Wangan Trial (湾岸トライアル) - A Bad Game I Kind of Like

Full disclosure: At the time of uploading this video, I work at a game studio that makes racing games.
90s tuner cars? Check.
90s Tokyo? Check.
90s school girls? Check.
But is it good? Eh... no, not really.

[@Shpuld]

the color palette of the highways feels pretty authentic, been there

[@crystalfissuresecretcoolst4880]

One of Terada's first soundtracks!

[@spoiledher]

2:12 when she tells you she's pregnant

[@NerfMaster000]

The gameplay reminds me of NFS The Run where there's a huge race divided into different stages where you must advance in position.

[@fakegamerguy2279]

+Dejected Angel oh interesting. I'll have to give The Run a try.

[@Pov.kucing838]

Wangan Trial.is be like story line and Racing Arcade Style with a Timer checkpoint.And Hard Control

[@mrjoemikeymercado8197]

That game, it's so very similar to Wangan Midnight maximum TuNe, & the Tokyo Extreme racer, my friends 😆☺️😀

[@Aero7SVR]

I remember not liking this game very much as a kid in 2003. Must have been the difficulty and language barrier... But replaying it in 2020 is surprisingly nostalgic, thanks to the well-made FMVs. P.S. For the last track race, you really need to master the drifting mechanic to win. Plus, the FMV you get after beating it is quite short and honestly not worth the effort anyway.

[@JadeJuniper-ys8jd]

2:45 This is because of the licensing issues.

[@JamesElterman]

Thanks for this video on this obscure game. Still can't decide if I should buy or pass. Too bad the cut scenes aren't subtitled.

[@fakegamerguy2279]

I'd probably call $5 the limit on how much the game is worth. If you can find it locally for just a couple bucks it's kind'a neat.

[@JamesElterman]

+Fake Gamer Guy My local scene for imports is poor. Best I could find on ebay as of this writing is $30 USD. For that kind of money I'll pass.

[@fakegamerguy2279]

Yeeeesh. I found my copy at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in a box of Japanese PS1 games with broken jewel cases, missing manuals, water damage, etc. This one was in pretty okay shape, just didn't have the manual. I think it was $1? lol good luck on the hunt.

[@JamesElterman]

Fake Gamer Guy Just found a copy for $5 on ebay. Yay!

[@fakegamerguy2279]

Nice!

[@caioout1]

Nice Vídeo

[@nate7645]

Yellowbird is RUF not a porsche

[@nate7645]

Maybe in this game it's a porsche, but the "yellowbird" especially in it's wider connotation, it's a RUF ctr

[@ilya3379]

its a knockoff Blackbird lmao

[@nate7645]

@@ilya3379 mmmmm not really… the blackbird is a bespoke custom 930 911. the ruf ctr is definitely not a knockoff, rather a consumer car built on the 930 body, by ctr.

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

@@ilya3379 No, the RUF CTR Yellowbird is likely where the Blackbird name came from. The CTR was pretty famous in the 80s for being one of the fastest vehicles around the Nordschleife at the time.