Translated version of GT4 Preview book

[Der_Meister]

This is not the tweaking page, It's were you choose which parts you want to be installed. Just like GT3. The tweaking of suspensions and ratios and hopefully turbo boost and etc... ! is on another menu!

 

[Sven]

Actually, I think the tweaking menus are accessed by clicking on the wrench icon.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

This reliable enough for ya? As long as it's only used in drag racing, which I'm sure it will be, I have no problem with it.

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

I really like that settings menu! 👍 I wonder how the garage menu would look like when you click on a car. I am sure it would have the car spinning slowly in a circle, but it would be better if you can manually scroll around the car to look at anyplace in the car such as the bottom, top or the intererior of the car and MAYBE THE ENGINE!

 

[Jedi2016]

Ah, yes, I see the little arrow now.. so the "Sets" are probably presets. That'll make things handy, having quickly-accessed presets for different types of tracks.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

I really like that settings menu! 👍 I wonder how the garage menu would look like when you click on a car. I am sure it would have the car spinning slowly in a circle, but it would be better if you can manually scroll around the car to look at anyplace in the car such as the bottom, top or the intererior of the car and MAYBE THE ENGINE!

Am I the only one that seems to remember this was featured when GT3 was still incomplete, and shown in demo form? I swear I remember there being mention that you could zoom in and focus on some details of the car, at the very least.

I suppose it's kind of pointless with the addition of Photo Mode, however.

 

[SchuberT]

Just to clarify: That is NOT a buy menu. Not saying anyone thought that, but just in case.

 

[oosacker]

I poted this in the wrong thread before.:

Bottom of page 8:

TIPS: Print out your photos nicely with a high quality colour printer

The photos taken in Photo Mode can be printed out with a colour printer. According to Mr. Yamauchi, virtually any USB printer can be used. One of the printers reported compatible is the Seiko-Epson Colorio. Because you can print out your favourite photos, you can now put them in a frame or give them to friends as a gift.


Arcade Mode - left hand box (page 9)

Quick tune for a comfortable drive

A new feature in GT4. You can simply tune your car before a race.

01 Power: Change the car's power by +/- 20%. Lowering it results in lower straight line speed.

02 Weight: Set the weight of the car by +/- 10%. Lower is faster.

03 Max Speed: Can only be changed on racing cars. Setting the top speed higher results in a lower acceleration.

04 Transmission: AT or MT. AT is recommended for beginners.

05 Tyre Type: Set the tyre type in softness. Softer tyres have higher grip but last shorter.

Replay Theater (Replay Theater - Watch race replays)​

Same as the Replay theater in GT Mode. Watch the replays in your memory card any time you want. A fun idea is to bring along memory cards, and have a replay watching session with friends.

Caption (L): If you find an interesting race scene, remember to save the replay.
Caption (C): The size of the saved replay depends on the race course.
Caption (R): Only GT makes you feel special when watching a replay.​

TIPS: Enjoy GT with Pro Logic 2 sound!
GT4 supports Pro Logic 2 which allows playing of 2 channel sound with 5.1 speakers. This now means that engine noises, tyre screeches can be heard with much more excitement. If you have a home theater system, try playing GT4 with it. You will be blown away with the new expreience it brings. If you can't afford or don't have the space for a home theater system, buy a set of 4.1 speakers and postion them in front and back of you.

 

[Jedi2016]

"Only GT makes you feel special when watching a replay."

I'm not sure what to make of this one..

 

[cobragt]

 

[oosacker]

Page 11.

CAR GUIDE (title page)​

7 Catergories
Including the most number of cars in the series, GT4 have cars which each fit into one of 7 genres. Without biasing between year, country etc, the number of the specially chosen 700 cars is simply astounding.

Catergory 1: Latest Cars
Cars released in 2004 and soon to be realeased cars of 2005, available through cooperation with car manufacturers. Drive cars of the future before everyone.

Catergory 2: Concept Cars
Cars born from manufacturer's visions of their dreams and futures from all ages. Cars styled with the future in mind with numerous high technology, these are true dream cars.

Catergory 3: Memorable Cars
Old but well known and loved cars are the norm in this catergory. You can feel the admiration towards these cars in their era.

Catergory 4: Racing Cars
Race cars mostly from JGTC, DTM and Le Mans are included. Racing cars in action now and in the past are available.

Catergory 5: Historic Cars
Famous cars and classics from the history of automobiles are included. All cars in this catergory were revolutionary in their day and now are premier models.

Catergory 6: Street Racers (Tuned cars)
Making street cars faster is one of the hobbies of the modern car fan. Makers who have made quality tune up parts have their best tuned models lined up.

