Gran Turismo 3 Demos

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec was officially released in Japan on April 28, 2001 for the PlayStation 2. It was the first of four retail Gran Turismo games Polyphony Digital (five if counting Tourist Trophy) released for the console. Gran Turismo 2000 was the tech demo intended to demonstrate the capabilities of the console, but was later scrapped during its development in favor for Gran Turismo 3. Prior to its release, Polyphony Digital released several demos to give players a chance to experience the games prior to the game's release with content that was completed during the game's development. With exception of Replay Theater rolling demo versions, the demos only have one single player mode limited by 2 laps and a timer which varied depending on the version.
==Gran Turismo 3 NTSC-U Demo==
This demo comes after the Autobacs demo, but before the OPS2M demo along with the Japanese Store demos. The HUD that was used is different compare to GT2000's and looked slightly like a modified GT2. The menu background music was reused from GT2000 along with the menu sound effects. Track selection appears after the car selection. This is also the only GT3 demo that does not use Mirage by Daiki Kasho, but rather Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue for the race BGM. This soundtrack would later on be used as a race BGM for the final US version of GT3. The result screen is similar to GT2's and does uses the jingle from GT2 as well though unused as it's impossible to clear the race without the timer expiring. This demo also included a ton of hidden tracks and cars.
==Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo Volume 5==
This demo came after the Autobacs demo and US demo and came free with the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Issue 5 in Europe. Like the US demo, it uses the menu SFX and BGM carried over from GT2000. The race background music is Daiki Kasho's Mirage though it's shorter compare to the final version. It also shares the same result screen as the US demo though also unused due to the timer restriction. This demo also included a ton of hidden tracks and cars.
==Trivia==
*In all GT3 demos (except Replay Theater versions), the player can press R1 to zoom in when selecting a car, a feature removed in the final game.
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