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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 3, 2016

• #1

5DX ghost battles.

They just updated the English / Asia cabinets of Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 to 5DX. That means extra cars, tracks and YUZO KOSHIRO BANGERS. Japan had it for a while of course.

The main thing different in 5 DX compared to 5 is the new shop system. Now you earn gold every level in Ghost Battle to buy dress up parts for your car. The game still gives you free parts at most levels. There's basically a ton more parts now.

There's also stamp collecting and backgrounds for your terminal homepage. It's kind of silly.

My main car is a 600 horsepower level blue RX7 FD named Eric under Team Hibiki. Race me because I need stamps.

 

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Matticers

Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #2

I've always wanted to play one of these games. They look really fun and Yuzo is amazing. It's all arcade only, right? No way to play the newer ones in any form at home?

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #3

No console games since the second PS3 game unfortunately.

 

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Omegabalmung9

Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #4

I was more of an Initial D player then Midnight Wangan but it was always fun to have all these high powered cars running on the Wangan lol. To bad there are no arcades around me that has the game. Most of the arcade only have Initial D and the older Wangan games.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 4, 2016

• #5

I kinda got lucky out here because they opened an arcade and a bowling entertainment complex with decent arcade selection within the last 12 months.

I'll try and get some good quality video of me playing poorly.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 18, 2016

• #6

http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi5dxplus/

Sorry for the bump. Just as soon as the rest of the world got 5DX, Japan is getting 5DX Plus with Lamborghini and Honda. The Honda line up will be pretty small (just the two generations of NSX and the S2000) unless Namco start adding in front wheel drive cars to WMMT.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #7

COUPLE OF EDITS. I'll bold the new info.

Quick info bump. There's a scan of the arcade flyer out.

9 new cars, so far announced is the Honda NSX NA1 and 2017, Lamborghini Countach LP400 and Aventador.
1 new course (Hiroshima).
Updated campaign mode.
Japanese players can race against International version Ghosts.
2v2 tag battles in Events, similar to Initial D AA Stage.
Launch date is rumoured to be December 2016.

 

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squall23

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #8

Oh good, I just got back to Hong Kong. Look for Kaius in your list of stamp friends, although I'll be using a fully tuned R34 or EVO8 as a warning.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #9

^
Cool. I got one more Hell's Tuning point to go on the FD. And then I've got put work in my S15.

 

cj_iwakura

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #10

Never saw a cab in FL. And I Love MT.

 

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yyr

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #11

Still playing? I wish I could play this game at all.

Here on the east coast of the USA, all I've got within reasonable driving distance is Maxi3. Not even 3DX, just 3. It was a blast while it lasted, but I played through it probably about...7 or 8 years ago.

I've imported all of the soundtracks, including the anniversary box. I'm so hungry for this game. Maybe the fact that there hasn't been a proper new Ridge Racer in 10 years is part of it, but I am very, very hungry for this game.

I really don't see why Namco refuses to just make a CS version of an older Maxi, maybe 4. It wouldn't disrupt their business, and millions of people would finally get to enjoy THE best driving game in the world (or damn close).

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #12

yyr said:

I really don't see why Namco refuses to just make a CS version of an older Maxi, maybe 4. It wouldn't disrupt their business, and millions of people would finally get to enjoy THE best driving game in the world (or damn close).

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International Maxi 4 and 5 run on ES1, so I don't know why there couldn't be an offline version that's swaps out Dead Heat cabs or whatever.

There's a Dead Heat machine locally and I don't see anyone playing that.

 

cj_iwakura

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #13

Mr. Pointy said:

International Maxi 4 and 5 run on ES1, so I don't know why there couldn't be an offline version that's swaps out Dead Heat cabs or whatever.

There's a Dead Heat machine locally and I don't see anyone playing that.

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Because Dead Heat is, for lack of a better word, casual trash.

 

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yyr

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #14

I wonder why?

lololololol

The heat isn't the only thing that's dead about that game.

We were so sad when we saw that game here. It was like "start with Maximum Tune! ...now take out the card system, the highways, the modes, the vehicles, and oh yeah, the fun"

cj_iwakura said:

Because Dead Heat is, for lack of a better word, casual trash.

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squall23

Member

• Aug 19, 2016

• #15

Mr. Pointy said:

International Maxi 4 and 5 run on ES1, so I don't know why there couldn't be an offline version that's swaps out Dead Heat cabs or whatever.

There's a Dead Heat machine locally and I don't see anyone playing that.