Catetrgory 7: Unique Cars
Like the Tank Car which used a tank's engine, cars which are extremely rare and interesting are in this catergory.

 

[oosacker]

Catergory 5: Historic Cars
Buick Special 1962

Drivetrain: FR
Max Output: 564HP/5000RPM
Max Torque: 81Kgfm/4750RPM

Buick's new style small car. The parallel lines on the car look beautiful.

 

[oosacker]

GRAN TURISMO 4
HISTORICAL MUSEUM​

Learning the history of cars makes the world of automobiles more fun and interesting. In GT4, cars from 1800's ~ 200X are included. By learning the past and future of cars, you will be able to see the present more clearly.

(some car name spelling unsure)
Stats: Drivetrain, max output, max torque

1886 Mercedes-Benz Benz Batent Motor Wagen
RR, 0hp, -

1886 January 29th saw the birth of the first ever automobile in the world. This was a 3 wheeled, self propelled machine. The alternative to steam engines, this was the start of the history of cars.

1949 Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Standard (type 11)
RR, 25hp/3300rpm, 6.8kgfm/2000rpm

Nicknamed the "beetle" this car was loved throughout the world. Was built for over 30 years, this was a best seller.

1954 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible C1
152hp/4200rpm, 30.8kgfm/2400rpm

High displacement and output, and retro styling, this car was the icon of the American car, along with the Viper.

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe
FR, 215hp/4600rpm, 28kgfm/4600rpm

Only 1400 of the gull-winged car were built between 1954 to 1957.


Select cars according to history and maker
To make searching for cars easier in the huge database, you are albe to select between sort by year or maker. In GT mode, you can select according to the maker.

Cars that evolved into the people's transport
If you consider a car as "a type of transport driven by a gasoline engine", then the history of cars has a 120 year history. With the introduction of the first mass produced car, the Ford Model T, the car has become the transport for ordinary people.

 

[cobragt]

Nice work man

 

[Iceman]

Yep, very nice job. You should consider putting this all together in one website so it is easier to view 👍.

 

[oosacker]

Yep, very nice job. You should consider putting this all together in one website so it is easier to view 👍.

that's what APLHA is doing in his english version of the book.

 

[oosacker]

Updated version below.

 

[oosacker]

Honda S800
FR, 70hp/8000rpm, 6.7kgfm/6000rpm

Nicknamed the "Esuhachi" (S8), this was Honda's legendary classic. With the addition of F1 technology, this car won many races around the world.

1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L46 350
FR, 355hp/5800rpm, 54.54kgfm/3600rpm

The representative car of American sports cars. The 3rd gen Corvette was now a high performance sports car, with exciting styling.

1965 Fiat 500F
RR, 22hp/4400rpm, 3.6kgfm/3500rpm

By Increasing the displacement to the classic 500R (Chinkchento) and changing the hinging of the doors, the 500F was born. Nicknamed "chink".

1962 Mazda Carol 360 Deluxe
RR, 20hp/7000rpm, 2.4kgfm/3000rpm

Developed when Mazda was still called "Touyou Engineering". A huge hit with its new 4 door design.

1969 Nissan Bluebird 510 Rally car
FR, 130hp/6800rpm, 15.5kgfm/4800rpm

Won the 18th East African Safari rally, this was the representative family car of post-war Japan. The characteristics are the long nose/short deck design and the supersonic lines.

1969 Ford GT40 Race car
MR, 500hp/6500rpm, 60kgfm/5000rpm

Ford's racing/road legal car of the 1960's. Won Le Mans in 1966, 1968 and 1969.

Pontiac Tempest LeMans GTO
FR, 330hp/4800rpm, 59.2kgfm/3200rpm

The first car to use the A body. After when the first Tempest was released in 1961, many different models were sold.

Ginetta G4
FR, 91hp/6000rpm, 12.2kgfm/4500rpm

Built by a small British backyard builder, this car had very low car hieght and glamourous curved styling.

Alfa Romeo Julia Sprint GTA 1600
FR, 115hp/6000rpm, 14.5kgfm/3000rpm

Julia is one of Alfa's popular models. This version had substantial weight reduction done. This car conqouored many of the world's big races.

Chevrolet Camaro SS
FR, 304hp/4800, 52.6kgfm/3200rpm

The first model of Chevrolet's representative cars, Camaro. The top model, Z28 was the fastest of the American sports cars in its day.


