Gran Turismo 1997

Is it still worth playing?

Polys Entertainment's 1997 racing simulation for the PlayStation, directed by Kazunori Yamauchi. You race AI drivers in 140 real world cars on 11 tracks plus reversed versions, and cars cannot take damage. Arcade Mode lets you pick any car and course, while Simulation Mode has you earn driver's licenses of increasing levels to enter events, earn credits, trophies and prize cars, and buy and tune cars. Yamauchi wanted an accurate physics simulation and real world cars. It was the first game designed to fully support the DualShock controller, with analog control and rumble. No other PlayStation game sold more copies. A progression of licenses, credits and tuning, on top of physics built first, still blends arcade and simulation racing today.