Felony 11-79

Felony 11-79
Also known as: Runabout (JP) Developer: Climax Entertainment Publishers: Yanoman (JP), Four Winds (JP, Cyclone Best release), ASCII Entertainment (US/EU) Platform: PlayStation Released in JP: May 23, 1997 Released in US: August 31, 1997 Released in EU: December 1997 This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences.

Felony 11-79 is the localization of the first game in the Runabout series of mission-based driving games.

Test Course

The Test Course can be selected normally in the game as Test Run to try out your car setup. However, replacing the files for Stage 1 (Down Town) with the files for Stage 4 (Test Course) will display two unused screens as the game loads. The graphics are in Japanese in all regions of the game.

テストコース (Test Course)

安全運転世露死苦私契 (Safe driving: the death penalty)

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US/Europe

Aside from the logo change, a credit for ASCII was added and the Yanoman and Climax copyrights were condensed into a single line.

Intro Narration

Felony 11-79 adds a narrator to the opening FMV that explain the game's plot, in addition to text subtitles.

Vehicle Names

Several (but not all) vehicle names underwent name changes between versions:

Runabout	Felony 11-79	Based on
RAM	DRM	Dodge Ram
320	318	BMW E36 3-series Sedan
SIR	CIV	Honda Civic SiR-II (EK4)
GTR	GT5	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33)
DAM	DTK	Isuzu Giga-based dump truck
FD7	PCS	Mazda RX-7 (FD)
TAC	DBL	Lamborghini Countach
TRD	GTK	Isuzu Elf-based garbage truck
RSP	SSP	Road sweeping machine
19A	FML	Williams FW19
DSH	RCC	Dash-3 Shooting Star

(Source: LeopardYiu)

Vehicle Changes

• CIV/SIR, DAM/DTK, and TRD/GTK were changed from right-hand drive to left-hand drive in the international versions.
• BUS and DRM/RAM have text removed from the vehicle textures in the international versions.