Alex Unleashed on Cars

  1993 saw big changes in the world of endurance racing. Group C had collapsed following the rule changes to favour 3.5 litre naturally aspirated engines in 1991, GT racing was on the rise and manufacturers knew this. The 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans saw a tidal wave of entrants into the GT1, 2 and IMSA GT classes. Everything from a Bugatti EB110 to 3 Honda NSX's were being entered. But 1 manufacturer had a plan on how to exploit the rules. Dauer was an unheard-of brand at the time and still is, but in collaboration with Porsche, they planned to homologate a Group C Porsche 962 into a limited-run road car and then enter it into the top GT1 class. Now this isn’t the first time car makers have bent the rules to win races, hell this wasn’t even the first time Porsche had cheated to win Le Mans, they did it back in 1969 with the 917 and then again in 1996 with the 911 GT1 (which would later win Le Mans in 1998 after extensive modifications). But anyways. Dauer’s plan was set, with back...

  Boy, this was a tough list to make, I had 10 entries in mind, but deciding an order was tough, I wanted to take aspects like online gaming and sentimental experiences out of the equation but that felt wrong. So, here’s goes nothing. Honourable Mentions F-Zero 99 (Switch) 2023 F-Zero 99 really came out of nowhere considering, we hadn’t seen a new title since 2003. But, boy is it fun. It takes the original SNES F-Zero and modernizes it with better visibility and modern touches from F-Zero X & GX like boosting and spin attacking. It’s free to play (and I mean it), but what stopped it from making the top 10 was the fact it’s online only, which means that in a few years, this high octane, thrilling racer will be nothing but a waste of space on your Switch. Pity. Mario Kart Double Dash (Gamecube) 2003 Much like F-Zero 99, Double Dash is a really exciting game to play, what with 2 characters to a kart, special items and so on. It also has a fantastic roster of characters, ...