And now, for something completely different. Released in North America on May 1st 1999, R4: Ridge Racer Type-4 closed a generation—and a millennium—with character and class. Namco’s signature racing series, once defined by its garish spectacle and manic energy, finally relaxed into a state of confident sophistication. This podcast is a complete retrospective on R4: Ridge Racer Type-4 written and narrated by Eric Layman.