History VideoGame / MotorToonGrandPrix

-->--The intro from the second game.

'''Motor Toon Grand Prix''' is a 1994 MascotRacer game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation that was released in [[NoExportForYou Japan only]]. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital (best known for the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series) and one of the [=PlayStation=]'s earliest racing titles. Compared to later racing games on the system, ''Motor Toon Grand Prix'' is rather primitive, featuring only five racers and three tracks[[note]]Actually eight if one counts the bonus tracks[[/note]] for the player to race on, though it does provide a unique blend of arcade and realistic driving physics, providing players with a big hint of what was to come from Polyphony Digital.

* MacroZone[=/=]{{Wackyland}}: Gulliver House, where you are either shrank or put into a huge house. This house has an impressive variety of objects for you to drive across and avoid including instruments, a roulette wheel, cake, and toys.

'''Motor Toon Grand Prix''' is a 1994 MascotRacer game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation that is released for [[NoExportForYou Japan only]]. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital, best known for the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series. Unlike most kart racers, this game employs a coin-based power-up system where the player is able to pick up coins along the track, then spend them on a power-up roulette. Also unlike most kart racers, the game features a combination of arcade and realistic driving physics, providing players with a big hint of what's to come from Polyphony Digital.

A sequel, '''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2''', was released in 1996 and unlike the first game, it was released worldwide. Unfortunately, because the first game was never released worldwide, it created a TitleConfusion: The American release was named ''Motor Toon Grand Prix'' while the European release for some reason opted to keep the ''2'' in the title despite the first game never saw release outside of Japan. ''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2'' improved upon the first game, featuring more racers, more tracks, and several unlockable minigames for players to play with.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The Penguin Bros.

* JackOfAllStats: Captain Rock is this.

* MacroZone[=/=]{{Wackyland}}: Gulliver House.

** Easily the most notable similarity between the two games is the realistic physics seen in the ''Motor Toon Grand Prix R'' minigame. Some ''Gran Turismo'' fans joked that ''Grand Prix R'' serves as a prototype of ''Gran Turismo'' and [[FanNickname called it]] ''Gran Turismo 0'' in retrospect.

* MsFanservice: Vanity

* WackyRacing

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* ProductionForeshadowing: Several elements that are present in ''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2'' foreshadows the arrival of the first ''Gran Turismo'' game, most notably the realistic physics present in the ''Motor Toon Grand Prix R'' minigame.
** Some of the game's track layouts also provides several foreshadowing: Toon Island II is basically the MascotRacer's version of High Speed Ring, while Snow Village and Haunted House's track layouts features close similarities with Autumn Ring and Special Stage Route 5 respectively.

** Some of the game's track layouts also provides several foreshadowing: Toon Island II is basically the MascotRacer's version of High Speed Ring, while Snow Village and Haunted House's track layouts features close similarities with Autumn Ring and Special Stage Route 5 respectively. Coincidentally, all of the tracks listed here are raced in reverse from their ''Gran Turismo'' counterparts. You can race in ''Gran Turismo'''s "normal" direction once you beat the game in Normal difficulty.

* ProductionForeshadowing: Several elements that are present in ''Motor Toon Grand Prix 2'' foreshadows the arrival of the first ''Gran Turismo'' game, most notably the realistic physics present in the ''Motor Toon Grand Prix R'' minigame. Some of the game's track layouts also provides several foreshadowing: Toon Island II is basically the MascotRacer's version of High Speed Ring, while Snow Village and Haunted House's track layouts greatly resembles Autumn Ring and Special Stage Route 5 respectively.

Motor Toon Grand Prix is a 1994 MascotRacer game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital, who is best known for the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series.

Unlike most kart racers, this game employs a coin-based power-up system where the player is able to pick up coins along the track, then spend them on a power-up roulette.

\* HaveANiceDeath: Should you lose all three tries in the second game (by not making it high enough in the rankings), your character gets crushed by a [[AnvilOnHead 32-ton weight]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVHbE40ZyY Every character has a unique quote to go with it.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Princess Jean.
* HaveANiceDeath: Should you lose all three tries in the second game (by not making it high enough in the rankings), your character gets crushed by a [[AnvilOnHead 32-ton weight]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQVHbE40ZyY Every character has a unique quote to go with it.]]

Motor Toon Grand Prix is a MascotRacer series for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital, who is best known for the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series.

Motor Toon Grand Prix is a MascotRacer series for the PlayStation. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital, who is best known for the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series.

Motor Toon Grand Prix is a MascotRacer series for the PlayStation. It was the first creation of Polyphony Digital, who is best known for the VideoGame/GranTurismo series.

* HaveANiceDeath: Should you lose all three tries in the second game (by not making it high enough in the rankings), your character gets crushed by a [[AnvilOnHead 32-ton weight]].

* {{Wackyland}}: Gulliver House.

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