OutRun

Description

OutRun is a racing game originating in the arcades. The player can race across varied terrain in a readily available Ferrari, complete with a female passenger, over a series of short tracks.

Gameplay is viewed form just above and behind the car. The roads are full of sharp bends and hazards, contact with which can cause the car to roll and lose the player's time. On each section of track there is a fork in the road, allowing the player to choose which direction he or she wishes to go in. The player has to to complete five track sections in total, out of the fifteen 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 (28)
A faithful conversion of the popular arcade racing game.	DOS	Trixter (8804)
I'd steer clear of this version if I were you	Amiga	B14ck W01f (37398)
Help! I'm in racing game hell.	Amstrad CPC	Neville (1417)
All the criticisms you've heard are true	Atari ST	Martin Smith (63357)
Another opportunity missed	DOS	Stephen N (12)
Yet another game that was rushed out in time for christmas	Amstrad CPC	makky (11)

The Press Says

SEGA-Portal.de	Genesis	Sep 21, 2009	9 out of 10	90
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	SEGA Master System	Nov, 1987	852 out of 1000	85
Tilt	SEGA Master System	Dec, 1987	17 out of 20	85
Génération 4	SEGA Master System	Jan, 1988	82 out of 100	82
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Jun, 1988	79 out of 100	79
Retrogaming History	Game Gear	Oct 01, 2008	7 out of 10	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
Amiga Action	Amiga	Apr, 1991	61 out of 100	61
Games-X	Game Gear	Aug, 1991		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Outrun on Amstrad GX4000	1	Robert Francis Jul 17, 2011

Trivia

The classic red racer you use in the game is quite obviously a convertible Ferrari Testarossa (right down to the "Cavallino Rampante" logo featured in the back of the car), however SEGA had not licensed the likeness of Ferrari products and got into a series of legal issues with Ferrari. The eventually settled but it wouldn't be until OutRun 2 that the car would become an "official" Ferrari.