Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition

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Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
US
81213
Sega Saturn
US
(NetLink)
81218
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81213-50
Sega Saturn
BR
193596
Sega Saturn
KR
GS-9614J
MK-81213-08
MK-81044-08

Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition is an update to the Sega Saturn version of Daytona USA, being offered as an alternative to the original Saturn from 1996. It was handled primarily by Sega AM3, who had previously been responsible for the Saturn version of Sega Rally Championship.

Gameplay

Daytona USA: CCE exists due to dissatisfaction with the original release of Daytona USA for the Saturn, a game said to have been rushed to market in order to meet the console's launch date. Daytona USA on the Sega Saturn was plagued with draw distance and framerate problems (averaging about twenty frame per second, as opposed to the arcade version's sixty), and looked comparatively worse than the PlayStation port of Ridge Racer, released around the same time. This might not have been a problem had it not been for the fact the arcade Ridge Racer is less impressive on a technical level than the arcade Daytona USA.

To compensate, CCE brings a number of additions and changes to the table, utilising the Saturn's hardware more effectively than its predecessor. Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition includes a steady framerate of 30FPS, a new selection of cars, two new courses, a two player mode and a new remixed soundtrack composed by Richard Jacques and Jun Senoue. The PAL region version is also notable for making use of the full PAL resolution, rather than resorting to black borders like many other games of the time.

Like the original, the game is also compatible with the Arcade Racer Joystick, and this time 3D Control Pad support was intentional. It is also compatible with the Virtua Stick, however, unlike with the first version, it will not work with the Sega Mission Stick.

AM3 decided to improve the physics of Daytona USA: CCE, creating something more akin to their previous port of Sega Rally Championship (e.g. the car won't flip if it crashes head first into a wall anymore). The majority of bizarre features from the original version carry through, such as the ability to unlock a horse. Holding Up and R at the "gentlemen start your engines" screen will allow the player to play as a hovercraft.

Cars

It also includes several new types of stock car, some of which could be seen in the arcade version of Daytona USA but were not playable. Every car is slightly different in design when compared to their arcade counterparts - the Hornet for example has a thinner blue stripe across the top. They also all have varying grip, acceleration and handling statistics.

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Notavailable.svg "Horse"
Notavailable.svg "Hovercraft"

This breaks the Daytona USA tradition which always gives the first car (usually the Hornet) the number 41.

Tracks

Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition adds two new tracks to the standard three:

Notavailable.svg National Park Speedway
Notavailable.svg Desert City

History

Legacy

There was a separate release of the game in North America, made to be compatible with the Sega NetLink adapter called Daytona USA: CCE Netlink Edition. This version of the game was only made available via Sega's online store, and aside from some extra NetLink instruction manuals/leaflets, is mostly indistinguishable from its non-NetLink counterpart. This version of the game is widely believed to be the rarest North American Sega Saturn game, with the latest eBay sighting reaching $1100.

Daytona USA: CCE was not released in Japan. Instead, AM3 continued to work on the project, releasing Daytona USA Circuit Edition to a Japanese audience in early 1997. Circuit Edition is much the same game as Champion Circuit Edition though makes minor improvements in areas such as draw distance, as well as offering more gameplay and music options.

Production credits

Vocals For "Sons of angels"And "The american dream" Performed By Eric Martin*.
Lyrics For "Sons of angels" And "The american dream" Written By Eric Martin And Andre Pessis.
Eric Martin Appears Courtesy Of Atlantis Recording Corporation

Magazine articles

Main article: Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #54: "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (1996-1x-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Magazin (DE) #37: "Dezember 1996" (1996-11-13)
also published in:
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Print advert in Hyper (AU) #39: "January 1997" (199x-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №181, p68-71[4]
70 №40, p82[5]
95 February 27, 1997
80 №101, p90[6]
81 №50, p38/39
83 №8, p55[7]
86
93 №50, p14-17[8]
90 №70, p135
90 №14, p68/69[9]
Sega Saturn
83
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
93
[10]
Ação Games (BR)
70
[11]
Ação Games (BR)
70
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[4]
Edge (UK) PAL
70
[5]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
70
[13]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
85
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[6]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[16]
Intelligent Gamer (US)
83
[7]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[17]
Kiber Zona (LT)
78
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
86
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
90
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[8]
Player One (FR)
90
[21]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
85
[22]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[23]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[25]
Strana Igr (RU)
53
[26]
Super Power (FI) PAL
90
[27]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
92
[28]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
92
[29]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
25 reviews

Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
DaytonaUSA-CCESaturnEUManual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU (newer)

Saturn, BR
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Cover
DaytonaUSACCESaturnBrManual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, KR
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Cover

References

  1. File:CVG UK 181.pdf, page 49
  2. Sega Magazin, "Mai 1997" (DE; 1997-04-09), page 99
  3. Sega Magazin, "Juni 1997" (DE; 1997-05-14), page 99
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:CVG UK 181.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 181.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Edge UK 040.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 040.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:GamePro US 101.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 101.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf, page 57 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:IntelligentGamer US 08.pdf_p57" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf, page 14 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p14" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:SSM_UK_14.pdf, page 68
  10. 576 KByte, "December 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  11. Ação Games, "Fevereiro 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 31
  12. Ação Games, "Maio 1997" (BR; 1997-xx-xx), page 18
  13. Fun Generation, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 97
  14. GameFan, "Volume 5, Issue 1: January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  15. Game Informer, "January 1997" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 45
  16. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
  17. Joypad, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 110
  18. Kiber Zona, "1/1998" (LT; 1998-xx-xx), page 33
  19. MAN!AC, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-13), page 80
  20. Mega Fun, "12/96" (DE; 1996-11-20), page 88
  21. Player One, "Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 135
  22. Saturn+, "Issue 5" (UK; 1996-12-19), page 7
  23. Secret Service, "Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 68
  24. Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 34
  25. Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-14), page 68
  26. Strana Igr, "Fevral 1997" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 73
  27. Super Power, "1 1997" (FI; 199x-xx-xx), page 28
  28. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 44
  29. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 22



Daytona USA series of games
Arcade
Daytona USA (1994) | Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (1998) | Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998) | Sega Racing Classic (2009) | Daytona Championship USA (2017)
Sega Saturn
Daytona USA (1995) | Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition (1996) | Daytona USA Circuit Edition (1997) | Daytona USA: C.C.E. NetLink Edition (1998)
Sega Dreamcast
Daytona USA 2001 (2001)
LCD handheld game
Daytona USA (199x) | Daytona USA (199x)
Windows PC
Daytona USA (1996) | Daytona USA Deluxe (1997) | Daytona USA Deluxe Special Edition (199x)
Xbox Live Arcade
PlayStation 3 PlayStation Network
Daytona USA (2011)
Daytona USA related media
Music
Daytona USA (1994) | Daytona USA Circuit Edition Original Sound Track (1997) | Daytona USA 2 Sound Tracks (1998) | Let's Go Away: The Video Game Daytona USA Anniversary Box (2009)
Book
Daytona USA Koushiki Guide Book (1994) | Sega Saturn Hisshou Hou Special: Daytona USA Kanzen Guide Book (1995) | Daytona USA Official Guide Book (1995) | Daytona USA Circuit Edition Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1997) | Sega Saturn Hisshou Hou Special: Daytona USA Circuit Edition (1997) | Daytona USA 2 Official Guide (1998)
Film
Daytona USA CGMV (1994)