Documentary Details the Creation of Gran Turismo

Sports car superstar

by Sammy Barker Tue 27th Jun 2017

True story: this author once sat opposite Kazunori Yamauchi (and Translator-san) eating a burger. A surreal moment, for sure.

This documentary from IGN includes some nice anecdotes from the luminary, as he speaks of his passion for photography among other things, and sheds some light on what makes Gran Turismo such an enduring and special series. It’s only short, but it’s nicely shot, and well worth the watch.

[source youtube.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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banacheck
Tue 27th Jun 2017

That was interesting I cannot wait to see the finished version of GT Sport.

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Turismo4GT
Tue 27th Jun 2017

Won't be long now.

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Victor_Meldrew
Tue 27th Jun 2017

I don't much care for driving games so I'm probably unfairly biased but it sounds pretty dull to me. I might try and give it a watch later and find out.

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LocalPenguin
Tue 27th Jun 2017

I love the series, this was a lovely little insight

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themcnoisy
Tue 27th Jun 2017

Documentary.

First part - design philosophy, real driving, photo realistic courses, pushing the envelope in physics
Second part - rpg mechanics, polishing the UI, precision control through a pad, cars cars cars
Directors cut - the guy with a kazoo who makes the engine noises, the 3 guys on AI who love the conga, the spin your wheel in the back office they use for blag release dates.
Outtakes - the colouring artist turning one car into five, the manufacturing specialist adding 20 cars by reusing opels and calling them Vauxhall, slapping the kazoo player to make the braking sound.