Why WMMT Series is the best fighting game 

The children yearn for a new Burnout game and Namco is sitting on a untapped gold mine

As June would say, "WMMT battles are like chess for cars."

Note: When playing this game keep your emotions at a minumum or else you will end up in Facebook or TikTok or an Instagram story. Also getting upset really makes you perform worst. Just don't take it personally. The opponent is also there to win. Lastly DONT play Time Attack it will drive you insane chasing a lower timed run.

Despite declining in quality, WMMT remains one of my favorite arcade racers. Love it for the goofy VS physics & social aspect, its fun when played with the right crowd.

How to play WMMT: 1. have M O N E 2. have the A R C A D E in your country 3. if u have all of the above 4. H A V E F U N !

A Love Letter to the game that would financial ruin us all. Chaka share this vid in our WMMT group here in Davao. Much Love! -Voice

Ah yes, racing games where modifying and upgrading your virtual car becomes as expensive as doing it to a real car.

Time attack is still a scam EDIT: Thanks for using the Cebu tournament vids :)

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Hi! Vietnamese player here thank you very much for this video! Our community is quite small though, and I am glad to be in one of them! Currently on a hiatus to expand my Tomica collection :3

I'm an old member of the WMMT community and I must say even with my busy life, this is still one of my favourite arcade games of all time. Might slightly win over Initial D just purely because the VS mode in MT is the most satisfying to play with people. I love just about everything from this game, having even drawn the cabinets and cars. I love my TA and VS a lot and wish you all the more fun nights in the arcade :) thanks Namco

Yeah. Wangan Midnight is a best FIGHTING WHEELS simulator have ever seen.

Above all. thr soundtrack? it god tier genius. some song is just really push you and gave you a moment of "I paying the whole speedometer" 1000HP

YES! Someone else who sees the competitiveness of arcade racing to be just as entertaining and hype as fighting games. I need a racing game EVO

most normal WMMT guide P.S.: ty for using my clip

As someone who can play both in a disciplined manner of racing and playstyle of racing here, you really have to know what's acceptable in those two different worlds. Complaining about burning and blocking on the common boost-on race here in WMMT will label you as a crybaby. Although, if the race is a boost-off kind where full race line discipline is applied with no burning and blocking, the moment you try to do just that, the more likely you'll be either reprimanded or worse, straight up get punched in the face. Always remember that boost off means no burn or blocking. You'll simply piss off a veteran without that kind of knowledge. Also, thank you for featuring me and a few of my cars and battle vids here in your video. :) Cars: BUNTA (Evo 9 and 10), MGUEL (R32) Team: Team Akuma Philippines/602PTG (And yes, also the same chonky boi at 7:21 who was coughing after looking at the camera)

Never thought I'd be visited by a short WMMT essay video but oh boy, seeing this makes me relive my 2010s where I'd go as far just to play this game. Sad that I'm not that active anymore, but it's been fun!

I remember going to the arcade and getting my entire lunch money eviscerated... It's sad how rare I met people who are also into this game, likely like you said, It's stupidly expensive...

I hope WMMT would have more game modes and more free car customizations and money system like Initial D the Arcade It costs too much money to upgrade a single car in WMMT (80 stories), every items and progress are seperated That's why I still play Initial D arcade more even though WMMT physics and battles are more fun (Also the funniest thing in WMMT is in-store battles, but sadly I have no friends 🥲 Initial D the arcade have online battles and lots of special events)

For beginners, it's all about becoming the best. Someone who is unbeatable or has the best record. And you try and maintain it. And that usually ends with you getting more black medals and collecting more loses. As you get to our stage (I'm on of those decades-long players.), it only is all about having fun. The more fun you have playing it, the more you will likely to win.

actually hit right in the feels. good stuff man

I'm jealous you guys have such an active region, I'm lucky if I can get 1 other person to come battle in my area. This video rocks, I'm gonna share it around and hopefully more people decide to come

