Forza Horizon 5 Season Change: Now That’s What I Call the 90s

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The third week of the latest Forza Horizon 5 Series has begun, bringing a fresh set of challenges all themed around an automotive decade that not too many players will be happy to realize is at least a quarter of a century old…

Yes, Series 39 celebrates the 1990s, with events centering on cars from the decade and featuring some names that hint at the era. You’ll also be awarded up to four new-to-game cars from the same decade, with each coming up at 20pt within each season.

Horizon Backstage makes its debut in the game this Series too. This feature allows you to vote for which rare cars should appear available in a special area of the game to buy with passes that you can win or buy (for Forzathon Points).

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Series 39: Back to the 90s

This is a full-size, 300-point series playlist, evenly spread to 75 points for each season.

There’s quite a bit now that’s beyond those who just play the base game, with 14pt each week from the DLC locations (not required for 100% completion) and at least 12pt each week of multiplayer action that requires Xbox Live Core. That actually expands to 17pt this week too.

Additionlly there’s only four new cars available, all as individual season rewards. The two overall Series rewards are not new to the game but are both Playlist-exclusives. Hitting 80pts will gift you the Mercedes-Benz 500E again, and 160pt nets the GMC Typhoon.

Series 39 Winter/Dry Season Rewards

There’s an end-game look to the Series now, with just one car available each week — which is the newly added car at 20pt. This week that’s the Aston Martin Lagonda, while reaching 40pt awards you a Horizon Backstage Pass.

Summer will run until 1430UTC on Thursday October 31, with Series 39 running for one more week until the same time on Thursday November 7 — to be replaced with Series 40.

Series 39 Winter Playlist: Forzathon Events

The Honda Civic Type R ’97 is the latest performance car from the 1990s to feature in the themed Forzathon Weekly Challenge this month. Seven Daily Challenges — one new event each day at 1430 UTC — are also available for a point each.

Only two challenges are more complex. The Barrel Roll Skill can be tricky, but dropping off the side of any Danger Sign ramp at speed around halfway up should suffice. You’ll need to drive between two NPC cars at once — effectively hitting a Near Miss skill from each — to score the Threading the Needle skill.

Series 39 Winter Forzathon Weekly Challenge: Civic Duty

  • Car: Honda Civic Type R ’97
    • Chapter 1: Own and drive the Civic Type R
    • Chapter 2: Win a Road Racing circuit event
    • Chapter 3: Earn a Hard Charger Skill
    • Chapter 4: Take a photo of the Civic
  • Reward: 5 points, 80FP

Series 39 Winter Daily Challenges

  • October 24 – Groundhog Day: Win a Cross Country Event in the AMG Warthog
  • October 25 – My Little Pony: Paint the body of any Ford Mustang
  • October 26 – Twin Peaks: Earn two Stars from the Mountain Top Danger Sign
  • October 27 – Twister: Earn a Barrel Roll Skill
  • October 28 – Now This Is Podracing: Win a Street Race in any Peel
  • October 29 – Reservoir Dodge: Photograph any Dodge at the Temple of Quechula
  • October 30 – Like a Glove: Earn a Threading the Needle Skill

Series 39 Winter Playlist: Season Events

You’ll need Xbox Live Core (unless you play on PC) to access two events this week, with The Trial and Seasonal Playground Games both requiring online multiplayer. Note that you only need to finish the second event, not win it, to complete it.

Three player-created EventLab challenges await this week, along with just two Seasonal Championships, while the three PR Stunts all require a B Class (601-700PI) car from the 1990s and from Japan.

