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Tokyo Xtreme Racer
''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' is an arcade racing video game series created by Genki and inspired by street racing on the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo. Its first installment, ''Shutokō Battle '94: Drift King'', released in 1994 for the Super Famicom. In 2017, Genki released the latest installment of the series, ''Shutokou Battle Xtreme'', for iOS and Android devices. While the series was most commonly localized under the name ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'', when published by Crave Entertainment, other publishers have given certain installments entirely different names, such as '' Tokyo Highway Battle'' when published by Jaleco & THQ International; '' Import Tuner Challenge'' by Ubisoft; and even '' Street Supremacy'' when released by Konami. History Franchise The series was originally subtitled "Drift King", after the trademark nickname of street racing and professional racing driver Keiichi Tsuchiya who is featured in the first ''Shuto Kousoku Trial'' episodes and endorsed the game with, th ...
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift
''Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift'' (known as ''Kaidō Battle: Nikko, Haruna, Rokko, Hakone'' in Japan) is the third racing game published by Crave Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is the fourth main installment in '' Shutokō Battle'' series. The game allows racing at both day and night. Daytime offers the opportunity to enter competitions and gain money, while night time is where the player can race against rivals to gain respect. Sammy Corporation was originally going to publish the US version of the game as ''Drift Racer: Kaido Battle'', but was delayed until Crave Entertainment released it in 2006. Gameplay Story The player controls Hiroki Koukami, a wanderer driver. He is able to defeat every rival and challenges every Slashers from Hakone, Haruna, Nikko, Omote Rokko and Irohazaka. After he beats Speed King, Iroha's Uphill's Slasher, he challenges Hamagaki, aka Kaido President, who drives a yellow Pantera GTS (black Acura NSX-R in US Version) and holds the title of "Emoti ...
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Genki (company)
is a Japanese video game developer. It was founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. The company is best known for its racing game titles. History In its early years, Genki released games in different genres, looking for its niche. On one end of the spectrum, there was ''Devilish (video game), Devilish'', a game similar to ''Arkanoid'' that was released for Sega's Game Gear and Mega Drive systems in 1991. On the other end, there was ''Kileak: The DNA Imperative'', a first-person shooter, first-person mecha shooting game for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation which was released in 1995 and received a sequel, ''Epidemic (video game), Epidemic''. They developed two MotoGP video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, SNES: ''GP-1'' (1993) and ''GP-1 RS: Rapid Stream'' (1994). Genki found its niche in 1994 with the release of ''Shutokō Battle '94 Keichii Tsuchiya Drift King'' for the SNES—the first in a long- ...
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Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2
''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2'', known as in Japan and ''Tokyo Highway Challenge 2'' in Europe, is the sequel to ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'', which is also on the Sega Dreamcast. ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2'' has been enhanced with better sound quality and graphics over its predecessor. The game managed to produce two more sequels. It is the last game in the series that was produced for Sega Dreamcast. Though some of the game's mechanics were implemented into ''Daytona USA 2001''. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews of products and services (such as films, books, video games, software, hardware, and cars). This system stores the reviews and uses them for purposes such as supporting a website where users ... website Metacritic. Jeff Lundrigan of ''Next Generation (magazine), NextGen'' said in his review of the game that the ''Tokyo Xtreme Racer'' series "has its adherents, and whil ...
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Polyphony Digital
Polyphony Digital is an internal Japanese first-party video game development studio for PlayStation Studios. Originally a development group within Sony Computer Entertainment known as Polys Entertainment, after the success of '' Gran Turismo'' in Japan, they were granted greater autonomy and their name changed to Polyphony Digital. It currently has four studios in Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States. Company overview The studio is best known for the '' Gran Turismo'' racing game series. Led by Kazunori Yamauchi, ''Gran Turismo'' became the most successful racing series for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. The ''Gran Turismo'' series is designed to be a realistic driving simulator, offering realistic driving physics. In 2006, Polyphony released '' Tourist Trophy'', in an attempt to bring the realism of ''Gran Turismo'' to motorcycle racing. Games developed as Polys Entertainment as Polyphony Digital Other projects Polyphony Digital has also ...
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Gran Turismo (series)
(''GT'') is a series of racing simulation video games developed by Polyphony Digital. Developed for PlayStation systems, ''Gran Turismo'' games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, most of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in 1997, over 90 million units have been sold worldwide for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation Portable, making it the highest selling video game franchise under the PlayStation brand. Overview The ''Gran Turismo'' series is developed by Polyphony Digital and produced by Kazunori Yamauchi. ''Gran Turismo'' can trace back its origins to 1992, when Kazunori Yamauchi set out with a group of seven to develop the original '' Gran Turismo'', which took five years to complete. The appeal of the ''Gran Turismo'' series is due significantly to its graphics, a large number of licensed vehicles, attention ...
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C1 Grand Prix
C1, C01, C.I or C-1 may refer to: Arts and media * C1, a note-octave in music * C1 Television, a Mongolian television channel * Schecter C-1 Hellraiser FR, a guitar model * A Yamaha grand piano model * "C1", a slang expression in the video game ''Counter-Strike'', used to express agreement Biology and medicine Anatomy * Cervical vertebra 1, the first cervical vertebrae of the vertebral column * Cervical spinal nerve 1, a spinal nerve of the cervical segment Biochemistry * C1 complex, the first component of the classical complement pathway * C1 domain, an important secondary messenger protein domain * C1-inhibitor, a human serine protease inhibitor * C1 regulatory sequence for the insulin gene * Apolipoprotein C1, a human lipoprotein * Chlorophyll c1, a form of chlorophyll * Cytochrome C1, a precursor protein to Cytochrome C * Proanthocyanidin C1, a type of polyphenolic compound * Prostaglandin C1, a form of prostaglandins Other uses in biology and medicine * C1 and P1 (n ...
