Nice tech demo and programming work.
The video made me realize that as much as I’ve played Ridge Racer 1, which I love, I’ve barely ever played Reverse version of the course. I didn’t realize the title said “backward lap”… wait, is there a Reverse track option in the game?
Also it makes clear that even though the original had longer draw distance and less pop-in than this GBA project, the original devs still tailored the track for a lot of occlusion at various parts of the track. Also I believe even in 2012 Forza Horizon 1 chose “Colorado” of all places partly because “rocks and mountains and stuff” allows for plenty of occlusion and culling.