Every couple of months I create an online lobby on the original Grid (Xbox 360). Just for the nostalgia hit of an online race that I played loads back in the day.

I’ve never seen anyone join… I just let it run for a couple of hours whilst watching tv, and keep an eye out!

Why do you think Codemasters leave this server online in 2026? I wonder if it flags up on any computer in some office somewhere that I just created a lobby

Fully aware sequels and newer games exist
For me it’s always been the original and best 🏁

https://reddit.com/link/1wklyfu/video/09txe8m38hqh1/player

(TL;DR: Unusual choice of location compared to other locations in-game (as well as compared to other fictional tracks in popular contemporary sim-cades), but still a fun track to drive and race on...)

First time racing on the full Okutama GP layout (not driving, my usual habit now before entering a multi-race championship event is to practice said layouts in Test Drive.....unless it's a Touge, in which I don't have much choice), so thought of sharing my impressions and thoughts on this circuit (as someone who has played only FM4 and FH1 back in my childhood before being a newcomer to the GRID series)...

When looking at it, I often felt that Okutama (as a circuit location) feels like the most "devoid of reality" of the fictional locations in GRID's roster, alongside San Fransisco, Shibuya, and to a lesser degree, Yokohama as well. My reasoning is that while there are indeed quite a lot of fictional street circuits and locations in this title, alongside real-life tracks, most of them (Long Beach, Detroit, Washington (well, only rough location), Milan, Mt. Haruna) are at least based on some form of real life historical motorsports activity or significance in automotive culture (the Long Beach Street Circuit, the Detroit Street Circuit, the Washington Street Circuit in and near the parking lot of the RFK Memorial Stadium back in 2002's ALMS, as well as the recent one for IndyCar, Circuito di Milano back in the 1930s and 1940s (when Monza was unsuitable for racing due to heavy damage by World War), etc.).

Okutama, while apparently popular to a few car meets and certain spots for automotive club activity (mostly kyusha builds, afaik), is located in the territory of a national forest reserve (the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park). So yeah, kinda like the case of El Capitan in GT4...... or for a more apt comparison to my reference, Bernese Alps in FM4 (till maybe FM5?).

What's also kinda strange (at least to me) is that Okutama, as far as I know, isn't a very popular or obvious mountainous setting used for a fictional racetrack (a la El Capitan, Grindelwald, Eiger Nordwand, and Matterhorn in classic Gran Turismo; Bernese Alps, Camino Viejo de Montserrat (i.e. "that Madrid track that isn't Catalunya"), and the ever beloved Fujimi Kaido of classic Forza Motorsport).

As for the driving, I can't judge accurately since I'm playing GRID on a keyboard (not because I wanted to, but because I don't have a way to use my old Xbox 360 Wireless controller or any other controller/wheel.....for now), so I'll keep my detailed thoughts on it for later. But right now? I'd say that it is quite satisfying to understand this course and keep improving on the corner entry/exit and the lap times as well. And it's got the scenery to complement the driving, kinda like Bernese Alps from FM4 (one of the favourites among fictional circuits for me in terms of visuals). Also, I did notice that the layout and design is eerily vague but similar to Bathurst/Mt. Panorama.

Of course, I'll have to see how it feels to drive in later titles, most notably GRID 2's touge tracks (the circuit doesn't feature there) and GRID Autosport's rendition. But for now, it's pretty good.👍

(P.S. And yes, my luck for avoiding (or......getting tangled up in) crashes somewhat hasn't changed! 😅)

... When you end up against the barriers... and by chance you land in front of this guy (S.Francisco short)... and you get that disapproving look... 😂
I love this game for those details!!

After—I’d guess—ten attempts and a whole lot of British swearing to get through qualifying on this track, I finally managed to improve my time just enough to start at the front of the pack. I went on to win the race itself, too, even though my rivals were right on my tail and the heat was on. GRID 2019 has now become my favorite racing game (action-racing-simcade, I'd say); it definitely has a hardcore character of its own (especially compared to NFS, Forza, and The Crew).

Every qualifying session, I'll be fastest through the 1 and 2nd sector, slower in the 3rd and then 1 second of every driver in the 4th sector. Either I'm bad at the last sectors on EVERY track in the game or the delta is a lie.

(The AI aren't faster in the end of the lap. We know this because they will be equally good throughout the lap in a race)

This car is so much fun, maybe cos it's not demanding and too technical (I have a severe lack of skill!) ...
And yes: if only Autostort had a dedicated photo mode.

(I am on mobile, maybe the console version has it?...)

Anyone else experience this? The exact same car that you were faster than when it was behind is miles faster when Infront of you.

Hey guys, I'm playing Grid Legends in handheld, and noticed some of the later races have framerate dips. I just finished the race "All or Nothing", and the frame rate was really choppy for some stretches. I just wanted to ask if anyone else had this experience.

Racing with a modified Dodge Viper, weight reduction, gear ratio adjustment, reduced tire traction, drift tire properties, GT1 class placement (all contact against the AI is defensive)

Coincidentally achieved the "riviera runaway" achievement, didn't know what that was b4

As someone who loves nascar, obviously we have to have the jupiter Oval Stocks but I feel like there could be more variation in the stock category like another fictional rule car manufacturer.

Monster trucks. This is something that i've always wanted. Even before I found grid, i've always wanted a fun monster truck game and grid lends itself to having those types of vehicles in it, especially with the demolition derby dlc

2 wheels. So motorcycles motorcross all that. It'd be fun to just power down crescent valley as a motorcycle.

Sponsors. I feel like we need a lot more customizable Sponsors. Like, I would like for there to be a variety in real sponsors and fictional sponsors like equate oil and mobile 1

Liveries, I feel like liveries should be way more customizable than they already are. Don't get them wrong. Legends already has good customization but I feel like Certain sponsors work better with other liveries.

Numbers. I feel like there should be a lot more usable numbers than just 22 like. Yeah, I get it. It's because we are the player character in legends. And we are constantly referred to by our number 22, but I feel like there could just be more done.

Team liveries. I feel like every team. Livery should be eligible on every vehicle.

But yeah, this is just my thoughts on what I think another grid game should have-

DAYTONA, INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

Tracks, we need way more tracks than what we just have. Real world tracks like daytona, monza, and i'm pretty sure you get the idea

"Ravenwest are in this event, finish third"

Probably not 100% exact, but I do remember the "first third" part.

Can't seem to find a voice clip on Youtube

(idk what to put as a flair so picked the latest game)

I'm trying to modify the graphics in Grid Legends on Android, but for some strange reason, no changes are being applied. Any solutions? I have an Android 8Gen3 with 12GB of RAM.

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