The Trial: Only Bulls & Horses*

  • Car: A Class, 1990s, Ferrari/Lamborghini
  • Reward: 10 points, Ferrari F50GT

Seasonal Playground Games: Get Your Game On, Go Play!*

  • Car: S1 Class, Hoonigan
  • Reward: 3 points, BMW M3 ’91

EventLab: Cathedral GP

  • Car: B Class, Hot Hatch
  • Reward: 3 points, Banjo-Kazooie Spiral Mountain Pt2 Horn

EventLab: Cauldron Rally Circuit

  • Car: A Class, Modern Rally/Rally Monsters
  • Reward: 3 points, Nissan RR #23

EventLab: JCO Project Race3 Airport Night

  • Car: B Class, Classic Muscle
  • Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin

Danger Sign: Baja Show Jump

  • Car: B Class, 1990s, Japan
  • Target: 175m
  • Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin

Speed Trap: Dustbowl

  • Car: B Class, 1990s, Japan
  • Target: 120mph
  • Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin

Speed Zone: Desierto Viviente

  • Car: B Class, 1990s, Japan
  • Target: 88mph
  • Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin

Seasonal Championship: 90s Icons

  • Car: B Class, Jaguar
  • Reward: 5 points, Jaguar XJ220

Seasonal Championship: Fur-by Fours

  • Car: B Class, Pickups & 4x4s
  • Reward: 5 points, Hoonigan Group A

Series 39 Winter Playlist: Challenges

Two events require access to online multiplayer. Hide & Seek continues in what looks like a new permanent slot, and you’ll need to score five Pass Skills during any one Horizon Open event too.

The Photo Challenge, #PawsforaPicture, just requires you to take a photograph of the standard Jaguar XJ220 which you can win from the Seasonal Championship above. Hunt around the Horizon Street Scene Outpost for ten large, inflatable VHS tapes and hit them to complete the Collectibles challenge.

Collectibles: Video Hits

  • Cars: Any
  • Location: Horizon Street Scene
  • Reward: 3 points, Tape Rewind Horn

Hide & Seek: 5 vs 1*

  • Cars: Any (provided)
  • Location: Hide & Seek
  • Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Horizon Open: Multi Pass!*

  • Cars: Any
  • Location: Horizon Open
  • Reward: 2 points, “Special Delivery!” Forza LINK

Photo Challenge: #PawsforaPicture

  • Cars: Jaguar XJ220
  • Location: Any
  • Reward: 2 points, Cat Meow Horn

Series 39 Winter Playlist: Monthly Events

There’s only two Monthly Events this Series. Each requires you to complete a clean run of the indicated course in the car provided to you. These award one point to each season, for a total this month of 8pt.

Monthly Rivals: Chihuahua Circuit

  • Cars: Toyota Soarer (provided)
  • Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Monthly Rivals: Emerald Circuit

  • Cars: Subaru SVX (provided)
  • Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)

Series 39 Winter Bonus DLC Events

The usual 14 points is available for players who own the two DLC expansions, with seven points on offer in each of the locations. There’s a PR Stunt and Seasonal Championship in each location, with both PR Stunts requiring a car of the same type: any A Class (701-800PI) British car from the 1990s.

Hot Wheels Speed Trap: Hammer’s Shadow

  • Car: A Class, 1990s, UK
  • Target: 170mph
  • Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship: Everlong

  • Car: S2 Class, 1990s, Extreme Track Toys
  • Reward: 5 points, Nissan GT-R LM

Rally Adventure Drift Zone: Tierras Verdes

  • Car: A Class, 1990s, UK
  • Target: 85,000pt
  • Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin

Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship: Room for Desert?

  • Car: B Class, 1990s, Rally
  • Reward: 5 points, Land Rover Defender

Series 39 Winter Forzathon Shop

This Series sees the debut of the Horizon Backstage Pass in the Forzathon Shop, seemingly as a permanent addition, for 1000FP.

  • Lotus Elise GT1 ’97 – 550FP
  • Formula Drift Nissan 240SX #777 ’97 – 200FP
  • Doodle Classic Shades – 75FP
  • Doom E1M1 High Horn – 75FP
  • Backstage Pass – 1000FP
  • Super Wheelspin – 150FP
  • Wheelspin – 60FP

*denotes a multiplayer event, requiring Xbox Game Pass Core

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