Gran Turismo 4 Mazda MX-5 Edition

Gran Turismo 4: Mazda MX-5 Edition is a racing game in the Gran Turismo series for the PlayStation 2 which is published by Polyphony Digital.
All versions state they are demo samples with a warning message upon loading.
This version of the game unlike prior Gran Turismo 4 or Gran Turismo 2001/2002 Concept manufacturer demo versions was released after the final release of Gran Turismo 4 rather than Gran Turismo 4 Prologue or Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo as the base before scaling down key playable elements for these demos.
The Mazda MX-5 Edition is one of the few cut down versions of the games that focuses on a single car or brand. This edition being a cut down version of Gran Turismo 4. This edition focusing on exclusively the Mazda MX-5 '05.
The demo was made available at the Mazda Zoom-Zoom Live event.
Upon loading the game no intro movie is present.
==Differences==
*The car is only present in this game as playable, any future titles it is unused in GT PSP or GT4 Online Beta.
*The car is marked as a concept.
*The title screen only offers Start Game (starts up the arcade mode style menu) and Options (options being the same as GT4).
*The title screen cycles between brief runs over the straight or other parts of Tokyo R246, Grand Canyon, Suzuka Circuit, New York, Ice Arena and Laguna Seca.
*Only the Single Race and Time Trial modes are available in this demo.
*The only tracks available in this version are Tsukuba Circuit, Laguna Seca and Cote d' Azur.
*There are no idle replays in this version at the title screen, it only reloads all to begin cycling locations on the title screen again.
*The MX-5 is marked with a checkmark like the favourite system in the Gran Turismo 4 final version arcade mode.
*While the game may be cut down most aspects from the single race, time trial, leaderboard, options, A and B spec are the same as the final game due to be based on the final game not GT4 Prologue or GT Concept like other manufacturer demos.
*The Tune Up Menu is different from the final game presenting small menu with fewer options to tweak of power, weight, tires, transmission and driving aids, leaving a lot lacking compared to the more in-depth of the final game that came out prior to this demo being available but Polyphony chose to make a new smaller scale one for this demo instead.
*If used in the PCSX2 emulator it can loop cycles of the title screen brief footage of locations about 3 times before not being able to return to the title screen again because it seems to soft lock.
*With the Tune Up menu allowing for power/weight/tires changes the player can scale it so the MX-5 can have 10 A spec points or 104, 134 depending on the higher or lower power/weight stats.
*The music changes on the race/time trial menu after exiting the Tune Up menu, with Options to it's no music and a new screen to the menu, with Tune Up it's not as much a jump of a new menu so the music is continued but upon exiting it will reset/change to a new menu song.
*If the player sits in the Pits having made no pit settings selection, the demo doesn't pass on for the settings already offered like the final game where in B Spec whether Championship or Single Race the game would select what was already offered for the player. This was done due to 24 hour events or lengthy lap events it would need to auto tick over whatever was selected. In this MX-5 demo it just sits there and even with the 2 laps completed by the MX-5 opponent, it won't end the race and the Pits settings are still sitting there waiting for a selection by the player.
==Tune Up Menu Weight Scale==
*Lowest weight = -10 = 1010kg
*Highest weight = +10 = 1235kg
*Default/Neutral = 0 = 1123kg
==A Spec Power, Weight, Tires Point Scaling Tests==
To keep the information suitable the results scale more based around tires picked due to the fewer results to demonstration and too many results Power -20 to 20+ and Weight -10 to 10+ can offer.
So the stats picked were chosen with the following defaults/neutral at 0 for both Power & Weight, high end being Power 20+ and Weight -10 and low end of Power -20 & Weight 19+ with all tire combinations to give the best high and low end A Spec Point results then listing every single combination.
Both Front & Rear tires were kept for consistency but points scale differently with the odd pairing of Front & Rear options of tires if the player wants to. (For example Sports Hard Front, Sport Soft Rear, or Normal Road Rear, Normal Economy Front).
