GT4's Spec II Mod Is a Dream Come True for Gran Turismo Fans | Feature Overview & Thoughts

[@ami_87]

That's the way to do it! Enhance, smooth out, retain the soul 👍 Man I so want GT to come to PC after the vacuum FM left.

[@HokiHoshi]

Exactly!

[@afrog2666]

With the way Sony are handling their IP`s these days, they might HAVE to give us a PC port, just to get some money back 😂

[@trautsj]

20 years on and still pretty much the golden standard for racing games. Man it's wild how stagnant this genre has become tbh. Oh well, good is good no matter how long it's been so win/win really.

[@__vx3]

I feel like sim-racing taking off has lowkey killed any creativity in this genre. Just the same old cars on the same old tracks, with the only difference between the "sims" (that are just games with a fancy name) being *r e a l i s m* or tire physics, despite the fact that they're terrible at actually being games.

[@victorcatorz5731]

This is just nostalgia talking. Even with all the good this GT4 with this mod does, GT7 will be a far better experience.

[@cjjd4585]

@@victorcatorz5731 Is it shite, GT7 is the weakest in the main line series and has one of the worst story mode progression out of the lot.

[@victorcatorz5731]

@@cjjd4585 I guess you never played the mess that was GT5 on release.. But that was not really the point. GT4 for me at the time was the perfect game. GT7 is no where near that perfection when it came out. Could GT7 be better? Yes! Is it worse than GT4? Hell no! Yeah the carreer mode in GT4 is better and you can actually get the cars you want without it being a horrible grind. But actually enjoying the cars is better in GT7. The things GT7 does better than GT4 far outweigh the stuff GT7 lacks compared to GT4.

[@HayaTheHater]

@@victorcatorz5731 So basically both have up and down. GT7 improved what the old one couldnt like engine sounds, car quality, handling and tuning system whereas GT4 have more car quantity, more events and tracks which provides a lot of contents

[@ijustsawthat]

Pressing SELECT on any menu to fast travel directly to a certain part of the game saves so much time! (e.g. going from race menu directly to home or car settings)

[@TheDragonfly256]

I stil very much love GT4, for me it was always a RPG but with cars, and what makes it special is that you feel bonded with each car you get, you are not bombarded with hundreds of new shiny cars and money, no you will tune your 3000GT and make it a beast.

[@hugevibez]

Wait till you hear about a game called Racing Lagoon, which is an actual RPG with cars lol

[@bezoekers]

But you do get free cars after each event, and you do get a lot of money pretty quickly.

[@DethFaux]

I feel you. Right now, my favorite car is a white Evo 4 T.M.E that I've tuned for whole bunch of different events

[@TheDragonfly256]

@@bezoekers Not really, not in early game, any puny winnings you spend on new car or new parts for the one you win and use, but still compared to lets say forza horizon where after one hour you'll get bazilion roulette spins and 10 mil garage worth. I know its a spin off but new regular forza also fell off.

[@rotarydude9737]

Seeing Circuit de Valencia is exciting! And as Rowdy said, this could only be the beginning as they continue to explore and understand how exactly tracks work in GT4. Exciting to see modding progress.

[@kspectre21]

One of the best reasons ever to get into PS2 emulation, just so much mure content available in this one title now Admiester is an absolute beast for putting this whole thing together and getting it all to work pretty much seamlessly.

[@eyb0ss]

I have made it my mission over the weekend to get Spec II running on as many handheld devices that I own. Safe to say I was successful, I can now play it where I ever I am in the world. If you told 9 year old me that I would be playing this game on a mobile device in 20 years time in a whole new way I would probably have laughed at you.

[@jordonpollock1550]

Yep doing the same thing on my Legion Go.. interpolated 144FPS with HD Hud and textures, literally insane, 5 year old me would be crying seeing this. The game is a blast with the hard AI. Finally a proper challenge.

[@Heaven_Is_A_Wasteland]

I actually told my friend in 2002 that one day mobile phones will have ps2 graphics

[@crashfan360]

the fact that the special events were cut by 1 race on some races makes it already worth it

[@RetroPlus]

This is a dream come true indeed! Amazing work from the community here.

