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'''''OutRunners''''' (アウトランナーズ) is a sequel to the 1986 [[Sega]] classic ''[[OutRun]]'' and was developed in 1992 and released in early 1993 for the [[Sega System Multi 32]] arcade platform.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (アウトランナーズ) is a sequel to the 1986 [[Sega]] classic ''[[OutRun]]'' and was developed in 1992 and released in early 1993 for the [[Sega System Multi 32]] arcade platform.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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There would not be another ''OutRun'' game released until 2003, when ''[[OutRun 2]]'' was brought to [[Sega Chihiro]] hardware.
 
There would not be another ''OutRun'' game released until 2003, when ''[[OutRun 2]]'' was brought to [[Sega Chihiro]] hardware.
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===Comparisons===
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Comparisons}}
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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===Arcade version===
 
===Arcade version===
'''Planner:''' [[Makoto Sugawara]]<br/>
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{{creditstable|
'''Programmer:''' [[Kazunari Tsukamoto]], [[Hidetoshi Takeshita|Hidetoshi "Wiz" Takeshita]], [[Yoshimi Aikawa]], [[Kazutomo Sanbongi|Kazutomo "Manchi" Sanbongi]]<br/>
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*'''Planner:''' [[Makoto Sugawara]]
'''Designer:''' [[Masaki Kondoh]], [[Taku Makino]], [[Takahiro Ohtsuka]], [[Kazunori Hidaka]], [[Yuiko Aki]], [[Atsushi Shimamura]], [[Tetsu Nakajima]], [[Akira Watanabe]], [[Toshiyuki Mukaiyama]], [[Katsuhisa Satoh]]<br/>
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*'''Programmer:''' [[Kazunari Tsukamoto]], [[Hidetoshi Takeshita|Hidetoshi "Wiz" Takeshita]], [[Yoshimi Aikawa]], [[Kazutomo Sanbongi|Kazutomo "Manchi" Sanbongi]]
'''Sound Composer:''' [[Takayuki Nakamura]], [[Hiroshi Miyauchi]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
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*'''Designer:''' [[Masaki Kondoh]], [[Taku Makino]], Takahiro Ohtsuka, [[Kazunori Hidaka]], [[Yuiko Aki]], [[Atsushi Shimamura]], [[Tetsu Nakajima]], [[Akira Watanabe]], [[Toshiyuki Mukaiyama]], [[Katsuhisa Sato|Katsuhisa Satoh]]
 
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*'''Sound Composer:''' [[Takayuki Nakamura]], [[Hiroshi Miyauchi]], [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]]
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Additionally, the name [[Miyu Tsukamoto]] is present in the ROMs.
 
Additionally, the name [[Miyu Tsukamoto]] is present in the ROMs.
  
 
===Mega Drive version===
 
===Mega Drive version===
'''Producer:''' [[Ossiy]]<br/>
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{{creditstable|
'''Director:''' [[JUN Tsu Chi]]<br/>
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*'''Producer:''' [[Ossiy]]
'''Planner:''' [[Moririn]]<br/>
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*'''Director:''' [[Junichi Tsuchiya|JUN Tsu Chi]]
'''Programmer:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama|Waka!!]], [[Koba]], [[KenKen]]<br/>
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*'''Planner:''' [[Moririn]]
'''Designer:''' [[George]], [[KumoPU]], [[TsuNo.1]]<br/>
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*'''Programmer:''' [[Masahiro Wakayama|Waka!!]], [[Koba]], [[KenKen]]
'''Sound Composer:''' [[Hata]], [[Milpo]], [[Tatsuya Kouzaki|Pomtaro]], [[Junko Shiratsu|Shirako]]<br/>
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*'''Designer:''' [[George]], [[Masahiro Kumono|KumoPU]], [[TsuNo.1]]
'''Special Thanks:''' Sarnin, [[Miya]], Q-Taro, Yosshi, YUI CHAN, Four
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*'''Sound Composer:''' [[Naofumi Hataya|Hata]], [[Yoshiaki Kashima|Milpo]], [[Tatsuya Kouzaki|Pomtaro]], [[Junko Shiratsu|Shirako]]
 
