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Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune (湾岸ミッドナイト アドバンスド チューン) is a handheld racing game based on the manga Wangan Midnight, which follows street racing on Tokyo's Metropolitan highway.

Overview
Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune series are enhanced remakes of the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series, especially for Nintendo's handheld game console such as Game Boy Advance and its successor, Nintendo DS, and later 3DS. The Advanced Tune has made more improved features, such as car models. But on the downside, the in-game features were lower resolution than its arcade counterpart, due to the fit in the screen of the Game Boy Advance (this was improved in Advanced Tune 3, as the two screens of Nintendo DS were used, and the graphics were refined). There are several versions:

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune
In the original version, the gameplay is split into two modes, namely the story mode and the time attack mode. The player has to go through the story mode in order to earn points to upgrade their car, should they decide to use a cartridge to store the information.

The entire story mode consists of 20 stages looped for three times, making a total of 60 stages. The maximum power a car can attain is 810 hp. The routes featured include the C1 route and the New Belt Line, making a total of 4 tracks as each one is available in the opposite direction.

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 2
The first upgrade of the original game, entitled "Advanced Tune 2," saw the addition of the Hakone Shindō expressway in Hakone, the 10 outrun game mode, a class system and some more choices on tuning the car. The story mode has been expanded to 80 stages (with stage 41-80 based on the plots in the manga), and a change in awarding the vehicle upgrades.

The car attains a maximum of 800 hp when the player completes the first 40 stages of the game, but he may choose to continue the entire 80 stages in the story mode. Should he completes the story mode without a loss, he gains 2 extra tuning blocks, and 1 if he had lost during the challenge. The last tuning block was awarded if the player has completed 5000 km after losing in the story mode.

The 10 outrun mode is played such that the player needs to overtake 10 opponents in quick succession. There are 10 levels available in each route, each successive level has an increase on power and difficulty. A player unlocks a special level when completing all other levels in the highest rank on a given track, which involves outrunning the entire list of opponents.

The tracks featured in this game include the C1 route, New Belt Line, Hakone, a narrow and winding mountain road, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Highway. There are 7 courses total, each being in the opposite direction except for the TMH.

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 3
The third iteration of the series saw a large expanding to the game, which includes several tracks, an expanded lineup of cars,which includes the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX, Nissan 180SX, Mazdaspeed 6, Toyota Aristo, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V, Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GDB-F), and the Gemballa Avalanche (only on Japanese versions) in AT3, Mazda MX-5, Lexus IS250, Lexus SC430 and Toyota MR-S in Spec.2 expansion versions, a new game mode, ghost car system and an extensive collection of visual parts.

These games are now run on Nintendo DS, and use the DS card instead to store information. WMAT1 and WMAT2 player data can be transferred over to the WMAT3 throughout Dual-Slot Mode available in the Nintendo DS.

The story mode still consists of 80 stages (expanded to 90 in Spec.2), but are now fully integrated with the story. The tuning system is tweaked as well such that it awards the 3 extra tuning pages to the player when he completes stage 50, 60 and 80 respectively, regardless of being undefeated or not. This means that the car will have 820 hp at maximum. As with the previous editions, this is the only game mode that the player will earn points for upgrading the car in terms of performance.

The ghost battle mode is the newly added game mode in this iteration. In this mode the player is pitted against a ghost car recorded earlier in the game. Like the 10 outrun mode, the opponents are separated into 10 classes based on the power level. As a player plays the level, his driving is recorded and becomes the data of a ghost car. Playing the ghost battle mode allows the player to earn parts to enhance the appearance of their car, including various wheels, aero sets, spoilers, neon tubes, and decals.

The tracks featured include the C1, New Belt Line, the Wangan line, the Yokohane line, and the Hanshin Expressway in Osaka and Hakone. The Wangan line and the Yokohane line are extended stages based on the Metropolitan highway, and forms the Kanagawa portion of the highway. There are 13 courses available, with each (with the exception of Osaka, Tokyo Metropolitan, and Kanagawa Metropolitan) being in the opposite direction.

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune DS
In January 2009, the next edition in the Advanced Tune series, entitled Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune DS, was released. The new features included the new Nagoya Expressway course, an increasement of horsepower to 825 hp, 100 story stages and even more of them, and new vehicles.

