover which was the same as this. Put so many hours into that game. Really gave you a sense of satisfaction when you moved up the ranks and the intimidator system was awesome. It really gave a fun feel especially when you'd make a rival and then suddenly you'd find your rival late in a race and it really got the adrenaline pumping because it always felt personal when they'd try to wreck you.

Jeff Burton was always my favorite driver because he was from God's Country, Halifax Virginia, why I also root for Denny Hamlin.

bro EA had control of not just sports games but most games like sims and hearing EA SPORTS its in the game and EA Challenge everything always got me hyped..

Wait. You lost me at “I didn’t know what a touchdown was”

12:44 LOL I see what you did there with the number!

I have never played a NASCSR game but this game sounds deep. This is what we need in today's games!

As I was walking to the bus stop today I saw a retro game store and bought this game for 10 bucks. Best missed bus ever!

loved this game as a kid, just bought it again today 👍

I liked the number 2 cause I liked rusty Wallace and plus my aunt owns the miller distributor company here in West Virginia

I played this game a lot when I first got into Nascar, and still have a copy of it (along with Thunder 2004). I'd probably still play it, today if it were backwards compatible with newer Xbox consoles.

I remember when I had this game as a kid I would always just go the wrong way and make everyone wreck instead of actually trying to win

Daytona Infield is a real thing... The Rolex 24 hrs of Daytona is held there.

My grandmother got me this game on the GameCube and I also loved it

I'm not into nascar at all but the fight to the top was awesome. I loved those games.

NASCAR 14s physics were absolutely incredible..😂

Hey man, Ryan Newman. Good race.

I remember playing this game all the time as a kid and always went back to it years later. Easily the most in-depth racing game out there. Don't know if it will ever be matched considering the current state of video games.

this was my first game for the gamecube along with Mortal Kombat: Deception!! loved them both!!

This game was a huge part of my childhood