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Out Run

Description

You drive a Ferrari Testarossa through various stages each with a checkpoint at the end of the stage that must be reached within the time limit. The player can choose which route to take through the game. The driver also has a choice of three different themes to listen to while driving.

Out Run was produced by Sega in 1986.

Sega released 593 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Out Run was produced include: Champion Pro Wrestling, Teddy Boy Blues, Space Harrier, Sega Ninja, Repulse, Action Fighter, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Alien Syndrome, Body Slam, and Dump Matsumoto

Specs

Name	Out Run
Developer	Sega (United States)
Year	1986
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	8938
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Racing
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	unique
Dipswitch Settings	Out Run Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	1
Game Play	Single
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Steering: Wheel Shifter: 2-position (low, high) Pedals: 2
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Deluxe/Themed (motion) Cabaret/Mini Environmental/Cockpit
Control Panel	Out Run Control Panel Image
PCB	Out Run PCB Image

Video Clips

OutRun (Arcade) Full Completion

SEGA OutRun Arcade Game Review - Cabaret version - Classic Arcade Racing Game Re

Sega OUT RUN Arcade Video Game

Out Run (Arcade) [Sega] Retro Danuart

Out Run KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.83 (23 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.91

Overall Like	4.18
Fun (Social)	3.41
Fun (Solo)	3.77
Collector Desire	3.73

Technical Rating: 3.87

Gameplay	4.23
Graphics	4.18
Originality	3.64
Sound/Music	3.64

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

If the Start button is pressed while approaching a checkpoint the following message will be displayed Program by Yu Suzuki 1986 Sep. That this easter egg will not work on all versions of the game, however.

Images

Trivia

The three of the four soundtracks are called Magical Sound Shower, Passing Breeze and Splash Wave, all of which can be selected at the start of play. The final tune is called Last Wave and it is only played on the highscore board.

The game was converted to the Spectrum, Amstrad, Commodore, Atari ST and Amiga computers by US Gold now Eidos in 1987. These home computer versions were supplied with an extra cassette featuring the arcade music.

An Out Run Soundtrack CD was also released.

Out Run was the second Sega release to feature SuperScaler technology - the first was Space Harrier.

Cabinet Information

There are four different style cabinets a car shaped sitdown which uses a hydraulics system to move the cabinet about during game play with a 25 monitor , a second big sitdown version, with no hydraulics and simpler car and simple left to right movement with a 20 monitor, a deluxe upright with custom plastics, and a mini upright.

Conversion

The game can be converted to Turbo Out Run with the relevant upgrade kit.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Out Run Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 482 known instances of this machine owned by Out Run collectors who are active members. Of these, 435 of them are original dedicated machines. 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 44 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 15 active VAPS members with a Out Run machines for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Out Run circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - Very Popular - There are 40 active VAPS members currently looking for Out Run. There are 6 active VAPS members looking for Out Run boards sets.

This game ranks a 74 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 73 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Technical

The game uses dual 68000 CPUs. The sound CPU is a Yamaha YM2151.

Fixes

Some versions of the game have a suicide battery present on the game board, while others were manufactured without. For more details, check out The Dead Battery Society at httpwww.arcadecollecting.comdeaddead.html

Legacy

Manuals

Out Run - Schematics - Out Run Manual — **Out Run - Schematics**
(14 pages, 2.6 MB File)

Upright Illustrated Parts Manual - Out Run Manual — **Upright Illustrated Parts Manual**
(30 pages, 2.7 MB File)

OutRun Deluxe Type Owners Manual - Out Run Manual — **OutRun Deluxe Type Owners Manual**
(70 pages, 7.7 MB File)

OutRun Standard Type Owners Manual - Out Run Manual — **OutRun Standard Type Owners Manual**
(62 pages, 1.7 MB File)

Out Run - Schematics - Cleaned - Out Run Manual — **Out Run - Schematics - Cleaned**
(14 pages, 3.8 MB File)

Owner's Manual - Out Run Manual — **Owner's Manual**
(46 pages, 4.3 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Caberet (7361a715-c976-45e6-8bac-a12df7b69cab)
3D Model (External): Upright (4558911d6395badee66202687a227eab)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Out Run is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
Upstate Pinball & Arcade Museum	109A West Trade St, Simpsonville	South Carolina	United States	Arcade	2

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