Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero
Also known as: Shutokou Battle Zero (JP), Tokyo Xtreme Racer (EU) Developer: Genki Publishers: Genki (JP), Crave Entertainment (US), Ubi Soft (EU) Platform: PlayStation 2 Released in JP: March 15, 2001 Released in US: May 28, 2001 Released in EU: 2001 This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden sound test. This game has regional differences.

To do: Does Mosquito Lemon (a wanderer) require driving a Mitsubishi car (Lancer Evo, GTO/3000GT, FTO, Eclipse) in the Japanese version, in addition to defeating RATT's Red Shadow? The The Fast and the Furious sticker was originally the game logo sticker in the Japanese version. What about the traffic cars (related to unused text) themselves? See this video and this list of car IDs. The Japanese version has intermission FMVs after you beat major bosses.

Despite the name, Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero is basically a retelling of the first two Dreamcast Shutokou Battle/Tokyo Xtreme Racer games due to a platform switch to the PlayStation 2. The localized versions has almost all of the rival names changed to Western-sounding ones, once a common practice in anime brought to American television when the game was released.

Have you skipped enough days to fight the Black Bird ZERO yet? Have you defeated the 13 Devils and Zodiacs anyway?

Debug Menu

To do: Raw codes.

In order to access the Debug Menu you'll need to use Cheat Engine and PCSX2:
NTSC-J
203A0980: Use numpad + or - to change the value quickly.
203A0994: Change to 44 for the lite menu to appear.

NTSC-US
20391D40: Use numpad + or - to change the value quickly.
20391D54: Change to 64 for the lite menu to appear.

PAL
20392740: Use numpad + or - to change the value quickly.
20392754: Change to 24 for the lite menu to appear.

The Debug Menu features working sound and movie test, car viewer, freerun, quick, versus, advertise. time attack, ending and memory card format/unformat utility.

(Source: RacingFreak)

Easter Egg Car

To do: Move to Proto section?

In the Trial version of Shutokou Battle Zero, an easter egg car is featured, the TDF PO-1 Pointer from Ultraman (with in-game name of TYPE-TDFPO1). This car is replaced by TYPE-CT9A (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII) in the final game.

(Source: RacingFreak)

Unused Text

This is an annoying vehicle that overlaps traffic lanes and rides around Tokyo's expressways
as if it owns them. It has the worst power, speed, and driving manners.

This type of vehicle has inhabited Tokyo's expressways for countless years. 
You will find them on all routes, day or night.

This type of vehicle has inhabited Tokyo's expressways for countless years. 
You will find them on all routes, day or night.

This type of vehicle has inhabited Tokyo's expressways for countless years. 
You will find them on all routes, day or night.

These gigantic vehicles have been driving throughout Japan for countless years. 
Their large size makes them awkward, and they drive around coastal roadways as if they owned them.

These vehicles slowly make their way over Tokyo's expressways late at night. 
They carry a sign reading "Under Construction" and often stop, blocking traffic 
lanes and causing unexpected late-night traffic jams. You will find them almost everywhere.

These vehicles slowly make their way over Tokyo's expressways late at night.
They carry a sign reading "Under Construction" and often stop, blocking traffic
lanes and causing unexpected late-night traffic jams. You will find them almost everywhere.

These vehicles slowly make their way over Tokyo's expressways late at night.
They carry a sign reading "Under Construction" and often stop, blocking traffic
lanes and causing unexpected late-night traffic jams. You will find them almost everywhere.

This car is about to inhabit Tokyo's expressways.  You will find him on all routes, day or night.

This minivan is about to inhabit Tokyo's expressways.  You will find him on all routes, day or night.

Descriptions for traffic cars, naturally unused since they are not meant to be purchased by the player. Two of them (one of them specifically describing the construction cars) appear thrice, since there are three variations of them.

Regional Differences

Honda Chassis Codes

All car chassis codes for Honda cars in the game were changed in the US release, possibly to avoid any implications of sponsorship by Honda:

JP Version	US Version	Corresponding Car
PP1	YT1	Beat
EF8	ML11	CR-X SiR '91
EF8G	ML11C	CR-X SiR '91 (glass roof option)
EG6	QW3	Civic SiR-II '93
EKC	QW	Civic Coupe (USDM import)
EK9	QX7	Civic Type-R '97
EK9M	QX7A	Civic Type-R '98
BB6S	O89G	Prelude Type S '96
DC2	MH5	Integra Type-R '95 (2-door)
DC2M	MH8	Integra Type-R '98 (2-door)
DB8	ML3	Integra Type-R '95 (4-door)
DB8M	ML5	Integra Type-R '98 (4-door)
CH9	4K1	Accord Wagon SiR-T '99
CL1	4E1	Accord SiR-T '00
CFA	4BV	Accord Sedan (USDM) '99
CHA	4BU	Accord Coupe (USDM) '01
AP1	JS4	S2000 '99
AP1HT	JS4L	S2000 '99 (hard top option)
NA1	RPT6	NSX Type R '92 (3000cc)
NA2	RPT7	NSX Type S '97 (3200cc)
AP1HTK	JS4X	Dark Producer's S2000
NA2K	RPT7B	Dreamy Ghost's NSX Type S
NA1K	RPT6B	Golden Wind's NSX Type R

For ease of editing, the "TYPE-" prefix has been omitted.

Curiously, one car, TYPE-RF2, went unchanged, possibly because the car in question, the Honda Stepwgn, was not sold in the US and wasn't a widely known model by JDM enthusiasts. Also, the US chassis codes for the 2-door Integra Type Rs reveal the revision year of the cars.