[@63_skies]

i’ve been doing my first playthrough of gt4 with this mod for the past few days and it’s been a ton of fun, i can’t recommend it enough

[@fernandog.ramirez.6917]

It ain't funny? How a team with no budget and whose only fuel is passion and love for the game can pull something so top quality like this, whereas a multi million dollar game company comes out with the sad joke test drive unlimited solar crown is.

[@TheMaurek]

It’s so true and crazy this is what they should have done for test drive unlimited smh

[@mazyata9958]

Because these big names hire people with no passion and no experience. That's why most racers and other games are shit. Heck, the people are shit themselves. Stop hiring these people.

[@test-tl8dt]

passion always creates the greater product. people just working in a company deciding to make something to feed their families is an entirely different dynamic. that being said, making a whole new game from scratch is also an entirely different task than remastering and fixing up an existing game, so its obviously not a fair comparison. however for a fair comparison, there have been some serious junk remasters sold by companies that fanmade projects put to shame.

[@existentialselkath1264]

This mod convinced me to give the game another go. Glad I did, I hated it last time and it turns out my steering deadzone was 90% instead of 10% 🤦 Honestly, having never played a gran turismo game before, it's somehow super nostalgic. Reminds me of older games I'd play as a kid that always had really deep career modes that never feel like a grind. Fun was the focus, not money.

[@NothingXemnas]

This mod made the game feel, today, the same way it felt when I first played it in my 10s. When you play it again, you can easily tell how limited everything was, but playing the mod made me think "this is how i remember it". The glee, the shine, the sharpness, the feel. The game was on an entire different level for the Playstation 2.

[@gamernickdev]

and with a racing sim it's so much better

[@kingawsume]

Man, I wish there was some sort of ARCHIVE ORGANIZATION where one could find the ROM... Too bad there's nothing like an INTERNET ARCHIVE or something like that.

[@YDINO69]

Now put this next to test drive unlimited and tell me why I would buy that

[@HokiHoshi]

Well it'd be hard for anything to beat a huge free upgrade to one of the best racing games of all time, but I get what you mean lol

[@TheRambossss]

I have 37 hours in it It pains me to say it, but right now is not a good buy, I won't recommend it with a good heart However, is a entertain game and it will get better in the future (i hope)

[@Donnerwamp]

TDU1? TDU1 PC, PS2 or PSP? TDU2? TDU:SC? For TDU1 the PS2 and PSP versions are still great open world racer, PC lacks its online functionality which is more than a bummer. TDU2 on PC is as good as it was back then due to Project Paradise 2. Solar Crown is... Well, yeah, I don't see a reason aside from a new map.

[@strictlynineties]

wait you would rather buy test drive unlimited than to play Spec II mod? that's outrageous if I understand correctly 😮

[@adlibbed2138]

if I we're you, I'd binge the living piss out of every Tokyo Xtreme Racer games (including the Japan only Racing Battle C1 GP and the new game set to "release" next year) over paying 90 bucks for Testicle Drive Limited Solar Fraud

[@corgidogman]

alright, i think it's time i figured out emulators

[@strictlynineties]

@@corgidogman this might be the one

[@Alby911]

Good luck, dude! It’s fairly straightforward and definitely worth it imo

[@rapidemboar4625]

If you need a place to start for info, Rowdy’s got a good guide on setting up PCSX2 for GT4, and he just released a guide on installing Spec II.

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

Since I switched to PC and stopped using my PS4 for GT7, PCars 2 has been my racing game of choice lately because it most reminded me of GT lol. Saw Jimmy B playing this mod for the first time the other day and had to try to get it working. To my surprise, SUPER easy. PCSX2 needs very little fiddling, it's easy to patch the game, and all the in-game menus are fantastic. Got my G29 working just like it's a modern GT game, force feedback works and everything. I am so impressed with it all.

[@gamernickdev]

Hopefully this will be a wake up call to Sony and Polyphony Digital that if they won't bring back Offline campaign and bring it to PC we will find our own way to do it, Im using the Thrustmaster TS300 GT wheel setup - so much fun with steering wheel, the force feedback is so accurate

[@Axle0Bullitt019]

That event synthesizer is making me excited for all the Twitch challenge streams of Model T and Benz Patent Motorwagen runs.

