Other than the Japanese, Asian, American and European versions of Gran Turismo 4 there's also a Chinese version and most commonly the Korean version. There are also other differences between versions like different names from some Japanese cars, different names from some events etc. In fact, there are a lot of differences between all versions of Gran Turismo 4 to cover.
I found out that the Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02 in the Japanese and Asian versions is not in the Audi dealership. Instead it's a prize car for the Nurburgring 4 Hours Endurance. Also, Acura appears as an American manufacturer in the Japanese and Asian versions and in the other versions as a Japanese manufacturer which is pretty weird because Acura is an American manufacturer not Japanese. What do you guys think?
Idk why no-one talks about this,but in the Japanese version of gt4 there is a 'commentary mode' in replays where someone will basically just commentate on your driving
Is there a video somewhere? I searched for "GT4 commentary mode" but found nothing noteworthy. Edit: Nevermind, found it ua-cam.com/video/6gcdrvHWjIA/v-deo.html this is really interesting.
@@spazjackrabbit61 Yes but I think usually difference between British and American would really only include some minor spelling differences. There's different word choices here
The countdown to start the race of the infamous Mission 34 of Driving Missions is 115 seconds in the PAL version while it's 123 seconds in the NTSC-U/C version which makes this mission extra brutal for the American version.
The gt mode changes because they made it so that the states that the cars are from are like on a world map, since EU, US and Japan maps are different the menu is different, it was so cool when I first discovered this
We might have been a bit unlucky with some of the things we had to sacrifice with the PAL versions we had here in Europe but I enjoyed my PS2 and games nonetheless and still do. :)
we sacrificed a few things like the 1080i and the car decriptions but what we get in return is huge, in my opinion the PAL version is the best version of GT4.
@@liammeech3702 meh, it does run slower but since GT4 already runs at a 60 it doesen't make a big difference i think there is also a way to force pal60, maybe not officially but it's possible
Mainland Chinese version is something actually never came out, only preview versions exists with simplified Chinese text. It's regional locked like all official mainland version and is for 50009 console only.
The most obvious difference on first glance is probably the music used in the intro cinematic. The Japanese version uses a rock version of the iconic 'Moon over the Castle' which is essentailly GT's theme song The European version uses Kasabian - Reason is Treason The American version uses Van Halen - Panama
Prize cars are different on all versions The Japanese version has the most cars if i recall. The US and PAL versions have some slightly different cars. Missions and licenses have different times due to the framerate. The US version got 60fps as it's NTSC, the PAL version is 50fps. I'd honestly like to slap whoever came up with "used car showroom 1" and "used car showroom 2" it makes no sense 😂
@@netako It's related to PAL format that only supports 576i at maximum with 50fps. Not all TVs on PAL regions supports 60fps output, some PAL games like Burnout series do have 60fps mode.
@@netako When i tried to switch my TV to 60fps i got a black/white screen. Most non-european developers were just too lacy to proper convert the games into PAL 50hz. Sonic 1 is a nice example, it was horrible. But Sonic 2 was converted and they used the higher resolution.
As far as I know, these are the difference in the Japanese version (NTSC-J). - Following Manufacturer doesn't exist at all. Chaparral Lexus (All the Lexus cars are available in Toyota with a different name in NTSC-J.) Scion HPA Motorsports Vauxhall Proto Motors - Following Cars aren't available. Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 24V Audi Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline Audi Nuvolari quattro Audi Pikes Peak quattro Chrysler 300C Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car Mazda MX-Crosssport Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Peugeot 905 Race Car - Following Cars are NTSC-J exclusive. Toyota Esso Ultraflo Supra Mini Cooper 1.3i - Some Licence Test uses a different car. S-11: Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo-Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car S-16: Mercedes-Benz Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car (NTSC-J has a faster car for the test compared to other regions, which makes it more difficult.) - Has some difference in the car's name. - Has different Prize Cars at some events. - No rewards for 25%, 50%, and 100% Game Completion. (This is due to the absence of Audi Nuvolari Quattro (25%) and Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car (50%), as I mentioned before. Black Formula Gran Turismo (100%) is obtainable by completing Formula GT World Championship, instead.) - You can't move to the next Licence Test from the test overview screen. (Need to go back to test selection screen to go to next.) - Music in the opening is Moon Over The Castle. (Pretty much everyone knows about this, but yeah.) - All the money is multiplied by 100, to replicate the Yen unit. (Example; 100 Cr. in other regions is equivalent to 10,000 Cr. in NTSC-J.) - Unable to switch to B-Spec in the pit. - Unable to buy Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car. (Only obtainable as a Prize Car.) - All the Exxon logo is replaced with Esso. - Car doesn't use headlights in Salthe Circuit. Additionally, NTSC-J didn't have 1080i support in the initial release but was added later in The Best version.
