Gran Turismo 2 - 1997 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Recreation RacingFreak 2021-12-01 | After nearly 8 months of work and extensive research, I have decided to reveal my CLK GTR recreation project after the completion of its initial phase! My intention is to recreate as closely as possible the model which was in Gran Turismo 2 before it got cut. As nothing from this model remains in the game, I had to create the model and textures from scratch, basing it on 4 screenshots of it and a render. As additional references I've also made use of nearly 150 photos of the real car. The model shown in the video is still far from complete as there are numerous issues left to deal with and also lack of proper handling and sounds, but it is now fully textured and playable in-game. This particular version doesn't have any decals yet, but it does have the blue mirrors from the 1997 Suzuka 1000km winning car #10 (yet the decals in the render and in-game are actually based on car #11).I've started this recreation back in March shortly after model modding finally became possible thanks to commongear's cdotool. Initially I've played around with converting the CLK GTR from NFSIII, pics of which some of you might've seen reposted on Twitter without my permission, but I felt that it will be way better to properly remake the model and this has indeed proved to be a great challenge.Huge thanks to @MattJ155 for sending me high quality scans of the magazine which helped a lot as the previously available scans were of much lower quality. He also requested the recreation of another cut car, which is also nearly completed and will be revealed very soon, so stay tuned for that! In meantime make sure to check out his video on the Mercedes-Benz Special Model Saga too! youtu.be/RphIMdNQv0wAlso thanks to Bakasan (youtube.com/user/ChevroletStockCar358) for his invaluable tips and help in making this possible.
The Getaway - E3 Demo vs Final Cutscene Comparison - Mission 2 Burning Bridges RacingFreak 2022-12-21 | thegetaway.uk
The Getaway - E3 Demo Build - Mission 2 Burning Bridges Cutscene RacingFreak 2022-12-21 | thegetaway.uk
The Getaway - E3 Demo vs Final Cutscene Comparison - Mission 1 The Frightener RacingFreak 2022-12-21 | thegetaway.uk
The Getaway - E3 Demo Build - Mission 1 The Frightener Cutscene RacingFreak 2022-12-21 | thegetaway.uk
The Getaway - E3 Demo Build Gameplay RacingFreak 2022-12-20 | A complete playthrough of the two playable missions available in the E3 demo build that visitors at E3 2002 were able to experience. This build is dated more than 6 months before the final version and a lot of differences can be noticed in the cutscenes, such as early Harry and Yasmin character models, and of course, the infamous red w/ vinyl top Jaguar XJ12! The BMWs and a few other cars that would later on end up being cut also spawn in traffic.Expect more videos of this build in the coming days.thegetaway.uk00:00 Main Menu02:00 Mission 1 - The Frightener13:00 Mission 2 - Burning Bridges
The Getaway - 20th Anniversary - Development Documentary RacingFreak 2022-12-11 | Happy 20th anniversary to our beloved The Getaway! This documentary is something that I've always wanted to make and as such has been years in the preparation and making. The initial plan was to create a full-length and in-depth documentary, however I've decided to take the additional time and release separate videos in the future focusing on individual chapters instead, such as the vehicles.I want to thank Alex Carlyle, Ben Harvey, Chun Wah Kong, David Ramsbottom, Ian Wood, Jonny Severn, Laurent Benadiba, Mike Rouse, Ricky Hards, Simon Wood and many other ex-Team Soho and Sony London developers for taking the time to reply to my questions and sending materials that have been extensively used for researching the game and shown in the documentary.Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances I had to resort to AI generate the narrator voice using uberduck.ai's Tom Henderson AI model. As such the pronunciations can be pretty bad, so I'll add subtitles shortly.Thanks to @toorimaX for allowing me to use his E3 2002 footage.Special thanks to @Thekempy, @RetroGamerBoy and @MattJ155.thegetaway.uk
Driver V3.8 Beta Build Gameplay - Interview RacingFreak 2022-10-09 | Another long awaited build! Previously only briefly seen in magazines and YouTube, dated 8th March 1999 this is now the earliest full build of Driver that has been preserved and now publicly available, predating the V4.11 build by more than a month. A lot is still very incomplete, I haven't been able to load the desert training level or New York and San Francisco crashes the game completely once you reach certain parts of the city.Huge thanks to Mikayla and Zephyr behind lavateam for organising the fundraiser and preserving so many awesome builds: archive.org/details/lavateam-fundraiser-2002-releases
