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''Wangan Midnight'' also exists as a series of video games:
''Wangan Midnight'' also exists as a series of video games:
* ''Wangan Midnight'', developed by Genki and released in 2001 as an arcade game, plays much like ''Shutokou Battle''--the object is to drain the opponent's [[Life Meter]] by maintaining a major advantage or causing the opponent to crash into things. It got an [[Expansion Pack]] called ''Wangan Midnight R'', and a PlayStation 2 port. More fleshed-out ''Wangan Midnight'' games made their ways to the PlayStation 3 and PSP, though those games didn't do so well.
* ''Wangan Midnight'', developed by Genki and released in 2001 as an arcade game, plays much like ''Shutokou Battle''--the object is to drain the opponent's [[Life Meter]] by maintaining a major advantage or causing the opponent to crash into things. It got an [[Expansion Pack]] called ''Wangan Midnight R'', and a PlayStation 2 port. More fleshed-out ''Wangan Midnight'' games made their ways to the PlayStation 3 and PSP, though those games didn't do so well.
* ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'', developed by Namco, is the set of ''Wangan Midnight'' games as most fans know it. Originally released in 2004, ''Maximum Tune'' features a card system not unlike that of ''[[Initial D]] Arcade Stage'''s, more lenient and drifty driving physics, [[Scenery Porn|more colorful graphics]], a more traditional "point A to point B" racing system, and a tuning system in which you can tune your car [[Beyond the Impossible|all the way to 800 horsepower]] by completing 60 stages of Story Mode.
* ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune'', developed by Namco, is the set of ''Wangan Midnight'' games as most fans know it. Originally released in 2004, ''Maximum Tune'' features a card system not unlike that of ''[[Initial D]] Arcade Stage'''s, more lenient and drifty driving physics, [[Scenery Porn|more colorful graphics]], a more traditional "point A to point B" racing system, and a tuning system in which you can tune your car [[Beyond the Impossible|all the way to 800 horsepower]] by completing 60 stages of Story Mode.


''Maximum Tune'' has become successful enough to receive multiple sequels, with each new one adding features such as 4-player racing, a more coherent Story Mode, more horsepower, and new courses like the Hakone mountain pass and new stretches of the Tokyo expressways.
''Maximum Tune'' has become successful enough to receive multiple sequels, with each new one adding features such as 4-player racing, a more coherent Story Mode, more horsepower, and new courses like the Hakone mountain pass and new stretches of the Tokyo expressways.
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* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: WMMT 3 -> WMMT 3 DX -> WMMT 3 DX Plus. So Namco, how about WMMT 4?
* [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation]]: WMMT 3 -> WMMT 3 DX -> WMMT 3 DX Plus. So Namco, how about WMMT 4?
** [[Four Is Death|Not happening]] [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|unless it's done]] [[Mission Pack Sequel|in it's current fashion]]. [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Look at what the number 4]] [[Jumping the Shark|did to the]] [[Initial D|Initial D: Arcade Stage series]].
** [[Four Is Death|Not happening]] [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|unless it's done]] [[Mission Pack Sequel|in it's current fashion]]. [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|Look at what the number 4]] [[Jumping the Shark|did to the]] [[Initial D|Initial D: Arcade Stage series]].
*** Looks like Namco has decided to move on to [http://arcadeheroes.com/2010/11/13/wangan-midnight-maximum-tune-4-coming-in-2011-dragon-ball-heroes-video/ 4]
*** Looks like Namco has decided to move on to [http://arcadeheroes.com/2010/11/13/wangan-midnight-maximum-tune-4-coming-in-2011-dragon-ball-heroes-video/ 4]
* [[Car Fu]]: A tactic some players of the MT games resort to when dealing with opponents in a race, popularly known as ramming.
* [[Car Fu]]: A tactic some players of the MT games resort to when dealing with opponents in a race, popularly known as ramming.
** [[It Gets Worse]]: Some skillful players can even use the Traffic Cars as throwing weapons by cleverly <s>playing dodgeball with them</s> bouncing them around the course, causing mayhem behind them. And now, in the 3DX+ update, even the AI gets in on the action.
** [[It Gets Worse]]: Some skillful players can even use the Traffic Cars as throwing weapons by cleverly <s>playing dodgeball with them</s> bouncing them around the course, causing mayhem behind them. And now, in the 3DX+ update, even the AI gets in on the action.
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* [[Mercy Mode]]: In the original games, losing a stage and restarting it causes the opponent's life meter to start lower. In ''Maximum Tune'', the opponent becomes weaker.
* [[Mercy Mode]]: In the original games, losing a stage and restarting it causes the opponent's life meter to start lower. In ''Maximum Tune'', the opponent becomes weaker.
** In [[MT 2]], if you lost the same stage ''three'' times in a row, on the fourth attempt the opponent would slow down to a crawl in the final kilometer. There were several stages that, were it not for this, would be impossible to beat for many, many players.
