Gran Turismo
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The first game in the Gran Turismo series of racing simulations.
You can choose between the arcade version (featuring classic cars such as Corvettes and Aston Martins) or the simulation, which is the true heart of the game. The simulation starts you on an entire racing career beginning with a cheap used car and second-rate tracks. You will find yourself longing for the Dodge Viper as your sad $10,000 starting fund puts you behind the wheel of a used Honda Prelude or Mazda RX-7. As you win races, acquire money, and earn advanced licenses, you are able to buy better cars and race in more competitive matches right up to the GT World Cup.
Features more than 140 cars.
Spellings
- グランツーリスモ - Japanese spelling
Groups +
- Automobile: Aston Martin DB7
- Automobile: Chevrolet Camaro
- Automobile: Chevrolet Corvette
- Automobile: Dodge Viper
- Automobile: Honda Accord
- Automobile: Honda Civic
- Automobile: Honda Integra
- Automobile: Honda NSX
- Automobile: Honda Prelude
- Automobile: Mazda MX-5
- Automobile: Mazda RX-7
- Automobile: Mitsubishi Eclipse
- Automobile: Mitsubishi GTO
- Automobile: Mitsubishi Lancer
- Automobile: Nissan Fairlady Z
- Automobile: Nissan GT-R
- Automobile: Nissan Primera
- Automobile: Nissan Silvia
- Automobile: Nissan Skyline
- Automobile: Subaru Impreza
- Automobile: Subaru Legacy
- Automobile: Toyota Celica
- Automobile: Toyota Corolla
- Automobile: Toyota MR2
- Automobile: Toyota Supra
- Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation
- Gran Turismo series
- PlayStation Greatest Hits releases
- PlayStation Platinum Range releases
- PlayStation the Best series
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Credits (PlayStation version)
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
Gran Turismo appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
References to the game
This game is referenced in the Eiffel 65 song, My Console.
Sales
According to developer Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo sold 10,850,000 copies worldwide since its original release.
Awards
- Game Informer
- August 2001 (Issue #100) - #21 in the "Top 100 Games of All Time" poll
Information also contributed by J. Michael Bottorff
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Related Sites +
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GT Planet
Covering the World of Gran Turismo -
Gran Turismo
Official game website -
IGCD Internet Game Cars Database
Game page on IGCD, a database that tries to archive vehicles found in video games. -
Wikipedia: Gran Turismo
Information about Gran Turismo at Wikipedia
Identifiers +
- MobyGames ID: 3909
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Contributors to this Entry
Game added by Brolin Empey.
Additional contributors: PCGamer77, DreinIX, Zaibatsu, CalaisianMindthief, Patrick Bregger, Pedro Cunha, Rik Hideto, Victor Vance, FatherJack.
Game added April 24th, 2001. Last modified February 27th, 2023.