[@ijustsawthat]

Reminder: The 4k Texture pack Mod is compatible and can make the game looks even better. Also, using it enables you to lower the render resolution and still get a very very very good looking result.

[@AdvancedGamingYT]

Which mod do you use?

[@ConnerSpeed6]

Fantastic video as always, bud! Keep killing it!!

[@iyevice849]

The game was great 20 years ago. Spec II has made it great again❤

[@xjulitox]

I started playing GT4 for the first time in my life 4 days before the mod dropped. I would have changed to play Spec II but I didn’t quite like the fact that they changed the prize cars. I played for a couple of hours and really loved the new engine sounds, that was the highlight for me, and also that some event now require only 3 races instead of 5 to be completed. Most of the content is actually really good, it was just the fact that the prizes are different that made me return to my NTSC save. I wish there was an only sounds mod, maybe some day. I will definitely try it again once I finish the vanilla version.

[@wumbology72]

huge shoutout to the new curated list of prize cars. I love gt4 to death but knowing i will start every single playthrough with the exact same VW lupo and autobianchi makes the replay ability drop off a cliff after a few playthroughs.

[@AdvancedGamingYT]

What do you mean by curated list? The randomiser?

[@dr_vendetta8361]

There's a different list of cars you get when winning events so that you can't just jump the gun ​like you could in vanilla gt4 as easily@@AdvancedGamingYT

[@zacariascisneros6399]

I been quite critical about the base Gran Turismo 4. Mainly because the game design was badly executed in the early game. 5 races in each event, even in the Beginner ones. Not to mention the licenses or the prize money, the payouts were outrageously low, even for a Gran Turismo game. But, the Spec II Mod it resolves a lot of my complaints about GT4. Like the add on of the GT3 chase cam, disable all the assists from the get go, the Randomizer, and more The Beginner events are shorter (as they should), and pay much better. To the point where it doesn't pay you enough to buy anything, but it's still fair enough. It's a better version of a game that I liked, but not as much as other games like Gran Turismo 2 and 3 (and even 6 to some degree) It's definitely worth the try. Even if you played Gran Turismo 4 before or not :D

[@w33z0r]

I even play GT4 with Emulator and my Fanatec Wheel Setup using the Stick to shift up and down. The Forcefeedback is not even bad for the games age. And now i need to do that in Spec 2 :D

[@royjones4871]

How do you do that? Can't get my csl DD to work with gt6 on pc for example

[@tiga8032]

The only thing missing is real tachometers in the UI, other than that this is a good "remaster" 👍

[@jmirsp4z]

fc rx-7 with 787b wheels? yes. looks awesome.

[@ATomRileyA]

This is so impressive, will give it a try.

[@Skirakzalus]

While I used to play GT4 a lot when it came out, I often found it very frustrating. Most of it came from the stiff chase cam that didn't give me any feedback on what the car was doing. I still don't get why the series keeps using it, but seeing this mod change that is already a very good reason to give this a try. Also changing the prize cars can only improve things, I remember getting one of those concept GT cars way early in the game and it just being the go-to for any race it was allowed in.

[@iyevice849]

You could also try 360° external cam patch for right stick

[@vasaline_slime_gaming98]

the graphics on GT4 look better that TDU Solar Crown

[@XavierGoncalves89]

Having played gt4 recently, I defitely still holds up, when I saw this I immediately thought "please tell me they managed to fix the rolling obstacle AI", since they haven't I'm a bit sad

[@MasonSkyline]

Explain

[@bezoekers]

I dont think that's even possible with mods

[@DethFaux]

I started playing GT4 for the first time a couple of weeks ago before this mod came out. I still would like to play the original game first before I try this out, but I'm looking forward to it.

[@higurro]

8:54 Clio V6 doing Clio V6 stuff 😂

[@zodiac909]

20 years later and the racing game scene is such a mess these days that we have to turn back to GT4 to get our kicks, and remember how it should be done properly.

