Wangan Midnight (Arcade)

Wangan Midnight
Developer	Genki
Publisher	NAMCO
Composer	Yuzo Koshiro
Platforms(s)	Namco System 246
Release Date(s)	December 18th, 2001
Genre(s)	Arcade racing
Mode(s)	Singleplayer, multiplayer
Official Site	https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/am/vg/wanganmidnight/
Game Timeline
Next game	Wangan Midnight R

Wangan Midnight is a 2001 arcade racing game developed by Genki and published by NAMCO, using the Namco System 246 as its platform. It is the first Wangan Midnight arcade game, as well as the first video game in the entire series. It did not have a card system unlike the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series.

The export version was also released with rival character names displayed as abbreviations or short names.

Rival Character

• Akio Asakura (Mr. Akio in Export version)
• Takayuki Kuroki (Mr. Taka in Export version)
• Reina Akikawa (Miss. Reyna in Export version)
• Koichi Kijima (Mr. Kijima in Export version)
• Masaki (Mr. Masaki in Export version)
• Koichi Hiramoto (Mr. Hiramoto in Export version)
• Harada (Mr. Harada in Export version)
• Keiichiro Aizawa (Mr. Kay in Export version)
• Eiji Kamiya (Mr. Eiji in Export version)
• Ryoichi 'JAPAN' Teizuka (Mr. Teyzuka in Export version)
• Yasuo 'CCR' Motoki (Mr. Motoki in Export version)
• Jun 'JPP' Sonoda (Mr. Sonoda in Export version)
• Kazuo Ohta (Mr. Ohta in Export version)
• Yamanaka (Mr. Yamanaka in Export version)
• Kazuhiko Yamamoto (Mr. Yamamoto in Export version)
• Gen Sasaki (Mr. Sasaki in Export version)

Cars

Default selectable cars

• Mazda Savanna RX-7 (FC3S)
• Mazda RX-7 Type RS (FD3S)
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V (CP9A)
• Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII (CT9A)
• Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)
• Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)
• Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II/M-Spec II (BNR34)
• Nissan Silvia Spec-R (S15)
• Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Version VI (GC8)
• Subaru Impreza WRX Sti (GD8)
• Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80)
• Toyota MR2 GT-S (SW20)

Character Cars

• Akio Asakura's Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) 'Devil Z'
• Reina Akikawa's Skyline GT-R (BNR32) 'YM Speed'
• Keiichiro Aizawa's Supra RZ 'Monster Machine'
• Eiji Kamiya's Lancer Evolution V (CP9A) 'Works-R'
• Gen Sasaki's Celsior (UCF10) 'SS MACH"
• Harada's Fairlady Z (Z31) 'Exciting'
• Koichi Hiramoto's Skyline GT-R (BNR32)
• Kouichi Kijima's Savanna RX-7 (FC3S)
• Takayuki Kuroki's Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33) 'FLAT Racing'
• Masaki's RX-7 Type RS (FD3S) 'Speed Factory RGO'
• Ryoichi 'JAPAN' Teizuka's Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)
• Yasuo 'CCR' Motoki's Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)
• Jun 'JPP' Sonoda's Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)
• Yamanaka's Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33) 'Speed Factory RGO'
• Kazuo Ohta's RX-7 Type RS (FD3S) 'Speed Factory RGO'
• Kazuhiko Yamamoto's Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR34) 'YM Speed'

Traffic car/NPC

• Mitsubishi Libero Cargo
• Suzuki Jimny
• Toyota Hiace
• Toyota Corolla
• Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

Unused/Unreleased

• Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (964), This car was originally intended to appear but was removed due to licensing issues with Porsche.

Trivia

• Tatsuya Shima's Blackbird (based on the Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (964)) was originally meant to appear as a rival in the arcade version but was ultimately cut. This was likely due to Porsche's licensing agreement with EA at the time, which gave EA exclusive rights. However, the car was playable in the export version, despite being classified as unused content.
• This game and Wangan Midnight R are the only arcade Wangan Midnight titles to feature the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII (CT9A), as it does not appear in any of the Maximum Tune games.
• As a nod to Rally-X, the S-Flag can be collected during gameplay.

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