WHY you shouldn't buy INITIAL D on the PS2!

แชร์
ฝัง
  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2019
  • Based on true events of how I ended up with 2 PS2s just to play Initial D.
    Subscribe! ►bit.ly/2mNxPqU
    Our Social Media:
    Instagram ► / btgplay_
    Twitch.tv ► / btgplay
    BTG Merch:
    ► www.belowthecollar.com/btg
    ► merch.streamelements.com/btgplay
    Songs Used:
    TURBO - Live & Learn Eurobeat Remix
    / turboa
    Intro By 64Bits Animation
    ► / 64bits
    Music We Use & To Check Out:
    ToxicXEternity ► / toxicxeternity
    Bulby ► / mrbulbamike
  • เกม

ความคิดเห็น • 621

  • @kaishmuper
    @kaishmuper ปีที่แล้ว +11

    For reference: the rerelease of the game (the The Best version) fixes the compatibility with all ps2 slim models and the game doesn't crash at all

  • @FriendlyGhosttt
    @FriendlyGhosttt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    Special Stage set the bar for console Initial D games. Loads of extra content, music and even the extra story mode. I just wish they would’ve put Street Stage on PS2/PS3 instead of PSP. Ver. 3 is my all time favorite, but it would’ve been nice to see it get the Special Stage treatment. Still wayyyy better than Extreme Stage though… I’m glad they toned down the driftiness from AS5 onwards.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They did? I guess I'll have to give the later games a chance. I got the hang of extreme stage and beat it after awhile but it still felt off with how you could just gas through turns even if you wacked into every wall. Sometimes that was the better strategy against some of the AI.
      I do agree street stage should have been ported to another console. I'm hoping for a remastered port special stage or maybe even Ver. 3. That would be insane.

    • @FriendlyGhosttt
      @FriendlyGhosttt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@BlankTriggerGamers They definitely improved it. I haven’t had the chance to play 5-7 with a wheel, but from the videos I’ve seen it looks a lot better. AS5 is the closest to Ver. 1-3 in terms of cars not sliding as much.
      I’m not sure where you’re located, but if you have a Round 1 arcade in your state, it’s worth checking out. Mine has AS8 and it feels good with a wheel. Also, went to a local anime con and the arcade there had Arcade Stage Zero and it felt even better.
      If you have a halfway decent PC, look into the emulators. There’s tutorials for how to get AS4-Zero working on a PC. Even the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune games. I’m currently playing through AS7 with a controller, but it still feels loads better than AS4/Extreme Stage

    • @devandrasimanjuntak1646
      @devandrasimanjuntak1646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AS5 is considered to be the best Initial D game period. It’s physics is more grip based with some elements to drifting. However, it also comes with a tire management aspect. You need to take corners in 2nd or 3rd gear only, with minimal steering as possible, any more then that and it will hurt your tires which will slow you down at the later checkpoints. < do all of these things and it’s possible to beat the entire game using a stock car, well… maybe not with Bunta, that’s the one person I’ve yet to beat using a stock car.

    • @justkady
      @justkady ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey for people like me who cant emulate ps2/arcade games street stage was a godsend lol, im glad they thought of psp users

    • @Madblaster6
      @Madblaster6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which do you prefer? Special Stage or Street Stage?

  • @thewanganfiles9304
    @thewanganfiles9304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Wow. Didn't know the Slim PS2 one messes it up.
    That sucks man
    I'm half Japanese and own an Original Fat Silver Japanese PS2. My Japanese Grandpa had bought me one back in 2001 at Toys R Us in Yokohama Japan. So I grew up playing this game, loved it. But never knew the Super Slim can't play the game. That sucks.
    But besides that. Nice video man, very relatable on terms of playing it on the arcade and spending lots of money lmao.

    • @radiantansel202
      @radiantansel202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Only later Slim models, 70xxx models still play fine, 75xxx and 90xxx series are the ones that get messy, they also screwed some PS1 titles in the process

    • @stpworld
      @stpworld ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I still own my ps2 fat and orignal ps2 I also have the boxes to.

  • @workethicrecords5901
    @workethicrecords5901 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Also, for anyone who doesn't want to import from Japan, The HDD mod that let's you boot games from a fat PS2 is region free. You can play this on a US PS2 with no hardware modding, and don't even need a working DVD drive.

