Here are the timestamps for each of the "sections". 0:20 All Gold Licenses 3:30 FF Challenge 5:00 FR Challenge 6:23 MR Challenge 8:03 4WD Challenge 9:38 "K" Cup 10:55 Compact Cup 12:50 Luxury Sedan Cup 13:55 Muscle Car Cup 15:11 Convertible Cup 16:17 Historic Car Cup 17:35 Station Wagon Cup 18:40 '80s Cup 20:25 Grand Touring Cup 22:25 Pure Sports Cup 23:50 NA Cup 25:30 Turbo Cup 27:00 GT All Stars 30:10 Super Touring Cup 31:20 GT 300 34:15 GT 500 36:45 GT League 44:10 Enduros I hope this helps people looking for specific races!
@@nicholasbradshaw No problem. That's something I always like when someone does it in the comments section. Especially for videos like this, it helps to have a "chapter select".
@@purwantiallan5089 I don't disagree mostly, but then again I think the allure is more that you can actually win cars *repeatedly* in GT2 compared to modern games where you can only win one time and that was it. You had to find other ways to grind money. (I say it like that because Red Rock in GT All Stars gave a fantastic prize, both performance/money wise. The Speed 12 practically gave half a million away every time! And it wasn't a bad car to use for the higher tournaments too.)
use any 2008 or newer PC and run the original game on 1440p with FullHD textures and 60fps, that's how i play GT2 since 2011 (played it since release on PSX, japanese version)
I'm playing it on my phone. Upscaled and texture packed. Runs at 4k and can be played with an xbox controller while being cast to a tv. Pretty amazing times we live in.
They really need to bring back the used car dealership because it added so much depth to the game. But being the generation of instant gratification they took it out to put all cars in dealerships just like GT3
I would always start on the Mazda rx-7 infinity iii the red one that was around 9,000 credits I believe. You could race the first 2 series (the ones without needing a license) and also the rx-7 races which if you won would get you 10,000 credits.
Yeah, I think I saw that actually. That video is good if you just want to see the prize cars, but mine is longer and has more info on each one. Depends if you want to learn a bit more or whether you just want to see them as fast as possible. :) Both good imo!
@@dennispaguio Not to be the dad returning late with the bottle of milk here or anything, but one detail that's sometimes glossed over is that the FIA did a full 360, and basically went "You've cheated and you're 100% banned next year, but you've cheated so well that we aren't even mad". They even commended Toyota for how beautifully made their turbo restrictor bypass system (IN THE LITERAL SANCTION HANDED TO THEM) and how they were amazed as to how well hidden it is from view unless one were to completely disassemble the system.
O lord the feels i have right now i feel so warm inside because of this game. Just image its 2003 a 7 yo me siting down on Christmas my mom bought me a used ps1 and my cousin bought me a couple of games among those was gt 2 this game is the soul culprit for me being a car guy. so many hours spent on this game.
it might be slightly dated ps1 graphics for that time, but its gameplay and content was easily NEXT GEN. Edit: it actually has more cars than GT3 on PS2
Hey wow I appreciate all this effort and information A LOT. I have been playing this game a lot again recently this is now the definitive resource for prize cars.
KemonoGamer75 i respect that but many people would including me. You wouldn’t be forced to buy it. And it wouldn’t take away from their production of gt7 if they outsource or donate a small part of the team
Thanks for the upload, this has been an awesome blast from the past. GT2 & GT4 were definitely the best in the series by a mile + probably the best racing games ever made. Lack of interesting, exclusive prize cars unobtainable in any other way is a major flaw of any GT game that came after GT4.
I remember I loved this game so much I purchased the Japanese version while travelling. Didn't have the proper console to play it, but it still felt good to own a version with the Lamborghini! Wonderful job, really enjoyed this!
14:50 my favorite car as a kid. I would preview the races just to watch it win. Lol I can remember hoping it didn’t spin out on Laguna Seca in this and GT3. Such great acceleration with a modest top speed when it’s much faster in real life
The biggest prize in this game is getting the Subaru Impreza 22b from the used dealership. Also, once you get the Skyline Silhouette, you can pretty much win every race. That car is a monster. Over 550 hp and weighs nothing.
My technique was finish licenses the faster i could and buy 91 celica gtfour, win a few races and improve it to race 30laps trail mountain endurance. You win an op supra and a big wallet to start the game
I find it funny that the 4WD Challenge event's first prize car is a Subaru wagon... which are very popular in the state where the track is based (Seattle, WA)
This game was all I used to play as a kid. I still have both disks and the simulation mode disk still works and I still play it from time to time for nostalgia reasons.
My nostalgic memories just returned again. The crazy endurance race is just the thing that I cannot do on original PS1 (cause of restriction play duration since I was a child, well you know what does I mean 😅). But it works on emulator thanks to "save features (not a memory card)" which you can return in certain lap.
Fell asleep watching another video and this video had just started playing before I woke up. The GT2 menu music threw me into a nostalgic trance in my dream.