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Because how would people keep their cars? Bamco would have to make a specialized version of the game that doesn't need a Banapass, which I would love but would never happen.

Also, I wish normal ghost battles would give stamps. Having such a limited amount of people to play against is garbage.

 

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Hierophant

Banned

• Aug 19, 2016

• #16

i always wanted one of those cabinets in my home

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Sep 4, 2016

• #17

Special Ghost Event from September 9-18

・If you choose to play against someone else's ghost using the Ghost Versus Battle Mode while the event is on, you might encounter the mysterious Special Ghost!
・Beating the Special Ghost will earn you a greater amount of Maxi G than usual!

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Skunkers

Member

• Sep 4, 2016

• #18

cj_iwakura said:

Never saw a cab in FL. And I Love MT.

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They used to have several cabs and a quite healthy scene at Tampa Lanes in Tampa (Initial D too). I haven't been in a couple years so I have no idea if that's still going on, but I imagine it is.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Oct 15, 2016

• #19

http://wanganmaxi-official.com/wanganmaxi5dxplus/precede/001.php

December 2016 in Japan. Unknown for the test of the world. NX? More like NSX heheheheh.

I hope they let you put dress up parts on the Lambos and new NSX. That's the only reason I haven't picked a R35 GT-R yet.

 

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Persona7

Banned

• Oct 15, 2016

• #20

Does Round 1 in California have the latest version?

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Oct 15, 2016

• #21

^
It doesn't seem so, according to their website. I don't think the US got any of the games past 3DX+.

 

cj_iwakura

Member

• Oct 15, 2016

• #22

This game has such a perfect formula for being online and on consoles. What is Namco's problem?

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Oct 26, 2016

• #23

6 new cars for the International version tomorrow. Cars that the Japanese version has had for a while.

CHEVROLET Camaro [Z28]
MAZDA MX-5 [NA6CE]
Mercedes-Benz 500E
NISSAN GLORIA Gran Turismo ULTIMA [Y33]
NISSAN STAGEA Autech Version 260RS [WGNC34]
TOYOTA SOARER 2.5GT TWIN TURBO [JZZ30]

Also, the Special Ghost money truck is coming back starting from 28th October through 13th November.

 

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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan

• Oct 26, 2016

• #24

And just as the US is getting 100 WMMT5 vanilla cabs, meaning I'll probably never see one. GJ, Namco. /s

 

cj_iwakura

Member

• Oct 26, 2016

• #25

twinturbo2 said:

And just as the US is getting 100 WMMT5 vanilla cabs, meaning I'll probably never see one. GJ, Namco. /s

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It's a start. Any idea where?

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Oct 26, 2016

• #26

Vanilla 5 should update to 5DX if they're connected to the internet.

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Dec 9, 2016

• #27

http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv284140084

Live stream event on the 14th. Game comes out on the 15th.

 

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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan

• Dec 10, 2016

• #28

Just wondering, but with the card system, can I have more than one car on it?

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Dec 10, 2016

• #29

twinturbo2 said:

Just wondering, but with the card system, can I have more than one car on it?

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You can have more than 10 cars on one card. I don't remember the actual amount.

 

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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan

• Dec 10, 2016

• #30

Mr. Pointy said:

You can have more than 10 cars on one card. I don't remember the actual amount.

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Good to know, thanks.

 

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squall23

Member

• Dec 10, 2016

• #31

Mr. Pointy said:

You can have more than 10 cars on one card. I don't remember the actual amount.

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It's 100. I saw this guy with at least a SSS rank on 15 cars and I'm like "Why"?

 

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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan

• Dec 11, 2016

• #32

squall23 said:

It's 100. I saw this guy with at least a SSS rank on 15 cars and I'm like "Why"?

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As long as I can put a fleet of a Ruf, an Aventador, an NSX, a Supra and a Camaro on one card, I'm good. 😎

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Dec 15, 2016

• #33

If you guys are up for videos...

5DX+ Attract Mode
Lamborghini Countach Hiroshima TA
Honda NSX NC1 Hiroshima TA
Honda NSX NA1 Hiroshima TA
Lamborghini Aventador Hiroshima TA - And you thought Gran Turismo had poor engine sounds.
Lamborghini Miura P400S

 

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Mr. Pointy

Member

• Jun 22, 2017

• #34

5DX+ update for Asia/Indonesia coming soon!

 

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twinturbo2

butthurt Heat fan

• Jun 23, 2017

• #35

Is it me or did Namco not animate the active aero for the Aventador?