I heard that about many Japanese games, were at first a ton of content was missing but was added later in some kind kind of "international version". Super Mario 64 or Final Fantasy 12 are good examples.
@@aaronjaggan uh I'm aware of that I played the game before, I meant that it would've been cool for the US version has some of the PAL version music, you know?
The songs saved the pal version for me. I never played much GT3 because it was all Rock, and i don't like Rock music. But in GT4 there was songs like 'Bushwacker - Healer (House Mix)' and other gems. It was the same with GT2, the PAL version had the best music selection.
USed car lists and availability cycles are different too. THis affect B-spec only runs. PAL lets you start with a Midget-II which can do a one-make race and earns some good $$$ almost instantly, but NTSC-U can't get one in the used car dealership until week....9? So you're much better off getting either a kei car or something which can do compact championship and getting to it.
There's a difference between License S-16 NTSC and PAL. In PAL Version, it uses the AMG Mercedes 190 Evo2. In NTSC Version, it uses the Sauber Mercedes C9 for S-16
There's that S16 mission difference as well, the japanese versions is with a Sauber Mercedes C9 and the NTSC version is with that car which kinda reminds of Mercedes-Benz 190E
Some gold times for Europe and US are slightly different. For example Seattle had a tougher time to gold (s licenses) for Europeans, but also opera Paris had a tougher time to gold for Americans
The second item from the bottom of the sound options in Japanese version says "Opening Movie Digital Sound" that enables 5.1ch sound in the intro. It looks equivalent to the "Intro 5.1 Output" option in the PAL version, according to the description.
I’ve always wondered about regional differences. Thanks for making this video. I never knew that some of the menu icons were in different spots in the Japanese version. America is now on the right of the screen
The second part of the intro movie has different soundtrack. Europe has 'Reason is Treason', which suits the game best to me. Japan has 'Moon Over The Castle', and America has 'Panama'.
fun fact: the opponents in arcade mode (at least in the us version) seem to use CH as their power number for some reason i thought changing the power to kw would change the opponents as well but then my jaw dropped when my opponents still had the same power number while my camaro was the only one to actually change to kw
It's no surprise that the PAL version of Gran Turismo 4 doesn't have 1080i resolution support. Even the PAL Xbox didn't have resolution options. It had a PAL 60 mode.
Remember the Toyota Gt One. They remodeled it for GT4 one thing that was the difference is the Esso Ultron logo like real life. In the us We have the same car, but it says Exxon Superflo through GT6
I like how "Maybe you can find unexpected bargains" text for the late 90s used car dealer is missing from the NTSC-U version, even tough easter egg stealth cars exist in all versions (afaik). Edit: the Japanese version says that as well, so only the NTSC-U version is missing it
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Chinese and Korean versions would be interesting but the are more common versions covered makes sense of course than those 2 versions being probably similar to the Japanese version or EU I assume if the Korean and Chinese versions were the last releases or early like the Japanese release and the others came after even. GT 2001/2002 Concept was Japan/Tokyo and Korea/Seoul naming first then Europe as the final version but that doesn't likely apply to everything of course. Car brands like Vauxhall and Opel are always a thing, Lexus and Altezza usually swap. You get your ESSEN and ESSO branding on cars notably the Toyota GT One but it might also be licensing too maybe at certain titles for certain games I think too maybe not sure for GT4 versions. Music OSTs it can be interesting with more Japanese or US artists I can see why but didn't look enough between to check. Australia being moved in the GT Mode map is interesting for JP version. The names, credit numbers and descriptions (not sure on that I could be forgetting for dealerships, the descriptions are probably elsewhere you do get descriptions for parts though I know that as well as once you buy the car but I forget when browsing the dealerships I'd they appear but seems so in this footage but as AU has the EU version I assume it's the same) aware of for used cars for US didn't know they named Old Timer and such for JP though. The music was still different in versions until GT5P I think. Progressive Scan always seemed to be an NTSC thing so makes sense for US and JP versions didn't realise intro 5.1 output wasn't in the US version though. Or units in JP what units do they use I wonder as their default???? Metric I think I don't know. Languages always make sense in EU versions while US I always wonder if it's English and Spanish but it's usually just English. While whatever the case of South American versions but those don't usually get covered. I like they showed the genres and offered good variety EDM music kind of started for me with GT4 music besides the menus. Throttle and Ready surprised me when I saw the US version years ago now it makes sense. I get why as ready is easier to language convert. I wonder for Cheat codes whether they work across all versions I tried them in my AU/EU copy and I assume many that use Emulators use the US version so I assume it isn't different but who knows.