Reflections Logo Ident 2003 RacingFreak 2022-09-12 | In celebration of my channel recently surpassing 2k subscribers, here's a little project I've started working on last year, including interesting trivia by the developer who made it! This ident was originally created in March 2003 by Jack Couvela and he told me that the main inspiration for it comes from the introduction to the 1989 film "Batman" (youtu.be/hQzbDvcnK4Y).It was then used for much of Driv3r's development thorough 2003, including the Xbox Press Demo from early 2004 which still remains the only build found so far to have it in use. At some point towards the end of Driv3r's development it ended up being scrapped in favour of the Atari ident we all know. Last year, I've managed to upscale it to 4K resolution with the correct aspect ratio and manually redid the ending fade sequence.Thanks to Jack for telling the story of this awesome ident, which sadly didn't end up being used in the final game. And thank you to all of you, the viewers, who keep watching the videos. Apologies for the lack of content lately, I hope that I'll be able to return to my regular uploading schedule soon as there has been a lot of interesting content that I've been working on behind the scenes and I can't wait to share with you! 😀
The Getaway - E3 2002 Demo Recreation RacingFreak 2022-05-22 | Exactly 20 years ago on 22nd May 2002 at E3, the public was able to play the game for the first time ever. This is a rather short demonstration of a recreation of the E3 demo build, intending to show how the chase to Charlie's warehouse would've felt like with the cut cars brought back, including the well known red w/ black vinyl top Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign as featured in it. The Jaguar itself was incredibly difficult to recreate faithfully, a modification that took me almost 2 years to make. Expect more videos coming soon showcasing it more in-depth!
Midtown Madness Japanese Version ミッドタウン マッドネス 日本語版 (DigiCube PC Series) RacingFreak 2022-01-26 | Last year I had the chance to buy this insanely rare version of Midtown Madness. Compared to the rather common Japanese release by Microsoft, this is a more special version with unique cover art and released as part of DigiCube's PC Series in 2001. It took me many years to find one, even if I wasn't actively looking for it.Full Japanese localisation is included, but certain voices have been left unchanged. Some menu graphics have been compressed to JPG instead of DDS.More info: http://projectage.rf.gd/?japanese-release-5-21-1999,100This build will be made available soon on Project AGE.00:00 Intro00:23 Main Menu02:33 Cruise06:25 Beginner's Luck07:39 Tough Turns & a Tunnel09:26 Museum Marathon11:59 Under the El13:08 Double-Back Blitz14:25 Grant Park Parade
The Getaway Soundtrack - Yardie Music Theme - Mr. Hectic - Make Me Feel (Preview Version) RacingFreak 2022-01-11 | This is an almost identical version to the final version of the Yardie music played in the missions as ambient music in the Yardie crackhouse and drug factory, however this version lacks the last segments with lyrics, therefore they're never heard in the Preview build.Composed and performed by: Mr. Hectic - Make Me FeelPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - Yardie Music Theme - Mr. Hectic - Make Me Feel RacingFreak 2022-01-11 | The final version of the Yardie music played in the missions as ambient music in the Yardie crackhouse and drug factory.Composed and performed by: Mr. Hectic - Make Me FeelPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - Yardie Music Theme - Mr. Hectic - Make Me Feel (Early Unused Version) RacingFreak 2022-01-11 | This is an earlier version of the Yardie music without the boosted bass played in the missions as ambient music in the Yardie crackhouse and drug factory.Composed and performed by: Mr. Hectic - Make Me FeelPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - A Touch of Class Music Theme RacingFreak 2022-01-11 | Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - A Touch of Class Music Theme (Early Version) RacingFreak 2022-01-11 | Featured only in the Preview build. A completely different track is used in the final game: youtu.be/1jhmpj3jG_YPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - Intro/Main Menu Theme RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | thegetaway.uk/getawayComposed by: Andrew & Simon HalePerformed by: The London Session OrchestraPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
