<s>
Sega	B-Application
Touring	I-Application
Car	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
( セガ	O
ツーリングカーチャンピオンシップ	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
AM	O
Annex	O
for	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
mainboard	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
sit-down	O
cabinet	O
with	O
speakers	O
installed	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
head	O
and	O
a	O
subwoofer	B-Application
under	O
the	O
seat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
includes	O
an	O
unlockable	O
fifth	O
track	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
customized	O
cars	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
to	O
memory	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizuguchi	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
Sega	B-Application
Touring	I-Application
Car	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
by	O
a	O
video	O
he	O
saw	O
of	O
the	O
Deutsche	O
Tourenwagen	O
Meisterschaft	O
(	O
German	O
Touring	O
Car	O
Championship	O
)	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
Manx	B-Application
TT	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Bike	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
April	O
1997	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
with	O
Mizuguchi	O
on	O
hand	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conversion	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
CS	O
(	O
consumer	O
division	O
)	O
teams	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
overseen	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
AM	O
Annex	O
team	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
designed	O
the	O
Saturn-exclusive	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
version	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
rally	O
cars	O
from	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
made	O
a	O
special	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Toyota	O
Celica	O
GT-Four	O
(	O
ST205	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Lancia	O
Delta	O
HF	O
Integrale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columbia	O
Music	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
a	O
music	O
video/racing	O
techniques	O
45	O
 '	O
VHS	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
includes	O
both	O
the	O
DTM'95	O
series	O
and	O
ITC'96	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
from	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Special	I-Application
Stage	I-Application
,	O
a	O
attraction	O
version	O
was	O
specially	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Tokyo	O
Joypolis	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
Shinjuku	O
district	O
)	O
theme	O
park	O
featuring	O
real	O
cars	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
common	O
single/dual	O
-seat	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
where	O
this	O
title	O
truly	O
excels	O
is	O
also	O
where	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
way	O
,	O
it	O
fails	O
:	O
Sega	B-Application
Touring	I-Application
Car	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
painstakingly	O
realistic	O
driving	O
game	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
critics	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
disappointment	O
given	O
what	O
a	O
high-profile	O
release	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
reviews	O
widely	O
remarked	O
that	O
Sega	B-Application
Touring	I-Application
Car	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
has	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
and	O
overall	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
which	O
is	O
virtually	O
unprecedented	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
racer	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
overly	O
touchy	O
and	O
never	O
feel	O
quite	O
right	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
practice	O
needed	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
punishing	O
difficulty	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelly	O
Rickards	O
commented	O
on	O
this	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
:	O
"	O
Now	O
although	O
it	O
's	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
shave	O
those	O
precious	O
milliseconds	O
off	O
your	O
time	O
when	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
buck	O
per	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
challenging	O
racing	O
games	O
in	O
recent	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
better	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
analog	O
pad	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
using	O
one	O
does	O
not	O
overcome	O
the	O
essential	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Rickards	O
 '	O
co-reviewers	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
and	O
John	O
Ricciardi	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
all	O
denied	O
the	O
control	O
problems	O
altogether	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
analog	O
pad	O
or	O
standard	O
Saturn	B-Device
joypad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
had	O
a	O
positive	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Touring	O
Car	O
caps	O
off	O
the	O
Sega	O
racing	O
franchise	O
on	O
Saturn	B-Device
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
demonstrates	O
that	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
hard-core	O
arcade	O
racing	O
,	O
Saturn	B-Device
still	O
has	O
what	O
it	O
takes.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
found	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
compounded	O
with	O
problems	O
besides	O
the	O
difficult	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
conversion	O
was	O
too	O
ambitious	O
,	O
bringing	O
over	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
rear-view	O
mirror	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
which	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
simply	O
could	O
not	O
cope	O
with	O
at	O
a	O
stable	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
noting	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
polygon	O
glitching	O
and	O
the	O
rough	O
textures	O
,	O
they	O
deemed	O
it	O
"	O
possibly	O
the	O
weakest	O
arcade-to-Saturn	O
conversion	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
bar	O
the	O
godawful	O
Sky	O
Target.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
its	O
merits	O
,	O
most	O
Saturn	B-Device
gamers	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
replaying	O
the	O
by-then	O
two	O
years	O
old	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
As	O
it	O
stands	O
,	O
Touring	O
Car	O
is	O
a	O
decent	O
choice	O
for	O
those	O
without	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
definitely	O
superior	O
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