    • @bitelaserkhalif
      @bitelaserkhalif ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I used fmcb, with opl to play it from USB (slim model)
      Drawback is lag due to USB 1.1
      Sadly my ps2 dies due to rambus issue?
      It was mod chipped back then, modchip is not matrix or modbo

    • @asswaterstudios
      @asswaterstudios ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Use free mcboot. It’s so easy to install and there are many options for loading.
      The hdd version is maybe the best because you won’t have loading lag.
      Usb works too but it has some lag on the video cutscene portions of the games because the ps2 only has usb 1.0
      Another option is to use ESR to read discs you burn yourself.
      There are many options and ways to break the region lock and run homebrew on your ps2. Look up a guide.

    • @paulinemxc
      @paulinemxc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@asswaterstudios dude you literally saved my day 🫶

    • @Big5mokE719
      @Big5mokE719 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's what I was gonna say. Easy as hell to do too

    • @fastcarboi
      @fastcarboi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bitelaserkhalif wait, how do you played it trough a ps 2 slim ?

  • @RedzaMalaysianCrossover
    @RedzaMalaysianCrossover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Even harder if you try to read Japanese.

    • @TheSilviaGuy
      @TheSilviaGuy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol your pfp has the funny Gran Turismo yellow Evo

  • @TeamEmperor1
    @TeamEmperor1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Pc & Teknoparrot is the answer to initial D bliss. Playing all of the arcade games in 8k 60fps is heaven.

    • @kevinflores3141
      @kevinflores3141 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes

    • @exhausion
      @exhausion หลายเดือนก่อน

      Is there multiplayer tho cuz last time i played on teknoP i couldnt figure out online

  • @Nelsea7190
    @Nelsea7190 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Happogahara is soooo fun. Irohazaka is great with the hair pin turns and interesting. Happo keeps you on your toes as you need to stay focused on the course. Shomaru is also difficult, narrow and wall taps kill any sort of speed you have... 2yrs ago on my trip to japan i got to drive up and down the Iroha slopes, in a coach bus with the tour. it was almost a dream come true ie 95.0% as the last 5% was small bus stop we passed on the way that had an amazing view of the downhill road from across the corresponding valley. the bus took up all the lanes on the hiarpins and was one of the highlights of the trip. the Kegone waterfalls use the Iroha slope as access to get there.

  • @SianaGearz
    @SianaGearz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I made this experience before. I got an ultra rare Broadband Adapter for the Dreamcast directly from Japan - shipping per EMS was ridiculously inexpensive, less than half of what DHL would have cost, the item itself was also half of what they go for around these places, and then it also due to some shifty timezone magic, it arrived the same day that i ordered! Perfect condition, too. Crazy, right?

  • @_justtoomanygames_8857
    @_justtoomanygames_8857 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    All I have to say is FREEMCBOOT memory card. This thing unleashed the ultimate power of playing japanese racing gems I missed out on. Great video by the way.

    • @tailsprower9542
      @tailsprower9542 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep also use ESR, lets u play any game bc it see's them all as DVD video and skips all disc checks. basicly the shortest possible Video file is used in the first sector of the dvd so it can boot the game and it immediately finishes and launches into the game

    • @AbDaniel21
      @AbDaniel21 ปีที่แล้ว

      or ps4 vers. 5.05 with ps2fpkg

  • @ZANTYACS
    @ZANTYACS ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Where I was from in Montreal Downtown there was a arcade with Initial D 3 that then became D 4 and Maximum tune 5 with the years,
    Best arcade game ever, from the amazing soundtracks, anime campaign, racing others, beating time scores of other's people ghosts, modifying, upgrading your car and it all saved your progress on your card making you always wanting to come back, no other arcade games ever gave me that kind of long-term commitment.
    Now I live in Calgary and there is no arcade that has initial D sadly.

  • @adlibbed2138
    @adlibbed2138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I would suggest the Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2 (Kaido Touge No Densetsu) if you're itching for that Initial D experience, while the game itself had nothing to do with Initial D in any shape of form, there are a lot of FamilyMart versions of Initial D characters and even Over Rev characters of all things, and a pretty big car list to boot too

    • @smiley1722
      @smiley1722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Problem is it's hard to find so i recommend Extreme Stage even though it's not realistic, but it's a very good INITIAL D game that i suggest playing because you don't need an emulator NOR a Japanese PS3.

