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 Penny Racers, Gadget Racers, and Road Trip.
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
| Japanese title | Overseas title | Original release date | Platforms | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choro Q Holiday Puzzle (チョロQ ホリデーパズル) | —N/a | 1984 | PC-8801 | Kogado Studio | Takara |
| Choro Q (チョロQ) | Choro QEU BuggySPA | 1984 | MSX | Taito | NidecomJP Electric SoftwareEU Sony SpainSPA |
| Desktop Choro Q (デスクトップチョロQ) | —N/a | 1993 | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Choro Q (チョロQ) | Penny RacersEU | March 1996 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | TakaraJP Sony Computer EntertainmentEU |
| Choro Q 2 (チョロQ2) | —N/a | February 1997 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | Takara |
| Bakusou! PC Choro Q (爆走! PCチョロQ) | —N/a | 1998 | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | Inner Brain | Takara |
| Bakusou! PC Choro Q 2 (爆走! PCチョロQ2) | —N/a | 1998 | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | Inner Brain | Takara |
| Choro Q 3 (チョロQ3) | —N/a | February 1998 | PlayStation | Tamsoft | Takara |
| Choro Q Jet: Rainbow Wings (チョロQジェット レインボーウィングス) | —N/a | February 1998 | PlayStation | Astro Vision | Takara |
| Choro Q Park (チョロQパーク) | —N/a | March 1998 | Sega Saturn | Nextech | Takara |
| Choro Q Marine: Q-Boat (チョロQマリン Qボート) | —N/a | June 1998 | PlayStation | Barnhouse Effect | Takara |
| Choro Q 64 (チョロQ64) | Penny RacersNA/EU | June 1998 | Nintendo 64 | Locomotive Corporation | TakaraJP THQNA/EU |
| Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ) | —N/a | February 1999 | PlayStation | Barnhouse Effect | Takara |
| Choro Q Hyper Customable GB (チョロQ ハイパーカスタマブルGB) | —N/a | July 1999 | Game Boy Color | Electronic Applications | Takara |
| Choro Q Wonderful! (チョロQ ワンダフォー) | —N/a | August 1999 | PlayStation | E-game | Takara |
| 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) | —N/a | December 1999 | Nintendo 64 | Locomotive Corporation | Takara |
| Choro Q Hyper Racing 5 (チョロQ ハイパーレーシング5) | —N/a | 1999 | Arcade | Sega | |
| Perfect Choro Q (パーフェクトチョロQ) | —N/a | August 2000 | Game Boy Color | Electronic Applications | Takara |
| Choro Q HG (チョロQ HG) | Gadget RacersNA Penny RacersEU | December 2000 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Midas Interactive EntertainmentEU |
| Choro Q Advance (チョロQアドバンス) | Gadget RacersNA Penny RacersEU | June 2001 | Game Boy Advance | Electronic Applications | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Xicat InteractiveEU |
| Choro Q HG 2 (チョロQ HG2) | Road TripNA Road Trip AdventureEU | January 2002 | PlayStation 2 | E-game | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA Play It!EU |
| Boku no Choro Q | —N/a | March 2002 | PlayStation | Takara | |
| Shin Combat Choro Q (新コンバットチョロQ) | Seek and DestroyNA/EU | June 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | TakaraJP 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) | —N/a | August 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Takara | |
| Choro Q Advance 2 | Road Trip: Shifting GearsNA Gadget RacersEU | November 2002 | Game Boy Advance | Electronic Applications | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA ZOO Digital PublishingEU |
| Choro Q HG 3 | Road Trip: Adventure AvenueNA (cancelled) Gadget RacersEU | December 2002 | PlayStation 2 | E-game | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA ZOO Digital PublishingEU |
| Choro Q! | Road Trip: The Arcade EditionNA Gadget RacersEU | December 2002 | GameCube | Electronic Applications | TakaraJP Conspiracy EntertainmentNA ZOO Digital PublishingEU |
| Choro Q Byun Byun Racer (チョロQビュンビュンレーサー) | —N/a | June 2003 | Stand-alone TV game | SSD Company Ltd | Takara |
| Choro Q HG 4 | ChoroQNA/EU | November 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | TakaraJP AtlusNA ZOO Digital PublishingEU |
| Choro Q Works (チョロQワークス) | —N/a | May 2005 | PlayStation 2 | Barnhouse Effect | Takara & Atlus |
| Choro Q DS | —N/a | Cancelled | Nintendo DS | Atlus | |
| Choro Q Wii | Penny Racers Party: Turbo Q SpeedwayNA | February 2008 | Wii | Barnhouse Effect | Takara TomyJP TomyNA |
| Choro Q World Grand Prix (携帯アプリでプレイできるチョロQ) | —N/a | 2010 | Mobile phone | Takara Tomy | |
| Combat Choro Q (コンバットチョロQ) | —N/a | January 2012 | Mobile phone | SunSoft | Takara Tomy |
| Choro Q Grand Prix (チョロQグランプリ) | —N/a | December 2012 | Mobile phone | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Tomy |
| Choro Q Grand Prix HYPER (チョロQグランプリHYPER) | —N/a | August 2014 | Mobile phone | Barnhouse Effect | Takara Tomy |