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50 Best Racing Video Game Tracks

50 Best Racing Video Game Tracks

When it comes to real race tracks and circuits, we have plenty of favorites. There's the yacht-lined Circuit de Monaco, the tire bruising Silverstone, the legendary Nürburgring, and our hometown favorite, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The only time we get to touch their pavement is when we turn on our video game console and load up a racing game. And that's fine. But over the years, as our days and weekends have been consumed with a number of different racing games, we've found ourselves liking certain fictional tracks just as much as the real ones. Good track design is an unsung art, as any racing sim fan can tell you—so as we prepare for the first Formula 1 race at the newly redesigned Silverstone Circuit, we thought it'd be an apt time to look back on all our favorite video game race tracks. Gentlemen, start your consoles!

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    j53 July 8th, 2010 at 08:54 AM

    You are showing wrong video for #28. Rainbow Road on Mario Kart 64, that is the older Super Mario Kart version of Rainbow Road.

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    Nick July 10th, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Peach Beach was from Mario Kart Wii, not Mario Kart 64. Other than that, nice list!

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    danteson1 July 10th, 2010 at 03:26 PM

    Peach Beach is from Mario Kart:Double Dash not Mario Kart 64!

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    Charles Manson July 12th, 2010 at 01:53 PM

    It's actually from Double Dash for Gamecube and Mario Kart Wii included it as a "retro" track.

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    Ivy Wingo July 12th, 2010 at 02:20 PM

    Real disappointed not to see any tracks from either 8-bit RC Pro Am or the N64 Pod-Racer game on here. Real disappointed.

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    Paul July 12th, 2010 at 06:36 PM

    Without Iron Man Off Road, California Speed (you race through a computer!), Hydro Thunder, or Metropolis Street Racer this list is a joke.

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    money July 12th, 2010 at 07:48 PM

    dude 25 is wrong thats not from mario 64

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    Moose July 13th, 2010 at 07:11 AM

    You have clearly left out the 4 best racing video game tracks of all time. Check them out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xpqOPbFdQ&feature=related

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    ed July 13th, 2010 at 06:41 PM

    where are any levels from road rash on sega genesis

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    Maleek July 20th, 2010 at 06:32 PM

    for the most part i agree with most choices but i thought i'd see a track or 2 from Top Gear 2 which is THE racing game that got me hooked on this genre of games, but oh well ce la vie

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