Car FAQ Version 0.8
Elroy Ng (elroyng@singnet.com.sg)
This Document Copyright 1998 Elroy Ng
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Ridge Racer Type 4 and R4 are trademarks of Namco
Contents:
1. Author's Note
2. Game Modes
3. The Teams
4. The Manufacturers
5. Unlocking New Cars
6. Complete List Of Cars
7. FAQ
1. Author's Note
Ok, first of all, I'll answer the question everyone would surely be
asking. How the heck did I manage to get all 320 cars in R4? Nah, I did
not get all the cars by playing the game like hundreds of times.
Besides, that would be impossible (read the FAQ section). I only played
through the Grand Prix Mode 6 times. I simply used a Gameshark to hack
in the rest of the cars. Now, before you people start calling me a
cheater, let me make this clear. I used the Gameshark so that I can
make a complete list of all the cars in R4 to be put into this FAQ for
your viewing pleasure. I put it in here so that you can get an idea of
how many cars you are lacking for a specific team or manufacturer. Now,
on with the FAQ.
2. Game Modes
There are several modes of play in R4, with one secret "Extra Trial"
Mode. There is Grand Prix Mode, where most of the game's cars are
unlocked, Time Attack Mode, VS Battle and the secret Extra Trial Mode.
The Extra Trial Mode is opened after going through Grand Prix Mode once
with any team.
There is also the Garage. This is where you can get in to view all the
cars you have gotten so far. This is also where you can customize your
cars with stickers or simply change the colours of the car. There is
also a feature within this mode that allows you to create your own
personalized stickers for your cars.
3.The Teams
There are a total of 4 teams in R4. They are:
R.C Micro Mouse Mappy (France) Turning: Easy
Pac Racing Club (Japan) Turning: Normal
Racing Team Solvalou (Italy) Turning: Difficult
Dig Racing Team (USA) Turning: Expert
4. The Manufacturers
There are also four car manufacturers in R4. They are:
Assoluto (Italy) Type: Drift
Lizard (USA) Type: Drift
Terrazi (Japan) Type: Grip
Age Solo (France) Type: Grip
5. Unlocking New Cars
As far as I know, there are only two ways to unlock new cars. The first
method is by going through Grand Prix Mode. After going through Grand
Prix Mode, the four cars that you used in Grand Prix Mode is added to
your Garage. However, the better you do in the races (eg. getting first
place in every race on the first try, etc.), the better the car you
will get. So, if you went through the whole Grand Prix Mode with the
same car (looks the same, only the max speed increases each time), it
means that you did not do very well in Grand Prix Mode.
The other method is by winning the Extra Trial. There are four Extra
Trials, one for each manufacturer. You must have at least one car of
that manufacturer in your garage before you can race in that
manufacturer's trial. The Extra Trial is very difficult to win.
However, winning the Extra Trial earns you the most powerful cars in
the game. In Extra Trial, only four cars can be unlocked, one for each
trial.
6. Complete List Of Cars
Ok, this is it. The COMPLETE list of cars found in R4. In order to save
time, I've listed the cars according to their manufacturer. I was only
able to do this because the cars are all the same throughout for every
team. The only difference is the Max Speed of the cars and the sticker
designs of the cars, which varies with each team. So just follow the
abbreviations of the team names at the top of the table beside the Max
Speed heading to find out the speed of the specific car for the
specific team. The last car on the list of each manufacturer are those
unlocked in Extra Trial Mode.
Finally, after the 320 cars, there is one more secret car, which
becomes the ninth car in your garage. And the new car is none other
than the Pac-Man car!!! The Pac-Man car even has its own music during
the race, "Eat'em Up", and it is an update of the music found in the
old Pac-Man game. Sorry, I am not very sure how to unlock this car as I
hacked in most of the cars which includes this very special car. Well
here are its stats.
Car Name Stage Max Speed/ km/h Type
Pac-Man 4 242 Drift
7. FAQ
Q: Is it possible to unlock all 320 cars in the game?
A: From what I've read and heard, no. It seems that the PocketStation
would have to be used in order to collect all 320 cars. The only way to
collect them all would be to use the PocketStation and trade cars with
your friends with it. I am not too sure how the game would prevent you
from playing the Grand Prix thousands of times though. The
PocketStation would be released on January 23 in Japan.
Well, I can't think of any other FAQ to include in this section. If you
have any questions, mail me at elroyng@singnet.com.sg and I will include the
question and answer to this FAQ.
Ok, this is the end of my FAQ. It has been tedious making this FAQ but
very satisfying indeed.