It's so addictively unique. Just think about it, what other car game literally incentivizes you to ram into your opponents? When you think of vehicular combat you think of... Twisted Metal? Burnout? This game takes vehicular combat, but still emphasizes clean lines and drifting. There's really nothing like it, and unfortunately I think the developers are pretty terrible. They have these pretty regular version updates. 5, 5DX, 5DX+, 6, 6R, 6RR, 6RR+. These are all different versions of the game, but the actual content added is so miniscule it's embarrassing. 6RR+ literally introduces ONE single car, the newest Nissan Z. I can't remember the last time we actually got a new map. They also have a weird habit of REMOVING some features from versions to versions like stickers that players earned, or extreme mode. It's just strange, it could be amazing. But you better enjoy the game as-is, because the updates are always disappointing. If you're from North America, don't expect updates ever. Enjoy 5DX+ (it's the best version anyways.)

I’ve even got my mum and dad into this. Both drive a viper and CTR respectively and my mum likes to throw trucks at me from 2 lanes away 😂

We need more videos like this tbh. Keep up the good work!

its rare for me to watch videos and its entirety but this made watch throughout the whole vid, now this is content

Yes. The most important part to improve your skills is to have fun. And it's not since 5DX+. It's since WMMT released in 2004. I myself had played this game since the very 1st version, WMMT1. It's been 20 years i had started playing this game and i am still playing as it's hard to quit playing. Had my fair share of good and bad in this game.

すんげぇ楽しそうでなにより☺️

Wangan Midnight (plus Maximum Tune), Tokyo Xtreme Racer and Kaido Battle (Drift spin off of TXR), is pretty much car fighting game but you cannot hit the opponent because it also takes away your life bar too.

I remember when i was play the wmmt 3dx+, its old one and when its hit, the price was still cheap and same as other arcade machine at that time. I had R34 on it with max tune but sadly its gone. Good memories though

cool video , subbed and hope the channel gets bigger

WMMT is the my most played arcade game I play in my nearest Timezone. If it wasn't for my friends during junior highschool, and the events that brought me to the game, I might not be able to discover the game. One fun story, when I was still a guest, I challenge a stranger student who are also guests. I picked the AE86, they called my car ugly, but I beat them. After sending them to the shadow realm, we fist bumped and said good game.

Cool video!! I don't even live in the Philippines and got this recommended - ahh I wish this game was here xD

Yo, we need more Wangan Midnight content from you, my guy!!!

I didn't "get" the fun of Wangan Midnight compared to something like Initial D until I watched this video. Thank you for showing how much fun it can be!

Quiet the underrated channel Ive stumbled upon!

One of my favorite arcade game from my elementary years...

very great video man!

The only bad thing that came out from this kind of play style is that it's going to wreck the machines to the point it can't be used, and the worst of all some players will brag about it as an achievement

Great video you got there.

I wasn't too into the WMMT scene when I was actively playing, but even then just casually playing off against other players was an experience in and of itself. Had some intense moments, sometimes nothing had to be said - the race said it all, for better or worse. Stopped playing for a bunch of reasons, though. -First was having my wallet stolen, which contained, among other things, my Banapassport. It held my JZA80 from the original 3DX+ tuning card, which I would drive in 5DX+ and 6RR.- (JUST found my Banapassport, it was in a different wallet) Second is just the slowly rising cost per race. Or just per any arcade game period. It's a lot more expensive over here -_-

Glad to see I'm not the only one that think Maxi Tune is a fighting game. Personally speaking I don't engage in the fighting aspect; I'm a clean racer. Sure I might be boring for not partaking in the fight, but the feeling of passing someone that is defending real hard with zero effort is gratifying.

I hope this video will make the game more popular worldwide :) I've been playing it since WMMT3DX and I hope that this game will stay alive for years to come :)

Man I remember I wanted to play this game so badly. I found an arcade 2-3 hours away that had all the japanese games, and some friends and I went. I was pretty much glued to the machine that day, I took breaks from just to try the other interesting games they had. Another arcade recently opened up that's closer so I've been playing it there. Haven't gone in awhile though.