    • @minignoux4566
      @minignoux4566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@smiley1722 TXR drift 2 released everywhere, so also no need for a japanese ps2

    • @smiley1722
      @smiley1722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minignoux4566 yeah ik it was a typo

    • @smiley1722
      @smiley1722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minignoux4566 I was just recommending it

    • @ManiakKonsol
      @ManiakKonsol 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/wu5cnzOb9H0/w-d-xo.html Initial D translate game

  • @tieradlerch.217
    @tieradlerch.217 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Extreme stage note : When you see this racing game and there is SEGA logo, dont expect to be realistic car simulator lmao

  • @MrCasebi
    @MrCasebi ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a rollercoaster ride to play ps2 games. I know the feeling all too well. I know this vid is old but good shit

  • @KyoChan19792002
    @KyoChan19792002 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    If everything fails, use an emulator to play the Initial D Arcade Stage 2 or Stage 3. Those games are good on Windows 7 with a good graphic card. I really missed those days when I spent all my allowance on completing Arcade Stage 3 and Stage 4. Stage 3 was really a challenge to me as I had no idea on how this game worked (such as shift point and "eraser" skill). It really took me long to know that cars would accelerate rapidly under drifting in Arcade Stage 3.

  • @EX001
    @EX001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Love the Editing! But I super loved that someone finally understands the PS2 version is the best.

  • @Nadrojfloop
    @Nadrojfloop ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You actually don’t need a Japanese PS2 to play Special Stage if you softmod your PS2 to run it off a hard drive (or even a usb thumb drive if you don’t mind stuttering FMV). Basically the PS2 only does a region check when first booting up the disc so by launching games from a HDD it bypasses it so you can play games from any region. I even found a partial English translation for Special Stage that translates most of the menus.
    Also I have the same wheel so that’s pretty cool. I found mine on the curb for free. I don’t have the pedals though so for now I’m stuck with a controller lol.
    Edit: I didn’t mean to post this twice. TH-cam comments were broken for everyone yesterday and I commented this right before they were fixed. When I looked back for my comment I couldn’t find it so I thought it was deleted during the fix.

  • @wolfenher6937
    @wolfenher6937 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don’t remember that game being released for the PS2 but I remember playing similar racing games like that game in arcades back then. Those were the golden days of arcade racing games.

  • @SpiritofLight91
    @SpiritofLight91 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I came across this video by chance. Tonight I was struggling with sadness because tomorrow is the anniversary of my grandmother's passing. This video showed up at the right moment on my suggested videos. I absolutely Love Initial D and I can relate to your sense of humor. You have a new subscriber. Plus we both have curly hair bros for the win.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My Grandmother meant a lot to me as well. Glad I could bring some joy to your day and take care, from a curly bro to another curly bro.

  • @martinsirois6328
    @martinsirois6328 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dude thanks for this video, i was about to pull the trigger on buying special stage

  • @blackace41
    @blackace41 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    my chipped slim PS2 had no problem with special stage back in the day though. and yeah special stage or Ver.2 is the best Initial D . even infinity nowadays doesn't give you the same feeling of the old school Ver.2 back in the arcade.

  • @NickTaylorRickPowers
    @NickTaylorRickPowers ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For anyone wondering this game series was a racing version of street fighter or Tekken
    You are constantly battling your opponent for the victory

  • @iceWAVVE
    @iceWAVVE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hey I wish I saw your video before I went through the same thing! I have a japanese 75xxx white slim as well. I have 3 copies of the game disc because I thought it was too scratched. Good to know I should have just bought the phat in the first place. I guess it's back to ebay for me too. Promise me this is the last thing I'll have to buy!

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, I was tearing my hair out for weeks trying to figure out why it didn't work even though there weren't any scratches. But yeah if your game freezes in the opening movie then it's the slim Japanese PS2 that's causing it. The fat Japanese PS2 will fix it.

    • @Gunsnr13
      @Gunsnr13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlankTriggerGamers You can mod the the ps2 magic boot and you can copy your game and converted to iso file and run it on without buying a japanese ps2.

  • @iraqifoodcart8447
    @iraqifoodcart8447 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just have to say, if I'm going to want to relive the experience of a game like this, I'm going nuts to butts and splurging on the actual arcade setup, the one we all remember playing.

  • @memeleeks9391
    @memeleeks9391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This video needs way more likes and this is quality content love the video it was funny if I need to watch the anime more haven't even passed the first season yet love the games tho and the song ❤ oh my God the songs masterpieces all of them edit. just subscribed there you go peace

    • @memeleeks9391
      @memeleeks9391 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the heart my guy

  • @hobnu22
    @hobnu22 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The slide thing hand motion was perfect ngl

  • @arefrigerator396
    @arefrigerator396 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every year I used to spend a month in China, with my missus. There's an arcade I would go to and play Initial D. Was fun as hell but I'm sure they had the difficulty setting set higher. Lol.

