Gran Turismo Concept demos

Gran Turismo Concept demos
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Release date	2002-2003

Throughout 2002 and 2003, Sony Computer Entertainment released multiple demo versions of Gran Turismo Concept tailored to certain needs of automakers, in order to promote cars that were present in the main Gran Turismo Concept game. Many of these demos are restricted to feature only one playable car model intended to be featured, and most of them impose time limits for each race.

Beneath these demos, traces of development of the true sequel to Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Gran Turismo 4, can be found, as cars slated for the then-future Gran Turismo title can be found inside the files of each demo.

Common Differences

Except otherwise mentioned, all demos share the following traits compared to the retail game:

• Only Game Start and Options are available in the main menu screen. (Replay Theater is also available in the Lupo Cup Training Version.) Except in the Copen demo, the Gran Turismo Concept title logo is also replaced with the logo of the car it intends to be featured (or in the Lupo Cup demos, the Lupo Cup logo); the Polyphony Digital logo on the bottom is also replaced with the Gran Turismo Concept logo.
• Only Single Race is available; time limits may apply. This does not apply to the Lupo Cup demo, where only Free Run is available instead.
• Except for the Nissan 350Z demo, the opening movie has been removed and replaced with a disclaimer indicating that the game is a demo version. (Disclaimer text may vary between versions.)
• Options menu has been reduced to five items: screen settings (same as the main game), DualShock 2 vibration settings (with player 2 options removed, as the demos is for one player only), and steering wheel-related settings (steering assists, force feedback, and calibration) for player 1 and 2 (in the Lupo Cup demos, only the player 1 menu is available), as well as a button to reset all available settings to defaults.

Demo version disclaimer used in the Japanese Copen and Airtrek demos.

Demo version disclaimer used in the US 350Z demo.

Demo version disclaimer used in the EU 350Z demo, as well in the Micra demo. Same wording, except lower placement and lack of apostrophe in "its".

Gran Turismo Concept: Copen Special Edition

Gran Turismo Concept: Copen Special Edition
Timer Limit	120 seconds
Lap Limit	1 lap
Playable Cars	Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
Playable Tracks	Autumn Ring
Engine	Gran Turismo Concept: 2001 Tokyo
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Build date	March 25, 2002
Release date	2002

Gran Turismo Concept: Copen Special Edition is a demo version of Gran Turismo Concept featuring the Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02, given out mainly to early owners of the car in Japan. This demo is based on the initial Japanese release of the game (2001 Tokyo), as it was compiled on March 25, 2002, five days after the Korean release of the retail game (March 20).

The demo features one playable track, Autumn Ring (for one lap with time limit of 120 seconds), with Mid-Field Raceway and Tokyo R246 (as well as the reverse variation of Autumn Ring; only the forward layout is playable) also appearing in demo replays. Given the short length of the track and the car's low power, the demo race can be finished with skillful play. The playable version of Autumn Ring replaces all advertisements for other carmakers with Daihatsu, but they can still be found on tracks meant for demo replays. Later demos either replace the advertisements on all featured tracks (both playable and replay demo), or none at all.

Unlike later GT Concept manufacturer demos, this demo features the original game's logo on the title screen.

Title screen. Note the Gran Turismo Concept logo still used instead of a car logo.

Daihatsu Copen as the only available car.

Start of race, and pause menu.

Demo replay at Mid-Field Raceway.

Demo replay at Tokyo R246.

Demo replay at the reverse layout of Autumn Ring.

Box art.

Disc art.

Gran Turismo Concept: Nissan 350Z Edition

Gran Turismo Concept: Nissan 350Z Edition
Timer Limit	150 seconds
Lap Limit	1 lap
Playable Cars	Nissan 350Z '03
Playable Tracks	Côte d'Azur
Engine	Gran Turismo Concept: 2001 Tokyo (US) Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Geneva (EU)
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Build date	May 1, 2002 (US) June 23, 2002 (EU)
Release date	2002

Gran Turismo Concept: Nissan 350Z Edition (known simply as Gran Turismo: Nissan 350Z Edition on the American demo's disc label) is a demo version of Gran Turismo Concept featuring the Nissan 350Z '03. This demo was released in both North America (where GT Concept was otherwise not released on retail) and Europe.

