Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the mid-90s, an Italian development team known as "Graffiti" created Screamer - an excellent arcade racing game for PC, clearly inspired by Ridge Racer and Daytona USA. Sequels followed. Graffiti became Milestone. But the arcade racing games kept coming and recently, powered by an adept use of Unreal Engine 5, Screamer has returned. John Linneman as the full story.

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00:00 - Introduction
02:08 - 90s Racing Games
03:26 - The Origins of Milestone
04:31 - Two Games with Virgin Interactive
05:20 - The Release of Screamer
10:26 - S3 Virge DX Tested in Screamer
12:55 - Big in Germany
14:00 - Screamer 2
16:26 - 3DFX Voodoo Tests
18:13 - Screamer Rally
20:24 - Spin-offs
22:04 - Post Screamer
22:50 - Screamer 2026
26:55 - It's Unreal...but Don't Worry!
31:00 - Wrap-up