Since the earliest days of video and console gaming, car games have been one of the most popular genres of game. Most of these games involve the player driving a virtual car through one or more of a variety of challenging scenes. These could be a race track or circuit, or through urban streets, or along highways, or over rough, off-road terrain.
In games based purely around cars, the point of the game is usually to race against other cars. This may be extended over a sequence of different races, or even a championship series, rather like Formula One. Other varieties of auto racing games exist, in which players race trucks and other vehicles, instead of cars.
As well as purely racing games, there are other types of games that may contain an element of car racing, but this takes place as part of a wider scenario involving adventure, crime, war or espionage. Such games may be classified under different genres, but have some important scenarios within them involving driving a car. These scenarios typically somewhat resemble a race, but may also involve the player trying to avoid destruction by an enemy in another car or vehicle.
What makes car games popular is the intense excitement of driving a car at high speed, avoiding obstacles and overtaking other cars, ultimately to win a race or auto rally. Fans state that the best games involve a high degree of realism, that is, the controls, such as the steering wheel, gears, brakes, and so on, appear to respond realistically to the actions of the player, much like those on a real car.
Another factor important in making a game appear excitingly real is the quality of its graphics. The more realistic the terrain and other external details, as well as the interior of the car, if displayed, the more players can immerse themselves in the game.
The earliest car games were developed in the 1970s. These were large console games found only in public arcades. As technology advanced, games began to be produced for home computers and also for dedicated gaming consoles for use in the home. The degree of realism in the current generation of games is remarkable, and this is set to improve further as computers and gaming consoles featuring even greater processing power appear on the market.
Another more recent development is the increase in popularity of online gaming. In the past, typical internet connection speeds were too slow to permit the transfer of the large amount of data required to create realistic gameplay, as compared with that on a console, or on a computer with a game running locally. But, of late, the widespread adoption of fast broadband internet by home users means it has become possible for websites to offer games with realistic graphics and gameplay.
As internet connection speeds become even faster in the future, it seems likely that any distinction between car games played over the internet and those running locally on a computer, or on a dedicated gaming console, will disappear.
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