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'''''Turbo OutRun''''' (ターボアウトラン) is an arcade sequel to ''[[OutRun]]'' released in 1989. It was released as both a stand-alone arcade cabinet and as an upgrade kit to the original ''OutRun''. Though not the first sequel to ''OutRun'', ''Turbo OutRun'' is considered to be the first "true" sequel, having been built by a similar team at [[Sega AM2]] with the arcades in mind.
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ターボアウトラン) is an arcade sequel to ''[[OutRun]]'' released in 1989. Though not the first sequel to ''OutRun'', ''Turbo OutRun'' is considered to be the first "true" sequel, having been built by a similar team at [[Sega AM2]] with the arcades in mind.
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==Gameplay==
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[[File:TurboOutRun Course.png|left]]''Turbo OutRun'' has the player make a journey across the United States of America, from New York to Los Angeles. It is a more linear game than its predecessor, offering no forks in the road and therefore less of an incentive to play the game again after completion.
  
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==Development==
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For the most part, the game is very similar to its predecessor, save for new graphics and music. ''Turbo OutRun'' offers several new features however, such as weather effects and obstacles which can slow your journey down. Like its predecessor, the player drives a car which looks suspiciously like Ferrari, however rather than being based on a [[wikipedia:Ferrari Testarossa|Ferrari Testarossa]], it is a [[wikipedia:Ferrari F40|Ferrari F40]] (although like its predecessor, ''Turbo OutRun'''s car is fictional convertible version of the car, which Ferrari did not manufacture). You are also set against a rival opponent, driving what appears to be a white [[wikipedia:Porsche 959|Porsche 959]] (a nod towards the rivalry between Ferrari and Porsche at that time).
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Though very different to the rest of the series, ''Turbo OutRun'' is arguably closer to [[Yu Suzuki]]'s vision for the original ''OutRun'', being set in the United States of America and featuring various scrapped ideas such as a checkpoint system.  
 
  
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''Turbo OutRun'' wasn't as popular as the original game, but offered numerous graphical upgrades such as weather and road obstacles which would be included in other ''OutRun'' sequels to follow. Like its prequel, the player drives a car which looks suspeciously like Ferrari, however rather than being a [[wikipedia:Ferrari Testarossa|Ferrari Testarossa]], it is a [[wikipedia:Ferrari F40|Ferrari F40]]. Like ''OutRun'' Ferrari were not consulted during the development of this game.
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The game is divided into four "sub-goals". Upon reaching a goal, the player is able to upgrade their car. If the opponent gets to the goal first, the player's girlfriend will sit in the opponent car in the next race, however if the player gets there first, a 1,000,000 point bonus is given.
  
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==Gameplay==
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The other major addition to ''Turbo OutRun'' is the inclusion of a "Turbo" feature: the back of the car has a rocket-type exhaust on the back and the player is given a "boost" button, which allows the car to travel faster. If the boost is left on for too long however, the car will overheat, and will be punished with slowdown. It is also the first ''OutRun'' game to offer an automatic transmission option.
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[[File:TurboOutRun Course.png|left]]''Turbo OutRun'' has the player make a journey across the United States of America, from New York to Los Angeles. It is a more linear game than its predecessor, offering no forks in the road and therefore less of an incentive to play the game again after completion.
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After each goal, the player is taken to a shop where they can apply one of three upgrades to their car: a better engine, high-grip tires, or a better turbo. Each upgrade may be applied only once, and since there are four sections, the player will eventually have a maxed-out car.
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The arcade version also allows you to continue from the beginning of the stage if you lose, a feature that did not survive into later ''OutRun'' games.
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There are four stage songs: "Rush a Difficulty", "Keep Your Heart", "Shake the Street", and "Who Are You". Unlike in other ''OutRun'' games, the player cannot choose the song currently playing — they are tied to each section. Additionally, every version of the game appears to use a different song order, and the [[Sega Mega Drive]] port changes the song titles ("Insanity", "Highway", "Main Theme", and "Funky run", respectively, in addition to having its own songs).
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===Stages===
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For the most part, the game is very similar to its predecessor, save for new graphics and music. ''Turbo OutRun'' offers several new features however, such as weather effects and obstacles which can slow your journey down. You are also set against a rival oppoenent, driving what appears to be a white [[wikipedia:Porsche 959|Porsche 959]] (a nod towards the rivalry between Ferrari and Porsche at that time).
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==History==
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===Development===
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Though very different to the rest of the series, ''Turbo OutRun'' is arguably closer to [[Yu Suzuki]]'s vision for the original ''OutRun'', being set in the United States of America and featuring various scrapped ideas such as a checkpoint system.
  