0:52 The text does not say "Open Moopie Delicate Sound", It says "Opening Movie Digital Surround", it simply adds surround sound to the Opening Cutscene. Google Translate sucks at translating Japanese.
i'm italian, and i think it's better the ntsc-j because is hardest and completed with the music, and also for the fact that the original version, i play with the manual transmission and more play with 16:9 because it's more comfortable
the fact that my entire life i played the US version, discovering that the pal one has 32 more musics (including photek, kaiser chiefs) literally made me sick, fuck
I feel your pain. All the hundreds of games we never got in Europe. And when we got them too, they were poorly (or not at all) converted to PAL 50hz. The first Final Fantasy we got was 7.
i've notice some differences between both PAL (Europe) version and NTSC/UC (USA) version. Such as in PAL version the tyres are wear out and turning from blue into red faster a couple of laps than the NTSC US version, the endurance time also runs faster. For example on PAL version when participating the 24h de la sarthe 2 (no chicane) the PAL version finished at around 426 laps or more and the NTSC US version finished at around 440 laps or more. I also noticed that the opponents AI in the PAL version are frequently error and fails, such as when i play arcade mode using the Formula Gran Turismo at Circuit De La Sarthe the AI opponents suddenly hit and crashed into the wall without any reason (maybe it caused by the strong effect of the gravity gauge at the bottom) which is rarely happen even didn't happen at all on Gran Turismo 4 NTSC/UC (USA) version But i'd like to play the PAL version, because it has 10 extra cars than the other versions, the screen resolution are better colours and quality than the other versions of GT4. Especially i can easily win a tournament career races or arcade mode thanks to the silly, error, and the fails of the AI opponents 🤣
In Europe and USA, you don't get the Toyota Altezza AS200 and RS200. Instead you can have its two immigrant brothers, the Lexus IS 200 and Lexus IS 200 (J). Unfortunately, that makes the IS 200 unable to compete in Japanese events, because according to the game, Lexus is American. :(
That part I never understood. It was made in Japan it's a Japanese company. Somehow it's American? I understand it made for the American market but that doesn't make sense. Edit: I remember see the IS 300 station wagon in the American version but I do remember that but the IS 200 in the American version. Funny enough here we only have the IS 300 irl only in America.
@@1985toyotacamry I guess they didn't bother with having an IS300 sedan, because they thought that the IS200 (J) with it's six-speed gearbox and 3S-GE engine was good enough. Gran Turismo always had oddball cars with automatic gearboxes, the IS300, with its five-speed auto would've been a good addition to them. Come to think of it, the Altezza AS200 and non-(J) IS 200 should've been of those cars, as they had wimpy four-speed slushboxes attached to their 1G-FE engines, but instead, they behave like they have a four-speed manual.
Eu já joguei uma versão do Gran Turismo 4 que tinha o Honda Civic Type R FK1 (2005) concept. Não sei qual versão era, mas na que eu joguei depois e atualmente não tem.
Japanese commentary for Premium Cars, X and Circle functionality swapped, and Planetary(Go!) as a US Exclusive song. All cars are no longer region locked, but this creates unnecessary duplicates of existing cars, such as both Honda and Acura versions of certain Honda Cars now available, The #51 and #91 Viper GTS-R available as separate cars, etc.
todays my birthday but we celebrated it yesterday, and im now 11 and my uncle gifted me the pal gran turismo 4 and a ps2 fanatec wheel and i was super excited and my family gave me 20 euros for my mom so she can fix the ps2 and im waiting to get the ps2 that i have to get fixed and play it. - The mighty mitsubishi lancer evo 5 gsr! edit: the thing im worried about is that it didnt come with the 8mb card to also play gt mode and idk if that makes ur data be saved in the game.
If i remember correct in the european Version are you able to tune the f1 car with tires and a turbo but in the american Version this is Inpossible Corrwct me if im wrong
Nope, The Formula Gran Turismo cannot be tuned as its corresponding Dealership is Nonexistent in all regions. However, there is a description for Polyphony Digital as a Dealership in the game's code, which means that at one point, you could've been able to purchase tires for the car.
So if I plan to play GT4 using an emulator, which version should I go with? Also would lack of resolution option matter at all since you can chose resolution through the emulator itself anyways?
@@LtCommanderTato nah you can't make gt4 run at 60 fps on pal no matter what you do as far as I'm aware. unless there's some fix with the nightly version of pcsx2 as I'm currently on 1.6.0
@@liammeech3702 Probably the lanuage files alone takes up too much space, GT4's Asian Chinese version stated it can be switched into English on cover but actually it can't, at least you can get a small piece of paper that explains basic operation in English. But GT2002's Asian Chinese version does indeed has all English mode, which made that game very sought after in overseas market.
@@liammeech3702 Also Gran Turismo Portable's digital Asian version supports Chinese/Korean/English, basically Chinese and Korean versions can be distributed together, but Japanse version is always walking alone, the difference is way too much. But GT1-4 did have Asian Japanese version though.
