Racing video game series
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This is a list of video games based on the Choro Q (also known as Penny Racers in English -speaking markets) line of toy cars produced by Japanese toy company Takara (later Takara Tomy ). Some of these games have been localised for Western release under many different names, including Gadget Racers , Penny Racers and Road Trip .
Most of these are auto racing games with extensive opportunities for customization, often including role-playing video game -style elements such as towns and side-quests . Most of these games were developed by external companies like Tamsoft and Barnhouse Effect , although they are usually credited to Takara since the developers' name rarely appears outside of the ending credits. Only two games in the series were released outside Japan prior to 2001 - Choro Q for the PlayStation (released in Europe only as Penny Racers ) and Choro Q 64 for the Nintendo 64 (released in North America and Europe as Penny Racers ). However, afterwards many of the titles have been released in the US and PAL regions as budget titles, by publishers including Conspiracy Entertainment , Midas Interactive Entertainment and Play It!.
Titles
Overseas title
Japanese title
Original release date (YYYY/MM)
Platforms
Developer
Publisher
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Choro Q Holiday Puzzle (チョロQ ホリデーパズル)
1984
PC-8801
Kogado Studio
Choro Q EU Buggy SPA
Choro Q (チョロQ)
1984 or 1985
MSX
Taito
NidecomJP Electric SoftwareEU Sony SpainSPA
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Desktop Choro Q (デスクトップチョロQ)
1993
Microsoft Windows
Penny Racers EU
Choro Q (チョロQ)
1996/03
PlayStation
Tamsoft
Takara JP Sony Computer Entertainment EU
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Choro Q 2 (チョロQ2)
1997/02
PlayStation
Tamsoft
Takara
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Bakusou! PC Choro Q (爆走! PCチョロQ)
1998
Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
Inner Brain
Takara
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Bakusou! PC Choro Q 2 (爆走! PCチョロQ2)
1998
Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
Inner Brain
Takara
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Choro Q 3 (チョロQ3)
1998/02
PlayStation
Tamsoft
Takara
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Choro Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (チョロQジェット レインボーウィングス)
1998/02
PlayStation
Astro Vision
Takara
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Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (チョロQマリン Qボート)
1998/06
PlayStation
Barnhouse Effect
Takara
Penny Racers NA/EU
Choro Q 64 (チョロQ64)
1998/06
Nintendo 64
Locomotive Corporation
TakaraJP THQ NA/EU
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Choro Q Park (チョロQパーク)
1998/03
Sega Saturn
Nextech[ 1]
Takara
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Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ)
1999/02
PlayStation
Barnhouse Effect
Takara
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Choro Q Hyper Customable GB (チョロQ ハイパーカスタマブルGB)
1999/07
Game Boy Color
Electronic Applications
Takara
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Choro Q Wonderful! (チョロQ ワンダフォー)
1999/08
PlayStation
E-game
Takara
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Choro Q 64 2: Hachamecha Grand Prix Race (チョロQ64 2 ハチャメチャグランプリレース)
1999/12
Nintendo 64
Locomotive Corporation
Takara
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Choro Q Hyper Racing 5 (チョロQ ハイパーレーシング5)
1999
Arcade [ 2]
Sega
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Perfect Choro Q (パーフェクトチョロQ)
2000/08
Game Boy Color
Electronic Applications
Takara
Gadget Racers NA
Penny Racers EU
Choro Q HG (チョロQ HG)
2000/12
PlayStation 2
Barnhouse Effect
TakaraJP Conspiracy Entertainment NA Midas Interactive EntertainmentEU
Gadget Racers NA
Penny Racers EU
Choro Q Advance (チョロQアドバンス)
2001/06
Game Boy Advance
Electronic Applications
TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Xicat Interactive EU
Road Trip NA
Road Trip Adventure EU
Choro Q HG 2 (チョロQ HG2)
2002/01
PlayStation 2
E-game
TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Play It!EU
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Boku no Choro Q
2002/03
PlayStation
Takara
Seek and Destroy NA/EU
Shin Combat Choro Q (新コンバットチョロQ)
2002/06
PlayStation 2
Barnhouse Effect
TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Play It!EU
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Combat Choro Q: Advance Daisakusen (コンバットチョロQアドバンス大作戦)
2002/08
Game Boy Advance
Takara
Road Trip: Shifting Gears NA
Gadget Racers EU
Choro Q Advance 2
2002/11
Game Boy Advance
Electronic Applications
TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA ZOO Digital Publishing EU
Road Trip: Adventure Avenue NA (cancelled)
Gadget Racers EU
Choro Q HG 3
2002/12
PlayStation 2
E-game
TakaraJP Conspiracy Entertainment NA ZOO Digital PublishingEU
Road Trip: The Arcade Edition NA
Gadget Racers EU
Choro Q!
2002/12
GameCube
Electronic Applications
TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA ZOO Digital PublishingEU
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Choro Q Byun Byun Racer (チョロQビュンビュンレーサー)
2003/06
Stand-alone TV game
SSD Company Ltd
Takara
ChoroQ NA/EU
Choro Q HG 4
2003/11
PlayStation 2
Barnhouse Effect
TakaraJP Atlus NA ZOO Digital PublishingEU
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Choro Q Works (チョロQワークス)
2005/05
PlayStation 2
Barnhouse Effect
Takara & Atlus
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Choro Q DS
Cancelled
Nintendo DS
Atlus
Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway NA
Choro Q Wii
2008/02
Wii
Barnhouse Effect
Takara Tomy JP TomyNA
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Choro Q World Grand Prix (携帯アプリでプレイできるチョロQ)
2010
Mobile phone
Takara Tomy
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Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ)
2012/01
Mobile phone
SunSoft
Takara Tomy
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Choro Q Grand Prix (チョロQグランプリ)
2012/12
Mobile phone
Barnhouse Effect
Takara Tomy
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Choro Q Grand Prix HYPER (チョロQグランプリHYPER)
2014/08
Mobile phone
Barnhouse Effect
Takara Tomy
Overseas title
Japanese title
Original release date (YYYY/MM)
Platforms
Developer
Publisher
References
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