The Japanese cars that showed colour of Eurpean and American cars
After the introduction of fully Japanese cars in the 50s, the 60's saw the Japanese car companies grow rapidly in order to match and beat the American and European cars. At this time sports cars were the center of attention amoung ordinary people and coupes with flowing styling became very popular. At the same time with introduction of Toyota's Publica (eventually became the Corolla), the family car also became very popular. With the slogan "Japanese cars are cheap and won't break" many Japnese cars were exported. Also, it was said that "high performance cars can't be made by Japanese makers" but Nissan "Fairlady Z", touted as the cheap sports car, was a huge hit in North America. It was an age where people realised that Japanese cars could compete with overseas models. In America, large capacity sports cars became popular and sports cars with flowing lines was in its golden age.

 

[ALPHA]

Wow, this is heaps, well done! I'm still stuck many pages back .

On Page 8 & 9, are you able to please translate the captions by the pictures in the TIPS part?

 

[oosacker]

page 8 caption (L): Take lots of pictures in the included scenes. Enjoy the travelling in the photomode.

caption (R): Depending on the printer, the printed photos are very good quality.

page 9 captions

L: In GT4, the full accelerator engine sound has been recorded.

L: More fun can be had with pro logic 2 speakers.

 

[McLaren'sAngel]

Hiya! Meow! (='.'=)

oosacker thank you so much for the translation once again! :tup: Keep up the work because we are all counting on ya! What got me most excited have to be the support of Prologic II! GT4 would sound much more realistic now and I wonder how my Subwoofer would pound the ground!

 

[Jedi2016]

What got me most excited have to be the support of Prologic II! GT4 would sound much more realistic now and I wonder how my Subwoofer would pound the ground! [/COLOR]

Unfortunately, I've found Pro Logic II to be a bit of a trade-off. In exchange for the extra channels, you lose some of the bass. I've tested it on quite a few PLII-encoded games, and while the surround sound is "richer", the normal stereo sound is "deeper", with more oomph from the subwoofer than PLII has (because it has only 5 channels, not 5.1.. there's no dedicated LFE for the subwoofer).

If anyone's found a workaround or a setting for recievers that could alleviate this, please let me know. I'm very much looking forward to racing GT4 in PLII.

 

[JohnBM01]

Wow, Oosacker. I'm sure we can rely on you when tidings of the next GT rolls around!

Anyhow, the game gets better and better. One aspect as to how a game gets better than the last is ease of use in menus and in tweaking certain options. For example in "Grand Theft Auto 3," if you have to quickly jump out of your car to avoid getting hit by police cars (especially after 2 Wanted Stars, meaning 3 all the way to 6), you have to take the impact, then get out of the car ONLY when you come to a complete stop. In the sequel, Vice City, you can simply fly out of the car at will when into danger. I hope to get San Andreas this Christmas, speaking of the GTA series, but that's not the point.

I think a BIG point, however, is perhaps something I've longed for since GT2, the ability to pre-tune your car before a race. GT veterans may remember having to tune the car at home or to a race (but not actually race the event), just to subtract some horsepower or change tires maybe. If all goes well, we may be able to tune cars at home or someplace instead of having to go to races to do some simple tuning. Big two thumbs up to PD and Kazunori Yamauchi 👍👍. That Ginetta G4 is so sweet, and I even seen it race at the Monterrey Historics last year. You have to see it in pictures. Something this small, yet so elegant. You know, like that cute petite girl you were digging at the mall or at school. Can't wait to see more! I salute not only Oosacker, but our New Zealander ALPHA as well.

 

[Smoke_U_24/7]

Great work, oosacker! 👍 GT4 is looking more and more entertaining as more news pours in.

 

[ALPHA]

Samberto very kindly donated his booklet to me. oosaker or anybody else for that matter if you require higher resolution scans of any particular part of the guide, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[the Interceptor]

I read an interesting story about the Honda S800 once. It's engine was known to be very resistant to high revs, you could even drive it on the redline permanently without any problems.

So one day, some scientists got it out of the car and put it on a test stand to see how far it can really go. The result: at 13.000 revs, the test stand collapsed! After that they put the engine back into the car, and it was still running fine.

I'm looking forward to drive that one. 👍

Cheers,
the Interceptor

 

[oosacker]

Hi ALPHA, I might go for your high quality version. Can you zip the pages and send it to me.

 

[ALPHA]

Sorry, I've only been able to scan in 1/2 the booklet so far, that's in one hour. I wish I could e-mail them all to you but with 56k it would take a good part next year to finish uploading them.

As a test is this an appropriate resolution?

 

[oosacker]

yes.

 

[ALPHA]

yes.

👍 I've only got from pages 17-31 & Back Cover scanned in, I'll start you off with 17 & 18, then tomorrow I'll backtrack to 14 & 15 and upload all the rest. I'm on 56k so bear with me, I'll edit this post and add the scans in as they are done.

 

[hellnback]

I find it funny that on the track pics they don't have all the checkpoints... or even where the start/finish line is... (you normally can work that out though by looking for the pits...)