The Choro Q video games are a series of

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s based on

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's '' Choro Q'' toy cars (also known as ''Penny Racers'' in

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-speaking markets). The games have been localised for Western release under many different names, including ''Gadget Racers'', ''Penny Racers'' and ''Road Trip''. Most of these games were developed by external companies, although they are usually credited to Takara since the developers' name rarely appears outside of the ending credits. Some of these developers include

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(''Choro Q'', ''Choro Q 2'' and ''Choro Q 3''), Barnhouse Effect (''Shin Combat Choro Q'', ''Choro Q HG'' and '' Choro Q HG 4''), E-game (''Choro Q Wonderful!'', ''Choro Q HG 2'' and ''Choro Q HG 3''),

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(aka Eleca) (''Choro Q Advance'', ''Choro Q Advance 2'', ''Choro Q: Hyper Customable GB'' and ''Perfect Choro Q''). Most are

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games with extensive opportunities for customization, often including

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-style elements such as towns and

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Overseas releases

Only three games in the series were released outside Japan prior to 2001 (including the 1984 MSX game by

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, which is unrelated to the later Choro Q titles) - ''Choro Q'' for the

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(released in Europe only as ''Penny Racers'') and ''Choro Q 64'' for the

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(released in North America and Europe as ''Penny Racers''). However, since 2001 many of the titles have been released in the US and PAL regions as budget titles, by publishers including

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, Midas Interactive Entertainment and Play It!.

Series history

References

External links

Barnhouse Effect

E-Game

Takara Games

Choro Q Playstation 2 game.
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