# R4: Ridge Racer Type 4

> R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is Namco's 1998 PlayStation racing game, the fourth Ridge Racer, with a story-driven Grand Prix mode.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/r4ridgeracertype4/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Console: PlayStation
- Released: 1998
- Developer: Namco

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 is a racing game developed by Namco and released for the PlayStation in Japan in 1998 and in the West in 1999.

Its Grand Prix mode has the player choose a team and a car manufacturer and race through a season told with short cutscenes, unlocking new cars along the way. It kept the series' drift handling and added a softer, more stylish look, with Reiko Nagase as the series mascot.

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 has a native PC port made by static recompilation.

## R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 PC Ports

- [Ridge Racer Type 4 Recomp](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/r4ridgeracertype4/ports/ridgeracer4recomp/index.md): Ridge Racer Type 4 Recomp is a native Windows and Linux port of R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 made by static recompilation with PSXRecomp. You supply the disc.