The best 55 minutes i've spent in my life, i love the time and effort spent on this vídeo, all the research not only for the prize cars, but also all the colors that are possible to obtain these cars, you are incredible, i love this vídeo so much.
My favorite feature about GT2 was the bhp limitation. In the later installments, it was easy to win since any bhp was allowed. GT6 tried to fix this but failed since some cars break it. For example the SRT. GT2 was a ton of fun because you weren't overpowered.
I find the GT2 power limits very generous still. For a real challenge you need to lower the limit by another 25% in most races, and also use the appropriate type of car for the challenge.
The Toyota Altezza LM Edition became one of my favorite cars in GT2 since unlocking it for the first time when I was in high school. I had a lot of fun using the Nissan R390 GT1 race cars aswell. Though I think the prize car I got the most mileage out of was the Unisia Jecs Skyline GT-R. When I was a kid, I use to use that all of the time to grind for money.
The R390 GT1 Road cars could actually achieve a higher level of power (and higher top speed with some gear ratio changes) than the race cars however, with the race cars, you could take corners at higher speeds.
I loved that game I played the hell out of it and got a nice glitch story- I’m an Mr2 fan my mom had one so I kept many mr2s in my garage and would tune them for fun. One time I managed a glitch that if I did it wrong all I’d see is a big tire on the screen and if I turned left or right I’d see my Mr2 on the screen. When I got it right the Mr2 would change from red to white the turbo gauge would just spin around and I’d be able to go anywhere from 2-350+ mph I could steer at that speed so I’d just kept along the wall. My buddy’s a witness we still talk about it till this day. Thanks for the vid make more. I got most of the hidden cars it was so fun!!
The ZZII has a special place in my memory. Oddly enough, not because of any race I won with it. I was doing a top speed run on the test course when I lost control in turn 3-4 (I don't remember how, this was about 15 years ago) and hit the wall. What came next had me laughing for hours while watching the replay over and over. Somehow the car defyied the laws of physics and started doing what I can only describe as a near horizontal cartwheel. It continued to do so for the ENTIRE. CURVE. It took about 2 minutes to make it's way around, only finally coming to a stop when the bank of the turn leveled out. Good times...
@@El_ACG I hope with a joypad :O Don't tell me you can race with the touch pad! (???) Anyway if i can add something to my previous message, the only things GT2 misses to be the perfect game are two: more real-life tracks (only Laguna Seca and a portion of Pikes Peak sigh....) and Swedish cars (Volvo/Saab), this would have been the fucking perfection!
Both GT1 and GT2 have a lineup that's just stuffed full of that beautiful blocky 80s/90s goodness you simply don't get much of nowadays. The low-res graphics actually kinda help accentuate it too. People might look pretty with curves but I think cars look prettier without. Something locked in time that I think won't be seen again (as well as racing games being single-player collectathons first and foremost, which I miss too and also don't think will be seen again).
The Dodge concept car from GT1 was pure gold. I won s many championships with its legendary handling. I can't recall if I won it in the GT2 License tests or not. Thanks for the awesome informative video!
I remember the first time I won the 30th anniversary Camaro I went and grabbed my mom to show her as that was the car she was driving at the point. I was 4 years old lol.
It was a great course to put cars through their paces too. The Speed 12 beyond being an amazing way to farm money is probably top 3 in how it performs on that track when tuned properly.
Wow. I thought I was the only one who still plays Gran Turismo 2...but I do hybrid cars sometimes, for some really interesting races. Gameshark codes make the game so much bigger, like being able to race Motorsports Land and the 30 and 80M radius tracks, or being able to race any car on any circuit. 45,000 HP in a 4WD [R]ZZII is not as easy as it may seem, but being able to drift-race any track (even the test track) like you were Ken Block is beyond joy.
