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What are some obscure PS1 games that you've found to be absolutely horrible?
I have a handful in mind (I don't want to say them because I'm interested in seeing if anybody else has tried them), but the one that strikes me as one of the worst is the JP exclusive, "C1 - Circuit"
I downloaded this while going down a list of every PS1 racing game, and this one is particularly bad. The car models are incredibly low quality and as far as I'm aware there are only 5 in the game. In addition, forewarned by the outline on the title screen, there's only one track, split into 3 versions, two halves and full track. Once you get into the game and start driving it doesn't get any better.
The handling of the cars is both stiff and slippery at the same time, and as you can see in the screenshots, you cannot stop once you start moving. The slowest you can get the car to go after pressing the gas is 7km/h, and while you're going that slow the car will try to slide diagonally. If you get up to a decent speed, which is strange in itself because the cars are very slow (I believe it's intended for you to upgrade them, but who's gonna do that), the game will throw you a sharp turn and if you hit the wall the car gets tossed very unnaturally, it feels like a bug that was never fixed.
The ONLY positive about the game is that the models + textures of the buildings are actually pretty visually appealing, but they're hard to get a good look at because they randomly pop in and out as you drive past. The same pop-in happens to some sections of the road in your periphery as well, mostly when you drive past intersections.
I have a handful in mind (I don't want to say them because I'm interested in seeing if anybody else has tried them), but the one that strikes me as one of the worst is the JP exclusive, "C1 - Circuit"
I downloaded this while going down a list of every PS1 racing game, and this one is particularly bad. The car models are incredibly low quality and as far as I'm aware there are only 5 in the game. In addition, forewarned by the outline on the title screen, there's only one track, split into 3 versions, two halves and full track. Once you get into the game and start driving it doesn't get any better.
The handling of the cars is both stiff and slippery at the same time, and as you can see in the screenshots, you cannot stop once you start moving. The slowest you can get the car to go after pressing the gas is 7km/h, and while you're going that slow the car will try to slide diagonally. If you get up to a decent speed, which is strange in itself because the cars are very slow (I believe it's intended for you to upgrade them, but who's gonna do that), the game will throw you a sharp turn and if you hit the wall the car gets tossed very unnaturally, it feels like a bug that was never fixed.
The ONLY positive about the game is that the models + textures of the buildings are actually pretty visually appealing, but they're hard to get a good look at because they randomly pop in and out as you drive past. The same pop-in happens to some sections of the road in your periphery as well, mostly when you drive past intersections.
