Games That Changed Our Lives: Gran Turismo

Steven at GameSpew writes: "I’ve always slightly distrusted the alpha male fascination with cars and collated hours of supporting evidence from the antics of this unusual pair. The most startling thing about their behaviour is that they didn’t even complete races. All they did was tinker with cars, bash them about on track for a lap or two and then enthuse about the extra torque they’d achieved through some infinitesimal adjustment of an engine setting. They would turn the volume up and listen to the sound of engine revs with the dreamy attentiveness of a romantic attending to lover’s whispers.

This was Gran Turismo. A game made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. A game beginners could play and experts could love. A game that set a new benchmark for the racing genre. A game that changed our lives."