Time for my usual wall of text comment about things I can point out, or add to, or correct when wrong :P To note for the Tom's T020 / TRD2000GT combo. Whereas the TRD is Turbo, the Tom's is N/A. Which makes the Tom's more impressive in terms or real life mechanics :) (and useful in the NA tuned cup) Also to note, the Blue/Silver Race Modification for the 1997 MR2 GT-S was first meant to be for the TRD2000GT is it is its RM in GT2 demos. (It also had a standalone named Tsuchiya MR2, as it also was a GT300 race car driven by K. Tsuchiya) As for the Nismo 400R Prece"i"ding model, it also has 500rpm less in revs than the final one, with a little less power, but less power loss at high range. About the Demio, it's not the racing exhaust, but the ENTIRE turbo line of sounds. See, GT2 engines can have 2 sets of exhaust sounds. One for turbo cars, and one for naturally aspirated ones, and the game switches automatically depending on the aspiration type. And the Demio A-spec for whatever reason, doesn't have any Turbo sounds at all. Something to note, every engine sound has to have the 2 sets, so when a car doesn't use a particular engine's turbo or NA sounds, they are replaced with a tiny sound file with a straight line frequency sound in them. Hence the UFO. Ah this needs correcting from me. The unused Skyline 4-door Fujitsubo racing modification is NOT the Autech Nismo RM, but unused for the regular R33 Skyline GT-R 4door that you can buy in the used dealership at Nissan. Internally, this RM's name is "n2r4r", the "r" of which mean RM, while the Skyline 4-door is "n2r4n" with "n" for normal. The Autech Nismo is "n2rnn" on the other hand, and a race mod for it would therefore be named "n2rnr". Ah right, about the 2 Concept Car variants (normal and LM) they are mistakenly programmed as MR, when in fact they are FR. About the dual Mugen CRX Pro.2 you can win. I believe personally that one of them (most likely the ont that's not in the 80s sports car cup) was supposed to be replaced by the unused Mugen S2000 that's present in the game's files. I slightly diagree with the palette swap about the Xanavi Silvia... but i'm being picky. It has a textured and not (albeit not very well made) 3D diffuser at the back, while the Daishin lacks the set of canards up front. A different hood shape (1 less 'blade' long) and an additional ducktail 'lip' spoiler on the boot/trunklid. But like I said, i'm nitpicking, I also like the Xanavi's colors more :p You say that the Arta Zexel R34 has less power than Unisia Jecs.... and well that's false. The Unisia Jecs and all R34 JGTC Skylines have 702hp (which is unfortunate as a lot of late game events are limited to 690hp.... It's the R33 Kure and Zexel that have less power. Speaking of the UJ R33, it has shorter ratios compared to other Skylines in its category, same for the 1998 Mugen NSX GT. I wonder why though... About the Escort and its weight, yeah it could... but it's within the regulations for the newly-created WRC category back then. The Group A was lighter however. Ah the Toyota Altezza LM... The very last non-hidden car I didn't know about in GT2 because I never got it. I learned of it around 2010 when I replayed GT2 through emulation haha As always though, nice informative video!
Thanks for the comment about the Autech Skyline in particular! You know, it's been so long since I properly sat down to play GT2, I forgot the normal 4-door Skyline existed. I have removed the racing modifications bit from the video now. :)
@@joelsilva64- Yeah, GT2 didn't have something in the code that represent power limiters so the cars are super powerful but with (i think) accurate torque figures that they could gather.
I'm gonna answer this two year comment cause why not Recently been replaying gt2 for.. 20th time I guess... And I beat it with Demio A-Spec :D tough but fun
An interesting thing about the Clio is that the game show a F4R 2 litre 150 cv car, but in your garage it's always the K4M 1.6 16V with 106 "hrsprs"...
your screen resolution makes everything look squished down flat lol. tip: most prize cars are very lackluster in performance. don't be sad if you can't get them all, because the garage is limited to 100 cars anyway. game is so fun however, I'm gonna run thru it all again :-)
Aside from winning (mostly) iconic cars from races, there's something about checking the used japanese cars' catalogue each time you finish an event to grab some rare rides (2000GT, Nismo R32 GTR, STi 22B, RX7 RS-R '97, etc.)
I haven't played this game in so long. I wish I had played it more as a kid! For the random prize cars, would it better to just win a race, see what you get, then reset in order for a shot at the car you want?
Watching this makes me wanna hook up my old ps2 and plug in the memory card 😆 all 250mb of storage and play GT2. So many classic cars. Love strolling thru the used cars to see what unique cars are in there.
I find it more enjoyable and satisfying to unlock hidden cars by winning races instead of making all cars available to drive so easily or buy them whether by in game credits or your money
Thanks, I appreciate it! My channel is growing and I'm very grateful for the loyal subscribers I've built up - it's an awesome community - but I'm hopeful that my channel has an even brighter future ahead.
The Playstation does not support Z-depth which is something that helps polygonal faces that are superposed to be properly arranged how they are supposed to be. To compensate, Polyphony Digital added a byte of data on each polygonal face that forces some "layer priority" for the game's rendering engine. Combined with the fact the PS1 doesn't support floating point precision, but instead integer (that's the reason why textures are warped when viewed at an angle, and well as the famous jitter when looking at objects) this means that the small square with the Ralliart logo texture is overlapping with the door panel behind it and depending on the angle, goes slightly behind, or slightly forward it. The flicker occurs because both faces most likely have the same layer priority to each other, and therefore can overlap like this. A solution to fix this would be to assign a higher priority to the logo and it wouldn't disappear :p This layer system is also the cause behind being able to see the wheels through the rear deck on cars like the Honda NSX, or Toyota MR2 when you turn.
In all of my life, i wonder where the Stratos was given to when i finish ALL the game's races, even the event races on the dealerships. But since Lancia didn't had one, i always wondered where you can get it. Thou, i still don't like it was a 50/50 chance behind an endurance race.
You are certainly an exper no!!!.... a MASTER of this PlayStation racing genre franchise, and i didnt realize how many cars and avriations had this game well... still have to this very day, i recently re-bought Gran Turismo 5 but Also i have Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 6 but that game belongs to my elder brother, but that´s okay if i have to choose between GT2 and GT5 i would choose GT5 because is an improvement, not only on the visuals but also on the License test which you can now skip it, and that´s a major relief.
