tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post3638271270256589248..comments2024-03-28T02:25:27.817+00:00Comments on Red Parsley: Top Five OutRun GamesRetroKingSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-26470675962700370602011-11-22T22:15:14.713+00:002011-11-22T22:15:14.713+00:00Haha, I'll remember that! :) Although, from wh...Haha, I'll remember that! :) Although, from what little I've experience of the C64 so far, this revered SID chip isn't as amazing as I thought it would be :P<br /><br />I think I still have my Speccy OutRun tape with the music on somewhere. I haven't got a cassette player anymore though, hmmm...RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-15682160049254250742011-11-22T21:30:47.213+00:002011-11-22T21:30:47.213+00:00Ahhhh... the original soundtrack on cassette! The...Ahhhh... the original soundtrack on cassette! The publishers way to try and compensate for a naff conversion... Load up the game, turn off the game music and play the audio cassette instead, pretending you're actually playing the real arcade... What a tactic! 720 was another US Gold game that did the same thing as I recall.<br /><br />If you do give the C64 version of Turbo Outrun a go, don't play the cassette version - it has an awful multiload. The disk version is so much better. Also, turn your speakers up high and experience some of the finest music ever to grace the SID chip!Stuart Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563317685000757547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-27095585393760524642011-11-22T10:06:07.362+00:002011-11-22T10:06:07.362+00:00Thank you sir, it was an enjoyable post to 're...Thank you sir, it was an enjoyable post to 'research' too! :P The original OutRun is responsible for me getting into videogames to start with so it certainly means a lot to me. I never played the MD version though, I suppose I should! It seems that hardly anyone knows much about OutRunners, I might have to do a proper review of it soon :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-13436704240194045642011-11-22T02:43:34.023+00:002011-11-22T02:43:34.023+00:00I also have fond memories of playing the original ...I also have fond memories of playing the original in the arcade in the 80s. It just blew me away at the time. I have it and Turbo Outrun for the Mega Drive and enjoy them from time to time. Nice post!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-4965003672172745122011-11-21T19:44:48.847+00:002011-11-21T19:44:48.847+00:00Hi Stuart :) I never played OutRunners prior to th...Hi Stuart :) I never played OutRunners prior to this article either, it must've been quite rare! It was worth the wait though :) I remember trying to recreate the original OutRun on my Speccy. Like your C64 version, it wasn't much cop, although US Gold were good enough to put the original arcade music on the 'side b' of the tape! I've heard good things about the C64 version of Turbo though, I'll have to check it out :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-54936787701772371352011-11-21T19:35:51.002+00:002011-11-21T19:35:51.002+00:00I have fond memories of the original Outrun. I ha...I have fond memories of the original Outrun. I hate to think how much money I spent on it down at the arcades at Southend seafront. Unfortunately, I also have the awful memory of the Commodore 64 conversion - Not very good (possibly the worst of the 8 bit conversions)! Outrun Europa was only marginally better. Fortunately the Turbo Outrun conversion was much better and made up for it! I never got a chance to play the arcade version.<br /><br />I've never even played Outrunners.Stuart Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563317685000757547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-23122255254458965192011-11-21T00:03:29.294+00:002011-11-21T00:03:29.294+00:00@Darkstalker - yeah, they're all fantastic gam...@Darkstalker - yeah, they're all fantastic games for different reasons really, aren't they? :) It sure was a dirty trick they pulled on the PS2 version of C2C though. I'd be interested to find out if it was Sumo Digital's idea or if Sega made them include it...<br /><br />@Bryan - I'd certainly recommend the others, certainly the ones you mention at least! Luckily, Outrunners and Turbo OutRun both work splendidly under emulation :)<br /><br />@Luke - you're right, it's an uncharacteristic but still unwelcome tactic, I didn't even realise until I started writing this post. There is at least a cheat code that unlocks everything! I've got the PS2 version if you want to borrow it? I`ve also got the Xbox version of OutRun 2 - you can have that if you want? :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-86724714493968496572011-11-20T22:49:09.321+00:002011-11-20T22:49:09.321+00:00Thats an outrageous and inexcusable tactic by PayG...Thats an outrageous and inexcusable tactic by PayGa, I mean Sega. :( So can you play all cars on PC or xbox version? I'll have to remember to play this on ps2 when i move over to this format after spending sometime on the wonderful saturn.... :pLukey Firebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048168897735233897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-10433421879728643132011-11-20T22:37:51.959+00:002011-11-20T22:37:51.959+00:00Sadly, the only one of the bunch I've ever pla...Sadly, the only one of the bunch I've ever played is the original -- both in the arcade and on the PC Engine. I definitely want to give both OutRunners and Turbo OutRun -- oh, hell, and OutRun 2006, too -- a try after reading this post, though :)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455082771543433548.post-66305216867130762172011-11-20T19:57:31.982+00:002011-11-20T19:57:31.982+00:00I never really enjoyed the original Outrun until I...I never really enjoyed the original <i>Outrun</i> until I played the Sega Saturn conversion which was really smooth at 60fps and just really fun to play. <br /><br />Love <i>Turbo Outrun</i> for it's incredible music and the strategic use of the turbo feature. I had to play it on MAME though as I'm not sure if there were any really accurate arcade-perfect conversions/re-releases.<br /><br />Totally agree with the No.1 spot though - stunning game. I love drifting around huge beachside bends while 'Rush A Difficulty' from <i>Turbo Outrun</i> plays :). The only thing I loath about <i>C2C</i> is the fact that you can't buy all the cars without linking up to the PSP version via the USB cable. Such a dirty trick by Sega but thankfully I picked a PSP copy up for around £8 a while ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com