Option Tuning Car Battle (1998)

Developer: MTO
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Racing

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How it feels

A modest, no-frills arcade racer where the simple loop of winning races and tuning up your car keeps you casually grinding for the next upgrade.

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About

First of the Tuning Car Battle series of games for the original Playstation only released in Japan. It's an urban driving/racing game which gives the option to upgrade the cars, the more races you win the more upgrades you get.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.