OutRun fan art by カルロ

Beautiful OutRun Art by カルロ
This is a great piece of art based on the Japanese only and pretty rare “Cockpit” type OutRun machine.

Added to the OutRun Art Page.

OutRun Fan Art

OutRun Japanese Art by おすず

Came across this really nice piece of art with an OutRun theme.

Added to the OutRun Fan art page.

What age is too old for playing video games?

I don’t think I’ll ever be to old to play video games, it’s more of a matter of having the time too!
My oldest son seems to play more than me these days.
What made me to think about this? , well I saw the picture below of a couple playing OutRun that put a smile on my face.

I believe the picture is from the famous FunSpot arcade in the U.S.A. I’m not sure if it from the 80’s or more recent but it’s a great picture.

3D OutRun -A Look at the MiiVerse Community

If your looking forward to OutRun appearing in 3D on the Nintendo 3DS and you live outside of Japan right now it’s a bit of a bummer.
To get your OutRun fix head over to Nintendo’s Miiverse and you can see some cool OutRun fan art and read the comments of those lucky Japanese gamers who have already downloaded the game.
Here’s a few pics from some of the lucky Outrun owners below.

[OutRun romance]

[Crash Out]

[Credit Roll – Are the OutRun couple going separate ways?]

[Some of the OutRun cars look different with the optional extras like this Green car]

[My effort of a Stylus attempt at Yu Suzuki]

3D OutRun Tune Up Mode & More

More details are being released on additional modes from completing each Goal.

Cornering
Car enhanced handling. It is possible to drive without slipping on a sharp curve.

Bumper
Car with enhanced bumper. It is possible to not crash with contact to traffic.

Engine
Car top speed is up. It is possible to run at 350 kilometers per hour or more.

Tire
Car with a special tires. Car will still run at speed even if going of the track. This is like using the Gear Gacha cheat, a technique that was used in the 80’s to get quicker times going off road without loosing speed.

If you complete all Goal’s A – E an Arcade mode will appear.
This is meant to replicate the Arcade version…does this mean the Testarossa is a hidden feature… I don’t think so. I believe it’s a 30fps mode as the game runs at 60fps on the 3DS.

Selecting a certain option brings up this ……..

A smoking engine! But what does this mean?

3D OutRun 3DS Version Details Released

Well OutRun fans, information has now been released regarding M2’s port of OutRun to the Nintendo 3DS.

I’ve been checking out the SEGA archives web page daily for the last 3 weeks waiting for an update and finally today it’s here.

The thought of driving your Ferrari Testarossa down Coconut Beach in 3D has had me pretty excited now for the last Month or so.

Looking at the official page I’m a little disappointed to see the Testarossa gone just like the GameWorks version. If licensing is an issue why change from the Testarossa to another car that looks like a different Ferrari anyway?
If your an OutRun purist I think it’s going to be a disappointment 😦

OutRun had a Red car, don’t waste time programming different colour car options, have a hidden feature to include the Testarossa !

Ok….rant over for now, let’s look at some of the other features that M2 are including as this element of these 3D re-releases had been excellent for Super Hang On, Space harrier and Galaxy Force.

It is possible to save the game at any time during play and save one replay to watch over again, it is also possible to appreciate the game in slow replay. There is also a double-speed playback function replay.

You can choose to play the five levels of the original version or more.

If you select the lowest degree of difficulty, there will be no traffic.

It is possible to play both Map versions of the game – OLD Version (Japan Version) and NEW Version (Overseas Version) as seen in previous releases.

You can select four types of screen display options –
Widescreen
4:3 Original Arcade
Full 3DS Screen
Deluxe Cabinet Mode

Deluxe cabinet mode looks the most interesting option as this simulated the moving deluxe cabinet.
There will be 3 bezel surrounds simulating the arcade –
Upright (Stand up version)
Standard (Sit down version)
Deluxe (Sit down version)
There are several nice OutRun cabinets out there like the rare Japanese Cockpit version , it would of been nice for M2 to share this option too.

Music Selection

There will be two additional music tracks included in the 3DS version as well as Magical Sound Shower , Slash Wave , Passing Breeze and Last Wave.
These are –
Cruising Line and Camino a Mi Amor.

I’m yet to hear these additional tracks so I can’t comment on if they fit the original atmosphere of the game. Personally though I hold a huge amount of nostalgia to the original tracks by SST Band.

So there you go OutRun on the 3DS…
Pros –
3D Mode, Widescreen mode, Deluxe cabinet bezel Mode, new music tracks

Cons –
The iconic OutRun Testarossa has gone and been replaced again.

I’m not sure if the optional extras will be enough for OutRun purists to love the M2 3DS version…..only time will tell.

I will definitely be picking the game up as soon as it released outside of Japan, it will be great to see what the 3D Mode brings to the OutRun experience.

Looking at previous release information this may come as late as December outside of Japan, let’s hope for an earlier release date.

Japanese Comic Book ひろなex Features An OutRun DLX

ひろなex or the translation Hirona ex is a Japanese comic that has seen several series.
It features several retro video game references throughout the comic book.
One really cool pic shows an OutRun DLX machine as seen below >

Source @MiakotCat on Twitter

OutRun Money Wallet

OutRun money wallet
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Yosuke Okunari (SEGA CS3 Developer) posted a photo of his 20+ year old OutRun wallet on Twitter to celebrate the announcement of 3D OutRun coming to 3DS

Console Mania 1991 Outrun Cover Feature

Below is an Italian console magazine from 1991. OutRun featured in the first issue of this magazine from the release of the Megadrive version.

Added to the Flyers, Magazines & books page

OutRun used in General Motors Drink Driving awareness video (Circa 1988)

During the start up of this blog I had heard about GM making a Drink Driving video that featured OutRun. I had never seen it or been able to locate it online.
Today I managed to find it and watch it so I will post some screen grabs and a link to the video for you all to see.

The video oozes the 1980’s and that OutRun cab looks soooo shiny and new.

Nice side art!

Above – this is what driving OutRun looks like when your drunk

It will look similar to wearing the wrong prescription glasses!!

Here’s the link below. You will need to start the video at 8 minutes in.

General Motors Drink Driving Video