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The game is divided into four "sub-goals". Upon reaching a goal, the player is able to upgrade their car. If the oppoent gets to the goal first, the player's girlfriend will sit in the oppoent car in the next race, however if the player gets there first, a 1,000,000 point bonus is given.
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Like ''OutRun'' Ferrari were not consulted during the development of this game, although the Ferrari brand is used on ''Turbo OutRun'' arcade cabinets.
  
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The other major addition to ''Turbo OutRun'' is the inclusion of a "boost" button, which allows the car to travel faster. If the boost is left on for too long however, the car will overheat, and will be punished with slowdown. It is also the first ''OutRun'' game to offer an automatic transmission option.
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===Release===
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''Turbo OutRun'' was released as both a stand-alone arcade cabinet and as an upgrade kit to the original ''OutRun''. The upgrade kits offer very minor aesthetic changes - a different marquee and extra "Turbo" stickers. Some ''Turbo OutRun'' cabinets were converted back into regular ''OutRun'' machines as the prior game proved more popular - ''Turbo OutRun'' cabinets can be identified by the use of Ferrari branding.
  
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==Re-releases==
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===Legacy===
 
The game was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1992 exclusively in Japan and Europe, and was brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and ZX Spectrum too. Each of these ports suffer from cutbacks as sprite scaling is not supported by these systems.
 
The game was ported to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] in 1992 exclusively in Japan and Europe, and was brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and ZX Spectrum too. Each of these ports suffer from cutbacks as sprite scaling is not supported by these systems.
  
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==Physical Scans==
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==Production credits==
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===Arcade Version===
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===OutRun hardware version===
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*'''Game Design:''' [[Satoshi Mifune|Bin]]
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*'''Program:''' [[Satoshi Mifune|Bin]], [[Coma]], [[Keiji Okayasu|Okape]]{{magref|segamagjp|4|24}}
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*'''Design:''' [[Mr.Jee]], [[Papa]], [[Gudon]]
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*'''Sound:''' [[Yasuhiro Takagi|Kerotan]], [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi|Hiro]]
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*'''Sp. Thanks:''' [[Hiroshi Hamagaki|Sada]], [[Yu.]]
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*'''Presented by:''' ©[[Sega]]
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*'''Design:''' [[Akihito Hiroyoshi]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201017011151/https://twitter.com/a_piroyoshi/status/1317271986830077952}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220522103631/https://twitter.com/a_piroyoshi/status/1528323879499796480}}
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The game also contains high scores that reference the developers.
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*[[Satoshi Mifune]] (BIN)
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*KEN
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*[[Keiji Okayasu]] (OKA)
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*[[Yasuhiro Takagi]] (TKG)
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*[[Hiroshi Miyauchi]] (HIR)
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*TAM
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*'''Cover artist:''' [[Akira Watanabe]]
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==Magazine articles==
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==Promotional material==
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|{{gitem|TurboOutRun Arcade US Flyer.pdf|page=1|Arcade US flyer}}
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|{{gitem|Turbo OutRun Arcade US Flyer Alt.jpg|Arcade US flyer (conversion kit)}}
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|{{gitem|TurboOutRun Arcade JP Flyer.pdf|page=1|Arcade JP flyer}}
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|{{gitem|TurboOutRun Arcade ES Flyer.jpg|Arcade ES flyer}}
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|{{gitem|TurboOutRun MD JP PrintAdvert.jpg|Mega Drive JP print advert}}
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===Merchandise===
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TurboOutRun PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|[[Sega Game Card]]
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==Photo gallery==
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TurboOutRun Arcade US Cabinet Upright.jpg|Upright cabinet
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TurboOutRun Arcade US Cabinet Sitdown.jpg|Sit-down cabinet
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TurboOutRun Arcade US Cabinet Upright OutRunConversion.jpg|Upright cabinet (converted from ''[[OutRun]]'')
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TurboOutRun Arcade US Cabinet Standard OutRunConversion.jpg|Standard cabinet (converted from ''[[OutRun]]'')
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Latest revision as of 02:31, 8 November 2024

For non-FM Towns home computer versions, see Turbo OutRun (home computers).

n/a

  • OutRun hardware
  • Mega Drive

Turbo OutRun Title.png

TurboOutRun MD TitleScreen.png

Turbo OutRun
System(s): Sega OutRun hardware, Sega Mega Drive, FM Towns
Publisher:
Arcade (OutRun hardware)
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
CRI
Developer:
Distributor:
Arcade (OutRun hardware)
Unidesa (ES)
Sega Mega Drive
Ecofilmes (PT)
Licensor:
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Genre: Racing[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (OutRun hardware)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (OutRun hardware)
US		 $? ?
Arcade (Mega-Tech System)
UK		 £? ?

























Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,0006,000 G-4053
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1123
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£34.9934.99[5] 1123
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Gold) 		FTUR06SMC
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
JP

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Turbo OutRun (ターボアウトラン) is an arcade sequel to OutRun released in 1989. Though not the first sequel to OutRun, Turbo OutRun is considered to be the first "true" sequel, having been built by a similar team at Sega AM2 with the arcades in mind.

Gameplay

TurboOutRun Course.png

Turbo OutRun has the player make a journey across the United States of America, from New York to Los Angeles. It is a more linear game than its predecessor, offering no forks in the road and therefore less of an incentive to play the game again after completion.

For the most part, the game is very similar to its predecessor, save for new graphics and music. Turbo OutRun offers several new features however, such as weather effects and obstacles which can slow your journey down. Like its predecessor, the player drives a car which looks suspiciously like Ferrari, however rather than being based on a Ferrari Testarossa, it is a Ferrari F40 (although like its predecessor, Turbo OutRun's car is fictional convertible version of the car, which Ferrari did not manufacture). You are also set against a rival opponent, driving what appears to be a white Porsche 959 (a nod towards the rivalry between Ferrari and Porsche at that time).

The game is divided into four "sub-goals". Upon reaching a goal, the player is able to upgrade their car. If the opponent gets to the goal first, the player's girlfriend will sit in the opponent car in the next race, however if the player gets there first, a 1,000,000 point bonus is given.

The other major addition to Turbo OutRun is the inclusion of a "Turbo" feature: the back of the car has a rocket-type exhaust on the back and the player is given a "boost" button, which allows the car to travel faster. If the boost is left on for too long however, the car will overheat, and will be punished with slowdown. It is also the first OutRun game to offer an automatic transmission option.

After each goal, the player is taken to a shop where they can apply one of three upgrades to their car: a better engine, high-grip tires, or a better turbo. Each upgrade may be applied only once, and since there are four sections, the player will eventually have a maxed-out car.

The arcade version also allows you to continue from the beginning of the stage if you lose, a feature that did not survive into later OutRun games.

There are four stage songs: "Rush a Difficulty", "Keep Your Heart", "Shake the Street", and "Who Are You". Unlike in other OutRun games, the player cannot choose the song currently playing — they are tied to each section. Additionally, every version of the game appears to use a different song order, and the Sega Mega Drive port changes the song titles ("Insanity", "Highway", "Main Theme", and "Funky run", respectively, in addition to having its own songs).

Stages

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History

Development

Though very different to the rest of the series, Turbo OutRun is arguably closer to Yu Suzuki's vision for the original OutRun, being set in the United States of America and featuring various scrapped ideas such as a checkpoint system.

Like OutRun Ferrari were not consulted during the development of this game, although the Ferrari brand is used on Turbo OutRun arcade cabinets.

Release

Turbo OutRun was released as both a stand-alone arcade cabinet and as an upgrade kit to the original OutRun. The upgrade kits offer very minor aesthetic changes - a different marquee and extra "Turbo" stickers. Some Turbo OutRun cabinets were converted back into regular OutRun machines as the prior game proved more popular - Turbo OutRun cabinets can be identified by the use of Ferrari branding.

Legacy

The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 exclusively in Japan and Europe, and was brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and ZX Spectrum too. Each of these ports suffer from cutbacks as sprite scaling is not supported by these systems.

Production credits

Main article: Turbo OutRun/Production credits.

OutRun hardware version

  • Presented by: ©Sega
Source:
Developer mentions


The game also contains high scores that reference the developers.