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JUN Auto
JUN, or JUN Auto, is a Japanese tuning shop. JUN began as the research facility of Tanaka Industrial Co. Ltd. Originally focused on disassembling and improving engines. It now manufactures high performance car parts. Products JUN manufactures aftermarket performance parts and engines for Japanese cars. They make parts such as piston kits, stroker kits, valves and Plenums. World records In 1991, JUN attended the Bonneville Speed trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats (see also Bonneville Speedway) with a Z32 Nissan 300ZX they had extensively modified. JUN was able to record a speed of 422 km/h (262 mph). This was a world record for a “road”-going car. JUN returned a year later with the intent of improving on their world record. This time they used a JUN-Blitz Nissan 300ZX. In the E/BMS class, JUN set a record of 419.84 km/h (260.87 mp/h), becoming world champions for that particular class, later reclassified as E/BGMS. This record remains unbroken. This is verifi ...
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Mine's
Mine's is a tuning firm based in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. History Mine's was started by Tsuzo Niikura in 1985. It attracted attention in 1988 by being among the first Japanese companies to sell re-programmed ECU systems for popular Japanese sports cars. Today it sells many products, ranging from injectors to complete engines. Mine's currently makes software upgrades for hundreds of Japanese cars, but only makes hardware upgrades for a few select cars. Its performance upgrades include exhaust systems, engine computers, camshafts, suspension parts, brake systems, and carbon fiber body parts. Mine's is also known for its work on the Nissan Skyline GT-R, specifically the R32, R33, R34 models, as well with the Nissan GT-R R35. Aside from the Skyline GT-R, Mine's also sells upgrades for other cars such as the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the Subaru Impreza WRX, the Nissan Pulsar GTi-R, and the Nissan Fairlady Z. The Mine's Z is unusual because it remains naturally a ...
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Spoon Inc
A spoon is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for transferring food to the mouth. Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients and for serving food. Present day spoons are made from metal (notably flat silver or silverware, plated or solid), wood, porcelain or plastic. There are a wide variety of spoons that are made of a variety of materials and by different cultures for many different uses and foods. Terminology The spoon consists of a ''bowl'' and a handle. A handle in a shape of a slender stick is frequently called a ''stem''. The stem can end in a sharp point or be crowned with a ''knop'', a decorative knob. The ''knop-top'' spoons with a variety of knop shapes described by colorful terms like "acorn", "writhen-end" (spiral ornament on a bal ...
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RE Amemiya
is an automotive tuning company from Tomisato, Chiba Prefecture, Japan founded by Isami Amemiya. Amemiya has made a name for himself tuning rotary engines since 1974 and has become a pioneer in tuning rotary-powered Mazdas. Thirty years later, first on the street and later in the Super GT series, Amemiya has left its mark in the tuning and motorsports worlds for rotaries. In addition to competing in tuner events, in 1995 his company RE Amemiya (RE for Rotary Engine) began its participation as the lone rotary entry in the Super GT series with a 3-rotor 20B-powered Mazda RX-7 in the GT300 class. This car was featured in Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo series. In 2006 the team was rewarded when they captured the class championship. RE Amemiya would go on to achieve more success over the following seasons including 3 more race wins and achieving 11 podiums. in 2009 RE Amemiya would finish 2nd in the GT300 championship narrowly being beaten by the Racing Project Bandoh Lexus IS35 ...
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Keiichi Tsuchiya
is a Japanese professional race car driver. He is known as the for his nontraditional use of drifting in non-drifting racing events and his role in popularizing drifting as a motorsport. In professional racing, he is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner and the 2001 All Japan GT Championship runner-up. He is also known for touge driving. The car he drives, a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, has become one of the most popular sports cars; the car is also known as "Hachi-Roku" in Japan (''hachi-roku'' meaning "eight six"); his car is also called "The Little Hachi that could." A 2-part video known as 'The Touge' produced by Pluspy documents Tsuchiya's touge driving with his AE86. He was a consultant for the popular manga and anime series, '' Initial D'', of which the main character Takumi Fujiwara is a character which describes him. He also served as a stunt coordinator and stuntman on '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', where he also made a cameo appearance. Biogr ...
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Drift 2
Drift or Drifts may refer to: Geography * Drift or ford (crossing) of a river * Drift, Kentucky, unincorporated community in the United States * In Cornwall, England: ** Drift, Cornwall, village ** Drift Reservoir, associated with the village Science, technology, and physics * Directional Recoil Identification from Tracks, a dark matter experiment * Drift (video gaming), a typical game controller malfunction * Drift pin, metalworking tool for localizing hammer blows and for aligning holes * Drift (geology), deposited material of glacial origin * Drift, linear term of a stochastic process * Drift (motorsport), the controlled sliding of a vehicle through a sharp turn, either via over-steering with sudden sharp braking, or counter-steering with a sudden "clutch kick" acceleration * Incremental changes: ** Drift (linguistics), a type of language change ** Genetic drift, change in allele frequency ** Drift (telecommunication), long-term change in an attribute of a system or equipme ...
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