The North American release, compiled on May 1, 2002, was primarily sent to car reviewers as part of press kit for the then-upcoming Z33 350Z, which also included a music CD tailored by Nissan to suit the reviewer's test drive, a DVD and a booklet showcasing the car, among others. The European version, packaged in standard SCEE demo disc case, was also primarily sent to European car reviewers, also as part of a press kit.

The demo features Côte d'Azur as playable track, limited to one lap and 150 minutes. Demo replays also feature Tokyo R246 and Seattle Circuit. All advertisements for other car brands or tuners on the track were also replaced with Nissan or Nismo logos, although oil or tire sponsors were left unchanged.

The American demo appears to be built on top of the Japanese GT Concept retail release, as the font used in the pause menu is the same as the one used in the Japanese version to support Japanese text (on top of the European/Japanese in-race soundtrack being used). The European demo, compiled later (on June 23, 2002), was based on the retail 2002 Tokyo-Geneva release (compiled two days later, and released on July 17) and replaces the pause menu font with the standard English font. Barring these differences, both the American and European version contains the same playable content.

Unlike other GT Concept-based demos, this demo retains the intro video from the 2001 Tokyo release; somewhat appropriately, another Nissan car (Nissan GT-R Concept (Tokyo Motor Show 2001) '01) appears in it. This applies to both versions of the demo.

The 350Z as it appears in the demo was replaced with localized versions of Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33) '02 in later games, with finalized color names for each market.

Title screen, with Nissan Z logo.

Start of a race.

The 350Z as the only available car.

The pause menu in the American demo, using the Japanese font.

The pause menu in the European demo, using the standard English font.

Disc and sleeve of the US demo, as part of the 2002 350Z press kit.

US disc art.

European box art, front. Follows the standard SCEE demo disc packaging. Note the Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec logo being used on the bottom.

European box art, rear.

European disc art, using the standard SCEE demo disc art.

Gran Turismo Concept: Airtrek Turbo Special Edition

Gran Turismo Concept: Airtrek Turbo Edition
Timer Limit	90 seconds
Lap Limit	Depends on difficulty
Playable Cars	Mitsubishi AIRTREK Turbo-R '02
Playable Tracks	Autumn Ring Swiss Alps
Engine	Gran Turismo Concept
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Build date	May 16, 2002
Release date	2002

Gran Turismo Concept: Airtrek Turbo Special Edition is a demo version of Gran Turismo Concept featuring the Mitsubishi AIRTREK Turbo-R '02.

This demo features both Autumn Ring and Swiss Alps as playable tracks, the latter included to highlight the car's offroad capabilities as a crossover SUV. Each race is limited to 90 seconds, with races set to be two (Normal)/three (Professional)/five (Ace) laps depending on the difficulty. Due to the time limit, it is impossible to normally finish the race. Much like the 350Z demo, Seattle Circuit and Tokyo R246 also appear in replay demos. In all of these tracks, all billboards for manufacturers other than Mitsubishi Motors (and Ralliart) were replaced with either of those, or for Eneos, a petroleum company owned by the larger Mitsubishi keiretsu (group of companies).

This demo was compiled on May 16, 2002.

Title screen.

Track selection.

Mitsubishi Airtrek as the only available car.

Start of race at Autumn Ring, with Professional difficulty.

Start of race at Swiss Alps, with Normal difficulty.

Demo replay at Seattle Circuit.

Demo replay at Tokyo R246.

Box art.

Disc art.

Gran Turismo Concept: Nissan Micra Edition

Gran Turismo Concept: Micra Edition
Timer Limit	90 seconds
Lap Limit	Depends on difficulty
Playable Cars	Nissan Micra Acenta '02
Playable Tracks	Autumn Ring
Engine	Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Geneva
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Build date	October 4, 2002 (SCED-51352) December 18, 2002 (SCED-51352#2)
Release date	2002/2003

Gran Turismo Concept: Nissan Micra Edition is a demo version of Gran Turismo Concept featuring the Nissan Micra Acenta '02 (simply referred as "Nissan Micra" in-game).

