Differences between versions of Gran Turismo 4

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Published 2021-06-04
Here are some of the differences I've found between the Japanese, American and European versions of GT4.

If you have others it'd be great to hear them!

Song list:
[0:00] Moon Over The Castle (Orchestral Version) - Gran Turismo 4 OST
[0:16] Replay Theater - Gran Turismo 4 OST
[1:15] GT Mode Course Selection 4 - Gran Turismo 4 OST
[3:23] Mission Impossible - Gran Turismo 4 OST
[4:05] Aquasky Vs Masterblaster - 777
[7:08] Photek - Quaman
[7:57] Race Finish - Gran Turismo 4 OST

All Comments (21)
  • @user-qo9kq7hn5p
    Other than the Japanese, Asian, American and European versions of Gran Turismo 4 there's also a Chinese version and most commonly the Korean version. There are also other differences between versions like different names from some Japanese cars, different names from some events etc. In fact, there are a lot of differences between all versions of Gran Turismo 4 to cover.
  • @mrdorifto
    Idk why no-one talks about this,but in the Japanese version of gt4 there is a 'commentary mode' in replays where someone will basically just commentate on your driving
  • @LeafFerret
    The B Spec pace options, US has Steady, Slow, etc. while EU has Balanced pace, increased pace, push hard, etc.
  • @ozer928
    The countdown to start the race of the infamous Mission 34 of Driving Missions is 115 seconds in the PAL version while it's 123 seconds in the NTSC-U/C version which makes this mission extra brutal for the American version.
  • @rosaria8384
    I always liked the JP version for Moon over the Castle itself. Glad they finally made all regions use the same song in GT7
  • @Spider-tank755
    The gt mode changes because they made it so that the states that the cars are from are like on a world map, since EU, US and Japan maps are different the menu is different, it was so cool when I first discovered this
  • We might have been a bit unlucky with some of the things we had to sacrifice with the PAL versions we had here in Europe but I enjoyed my PS2 and games nonetheless and still do. :)
  • @Sakurina
    0:48 You are correct, the Japanese says “opening movie digital sound”.
  • I Think that removing “go with the flow” from US version it’s been a damn crime and i’m really sorry for americans That Song is LIT 🔥
  • @_S_A_T_U_R_N
    Gran Turismo 4 has 6 versions: Japan, Hong Kong, US, Europe, Korea and China
  • @boomkittyFX
    fun fact: the opponents in arcade mode (at least in the us version) seem to use CH as their power number for some reason i thought changing the power to kw would change the opponents as well but then my jaw dropped when my opponents still had the same power number while my camaro was the only one to actually change to kw
  • @MatWilson2612
    Prize cars are different on all versions The Japanese version has the most cars if i recall. The US and PAL versions have some slightly different cars. Missions and licenses have different times due to the framerate. The US version got 60fps as it's NTSC, the PAL version is 50fps. I'd honestly like to slap whoever came up with "used car showroom 1" and "used car showroom 2" it makes no sense 😂
  • @KyrosTheWolf
    The most obvious difference on first glance is probably the music used in the intro cinematic. The Japanese version uses a rock version of the iconic 'Moon over the Castle' which is essentailly GT's theme song The European version uses Kasabian - Reason is Treason The American version uses Van Halen - Panama
  • @auto1lija
    There is also a car not available in the NTSC-U version which is the Toyota ESSO ULTRAFLO Supra '01.
  • @natemorgan1996
    I feel that the US version of Gran Turismo 4 should've had more songs for the racing and whatnot, it's just a thought
  • When you get a new track in GT mode you will get a picture of the track in PAL but in NTSC J you will only get text.
  • @apexgt4
    I’ve always wondered about regional differences. Thanks for making this video. I never knew that some of the menu icons were in different spots in the Japanese version. America is now on the right of the screen
  • USed car lists and availability cycles are different too. THis affect B-spec only runs. PAL lets you start with a Midget-II which can do a one-make race and earns some good $$$ almost instantly, but NTSC-U can't get one in the used car dealership until week....9? So you're much better off getting either a kei car or something which can do compact championship and getting to it.
  • @Shadow-qu8fi
    I still remember playing gt4 it was fun spend so much hours in it and still kept playing after I was done with the game