Sega’s classic point-to-point racer from 1986, featuring a car that bears an uncanny resemblance to a Ferrari Testarossa (without actually being one for licensing reasons) and one of the best examples of Yu Suzuki’s “Super Scaler” technology at work.
Developer: Sega AM2 Publisher: Sega Available on: Absolutely frigging everything
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Atari ST A to Z: OutRun-Ah, OutRun. A true classic of the “vanishing point” racer genre. A fine example of Sega’s “Super Scaler” technology at work. And, apparently, recipient of an absolutely terrible Atari ST port by Probe and US Gold. I’ve always been a believer in giving things a fair chance on their own merits, though, and I never … Continue reading Atari ST A to Z: OutRun→
The MoeGamer Podcast: Episode 26 – Vanishing Point-Pete takes some time to educate Chris in the wonder of horizon-chasing "vanishing point" racers from the '80s and '90s. Plus the usual news and "what we've been playing" talk.
Sega Ages: OutRun – Chasing the Horizon-Trivia of the day: the shiny red car in the original OutRun is not, as many people assume (and as both numerous sites on the Internet and some incarnations of the game’s original manual claim), a Ferrari Testarossa; it’s just a car designed to look uncannily like a Ferrari Testarossa — in other words, it’s a … Continue reading Sega Ages: OutRun – Chasing the Horizon→
The MoeGamer Podcast: Pilot Episode – Sega, Sega, Sega-The MoeGamer Podcast kicks off with an enthusiastic discussion of Sega, plus recent happenings from around the gaming business and what Pete and Chris have been playing lately.
Outrun 2006: Gone, But Not Forgotten-Ah, OutRun. The quintessential “Sega blue sky” series… and one that has kind of fallen by the wayside a bit since the expiry of Sega’s license with Ferrari. After listening to a bit of the soundtrack to the upcoming Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash and thinking “gosh, this sounds a bit like early 2000s Sega music, I feel … Continue reading Outrun 2006: Gone, But Not Forgotten→