The earliest Gran Turismo in own is GT5 Prologue and I dont have anything other than PS3/4 and PS Vita but I still watched this whole video and was suprised how quick it came to it's end (I watched on 1.5× speed so putting it back down to 1× after you were finished, made you sound like you were hella high)
Gran turismo 2 always have the most intresting cars in the series.
I agree, it's a shame that a lot of cars from GT2 haven't returned in later GT Titles.
Yup , sadly they are underrated
@@KemonoGamer75 The Vector?
Never understood why the regular Chaser Tourer V and the Skyline 25GT-T never returned in later games.
The best game in the series imo.
Here are the timestamps for each of the "sections".
0:20 All Gold Licenses
3:30 FF Challenge
5:00 FR Challenge
6:23 MR Challenge
8:03 4WD Challenge
9:38 "K" Cup
10:55 Compact Cup
12:50 Luxury Sedan Cup
13:55 Muscle Car Cup
15:11 Convertible Cup
16:17 Historic Car Cup
17:35 Station Wagon Cup
18:40 '80s Cup
20:25 Grand Touring Cup
22:25 Pure Sports Cup
23:50 NA Cup
25:30 Turbo Cup
27:00 GT All Stars
30:10 Super Touring Cup
31:20 GT 300
34:15 GT 500
36:45 GT League
44:10 Enduros
I hope this helps people looking for specific races!
You almost never see a helpful comment on TH-cam, but this definitely qualifies as one. Thanks so much! ❤
@@nicholasbradshaw No problem. That's something I always like when someone does it in the comments section. Especially for videos like this, it helps to have a "chapter select".
@@Phoenix_Destiny_KaiGran Turismo 2 Prize Cars are basically better than GT7 even with Master License tests.
@@purwantiallan5089 I don't disagree mostly, but then again I think the allure is more that you can actually win cars *repeatedly* in GT2 compared to modern games where you can only win one time and that was it. You had to find other ways to grind money. (I say it like that because Red Rock in GT All Stars gave a fantastic prize, both performance/money wise. The Speed 12 practically gave half a million away every time! And it wasn't a bad car to use for the higher tournaments too.)
I would pay for a HD remake of this true classic with trophy support on the PS4.
use any 2008 or newer PC and run the original game on 1440p with FullHD textures and 60fps, that's how i play GT2 since 2011 (played it since release on PSX, japanese version)
Me too, but with added tracks real tracks from 1999 and more supercars like ferrari and lambos from 1999
I'm playing it on my phone. Upscaled and texture packed. Runs at 4k and can be played with an xbox controller while being cast to a tv. Pretty amazing times we live in.
@@DedHedJosh can you show me how you got a texture pack onto the rom? I'd love to make a new career while we wait for GT7
@@MattproThe forget about pc, you can even run this game on a decent phone
I remember my best excitement came from getting a great car off the used car dealership
I always remember that I couldn't wait to buy the Vector M12 for some reason. I always thought that car looked really cool.
MattJ155 yes that’s another one along with the w8
The Toyota 2000gt was used car only I think
They really need to bring back the used car dealership because it added so much depth to the game. But being the generation of instant gratification they took it out to put all cars in dealerships just like GT3
I would always start on the Mazda rx-7 infinity iii the red one that was around 9,000 credits I believe. You could race the first 2 series (the ones without needing a license) and also the rx-7 races which if you won would get you 10,000 credits.
I am a 21 year old man who grew up on GT2. I've waited like 16 years for this video to come out. Thank you I've enjoyed every second of it!
Same here! It was my first game ever! :)
Same here as well! This game started it all for me :)
@@ifail98 Because of this game now the Supra is my dream car 😂
Damn bro that really touches me as I am also just 22 and grew up with this Game. I still keep playing it on my Samsung s9 with epsxe nowadays
Ahmetcan Guenes We were born at the right time :D
goddamn 55 minutes of pure motorsport bliss
you and me brotha, you and me
with the video stretched, did nobody notice it?
@@teddysadcat i ever won the gt2 game only by using GT500 Super GT cars in GT World League.
Earning a car in Gran Turismo 2 had a bigger impact that it does in Gran Turismo Sport. That game just gives you a car every five seconds
*laughs in Forza Horizon*
i get a miura for completing the beginner licenses, bruh
@@saltweebger1757The Crew 3 Motorfest to GRAN TURISMO 2: Am i a joke to you?
@@rotary.revolutionLambo Miura? I remembered a lot that on GT5 and 6 it costed $15.000.000!
The ‘96 Castrol supra has always been iconic to me as it’s been in every GT I’ve played
The 1997 Castrol Toms Supra is as amazing as 1996 Castrol Toms Supra.
There was an older video about this exact topic a while ago, but it did not have any narration. Love this, liked!
Yeah, I think I saw that actually. That video is good if you just want to see the prize cars, but mine is longer and has more info on each one. Depends if you want to learn a bit more or whether you just want to see them as fast as possible. :) Both good imo!