@@캐붕 That's weird, Asian Chinese version came out at the same date as NTSC-J Japanese version but it does not have it. You sure it's on the buttom of car selection screen of dealership?
É possível que o save (memory card) seja compatível? Exemplo Save do NTSC-U, mas tenho DVD na versão PAL (exemplo),seria compatível? Eu continuaria com tudo que obtive na versão NTSC-U?
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Other than the Japanese, Asian, American and European versions of Gran Turismo 4 there's also a Chinese version and most commonly the Korean version. There are also other differences between versions like different names from some Japanese cars, different names from some events etc. In fact, there are a lot of differences between all versions of Gran Turismo 4 to cover.
Yeah as a Chinese I can confirm that. Have a collector's edition of Chinese (Hong Kong) copy with a thick toutrail like the Japanese one.
also only chinese and japanese versions get the 1.3i mini
@ReCastDreamCenter idk
I found out that the Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02 in the Japanese and Asian versions is not in the Audi dealership. Instead it's a prize car for the Nurburgring 4 Hours Endurance. Also, Acura appears as an American manufacturer in the Japanese and Asian versions and in the other versions as a Japanese manufacturer which is pretty weird because Acura is an American manufacturer not Japanese. What do you guys think?
Yeah. The korean version got some unique kdm cars and an altezza
Idk why no-one talks about this,but in the Japanese version of gt4 there is a 'commentary mode' in replays where someone will basically just commentate on your driving
wow
I guess they didn't bother (or didn't have time for) translating and reading all of the commentary lines
@@markusTegelane yeah maybe
Is there a video somewhere? I searched for "GT4 commentary mode" but found nothing noteworthy.
Edit: Nevermind, found it ua-cam.com/video/6gcdrvHWjIA/v-deo.html this is really interesting.
@@markisaki979 From what I can tell by translating the automatic subtitles, the commentary is just describing the car?
The B Spec pace options, US has Steady, Slow, etc. while EU has Balanced pace, increased pace, push hard, etc.
There are a lot more examples of different phrasing throughout the whole game. The translations are just different.
these linguistic differences are interesting to me
@@Mandarin9900 i mean the PAL version translated to British English and NTSC-U version translated to American English
@@spazjackrabbit61 Yes but I think usually difference between British and American would really only include some minor spelling differences. There's different word choices here
The countdown to start the race of the infamous Mission 34 of Driving Missions is 115 seconds in the PAL version while it's 123 seconds in the NTSC-U/C version which makes this mission extra brutal for the American version.
I always liked the JP version for Moon over the Castle itself. Glad they finally made all regions use the same song in GT7
Moon over the castle is the best one by far. But Panama is just a classic
The gt mode changes because they made it so that the states that the cars are from are like on a world map, since EU, US and Japan maps are different the menu is different, it was so cool when I first discovered this
We might have been a bit unlucky with some of the things we had to sacrifice with the PAL versions we had here in Europe but I enjoyed my PS2 and games nonetheless and still do. :)
we sacrificed a few things like the 1080i and the car decriptions but what we get in return is huge, in my opinion the PAL version is the best version of GT4.
@@minignoux4566 isn't the PAL version slower?
@@minignoux4566 I'd argue Asian and Japanese version since we have 1080i and full soundtrack, but PAL is nice as well.
@@liammeech3702 meh, it does run slower but since GT4 already runs at a 60 it doesen't make a big difference
i think there is also a way to force pal60, maybe not officially but it's possible
no 1080i saddens me to this day
I Think that removing “go with the flow” from US version it’s been a damn crime and i’m really sorry for americans
That Song is LIT 🔥
Eh it's alright
hmmm might check it out
Gran Turismo 4 has 6 versions:
Japan, Hong Kong, US, Europe, Korea and China
Mainland Chinese version is something actually never came out, only preview versions exists with simplified Chinese text. It's regional locked like all official mainland version and is for 50009 console only.
The most obvious difference on first glance is probably the music used in the intro cinematic.
The Japanese version uses a rock version of the iconic 'Moon over the Castle' which is essentailly GT's theme song
The European version uses Kasabian - Reason is Treason
The American version uses Van Halen - Panama
Prize cars are different on all versions
The Japanese version has the most cars if i recall. The US and PAL versions have some slightly different cars.
Missions and licenses have different times due to the framerate. The US version got 60fps as it's NTSC, the PAL version is 50fps.
I'd honestly like to slap whoever came up with "used car showroom 1" and "used car showroom 2" it makes no sense 😂
The different times are weird because PAL games starting with the 6th generation consoles can also run at 60 FPS. 🤔
@@netako It's related to PAL format that only supports 576i at maximum with 50fps. Not all TVs on PAL regions supports 60fps output, some PAL games like Burnout series do have 60fps mode.
@@sunray2818 European TVs since the late 80s-early 90s can switch to 60hz if needed, only the the older ones can't do that.