Some changes had been observed:


 * WMAT1 and WMAT2 player data can't be transferred over, only WMAT3 player data can be transferred over.
 * While playing WMATDS on Nintendo DSi or Nintendo 3DS, if the player finishes the storymode, he will be awarded with the DSi Meter regardless of losing a stage or not. This Special Meter is the DSi-enhanced feature.
 * Official car in Time Attack mode is removed.
 * Hakone outbound and inbound are combined into one course in time attack mode

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 4
Advanced Tune 4 sees the addition of the KPGC10 Nissan Skyline GT-R, the S110 Nissan Silvia 240RS, Subaru Legacy Blitzen, Subaru Legacy 2.5GT, Gemballa Mistrale and Gemballa MIG-U1 into the vehicle lineup, the new Fukuoka Expressway Course, 17 new dress up parts for players to further customize their vehicles, and 4 new music tracks. It is to be noted that with the Gemballa MIG-U1 has limited parts to be dressed up. This game, like WMATDS, is DSi-enhanced.

An additional 17 dressup levels have also been added; including straight neons, spotted neons and rims. The opponents in ghost mode (especially king-holders) are much stronger than in DS - slightly comparing to the AT3 ghosts. In DS it was possible to block and overtake quite easily. The Story Mode has been extended to 110 chapters, with the last 10 being based on Shakotan Boogie manga

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5
Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5 has been released in Japan in 2012 for Nintendo 3DS. The max horsepower has been revamped to 830HP, however the number of tuning blocks between 800HP-830HP is only two tuning blocks now, instead of four that was seen in DS and 4. The story mode was cut down to just 60 stages, with extra 20 stages available after the player has completed all tuning stages.

Ten new cars are added prior to updates: Lexus LFA, Nissan GT-R, Toyota 86 (ZN6), Subaru BRZ (ZC6), Subaru WRX STi (GVB), Nissan Skyline Coupe (CV36), Nissan Skyline Crossover (J50), Toyota Crown Athlete and Mazda Furai, as well as new car brands like Ruf Automobile (replacing Gemballa in the previous games) and Chevrolet, bringing the total number of cars to over 70 if updated. The online battle is now available, a new route in Shuto Expressway, Yokohama Expressway, is now available. Updates also include the addition of new cars, such as Lexus GS, Lexus LS, Lexus LF-LC and Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution.

The battle system has been upgraded to online battle like in Initial D Arcade Stage 4, so the players now can battle other players throught online connection. This is basically a multiplayer battle, with the exception being 2 players in a battle. The Ghost Versus Battle System were also revamped for saving the ghost data of the rival the player has raced in Online Battle System. More new dress up parts have been added to over 100 parts, with some new parts are carbon trunks and sticker sets are added into the game now as well.

The Collector's Edition for Wii U was also released in December 8 of the same year in Japan as one of the launch games for the platform, and also features exclusive content, including selectable menu BGMs from previous series, a Wangan Terminal system, and some new dress-up parts including those based on popular Nintendo series, including Mario, Metroid, Star Fox, F-Zero, Kirby and The Legend of Zelda. For the first time, the Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5 becomes a multi-platform game with connection functionality. The game offers the players an "individual" and "customizable" experience where, hypothetically, the player could take a customized vehicle and upload it to the Wii U version for Wangan Terminal treatment, or vice versa.

The Wangan Terminal system is a function that allows players to change parts around on their cars at anytime. This tuning center also allows the players to check and adjust their playing settings such as BGMs, in-game meters, tuning settings, colors and lots of services the system offers.

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5 EX
The Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5 EX was released worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U consoles in 2014. New cars are added for both versions, including BMW M5, BMW i8, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Lexus IS300h, Nissan Skyline Hybrid and Prince Skyline Sport, as well as Ruf Rt35. Two new brands, Mercedes-AMG (replacing Mercedes-Benz in Maximum Tune 5) and BMW are added in the roster.

New to the series is the Maxi Gold and Shop system where the players can buy parts to personalize their cars. The Maxi Gold, unlike in Maximum Tune 5, can be bought using Play Coins immediately, instead of earning through playing games. The Ghost Versus Battle System has been revamped with the new addition of "Extreme Ghost Versus Battle" which the players run on reverse tracks. The online battle system has been improved, and tuning system has been improved.

Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune NX
A future title for Nintendo NX is in development, with scheduled release being on December 2016, one year after Maximum Tune 5 DX. The only car confirmed during current developemnt is Mercedes-AMG GT. Players who pre-ordered the game will receive a special paint job of AMG GT based on NEXTridoron.

