Over the pass few weeks I’ve been playing around with the Android powered JXD s7800b Gamepad and I can report back that this handheld machine can run OutRun (The arcade version) perfectly.
The JXD was build for games and especially retro games, it has all of the right buttons and controls in the places you would find retro consoles and modern day consoles too.
There are 4 versions of arcade emulation currently on the JXD, 2 versions through an app called Retroarch , Mame4All and Mame4Droid. The Android version of Mame4All when tested was the only version to play the game perfectly.
OutRun is an absolute dream to play with the large screen and great controls.
On top of having the perfect arcade port there are lots of other options if your an OutRun fan too.
Probably the next best version would be a toss up between the Gameboy Advance and PC Engine.
Below is the GBA version from SEGA Arcade Gallery.
It’s a reasonably good port and is emulated perfectly on the JXD with the added bonus of Space Harrier, Super Hang On and Afterburner.
Next up is the PC Engine version running through the App PCE.EMU.
…or maybe all of the OutRun variations released on the Master System and Megadrive??
The list of machines this thing can run goes back way further than the Master System, if you really wanted to you can also fire up the C64 / Amiga Versions!!
If your a big fan of other sprite scaling racers this machine will also delight. Below are some of the other great Yu Suzuki , SEGA or Sprite Scaler games that I have enjoyed using this machine.
Turbo OutRun (HappyChick Arcade Emu)
Virtua Racing 32X (RetroArch – PicoDrive)
Power Drift (Retroarch Mame 2010)
Super Monaco GP Arcade (Retroarch Mame 2010)
Enduro Racer (Retroarch Mame 2010)
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