Daytona USA

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Description

A port of the most successful arcade racer ever, the home versions of Daytona USA include the same elements that made the original version successful: three highly detailed tracks, arcade driving physics that challenge the player to find the best trajectory to make a flying lap without kissing the rails and beating the checkpoint timer. The 40 cars of the Easy race (later named 3-7 Speedway), one of the stalwarts of the original version, are also present in this version.

These home versions include a new mode (Saturn or PC Mode, depending on the platform) where the three tracks are played without the timer, and optionally in mirror mode, using one of the bonus cars (with additional abilities such as driving on grass or hitting the rails without losing speed) and in one of three lengths: Normal (identical to the arcade original), Grand Prix (2.5 times longer) and Endurance (10 times longer).

On the downside, detail and frame rate suffered a drop to fit the game into the limited hardware of the Saturn and Personal Computers, and lacking any kind of multiplayer, comparing to the two to eight player rumbles of the arcade version.

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Alternate Titles

• "デイトナUSA" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Saturn
• Daytona USA series
• Launch title: Saturn (United States)
• SEGA Sports games

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Critic Reviews

MAXIMUM Magazine	SEGA Saturn	Oct, 1995		100
SuperGamePower	Arcade	Oct, 1994	4.8 out of 5	96
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	SEGA Saturn	Jun, 1995	96 out of 100	96
Shin Force	SEGA Saturn	Jul 19, 1999	9.2 out of 10	92
GamePro (US)	SEGA Saturn	Aug, 1995	4.5 out of 5	90
Electric Playground	SEGA Saturn	2000	8.5 out of 10	85
Power Unlimited	SEGA Saturn	Jul, 1995	8.5 out of 10	85
CD Player	SEGA Saturn	1996	8 out of 10	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SEGA Saturn	Jul, 1995	15.5 out of 20	78
Game Freaks 365	SEGA Saturn	2007	6.1 out of 10	61

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Arcade version of Daytona USA appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Promotion

At one point to boost Saturn sales Sega of America ran a promotion where if you bought a Sega Saturn they would give you Daytona USA, Virtua Cop and Virtua Fighter 2 for no extra cost.

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