OutRun

Description

Race across varied terrain in this conversion of one of the most famous arcade racing games. Your Ferrari is at the ready, complete with female passenger, over a series of short tracks.

Gameplay is viewed form just above and behind the car, so you can see it. The roads are full of sharp bends and hazards, contact with which can cause the car to roll and lose you time. On each section of track there is a fork in the road, allowing you to choose which direction you go in. You have to complete 5 track sections in total, out of the 15 in the game.

Alternate Titles

• "Sega Ages: OutRun" -- Saturn title
• "Out Run" -- Common title
• "アウトラン" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Outrun series

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User Reviews

A Catastrophe	Atari ST	Stephen N (12)
In my book, it's among the top 5 racing games.	SEGA Master System	J. David Taylor (30)
A faithful conversion of the popular arcade racing game.	DOS	Trixter (8860)
I'd steer clear of this version if I were you	Amiga	Black Wolf (37247)
Help! I'm in racing game hell.	Amstrad CPC	Neville (463)
All the criticisms you've heard are true	Atari ST	Martin Smith (64028)
Another opportunity missed	DOS	Stephen N (12)

The Press Says

Sega-16.com	Genesis	Jul 20, 2004	9 out of 10	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Amiga	Jan, 1989	75 out of 100	75
The Games Machine (UK)	SEGA Master System	Feb, 1988	72 out of 100	72
ST/Amiga Format	Atari ST	Jul, 1988	71 out of 100	71
Games-X	Genesis	Aug, 1991		70
The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	Feb, 1988	67 out of 100	67
The Games Machine (UK)	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1988	61 out of 100	61
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Jan, 1988	6 out of 10	60
Defunct Games	SEGA Master System	Jul 10, 2005	55 out of 100	55
Zzap!	Amiga	Feb, 1989	41 out of 100	41

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Trivia

A special edition of "Outrun" on cassette for Commodore 64 was bundled with a cassette containing the music from the original arcade game. The intention being to be listened to while playing the game!