Overview
Released in 2009, Initial D Arcade Stage 5 (return to Japanese version) is the fifth release in the Initial D Arcade Stage series. Released for the previous hardware for the second time (The screen mostly like Sega RingEdge). A few notable differences include heavy physics changes. Opposite to Initial D Arcade Stage 4/Extreme Stage, which took on a "drifting" physics, Initial D Arcade Stage 5 had a more realistic driving physics which includes tire and brake wear down. Although the tire and brake wear are not displayed anywhere in game, experienced players can notice the difference in the change in physics as they progress in races.
New characters that appeared for the first time in the game are: Kobayakawa, Satoshi Omiya, Imposter Project D, Kai Kogashiwa (R.T. Katagiri S.V.), and Hideo Minagawa. New courses such as Happogahara, which also used from Arcade Stage to Arcade Stage Ver.3/Street Stage (only daytime used is night) and only Extreme Stage also appeared with full daytimes between day and night and Nagao, R.T. Katagiri S.V.'s homecourse.
