Initial D Arcade Stage 4

"Experience the new Age of Racing."

- English release tagline Initial D Arcade Stage 4 (also known as Initial D 4 in the US) is a 2007 arcade racing game based on the Initial D series. It is the fourth game in the Initial D Arcade Stage series. A limited edition, called Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Kai, also exists. This is the last entry to have a full English localization.

Characters
In alphabetical order:


 * Wataru Akiyama
 * Bunta Fujiwara
 * Takumi Fujiwara
 * Kozo Hoshino
 * Koichiro Iketani
 * Seiji Iwaki
 * Kyoko Iwase
 * Dr. Toshiya Joshima
 * Kenji
 * Kai Kogashiwa
 * Kenta Nakamura
 * Takeshi Nakazato
 * Daiki Ninomiya
 * Smiley Sakai
 * Mako Sato (as part of Impact Blue)
 * Sayuki (as part of Impact Blue)
 * Shingo Shoji
 * Kyoichi Sudo
 * Keisuke Takahashi
 * Ryosuke Takahashi
 * Itsuki Takeuchi
 * Two Guys From Tokyo

Honda

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

Mazda

 * Eunos Roadster (NA6CE) (added in 1.50 update)
 * SAVANNA RX-7 ∞ III (FC3S)
 * ɛ̃fini RX-7 Type R (FD3S)
 * RX-8 Type S (SE3P) (added in 1.50 update)

Mitsubishi

 * Lancer Evolution III GSR (CE9A)
 * Lancer Evolution IV RS (CN9A)
 * Lancer Evolution IX GSR (CT9A)

Nissan

 * 180SX Type II (RPS13)
 * SilEighty (RPS13)
 * Silvia K's (S13)
 * Silvia Q's (S14)
 * Silvia Spec-R (S15)
 * Skyline GT-R V-Spec II (BNR32)
 * Skyline GT-R V-Spec II Nür (BNR34)

Subaru

 * Impreza WRX STi Coupe Type R Version V (GC8D)
 * Impreza WRX STi Sedan Type R Version VI (GC8G) (unplayable, in code only)
 * Impreza WRX STi (GDBF)

Suzuki

 * Cappuccino (EA11R)

Toyota

 * Altezza RS200 Z Edition (SXE10) (added in 1.50 update)
 * Corolla Levin SR (AE85)
 * Corolla Levin GT-APEX (AE86)
 * MR2 G-Limited (SW20)
 * Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-APEX (AE86)

Courses

 * Akina Lake (Easy)
 * Myogi (Normal)
 * Akagi (Hard)
 * Akina (Hard)
 * Irohazaka (Hard)
 * Tsukuba (Expert)

Ver.1.1
If data is lost due to license renewal, it can now be recovered inside the chassis. The gameplay has not changed.

Ver.1.2
By adjusting the boost and behavior in national battles and in-store battles, some bug techniques can no longer be used, so it is now necessary to run accurately during battles. In the past, some of the chassis that were connected online had unrelated straight lines (deterioration of CG) while driving on the course, but it seems that they have almost disappeared now.

Ver.1.50 (Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Kai)
Added cars:


 * Altezza SXE10
 * Roadster NA6C
 * RX-8 SE3P

The behavior of the cars, mainly the behavior when undershoots appear, has been changed. Under-cancellation, a method for eliminating the acceleration penalty for understeering, can no longer be used. The penalty for crashing into walls and barriers has been increased. Background Music can be selected, and you can choose to have no music. The directional buttons, start button and view change button are now lit. The amount of smoke when drifting and the amount of sparks when colliding with a guardrail or opponent have increased. Sega was now able to acquire play logs from certain stores, and cheating players are able to have their licenses invalidated, preventing them from playing online.

In addition, the demo has been changed (at the beginning, the FD tachometer repeats ups and downs of the number of revolutions, and immediately after that, the number of revolutions increases until the meter of the 86 hits the rev limiter. Logo, some CG changes, etc.). Title and logo changes. "Kai" has been added to the current one.

Ver.1.51 (Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Kai)
The version was upgraded during the "Kai" location test, but no changes seem to be found. It did not spread to general stores.

Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited
During the release of Arcade Stage 4, Sega released an attraction based on the game at the Joypolis amusement park in Tokyo, Japan. It involved 3 life-size replicas of Takumi Fujiwara's Toyota AE86, Keisuke Takahashi's Mazda RX-7, and Bunta Fujiwara's Subaru Impreza in the form of moving simulators with 90 inch monitors. The players were required to get in each of the vehicles and go through the game's story mode using them. It ran from 2007 to 2019.