Sega Touring Car Championship

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Sega Touring Car Championship
System(s): Sega Model 2C CRX, Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer: AM Annex, CS Team
Genre: Racing
Release Date RRP Code
ESRB Sega ELSPA USK Tectoy

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Sega Touring Car Championship (セガツーリングカーチャンピオンシップ) is a Sega Model 2C CRX arcade racing game developed by Sega AM5 in 1996. It is similar to Sega Rally Championship in design, but uses touring cars instead of rally cars. Unlike Sega Rally Championship, Sega Touring Car Championship has never seen a sequel, and it considered a far less successful game for a variety of reasons, most notably the steep difficulty curve and often awkward car handing.

Gameplay

Sega Touring Car Championship offers three "rounds" (plus a qualifying lap), in which the player competes against seven other cars for first place.

Cars

Sega Touring Car Championship features, by default, four touring cars, three used in the 1995 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and a Toyota from the Japanese Grand Touring Championship (now Super GT). Template:Sections

Sequels and Re-releases

Home ports to the Sega Saturn and Windows PC were handled by AM Annex, and were released in 1997 and 1998 respectively. These versions include cars from the 1996 International Touring Car Championship plus more interestingly, the Toyota Celica CT-Four and Lancia Delta HF Integrale from Sega Rally. There are also hidden courses in this version, and contains features such as split-screen multiplayer.

The Saturn version has what is known as "Global Net Events", which are triggered at various times of the year depending on the system's clock. Setting it to the 25th of December 1997 will trigger "winter holiday" mode, 13th of Februrary will trigger "hit and run mode" (in which you need to hit cones), and 1st of April will trigger "April Foul" mode, in which you drive in the opposite direction and have to avoid oncoming cars.

Production Credits

All Versions (Advertise)

Special Thanks

The automobiles appearing in SEGA TouringCar Championship™ are the actual cars that participated in the world touring car races.

Thanks to the cooperation of: Alfa Romeo (155 V6Ti), Mercedez-Benz (C-Class), Opel (Calibra V6), Toyota (Supra)

Special Thanks to: avex trax, prime direction

regarding cooperation with the following music

• So High / Channel X

Words and Music by Praga Khan, Adams Prod. BVBA

℗1995 Antler-Subway Records

©Be's Songs

• Don't drop me / Ann Sinclair

Words and Music by Caria-Gelmetti-Gulinelli

℗1994 Time S.R.L.

©Jacomo Music

• Are U wake up? / Starr Gazer

Music by Starr Gazer

℗1992 avex D.D., Inc.

©1992 by prime direction, inc.

Arcade Version

Chief Programmer: Sohei Yamamoto
Programmer: Masahito Kurosawa, Kenichi Yamamoto, Takahiro Kakizawa, Takashi Yano, Masao Matsumoto, Masaki Yamamoto
Chief Graphic Designer: Kenji Sasaki
Graphic Designer: Kumiko Shoji, Kenji Arai, Nobuhiro Morishita
Sound Director: Sei Matsumura
Sound Programmer: Hiro, Youichi Ueda, Kazuya Fujishima, Yohsuke Takeda
Music

Impalas Ver 2.0 / Ebizoo Tanuma ©Freak Out

Brave Nu Charge / Yoji Biomehanika

Sonic Drive / Ryo Arai

Rising High / Yuki Kubo

Condition Red / Sei Matsumura

Loose Control / Hiro

Interlude Jungle / Yohsuke Takeda

Name Entry / Hidenori Shoji

Mechanical Designer: Shigeyuki Iwase, Toshiya Yamaguchi, Yumiko Ara
Electrical Designer: Hiroyuki Takahashi, Hiroki Koyama
Director of Cabinet Design: Yasunobu Shinzato
Cabinet Graphic Designer: Tetsuo Okabe
Mechanical Supervisor: Masao Yoshimoto
Special Thanks: Mario Cotza, Richard Dunn, Michael Gsedl, Steve Cross, Nobuhiko Shimizu, Masaru Agarida, Mitsuaki Nishi, Naoko Shibukawa, Takashi Yamashita, Shinichi Suzuki, Racing On, C-One Corporation, Naoki Hattori
Overseas Coordinator: Morio Moriya
Assistant Producer: Gen Takabe, Jun Taniguchi
Produced by: Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Directed by: Kenji Sasaki

Saturn Version

(In-game credits)

