Gran Turismo 4 Prologue

Gran Turismo 4 Prologue

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region PAL: Serial numbers: SCES-52438 SCED-52455 (Demo, Gran Turismo Special Edition 2004 Geneva Version) Release date: May 18, 2004 CRCs: 3FB69323 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SCPS-15055 SCKA-20022 (Korea) SCPS-19304 (PlayStation 2 the Best) PBPX-95524 SCAJ-20066 PBPX-95523 (Bundled with PlayStation 2 Racing Pack) Release date: December 4, 2003 January 15, 2004 (Korea) August 5, 2004 (PlayStation 2 the Best) CRCs: AEAD1CA3 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Polyphony Digital
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Racing
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Eurogamer: 7/10
Game description: This short version title preceded the release of the full-length version Gran Turismo 4 in 2004. Featuring 50 of GT4's 500 cars as well as five courses, this expanded demo was designed for everyone who couldn't bear to wait for the full-version's release.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-J/PAL	Windows XP	Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.4 Ghz GeForce GTX 285	0.9.8	GSDX r4459	SPU2-X 1.4.0 LilyPad 0.10.0	BIOS: USA v2.00, *running above full speed. "Allow 8-bit textures" in GSdx may help with speed a bit more and maybe reduce the Vram slowdowns.	Machina
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5480	GSdx 5442 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-J	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 29 of April	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Used the patch in gameindex before testing for caution,fine results,i dont know about the necessity.	DESTRUIDOR

Trivia

• Original names: グランツーリスモ4 プロローグ版 (SCPS-15055) & (SCPS-19304) & (PBPX-95523), 跑車浪漫旅4:序章版 (SCAJ-20066), 그란 투리스모 4 프롤로그 (SCKA-20022)
• Also known as Gran Turismo 4: Prologue Edition (JP), Gran Turismo 4: "Prologue"

Known Issues

Heavy crashing

• Status: Active
• Type: Major
• Description: Crashes pretty often. This happens because of spikes in VRam use.
• Workaround:
  

1. In recent PCSX2 GIT revisions as of May 7th, 2016, VRAM spikes have been greatly reduced. Go To Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings and disable "Large Framebuffer" to reduce the spikes even further.
2. If you get lots of crashes during license tests use a lower internal resolution in GSdx.
3. Multisample anti-aliasing(MSAA) can cause the game to crash a lot. Make sure the MSAA level is set to 0 in the GSdx Configure Hacks menu(only applies to Direct3D HW renderers).
4. In Windows XP, even in native resolution, you may get instant crashes when starting races if you do not have enough VRAM. Using a custom resolution lower than 512x512 seems to help.

	Gran Turismo 4 Prologue (SCES 52438) (E) Gran Turismo 4 Prologue (PBPX 95524) (J) Gran Turismo 4 - Prologue (SCAJ 20066) (J)