Arcade racing is a genre that means a lot to me, brings back so many good memories of playing some of the old greats like sega rally with friends during high school and even long before then with games like burnout. Maximum Tune has really rekindled that love for me since I started playing 6 back in early 2020 and it has helped me build new friendships and I’m forever grateful for that

Nice video👍

great video :3

Wmmt is one of those arcade game that is a hidden gem, overshadowed by other racing arcade games for the western and it one of my childhood favorite arcade games of all time

Amazing video :>

i wish the initial d arcade was also this popular 😭

Came for the driving, stayed away because of the unclean driving habits and MONEY problems xD It's still a good game though ^^

i wish my games were as chaotic as the ones you show. at my local arcade everyone clean races.

I live in NA and this makes me happy and sad at the same time. Cheers!

Good vid 👍

The West-Edmonton mall used to have a couple Wangan Midnight series arcade machines for a long time, but since these types of games never performed well in the west, eventually they removed them and replaced it with those generic power-up based, mash the throttle and no brake-pedal adrenaline junkie machines.

YOOOOOO I KNOW THAT ARCADE (megamall!!!) I love playing this game whenever I can- i have to get around to getting a banapassport though, lost mine years ago and haven't been able to get one...

this is why I stopped playing 💀 i remember how competitive the scene was when I was playing WMMT2. Clean races, clean overtakes, good fun. I like how the scene is still boomin' af!

This is seriously impressive

I used to play this game quite a lot, but lost interest during the pandemic and never recovered. I probably spent over 50k PHP in total playing from WMMT 3 to 5. I even joined a local team in Cebu and watched the tourney back in 2019. Fun times!

I like your video and your experiences with it. Looking forward to see a Wangan 7x!8*$902kd+

always thought banging the steering wheel and blocking others is a form of skill issue. keeping my driving style to smooth thank you very much xD

Playing WMMT clean is very punishing. But if you can beat someone cleanly with minimal ramming or contact, its just always so satisfying. As a plus, if you dont aim to fight your opponent like most WMMT players do you're usually more easy on the machine too, and if you're a regular in an arcade with that kind of driving style you'd usually be more favoured with the staffs as, you know, you dont slam the steering wheel every corner and breaking the machines so badly with aggressive gearshifting that everyone else cant have fun with the manual transmission mode anymore.

"if you're financially sta-" very true

I played this game from elementary school and actually start from WMMT3DX+ to WMMT6. I meet many player they're agressive when playing but they actually pretty chill and i like R34 and Leopard its really dream car

Love the HiAce super custom, have one in real life and max tunned in WMMT 😆

Bruh If they were to release a F2P model with REASONABLE systems in place I think they'd have a gem on their hands.

man, the rush of this game keeps me going, just to prove my buddy that skill beats meta. even though i always race the living legend himself, it doesn't stop me trying to get a winstreak

Here in America, WMMT is nonexistent. Wish I could find a cabinet and terminal out in the wild, but every arcade just has the same Cruisn Blast cabinets which don't even come close to the Maximum Tune games.

i live in indonesia. Now, 1 US dollar is around 16.000 rupiah. i finished 4 chapters, with 5 stories in it. 5 times 4 = 20 stories. 1 wangan credit cost around 16.000 rupiah (or 16 tizo) 16 times 20 = 320. That means, i spent 320.000 rupiah to play wangan (+ when i play with my friend)

i think this game is the longest game i've ever played. its been almost +- 17 years (since wmmt2) and its still fun to play in the weekend alone or with friends

This is the type of racing game we need

That moment when my friend gave me his banapassport for free for no reason is certainly one of my most cherished experiences for the history of ever

Well i have fun with it and meeting new and old friends in the arcade cabinets

WANGAN PEAKNIGHT VID IN MY RECS LETS GOOOOOO theres a machine in trinoma and i am loving it, my one wish is for them to bring back 10 man outrun from like the third game. had a TON of fun sinking tokens into beating blackbird with a guest car. currently have a banapass with a mk3 supra, stagea, and r35