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*'''Special Thanks:''' Sarnin, [[Miya]], Q-Taro, Yosshi, YUI CHAN, [[Four]]
==Gallery==
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File:Outrunners Arcade Cabinet Twin.jpg|Cabinet
 
</gallery>
 
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
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==Promotional material==
 
==Promotional material==
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==Artwork==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:OutRunners_Arcade_US_Flyer.pdf|Arcade US flyer
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OutRunners MD US Art Cover.jpg
File:OutRunners_Arcade_JP_Flyer.pdf|Arcade JP flyer
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</gallery>
File:OutRunners Arcade DE Flyer.jpg|Arcade DE flyer
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File:OutRunners Arcade AU PrintAd.jpg|Arcade AU print advert
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==Photo gallery==
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<gallery>
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Outrunners Arcade Cabinet Twin.jpg|Cabinet
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
{{gallery
 
|{{GalleryPrintAd
 
|text=Mega Drive print advert
 
|EGM2 US 01.pdf|egm2|1|70-71
 
|EGM2 US 02.pdf|egm2|2|50
 
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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{{OutRun}}
 
{{OutRun}}
 
[[Category:System 32 games]]
 
[[Category:1992 System 32 games]]
 
 
[[Category:System Multi 32 games]]
 
[[Category:System Multi 32 games]]
 
[[Category:Sega Channel games]]
 
[[Category:Sega Channel games]]

Revision as of 22:47, 8 January 2020

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Outrunners Title.png

OutRunners
System(s): Sega System Multi 32, Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega, Data East (MD/US)
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
SMPS Z80
Genre: Racing

















Number of players:
Arcade
1-4
Sega Mega Drive
1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (System 32)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (System 32)
US
$? ?
Arcade (System 32)
UK
£? ?
Arcade (System 32)
DE
DM ? ?
Arcade (System 32)
AU
$? ?





























Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,8007,800 G-4119
Sega Mega Drive
US
$69.9969.99[2] T-13096

OutRunners (アウトランナーズ) is a sequel to the 1986 Sega classic OutRun and was developed in 1992 and released in early 1993 for the Sega System Multi 32 arcade platform.

Gameplay

OutRunners follows a similar format to OutRun, in which the player is tasked with driving across the world within a specified amount of time. There are, however, twice as many areas as OutRun in OutRunners, as the world is divided into east and west (selectable after the first stage). Whereas OutRun took place in Europe and Turbo OutRun North America, OutRunners spans the entire globe.

The superior System 32 hardware allow for vastly improved graphics, eight selectable cars (a scrapped plan for the original OutRun) and more music tracks (including those featured in the original OutRun game). It was always distributed as a two player deluxe cabinet (hence the "System Multi 32" name), and it is possible to link two cabinets together to create a four-player racing experience. It was the first OutRun game to allow more than one player to compete at once.

Track Layout

Like the original OutRun, the journey in OutRunners contains many forks in the road, leading to one of ten possible endings. Players all begin at the same location, but are given a choice whether they want to take the eastern or the western routes. Some areas are repeated for both sides, though it is impossible to visit the same location twice in one outing.

Goal Stage Number Goal
5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
A Northern Europe Russia F
Germany Germany
B Switzerland China Switzerland China G
France Hawaii Niagara Falls France
C Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel Japan San Francisco Start Grand Canyon Atlantic Ocean Underwater Tunnel Japan H
Mediterranean Sea Pacific Ocean Crossway Bridge South America Mediterranean Sea
D Spain Hong Kong Spain Hong Kong I
Egypt Egypt
E Kenya Australia J

Versions

The Mega Drive port of OutRunners is always displayed as a two-player game, but it does have a secret car from Virtua Racing.

