4 72 The Out Run Test
4 72 The Out Run Test Segas 1986 classic game, Out Run Checkpoint When Out Run was released in 1986, it was not the first racing game. It wasnt the first to set the precedent of a third-person driving perspective -- that honor went to Turbo, some five years earlier. It was not the first to offer force feedback through its steering wheel, nor was it the first to allow players the freedom to choose their route. It wasnt even the first to pseudo-scale sprites at high speeds, making the player feel like they were racing down a real speedway. In fact, the only new feature that Out Run brought to the table was to allow players to pick their own background music. Wikipedia lists at least a dozen racing games that were released before Out Run. In the halls of video game history, Out Run wasnt the first to do many things. But it was the first to do them well . To Yu Suzuki, the whole was greater than the sum of its parts, so long as each part received special treatment. He carefully chose the r...
