Out Run Details - LaunchBox Games Database

Overview

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 from 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. Two versions of the game exist on the Commodore Amiga; The U.S. version was released in 1988 by Sega. The European version was released in 1989 by U.S. Gold and featured an updated loading screen, improved demo-mode and a slower in-game timer.