I think one of the showrooms sell Car from 90's to 95's whereas the other from 95's to 00's...
@@netako When i tried to switch my TV to 60fps i got a black/white screen. Most non-european developers were just too lacy to proper convert the games into PAL 50hz. Sonic 1 is a nice example, it was horrible. But Sonic 2 was converted and they used the higher resolution.
There is also a car not available in the NTSC-U version which is the Toyota ESSO ULTRAFLO Supra '01.
If it were in the US version, would it be called the Toyota EXXON SUPERFLO Supra '01?
@@dalewasson5919 Yes. They just didn't bother to change a simple texture.
In addition to the Lexus IS200 GT1, only available in the Korean version of GT4. (NTSC-K?)
@@waremergencypower6024 was that Lexus race car really only in the Korean version?
@@dalewasson5919 I think. I’m not 100 percent sure.
0:48 You are correct, the Japanese says “opening movie digital sound”.
As far as I know, these are the difference in the Japanese version (NTSC-J).
- Following Manufacturer doesn't exist at all.
Chaparral
Lexus (All the Lexus cars are available in Toyota with a different name in NTSC-J.)
Scion
HPA Motorsports
Vauxhall
Proto Motors
- Following Cars aren't available.
Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 24V
Audi Auto Union V16 Type C Streamline
Audi Nuvolari quattro
Audi Pikes Peak quattro
Chrysler 300C
Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car
Mazda MX-Crosssport
Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
Peugeot 905 Race Car
- Following Cars are NTSC-J exclusive.
Toyota Esso Ultraflo Supra
Mini Cooper 1.3i
- Some Licence Test uses a different car.
S-11: Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo-Courage - Judd GV5 Race Car
S-16: Mercedes-Benz Sauber Mercedes C9 Race Car
(NTSC-J has a faster car for the test compared to other regions, which makes it more difficult.)
- Has some difference in the car's name.
- Has different Prize Cars at some events.
- No rewards for 25%, 50%, and 100% Game Completion. (This is due to the absence of Audi Nuvolari Quattro (25%) and Jaguar XJR-9 Race Car (50%), as I mentioned before. Black Formula Gran Turismo (100%) is obtainable by completing Formula GT World Championship, instead.)
- You can't move to the next Licence Test from the test overview screen. (Need to go back to test selection screen to go to next.)
- Music in the opening is Moon Over The Castle. (Pretty much everyone knows about this, but yeah.)
- All the money is multiplied by 100, to replicate the Yen unit. (Example; 100 Cr. in other regions is equivalent to 10,000 Cr. in NTSC-J.)
- Unable to switch to B-Spec in the pit.
- Unable to buy Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car. (Only obtainable as a Prize Car.)
- All the Exxon logo is replaced with Esso.
- Car doesn't use headlights in Salthe Circuit.
Additionally, NTSC-J didn't have 1080i support in the initial release but was added later in The Best version.
Asian and Korean version is still 100cr not multiplied. Not sure about 1080i mode since all Asian version have them right from the beginning.
I heard that about many Japanese games, were at first a ton of content was missing but was added later in some kind kind of "international version". Super Mario 64 or Final Fantasy 12 are good examples.
I feel that the US version of Gran Turismo 4 should've had more songs for the racing and whatnot, it's just a thought
Maybe u just need to enable them ?
@@aaronjaggan uh I'm aware of that I played the game before, I meant that it would've been cool for the US version has some of the PAL version music, you know?
@@natemorgan1996 ok
@@aaronjaggan yeah, anyway how are you? You ever play Gran Turismo before?
The songs saved the pal version for me. I never played much GT3 because it was all Rock, and i don't like Rock music. But in GT4 there was songs like 'Bushwacker - Healer (House Mix)' and other gems.
It was the same with GT2, the PAL version had the best music selection.
USed car lists and availability cycles are different too. THis affect B-spec only runs. PAL lets you start with a Midget-II which can do a one-make race and earns some good $$$ almost instantly, but NTSC-U can't get one in the used car dealership until week....9? So you're much better off getting either a kei car or something which can do compact championship and getting to it.
There's a difference between License S-16 NTSC and PAL. In PAL Version, it uses the AMG Mercedes 190 Evo2. In NTSC Version, it uses the Sauber Mercedes C9 for S-16
Only the Japanese version uses the Sauber C9 for S-16, the rest of the versions use the Mercedes 190 Evo.2 DTM for S-16
@@budget_toaster Chinese version uses C9 as well
@Banks231 That is interesting. I did not know that.
There's that S16 mission difference as well, the japanese versions is with a Sauber Mercedes C9 and the NTSC version is with that car which kinda reminds of Mercedes-Benz 190E
S-16's Nür lap uses an Evo2 190E DTM touring car for NTSC-U and PAL.
For NTSC-J, it uses the Mercedes Sauber C9 race car.
