A classic
ArcadeDrivingGame from the [X]early 1990s[X] early-to-mid 1980s. Technically feeble by today's standards but still has something special. (The music, maybe?) It can still be enjoyed today thanks to the
MameEmulator.
Point of reference:
See
http://www.outrun.org for a dedicated
OutRun site, and check the Downloads page for the music.
As for Programming, it is said that there was some very clever Programming which went into
OutRun, with respect to the handling of
SpriteGraphics and their presentation to the viewer, such that a
better representation / indication / implication of speed of forward movement was made, in comparison to other similar
VerticalScrollingGames.
Part of the success of said Programming was the reduction in processor work required...
By the way,
now (by Q3 2005) there would be more than just the
MameEmulator available as Environments in which to run several different
PlatformDependent versions of
OutRun, many freely available on the
WorldWideWeb.
(Contributed (Sept05) by
ChrisDaSilva, in an attempt(!) to add signal to noise...)
CategoryGame