Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Battle Gear (Video Game)

 Battle Gear (Video Game)
type
TVTItem
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
label
Battle Gear (Video Game)
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
page
BattleGear
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
comment
Before Initial D and Project Gotham Racing, there was this.Side by Side is the franchise for a popular 1990s touge racing game series whose name changed to Battle Gear in the 2000s. It was developed by Taito and was first released on arcade cabinets before being ported to the PlayStation home consoles. Battle Gear 2 is known as Tokyo Road Race in Europe.See also Project Gotham Racing, the series' rough Western equivalent.
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
fetched
2023-11-13T13:15:41Z
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
parsed
2023-11-13T13:15:41Z
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
processingComment
Dropped link to GrandFinale: Not a Feature - ITEM
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
isPartOf
DBTropes
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_1c3d047e
type
The Rival
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_1c3d047e
comment
The Rival who has Recycled In Space: Gran Turismo and Tokyo Xtreme Racer series FOR THE ARCADES! Zig-Zagged again. There are a few console ports of them.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_1c3d047e
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_1c3d047e
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_1c3d047e
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_2e6a41e0
type
Gratuitous English
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_2e6a41e0
comment
Gratuitous English: The Battle Gear 2 theme. BATERU GIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAH~
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_2e6a41e0
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_2e6a41e0
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_2e6a41e0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_4b621f81
type
Design-It-Yourself Equipment
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_4b621f81
comment
Design-It-Yourself Equipment: In 3, the cars can have visual customization, but in 4, the customization extends to performance modifications. Though this is restricted to players who have NESYS keys and in 3, players who bought the home port.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_4b621f81
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_4b621f81
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_4b621f81
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_62259825
type
Nintendo Hard
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_62259825
comment
Nintendo Hard: Obviously Drift Modes in the fourth game. Also, the more-complex Professional cabinets of the same game. Takumi Mode in 3 Tuned is also this. (see Video Game Cruelty Punishment) Well, the series was meant to emulate the real-life driving physics, so it can be hard for many gamers. Added in 4 Tuned is a Harder Than Hard version of manual transmission. Which now uses an H-Pattern gearbox and requiring the clutch to shift gears.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_62259825
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_62259825
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_62259825
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_95f972d2
type
Nitro Boost
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_95f972d2
comment
Nitro Boost: Available as an upgrade in 4 for cars with non-turbo engines. It is essentially the non-turbo counterpart to the turbocharged engine's over-boost function.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_95f972d2
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_95f972d2
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_95f972d2
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a62b49ea
type
That One Level
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a62b49ea
comment
In 4, there are few racing tracks modeled after real-life race tracks, like Circuit de Monaco.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a62b49ea
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a62b49ea
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a62b49ea
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a7ebd729
type
Revenue-Enhancing Devices
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a7ebd729
comment
Revenue-Enhancing Devices: The NESYS keys. You can get one for free once you bought the PlayStation 2 port of 3. Sadly, the keys designed for 3 cannot be used on 4, prompting players to use different keys designed for that game instead.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a7ebd729
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a7ebd729
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_a7ebd729
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c513249
type
Harder Than Hard
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c513249
comment
Added in 4 Tuned is a Harder Than Hard version of manual transmission. Which now uses an H-Pattern gearbox and requiring the clutch to shift gears.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c513249
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c513249
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c513249
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c75df49a
type
Shout-Out
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c75df49a
comment
Shout-Out: In 3, you can select quite a few Initial D cars with all their appropriate colors. In 4, there are few racing tracks modeled after real-life race tracks, like Circuit de Monaco.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c75df49a
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c75df49a
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_c75df49a
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d68c925d
type
Creator Provincialism
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d68c925d
comment
Creator Provincialism: All the cars up to the third game (including the Side by Side games) were strictly Japanese. The fourth game broke this with foreign cars, although they were all hot hatches.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d68c925d
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d68c925d
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d68c925d
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3
type
Anti-Frustration Features
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3
comment
Anti-Frustration Features: The Tuned version of 4 introduces braking assist for automatic transmission, where the car brakes automatically before a tight corner. Very handful for beginners who want to tackle the expert courses with ease.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_df1793de
type
Updated Re-release
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_df1793de
comment
Updated Re-release: Tuned versions of 3 and 4. Before that, Side by Side 2 had the Evoluzione and Evoluzione RR versions. The PlayStation exclusive Side by Side Special 2000 is this to the original Side by Side Special, which includes all tracks and cars from the two Side by Side games.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_df1793de
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_df1793de
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_df1793de
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f4fb7564
type
Diegetic Interface
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f4fb7564
comment
Diegetic Interface: Hell, even the interiors are somewhat detailed, if not today's standards. But in early days of racing games, it was outstanding.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f4fb7564
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f4fb7564
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f4fb7564
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b
type
Product Placement
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b
comment
Product Placement: Lots.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_f511ea9b
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd
type
Video Game Cruelty Punishment
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd
comment
Video Game Cruelty Punishment: The Takumi Mode in the 3 Tuned forces you to stay off the walls. Even so much as touching it nets you a TIME PENALTY.
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
type
ItemName
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
comment
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
featureApplicability
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
featureConfidence
1.0
 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
 Battle Gear (Video Game) / int_name
itemName
Battle Gear (Video Game)

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 Battle Gear (Video Game)
hasFeature
Driving Stick / int_e80336ba