@@MattJ155 instant like! Pleasantly surprised especially on the details like the mention of the Toyota wrc restrictor issue suspension.
@@dennispaguio Not to be the dad returning late with the bottle of milk here or anything, but one detail that's sometimes glossed over is that the FIA did a full 360, and basically went "You've cheated and you're 100% banned next year, but you've cheated so well that we aren't even mad".
They even commended Toyota for how beautifully made their turbo restrictor bypass system (IN THE LITERAL SANCTION HANDED TO THEM) and how they were amazed as to how well hidden it is from view unless one were to completely disassemble the system.
@@nicholasbradshawthe Lancer Evo VI WRC in Gran Turismo 2 is another one should return in GT7.
O lord the feels i have right now i feel so warm inside because of this game. Just image its 2003 a 7 yo me siting down on Christmas my mom bought me a used ps1 and my cousin bought me a couple of games among those was gt 2 this game is the soul culprit for me being a car guy. so many hours spent on this game.
it might be slightly dated ps1 graphics for that time, but its gameplay and content was easily NEXT GEN.
Edit: it actually has more cars than GT3 on PS2
@@Lightblue2222true. GT2 also still miles better than 7 despite 7 has amazing graphics.
29:17 I can remember doing so much research on this car and never finding this design. Loved it
Thank you for making such a great video MattJ155. This brings all the memories back.. sleepless nights, and dozing off during endurance races XD
Thank you for the comment!
Thank you so much for this video (I still play this game, many years later because of nostalgia and It's still the best race game ever for me)!
You're welcome!
Bienvenue
Hey wow I appreciate all this effort and information A LOT. I have been playing this game a lot again recently this is now the definitive resource for prize cars.
Thanks, I appreciate your comments! Good luck on unlocking them all. 👍
Man what a video, you really note all of the prizes (not to mention that you have to enter some races many times due to random prize) what an effort
We really need a remaster or rerelease with trophies on PSN
Just hearing this music brought me back
KemonoGamer75 I know :(
In a perfect world
KemonoGamer75 i respect that but many people would including me. You wouldn’t be forced to buy it. And it wouldn’t take away from their production of gt7 if they outsource or donate a small part of the team
Polyphony won't do it, it would only remind people how much more fun the old GTs were.
Groovy Baby It‘s a crime that the PS Classic didn‘t come with GT2 installed
Thanks for the upload, this has been an awesome blast from the past. GT2 & GT4 were definitely the best in the series by a mile + probably the best racing games ever made.
Lack of interesting, exclusive prize cars unobtainable in any other way is a major flaw of any GT game that came after GT4.
54 minutes about GT2 prize cars, holy crap
All this work he put in, the cars are in a nice high resolution, but the image is squashed, what a shame!
I remember I loved this game so much I purchased the Japanese version while travelling. Didn't have the proper console to play it, but it still felt good to own a version with the Lamborghini! Wonderful job, really enjoyed this!
Been waiting for this one for a long-ass time. And I'm happy to hear, that Thunder returns for the narration.
:)
I'm sure we'll get around to doing all of them eventually!
14:50 my favorite car as a kid. I would preview the races just to watch it win. Lol I can remember hoping it didn’t spin out on Laguna Seca in this and GT3. Such great acceleration with a modest top speed when it’s much faster in real life
I miss this game , such a great variety of cars/tracks
AWESOME!!!!!!
PLEASE, PLEASE! Do this unlockable video with the rest of GTs, specially GT4 and GT5 :)
GT5 has 168 prize cars whilst GT6 only had 42 and GT7 has 130 prize cars.
The biggest prize in this game is getting the Subaru Impreza 22b from the used dealership.
Also, once you get the Skyline Silhouette, you can pretty much win every race. That car is a monster. Over 550 hp and weighs nothing.
My technique was finish licenses the faster i could and buy 91 celica gtfour, win a few races and improve it to race 30laps trail mountain endurance. You win an op supra and a big wallet to start the game
@Scott Hotchkiss I never really cared about the CR2.
@@7senza How powerful is that Supra again? Isn't it like too much for regular (591) races?
I find it funny that the 4WD Challenge event's first prize car is a Subaru wagon... which are very popular in the state where the track is based (Seattle, WA)
I really miss when there were a handful of cars with a “- -“ price tag because it made me wonder how to get them and then try to get it
This game was all I used to play as a kid. I still have both disks and the simulation mode disk still works and I still play it from time to time for nostalgia reasons.
My nostalgic memories just returned again. The crazy endurance race is just the thing that I cannot do on original PS1 (cause of restriction play duration since I was a child, well you know what does I mean 😅). But it works on emulator thanks to "save features (not a memory card)" which you can return in certain lap.
13:50 The GT-R Four-Door Autech is a strange looking car, but it is a blast to drive.
Wow, glad I stumbled upon this page, the menu music, the cars, so nostalgic and brilliant this game is. Subbed and thank you
Thanks for stumbling across the channel!
Fell asleep watching another video and this video had just started playing before I woke up. The GT2 menu music threw me into a nostalgic trance in my dream.
