List of Choro Q video games

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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.

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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 titleJapanese titleOriginal release date
(YYYY/MM)		PlatformsDeveloperPublisher
-Choro Q Holiday Puzzle (チョロQ ホリデーパズル)1984 PC-8801 Kogado Studio
Choro QEU
Buggy SPA 		Choro Q (チョロQ)1984 or 1985 MSX Taito NidecomJP
Electric SoftwareEU
Sony SpainSPA
-Desktop Choro Q (デスクトップチョロQ)1993 Microsoft Windows
Penny Racers EUChoro Q (チョロQ)1996/03 PlayStation Tamsoft Takara JP
Sony Computer Entertainment EU
-Choro Q 2 (チョロQ2)1997/02PlayStationTamsoftTakara
-Bakusou! PC Choro Q (爆走! PCチョロQ)1998Microsoft Windows, Macintosh Inner BrainTakara
-Bakusou! PC Choro Q 2 (爆走! PCチョロQ2)1998Microsoft Windows, MacintoshInner BrainTakara
-Choro Q 3 (チョロQ3)1998/02PlayStationTamsoftTakara
-Choro Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (チョロQジェット レインボーウィングス)1998/02PlayStationAstro VisionTakara
-Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (チョロQマリン Qボート)1998/06PlayStationBarnhouse EffectTakara
Penny Racers NA/EUChoro Q 64 (チョロQ64)1998/06 Nintendo 64 Locomotive CorporationTakaraJP
THQ NA/EU
-Choro Q Park (チョロQパーク)1998/03 Sega Saturn Nextech [1] Takara
-Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ)1999/02PlayStationBarnhouse EffectTakara
-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 ApplicationsTakara
- Choro Q Wonderful! (チョロQ ワンダフォー)1999/08PlayStationE-gameTakara
- 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)1999/12Nintendo 64Locomotive CorporationTakara
-Choro Q Hyper Racing 5 (チョロQ ハイパーレーシング5)1999 Arcade [2] Sega
-Perfect Choro Q (パーフェクトチョロQ)2000/08Game Boy ColorElectronic ApplicationsTakara
Gadget RacersNA

Penny RacersEU

Choro Q HG (チョロQ HG)2000/12 PlayStation 2 Barnhouse EffectTakaraJP
Conspiracy Entertainment NA
Midas Interactive EntertainmentEU
Gadget RacersNA

Penny RacersEU

Choro Q Advance (チョロQアドバンス)2001/06 Game Boy Advance Electronic ApplicationsTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
Xicat InteractiveEU
Road TripNA

Road Trip Adventure EU

Choro Q HG 2 (チョロQ HG2)2002/01PlayStation 2E-gameTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
Play It!EU
-Boku no Choro Q2002/03PlayStationTakara
Seek and Destroy NA/EUShin Combat Choro Q (新コンバットチョロQ)2002/06PlayStation 2Barnhouse EffectTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
Play It!EU
-Combat Choro Q: Advance Daisakusen (コンバットチョロQアドバンス大作戦)2002/08Game Boy AdvanceTakara
Road Trip: Shifting GearsNA

Gadget RacersEU

Choro Q Advance 22002/11Game Boy AdvanceElectronic ApplicationsTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
ZOO Digital Publishing EU
Road Trip: Adventure AvenueNA (cancelled)

Gadget RacersEU

Choro Q HG 32002/12PlayStation 2E-gameTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
ZOO Digital PublishingEU
Road Trip: The Arcade EditionNA

Gadget RacersEU

Choro Q!2002/12 GameCube Electronic ApplicationsTakaraJP
Conspiracy EntertainmentNA
ZOO Digital PublishingEU
-Choro Q Byun Byun Racer (チョロQビュンビュンレーサー)2003/06Stand-alone TV gameSSD Company LtdTakara
ChoroQNA/EU Choro Q HG 4 2003/11PlayStation 2Barnhouse EffectTakaraJP
Atlus NA
ZOO Digital PublishingEU
-Choro Q Works (チョロQワークス)2005/05PlayStation 2Barnhouse EffectTakara & Atlus
-Choro Q DSCancelled Nintendo DS Atlus
Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q Speedway NAChoro Q Wii2008/02 Wii Barnhouse Effect Takara Tomy JP
TomyNA
-Choro Q World Grand Prix (携帯アプリでプレイできるチョロQ)2010Mobile phoneTakara Tomy
-Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ)2012/01Mobile phoneSunSoftTakara Tomy
-Choro Q Grand Prix (チョロQグランプリ)2012/12Mobile phoneBarnhouse EffectTakara Tomy
-Choro Q Grand Prix HYPER (チョロQグランプリHYPER)2014/08Mobile phoneBarnhouse EffectTakara Tomy
Overseas titleJapanese titleOriginal release date
(YYYY/MM)		PlatformsDeveloperPublisher

References

  1. ↑ "Nex Entertainment (formerly Nextech) Product List (under チョロQパーク)". Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "ST-V Game I'd never seen before Choro Q Hyper Racing 5". Arcade-Projects Forums. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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