Tokyo Road Race

Take to the road in this white-knuckle thriller of from Taito. Choose from a wide selection of Japanese car manufacturers to race, from regular family saloons, to high powered rally cars. Contend with the varying conditions that courses throw at you, from the early morning mist to snow covered terrain. Features include six different car manufacturers, 40 various automobiles, ten courses, and three game modes.

Battle Gear

Battle Gear is an entry in Taito's racing series previously known as Side by Side.

Side by Side 2 Evoluzione

Side by Side 2 Evoluzione is the second game in Taito's Side by Side arcade racing series.

Side by Side

Side by Side, released to Japanese arcades in 1996, is the first game in Taito's series of touge focused arcade racing games.

Battle Gear 4

A driving simulator where by players race street legal cars on narrow Japanese speedways.

The focus of the game is on manual shifting, drifting and quasi-legal driving tactics. When compared to the Battle Gear 3, there are certain features changed in this game.

* The addition of European models (for example, Volkswagen Golf and Renault Clio (Lutecia) V6) and the European stages (with notable examples of the Monaco track and Monte Carlo Rally) representing a departure from Initial D.

* The Takumi Mode in Battle Gear 3 is removed. Instead, a severe speed penalty is implemented into the system, forcing the player to use the brakes.

* A more extensive tuning system is available to the key users. Instead of simply modding the external parts, the performance hardwares are available as well this time. These can be performed in the online virtual garage.

* A player can also activate the "Garage Extension" functions. This includes the benefit of having a team, customizing decals, vinyls and setting names and such.

Battle Gear 3

Battle Gear 3 is a 2002 arcade online racing game released by Taito and based on real Japanese locations such as Hakone and touge races on board tuned sports cars licensed by famous Japanese makers including Nissan, Toyota and Mazda. On December 15, 2003, Taito released an updated System 246 version named Battle Gear 3 Tuned and featuring seven extra cars including the Mazda RX-8 Type-S (SE3P) and the Nissan 350Z (Z33). Also, four new tracks (the B courses) including a secret one, were added, as well as an exclusive "Takumi Mode". The Takumi Mode gives the player a finishing time/reduced speed penalty each time the car hits a wall. The purpose of this feature is to offer a more realistic and artistic driving experience dixit the developer himself. This principle was used one year later by Polyphony Digital in Gran Turismo 4. By Christmas of the same year, Nextech Entertainment ported Battle Gear 3 to the PlayStation 2 with an opening CG movie, an exclusive "Event Race" online contest mode and some extras from the updated version, consisting of four cars (D-Class) and two courses (B). The Battle Gear (BG) franchise has a popular following in Asia due to the continuation of the Side by Side arcade and PlayStation 1990s series. In late 2002, a PAL version of Battle Gear 2 was licensed by Midas Interactive and published as Tokyo Road Race in Europe and Oceania. Both "Net Ranking" and "Network" modes were removed though. By July 2005, Battle Gear 4 was launched in Japan on Taito's latest 2.5 GHz CPU based Type X+ system board. This new episode introduced official tuned cars such as the Nismo Fairlady S-Tune Z33, Nismo Skyline S-Tune R34 or the Apexi RX-7 FD3S (D1GP'05 version), and even licensed European makers for the very first time.

Battle Gear 4 Tuned

Battle Gear 4 Tuned was an update to Battle Gear 4, and the last game in the Battle Gear series, released by Taito in 2006. Alongside the original Battle Gear 4, the game saw a direction change of trying of more of being a coin-operated Gran Turismo.

Released in November 2006 in Japan as an update for Battle Gear 4; later re-released for export markets in 2010 without support for the NESYS service, but with additional tracks (previously NESYS exclusive content in the original release) enabled. The NESYS online service closed on March 31, 2019.

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