Wrecked by the big boys 15 years ago, veterans return to NASCAR video games

“NASCAR games have become almost prohibitive,” said Martin, whose tenure with NASCAR video games has spanned all of their license holders for the past 20 years.

All three involved in NASCAR Heat Evolution’s namesake — NASCAR Heat of 1999 and NASCAR Heat 2002, on PlayStation and PS2.

But even with more 15 years gone since NASCAR Heat 2002 published, Garcia says development of NASCAR Heat Evolution still feels familiar, in a picking-up-where-they-left-off sense.