So, for those who are fans of older racing games, you'll surely know the first Midnight Club game. [
https://vgcollect.com/item/1692 if you don't know it for whatever reason]
Something that made the first game stand out from the rest of the series was the live-action cover and intro cinematic.
The folks at VINwiki.com actually had a talk with the owner of the yellow sports car featured on the cover, which can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK_TDz8F-dEI have no clue if anyone else finds this interesting or not.
I just find it fascinating hearing about the late 90's street racing scene. I do believe I played way too much NFSU and Create-A-Ride when I was young.