If the above sounds like too much hassle or risk, consider these official PC racing games that capture the Initial D spirit:

– This game was released exclusively for Sega’s RingEdge arcade hardware. There is no legitimate commercial PC port.

: This mode introduced "Rolling Starts," moving away from the standing starts found in previous arcade iterations.

– Technically, TeknoParrot can run the arcade dump of IDAS6AA, but you must own the original arcade hardware to legally dump the ROM. In practice, 99% of users download it illegally.

: A significant addition where two players can team up to race against rival pairs.