GTI Club: Rally Cote D'Azur (ver EAA)

Arcade Video game published 28 years ago:

GTI Club Rally Cote D'azur (c) 1996 Konami.

GTI Club is a circuit-based racing game in which players race around a small town on the Cote d'Azur (in the French Riviera) in one of four classic rally cars, including the Mini Cooper and the Renault 5 Alpine Turbo, or a fifth super-car (at the cost of an extra credit). The four smaller cars all handle and drive the same as each other, whereas the super-car offers greater acceleration.

Racing takes place in a single location; a picturesque town comprised of steep hills and sharp corners. There are three variations of the track on offer, each offering a different level of difficulty. The 'Easy' track is the standard; the 'Medium' tracks opens up numerous short-cuts and alternate routes, while the 'Hard' track is mirrored.

A handbrake is provided and mastering its use is vital to enable handbrake turns through sharp corners, to reach timed check-points and overtake rival racers.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami GTI Club Hardware

CPU : PowerPC 403GA @ 64 MHz
3D DSP : ADSP-21062 (SHARC) @ 36 MHz
Sound CPU : 68EC000 @ 16 MHz
Sound chips : Ricoh RF5C400 PCM 32Ch, 44.1 kHz Stereo, 3D Effect Spatializer.
Graphics (Custom 3D) : 2 x KS10071 (Possibly graphics as well : KS10081, K001604)
Unknown Chips (possibly sound related) : K056800, K056230

- TRIVIA -

GTI Club Rally Cote D'azur was released in September 1996 in Japan and in 1997 overseas.

Soundtrack releases :
GTI Club c/w Jet Wave & Winding Heat Original Game Soundtrack [King Records - KICA-7751 - Feb 5, 1997]

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Race as a Dog : To race as a dog, push the Automatic/Manual transmission button while entering coins. Then put the gearshift into reverse. Wait until the game starts and release.

- SERIES -

1. GTI Club Rally Cote D'azur (1997)
2. GTI Club Corso Italiano (2000)
3. GTI Club Supermini Festa! (2009)

- STAFF -

Director: Shigenobu Matsuyama (S. Matsuyama)
Programmer: S. Fukunaga, K. Midorikawa, T. Mizumoto, A. Shimiz
CG Designer: S. Matsuyama, R. Ueda, S. Wakabayashi
Sound Designer: Y. Koezuka, Toshirou Sakurai (T. Sakurai), H. Shikama
Mechanic Engineer: S. Uchiyama, T. Hiraoka, K. Okita
Product Designer: M. Kokado, T. Nishimura, Y. Isetani
Hardware Engineer: H. Yamashita, T. Kobayashi, M. Kami, S. Yoshida, S. Ueda, H. Konishi
DSP programmer: K. Sugano