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I want to make a JGTS salute to GTPlanet as my final post of 2011 for this blog. GTPlanet has been the only online community devoted to Gran Turismo that I have been a part of. I have been part of this message board since December 5, 2003. I had initially joined just to follow news on Gran Turismo 4. It has since blossomed to me making GTPlanet my favorite message board of any kind. It was

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GT5's International License tests are up in this post. All you've tackled in the National License tests will be enhanced as you progress towards the International Licenses. You will race more kinds of cars ranging from sports cars to race cars. More importantly, you must demonstrate your ability to take on these more intense tests and pass them to the best of your ability.This blog post only

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Licenses are not required to compete in any race for Gran Turismo 5. However, you can learn to enhance your racing skill by taking part in these tests. This blog post features advice on how to pass each one (you're on your own for Gold). This post only concerns the National License tests. Experience the world of Gran Turismo 5 while taking on some interesting challenges.Welcome to "John's

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The Simulation Disc of Gran Turismo 2 showcases a host of races for you to take part in. For some of the early races in GT2, a license is not required. However, to complete the game, you need to make sure you have all of your licenses ready in taking on the rigors GT2 has to offer for you on the Simulation Disc. So make sure to get more licenses. If you need a little advice on clearing

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Formula Racer 2012 runs on the same engine as Formula Racer, but FR2012 offers a little different experience from its Formula Racer counterpart. The sequel offers a different experience in the sense of how you get through the game. Kongregate and Turbo Nuke are back at it again with this game. The biggest difference between the two titles is that this one involves three different car classes

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Formula Racer is a Flash-based racing game published by Kongregate and developed by Turbo Nuke. You will be racing with and against the most elite of race cars in high-speed formula car battle. You will never know what kind of madness awaits you once the race starts. All you know is that you're strapped into a sophisticated and fast racing car devoid of fenders, head lights, and compromises.

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The challenge of Deep Forest is to "experience racing through a forest" (to quote Gran Turismo 1). Deep Forest has long been a formidable course combining both rhythm-based sections with a lovely forest setting. It has been featured in every Gran Turismo game including Tourist Trophy. This is one of many true original courses in Gran Turismo history. This blog post is about the unique racing

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Fifteen years of Gran Turismo! Fifteen years of a game franchise that would basically become the gold standard of realistic racing. I have endured a great deal of memories with the Gran Turismo franchise. This blog post is a look at my own experience with GT in this 15th Anniversary. For people who may be visiting "John's Gran Turismo Space" for the first time ever, here is your chance to

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Gran Turismo games do a good job of getting you active in the racing process. But in the act of considering alternatives to current GT practices, one such thing has to change. To me, you have to practice your skills before considering the license tests. Think about it. When you were in grade school (or if you are in grade school), do you take a test BEFORE getting the lesson? Taking a test

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As a holiday gift, Version 2.02 of Gran Turismo 5 lends itself a number of updates and fixes to a host of items in GT5. The download comes in at around 240 megabytes. Is this an update to be proud of or not? This blog post will fill you in on the latest updates to GT5 as well as some of my own thoughts and observations.--- Gran Turismo 5: Version 2.02 Update ---You can read more about the 2.02

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Tokyo Route 246 is based on a bus route in Tokyo. Let it be known that Tokyo is one of my favorite cities in the world, so I was more than pleased to see this track featured in Gran Turismo starting with Gran Turismo 3. It is a three-mile stretch of city streets starting in the Akasaka District of Tokyo starting on Aoyama-Dori street. It can be thought of as a signature race track of Gran

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The Emerald City of Seattle, Washington, USA is the first American city to be featured in a Gran Turismo game. This Pacific Northwestern track is a technical street course complete with many elevation changes, fast straights, and more. This track has been in every Gran Turismo except GT1 and GT5. You can even race it in Tourist Trophy, but unable to race against three other riders. This

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While the ancient Romans had the Circus Maximus where contests of speed were contested among chariots, modern racers battle on the streets of Rome in modern horseless carriages at Rome Circuit. This track in Gran Turismo 2 and Gran Turismo 3 is one of the finest racing courses in any Gran Turismo game as well as being one of the finest city courses in GT history. It has a Grand Prix racing feel

