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[[File:945329-outrun_gen_us_large_4094.jpg|frame|Hope tire smoke doesn't make you cough.]]
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A driving game first to hit the arcades in 1986, ''OutRun'' basically amounts to a time-attack [[Speed Run]]. You, a manly man in his [[Cool Car|Ferrari]], [[Captain Obvious|start at the start line]], and [[Race Against the Clock
The game was successful enough to get itself ported to the [[Sega Genesis]] (and pretty much everything else of the same generation as the Genesis), and spawned [[Sequelitis|lots of sequels]]. The most recent incarnations can be found on the Xbox and Xbox 360, and in one case, you can unlock the original [[Embedded Precursor|game as a hidden easter-egg]]. They all follow the same formula, though several of them add an opponent to race against in addition to the clock and standard traffic.
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** ''[[Updated Rerelease|OutRun 2 SP DX]]''
** ''[[Updated Rerelease|OutRun 2 SDX]]''
* ''[[Oddly
** ''OutRun Online Arcade'' (Xbox Live Arcade version of ''OutRun 2''/''2006'')
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: The lady in the passenger seat gets her backstory explained in the ''OutRun 2006'' song
* [[Brand X]]: The first game didn't have official licensing from Ferrari
* [[Cool Car]]: The first game had you drive a Ferrari Testarossa convertible. Later games had you drive any of a variety of cars - primarily Ferraris, and dodging out of the way of slower [[Boring but Practical|regular everyday cars]] like VW Beetles, etc.
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: Crashes are cheap. If you crash, the game resets you after a few seconds. Even if your car ''barrel-rolled several times and you were thrown out of it onto the asphalt and an obstacle car ran over your head''. Just keep in mind that a couple of crashes [[Timed Mission|is all you need to lose the game.]]
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Kind of the whole point. Your passenger doesn't care [[Can't Get Away
* [[Driving Stick]]:
▲* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Kind of the whole point. Your passenger doesn't care [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin|unless you crash]].
▲* [[Driving Stick]]: '''Massively''' simplified gearbox with two options: Low gear and High gear. As if this didn't make things easy enough, later games added an automatic function. Presumably, people complained at the lack thereof in the first installment. ''OutRun 2'' onwards had 5 or 6 speed manual gearboxes, but with the same up/down functionality.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Sometimes.
* [[
* [[Multiple Endings]]:
** Depending on the route you pick. Results can range from the driver ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|or the passenger]]) being given a trophy to the car just falling to bits.
** ''OutRunners'' has one ending for each tag team you pick, independent of the route.
** ''OutRun 2'' returns to form with new endings rendered in 3D. And, true to form, they can be ''hilarious'' (especially routes A and E).
** Averted with ''OutRun 2019'', which has only one ending.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Since most games' single-player modes don't have any opponent cars, your true opponent is the harsh [[Timed Mission|time limit]].
* [[Race Against the Clock]]: The gameplay style. If time runs out, you lose. You win simply by making it to the end without running out of time.
* [[Recycled in Space|Recycled IN THE FUTURE!]]: ''OutRun 2019''. Same premise, but you look as though you're driving the batmobile.▼
▲* [[Recycled in Space|Recycled IN THE FUTURE!]]: OutRun 2019. Same premise, but you look as though you're driving the batmobile.
* [[Rubber Band AI]]: In later games.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Lots of varied scenery, which looked pretty spiffing for the 16-bit era.
* [[Scoring Points]]: Unusually for a driving game. You
* [[Vanity License Plate]]: The box-art above shows 'OutRun' as the license plate. You'd think that number plate would catch the attention of the local police. ''OutRun 2'' onwards followed a formula of MO (Modena, the Italian city where Ferrari is headquartered) followed by some letters and numbers referring to the car and/or its engine (MO 512 TR for the 5-liter, 12-cylinder powered Testarossa).
* [[You Fail Physics Forever]]: The totally absurd ability to powerslide from ''OutRun 2'' onwards. It makes ''[[Ridge Racer]]'' and ''[[Need for Speed]] Underground'' look like totally [[Serious Business]] driving simulators.
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