[@Nagi40]

My favorite GT of all time.

[@andreasmoller9798]

Will try it after i get my pc.

[@karussoul]

One thing I like is that concept cars are treated like regular cars, they have a resale value and can be bought from the dealership once unlocked. For some reason, I started the game with 110 million credits and all the cars with 0 mileage, so I deleted the save and started from scratch.. have only completed the B license and a few events. Sunday Cup, March Brothers, and Muscle Car Competition.. the Charger Super Bee is a great prize car for getting all golds in B license, much better than a useless classic car.

[@billybanter4330]

How did you delete the save data? I couldn't figure out how to do this.

[@zerof0rce]

I coincidentally was doing some retro gaming projects over the weekend, and realized I had a copy of the Online beta already, then added Spec-II. Not sure where I got my copy from, because I started it up with over a million credits and 700+ cars already lol. Definitely want a start from scratch copy of the game instead.

[@eyb0ss]

@@zerof0rce you need to get it from an "archive" on the "internet", it will pop up on the "hinted" website if you Google the MD5 hash from the Spec II website to get the correct version of the game.

[@zeebass2690]

Hopefully they can patch the physics for realistic drifting

[@LaZdiZorro]

Now we need to add new custom cars like GT2 A spec and it is the ultimate game

[@jamiedavinci1328]

Is it worth playing this if you never played GT4 before?

[@nololol]

This project probably has MILLIONS of views considering most sim racing youtubers have had beta access for a year. Polyphony will see this and still produce garbage that we hate......amazing mod though!

[@cybrthret]

I want GT7 on PC!

[@SumoPoweredAlanLi]

I'm still playing on the original Japanese version.

[@Bigdoghirohito]

I accidently found a money method but I don’t know if it would be the same for everyone

[@yumakid1265]

trying to get into gran turismo 4 a while back and was always confused on how you could tell how fast you needed your car to go for a event or race.

[@scottl.1568]

At least they sort of fixed the vacuum cleaner sound of American cars...

[@silvereloking6149]

When they put Ferrari and Lamborghini, then it will be perfect

[@vinysilver7806]

It looks like I'll have to download it on the emulator here on my phone again.

[@TallTapper]

so true

[@winonesoon9771]

Did they happen to add any more other wheel support like for moza.... I was able to get my t248 to work but that's broken now ha....

[@klockenberg2299]

aren't Family Cup or such already like Event Synthesizer? though no difficulty adjustments

[@JamesConrad-qi6gn]

I want to play this so bad! But I have nothing to play it on currently! 😢

[@LuminalSpoon]

6:38 THANK GOD. The GT4 chase cam always annoyed me.

[@TRR23123]

I have never played GT4 like as seriously in a playthrough, just arcade mode in PCSX2 because I've been a GT2 / GT3 user, so my question is if It's worth it to try out the base game in playthrough first or can i start off my first time straight with Spec II?

[@daLiraX]

Need to try this with raytracing rtgi

[@evandaymon8303]

Had a talk with the mod author. He is currently taking a break but he will be looking into balancing some of the races to make them fair because lets be honest supercar race is still a broken mess with op cars and there's another race with under 300 hp race cars and one car lexus race car can easily beat every other car feels like a oversight to be honest. But rest to be assured author will get to it when they are ready. I am loving the mod so far. It may have some flaws with balancing issues but i dont blame author he put lot of work for many years and lot of effort into trying to make sure it is ready to be seen.

[@TheAdmiester]

I don't remember saying this to anyone? The new events are at a level of balance I'm happy with - the JGTC 300 and 500 events had an issue where the AI kept running off track but this has been fixed. Base game events have only been changed where a major change was necessary (e.g. moving the Gillet Vertigo to a lower tier race now that its power is more realistic), otherwise I'm aware that people will expect GT4's events to largely be the same. Everything else is just the nature of GT4's AI and can't really/won't be changed

[@AdvancedGamingYT]

This mod is great for me, I used to play arcade mode all the time so I never got to experiece the single player mode.

[@Ihelpanytime]

My dream mod is only to have 16 cars on track but I guess it's impossible to mod...