  • @supersmallchibiwolf872
    @supersmallchibiwolf872 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Initial D anime. There should be a Initial D Special Stage port for modern gaming consoles that would be amazing. Cool video. ^_^

  • @placeholder2924
    @placeholder2924 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:40 Extreme Stage is a port of arcade stage 4, like street stage being a port of arcade stage 3 and special stage being a port of arcade stage version 2.
    All Arcade stage games feature opponents that speed up or slow down by section. And also can't be outrun at a certain point.
    Some cap out at a max of 90 meters, some 250, some not at all. But this means that in sections where they speed up, you will be caught by some margin.
    But also Arcade Stage 4 is just very very hard. Even on the lowest difficulty levels.

  • @TortugaAW
    @TortugaAW ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta' love your video style! Like, you're talking to yourself! Your reactions in this video are amazing! RELATABLE! :DDDD

  • @H2Oredfirefox
    @H2Oredfirefox ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's really cool surprisingly I still have my original initial D silver key card that I had with the arcade problem is the initial D arcade machine I played on disappeared from where its current location was so I don't know what happened to but I still kept the key card

  • @LoLo25A
    @LoLo25A ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The special stage arcade racer at my local arcade bar is mint. Along with a gated manual shifter and drink holder....though clipping is still in it

  • @KusabiTetsugoro
    @KusabiTetsugoro ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, sitting with my headphones on, your knocking sounds scared the shit out of me :D

  • @LocaliLLocano
    @LocaliLLocano ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is like Harold and Kumar go to golf land to play Initial D

  • @nicholasharron3325
    @nicholasharron3325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Great editing man this video was really well made and this game looks pretty badass. Honestly, if you did this alone damn👍👍

    • @ManiakKonsol
      @ManiakKonsol 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/wu5cnzOb9H0/w-d-xo.html intial D

  • @heeroyuy809
    @heeroyuy809 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My childhood would be perfect if I had this game on my PS2 back in the Day

  • @thewarrior151
    @thewarrior151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I play the Arcade Version and I now have a PS2 whit Initial D Special Stage, I spend so much money in the Arcade on my 1º to 3º Semester of the Univerity just enjoying the Arcade, and im planing on buying a Steering Wheel just to also play Initial D Special Stage and other racing Games.....

  • @TheAwesomeDoritos-te5vs
    @TheAwesomeDoritos-te5vs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My friend helped my download a psp emulator and I was able to play street stage which is the first time I played an initial d game and it was so awesome playing it !!!

  • @pranjictoni6551
    @pranjictoni6551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That ps2 intro is awsome

  • @justynadabrowski4626
    @justynadabrowski4626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Underrated review chanel.

  • @krorook9221
    @krorook9221 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i like the style of your videos. kinda reminds me a bit of the early AVGN Videos

  • @shauqiharris2772
    @shauqiharris2772 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was like 8 when I first played Initial D Arcade Stage 5 and still one of best racing games on arcade cabinet.

  • @Stoneybrownbear
    @Stoneybrownbear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Long ago Some friends and I got a ps2 chipped and got a steering wheel and it was over. One of the best initial d games next to street stage on my hacked vita. Funny video. 😂👍🏽

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing with a steering wheel makes it so much better and thank you!

    • @leafpirate
      @leafpirate ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting. Are you Brazilian? We rarely chipped our Ps2s here in North America, just softmod.

    • @Stoneybrownbear
      @Stoneybrownbear ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry. I’m American. And 15-20 years ago chipped systems were the thing. Yes everything now is easily modded like my psVita and my ps3.

    • @leafpirate
      @leafpirate ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Stoneybrownbear Oh ok. I am North of you so maybe I just didn't get to see how popular these modchips were. After FreeMCBoot it seemed pointless to chip, even if you wanted to pirate games.
      As I recall it, part of Free McBoot's job was to reduce wear on both the HDD and the DVDs being launched, so a chipped system would still need FreeMcBoot anyway, as long as you wanted to preserve your laser and hdd.

  • @boredstudent
    @boredstudent ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had to get a Swap Magic 3 for the PS2 so I can play that game. But it was a great game and I played it a lot when I was a huge Initial D fan. I also played the arcade games. Not all of them though. Up to Arcade Stage Version 3.

