General info for: Out Run [#ID: 3563]
Title:
Release Date:
1987/Dec/10
Original Publisher:
Inspiration for:
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K/128K
Maximum Players:
1
Graphical Views:
Original Price:
£8.99
Disk Price:
£12.99
Average mag. score:
69.38% (8 reviews)
Remarks:
Includes the original arcade soundtrack on the B-side.
Remarks:
The back of the US Gold release contains screenshots of big car models and detailed scenery. Alan Laird recalls: "I think the graphic on the packaging was a mock up done by an artist so that it could get to the printers on time. The large graphics were one of the first victims to storage space. We would generate a series of graphics at different scaling factors from full size down to almost nothing in steps of say 10%. What you find is that the largest graphics are only on screen for a fraction of a second as you zoom by something and they take up the most space, so naturally they got dropped pretty quickly."

Regarding the game performance, Alan Laird recalls: "There was a constant battle between me and the production house (Probe) over graphic density and speed. I wanted the game to look as realistic as possible and since I had full control over designing the course layouts I could put in lots of graphics to make it look good. Of course this brought the frame rate way down, I think it was averaging about 3fps in the end, but this game was never destined to be lightening fast."

Out Run image, screenshot or loading screen
Out Run image, screenshot or loading screen
User Score
Score:
5.7
Total votes:
20


Stats:
  8:  
  10% (2)
  7:  
  20% (4)
  6:  
  35% (7)
  5:  
  20% (4)
  4:  
  5% (1)
  2:  
  10% (2)

Main File Downloads

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U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1987
OutRun.tap.zip
English
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1987
OutRun.tzx.zip
English
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1987
OutRun.dsk.zip
English
U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
1987
OutRun(Fixed).dsk.zip
English
Fixed: added suitable second copy of 3 Speedlock weak sector
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1990
OutRun(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)
1988
OutRun(SmallCase)(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip
English
(Small Case)
Kixx (UK)
1990
OutRun(Kixx).tzx.zip
English

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Out Run
Owner(s): Sega Enterprises Ltd (Japan)

Releases
1987/Dec/10
£8.99
£12.99
1988
1200.00 Ptas
1990
£2.99
Authors/Contributors
Alan Laird (UK)     
Code
Nick Bruty (UK)     
In-game Graphics, Load Screen
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Number: 2
Release: 1989
Number: 3
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