D1GP Arcade
| D1GP Arcade | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Yuke's |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Racing, drifting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (within shop) |
| Cabinet | Sit Down |
| Arcade system | Taito Type X2 |
| Display | LCD monitor |
D1 Grand Prix Arcade (stylized as D1GP Arcade) is an arcade racing game developed by Yuke's and published by Taito Corporation, released in September 2008. The game underwent location test in late 2007, and was officially published in September 2008. The game samples various aspects of the D1 Grand Prix, and features some of the tracks, drivers and cars of it. The game also features Manabu Suzuki who "comments" the player's run.
For saving data the game writes it to a magnetic card, which is sold separately. The card also holds the player's name, his selected car and the progress through the game in various modes.
The player controls the car using the steering wheel, gear shifts and pedals. A hard steering maneuver combined with the handbrake puts the car into a drift. When the player is in a drift, the game prompts the player to apply opposite lock. Depending on the game mode, the player scores points during a drift, and earns more if he manages to follow the line and clip the points on the line.
The game is split into four modes:
The link-up multiplayer is available if two players joins into the game, and could be played for a point shootout or a speed shooting. The first one is a match against each other by drift points, while the latter one is a simple speed shootout.
The game features 5 courses as of September 2008. These include 3 street circuits and 2 race circuits. Featured actual locations include the Irwindale Speedway, Ebisu circuit south course and the Odaiba course, a venue used for the all-star event. Reverse directions of the tracks are offered as unlockables for a card-bearing player
There are 8 drivers and cars featured in the game, all being well-known D1 drivers in 2006. Examples include Youichi Imamura's Nissan 350Z (2006 spec), Nobushige Kumakubo's Team Orange Subaru Impreza WRX, Ken Nomura's Blitz Nissan Skyline ER34, Tetsuya Hibino's Toyota AE86, among others.
A player may choose to play with a magnetic card that stores the name, car and progressed completed. When inserting a new card, the player will be prompted to enter his name and choose a preferred car. The progress is saved for every game completed.
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