  • @calebyoung1018
    @calebyoung1018 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks TH-cam for recommending this video. Great content!

  • @joerAE86
    @joerAE86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Feint, Erase, TST... man these moves were what made Stage 3 special. I miss going to malls and touge with the local teams.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว

      I always wanted to learn the Eraser technique, but I never could land it right.

    • @joerAE86
      @joerAE86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlankTriggerGamers I didn't on my own. I was recruited by a local team at my arcade and trained me. It turns out, each arcade with an ID3 cabinet had their own team and does battle. Team leaders were in contact with each other to organize freindly touge's. Man your video brought so many good memories back 🥲

    • @jankenharmony404
      @jankenharmony404 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joerAE86man that sounds like a lot of fun! wonder if that kinda stuff still around

  • @mingyaowu7720
    @mingyaowu7720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some memories of playing ps2 special stage more stages and cars to play with despite the graphics not so nice as compared to ps3 extreme stage. To me the extreme stage kinda a continuation of the initial d series since they are made by Sega. of course talking Japanese racing games on ps2 there also Tokyo xtreme racer zero, Tokyo xtreme racer 2, battle gear 2 and battle gear 3.

  • @ThisRoyalDaKoty
    @ThisRoyalDaKoty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a great video dude!

  • @SimplyAustins
    @SimplyAustins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice video and well put together mate. It’s worth it for the music alone…. Bring back Euro Trash rave with Japanese dub! Love it :)

  • @0w0.727
    @0w0.727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This game is the best it has it all,great eurobeat,opening and story mode

    • @hackade1892
      @hackade1892 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Kenta Nakamura but you can drift on this game

  • @AHDudeGuy
    @AHDudeGuy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Deja Vu! Nah it's more like PS2! 🎶

  • @al-dorifto1631
    @al-dorifto1631 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My memories of this game was it was exactly same as the early arcade games.... I played it last night first time in years n dam I didn't realize how unrealistic even compared to arcade stages it is lol but I must admit I love the story mode. It's the best story mode out of all initial d games. I'm actually talking about special stage not extreme stage

  • @Oniontrololol
    @Oniontrololol ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh yes I used to spent so much money in the arcades doing time attack uploading records on the net, good times

  • @BlankTriggerGamers
    @BlankTriggerGamers  4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    I dumped so much money into the Arcade Ver. 1-3 of Initial D. It holds a super special place in my heart and got me into drifting culture. Do you guys have any experiences with Initial D?
    New Video About Initial D Cards: th-cam.com/video/TizTemgWYZU/w-d-xo.html
    EDIT: A lot of people have been mentioning the best/greatest hits version of Special Stage fixes the freeze issue with Slim PS2s. So buy that version first before you get a fat boy.
    -Nesto

    • @Sleepy_Moon84
      @Sleepy_Moon84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited, my dad was the driver, and I was the co-driver. Like Mako and Sayuki.

    • @the_tac
      @the_tac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The problem you had on Extreme Stage it's a feature if you have watched the anime then I think you might remember about the tires losing their grip it's all about how you drive and how you drift the same goes for the AI they also have to manage it the reason why drifting feels drifting.

    • @skaldlouiscyphre2453
      @skaldlouiscyphre2453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you played Initial Unity?

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's Initial Unity?

    • @skaldlouiscyphre2453
      @skaldlouiscyphre2453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlankTriggerGamers
      You can look it up on here, it's a free Initial D game. Look for videos by a user named AugGust, he's the main guy behind it. That Sim Racing Bloke's video has a link to the Discord server too.
      There's a download link on the Discord server for it but TH-cam won't let me paste the link here. =/

  • @AMIVITZRS
    @AMIVITZRS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    back in the old day.. missing alot to play initial d special stage from ps2

    • @btn972ify
      @btn972ify ปีที่แล้ว

      I want the ps3 version now price gone up big time !

  • @ironwolf3699
    @ironwolf3699 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The only initial d game I need to play, is assetto corsa. Man I love to heel and toe downshift, I love to make the stock ae86 slide with 90s tires.
    It is just so fun.

  • @NatsumeKonno
    @NatsumeKonno ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Special stage is arcade stage 2, arcade stage is Arcade stage 3, extreme stage is arcade stage 4 aka ice driving. It is possible to play the new ones on PC.