@@Blurgamer17 yeah, exactly! Thank you for pointing the specific car!
Some gold times for Europe and US are slightly different. For example Seattle had a tougher time to gold (s licenses) for Europeans, but also opera Paris had a tougher time to gold for Americans
When you get a new track in GT mode you will get a picture of the track in PAL but in NTSC J you will only get text.
The second item from the bottom of the sound options in Japanese version says "Opening Movie Digital Sound" that enables 5.1ch sound in the intro. It looks equivalent to the "Intro 5.1 Output" option in the PAL version, according to the description.
When starting, The Get ready in us never goes away when driving
Are you using pcsx2? If so double check your settings - forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Gran-Turismo-4-Ready-stays-on-screen-all-race
I still remember playing gt4 it was fun spend so much hours in it and still kept playing after I was done with the game
I’ve always wondered about regional differences. Thanks for making this video. I never knew that some of the menu icons were in different spots in the Japanese version. America is now on the right of the screen
The second part of the intro movie has different soundtrack. Europe has 'Reason is Treason', which suits the game best to me. Japan has 'Moon Over The Castle', and America has 'Panama'.
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Very cool and comprehensive video!
fun fact: the opponents in arcade mode (at least in the us version) seem to use CH as their power number for some reason
i thought changing the power to kw would change the opponents as well but then my jaw dropped when my opponents still had the same power number while my camaro was the only one to actually change to kw
love the japanese version of gt4 because of its soundtrack
It's no surprise that the PAL version of Gran Turismo 4 doesn't have 1080i resolution support. Even the PAL Xbox didn't have resolution options. It had a PAL 60 mode.
Main diff : 50fps vs 60fps
i love how they had added get ready TO DRIVE for americans xd
Remember the Toyota Gt One. They remodeled it for GT4 one thing that was the difference is the Esso Ultron logo like real life. In the us We have the same car, but it says Exxon Superflo through GT6
My favourite intro out of the three is the US version
I like how "Maybe you can find unexpected bargains" text for the late 90s used car dealer is missing from the NTSC-U version, even tough easter egg stealth cars exist in all versions (afaik).
Edit: the Japanese version says that as well, so only the NTSC-U version is missing it
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Chinese and Korean versions would be interesting but the are more common versions covered makes sense of course than those 2 versions being probably similar to the Japanese version or EU I assume if the Korean and Chinese versions were the last releases or early like the Japanese release and the others came after even. GT 2001/2002 Concept was Japan/Tokyo and Korea/Seoul naming first then Europe as the final version but that doesn't likely apply to everything of course.
Car brands like Vauxhall and Opel are always a thing, Lexus and Altezza usually swap. You get your ESSEN and ESSO branding on cars notably the Toyota GT One but it might also be licensing too maybe at certain titles for certain games I think too maybe not sure for GT4 versions.
Music OSTs it can be interesting with more Japanese or US artists I can see why but didn't look enough between to check.
Australia being moved in the GT Mode map is interesting for JP version. The names, credit numbers and descriptions (not sure on that I could be forgetting for dealerships, the descriptions are probably elsewhere you do get descriptions for parts though I know that as well as once you buy the car but I forget when browsing the dealerships I'd they appear but seems so in this footage but as AU has the EU version I assume it's the same) aware of for used cars for US didn't know they named Old Timer and such for JP though. The music was still different in versions until GT5P I think. Progressive Scan always seemed to be an NTSC thing so makes sense for US and JP versions didn't realise intro 5.1 output wasn't in the US version though. Or units in JP what units do they use I wonder as their default???? Metric I think I don't know.
Languages always make sense in EU versions while US I always wonder if it's English and Spanish but it's usually just English. While whatever the case of South American versions but those don't usually get covered.
I like they showed the genres and offered good variety EDM music kind of started for me with GT4 music besides the menus.
Throttle and Ready surprised me when I saw the US version years ago now it makes sense. I get why as ready is easier to language convert.
I wonder for Cheat codes whether they work across all versions I tried them in my AU/EU copy and I assume many that use Emulators use the US version so I assume it isn't different but who knows.
My fav. Gran Turismo game, It never ceases to amaze me!, awesome video!!
0:52 The text does not say "Open Moopie Delicate Sound", It says "Opening Movie Digital Surround", it simply adds surround sound to the Opening Cutscene. Google Translate sucks at translating Japanese.
i'm italian, and i think it's better the ntsc-j because is hardest and completed with the music, and also for the fact that the original version, i play with the manual transmission and more play with 16:9 because it's more comfortable
Nice a Gameplay Comparison Gran Turismo 4 PS2. Can I use the link to put in my Description Video ?
The Chinese release also has the language selector
the fact that my entire life i played the US version, discovering that the pal one has 32 more musics (including photek, kaiser chiefs) literally made me sick, fuck
We tend to get the short end of the stick.