Though it was the most popular game for Sega's Multi 32 hardware, unlike its predecessors OutRunners only received one home console port, to the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. In this port, the screen is split horizontally into two in an attempt to mimic the two screens of the System Multi 32 platform. This, along with the reduced graphics quality and scaled back special effects, meant this version of the game is often the subject to harsh criticism. For some reason, Data East published the game in the US; it was not released in Europe.

There are some slight differences between the Japanese and North American versions. Entering LeftRightLeftRightBCA at the title screen of the Japanese Mega Drive version, selecting arcade mode with C and then pressing Left allows the user to play as a secret car, "Virtua Formula", otherwise known as the car from Virtua Racing. This option comes complete with a selection of sound effects and music jingles from the game. Whereas the North American option allows you to input the code (and get a confirmation noise), you cannot drive this car.

There would not be another OutRun game released until 2003, when OutRun 2 was brought to Sega Chihiro hardware.

Comparisons

Main article: OutRunners/Comparisons.

Production credits

Arcade version

Additionally, the name Miyu Tsukamoto is present in the ROMs.

Mega Drive version


Magazine articles

Main article: OutRunners/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: OutRunners/Promotional material.

Artwork

Photo gallery

Physical scans

System 32 version

Arcade, US
OutRunners System32 US Manual.pdf
Manual
Arcade, JP
Arcade, DE

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 [3]
61 [4]
48 [5]
50 №283, p38
41
40 №1994-06, p62
65 [6]
50 [7]
20 [8]
43
76 №34, p44
Sega Mega Drive
50
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
58
[9]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[10]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC
48
[5]
Digitiser (UK) NTSC
41
[11]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[12]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
50
[14]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
41
[15]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[2]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[16]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
65
[6]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
20
[8]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
28
[17]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
52
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
50
[19]
Power Unlimited (NL)
43
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
76
[21]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
45
[22]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
80
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[4]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
73
[24]
Video Games (DE)
45
[25]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
40
[26]
Sega Mega Drive
52
Based on
23 reviews

OutRunners

Mega Drive, US
OutRunners MD US Box.jpg
Cover
OutRunners MD US Cart.JPG
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Outrunners md jp cover.jpg
Cover
OutRunners MD JP CartTop.jpg
Outrunners md jp cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, KR

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 ede636b9
MD5 dad0322e38b9efaa5551c0aa881fd633
SHA-1 5d00ad7d9dccd9067c4bd716c2ab9c0a18930ae2
2MB 1994-03 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 e164a09f
MD5 c1024e8e850cfc1c0894b394bf863520
SHA-1 4225162ed3cf51e16bfe800ae74a9b026f5dee56
2MB 1994-03 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 127
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 GamePro, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
  3. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 16 (18)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  5. 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97
  6. 6.0 6.1 Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 38
  7. Mean Machines Sega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 64-66 (64)
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mega, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 47
  9. Beep! MegaDrive, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-05-07), page 18
  10. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 150
  11. Digitiser (UK) (1994-07-21)
  12. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 70
  13. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 346
  14. Famitsu, "1994-05-20" (JP; 1994-05-06), page 38
  15. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 50
  16. Hippon Super, "June 1994" (JP; 1994-04-30), page 62
  17. Mega Fun, "08/94" (DE; 1994-07-20), page 62
  18. MegaTech, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 48
  19. Mean Machines Sega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-06-30), page 64
  20. Power Unlimited, "Jaagang 3, Jul/Aug 1995" (NL; 1995-06-28), page 54
  21. Sega Pro, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-16), page 44
  22. Sega Zone, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-06-xx), page 38
  23. Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 109
  24. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 131
  25. Video Games, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-26), page 116
  26. VideoGames, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 74


OutRunners

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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 20th Anniversary Box (2007) | OutRun Sound Tracks: Complement (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)