Little Bit of History: Designed by SEGA legend Yu Suzuki, developed & published by SEGA and released in 1986. OutRun was a pioneering arcade racer and often remembered as one of the best arcade games ever made.
Little Bit of Plot/Story: No real plot. Just you taking your girlfriend in a Ferrari Testarossa for a high speed drive across some very pretty scenery.
Little Bit of Character: No real characters either as the two occupants of the car have never been named.
Little Bit of Influence: Pretty much any and every modern racing/driving game today. OutRun may not have been the first game of it’s style, but it was the one that laid the foundations for the genre today. OutRun also went on to spawn sequels and spin offs itself as well as the game being ported to pretty much every home console/computer at the time.
Little Bit of Memories: The graphics blew me away at the time and seemed so “realistic”. The speed the game moved at was just as impressive and really gave a great heart pounding, palm sweating experience. The music was also very memorable and even allowed you to choose what musical track you wanted to listen to while racing via an ingame FM radio. Also, I recall that awesome sitdown cabinet that would react to the action on screen.
Little Bit of Playability: Yes, still very playable today and a great arcade classic. Or you could try one of the more modern OutRun games with OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast being a personal favourite. But if you can get a hold of the arcade original I say give it a go while listening to some Magical Sound Shower.
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