The OG Driver tutorial has traumatised a generation

Nothing brings people together quite like shared trauma, as players of the originalDrivergame will tell you.

In a recent Reddit post reminiscing about the game, fans came together to explore the unbridled rage they all dealt with while trying to complete the game’s tutorial. Spoiler alert: controllers flew across the room for a lot of players.

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Released in 1999,Drivertakes gamers on a tour of four cities – Miami, New York, San Francisco, and LA – with gameplay and storytelling which some can’t help but compare to theGrand Theft Autoseries. ComparingDriverwith the later released GTAs, it’s undeniable that this 90s rage-inducing banger influencedRockstar Games' development of the series.

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It sounds like a difficult task, though one they eventfully accomplished due to their perseverance. Still, while this particular user felt at a disadvantage, some gamers are claiming it didn’t matter if there was a language barrier or not, the game was still hard. “It’s ok. I was a kid who knew English and had no clue what a Slalom was until I asked my dad,” replied a sympathetic user.

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