The Getaway Soundtrack - Intro/Main Menu Theme (Early Version) RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | Happy New Year everyone! In the days to come I'll be uploading the entirety of The Getaway and The Getaway: Black Monday's soundtracks, converted directly from the game files as opposed to in-game recordings, thus offering the highest possible quality. This will also include earlier versions and unused tracks. Sadly, they're still mono due to the specifications of the audio format itself, but every sample has been manually converted to ensure they've been processed properly. It's a long overdue project of mine finally coming to fruition and they'll be made available for download on the site very soon: thegetaway.uk/getawayThis earlier version of the main menu theme is used in the Demo and Preview builds of the game. While very similar to the final version, there are some differences in the arrangement as a whole and more noticeably there's the full ending without cuting off, followed by a brief pause which I didn't cut out.Composed by: Andrew & Simon HalePerformed by: The London Session OrchestraPlaylist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLXaF3jebyMmloZ46f_HoYeKuBM_Zo7-
WRC II Extreme August 2002 (The story so far...) RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | Featured in The Getaway Netherlands Promotional DVD: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
Primal Trailer RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | Featured in The Getaway Netherlands Promotional DVD: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
Ratchet & Clank Trailer RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | Featured in The Getaway Netherlands Promotional DVD: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
Kingdom Hearts Trailer RacingFreak 2022-01-01 | Featured in The Getaway Netherlands Promotional DVD: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
The Getaway - Live Action Cinema Trailer (Promotional DVD) RacingFreak 2021-12-31 | Thanks to a newly discovered source from a previously undumped promotional DVD, quite possibly for the first time ever we'll get to see a full uncut version of the live action trailer, that is until the actual widescreen master is found one day. This version is not only slightly longer with logos in the beginning, but it is also significantly less cropped compared to the OPS2M version previously regarded as the most completed! In addition to repairing some of the frames manually, I've also managed to upscale the video to 1080p and preserve as much as details as possible due to the rather intense interference noise. There will be an even better version soon as I'm currently working on remastering the audio track (which is stereo compared to the OPS2M version) and adjusting the footage to match the brightness and colours of the OPS2M version.Huge thanks to Brian for dumping and contributing the promotional DVD and for more information visit: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
The Getaway Party RacingFreak 2021-12-31 | Probably one of the weirdest The Getaway PR stunts. It was one of two such events in September 2002, held in a currently unknown place in Amsterdam. If someone has more info, please let me know in the comments!More information on the promotional DVD this video is featured in can be found here: thegetaway.uk/getaway/nl_promo_dvd.html
The Getaway - London In-Game vs Real Life Comparison RacingFreak 2021-12-11 | To celebrate the 19th anniversary of The Getaway's release today we will explore locations in the realistic in-game rendition of London and compare how some of the locations actually look like nowadays. The comparison was made possible thanks to notricorodriguez from The Getaway Discord server who after careful planning took photos and videos of the locations in London back in May this year! As it wasn't possible at the time to gather footage of all main story locations featured in the game in one go, this paves the way for part 2 in the near future and even more as we will be comparing locations featured in The Getaway: Black Monday's story, as well as the locations between both games and Gangs of London!00:00 Intro00:18 Great Marlborough Street01:01 Noel Street01:17 Carnaby Street01:30 5-7 Brewer Street01:43 Gerrard Street02:14 Chinatown Car Park02:32 The Republic02:46 St Giles Circus03:12 12 Dryden Street03:31 Covent Garden03:54 Snow Hill Police Station04:07 Holy Sepulchre Church04:30 25 Holywell Row04:43 Great Eastern Street Car Park05:06 Rivington Street05:36 Borough Market05:49 Charlie's Warehouse06:18 Southwark Station06:28 Blackfriars Road06:41 Scoresby Street06:54 Blackfriars Bridge07:31 The Spotted Dog Pub07:56 Charlie's Mansion08:05 www.thegetaway.uk is now online!