Normal and Sport tires cannot be combined only any from the Normal category and any from the Sports category. Only on the car select and settings before race/time trial start menu can any tires from either be selected but it's still all tires Front & Rear being all of that type, so all Economy, all Sports Soft, etc.
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Sports Soft, Medium, Hard, Normal Road, Normal Comfort, Normal Economy Tires Front & Rear.
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Sports Soft, Medium, Hard, Normal Road, Normal Comfort, Normal Economy Tires Front & Rear.
*Power = -20, Weight = +10, Sports Soft, Medium, Hard, Normal Road, Normal Comfort, Normal Economy Tires Front & Rear.
0 Power Default/Neutral, 0 Weight Default/Neutral, Tire Changes
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Sports Soft Tires Front & Rear = 9 A Spec Points (lowest points with default power/weight)
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Sports Medium Tires Front & Rear = 10 A Spec Points
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Sports Hard Tires Front & Rear = 10 A Spec Points
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Normal Road Tires Front & Rear = 19 A Spec Points
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Normal Comfort Tires Front & Rear = 39 A Spec Points
*Power = 0, Weight = 0, Normal Economy Tires Front & Rear = 60 A Spec Points (highest points with default power/weight)
Power -20 Lowest, Weight 10+ Highest, Tires Changes
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Sports Hard Front & Rear = 78 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Sports Medium Front & Rear = 70 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Sports Soft Front & Rear = 62 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Road Tires Front & Rear = 95 A Spec Points (highest points while Road, low power, high weight)
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Comfort Tires Front & Rear = 113 A Spec Points (highest points while Comfort, low power, high weight)
*Power = -20, Weight = 10+, Economy Tires Front & Rear = 134 A Spec Points (highest A spec points achievable)
Power -20 Lowest, Weight -10 Lowest, Tire Changes
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Sports Soft Tires Front & Rear = 31 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Sports Medium Tires Front & Rear = 39 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Sports Hard Tires Front & Rear = 47 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Normal Road Tires Front & Rear = 65 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Normal Comfort Tires Front & Rear = 84 A Spec Points
*Power = -20, Weight = -10, Economy Tires Front & Rear = 104 A Spec Points
Power 20+ Highest, Weight -10 Lowest, Tire Changes
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Economy Tires Front & Rear = 10 A Spec Points (lowest points at Economy Tires, low weight, high power)
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Sports Soft Tires Front & Rear = 5 A Spec Points (lowest A Spec points achievable)
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Sports Medium Tires Front & Rear = 6 A Spec Points
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Sports Hard Tires Front & Rear = 6 A Spec Points (so Sports Hard Tires don't change it by much)
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Normal Road Tires Front & Rear = 7 A Spec Points
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Normal Comfort Tires Front & Rear = 8 A Spec Points (Comfort Tires being between Economy/Road Tires)
*Power = 20+, Weight = -10, Normal Economy Tires Front & Rear = 10 A Spec Points
==Cut Content==
There are also many cars that were not playable but left in the demo.
*Mazda MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '00
*Mazda 110S (L10B) '68
*Mazda6 5-door '03
*Mazdaspeed 6 '05
*Mazda DEMIO SPORT '03
*Mazda RX-8 Type S (J) '03
*Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02
There is also data leftover for Mazda MX-5 Miata 1800 RS (NB, J) '00 and Mazda DEMIO SPORT '03
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition Title Screen.png|thumb|The Title Screen cycles between Tokyo R246, Grand Canyon, Suzuka Circuit, New York, Ice Arena, Laguna Seca, then loops with a loading screen back to the title screen again
File:Demo Sample Warning.png|thumb|Demo Sample Warning present in GT4 manufacturer demos
File:MX-5 Edition Tsukuba Track Select.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tsukuba Track Select
File:MX-5 Edition Laguna Seca Track Select.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Laguna Seca Track Select
File:MX-5 Edition Cote d' Azur Track Select.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Cote d' Azur Track Select
File:Madza MX-5 Car Select.png|thumb|MX-5 Car Select, a check mark also like the GT4 favourite system marked on the car
File:Madza MX-5 Car Colour Selection.png|thumb|Colour Selection
File:Madza MX-5 Tire Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Tire Settings
File:Madza MX-5 Driving Aid Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Driving Aid Settings
File:Madza MX-5 Transmission Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Transmission Settings
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race Start Menu.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Single Race Start Menu
File:MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu
File:MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Power Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Power Settings
File:MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Weight Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Weight Settings
File:MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Sports Front and Rear Tire Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Sports Soft, Medium and Hard tires
File:MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Normal Front and Rear Tire Settings.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Tune Up Menu Normal, Comfort, Economy and Road tires.