  • @thewildwolf007
    @thewildwolf007 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I use to play the shit out of this on the ps2, it was a great game. Also made it so i knew all the tracks so well that I was able to kick the crap out of everyone at the arcade with a unworked ae85 whilst they had fully worked cars. People use to trip right out

  • @LonewolfSaichi
    @LonewolfSaichi ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember buying my friends molded PS2 in high school with a copy of Initial D Special Stage and Swap Magic... best $200 I spent back then lol

  • @Diecastjoe
    @Diecastjoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the fat ps2 and am waiting a whole month for this game to come in. I loved the arcade version so I am hoping this one works!

  • @Zenzuu
    @Zenzuu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m surprised given how popular it was regarding versing other people online there hasn’t been any attempt to bring the full fledge arcade experienced to the PS5.
    It’ll no doubt be popular amount racing fans.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว

      I really hope they bring Initial D to console in some form again. There wasn't one on the PS4. Which was surprising, so hoping PS5 gets one.

  • @trumpeter811
    @trumpeter811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    did you play with a racing wheel for the PS2 game as well ? if so which one did you use ?

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, so I used the same wheel (Logitech Driving Force GT) that I used on the PS3 game but I wouldn't recommend it. The shifters don't work on the PS2.

    • @trumpeter811
      @trumpeter811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BlankTriggerGamers Thank you for taking the time to reply to me :) and thank you for the additional info and issues you encountered. keep up the great work :)

    • @trumpeter811
      @trumpeter811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BlankTriggerGamers So i was doing research trying to find a wheel thanks to your help. and I found the original box art for the Japanese release of initial D special stage with the wheel
      It looks like the original wheel and pedals didn't have any sort of shiftier with them . I thought you may like to know as it explains why your controller shiftier wouldn't work as it appears to never have been designed with it in mind.
      otsukai.com/public/itemOrderNegotiation/95108/original-5f86a9552303c.png
      anyways have a wonderful day !
      thanks for all the help 1

    • @starfire2133
      @starfire2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trumpeter811 Lol Logicool

  • @MouseCIick
    @MouseCIick ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i hope you kept those ps2. because you can run free mcboot on memory cards and it works on Japanese ps2. i think you can even region unlock japanese ps2 with free mcboot.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I actually gifted the slim to one of my friends who lost her Japanese PS2 after she moved back to the US from Japan and I kept the fat one for myself.

  • @TheAwesomeDoritos-te5vs
    @TheAwesomeDoritos-te5vs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I finally got both the game and console and you can use it with the Gran Turismo wheel with it I rate it a 10/10 !

  • @onyx.8550
    @onyx.8550 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is 100% the best video I've seen all year

  • @sillyriver4486
    @sillyriver4486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video about initial d. I watched this video because of the thumbnail. After watching this video it was worth it.

  • @ineedandrenaline
    @ineedandrenaline 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Must be lucky then because my Japanese PS2 Slim plays Initial D Special Stage, Wangan Midnight, and other Japanese games just fine 😉.

  • @whaky1149
    @whaky1149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why is the title misleading tho...

    • @starfire2133
      @starfire2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's not, he is telling how much effort and money it took just to play the game that wont work on the latest slim japanese ps2's

  • @VictorPerez-sx5mp
    @VictorPerez-sx5mp ปีที่แล้ว

    Initial d stage 3 was the first one I played at the local arcade that is still my favorite one . I recently tried stage 6 not too bad

    • @psp785
      @psp785 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i played stage zero in japan honestly I did'nt like it they changed the shifters and the charm from these games are gone. Except the story mode it's better

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya ปีที่แล้ว

    I had never heard of that! A couple years ago I imported a slim silver 75000 and a half-dozen PS2 games, IDSS ran with no issues. must be on only the even later slim models I'm guessing? fun game but can get ridiculously hard.

  • @cyclonmaster
    @cyclonmaster ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If there is translation patch for this game, I'm bless.

  • @gbpferrao
    @gbpferrao ปีที่แล้ว

    dude i love the way this video goes!

  • @TWONSSHOW
    @TWONSSHOW ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love how you didn't play street stage cause you didn't own a PSP, yet you ended up purchasing 2 PS2's to play Special stage.