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Original vs Definitive Edition Logo and Credits Side by Side Comparison RacingFreak 2021-11-12 | Just like Vice City's version, there's an awful interlaced effect on the background videos in the title credits. I can only assume they did this intentionally if they couldn't find they original sources for them. Not a fan of the redone logo graphics either as they have lost fair bit of their authenticity as well (and there are some pretty dodgy frames in them), despite a pattern which can be observed with them trying to bring the logos to one consistent standard.GTA III comparison: youtu.be/OrwpGY3albcGTA Vice City comparison: youtu.be/ejf9ipgf7T800:00 Logo00:17 Title Credits
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Original vs Definitive Edition Logo and Credits Side by Side Comparison RacingFreak 2021-11-12 | While the GTA III version has been done somewhat decently, this one appears to be fairly rushed. The redone logo graphics have lost some of their authenticity by not having the angled R* logo and the correct Vice City logo, but what I find most questionable in particular is the interlaced effect on the background videos which looks really awful. Perhaps it could have been done intentionally if they couldn't find they original sources for them? I still think the result would have been a lot better if they just kept the original videos as they are.GTA III comparison: youtu.be/OrwpGY3albcGTA San Andreas comparison: youtu.be/R3oOsmpfz6o00:00 Logo00:40 Title Credits
Grand Theft Auto III Original vs Definitive Edition Logo and Credits Side by Side Comparison RacingFreak 2021-11-12 | I thought it would be interesting to compare the movies from the original release of GTA III with the newly released Definitive Edition. Apart from the obvious change of the resolution and aspect ratio from 640x480 4:3 to 1920x1080 16:9, it appears that although they have used the original master sources for the background renders/screenshots rather than AI upscaling them, the redone animations and text layers aren't an exact match of the original shape-wise and the colours are noticeably off in the logo sequence which is really disappointing. To their credit though, it can be appreciated that they have used some of the original sources. The Vice City and San Andreas versions however have some pretty questionable things going and the comparisons can be seen here:GTA Vice City comparison: youtu.be/ejf9ipgf7T8GTA San Andreas comparison: youtu.be/R3oOsmpfz6o00:00 Logo00:16 Title Credits
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - April/May 2010 Early Pre-rendered Cutscenes RacingFreak 2021-11-02 | All pre-rendered cutscenes which are present in the 21 May 2010 build of the game. Not all of them are actually used in-game as some have been changed to real-time rendered cutscenes instead, so I've marked them as unused. This video excludes the even earlier storyboard cutscenes, these can be viewed here: youtu.be/qHwC8nFt7KQMore info: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone00:00 Athens 1a01:47 Athens 202:21 Athens 3a02:58 Athens 3b-c (Unused)03:34 Athens 3b-c04:14 Athens 405:04 Credits Sequence06:51 Istanbul 109:15 Istanbul 2c (Unused)09:49 Istanbul 310:18 Istanbul 4 (Unused)10:38 Istanbul 512:15 Monaco 1-213:22 Monaco 1-315:40 Siberia 216:06 Siberia 316:32 Siberia 417:12 Siberia 5-618:42 Siberia 6b19:01 River Battle 219:40 Siberia to Bangkok24:10 Bangkok 126:28 Bangkok 227:29 Bangkok 328:24 Bangkok 430:18 Bangkok 530:58 Mercenary Camp 133:15 Dam Works 234:34 Dam Works 3a34:46 Dam Works 3b36:00 Monaco 2-1
Superbike World Championship Dec 12 2006 EICMA First Look Demo Gameplay RacingFreak 2021-11-01 | Gameplay footage of an early build of SBK-07: Superbike World Championship, dated 3 months before the final build.Released as a part of Tera Release 2.0: obscuregamers.com/threads/tera-release-2-0-1tb-of-data-380-new-builds-preserved.3865