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race 60 A Spec Points.png|thumb|Single Race 60 A Spec Points, Economy Tires Front & Rear, 0 Power & 0 Weight settings used, 134 is highest (Power -20, Weight = 10+, Economy Front & Rear), 5 is lowest (Power 20+, Weight -10, Sports Soft Front & Rear) depending on the power, weight and tire settings (can mix and match Front and Rear Tires for varying results) used in Tune Up menu.
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race Menu With Replay Button.png|thumb|Single Race Menu With Replay Button
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race No Time Limit.png|thumb|Single Race No Time Limit compared to other demos, Single race is only 2 laps & not able to be selected, but Time Trial has no lap count limit so if the player wants to keep going past 2 laps they can.
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race B Spec Menu.png|thumb|Single Race B Spec Menu Track Map
File:MX-5 Edition Single Race B Spec in the Pits.png|thumb|Single Race B Spec in the Pits
File:MX-5 Edition B Spec Race Monitor Time Sectors.png|thumb|Single Race B Spec Race Monitor Time Sectors
File:MX-5 Edition Time Trial Menu.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition Time Trial Menu|Time Trial Menu
File:MX-5 Edition B Spec Time Trial Start.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition B Spec Time Trial Start
File:MX-5 Edition B Spec Race Monitor Track Map.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition B Spec Race Monitor Track Map, Ghost is possible to see when doing time trials
File:MX-5 Edition B Spec Race Monitor Time Sector.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition B Spec Race Monitor Time Sector
File:MX-5 Edition B Spec Car and Ghost behind.png|thumb|MX-5 Edition B Spec Car and Ghost behind
File:MX-5_Edition_Box_Art_Front.png|Box Art Front
File:MX-5_Edition_Box_Art_Back.jpg|Box Art Back
File:MX-5_Edition_Disk_Art.png|Disk Art
File:Gran_Turismo_4_and_Mazda_Logo_Black_Text.png|Both GT4 and Mazda Logos, GT4 Logo text in black
File:Gran_Turismo_4_and_Mazda_Logo_White_Text.png|Both GT4 and Mazda Logos, GT4 Logo text in white
File:Gran_Turismo_4_Logo_Black_Text.png|GT4 Black Text Logo
File:Gran_Turismo_4_Logo_White_Text.png|GT4 White Text Logo
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition Sitting In The Pits Having Made No Selection.png|thumb|A test of the player sitting in the Pits having made no pit settings selection, the demo doesn't pass on for the settings already offered like the final game where in B Spec whether Championship or Single Race the game would select what was already offered for the player as for 24 hour events or lengthy lap events it would need to. In this demo it just sits there and even with the 2 laps completed by the MX-5 opponent it won't end the race and the Pits settings are still sitting there waiting for a selection by the player.
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition Showing Economy Tires As Able To Be Selected In Laguna Seca Pits.png|thumb|Showing Economy Tires (or others not from the same Sports Tires options meaning Comfort and Road are also able to be selected) as able to be selected in Laguna Seca Pits
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition MX-5 No Horse Power Replay Details.png|thumb|MX-5 no horse power and other Replay Details
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition showing Tsukuba Pits in race.png|thumb|Showing Tsukuba Pits in race, no number on the Pit crew holding the tool to wait before exiting the pits
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition Tsukuba Replay Paused.png|thumb|Tsukuba Replay paused with Select button
File:Gran Turismo 4 MX-5 Edition Tsukuba Time Trial In Pits.png|thumb|In Tsukuba Pits in Time Trial mode
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