Initial D Arcade Stage 4 began testing October 21-30, 2006 at three gaming centers in Tokyo, Osaka and Aomori Japan. Initial D Arcade Stage 4 was introduced internationally in July 2007.

The new Initial D Arcade Stage 4 has a new physics engine, cell shaded animated characters, a 32 inch LCD screen, and the gear shift has been relocated to a lower more realistic location near where you insert your Initial D card. A new feature connects gamers to Sega’s All.Net online play network that allows players from around the world to race each other in tsuiso battles and fight for high scores.

The new Initial D cards allow players to own 3 cars and stores data like modifications to vehicles, avatar customizations, and high scores. The car tuning and customization is done at the end of every three plays in the order of Performance, Bodywork, Performance, Aerodynamic Parts….and repeats this order throughout the game. You can’t transfer data from older games since the new machines won’t read Initial D Arcade Stage 1 through 3 style cards.

In Japan there is a “Limited” Initial D Arcade Stage 4 game that has life size cars from the popular series like Takumi Fujiwara’s Toyota AE86, Keisuke’s Mazda FD3S RX-7, and Bunta Fujiwara’s Subaru WRX GC8. The gamer sits inside the car in front of 90” monitor to play the game while the car moves freely on a 3 axis motion system that simulates racing on the touge. This video game is an Initial D fan boy’s dream.

Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Car List:

For the first time in franchise history, Initial D Arcade Stage 4 has removed cars from the game that were unpopular with players or that had little significance to the manga. Here is a list of cars featured in Initial D Arcade Stage 4.

Toyota

• Trueno GT-APEX (AE86)
• Levin GT-APEX (AE86)
• Levin SR (AE85)
• MR2 G-Limited (SW20)
• Altezza RS-200 (SXE10)

Mitsubishi

• Lancer GSR Evolution III (CE9A)
• Lancer RS Evolution IV (CN9A)
• Lancer GSR Evolution IX (CT9A) (New car)

Nissan

• Skyline GTR V-Spec II (BNR32)
• Skyline GTR V-Spec Nur (BNR34)
• Silvia K’s (S13)
• Silvia Q’s (S14)
• Silvia Spec-R (S15)
• 180SX Type X (RPS13)
• Sileighty (180SX / Silvia conversion)

Mazda

• RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
• RX-7 Infini III (FC3S)
• RX-8 Type S (SE3P)
• Roadster S Special (NA6C)

Honda

• Civic Type R (EK9)
• Civic SiR II (EG6)
• Integra Type R (DC2)
• S2000 (AP1)

Subaru

• Subaru Impreza WRX-STi Version V Type R (GC8V)
• Impreza WRX-STi 2007 Edition (GDBF) (New car)

Suzuki

• Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R)

Course, Opponents, and Music:

1. Akina Lake (Easy) (New Course) Akina Lake replaces the original Myogi as the “beginner” course, though its structure (circular lap course) remains similar to its predecessor.

• Opponents:
  • Itsuki Takeuchi (AE85) = Counter-Clockwise, Dry, Day
  • Takumi Fujiwara (AE85) = Clockwise, Dry, Day
  • Two Guys from Tokyo (S15) = Counter-Clockwise, Dry, Night
• Music:
  • Let’s Go, Come On - Manuel
  • Go Beat Crazy - Fastway

2. Myogi (Normal) (New Course) This is not the Myogi of previous Initial D games. This is the “Shin Myogi” course seen in the manga, anime, and on the Initial D: Special Stage game for PlayStation 2. It is a mountain road with an uphill and downhill route similar to Akagi and Akina. A notable difference between the three courses is that Myogi is noticeably wider than Akagi and Akina, allowing for faster speeds.

• Opponents:
  • Kenji (RPS13) = Uphill, Dry, Day
  • Shingo Shoji (EG6) = Downhill, Dry, Day
  • Mako Sato and Sayuki (RPS13KAI) = Downhill, Dry, Night
  • Takeshi Nakazato (BNR32) = Uphill, Dry, Night

• Music
  • Speed Car - D-Team
  • Fly Me To The Moon & Back - The Spiders from Mars

3. Akagi (Hard)

• Opponents:
  • Kenta Nakamura (S14) = Downhill, Rain, Day
  • Kyouchi Sudou (CE9A) = Uphill, Dry, Day
  • Keisuke Takahashi (FD3S) = Uphill, Dry, Night
  • Ryosuke Takahashi (FC3S) = Downhill, Dry, Night

• Music
  • Revolution - Fastway
  • We’ll See Heaven - Digital Planet

4. Akina (Hard) There is no longer a “Snow” racing weather condition for Akina.

• Opponents:
  • Iketani Koichiro (S13) = Downhill, Dry, Day
  • Kyoko Iwase (FD3S) = Uphill, Dry, Day
  • Wataru Akiyama (AE86 Levin) = Uphill, Dry, Night
  • Ryosuke Takahashi (FC3S) = Downhill, Rain, Night
  • Takumi Fujiwara (AE86 Trueno) = Downhill, Dry, Night

• Music
  • All Around - Lia
  • Eldorado - Dave Rodgers

5. Irohazaka (Hard) Because Irohazaka is a one-way road, all races are Downhill.

• Opponents:
  • Seiji Iwaki (CN9A) = Downhill, Dry, Day
  • Kyouchi Sudou(CE9A) = Downhill, Dry, Night
  • Kai Kogashiwa(SW20) = Downhill, Dry, Night

• Music
  • Raising Hell - Fastway
  • Space Love - Fastway

6. Tsukuba (Expert) (New Course) Tsukuba Circuit is a famous race track located in Tsukuba, Japan.

• Opponents:
  • Daiki Ninomiya (EK9) = Outbound, Dry, Day
  • Smiley Sakai (DC2) = Inbound, Rain, Day
  • Toshiya Joshima (AP1) = Outbound, Dry, Night
  • Kozou Hoshino (BNR34) = Inbound, Dry, Night
  • Keisuke Takahashi (FD3S) = Inbound, Dry, Night
  • Takumi Fujiwara (AE86 Trueno) = Outbound, Dry, Night

• Music
  • No Control - Manuel
  • Forever Young - Symbol

Special Stage

• Opponent:
  • Bunta Fujiwara (GC8) = Akina, Downhill, Dry, Night

• Music
  • Rider Of The Sky - Ace
  • The Fire’s On Me - Spock

Ending Theme - Credits
Namida 3000 - m.o.v.e

Initial D Games Official Website

http://initiald.sega.jp/