  • @give_me_my_nick_back
    @give_me_my_nick_back ปีที่แล้ว

    PSP game is probably similar and man it is hard AF but I love it even tho I kept replaying each race 100s of times before beating it

  • @EliteFetishist
    @EliteFetishist ปีที่แล้ว

    The are also issues with fat PS2. Mine is the first model ever released in europe. CGI intro does not show uo so you'll only get a black screen, no sound at all. Press start to bypass it, then all menus seems to work with no problem until you play with the car, there you will have no more full screen, really big black borders intead, the screen is like cut in half. I use GSM in NTSC mode to play fullscreen (does not help with cgi intro,tho)

  • @K9arcade
    @K9arcade ปีที่แล้ว

    Your gripe with Extreme Stage is a matter of opinion but it's common for a lot of fans to not be a fan of Extreme/Arcade stage 4's physics. SEGA Changed arcade hardware at this time and had to rework a lot of the physics when going from 3 to 4.
    After all these years I will finally play Special Stage for myself soon. Looking forward to it as a fan of the PS2, the series and the arcade hardware it runs on.

  • @psjsjjeueeu2828
    @psjsjjeueeu2828 ปีที่แล้ว

    When the door got knocked in the vid it felt so real

  • @joshuabernardo4305
    @joshuabernardo4305 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tokyo Extreme Racer Drift was everything I wanted in a touge game

    • @superboy305
      @superboy305 ปีที่แล้ว

      Remember when you finally beat the game 🤕😭🎉

    • @joshuabernardo4305
      @joshuabernardo4305 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@superboy305 Unfortunately, I played the game REALLY young and hit a wall. I think I was playing Drift 1 or 3, and I just couldn't beat this R32 on an uphill rainy stage.
      I probably would've easily beat him had I switched to rain tires, but my underdeveloped brain was more concerned with having fun rather than learning.
      I tried everything (except switch my tires). I spent all my money buying the fastest car, buying the best parts, having more hp than my opponent, but could never pass that R32.
      (Now that I look back on it, I remember there being several station wagons in the game, and I can't help but think of that video with the stock Subara Outback dominating a steep sandhill.)
      Most of my fun was spent feeling the difference between each car in Time Attack. And recreating the "gutter" drift on Haruna, but I just didn't understand cars enough to advance further in career mode.
      Was the ending rewarding? Or was it the journey?
      I remember playing Armored Core 2 and just being completely enthralled by the atmosphere. I was young playing that game, and only got to rank 70 or so. Lol

  • @dylantheriault9007
    @dylantheriault9007 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When you played Initial D in the arcade did the machine use those cards with your stats?

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, check out this video where I talk about the cards th-cam.com/video/TizTemgWYZU/w-d-xo.html

  • @1johpo
    @1johpo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude I swear on my dead father’s SOUL I was on my downstairs toilet at 11:30PM when the KNOCK KNOCK sound effect at 5:25 hit my ears. The window in the bathroom leads to the backyard and it was pitch black out there. I called out to my pregnant wife who I’d HOPED had knocked on the bathroom door, no answer, she was asleep. I wiped my ass, jumped up and had my largest kitchen knife in my right hand within ten seconds! I Flicked on both backyard lights and psyched myself up to go out there and face the freak that was peeking on me and knocked on my bathroom window! Finally after about 3 minutes I gathered the courage and stormed outside ready to stab or slash the first person I saw!
    My neighbors DEFINITELY saw me and I’m nervous they might call the cops. I played the clip back and realized it was a fucking sound effect you added in! Fuck me that was the most terrifying experience of my life! 😟🤣

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Holy shit dude! Glad nothing too bad happened and I apologize for all the inconvenience that sound effect caused. I guess I picked a very convincing knock lol

  • @vdfritzz
    @vdfritzz ปีที่แล้ว

    my ps2 was also a 75001 model, imagine the frustration

  • @jamestala2920
    @jamestala2920 ปีที่แล้ว

    @ blank trigger games hey man I have a g29 wheel and I Know that the stick shifter doesn’t work, so since the th8a thrustmaster works on PS3 and the g29 as well as shown from other TH-cam videos, will it work on extreme stage 😬?

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All I know is that the G29 and the paddle shifters work on Extreme stage. Never owned a thrustmaster, so no idea about that.

  • @xZephyrOfficial
    @xZephyrOfficial ปีที่แล้ว

    Special stage is very fun. i now play it on a emulator and its still fun.

  • @fixylieberus2925
    @fixylieberus2925 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only initial D I know is that one in arcade machine, I still remember when my pops took one of those home and I played in that shit till it broke.