Mega Drive version

Source:
Sega TV Game Genga Gallery[9]


Magazine articles

Main article: Turbo OutRun/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

TurboOutRun Arcade US Flyer.pdf

PDF
Arcade US flyer
TurboOutRun Arcade US Flyer.pdf
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Arcade US flyer (conversion kit)
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TurboOutRun Arcade JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
Arcade JP flyer
TurboOutRun Arcade JP Flyer.pdf
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Arcade ES flyer
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Mega Drive JP print advert
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Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #2: "Máios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-04: "April 1992" (1992-03-07)
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Merchandise

Photo gallery

  • Upright cabinet

  • Sit-down cabinet

  • Upright cabinet (converted from OutRun)

  • Standard cabinet (converted from OutRun)

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Publication Version Score
Commodore User (UK)
80
[10]
Arcade (OutRun hardware)
 80
Based on
1 review

Turbo OutRun

Arcade, US
Arcade, JP

Mega Drive version

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
72
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[13]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
42
[14]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
68
[16]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
74
[17]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
75
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
12
[19]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[20]
Mega (UK) PAL
53
[21]
Mega (UK)
53
[22]
Mega Force (FR)
65
[23]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
41
[24]
Mean Machines (UK)
42
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
42
[26]
Play Time (DE)
70
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
31
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
52
[30]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
72
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
51
[32]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[33]
Supersonic (FR)
72
[34]
Video Games (DE)
47
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
 57
Based on
25 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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TurboOutRun MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
TurboOutRun MD jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Turbo Outrun MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
TurboOutRun MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
TurboOutRun MD PT manual.jpg
Manual
Turbo Outrun MD EU Manual.jpg
EU Manual
Mega Drive, AU
TurboOutRun MD AU cover.jpg
Cover
Turbo Outrun MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Turbo Outrun MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
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Cover
Turbo Outrun MD AU Cart.jpg
Cart
Turbo Outrun MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

FM Towns version

FM Towns, JP
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Turbo OutRun/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Magazine, "1997-02 (1997-02)" (JP; 1997-01-13), page 24
  2. ↑ File:TurboOutRun MD JP Box.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  4. ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-06-01), page 19
  5. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 39
  6. ↑ https://media.vgm.io/albums/47/5474/5474-1503477708.jpg (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-14 21:09)
  7. ↑ @a_piroyoshi on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-17 01:11)
  8. ↑ @a_piroyoshi on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-05-22 10:36)
  9. ↑ Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 124
  10. ↑ Commodore User, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-26), page 96
  11. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 36
  12. ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 72
  13. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 229
  14. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 111
  15. ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 84
  16. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 90
  17. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-05-1x), page 70
  18. ↑ Joystick, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 142
  19. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
  20. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
  21. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  22. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
  23. ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 78
  24. ↑ MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 36
  25. ↑ Mean Machines, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-27), page 78
  26. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
  27. ↑ Play Time, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-03), page 91
  28. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 38
  29. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-16), page 40
  30. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
  31. ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 207
  32. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  33. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1992" (BR; 1992-06-xx), page 39
  34. ↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 12
  35. ↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 55


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Prototypes: 1991-12-09



OutRun series of games
Arcade
 OutRun (1986) | Turbo OutRun (1989) | OutRunners (1992) | OutRun 2 (2003) | OutRun 2 SP (2004) | OutRun 2 SP SDX (2006)
Sega Master System
 OutRun (1987) | OutRun 3D (1988) | Battle OutRun (1989) | OutRun Europa (1991)
Windows PC
 OutRun (1987) | Turbo OutRun (1989) | OutRun Europa (1991) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
MSX
 OutRun (1988)
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
 Turbo OutRun (1989)
LCD handheld game
 OutRun (1989) | OutRun F-1 (19xx)
Sega Mega Drive
 OutRun (1991) | Turbo OutRun (1992) | OutRun 2019 (1993) | OutRunners (1994) | Arcade Legends OutRun 2019 (200x)
Sega Game Gear
 OutRun (1991) | OutRun Europa (1992)
Sega Saturn
 Sega Ages OutRun (1996)
i-mode 503i
 OutRun (2001)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 13: OutRun (2004) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) | OutRun 2 SP (2007)
Xbox
 OutRun 2 (2004) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
 OutRun Online Arcade (2009)
Nintendo 3DS
 3D OutRun (2014)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages OutRun (2018)
OutRun-related media
Music
 OutRun (1992) | Virtua Racing & OutRunners (1993) | Yu Suzuki Produce OutRun (1997) | Sega Presents OutRun 2: Music Through the Ages (2004) | OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (2004) | OutRun 2 Sound Tracks: Side B (2005) | OutRun Sound Tracks: Complement (2007) | OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (2007) | OutRun (2016) | Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019)
Film
 OutRun (1987) | OutRun (1988) | Super Monaco GP / Turbo OutRun (1989) | Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie ＆ S.S.T. Band Live+1 (2007)
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