DF Retro: Gran Turismo A Driving Retrospective The Play Station 1 Era

Originally released in Japan in 1997, Sony s Gran Turismo for PlayStation 1 revolutionised the driving game for console players. In this special DF Retro episode split into two parts John Linneman examines the series origins and its earliest incarnations across two PlayStation generations. In this first episode, it s the beginnings of the game and its first two series entries that form the focus, with the PlayStation 2 era coming up in the concluding part. It s our brilliant retro backers on the Digital Foundry Supporter Program that makes DF Retro possible. Join us now for more retro content and very early access to new episodes like this one. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:48 Chapter 1 The Birth of Sim Racing 00:08:57 Chapter 2 The Real Driving Simulator 00:21:40 Chapter 3 Of Mecha and Men 00:28:38 Chapter 4 The Perfect Sequel For Cookieplmonsters excellent Gran Turismo 2 mods check out this link and find him