Now here is why we love modding. A group of modders have brought the classic PlayStation 1 kart game, Crash Team Racing, to the PC. This unofficial PC version uses DuckStation, requires the original PS1 disc, and, most importantly, supports 60fps and online play.
As the team noted, it has spent years disassembling the original Naughty Dog assembly/machine code back to C and managed to make it playable online without harming the original gameplay. Not only that but they have also added some new exciting features along the way. One of them is, obviously, the ability to play it at 60fps.
Online Crash Team Racing supports up to 8 players. The game also has dedicated servers, and all tracks and characters are unlocked by default. As such, you’ll be able to race where you want with who you want.
This is such a cool project that Sony or Activision won’t be able to shut down. As said, this free game requires the original ROM of Crash Team Racing. It does not have any assets from it, and it does not contain anything from its original code.
In a way, it’s similar to the decompiled versions of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Perfect Dark, Super Mario 64 and Jak and Daxter. Contrary to those games, though, this one also supports online play.
You can go ahead and download OCTR from its official site. As said, you’ll also need a ROM of the PS1 game and the DuckStation emulator.
Finally, here are two videos from OCTR. The first one is its launch trailer. The second is a gameplay video. So, be sure to watch the latter if you want to see what this project is all about.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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