Oh Outrun, where art thou? I yearn to drift along a banked highway at 180mph in a 60s Ferrari.

[WokiBakoki]

I can't be the only one who thinks Outrun could make a promising comeback. A new game that's basically 2006:C2C with some fresh features, new maps (and old, for me) and some new age Ferrari's would go hard. Racers nowadays are so samey. Surely with enough pizzaz and a steady enough stream of unlocks (akin to COD online, but not a battle pass) would make it engaging enough to convince gamers to try it and have themselves a decent lil hit. I'd support it, and I pirate everything these days.

 

[WesternYokai]

Let's see how good gonna be these new Sega project to revive old franchises, starting with Shinobi.

If they sell as expected to them, I'm almost sure that Outrun could be ressurrected too, maybe not with the Ferrari licensing.

But I don't have any particular familiarity with this game. I only played it through the Like a Dragon/Judgement arcade minigames. 2006 Coast 2 Coast looks nice af tho.

 

[WokiBakoki]

If you're down with emulating. Getting Outrun 2006 on PS2 (because working the old PC port is a huge pain) is so worth it. It's so fresh, so snappy and looks so slick blasting through some beautiful stages. Casino Night is my personal favourite. The old Outrun's are fucking bullshit quarter munchers (I played a loootta Yakuza 0, I had plenty of time with that machine on Nakamichi street) but the 3D ones are just a breeze. Hop in a Testarossa on Outrun mode and enjoy some pure, boots on the ground gaming.

What I love is the personality in this game. Little things like how your girlfriend WAILS on you if you run outta time in Outrun mode. The end credits cutscenes that are different for each path you take. The soundtrack... Duuuude, say what you will, music is subjective. But for me, it's the best flavour of video game music. If I ever get a driving license, I'm screaming "Life was a bore" on my first ride without L plates.

 

[Ikagura]

Let's see how good gonna be these new Sega project to revive old franchises, starting with Shinobi.

If they sell as expected to them, I'm almost sure that Outrun could be resurrected too, maybe not with the Ferrari licensing.

Resurrecting yes but with actual quality and not just nostalgic throwbacks.

 

[WesternYokai]

Resurrecting yes but with actual quality and not just nostalgic throwbacks.

This is actually a grip I have with this new Shinobi and with Streets of Rage 4. I see them more as nostalgic products than actual new entries in their series.

Dunno, but I feel a bit different than Mega Man 11 or the newer Monster Boy games to me.

 

[Ikagura]

This is actually a grip I have with this new Shinobi and with Streets of Rage 4. I see them more as nostalgic products than actual new entries in their series.

Dunno, but I feel a bit different than Mega Man 11 or the newer Monster Boy games to me.

SoR 4 had its own story and managed to have a slightly different gameplay from 1 - 3 but it's a bit too much of a "Streets of Rage 2 Remake" feeling with the fact they removed features added in 3 like running and the "OK bar" for special moves.

Megaman 11 going 2.5D helped but I still prefer the pixel art. Monster Boy was a fully fledged Metroidvania with a map so it wasn't a Dragon's Trap bis.

But then again Beat'em ups are more inclined to be similar...

 

[bjork]

PS3 outrun works pretty well in PCSX3 on my outdated computer, if you want to play that version, it's an option.

We're getting an Outrun movie, so I'd expect a mobile game that is somehow a watered down version of Namco's Drift Spirits, or even a take off of the now-defunct Tokyo Xtreme Racer mobile game. But I'd love a legit new Outrun. I don't need the licensed cars, though. Gives it more chance of being delisted later.

 

[Hourai]

I love OutRun, it's such a wonderful driving game. I'm very glad Yakuza Kiwami put it in and has the side quest for the score, since I doubt I would've bothered nearly as much otherwise. But I'm wary of the idea of a new game. It's very much an arcade game series (even 2006), and I'm not sure they'd do that justice.

 

[WokiBakoki]

We're getting an Outrun movie

*Swift Google search...*
WHAAAAT!?
Well that's absurd. I'm sure it'll suck. There's definetly a fun mood about C2C, it has a surprising amount of character. Buuut somehow I imagine they're look at a minute of footage from the arcade, and then make there own thing.