This demo, included as part of the press kit for the K12 Micra launching that year, features Autumn Ring as playable track. Much like the Airtrek demo, a 90 second time limit is imposed, and lap settings are based on difficulty chosen, meaning it is impossible to finish the race. Tokyo R246 and Seattle Circuit also makes appearance in demo replays, as with the Airtrek demo, but advertisements for manufacturers other than Nissan (as well as tuners other than Nismo) are left intact.

Two builds of the demo are known to exist, one compiled on October 4, 2002 (with product ID of SCED-51352) and another compiled on December 18, 2002 (with product ID of SCED-51352#2). Both builds feature the same playable content, however with different color choices for the car.

The Micra featured in the demo was replaced by Nissan MICRA '03 in later games, starting from Gran Turismo 4 Prologue.

Title screen.

Available colors for the car in the October 4 build.

Available colors for the car in the December 18 build.

Start of a Normal level race, a 2-lap race.

Start of a Professional level race, a 3-lap race.

Demo replay at Tokyo R246.

Demo replay at Seattle Circuit.

Disc art (December 18 build shown).

Gran Turismo: Lupo Cup Training Version

Gran Turismo: Lupo Cup Training Version
Timer Limit	Free Run only
Lap Limit	Unlimited
Playable Cars	Volkswagen Lupo Cup Car '00 (V1) Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) '03 (V2)
Playable Tracks	Tsukuba Circuit (V1) Fuji Speedway '90s (V2)
Engine	Gran Turismo Concept (transitional build to GT4P)
Platform	PlayStation 2
Input	DualShock 2, GT Force
Build date	April 9, 2003 (V1)
Release date	2003

Gran Turismo: Lupo Cup Training Version is a demo version of Gran Turismo Concept intended for competitors of Lupo GTI Cup Japan, a one-make championship for Volkswagen Lupo organized by Volkswagen Japan in 2003.

Two versions of the demo are known to exist, both compiled in April 2003. Each demo features a different Volkswagen Lupo cup car model, and different tracks that were part of Lupo GTI Cup Japan schedule:

• Version 1, with blue cover and disc art, features Tsukuba Circuit, and Volkswagen Lupo Cup Car '00 as the playable car.
• Version 2, with red cover and disc art, features Fuji Speedway, and Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) '03 as the playable car. (The (J) designation for the car in later games, as well as the "Lupo GTI Cup Japan" designation in Gran Turismo 4 Prologue, originates from the fact that particular car was originally created for this demo.)

Both tracks, making their semi-official series debuts, feature Lupo GTI Cup Japan branding on the home straight's track hoardings. As the demos were compiled in mid-2003, ahead of E3 2003 (held May 14 to 16 that year), there are more in-development assets for GT4 (that would be announced during that show) compared to previous builds, such as cars and tracks.

Due to the demo's intended purpose, the demo features significant differences compared to previous manufacturer demos:

• A different disclaimer text is used.
• In the Options menu, the option to configure second steering wheel controller has been removed.
• Only manual transmission is available. All driving assists are also disabled with no way to enable them.
• Instead of Single Race, the game loads into Free Run. All Free Run functionality including Data Logger and saving of ghost replays are available.
• In-race music is disabled. It can be enabled during replays; however, only Daiki Kasho's songs are available, instead of the full GT Concept/GT3 music playlist.
• As replay saving functionality is present, Replay Theater is available on the title screen menu.
• Demo replays consist of three sample laps featuring the featured car and track. As Replay Theater is available, they can be viewed even without leaving the console idle.

The Version 1 demo's cover art was later used as the base for the Lupo Cup event flyer in GT5.

Demo disclaimer, unique to the demo.

Title screen. Replay Theater option is chosen to display its availability.

Replay Theater menu.

Car selection (Version 1 build)

Pre-race menu. All Free Run functions are available, including best lap (ghost) replay loading and saving.

Start of session. Note that only manual transmission is available, and all assists are disabled.

End of session.

Replay. Note the different track hoarding with Lupo GTI Cup Japan logo.

Data logger, same functionality as in the retail build.

Data logger, graph view.

Data logger, replay view.

Box art.

Disc art.

External links

• Gran Turismo Concept - Special builds - GTPlanet
• Gran Turismo Concept on The Cutting Room Floor - Special Editions