Chief Programmer: Toru Kujirai
Programmers: Hironobu Tsujikawa, Yukinori Kaneko, Hajime Take, Kazunori Masuda
Graphic Designers: Satoshi Fujinuma, Masakazu Yanagida, Tatsushi Hashimoto, Yuji Yamashita, Kazuya Suzuki, Toshiaki Toyoda
S.E. Arranger: Naoshi Kunisawa
Music: Ebizoo Tanuma (Freak Out), Yoji Biomehanika, Yuki Kubo, Ryo Arai, Hiro, Sei Matsumura, Yohsuke Takeda, Hidenori Shoji
CRI ChannelWeb Staff: Hideo Gunji, Kiyotaka Sakai, Nao Yanase
Technical Advisers: Sohei Yamamoto, Masahito Kurosawa
Graphical Adviser: Kenji Sasaki
Sound Advisers: Hiro, Sei Matsumura
Special Thanks: Ryuichi Hattori, Mario Cotza, Isamu Hasegawa (Apex), Yoshihiro Kitomi (Apex), Toshiaki Suzuki (Apex), Sega Digital Studio, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes‑Benz, Opel, Toyota, Lancia
Production Managers: Hiroshi Aso, Hiroya Tanaka
Assistant Producer: Jun Taniguchi
Producer: Gen Takabe
Executive Producers: Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Keisuke Chiwata
Directed by: Gen Takabe, Toru Kujirai
Developed by: CSK Research Institute Corp. (CRI)

(US Manual)

Sega of America, Inc.
Producer: Tre' Johnson
Brand Manager: Brad Hogan
Lead Tester: Howard "T. Car" Gipson
Assistant Lead Tester: Joe Damon
Testers: Amy Albertson, Marco Alvarado, Lorne Ascuncion, Karen Brown, Mike Dobbins, Sean Doidge, Rick Greer, Rod Hong, Laine Maeda, Mike McCollum, Jason Philyaw, Kenny Robinson, Jacob Rohrer, Matt Underwood, Ferdinand Villar
Team Sega Racing: Geraldine Dessimoz, Brad Hogan, Tracy Johnson, Marcus Matthews, David Perkinson
Manual: Abbass Hussain
Special Thanks: Jadelyn Chang, Angela Edwards, Bernie Stolar, Shuji Utsumi, and the Seedy Crew. The automobiles depicted in this game appears by courtesy of ALFA ROMEO, MERCEDEZ-BENZ, OPEL and TOYOTA

PC Version

~In-game credits~
Chief Programmer: Masayoshi Iwai
Programmers: Masaru Inoue, Masatoshi Kawada, Masanori Sato
Graphic Designers: Satoshi Fujinuma, Masakazu Yanagida, Kiyoshi Fujita, Tatsushi Hashimoto, Yuji Yamashita, Kazuya Suzuki, Toshiaki Toyoda
S.E. Arranger: Naoshi Kunisawa
Music: Ebizoo Tanuma (Freak Out), Yoji Biomehanika, Yuki Kubo, Ryo Arai, Hiro, Sei Matsumura, Yohsuke Takeda, Hidenori Shoji
Technical Advisors: Sohei Yamamoto, Masahito Kurosawa
Graphical Advisor: Kenji Sasaki
Sound Advisors: Hiro, Sei Matsumura
Special Thanks: Alfa Romeo, Mercedes‑Benz, Opel, Toyota, Lancia, Ryuichi Hattori, Mario Cotza, Sega Digital Studio, Toshiro Nakayama, Isamu Hasegawa (Apex), Yoshihiro Kitomi (Apex), Toshiaki Suzuki (Apex)
Production Managers: Hiroshi Aso, Hiroya Tanaka
Assistant Producers: Jun Taniguchi, Hiroyuki Otaka
Producer: Hisayoshi Yoshida
Executive Producers: Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Keisuke Chiwata, Toshinori Asai
Directed by: Gen Takabe, Toru Kujirai, Hisayoshi Yoshida
Developed by: CSK Research Institute Corp. (CRI)

~Other credits~
OnlineHelp: Kaoru Ichigozaki, Hiroyuki Mitsui, Abbass Hussain, Mitsuaki Chono