For beginner i'm suggest to full tune your car first before play time attack, Ghost battle or vs battle.during play story you can improve your skill in a same time till your car can get full tune.if you got New car from navi scratch, better just keep that stuff and focus on your official car.if already get Hell's tune, just do what ever you want.

nice vid

I recently went to round 1 for the first time when my friend visited my state, man we only have 5dx+ in america but I had so much fun to the point I consistently have every crown there

That guy at 7:18 I fought him so many times for almost a full year and i always got amoked at 500+ meters Now a year later after ll the experience and training I still get smoked by him but at just sub 100 meters Progress man, progress

Banger vid

Fun fact its cheap to play in USA if you be friend your local Round 1 janitor. that man for me is the goat. every time I come he hooks me up with like 30 plays for free if hes on the clock

this game is super worth it coming from a semi comp player (it gets confusing also very fun btw totally worth it if deciding to play)

Is the new one after 6RR physique get changed? I saw some JP demo that the new bumpy physique is making blocking useless....

great video I use to play wanganmidnight alot back when they have extreme mode(ver.5) and they remove it the next ver. I always love to racing and game like this it's cost me so much money for 3 years until i retiring because game just keep getting expensive and I keep getting poor also I'm a introvert and Peace driver so I very hard stay in this game community becuase they keep talking and drive and brakeblock each other and destroy gearbox and steering wheel I do wish to go back sometime or having game this fun on PC

bro where do you play, might wanna try to play with you and your friends

6:30 as a owner of a rb25det c35 laurel i NEED to play this game, but theres literally no arcades in my country anymore. The only other game where the c35 laurel exists is tokyo xtreme racer drift 2 :(

6:17 One of the reasons I play cockpit view. Also, my local arcade still has 5DX+. Damn.

I rarely play WMMT nowadays. Still a fun game whenever I have a chance to play.

In my arcade, hitting was a big no-no, we turned boost off and would see who'd make the least mistakes, it was polite unlike what I've seen online.

Ngl, the AI thumbnail kept me from clicking, but I'm glad I did. Pretty good video editing! Also nice to know your story about your experience. I've been playing this game since 3DX (>10 years ago), and I wanna add to some points in your vid: 1. I personally compare WMMT to Nidhogg 2 to describe its gameplay. It's a *very* chaotic race to the finish line, you get boost when you are behind, but you also get to stop them from going past you. It's just in racing game flavour! ❤ 2. There's a reason for the emulation tbh. WMMT loves to give good features, then remove it by the next numbered update. E.g.: 10 outrun in MT3, Extreme Mode in MT5, and the Shop in MT5DX+ 😢 I recommend emulating MT5 versions since this was at its peak in all forms: as a game, socially and competitively. 3. The money... Yea, this game will eat you up financially. To let everyone see better: I used to spend 100USD a month on this *casually* . Imagine when I went competitive and started practicing for international tournaments 😅 A lot of us _don't_ get good until you pick up both blocking & running skills. So do try emulation to practice while save up, especially if you have a steering wheel & pedal setup already!

I've only tried Wagan once, I think it was the 3rd or the 4th one since an arcade place in my city has a dual machine of it although they don't have it in the actual place they have probably it on the storage room brouhgt it to a Retro event with arcade machines and old console games, and the race I did vs my friend who don't usually play racing games was very exciting, we did the old battle of LanEvo vs Impreza, I was in the LanEvo and my friend was the Impreza, the race was not fully ended until the finish line.

played WMMT5DX when visiting the US because there are no arcades in my country i live in. Absolute blast and quality time but it makes me even sadder we dont have arcades. Back to the emulator i go.

Just asking do you still have acess to your data and what is the stats of your laurel

be me: bought a new banapass because i forgot my old one goes on PVP with my stock ass RX-8

You should make a tier list of what Cars are meta or popular cars

I saw the first video and was like "I know where that is"

was at tom's world the other day thinking if i should save up for card and tokens but after seeing this video guess im too broke to do that 🙃

I’m waiting for this to be popular

This game made me broke 10/10 would play again next month

My main car in Wangan since 5 is the SLS AMG GT

Noice video!