The best 55 minutes i've spent in my life, i love the time and effort spent on this vídeo, all the research not only for the prize cars, but also all the colors that are possible to obtain these cars, you are incredible, i love this vídeo so much.
Thank you so much!
28:30 First boosting method lol memories
What a car
Very informative commentary that car nerds like myself thoroughly enjoy🤓 Respect the effort
Another great video, and as always awesome narrations by Thunder!
Thanks!
The Dodge Concept LM, what a beauty and performance...
My favorite feature about GT2 was the bhp limitation. In the later installments, it was easy to win since any bhp was allowed. GT6 tried to fix this but failed since some cars break it. For example the SRT. GT2 was a ton of fun because you weren't overpowered.
I find the GT2 power limits very generous still. For a real challenge you need to lower the limit by another 25% in most races, and also use the appropriate type of car for the challenge.
The Toyota Altezza LM Edition became one of my favorite cars in GT2 since unlocking it for the first time when I was in high school. I had a lot of fun using the Nissan R390 GT1 race cars aswell. Though I think the prize car I got the most mileage out of was the Unisia Jecs Skyline GT-R. When I was a kid, I use to use that all of the time to grind for money.
The R390 GT1 Road cars could actually achieve a higher level of power (and higher top speed with some gear ratio changes) than the race cars however, with the race cars, you could take corners at higher speeds.
I loved that game I played the hell out of it and got a nice glitch story- I’m an Mr2 fan my mom had one so I kept many mr2s in my garage and would tune them for fun. One time I managed a glitch that if I did it wrong all I’d see is a big tire on the screen and if I turned left or right I’d see my Mr2 on the screen. When I got it right the Mr2 would change from red to white the turbo gauge would just spin around and I’d be able to go anywhere from 2-350+ mph I could steer at that speed so I’d just kept along the wall. My buddy’s a witness we still talk about it till this day. Thanks for the vid make more. I got most of the hidden cars it was so fun!!
Yes! It's finally here! I've been waiting for this very moment!!!
The ZZII has a special place in my memory. Oddly enough, not because of any race I won with it. I was doing a top speed run on the test course when I lost control in turn 3-4 (I don't remember how, this was about 15 years ago) and hit the wall. What came next had me laughing for hours while watching the replay over and over. Somehow the car defyied the laws of physics and started doing what I can only describe as a near horizontal cartwheel. It continued to do so for the ENTIRE. CURVE. It took about 2 minutes to make it's way around, only finally coming to a stop when the bank of the turn leveled out.
Good times...
I used to call the car the EEII, along with its sibling EEIII
26:42 this car blew my mind along with the other dragsters like the 180sx and the intrepid could be modified into one
It's not just an "All cars" video, he explain what this car is, who drove it. Like the little story about race cars too
Awesome coverage for this guys!👌🏾
Still playing it today with ePSXe and 360 controller on my PC :) Incredible game, with lot of possibilities for car customization and settings!
Same with me, I keep playing it on my Samsung s9 with epsxe. I gotta admit it's actually really good on the phone screen
@@El_ACG I hope with a joypad :O Don't tell me you can race with the touch pad! (???) Anyway if i can add something to my previous message, the only things GT2 misses to be the perfect game are two: more real-life tracks (only Laguna Seca and a portion of Pikes Peak sigh....) and Swedish cars (Volvo/Saab), this would have been the fucking perfection!
I never knew I wanted this video so much. Thank you for making it! It's pure bliss.
Endurance races were always a gamble, not getting the car you wanted was annoying as hell haha
I vote an HD remaster. The graphocs could be as good as the opening FMV and i would be oversatisfied!
I'm subbing and liking just because I can only imagine how much time was spent in doing this video. Great work man!
Thanks!
Hearing the music alone brought back memories
Ooo yeah!! A new GT2 video from Matt!!!
Thanks Jeffry!
Both GT1 and GT2 have a lineup that's just stuffed full of that beautiful blocky 80s/90s goodness you simply don't get much of nowadays. The low-res graphics actually kinda help accentuate it too. People might look pretty with curves but I think cars look prettier without. Something locked in time that I think won't be seen again (as well as racing games being single-player collectathons first and foremost, which I miss too and also don't think will be seen again).
well who knew somebody is more obsessed than me with this game !!
I still play GT2 and colin mc rae 2 on ps1 emulator
The Dodge concept car from GT1 was pure gold. I won s many championships with its legendary handling.
I can't recall if I won it in the GT2 License tests or not.
Thanks for the awesome informative video!
3:25 - special events
I remember the first time I won the 30th anniversary Camaro I went and grabbed my mom to show her as that was the car she was driving at the point. I was 4 years old lol.
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only in "Gran turismo all stars" Red rock valley track could make you filthy rich in the game.. love it when i got many TVR speed 12 to sells..
It was a great course to put cars through their paces too. The Speed 12 beyond being an amazing way to farm money is probably top 3 in how it performs on that track when tuned properly.
