In 2004, Criterion Games released what many consider the greatest arcade racing game ever made, Burnout 3: Takedown. That's not the game we're talking about this episode. Instead, we set out to explore the entries in the beloved series that tend to get passed over today — the ones that established the franchise's fundamentals, marked Criterion's first foray into portable gaming and served as a surprisingly good consolation prize for fans that couldn't make the trip to Paradise City.

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