Gran Turismo (PlayStation)/Arcade Mode

Arcade Mode Menu (GT1) — The Arcade Mode's menu.

Arcade Mode is one of the two main game modes available in Gran Turismo.

Game Modes

These game modes are available in Arcade Mode

Single Race
Time Trial
2 Player Battle
Bonus Items
Load Game
Save Game

Single Race

Single Race is a game mode for one player. Here the player can choose a car and a track for a quick race against 5 AI cars of the same class. Once Single Race is chosen and a level (Easy/Normal/Difficult) is chosen, the player is presented with a selection of manufacturers. Each manufacturer has a different list of cars that the player can choose, and any car can be classified in three classes (A,B, and C). At first, only six manufacturers are available, and other manufacturers can be unlocked, by winning races in arcade mode in all the three classes at difficult level. A full list of these manufacturers can be found at the bottom of this page. Once the car is selected, the player must choose a track. At the start, only four tracks (High Speed Ring,Trial Mountain Circuit, Grand Valley East, and Clubman Stage Route 5) are available to the player, and, like the manufacturers, new circuits can be unlocked by winning races in arcade mode in all the three classes at any level.

Time Trial

Like Single Race, Time trial allows the player to choose a car and a track, but instead of racing against other cars, the player will race in a two or five-lap time trial depending on the settings.

2 Player Battle

Two player Battle is a game mode that allow two human players to race together.

Bonus Items

In Bonus Items (Goodies in the NTSC-J version), the player can check its unlocked contents. Is in this place that the player can access the Ending Movie and the GT HiFi mode, available only when the player wins on all the eight circuits in Arcade Mode.

Load Game/Save Game

Here the player can load and save his progress in the game.

Available Cars

The list of available cars differs between the PAL/NTSC versions and the NTSC-J version. Here is first represented the list of the cars available in the PAL/NTSC versions of the game.

Starting Manufacturers (PAL/NTSC)

Nissan

Honda/Acura

Honda NSX Type S '97^[1]/Acura NSX Type S^[2] (A)
Honda PRELUDE Si VTEC '91 (B)
Honda INTEGRA TYPE R (DC2) '95^[1]/Acura INTEGRA TYPE R '97^[2] (B)
Honda CIVIC SiR-II (EG) '93 (C)

Mazda

Mitsubishi

Aston Martin

Aston Martin DB7 Coupe (A)
Aston Martin DB7 Volante (A)

Chevrolet

Unlockable Manufacturers (PAL/NTSC)

Toyota

Subaru

Dodge

Dodge Concept Car (A)
Dodge VIPER GTS '96 (A)
Dodge Viper RT/10 (A)

TVR

Starting Manufacturers (NTSC-J)

Although the manufacturers remains the same of the PAL/NTSC versions, the available cars in the NTSC-J version of the game are different. There is also a change on the available manufacturers, with Subaru and Toyota now available from the start, and Aston Martin and Chevrolet now appearing as unlockable manufacturers.