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 CSK Sega PC
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick, 3D Control Pad, Sega Saturn Modem
Genre: Driving, Racing
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code JP 1996-09 ¥? ? US 1996 $? ? UK 1996 £? ? JP 1997-11-27 ¥5,8005,800 GS-9164 US 1997-11-24 $49.9949.99 81216 EU 1997-11 MK81216-50 DE 1997-11 MK81216-50 PT 1997 STJSE0740 UK 1997-11 £44.9944.99 MK81216-50 PL 1997 209zł209 AU 199x FTOU02SSC BR 1997-12 191296 JP 1998-02-27 ¥8,800 (9,240)8,800 (9,240) HCJ-0139 JP (Ultra 2000) 2000 US 1998-02 $29.9929.99 85067 US (Expert Software) 199x EU 1998 MK-85067-50 DE 1998 MK-85067-50 ES (Xplosiv) 200x NL (Xplosiv) 200x UK (Expert Software) 199x UK (Xplosiv) 200x EI-1306 UK (Fair Game) 2005 FG-1306 HU (EVM) 200x PL 1998 160zł160 AU (Sega PC Classic) 199x KFSEG18CDW BR 199x 503706 KR 199x TW 199x

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 AM Annex in 1996. It is similar to Sega Rally Championship in design, but uses touring cars instead of rally cars.

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).

	AMG Mercedes C-Class
	The AMG Mercedes C-Class was the winner of the DTM of 1995.
	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti
	The Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti is sponsored primarily by Martini Racing, the same sponsor behind the Lancia Delta HF Integrale in Sega Rally.
	Toyota Supra
	The Toyota Supra is the token Japanese car, most likely included to please a Japanese audience, but also to make up the numbers - the DTM of 1995 only featured three cars. The Supra is sponsored primarily by Castrol, who also sponsored the Toyota Celica CT-Four in Sega Rally.
	Opel Calibra V6
	The Opel Calibra V6
	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
	The Lancia Delta HF Integrale comes straight from Sega Rally and is only available in the home ports. Hold when selecting the Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti to access it.
	Toyota Celica CT-Four ST205
	The Toyota Celica CT-Four ST205 also comes straight from Sega Rally and is only available in the home ports. Hold when selecting the Toyota Supra to access it.

Tracks

	Country Circuit
	Country Circuit is the simplest circuit in Sega Touring Car Championship and is used twice in arcade mode, first as a qualifiying lap, and then repeated again in race form. It is a generic, mostly circular track which has come to be expected in arcade racing games. A lap of the circuit is measured as 2.045km.
	Grün Walt Circuit/Grunwald Circuit
	The second, medium difficulty track takes place in a forest and is named "Grün Walt Circuit" in the arcade version. This is likely a translation error - "Grünwald" is german for "green forest", and the home ports partially fix this mistake by renaming the track "Grunwald Circuit" (though still miss the umlaut). Weirdly, however, the track takes place in a fairly mountianous region, with fewer trees visible than the more forest-like Country Circuit. A lap of the circuit is measured as 2.605km
	Brick Wall Town
	Brick Wall Town is a track set in a built-up area, with narrower roads and tricker corners than the previous two tracks. A lap of the circuit is measured as 2.277km
	Urban Circuit
	Urban Circuit only becomes available if the player finishes Brick Wall Town in first place. A lap of the circuit is measured as 2.105km
	Boom Town Circuit
	Boom Town Circuit is exclusive to the Saturn and PC ports of the game. A lap of the circuit is measured as 2.771km

History

Touring Car was less successful than Rally and has never seen a sequel (although what exactly constitutes a "sequel" among the long string of Sega arcade racers is unclear). It is believed that the steeper difficulty curve contributed to Touring Car's poor performance, though it did receive Sega Saturn and Windows ports (unlike Indy 500).

Versions

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.

Unfortunately the Saturn conversion of Sega Touring Car Championship suffers from several technical issues, including a low 20FPS refresh rate, frequent glitches when rendering polygons (and shadows) and warped textures - issues that do not manifest in the older Saturn release of Sega Rally (or contemporary Sega racing games from the era including Manx TT Super Bike, Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition and Sonic R). An attempt at mimicking "realistic" physics also leads to cars being comparatively difficult to handle - something exacerbated by the use of the standard Control Pad as opposed to a 3D Control Pad or Arcade Racer Joystick.

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

• 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
• Graphic 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)

Source:

In-game credits

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

Source:

US manual

PC version

• 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)

Source:

In-game 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

Source:

Other credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Touring Car Championship/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Model 2 US flyer

PDF

Model 2 US flyer (Alt)

Model 2 EU flyer

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Saturn ES print advert

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GR advert

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Print advert in Player One (FR) #81: "Décembre 1997" (1997-xx-xx)

Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #56: "Kwiecień 1998" (1998-xx-xx)

Print advert in Click! (PL) #11-2001: "11/2001" (2001-05-24)

Print advert in 576 KByte (HU) #2002-03: "Március 2002" (2002-xx-xx)

Artwork

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Photo gallery

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  Twin Cabinet

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  Deluxe cabinet

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Digitiser (UK) 87 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 50 Player One (FR) 83

	73
Based on 3 reviews

Sega Touring Car Championship

Model 2, US (twin)
Manual

Model 2, US (deluxe)

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Consoles + (FR) 94 Computer & Video Games (UK) 40 Edge (UK) 50 Famitsu (JP) 75 №468, p39 GamesMaster (UK) 53 №64, p44 Saturn Power (UK) 78 Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) 79 Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) 63 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers) (JP) 82

	68
Based on 9 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, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

PC version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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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, JP
Cover

PC, JP (Ultra 2000)
Cover

PC, US
Cover
Jewel Case

PC, US (Expert Software)
Cover

PC, EU
Disc Jewel Case Inlay

PC, UK (Expert Software)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv; alt)
Cover
Disc

PC, UK (Fair Game)
Cover
Disc

PC, DE

PC, ES (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, NL (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, HU (EVM)
Cover

PC, AU (Sega PC Classics)
Cover

PC, BR
Cover
Disc Manual Jewel Case

PC, KR
Cover

PC, TW

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	507,192,336		CD-ROM (EU)	MK81216-50 V1.003
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	514,549,392	1997-10-26	CD-ROM (JP)	GS-9164 V1.003
✔	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1	513,761,472		CD-ROM (US)	81216 V1.001

Track list

Saturn version

1. Data track

2. So High (02:57)

3. Are U wake up? (03:03)

4. Don't Drop me (02:50)

5. Sonic Drive (02:34)

6. intense (02:55)

7. Rising High (02:54)

8. Brave Nu Charge (02:36)

9. Loose Control (03:05)

10. GameOver (00:08)

11. Inductee (03:00)

12. Cool Tropics (01:31)

13. Higher Streamer (03:03)

14. Condition RED (03:03)

15. Target (03:11)

16. regen (02:52)

17. overture (00:43)

18. Conditioned Reflex STC mix (03:50)

19. S.E. (01:05)

► Running time: 45:20

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files

Folder / File	Type	Size	description
\RESOURCE	Folder	70,846	It contains 3 images using by RANKING.HTM
RANKING.HTM	HTM	592	Files for registering in global rankings from PC.
README.TXT	TXT	4,126	About extra files
STC_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	12	About this game.
STC_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	41	About original game
STC_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	46	Copyright

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PC