** In [[MT 2]], if you lost the same stage ''three'' times in a row, on the fourth attempt the opponent would slow down to a crawl in the final kilometer. There were several stages that, were it not for this, would be impossible to beat for many, many players.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Story Mode in MT 1 and 2.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Story Mode in MT 1 and 2.
** 10 Opponent Outrun in 2 tops both. Simply ''clearing'' all 10 stages of any ''one'' course is a massive challenge.
** 10 Opponent Outrun in 2 tops both. Simply ''clearing'' all 10 stages of any ''one'' course is a massive challenge.
* [[No Export for You]]: The Maximum Tune series is the only Wangan Midnight game series to receive English translation. The Japanese versions of the arcade games don't exactly fall into this, since it's up to the arcade operator/owner as to what he wants to have in his place. The only game that would truly fall into this would be Wangan Midnight R for the [[PlayStation 2]], as it's the only Wangan Midnight game released on a non-region-free console.
* [[No Export for You]]: The Maximum Tune series is the only Wangan Midnight game series to receive English translation. The Japanese versions of the arcade games don't exactly fall into this, since it's up to the arcade operator/owner as to what he wants to have in his place. The only game that would truly fall into this would be Wangan Midnight R for the [[PlayStation 2]], as it's the only Wangan Midnight game released on a non-region-free console.
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* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: In a matter of speaking. The Ghost Car in Ghost Battle is basically a replay of that player's run down to every turn, braking, and collision made. When playing against it, it will try to stay true to its recorded course to the point of easily pushing away traffic cars (whereas you tend to get mucked up trying the same thing), and if you and it collide, it will most certainly get away scott free while you are left in the dust (unless you are in front of it). It's especially frustrating when it's the Top Ghost Car of the course you are challenging.
* [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: In a matter of speaking. The Ghost Car in Ghost Battle is basically a replay of that player's run down to every turn, braking, and collision made. When playing against it, it will try to stay true to its recorded course to the point of easily pushing away traffic cars (whereas you tend to get mucked up trying the same thing), and if you and it collide, it will most certainly get away scott free while you are left in the dust (unless you are in front of it). It's especially frustrating when it's the Top Ghost Car of the course you are challenging.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Since WMMT 3, in Story Mode, if someone enters the race in mid-stage (particularly on the last stage of a story arc), their theme music will replace the current background music.
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Since WMMT 3, in Story Mode, if someone enters the race in mid-stage (particularly on the last stage of a story arc), their theme music will replace the current background music.
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: A variation. Tatsuya's Blackbird, a highly-modified 964-series Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6, causes some issues when it needs to be portrayed in a Wangan Midnight video game, since Porsche has consistently refused to allow Namco (who handles the Maximum Tune spinoff) or Genki (who handled the first arcade game, its [[PlayStation 2]] and PSP ports, and its own Wangan Midnight game for the [[PlayStation 3]]) the rights to have their cars represented in any video game adaptation of the manga. As a results, these two companies have turned to Porsche tuners RUF or Gemballa for help. In the Genki-produced games, the Blackbird is represented by the RUF CTR. Known as the "Yellowbird", it's a highly modified 930-series 911 Turbo. In the first 3 of the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune games, Namco used the Gemballa 3.8RS, another modified 930-series 911, but uses a 3.8L non-turbo engine from the rare 964-series 911 Carrera RS 3.8. RUF will be making their Maximum Tune debut in the fourth game with the CTR and the 997-series version of the RGT, with the CTR once again representing the Blackbird.
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: A variation. Tatsuya's Blackbird, a highly-modified 964-series Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6, causes some issues when it needs to be portrayed in a Wangan Midnight video game, since Porsche has consistently refused to allow Namco (who handles the Maximum Tune spinoff) or Genki (who handled the first arcade game, its [[PlayStation 2]] and PSP ports, and its own Wangan Midnight game for the [[Play Station 3]]) the rights to have their cars represented in any video game adaptation of the manga. As a results, these two companies have turned to Porsche tuners RUF or Gemballa for help. In the Genki-produced games, the Blackbird is represented by the RUF CTR. Known as the "Yellowbird", it's a highly modified 930-series 911 Turbo. In the first 3 of the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune games, Namco used the Gemballa 3.8RS, another modified 930-series 911, but uses a 3.8L non-turbo engine from the rare 964-series 911 Carrera RS 3.8. RUF will be making their Maximum Tune debut in the fourth game with the CTR and the 997-series version of the RGT, with the CTR once again representing the Blackbird.
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: Every traffic car in the Namco-published games is either a Corolla, a Hiace, an R2, or an SUV. ''All of which have the exact same yellow-with-Namco-logo paintjob.''
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: Every traffic car in the Namco-published games is either a Corolla, a Hiace, an R2, or an SUV. ''All of which have the exact same yellow-with-Namco-logo paintjob.''


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