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| Remembering a gaming memory from my childhood years!! (Image Source: Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons) |
Twenty years ago, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Naughty Dog
have released a racing game featuring characters, items and environments from one
of the most loved franchises during the Sony PlayStation years and I never
thought that it will be one of the most memorable racing games throughout the
said period that can be at par with Nintendo's Mario Kart which started the
kart racing franchise. Around the same period, it happened to be one of my
favorite PlayStation games ever and eventually the most enjoyable one among
others.
I remembered all too well when I looked at my neighbors playing CTR against
each other until I began playing it for the first time on my own PlayStation
console and it happened when I was in the intermediate period of my elementary years.
I took time enjoying the single-player adventure and arcade modes as my usually
preferred choice, the one and only Crash Bandicoot, and ended up finishing it
with most of the characters unlocked and without me noticing but that's just bland
to me. Still, it was one unforgettable memory during my childhood and I will always
cherish CTR as one of the rarely few PlayStation games that I have finished multiple
times alongside MegaMan 8, Castlevania Chronicles, Pacman World and Samurai Shodown:
Warriors' Rage.
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Fast forward to late 2018, I was a bit overwhelmed and surprised when I
learned about the return of Crash Team Racing at The Game Awards which brought
me back memories of the old. I was pretty ecstatic about Crash Team Racing
Nitro Fueled for a while which I thought it will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4 until it was officially released in the
market for PS4, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch last June 16th. Many gaming critics and reviewers have mixed reactions about the game
as evidenced by EDGE Magazine's score of 6. Nevertheless, it is pretty overwhelming
to see Crash Team Racing makes its fresh return for a new generation of gamers
to enjoy and indulge.
Judging from what I have read from gaming and tech sites, Crash Team
Racing Nitro Fueled bears the same premise of the original game but it is refreshed,
remodeled and renewed for a next generation system. With that much said, I
don't know if any local gaming critic or CTR fan can think of this as a
remastered version of the game or not. Well, I guess the best thing I know
about Nitro Fueled despite the mixed reception is that it has a slate of new characters and a whole sleuth
of new courses coming from Crash Nitro Kart. With that in mind,
it makes me feel hungry to wish that there is a PS4 rental somewhere around the
city just to relive playing Crash Team Racing all over again.