Player Account System
This game employs GBA cartridge that store the data of the player account (car type, tuning, story mode progress, time attack, outrun status). In Advanced Tune 3 or later versions, which are using the DS card, has expanded the accounts from one to three, as the ghost battle mode is added, to improve playablity. In the ghost battle mode, the player can challenge the another account in the same game saves.

In WMAT DS, the name will be "GUEST" if the player did not input any characters during the naming option.

In the WMAT series, the account system also allows the user to configure basic settings prior to racing. These include:


 * Transmission AT/MT
 * Retire YES/NO (Applicable in ALL MODES)
 * Volume (There are 4 settings: off, minimum, mild, loud, this only affects the bgm as stated VOLUME)
 * Types Of Tachometer (including the default meter of the car, various Racing Meters (including original, yellow and red colors), and Special Meters, with other new meters available upon updates)
 * Soundtracks of 4 choices (Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 4, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3/3DX/3DX+, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 1/2, and Wangan Midnight R)
 * (NEW) Traffic level (none/low/medium/high) (Applicable in ALL MODES)

Advanced Tune 1

 * Gemballa 3.8RS
 * Gemballa RSR
 * Mazda RX-7 (SA22C)
 * Mazda RX-7 Type R/R Bathurst R (FD3S)
 * Mazda RX-7 GTX (FC3S)
 * Mazda Roadster RS (NA6C)
 * Mazda Roadster 1.8 RS (NB8C)
 * Mistubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR/RS (CT9A)
 * Mistubishi Lancer Evolution VII GSR/RS (CT9A)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR/RS (CP9A)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR/RS (CE9A)
 * Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo (Z16A)
 * Mitsubishi Galant VR4 (EC5A)
 * Mitsubishi Starion GSR-VR (A184A)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec II/NuR (BNR34)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)
 * Nissan Skyline Sedan 350GT-FOUR (NKV35)
 * Nissan Fairlady Z (S30)
 * Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX (Z31)
 * Nissan Fairlady Z 300ZX (Z32)
 * Nissan Silvia Spec R (S15)
 * Subaru Impreza WRX STI/Spec-C (Second Facelift) (GDB-C)
 * Subaru Impreza WRX STI Version VI (GC8)
 * Subaru Legacy B4 (BL5)
 * Toyota Supra RZ (JZA80)
 * Toyota MR-2 GT-S (SW20)
 * Toyota Celica GT-FOUR (ST205)
 * Toyota Altezza RS200 (SXE10)
 * Toyota Celsior (UCF10)

Advanced Tune 2
Same as AT1, plus:
 * Mazda RX-8 Type S (SE3P)
 * Nissan Fairlady Z Version S (Z33)
 * Subaru Alcyone SVX Version L (CXD)
 * Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin Turbo R (JZA70)

Advanced Tune 3
Same as AT2, plus:
 * Gemballa Avalanche
 * Lexus IS250 (GSE20)
 * Lexus SC430 (UZZ40)
 * Mazdaspeed Atenza (GG3P)
 * Mazda Roadster (NCEC)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MR GSR (CT9A)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR/RS (CP9A)
 * Nissan 180SX (RPS13)
 * Subaru Impreza WRX STI (Third Facelift) (GDB-F)
 * Toyota Soarer (MZ11)
 * Toyota MR-S (ZZW30)
 * Toyota Aristo (JZS161)

Advanced Tune DS
Same as AT3, plus:
 * Gemballa Mirage GT
 * Nissan Fairlady Z 370Z (Z34)
 * Nissan Skyline Sedan 370GT-FOUR (NKV36)
 * Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR/RS (CZ4A)
 * Mitsubishi 'i' (HA1W)
 * Subaru R1 (RJ2)
 * Subaru R2 (RC2)
 * Subaru Impreza WRX STI (GRB)

Advanced Tune 4
Same as AT-DS,plus:
 * Gemballa Mistrale
 * Gemballa MIG-U1
 * Nissan Silvia 240RS (S110)
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R (KPGC10)
 * Subaru Legacy Blitzen STi (BE5)
 * Subaru Legacy 2.5GT S-Package (BM9)

Advanced Tune 5
Same as AT4, plus:
 * Lexus LFA (LFA10)
 * Lexus GS460 (URS190)
 * Lexus LS600h (UVF45)
 * Lexus LF-LC
 * Mazda Furai
 * Mitsubishi i-MiEV Evolution
 * Nissan GT-R (R35)
 * Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT (CKV36)
 * Nissan Skyline Crossover 370GT-FOUR (NJ50)
 * Subaru BRZ (ZC6)
 * Subaru WRX STI (GVB)
 * Toyota 86 (ZN6)
 * Toyota Crown Athlete (GRS204)

Soundtrack
The background music for the series is composed by Yuzo Koshiro and has more of a trance music feel than rival Initial D's use of Eurobeat.