[@jqson24]

Can you please tell me the difference of Spec II mod and the 2022 Enhanced Mod? How come the mods using Public Online Beta (2GB) have less file size than the original gt4 (4.5GB)?

[@ironbru1986]

Is the limit on 100 cars in the garage changed at all?

[@RedMageEspeon]

iirc, GT4 garage size is 1,000 cars, which Spec II didn't change the garage size

[@ironbru1986]

@@RedMageEspeon Oh really? I thought it was still 100 like it is in GT 1 - 2? *checks Google* Well what do you know, it limited to 100 cars in GT 1 and 2, 200 in GT 3, and 1000 in GT 4. My life is a lie! I've been playing these for decades thinking the limit was 100 in GT 1 - 4 the entire time!

[@Alby911]

So good but I wonder if we’ll ever see more than 5 opponents. I’m guessing the game engine would likely tank?

[@HokiHoshi]

Yeah it'd certainly be nice, from what I've heard though it isn't likely possible due to ram limitations or smth with the ps2

[@evandaymon8303]

Mod author state he did try to do it but it's due to limitations of ps2 that having more opponents to race against isn't possible. We have to remember og game was pushing the boundaries with being one of the few ps2 games that can play in hd at that time and like gt 2 pushing everything ps2 could handle. So it isn't feasible unfortunately but it's fine

[@theripefruit4343]

How do you go about playing this mod on Ps2? I have gt4 and a ps2, what would be the next step?

[@victorcatorz5731]

Not sure how I feel about this.. I am a 100% positive that this is an improvement from the originaal, but it's still GT4 from 2004. I see every racing game KZbinr talking about this mod but I don't see any of them really playing this long term. The ones that do will only do it for the content streams, but are the viewers going to put hours into this like they did in the past? I like playing older games from time to time, but a game built around cars quickly becomes outdated. The newest car in GT4 is now 20 years old. Most of the cool cars in GT4 have a better version in GT7 with more options and the maximum field size is stil 6 cars. So sorry for sounding like a hater. I love the Gran Turismo series. I now mostly play iRacing, AC and ACC but will always defend GT when somebody throws some unfair criticism at it. I have played every game in the series from day 1. GT7 is still miles ahead even with the flaws that it has.

[@HokiHoshi]

I think you vastly underestimate how many people still regularly play Gran Turismo 4 😅

[@AaronHendu]

I have been playing GT4 since it was new, along with the other GT games. I play 2 and 4 most often though. In fact, I was half way through a GT4 playthrough on my PC and again on my phone when this mod dropped. I am gonna finish them before I try this mod. GTR2 and Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 are other older racing games I love and still play regularly.

[@victorcatorz5731]

@@HokiHoshi maybe I'm just weird lol. I like making tunes and customising. Never cared for racing the AI because you have to seriously gimp yourself to make it a challenge. All the cars I liked in GT4 have better versions in GT7 with more options. I just love putting a wide body on a S13 slam it with nice wheels and a roll cage.

[@victorcatorz5731]

@@AaronHendu man I love Tokyo Xtreme racer 2😍

[@sampritchard3350]

Does this use vehicle names from the ntsc or pal version

[@1337venezolano]

Is it not possible to race against more cars?

[@misterrandom888]

Will this work on samsung s24 ultra without any corrupted data / fail to load cars / stuttering and stuff like that ?

[@clayneris]

Maybe the GT4's Re-Tuned mod will be more enjoyable because the AI rework and many other ideas...

[@makdll]

How can you enhance texture and resolution on this version?

[@denikec]

Did anyone manage to get a Moza wheel working with PCSX2 and GT4? I managed to get my R3 to work, but FFB cuts out every 20 seconds or so, very annoying...

[@maskednil]

What's the difference between Spec II and the Enhanced Edition ?

[@Bonk997]

does anyone has a problem when using xdelta with a "missing file error"?

[@GT4tube]

I want Steering Wheel Support?

[@misterpacha1]

Why dont they do this for gt6. That would be the best game after forza motorsport 4.

[@MrDannysomebody]

I wish they move it to pc

[@sahan_krs]

Wait, this runs on PS2 too? How do I install that ??!?!?

