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[[File:RallyX_2447.jpg|frame|No, it is not a racing game.]]
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In Real Life driving is monotonous chore for most people, the destination is more important than trip. No one else drives the right way, the way you want them to. Gas is too expensive and so is the price the repair shop demanded when you showed them your broken tire rod. A mere two feet of water can carry your vehicle away and a thin sheet of ice is treacherous, to say nothing of mud. Video games on the other hand have [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality]] so driving is a much different experience.
In Real Life driving is monotonous chore for most people, the destination is more important than trip. No one else drives the right way, the way you want them to. Gas is too expensive and so is the price the repair shop demanded when you showed them your broken tire rod. A mere two feet of water can carry your vehicle away and a thin sheet of ice is treacherous, to say nothing of mud. Video games, on the other hand, have [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality]] so driving is a much different experience.


The two most common forms of driving games are [[Racing Game|Racing Games]] and [[Vehicular Combat]] but not all racing games and vehicular combat games will be driving games. Check out those pages for more on them specifically. For other driving games that don't neatly fit there look below.
The two most common forms of driving games are [[Racing Game]]s and [[Vehicular Combat]] but not all racing games and vehicular combat games will be driving games. Check out those pages for more on them specifically. For other driving games that don't neatly fit there look below.


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* [[Banjo Kazooie]]: Nuts and Bolts
* [[Banjo-Kazooie]]: Nuts and Bolts
* [[Blaster Master]]:Blasting Again
* [[Blaster Master]]:Blasting Again
* [[Body Harvest (Video Game)|Body Harvest]]
* [[Body Harvest]]
* [[Driver]]
* [[Driver]]
** [[Driver San Francisco]]
** [[Driver San Francisco]]
* Most [[Dukes of Hazzard]] games
* Most [[Dukes of Hazzard]] games
* [[Carmageddon (Video Game)|Carmageddon]]
* [[Carmageddon]]
* [[Crash N Score (Video Game)|Crash N Score]]
* [[Crash 'N Score]]
* [[Crazy Bus (Video Game)|Crazy Bus]]
* [[Crazy Bus]]
* [[Crazy Taxi (Video Game)|Crazy Taxi]]
* [[Crazy Taxi (series)|Crazy Taxi]]
* [[Grand Theft Auto (Video Game)|Grand Theft Auto]]
* [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]
* [[Hi-Way (Video Game)|Hi-Way]]
* [[Hi-Way]]
* [[Just Cause]]
* [[Just Cause]]
* [[Metal Drift]]
* [[Metal Drift]]
* [[Pursuit Force]]
* [[Pursuit Force]]
* [[Rally X (Video Game)|Rally X]]
* [[Rally-X]]
* [[Redline Gang Warfare 2066]]
* [[Redline (1999 video game)]]
* [[Rigs of Rods]]
* [[Rigs of Rods]]
* [[Spy Hunter (Video Game)|Spy Hunter]]
* [[Spy Hunter]]
* [[The Simpsons Road Rage]]
* [[The Simpsons Road Rage]]
** [[The Simpsons Hit and Run]]
** [[The Simpsons Hit & Run]]
* [[Stuntman]]
* [[Stuntman]]
* [[Zombie Driver]]
* [[Zombie Driver]]




=== Driving elements in other games: ===
== Driving elements in other games ==


* Taken to the (il)logical extreme with the Desert Bus minigame in ''[[Penn & Teller]]'s Smoke and Mirrors''. To score one point, the player has to complete, in real time, a simulation of the eight-hour drive from Tucson to Las Vegas, at a maximum speed of 45 mph, with no scenery, no passengers, and no pause button.
* Taken to the (il)logical extreme with the Desert Bus minigame in ''[[Penn & Teller]]'s Smoke and Mirrors''. To score one point, the player has to complete, in real time, a simulation of the eight-hour drive from Tucson to Las Vegas, at a maximum speed of 45 mph, with no scenery, no passengers, and no pause button.
** Even worse, you can't just start up and walk away, as the bus has a slight left lean, and will therefore careen off the road if not monitored. This program was even used as a ''fund-raising mechanism'' as [[Desert Bus for Hope]]. The drivers ended up on the road for ''five days''. Then they did it again. [http://desertbus.org/ And again ].
** Even worse, you can't just start up and walk away, as the bus has a slight left lean, and will therefore careen off the road if not monitored. This program was even used as a ''fund-raising mechanism'' as [[Desert Bus for Hope]]. The drivers ended up on the road for ''five days''. Then they did it again. [http://desertbus.org/ And again ].
* Some games such as the ''Midtown Madness'' and ''Midnight Club'' series (not to mention ''[[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Burnout Paradise]]'') take the racing out of closed circuits and into an actual city, where races are frequently given an "open world" layout that can be run on any number of different routes.
* Some games such as the ''Midtown Madness'' and ''Midnight Club'' series (not to mention ''[[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Burnout Paradise]]'') take the racing out of closed circuits and into an actual city, where races are frequently given an "open world" layout that can be run on any number of different routes.
* Certain scenarios in ''Streets of [[Sim City]]''.
* Certain scenarios in ''Streets of [[SimCity]]''.
* Sega's classic ''[[Out Run]]''. Their earlier ''Hang-On'' is the same thing <small>WITH MOTORBIKES!</small>, and is [[Older Than the NES]].
* Sega's classic ''[[Out Run]]''. Their earlier ''Hang-On'' is the same thing <small>WITH MOTORBIKES!</small>, and is [[Older Than the NES]].
** And their original ''Monaco GP'' is older still.
** And their original ''Monaco GP'' is older still.
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 4 May 2020

No, it is not a racing game.


In Real Life driving is monotonous chore for most people, the destination is more important than trip. No one else drives the right way, the way you want them to. Gas is too expensive and so is the price the repair shop demanded when you showed them your broken tire rod. A mere two feet of water can carry your vehicle away and a thin sheet of ice is treacherous, to say nothing of mud. Video games, on the other hand, have Acceptable Breaks From Reality so driving is a much different experience.

The two most common forms of driving games are Racing Games and Vehicular Combat but not all racing games and vehicular combat games will be driving games. Check out those pages for more on them specifically. For other driving games that don't neatly fit there look below.

Examples of Driving Game include:



Driving elements in other games

  • Taken to the (il)logical extreme with the Desert Bus minigame in Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors. To score one point, the player has to complete, in real time, a simulation of the eight-hour drive from Tucson to Las Vegas, at a maximum speed of 45 mph, with no scenery, no passengers, and no pause button.
    • Even worse, you can't just start up and walk away, as the bus has a slight left lean, and will therefore careen off the road if not monitored. This program was even used as a fund-raising mechanism as Desert Bus for Hope. The drivers ended up on the road for five days. Then they did it again. And again .
  • Some games such as the Midtown Madness and Midnight Club series (not to mention Burnout Paradise) take the racing out of closed circuits and into an actual city, where races are frequently given an "open world" layout that can be run on any number of different routes.
  • Certain scenarios in Streets of SimCity.
  • Sega's classic Out Run. Their earlier Hang-On is the same thing WITH MOTORBIKES!, and is Older Than the NES.
    • And their original Monaco GP is older still.
    • It's worth a mention that Out Run is one of the few true "Driving games", meaning that the only goal is to drive a car. Although going fast is mostly encouraged as it lengthens the game time, there is no opposition save for the clock.
    • Out Run 2006, however, does features opposition as well as mini-games such as hitting cars or avoiding meteorites.
  • While racing is still the main attraction, Excite Truck and Exite Bots made how you reached the finish line just as important as what place you crossed it in. They also featured many other driving challenges.
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