  • @NOT-AVAILABLE2004
    @NOT-AVAILABLE2004 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That Video was better than a Video from a TH-camr with a Mil Subs. im gonna subscribe

  • @gilbert64
    @gilbert64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how curious, I have a SCPH-75004 model of ps2, it is a PAL region (but only reads usa games, how weird), it's a slim, it is hacked with matrix and I can play this game normally, I need to say that I play a patched version of the game, so it is in english
    maybe I can play it due the region of the console, or matrix, or because it is patched, I don't know, the only problem i have is the screen, but I can adjust it and play the game normally

  • @anothernrg8274
    @anothernrg8274 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play it on pcsx2, later I emulated extreme stage, I don't dislike extreme stage, I like almost everthing about it, and I managed to control the handling, hen I came back to special stage... I had shortened my time in akina to 3:04 from 3:20

  • @darththew
    @darththew ปีที่แล้ว

    Special stage is chefs kiss

  • @sblack53
    @sblack53 ปีที่แล้ว

    Extreme Stage is just a port of Arcade Stage 4, the physics are approximately as janky but fewer people in the west remember IDAS v4. I only wish that the PS2 didn’t have the region locks like with PS3.

  • @Gabreanz
    @Gabreanz ปีที่แล้ว

    Holdup, the free car DLCs for Extreme Stage have been removed from the JP PSN? Damnit

  • @TofuGuy90
    @TofuGuy90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    you know you can also emulate all the Initial D arcade games

    • @noriaki2448
      @noriaki2448 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called crime

    • @otacon291
      @otacon291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noriaki2448 cry about it

    • @TofuGuy90
      @TofuGuy90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@noriaki2448 emulation is not a crime. without emulation how we gotta enjoyed the games or a consoles that are discontinued. It may sale it on ebay, amazon, or whatever website you shop at will be overpriced. That is why emulation is not a crime so every gamers should enjoy retro games.

    • @minignoux4566
      @minignoux4566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TofuGuy90 emulation is not a crime, downloading copies of a game is
      i still do it tho...

    • @TofuGuy90
      @TofuGuy90 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minignoux4566 true I agree

  • @MillieFoxelia
    @MillieFoxelia ปีที่แล้ว

    Was the compatibility issue real? There were times when a newer slimmer ps2 had compatibility issues with certain older titles? If so i probably never had the issue cause we had the og PS2. The fat one similar to japanese big one but black.

    • @BlankTriggerGamers
      @BlankTriggerGamers  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, if you have the black label version of this game then it won't work on certain PS2s. Some people here in the comments have said if you get the White Label (BEST Series) version of the game then it will work on Slim PS2s.

  • @sunray2818
    @sunray2818 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just here to clarify it, I am using a SCPH 90000 Super Slim PS2 and playing Special Stage brought me no problems at all, I am using the Asian Japanese version which should be the same as full Japanese verision, but mine has a nice English toutrail of the basic controls and gamesaves.

    • @CarmenOfSpades
      @CarmenOfSpades ปีที่แล้ว

      In-game tutorial or an additional paper instructions card? Kind of curious! And yes this does work on 77k and 90k PS2s, I can confirm.

    • @sunray2818
      @sunray2818 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CarmenOfSpades An additional instructions card, but I would prefer to call it a paper since it's not small at all, written both in traditional Chinese and English.

  • @smkcocatriz
    @smkcocatriz ปีที่แล้ว

    I just have the Initial D Special Stage (ps2) on the PS3 hard drive and works with no issues (Europe Ps3)

  • @hugo666p3
    @hugo666p3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Underrated video ngl

  • @bedrylo3529
    @bedrylo3529 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i cant for the life of me beat type r civic in arcade mode. i drive a rx7 and I just cannot pass the short hairpins near the end of the track but the civic ai does it so unrealistically well i just can't...

    • @btgplay
      @btgplay 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In extreme stage or special stage?

    • @bedrylo3529
      @bedrylo3529 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@btgplay special on ps2

  • @eodspartin7690
    @eodspartin7690 ปีที่แล้ว

    please i hope you see this what is the song that plays when you say burn out i can’t find it anywhere

  • @Maikeru722
    @Maikeru722 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually have this game. Never knew it doesn't work with the slim model.

  • @turboDream228
    @turboDream228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro raced Kenji and said like "a little harder" and started race with sudo on irohazaka💀

  • @dseli8779
    @dseli8779 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was praying it wouldn't freeze!

  • @DRYzlledits
    @DRYzlledits ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So nice vídeo buddy the initial d ps2 is so amazing game