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Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune

 * 1) Maximum Acceleration
 * 2) Stream Of Tears (More Tranced Remix)
 * 3) Feel the Passion
 * 4) Beyond The Horizon
 * 5) Fun-Loving Spirit
 * 6) Speed Fanatic
 * 7) Total Terror
 * 8) Driver's Delight
 * 9) Decoration For The dement
 * 10) Atheist on the Highway
 * 11) Stream Of Tears
 * 12) Acid Runner
 * 13) Destination Blackout
 * 14) Blue Blazes
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Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 2
 Nip And Tuck Race Highway Obsession Adrenaline Blowouts the Fear
 * 1) Holy Land Anthem
 * 2) Overdrive Neurotransmitters
 * 3) Maximum Acceleration
 * 4) Feel the Passion
 * 5) Upbeat Gas Junkie
 * 6) Fun-Loving Spirit
 * 7) Driver's Delight
 * 8) Decoration For The Demented
 * 9) Ghost in the Resonance
 * 10) Stream Of Tears
 * 11) Total Terror
 * 12) Smoldery Guest
 * 13) Atheist On The Highway
 * 14) This is My Destiny
 * 15) Unlawful Temptation
 * 16) Nothing Lives Forever
 * 17) Destination Blackout
 * 18) Blue Blazes
 * 19) Another Dimension
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Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 3, DS & 4
 Just Flat Out Midnight Sanctuary
 * 1) Stay where you are
 * 2) Loop of Fortune
 * 3) Acid Runner (remix 2010)
 * 4) Feel the Passion (remix 2010)
 * 5) Enjoy The Process
 * 6) Inexhaustible Energy
 * 7) In Your Dream
 * 8) Get Down to the Drive
 * 9) Top-Flight Mechanics
 * 10) Wanna Try One Last Time
 * 11) Get you Cornered
 * 12) Love to Rise in the Summer Morning
 * 13) Evil Association
 * 14) Supreme Folly
 * 15) Control Your Body
 * 16) Shrewd Critic
 * 17) Cause You're Different
 * 18) Feel the Moment
 * 19) Black Pressure
 * 20) Phantom of Blue
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Wangan Midnight Advanced Tune 5

 * 1) The Final Count Down
 * 2) Driving Energy
 * 3) Pleasures of Speed
 * 4) Nostalgia
 * 5) No Turning Back
 * 6) Drifting into You
 * 7) Glory Days
 * 8) Never Throw Away
 * 9) Highway Discipline
 * 10) Feel a Thrill
 * 11) Dark Side Style
 * 12) Control Your Music
 * 13) Re-Birth
 * 14) Madly Driving
 * 15) Live with You
 * 16) Black Zone
 * 17) Taillight
 * Get Your Engine Going (Story Mode)
 * Who's Your Rival? （Online Battle）
 * Time Trial Maxi4 （Time Attack）
 * There is No Way Out （10 Out Run）
 * Peace and Comfort (Ending)


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Wangan Midnight (GameCube Version)

 * 1) Rival's Theme 1
 * 2) Rival's Theme 2
 * 3) Hiramoto's Theme
 * 4) Masaki's Theme
 * 5) Kei's Theme
 * 6) R200CLUB's Theme
 * 7) Kuroki's Theme
 * 8) Eiji's Theme
 * 9) Kijima's Theme
 * 10) Reina's Theme
 * 11) BlackBird's Theme
 * 12) Akio's Theme
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Trivia

 * Two of the Mazda cars (MazdaSpeed Atenza & Mazda Roadster) will be translated as MazdaSpeed 6 and Mazda MX-5 in English Version.
 * The Gemballa cannot be selected, played, or seen in the English Version. However, in English Version of AT4, if the player selects the Gemballa MIG-U1 (this car can be unlocked via code on MR cars such as Mitsubishi i, Toyota MR-S), the screen reads "five question marks" (?????).