I feel your pain. All the hundreds of games we never got in Europe. And when we got them too, they were poorly (or not at all) converted to PAL 50hz.
The first Final Fantasy we got was 7.
The wiki page for the cars are quite a huge loss.
In PAL version we don't have the classic Mini Cooper 1.3
If only PAL version supported 1080i...
The currency in the Japanese version is different from the Europe and North American version
Also the pal version has more car manufacturers than the other versions like Vauxhall and some other japanese
i've notice some differences between both PAL (Europe) version and NTSC/UC (USA) version. Such as in PAL version the tyres are wear out and turning from blue into red faster a couple of laps than the NTSC US version, the endurance time also runs faster. For example on PAL version when participating the 24h de la sarthe 2 (no chicane) the PAL version finished at around 426 laps or more and the NTSC US version finished at around 440 laps or more. I also noticed that the opponents AI in the PAL version are frequently error and fails, such as when i play arcade mode using the Formula Gran Turismo at Circuit De La Sarthe the AI opponents suddenly hit and crashed into the wall without any reason (maybe it caused by the strong effect of the gravity gauge at the bottom) which is rarely happen even didn't happen at all on Gran Turismo 4 NTSC/UC (USA) version
But i'd like to play the PAL version, because it has 10 extra cars than the other versions, the screen resolution are better colours and quality than the other versions of GT4. Especially i can easily win a tournament career races or arcade mode thanks to the silly, error, and the fails of the AI opponents 🤣
I think in the pal version the ai tyre wear wears out faster than the ntsc version.
Only we got I Predict a Riot? Shame, I always wondered how other countries responded to their Yorkshire accents...
The Japanese version also has a narrator.
That's incredible!
perfect video ❤️ I really liked it
I think JP intro is best one
In Europe and USA, you don't get the Toyota Altezza AS200 and RS200. Instead you can have its two immigrant brothers, the Lexus IS 200 and Lexus IS 200 (J).
Unfortunately, that makes the IS 200 unable to compete in Japanese events, because according to the game, Lexus is American. :(
That part I never understood. It was made in Japan it's a Japanese company. Somehow it's American? I understand it made for the American market but that doesn't make sense.
Edit: I remember see the IS 300 station wagon in the American version but I do remember that but the IS 200 in the American version. Funny enough here we only have the IS 300 irl only in America.
@@1985toyotacamry I guess they didn't bother with having an IS300 sedan, because they thought that the IS200 (J) with it's six-speed gearbox and 3S-GE engine was good enough.
Gran Turismo always had oddball cars with automatic gearboxes, the IS300, with its five-speed auto would've been a good addition to them.
Come to think of it, the Altezza AS200 and non-(J) IS 200 should've been of those cars, as they had wimpy four-speed slushboxes attached to their 1G-FE engines, but instead, they behave like they have a four-speed manual.
The Altezza and the Lexus Is was near identical in Gran Turismo. Especially GT5 and GT6
Eu já joguei uma versão do Gran Turismo 4 que tinha o Honda Civic Type R FK1 (2005) concept. Não sei qual versão era, mas na que eu joguei depois e atualmente não tem.
There was a Public Online beta version released exclusively in Japan.
Also has a US test version, I own an used and a brand new Japanese one.
0:45 Why is OFF, ON and OK still look the same in Japanese? Wouldn't that be like keeping Japanese symbols in an English game?
シャパラルがあったりなかったり，bspecで途中Aspec参加とかができたりできなかったりがあるらしいけどどうなんだろ
Don’t know if this applies to all missions but mission 8 on PAL is harder than NTSC as the opponent is further away
Mission 34 is also miles harder for the ntsc version, you have to be about 12 seconds faster.
It seem your forgot the LAN option and multi screen play (need 3 PS2).
Licence Centre is License Center for NTSC
This is why NTSC ver is inferior
@@suni08 And we choose different COLOURS for the cars not that stupid word colors or whatever the 'murican word is
@@FlamJongUn just trimming the unnecessary letters out. lol but there is still a screen in the NTSC version that says "licence"
Fantastic video, thank you. Would you happen to know if there are similar differences between the various regional versions of Gran Turismo 5?
Outside of tcrf I don't know any myself, but it's something I'll try to look into
Japanese commentary for Premium Cars, X and Circle functionality swapped, and Planetary(Go!) as a US Exclusive song. All cars are no longer region locked, but this creates unnecessary duplicates of existing cars, such as both Honda and Acura versions of certain Honda Cars now available, The #51 and #91 Viper GTS-R available as separate cars, etc.
todays my birthday but we celebrated it yesterday, and im now 11 and my uncle gifted me the pal gran turismo 4 and a ps2 fanatec wheel and i was super excited and my family gave me 20 euros for my mom so she can fix the ps2 and im waiting to get the ps2 that i have to get fixed and play it.
