Out Run
Out Run (also OutRun and Outrun ) is an arcade racing game by Sega, which was released in the arcades in 1986. The game of the Japanese developer is indeed located in Californian -style or desert-like landscapes, but also contains many automotive and cultural reminiscences of Europe.
Description
The player controls a convertible type Ferrari Testarossa through a branching race course and this case has a blonde female passenger by his side. With the beach Coconut Beach as a starting point it must reach four checkpoints to go through five sections within a set time limit.
As of the date the game was unique in as it was possible to choose its own track ( except the first ). Before each checkpoint, the road splits, what the player introduces the decision on which of two sections, he goes through next.
The housing there were a total of four different versions. From the normal, upright model, there were two versions, the "deluxe upright" and a slightly smaller " mini upright". The upright models feature only steering wheel, pedals and circuit. The more luxurious " sit-down " models, which had the stylized form of a Testarossa, there were also two variants. These were provided with a hydraulic mechanism, which, moving the part of the casing where the driver sat according to the actions in the game. Out Run was the first racing simulation, the supported force feedback.
If the player is built in an accident, the car rolled over, driver and passenger were thrown from the car, and the players were virtually scolded by his blonde co-driver.
The game was very successful and is often regarded as the best racing game in the arcades. Its popularity owes the game mainly to the innovative hydraulic housing, his choice of background music and route and the graphic that the player at that time gave a speed as could no other machine racing game this time. Although there since 1976 3D racing simulations, but these were graphically much easier. The game Pole Position ( Namco, 1982) is considered a pioneer of realistic racing game.
Music
The game was accompanied by a catchy soundtrack and offered the player three pieces of music to choose from. The player chose before the race his favorite melody using the radio in the Testa Rossa. The music was composed by Hiroshi Miyauchi, who was also responsible for the soundtracks for other Sega arcade games. The pieces in detail were:
- Passing Breeze
- Magical Sound Shower
- Splash Wave
- Last Wave ( music of the high score table)
Course name
More Releases
- Arcade (1986)
- Sega Master System (1987 )
- Commodore 64 (1987, ported by Amazing Products. Missing road forks, map and the song Passing Breeze )
- Amstrad CPC (1987, ported by sample. Missing the card, play music and the overturning of the car)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987, ported by sample. Missing the card, play music at 48K, the song Passing Breeze and the overturning of the car)
- MSX (1988, Publisher: . U.S. Gold Uses the graphics of the Spectrum ports)
- MSX2 (1988, Publisher: Pony Canyon Japan only)
- Commodore Amiga (1988, ported by Probe)
- Atari ST (1989, ported by Probe)
- PC-DOS (1989, ported by Unlimited Software, Inc. )
- PC Engine (1990, ported by NEC)
- Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis (1991 )
- Sega Game Gear ( 1991)
- Sega Saturn part of the Sega Ages series
- Playstation 2 part of the Sega Ages series
- Sega Dreamcast part of Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol 1
As part of other games
- Sega Dreamcast, Shenmue II in (2001)
- Game Boy Advance as part of Sega Arcade Gallery Collection ( 2003 bits Studios)
- Xbox, in Shenmue II (2002) and also in Out Run 2 (2004)
Continuations
In the arcade there was as an additional module for Out Run 1989 Turbo Outrun. In Turbo Outrun we just drove along a route and check points and drove from New York City to Los Angeles about 16 sections. It offered a rock -heavy soundtrack.
Another sequel, there were 1992 outrunners, which in turn allowed the choice of route. It was the first time the possibility of multiple games to connect with each other, up to eight players head-to- head races allowed against each other. The game offered the player also eight different cars to choose from. It was the most successful game for Sega System Multi 32 hardware and one of the last successful 2D games from Sega.
In 2003, the continuation of OutRun 2 was released in Japanese arcades. On 29 September 2004 Sega released a version for the Xbox. OutRun 2 offers players three game modes ( Outrun mode, Heart Attack, Time Attack ), an on-line mode, the OutRun Challenge and an updated graphics engine. In the OutRun Challenge, the player must fulfill 101 varied missions to unlock new cars, or playing cards.
On 31 March 2006, the extended version appeared OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast, for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. This version also includes OutRun 2 SP. A PC version of OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast has been available since June 2006.
There were three more runs out, which have appeared only for home consoles: OutRun Europe, Battle Out Run, and OutRun 2019 for the Sega Master System, there is also a special version of Out Run that supports 3D glasses..
Since April 2009, OutRun Online Arcade is (based on OutRun 2 SP) available for download via Xbox Live and Playstation 3 PSN.