OutRun description

This game was the second race after a Test Drive, caught my gaming ways. I liked a few less pleasant moments but still delivered. So what we have in the face of the OutRun? Arcade racing on the highway, with inexorably ticking countdown timer. The path is divided into five stages, each of which you must pass before in the upper left corner of the screen will glow an ominous zero. To heighten the diversity of the track is equipped with a fork, so that you can move left and right respectively, and the possible locations of the finish as much as 5. For proenhance speed and distance points. Farther managed to drive, the higher the player will be in the final list of "Best outrunners". In General, the hiscore table in the best traditions of arcade games.

It is proposed to drive a red convertible, looks suspiciously like a Ferrari Testarossa. Anyway, ferraresi logo - a horse standing on its hind legs - clearly visible on the rear of the machine. Transmission manual, but in first gear you can accelerate right up to 193 km/h, that first time is very confusing - you start to think that this is the maximum speed of the machine. In achieving the goal we are designed to interfere with other road users, keep clutter under the wheels and occupying the right lane. Therefore, you need to know not only how hard to press on the gas, but also quickly to maneuver.

What else is worth mentioning? Sound and graphics? By the standards of 1989, the game has a very nice and colorful EGA-picture (however, to appreciate that I was able just now as in those early years I was the proud owner of a monochrome monitor). Sound - standard speaker, but with a nice feature - a choice to listen to 3 radio stations, of course, with different melodies. However, I would still recommend to turn off the music, to be able to listen to the sounds of the machine.