Reverse Engineering Wipeout (2015)

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One of my all time favorite games and I’m sure for other oldtimers/oldskoolers. I still got the original PS1 along with Wipeout and the memory card with my records :-) I think I’ll have to revisit it someday.

I have a PS1 emulator on my S8 specifically so that I can fire up WipeOut 2097 from time to time.

You'll love BalisticNG, it's like playing the original with better resolution and framerate.

Also it's 4 quid! https://steamcommunity.com/app/473770/

I tried Formula Fusion on Steam (made by former WipeOut devs) but it just wasn't the same. The tracks were boring and the music may as well have been non-existent.

I'll give BaseNG a try though!

The linked model viewer is great: http://phoboslab.org/wipeout/

Coincidentally enough, I had Future Sound of London on when I checked this out. Very appropriate!

It’s funny how uncanny-valley that was for me; I eventually narrowed it down to the camera not getting a speed increase while going over the boost pads.

This article got some interesting discussion on reddit, especially the threads from this comment:

https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/8yv842/reverse...

Great music too.

What recent game comes close to Wipeout? I've looked at FastRMX and Redout (both on Switch) but they don't quite do it for me.

Wipeout HD Collection on PS4 is the best bet. They patched in VR support a couple of months ago as well.

I haven't played it myself but user 1ko recommends the following: "You'll love BalisticNG, it's like playing the original with better resolution and framerate."

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