[@darncook]

Soo this is where racing community being exposed by toxicity which really put the hates on modern racing games.

[@phils3903]

Anyone have a link to the latest best settings for running it on the steam deck please?

[@HokiHoshi]

You can watch the guide I linked in the description and just set your rendering resolution to somewhere between 1-2x. Then the big setting for stable FPS on SD is "disable hardware readbacks." You have to enable manual hardware fixes to see it

[@davidcavell5608]

Wanna download this for emulation on my pc, can i use a wheel and pedals?

[@HokiHoshi]

Yep! PCSX2 supports wheel input as of a couple years ago iirc

[@moghater]

Does it support gas and break pedals on analog triggers?

[@HokiHoshi]

Yep! The original game does too, but this mod fixes the sensitivity

[@moghater]

@@HokiHoshi Wait... The og GT4 has this option? How come? I didn't know that D: Now I'm even more interested in trying it.

[@jourdan__]

Does you use the 1080i setting in GT4 settings?

[@sk1pp0r84]

480p is the best

[@andrehooker3229]

How can I do this?

[@Jellybeantiger]

Does this work together with retexture mod?

[@HokiHoshi]

Yep!

[@Jellybeantiger]

@@HokiHoshi Awesome!

[@candymanwasemil]

Is it for PS2 or PC only?

[@HokiHoshi]

I answered this in the video, but yes you can play on either PS2 or PC. For PS2 you do still need a pc to patch the disc

[@snowy5466]

Is there a way to play this on ps5? Or can I put my playstation controller onto my Mac. Thanks in advance - complete noob when it comes to tech

[@HokiHoshi]

No way to play on PS5, but afaik there is a version of PCSX2 for Mac, and you should be able use your PS5 controller with that

[@evandaymon8303]

Ps5 has no backwards compatiblity with physical games or be able to play modified games. It may have ps 2 games digitally but in no way you can play this on ps 5 unless some madlad can find a way which may be difficult given sony's history with modders

[@truthbetold5809]

Please put the gt3 screen tach hate that digital tach

[@HokiHoshi]

You can force the centered analog dash on now if you want but yeah I get that, would love to have gt3's hud style

[@rapidshot3033]

GT4 remaster

[@stanic80]

How can you play it on playstations?

[@HokiHoshi]

You have to patch the disc on PC, and then it just plays like normal!

[@xXturbo86Xx]

What's the point though? It's not like GT4 is better than GT7. Nostalgia? OK. But that's about it.

[@HokiHoshi]

GT4 is in many ways a better game than GT7 to me.

[@vladimirdolapchev2226]

The mod is incredible, but it's still not for me. Racing against only five incredibly stupid opponents isn't fun. I know there's nothing that mods can do about it, unfortunately.

[@doktoroptimo]

dude, grand tourismo isn't even semi-realistic sim. it is fun tho

[@RealMakarov]

makes no sense if a ps exclusive cant run on original hardware

[@KingLich451]

pretty sure this one runs, you just need the online public beta disc/iso.

[@RealMakarov]

​@@KingLich451 if it comes with integrated graphics enhancements, the it probably wouldn't

[@HokiHoshi]

I did directly mention in the video that this mod works on PS2, Spec II doesn't include graphics enhancements, just some tweaks and small additions that don't affect how it runs

[@RealMakarov]

@@HokiHoshi great news to hear, even in 2024 we still getting community updates for ps2 titles

[@gr4mas144]

For me system detect mod as Trojan virus

[@gamesexclamationpoint]

Emulation 😮 do you also worship someone with horns😅

[@caifabe8050]

3:43 friendly reminder: DO NOT USE SAVE STATES IN GRAN TURISMO 4. CORRUPT SAVE DATA IS A BITCH.

[@evandaymon8303]

It is risky but you can use them and not corrupt anything but if you see text of memory card being removed and installed then you know you broke your save.

[@evandaymon8303]

Like for example if you save slate a save and manually save to memory card but accidentally revert back to previous save that will fuck your save

[@caifabe8050]

@@evandaymon8303 it's best to just not lol