Gran Turismo (PlayStation)

Gran Turismo is the first of the PlayStation's notable racing game series. Note the earlier European release.

Unused Garage Graphics


These were probably meant to be used in vehicle pages showing cars you were already in.



These graphics would likely appear near vehicle name badges in the Garage to show the type of vehicle if it were of a noteworthy variety.

Race Model probably indicated race-modified cars, Special likely indicated the special model vehicles buyable from certain dealerships, and Racing Special probably noted special prize cars, such as the Mitsubishi FTO LM Edition. As well, the Racing Special icon appears in the VRAM of the Arcade Mode's Dealer Selection menu, but cannot be selected.

Unused Vehicles
These cars were used in the international versions' Arcade Mode, although the AI often spawns them as opponents in Spot Races. Neither of these cars appear in the Japanese version of the game.



Mazda (Eunos) Roadster RS '98 - Used in Arcade Mode. Cannot be tuned or race modified. The car is a second-generation Mazda Roadster (sold outside Japan as MX-5 and sold in the North America as Miata). The name used in the garage is incorrect as the Japanese NB was sold without the NA's Eunos marque.



Chevrolet Corvette 427 Coupe '67 - Similar to the Roadster RS. Cannot be tuned or race modified. It is the second generation (C2) of the Chevrolet Corvette.

In addition, a hidden, label-less Celica GT-Four can be found inside the game. An hidden Mazda MX-5, known in the garage as Eunos Roadster Arcade, also exists, containing most of the first generation MX-5 colors for the arcade mode. The game refers it simply as Roadster in the Starting Line-Up screen.

Unused Tracks
Two unused tracks exist in the game:


 * rogo-test is Autumn Ring Mini with higher reflection settings than normal, similar to the Series Champion screen (where the player is presented a trophy).
 * END is a circular course with a forest scene on the right and a big hole on the left. Proably intended for an the ending credits or something.

Unused Music
There are 3 tracks within the Gran Turismo disc that were never used at anypoint within the final release of the game, but remain in the files. Likely to be found in the NTSC-U/PAL regions of the game.

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Regional Differences
A lot of them, too. In no particular order, we have:

The game's entire soundtrack, menu and race, was swapped out in the international releases, with a further few streamed music track differences between the European and US versions. (Gran Turismo 2 and onward would simply stick to the original menu music, replacing the race music with whatever was appropriate.)

For example, the Nissan Dealership's music:

Another example is in the race music, where the Japanese version used soundtrack made for the game while the Western version used music from famous artists:

Also, the intro FMV saw some modification to it in both music tracks, and even Polyphony Digital's original name as "Polys Entertainment". The US version added additional sound effects. In Japan, Moon Over the Castle was used, while Western versions uses The Chemical Brothers' remix of Manic Street Preachers' Everything Must Go as the intro music.

The Japanese version featured the NSX-R GT1 Turbo as Honda's special model, while Western releases featured Kunimitsu Takahashi's NSX-R LM GT2. Both cars took part in the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans race, with the LM GT2 securing a class win, while the two GT1 Turbos that Honda ran in the race could not be classified (one was too slow to be classified and the other failed very early in the race). Also of note, in US versions, the NSX-R LM GT2 is given Acura badging. As well, the prices of every single car were adjusted to closer reflect European/American currency.

The default dealership choices for Arcade Mode are significantly different between releases.

As well, the HUD was even touched up a slight bit, with a smoother and smaller font being added. The "Lap" text over the lap counter was all-caps in Japanese version. The Western version also added a closer chase camera.

Dealership names were changed. Namely, Honda was changed to reflect the presence of Acura in it's lineup. As well, Chrysler was changed to Dodge to reflect it's international presence. All references to Chrsyler were changed to Dodge in US version of the game, although a Chrsyler logo remains in the reverse versions of Grand Valley Speedway.

The Chevrolet logos were also updated between releases, due to corporate changes at General Motors. This also can be seen in some billboards in the game's circuits.

As well, Quick Arcade & Gran Turismo were renamed Arcade Mode and Simulation Mode. In addition, the copyright year was updated for the international releases.

There were some small changes to phrasing: YOU GET SILVER PRIZE! became SILVER PRIZE!, etc.

There was also at least one car name change: TVR's Griffith Blackpool B340 was renamed the Griffith 500 in other regions.

Japanese and American versions simply used the word "Exit" to exit menus, while the European version used a door as the exit symbol; due to a possible programming error, the exit door remains in the car description for the FC generation of Mazda RX-7s on American copies of the game. Further, "Change" is the PAL equivalent of "GET IN" (US version) in the garage screen.

In the PAL version, when set to English, the word "card" on "Memory card" were lowercaps, but in the US version, the first letters are capitalized as they should be ("Memory Card"). Also, the word "Loading" during the loading screens is all caps in the PAL version.

Revisional Differences
In the US versions of the game, the Honda CR-X EF-8 Si-R was renamed to Honda Civic CR-X Si '91 and the Honda Civic Type-R was renamed to Honda Civic (Racer), as a part of localization of Honda cars in the US, even though the Civic Type-R was never sold in the US, and Honda never referred the Type-R as such. However, the prize versions of these cars (won from the FF Challenge and Lightweight Challenge series respectively) retain the original names in the garage and the entry list, as well as the post-race standings screens (except for the garage, it applies only to the Civic) in the original US version of the game. The 1.1 version, issued with the Greatest Hits version of the game, fixed this problem, although the Civic Racer retains the Type R name in the entry lists and post-race standings.

Unused Text
SYSTEM.DAT contains a track list that does not appear in the US version. Garbage: As Heaven Is Wide Ash: Lose Control Garbage: As Heaven Is Wide File: HIGH Cubanate: Autonomy Cubanate: Oxyacetylene Cubanate: Skeletal Cubanate: Industry

An unused and fixed version of this track list is however used on the PAL version, since it allows to listen to the game music from the Options menu.