Wow. I thought I was the only one who still plays Gran Turismo 2...but I do hybrid cars sometimes, for some really interesting races. Gameshark codes make the game so much bigger, like being able to race Motorsports Land and the 30 and 80M radius tracks, or being able to race any car on any circuit. 45,000 HP in a 4WD [R]ZZII is not as easy as it may seem, but being able to drift-race any track (even the test track) like you were Ken Block is beyond joy.
Time for my usual wall of text comment about things I can point out, or add to, or correct when wrong :P
To note for the Tom's T020 / TRD2000GT combo. Whereas the TRD is Turbo, the Tom's is N/A. Which makes the Tom's more impressive in terms or real life mechanics :) (and useful in the NA tuned cup)
Also to note, the Blue/Silver Race Modification for the 1997 MR2 GT-S was first meant to be for the TRD2000GT is it is its RM in GT2 demos. (It also had a standalone named Tsuchiya MR2, as it also was a GT300 race car driven by K. Tsuchiya)
As for the Nismo 400R Prece"i"ding model, it also has 500rpm less in revs than the final one, with a little less power, but less power loss at high range.
About the Demio, it's not the racing exhaust, but the ENTIRE turbo line of sounds. See, GT2 engines can have 2 sets of exhaust sounds. One for turbo cars, and one for naturally aspirated ones, and the game switches automatically depending on the aspiration type. And the Demio A-spec for whatever reason, doesn't have any Turbo sounds at all. Something to note, every engine sound has to have the 2 sets, so when a car doesn't use a particular engine's turbo or NA sounds, they are replaced with a tiny sound file with a straight line frequency sound in them. Hence the UFO.
Ah this needs correcting from me. The unused Skyline 4-door Fujitsubo racing modification is NOT the Autech Nismo RM, but unused for the regular R33 Skyline GT-R 4door that you can buy in the used dealership at Nissan. Internally, this RM's name is "n2r4r", the "r" of which mean RM, while the Skyline 4-door is "n2r4n" with "n" for normal. The Autech Nismo is "n2rnn" on the other hand, and a race mod for it would therefore be named "n2rnr".
Ah right, about the 2 Concept Car variants (normal and LM) they are mistakenly programmed as MR, when in fact they are FR.
About the dual Mugen CRX Pro.2 you can win. I believe personally that one of them (most likely the ont that's not in the 80s sports car cup) was supposed to be replaced by the unused Mugen S2000 that's present in the game's files.
I slightly diagree with the palette swap about the Xanavi Silvia... but i'm being picky. It has a textured and not (albeit not very well made) 3D diffuser at the back, while the Daishin lacks the set of canards up front. A different hood shape (1 less 'blade' long) and an additional ducktail 'lip' spoiler on the boot/trunklid. But like I said, i'm nitpicking, I also like the Xanavi's colors more :p
You say that the Arta Zexel R34 has less power than Unisia Jecs.... and well that's false. The Unisia Jecs and all R34 JGTC Skylines have 702hp (which is unfortunate as a lot of late game events are limited to 690hp.... It's the R33 Kure and Zexel that have less power. Speaking of the UJ R33, it has shorter ratios compared to other Skylines in its category, same for the 1998 Mugen NSX GT. I wonder why though...
About the Escort and its weight, yeah it could... but it's within the regulations for the newly-created WRC category back then. The Group A was lighter however.
Ah the Toyota Altezza LM... The very last non-hidden car I didn't know about in GT2 because I never got it. I learned of it around 2010 when I replayed GT2 through emulation haha
As always though, nice informative video!
Thanks for the comment about the Autech Skyline in particular! You know, it's been so long since I properly sat down to play GT2, I forgot the normal 4-door Skyline existed. I have removed the racing modifications bit from the video now. :)
In 1999 JGTC the cars oficial HP NSX 470 ps, GT-R 460 and 480 ps, SUPRA 470 ps, only i dont know McLaren hp and diablo sv and 911 porsches.
But, i like of your comentary!!
@@joelsilva64- Yeah, GT2 didn't have something in the code that represent power limiters so the cars are super powerful but with (i think) accurate torque figures that they could gather.
Thank you for this video!! I'm playing GT2 for the first time and it's useful to know how to win certain cars!
16:05 fun fact that I found out, in the NTSC this car has a MR drivetrain, but in the PAL version it's classified as a FR
16:40 Ah yes, I remember being frustrated that I couldn't win against the Gt40 in this race.
I'm gonna answer this two year comment cause why not
Recently been replaying gt2 for.. 20th time I guess... And I beat it with Demio A-Spec :D tough but fun
@@ichigoanimeandnightcore2105 nice
16:25 such a useful car I remember and gorgeous along with the regular version meant to be a cheaper alternative to the viper
GT2 made love sports car racing especially Le Mans and Rolex 24
At 13:35 the styling reminds me of a coupe racing car in burnout 3.
The coupe 3. Had a blue color scheme too
The amount of cars this game added since Gran Turismo 1 is insane.
Thanks for narrating this! I won all of these events probably 30 times each!
30:04 another car I never knew about only the blue in future versions
Also has way less hp and top speed than real car
I like it when you talk about the history of the JGTC cars.