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Debug Animation Viewer RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | Taking a closer look at some of the characters and vehicles by using the Animation Viewer which can be accessed by using the debug menu.More info: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Debug Options RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | A quick showcase of the many options available in the debug menu. It can be toggled by pressing Start and Select simultaneously.More info: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - System Levels RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | A showcase of all working system levels.More info: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone00:00 Character - Character_Lightning_PreCredits01:53 Character - Character_Lightning_RiverBattle03:25 Character - Character_Level_Multiple_0104:04 Character - Character_Level_Multiple_0204:28 Civilian Test05:45 Graphics - SurfacesTypes_Level08:12 Graphics - Shaders_Level13:08 Objects - Bangkok15:12 Objects - Dam_Works16:12 Objects - Global_Assets30:03 Objects - Istanbul36:10 Objects - PreCredits41:55 Objects - Refinery43:06 Objects - River_Battle48:43 QATest49:50 QuickTest51:13 Vehicles - Vehicles_Level54:45 Weapons_Viewer
Blur 2 - Liverpool RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | A playable version of Liverpool with all 6 routes is available in the 31 August build of Blur 2. Unfortunately, in this build wallriding is still very early in development - as a result even a small jump results in forced reset and it is quite difficult to properly enjoy the level at its full extent. In later builds only the Docks route is present, although the included part of the level is in an even more incomplete state.00:00 Overview of the level03:30 Route 01 - Docklands05:26 Route 02 - The Strand06:58 Route 03 - Precinct09:13 Route 04 - Financial12:09 Route 05 - LiverpoolOne14:30 Route 06 - JamesStreet
Project Gotham Racing 4 - All Garages & Frontend Areas RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | 00:00 Amateur Garage01:36 Professional Garage03:13 Hotshot Garage06:07 Master Garage09:05 Frontend
Project Gotham Racing 4 - Graphical Test Level RacingFreak 2021-10-31 | A leftover test level which isn't present in the final game files.More info: obscuregamers.com/builddb/project_gotham_racing_4
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - April 2010 Storyboards vs Final Cutscenes Side by Side Comparison RacingFreak 2021-10-30 | This video compares early cutscene storyboards dated April 2010 vs the final cutscenes. They are used in the 21-27 May and 3-10 June builds of the game.I've tried my best to sync the dialogue at the key parts during this comparison.The storyboards can be found here: youtu.be/qHwC8nFt7KQMore info here: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone00:00 Monaco 103:04 Siberia 104:44 Monaco 2
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - April 2010 Early Cutscene Storyboards RacingFreak 2021-10-30 | These early cutscene storyboards dated April 2010 are used in the 21-27 May and 3-10 June builds of the game.There's quite a bit of different dialogue which ended up being cut or changed and also Nicole Hunter's car was originally planned to be a 2009 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano instead of 2007 Koenigsegg CCXR. And a Pagani Zonda for the Monaco Epilogue scene, which is also a CCXR in the final game.Comparison with the final cutscenes: youtu.be/1Q-KoBUfue8More info here: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone00:00 Monaco 102:36 Siberia 104:05 Monaco 2
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - 30 July 2010 Intro Credits Sequence RacingFreak 2021-10-30 | Comparison with the final version: youtu.be/KuKHZt4Gcz8
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - 13-28 July 2010 Intro Credits Sequence RacingFreak 2021-10-30 | Comparison with the final version: youtu.be/yChOr5fWdYQThe full unedited cutscene sequence can be found here: youtu.be/N3GhjDh2r2M
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - May 2010 Intro Credits Sequence RacingFreak 2021-10-30 | An early version of the credits sequence used in the 21-27 May and 3 June builds of the game. The ending directly fades in the next cutscene.Comparison with the final version: youtu.be/ng1GpgMRZE4More info here: obscuregamers.com/builddb/james_bond_007_blood_stone