- The mighty mitsubishi lancer evo 5 gsr!
edit: the thing im worried about is that it didnt come with the 8mb card to also play gt mode and idk if that makes ur data be saved in the game.
What happend? Did they fix the PS2?
i hope you enjoyed the game!
In the Japanese menu, デジタル reads 'digital', not 'delicate'. Google Translate must've got confused.
is the pal version more blur cuz u cant change the video output? i would love to know
yes
Does US version cars go slightly slower? Since there's some stages the target time's one for EU and other for US.
Yes you're right, some license tests and missions had different timings e.g. the wait time for mission 34 is shorter in PAL
The US version definitely has more understeer
Usually PAL version't time limit is much more strict for unknown reasons. But some for NTSC-U and NTSC-J version is harder.
The final Super license test in the European and US versions is in a Mercedes 190E touring car but in Japan, is in a Sauber C9.
It's Probably due to fitting in British English and American English
European release didn't have no progressive scan too.
The Italian version has car description, why the English doesn't?
If i remember correct in the european Version are you able to tune the f1 car with tires and a turbo but in the american Version this is Inpossible
Corrwct me if im wrong
Nope, The Formula Gran Turismo cannot be tuned as its corresponding Dealership is Nonexistent in all regions. However, there is a description for Polyphony Digital as a Dealership in the game's code, which means that at one point, you could've been able to purchase tires for the car.
i hope there's a mod that adds everything from all versions
are saves compatible across all versions?
In the PAL region they call the Netherlands, Holland.
So if I plan to play GT4 using an emulator, which version should I go with? Also would lack of resolution option matter at all since you can chose resolution through the emulator itself anyways?
the us because of the option to change video output
Better to have progressive output and upscale it through the emulator
PAL if you use silents de-interlacing patch.
@@kirby1225 but does that make the game runs at 60fps without speeding music and sound effects?
@@LtCommanderTato nah you can't make gt4 run at 60 fps on pal no matter what you do as far as I'm aware. unless there's some fix with the nightly version of pcsx2 as I'm currently on 1.6.0
photek
Huge loss for US players not hearing Photek
Why cant i load ntsc u to pal version disc? or reverse
So I can't choose language in the Japanese version, right?
No, Japanese/Chinese/Korean versions are strictly stuck in their own regional languages.
@@sunray2818 why didn't them make 1 ASEAN language game?
@@liammeech3702 Probably the lanuage files alone takes up too much space, GT4's Asian Chinese version stated it can be switched into English on cover but actually it can't, at least you can get a small piece of paper that explains basic operation in English. But GT2002's Asian Chinese version does indeed has all English mode, which made that game very sought after in overseas market.
@@liammeech3702 Also Gran Turismo Portable's digital Asian version supports Chinese/Korean/English, basically Chinese and Korean versions can be distributed together, but Japanse version is always walking alone, the difference is way too much. But GT1-4 did have Asian Japanese version though.
I think the American Version has description of the car
For some reason only the Japanese version of GT4 has description for the cars, while the other versions doesn't have description for the cars.
@@ΠαναγιώτηςΣανακίδης Confirmed, even Asian Chinese and Korean version doesn't have it.
@@sunray2818 Nope, Korean version also has description, since it's based on NTSC-J.
I just checked through my physical copy.
@@캐붕 That's weird, Asian Chinese version came out at the same date as NTSC-J Japanese version but it does not have it. You sure it's on the buttom of car selection screen of dealership?
Obrigado 🇧🇷
I haven’t some car and some map
song of race finish?
It's just the race finish theme
ua-cam.com/video/zfcGVF9TLHs/v-deo.html
É possível que o save (memory card) seja compatível? Exemplo
Save do NTSC-U, mas tenho DVD na versão PAL (exemplo),seria compatível? Eu continuaria com tudo que obtive na versão NTSC-U?
acho improvável, talvez dê para converter, mas não tenho certeza
that Used Car Showrooms I and II instead of going by years is awful to me
Al pagani le sacaron dos cero 😊😊😊 japan 388.720 vs pal y netc 38.872.000
Sure thing, there's the price difference in Zonda; i mean nearly 40m credits ? My 88% save hasn't even reached that number lmao
9:41p.m. 5/24/2023
where’s the Korean version?
car
Oh yeah 💦
I have buy GT4 chinese in honk kong. 😳
The game no one beat 100%
GT 4 was rushed and had sadly many cut backs and some unfortunate bugs.
jp is asian asian iscpro thhan other player country so if you seek for chalengge play jp version trust me orcnot up to you
Hi bro we on about same about of subs each I've subbed to you outta respect for starter UA-camr. I'll have more vids on my channel once I get my isp dealt with. Atm it's taken like 3 to 4 hours to upload a 5 min clip. Keep at it!!