That was all down to the narrator - Thunder from HG Central. Credit to him for those facts. :)
I.. I couldn't help myself.
An interesting thing about the Clio is that the game show a F4R 2 litre 150 cv car, but in your garage it's always the K4M 1.6 16V with 106 "hrsprs"...
Thank You For Your Great Video ❤ It has brought back a lot of memories.😊
your screen resolution makes everything look squished down flat lol.
tip: most prize cars are very lackluster in performance. don't be sad if you can't get them all, because the garage is limited to 100 cars anyway. game is so fun however, I'm gonna run thru it all again :-)
33:44 never knew this and I love it
Awesome work man! Thanks for the video mate 👍
Aside from winning (mostly) iconic cars from races, there's something about checking the used japanese cars' catalogue each time you finish an event to grab some rare rides (2000GT, Nismo R32 GTR, STi 22B, RX7 RS-R '97, etc.)
Great video with a great narration. Loved the "car facts and history" told on some of the models.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I haven't played this game in so long. I wish I had played it more as a kid! For the random prize cars, would it better to just win a race, see what you get, then reset in order for a shot at the car you want?
Wow almost an hour. That’s great!!
There are just so many... lol.
god...the music...so nostalgic.
One hour well spent. Love the work you both put into it
Watching this makes me wanna hook up my old ps2 and plug in the memory card 😆 all 250mb of storage and play GT2. So many classic cars. Love strolling thru the used cars to see what unique cars are in there.
When do you think you will do one on all the prize cars from GT3 and GT4
Would you consider doing this for the other games in the series, though I know the prizes in 5 are a total dud
Good display!
I would love to see a remaster of that game.
Real Story: I beat the GT40 at the Historic Car Rome Cicuit with a Fiat Punto GT
HOW????????
@@JinteiModding Luck and skill :D
You're God
Vids or it didn’t happen jk lmao I wanna see that replay so bad omfg
I beat the GT40 with a Neon.....I'll try to beat it with a Punto.
This is a lot of information, i really thank you for all this effort ❤👍
You're welcome!
Man I spent ages getting that GT1. This was an awesome game.
I find it more enjoyable and satisfying to unlock hidden cars by winning races instead of making all cars available to drive so easily or buy them whether by in game credits or your money
Awesome video! 👌
You deserve way more subscribers!
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Thanks, I appreciate it! My channel is growing and I'm very grateful for the loyal subscribers I've built up - it's an awesome community - but I'm hopeful that my channel has an even brighter future ahead.
@@MattJ155 You're very welcome!
Yes, I really hope your channel becomes bigger in the near future!
Kind regards
1:26 why does the ralli art sticker on the door disappear
The Playstation does not support Z-depth which is something that helps polygonal faces that are superposed to be properly arranged how they are supposed to be. To compensate, Polyphony Digital added a byte of data on each polygonal face that forces some "layer priority" for the game's rendering engine. Combined with the fact the PS1 doesn't support floating point precision, but instead integer (that's the reason why textures are warped when viewed at an angle, and well as the famous jitter when looking at objects) this means that the small square with the Ralliart logo texture is overlapping with the door panel behind it and depending on the angle, goes slightly behind, or slightly forward it. The flicker occurs because both faces most likely have the same layer priority to each other, and therefore can overlap like this. A solution to fix this would be to assign a higher priority to the logo and it wouldn't disappear :p
This layer system is also the cause behind being able to see the wheels through the rear deck on cars like the Honda NSX, or Toyota MR2 when you turn.
submaniac93 I love u
i'm enjoying every second of this video
5:07 the sileighty confused me as a kid like I know that’s a 240sx body but a Silvia front lol
That's because of the 180SX body parts being expensive in comparison to the Silvia ones
jorge enrique fajardo zavala sick
In all of my life, i wonder where the Stratos was given to when i finish ALL the game's races, even the event races on the dealerships. But since Lancia didn't had one, i always wondered where you can get it. Thou, i still don't like it was a 50/50 chance behind an endurance race.
You are certainly an exper no!!!.... a MASTER of this PlayStation racing genre franchise, and i didnt realize how many cars and avriations had this game well... still have to this very day, i recently re-bought Gran Turismo 5 but Also i have Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Gran Turismo Sport and Gran Turismo 6 but that game belongs to my elder brother, but that´s okay if i have to choose between GT2 and GT5 i would choose GT5 because is an improvement, not only on the visuals but also on the License test which you can now skip it, and that´s a major relief.
41:25
Correction: the "Calsonic" team (at least in name) no longer exists. The Calsonic brand was bought out by Marelli.
I watched this all the way through yesterday, and god dammit I'mma do it again.
The earliest Gran Turismo in own is GT5 Prologue and I dont have anything other than PS3/4 and PS Vita but I still watched this whole video and was suprised how quick it came to it's end (I watched on 1.5× speed so putting it back down to 1× after you were finished, made you sound like you were hella high)
This is still mind blowing for an original PlayStation game.
Really great vid! Please do GT3 next!