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The journey to Gran Turismo 5 has been a long and arduous one, but we made it. From the promise of Gran Turismo 4 to a few different titles from Polyphony Digital, from PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3, this is somewhat a text and video journey involving GT4 on the road to GT5. This is my own look at how far we have come based on what I tend to recall about the journey from GT4 to GT5.--- Gran

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Kart Space is one of the newest tracks for Gran Turismo 5. It is a neon-lit racing facility meant for kart racing. This would a dream kart track for a family fun center with its appeal and charm. However, it is also a menacing Gran Turismo challenge. It is one of the first tracks offered as downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5 gamers along with Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. This is a

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French developer NADEO created TrackMania starting in 2004. This unique racing game series allows gamers to create their own tracks by using a comprehensive grid system. Almost any track you can dream of can be made using the game's many tools. It can also be a puzzle game... sort of. No matter what the case, there is something for almost any racing gamer- or any gamer in general can enjoy.

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A few days ago, I saw a Twitch stream for the first time ever; and it was about "The Crew" from Ubisoft. I know very little about "The Crew" apart from this being an open-world racing/driving game across various points of the United States. This is NOT a review since I've never played this game. On the other hand, I'm offering thoughts on this game in this blog post.--- "The Crew" at a Glance

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Speed Up! Spanish developer Gaelco created a game in 1996 called Speed Up in which you don't have to win, but you don't want to be last. That's right- this is an elimination racing game. I've known Gaelco for only one other game- their answer to the Drift Out series, "World Rally Championship." I have actually played this game before at an arcade area. If you've never heard of this game (you

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The Carmageddon series from Interplay is a different kind of racing game. How different? Try a racing game where running over people is just as important as trying to win the race. Yeah... brutal. It was a racing game series where you're rewarded for running over people with you points and time bonuses. The concept is "racing is boring. Racing while running over people- yeah!" I have my

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Not to be confused with Off Road Challenge, Off Road Thunder was a different kind of game from Midway. The premise was still on extreme off-road racing. This game just has a different focus. Get ready for metal-on-metal mayhem and three different ways to play. You also have a handful of vehicles to use in your off-road speed freaking. I'm here to talk about this racing game for your reading

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Gran Turismo Space... literally? The car list for Gran Turismo 6 includes the 1971 Lunar Roving Vehicle LRV-001. There is also a great sense of astronomical simulation for GT6. This is an interesting blog post I'd like to share about the space-style aspects of Gran Turismo 6. Or at least... as much as we know about space aspects of GT6.Because the name of this blog used to be "John's Gran

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Midway Arcade Treasures 3 features eight racing games from Midway and/or Atari. This game for the PlayStation 2, Gamecube, and XBOX takes gamers back in time with this all racing game package. This is the game for you if you want to play multiple racing games from Midway and Atari. What you can do and play will be to your liking regardless. This blog post takes a look at Midway Arcade

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Off Road Challenge can be thought of as an off-road version of the Cruis'n series. Most of the gameplay is like the Cruis'n games, but this game features some real sponsors (primarily Toyota). Players are invited to test their off-road racing mettle on six courses. Arcade and Nintendo 64 versions of this game are available. This blog post takes a look at this classic racing game from Midway.-

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San Francisco is beautiful. It is a lovely city with a handful of lovely locales- the Transamerica Pyramid. Coit Tower. Lombard Street. Golden Gate Bridge. The San Francisco Fine Arts Museum. And of course... the Golden Gate Bridge. As beautiful as San Francisco is, burning rubber is even more beautiful- at least according to Atari (maker) and Midway (publisher) and their 1996 game, San

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The PlayStation 1's swan song of ToCA was done with a game called "ToCA World Touring cars." Or by its American name- "Jarrett and LaBonte Stock Car Racing." Gritty and intense racing were commonplace with this game. That gritty racing includes visual and physical damage. This was not your ordinary racing game. If anything, it was something to look forward to in the next generation of gaming

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