For my Japanese viewers here, some gameplay of the game's tournament mode in the Japan course.
All versions of Thrill Drive, including the European version seen here, has options for English and Japanese languages that can be chosen via the operator's menu (aka. Service Mode). Allowing you to play Western versions of games like this in Japanese is rather unusual and very uncommon. Even the sequels to Thrill Drive allow you to play them in either English or Japanese as well.
Post-Edit: I've noticed that the text on the train stations read "Kōbe" after crossing the finish line, implying that the course is set in the city whose futuristic version of it became the setting for Snatcher, that being obviously Kōbe. Upon research, it turns out that the building you pass before the finish line is the Sannomiya Train Station located in Kōbe at Flower Road.
5 май 2023