European Development

Assistant Producer: Richard Lloyd
Test: John Murphy
Assistant Test: James Lyons
Product Support Manager: John Murphy, James Lyons
Product & Language Testers: Dave Thompson, Roberto Parraga
Manual Coordination: Tony Hinchliffe
Packaging Design: Paul Jerem
Territory Input: Mark Hartley, Paco del Puerto, Thorsten Moe, Cédric Maréchal
Manual Translation: Eurotek
Testing Company: XXCAL
Assistant Product Manager: Steve Wombwell
European Marketing Manager: Hitendra Naik
Special Thanks to: Louise Anderson, Nicky Beale, Madeline Cross, Hans-Erik Gassner, Tony Hinchliffe, Edward Luck, Debbie Morris, Hitoshi Okuno, David Wilkin

Gallery

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  Twin Cabinet

Artwork

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Physical Scans

Sega Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Consoles + (FR) 94 №70, p98/99 Computer & Video Games (UK) 40 №194 Edge (UK) 50 №53, p103 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) 79 №26, p56/57/58/59

	66
Based on 4 reviews

Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) PAL 94 Computer & Video Games (UK) 25 Digitiser (UK) PAL 81 Edge (UK) PAL 50 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 65 Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 75 Fun Generation (DE) PAL 60 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 87 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 60 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 53 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 83 Gry Komputerowe (PL) 63 Hobby Consolas (ES) 95 Level (TR) 50 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 65 Mega Console (IT) PAL 89 Mega Force (FR) PAL 94 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 84 Neo (PL) 70 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 75 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 76 Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J 72 Saturn Power (UK) PAL 78 Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL) 80 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL 79 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 63 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 82 Super Power (FI) 81

	72
Based on 28 reviews

Sega Touring Car Championship

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
50x50px Disc

Saturn, BR
<div style="margin:auto; max-width:px"> 320x120px Cover

Windows Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Edge (UK) 50 №56, p104

	50
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score 576 KByte (HU) 84 CD-Action (PL) 50 Edge (UK) 50 Gambler (PL) 88 The Games Machine (IT) 58 Gry Komputerowe (PL) 71 Gameshow (TR) 62 Reset (PL) 60 Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL) 58 Ultimate PC (UK) 45

	63
Based on 10 reviews

Sega Touring Car Championship

PC, US
Cover
Jewel Case

PC, US (Expert Software)
Cover

PC, EU
Cover
Disc

PC, EU (Fair Game)
Cover
Disc

PC, JP
Cover

PC, JP (Ultra 2000)

PC, UK (Expert Software)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, DE

External Links

• Sega of Japan PC version catalogue page (Japanese)

Consoles +, "Novembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 98

Computer & Video Games, "January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-12), page 70

Digitiser (UK) (1997-11-14)

Edge, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-27), page 103

Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1998" (US; 1998-0x-xx), page 109

Famitsu, "1997-12-05" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 1

Fun Generation, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 105

GameFan, "Volume 6, Issue 2: February 1998" (US; 1998-xx-xx), page 20

GamePro, "February 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 112

GamesMaster, "January 1998" (UK; 1997-12-19), page 44

Game Informer, "January 1998" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 48

Gry Komputerowe, "1/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1997" (ES; 1997-xx-xx), page 88

Level, "1/98" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

MAN!AC, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-12), page 66

Mega Console, "Dicembre 1997" (IT; 1997-xx-xx), page 64

Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1997" (FR; 1997-1x-xx), page 50

Mega Fun, "12/97" (DE; 1997-11-05), page 111

Neo, "Luty 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 50

Next Generation, "February 1998" (US; 1998-01-20), page 117

Saturn Fan, "1997 No. 22" (JP; 1997-11-14), page 188

Saturn Fan, "1998 No. 2" (JP; 1998-01-16), page 106

Saturn Power, "Christmas 1997" (UK; 1997-11-10), page 74

Świat Gier Komputerowych, "12/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 52

Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1997" (UK; 1997-11-12), page 56

Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-42 (1997-12-05)" (JP; 1997-11-21), page 185

Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12

Super Power, "1 1998" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 58

576 KByte, "Március 1998" (HU; 1998-xx-xx), page 18

CD-Action, "4/98" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 54

Edge, "March 1998" (UK; 1998-02-24), page 104

Gambler, "6/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

The Games Machine, "Marzo 1998" (IT; 1998-0x-xx), page 140

Gry Komputerowe, "7/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

Gameshow, "Mayis 1998" (TR; 1998-xx-xx), page 1

Reset, "Kwiecień 1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 34

Świat Gier Komputerowych, "3/1998" (PL; 1998-xx-xx), page 41

Ultimate PC, "Volume One, Issue Seven: March 1998" (UK; 1998-02-28), page 80