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and licensed to International Speedway Corporation. Purchase or use of this item is subject to the PlayStation®Network Terms of Service and User Agreement. This item has been sublicensed to you by Sony Computer Entertainment America.Sega's legendary arcade racing game Daytona USA hits 20 and is still going strong in arcades after all these years. This year see’s the 20th anniversary of probably one of the finest arcade racing games ever made. The game is Daytona USA and it’s still going strong today which is testament to its quality which in gaming terms is as old as the dinosaurs. If you haven’t been to an arcade in the past 20 years then don’t worry, I’ll explain a bit more about it now. Developed by Sega’s mighty arcade development arm AM2 (the people behind OutRun, Afterburner, Virtua Fighter and more) the game has three tracks, Beginner, Advanced and Expert which are either oval or street based courses and the player can either play against the computer with up to 40 cars in a race in signle player. You can also go head-to-head with other people in the arcade as the machines could be linked up with up to eight players jostling for first place. This social multi-player element is something that many feel made the game such a hit. Yes it has very vibrant and colourful graphics thanks to the powerful (for 1994) Model 2 arcade hardware it runs on but as we know today anyone can make a game look pretty, its what’s underneath that counts!Īlthough the look of the game was ground breaking and this on its own help extract coins from pockets to coin-op slots all on its own it along with the ‘Daaaaaaaytona!’ attract mode music that is so catchy it stays in your head for the rest of the day like the last song you heard on the radio. Then your life will be complete.It was also the promise of people racing against each other that drew the crowds in and I can tell you from experience that there is nothing more satisfying than side-swiping an opponent in to the wall and hearing the exasperated cries of frustration along with the promise of revenge, that is, if they can catch up you before the timer runs out. And once you get hooked, ask more people to play with you. Yes, up to 7 persons can play with you at the same time! It's best feature is the eight-linked player game. The best part of Daytona USA isn't how it looks or sounds.
Race through three beautiful circuits and race to get first! It's not an easy way to the top! Get behind the wheel of a Daytona car - the Hornet if you play alone or any of the special cars if you're lucky enough to get people to play with you. Groundbreaking when it first came out, it's popularity and reputation grew incredibly and it still is one of SEGA's most beloved titles today. One of the best arcade games to ever exist and without a doubt the most fun in the racing genre, only rivaled by it's successor, OutRun and Hydro Thunder Hurricane. If you grew up in the nineties, you can't NOT have played this game. "DU DU DU DU DU DU DURUUUU!! DAYTOOOOOOOOONNNNAAAAAAA! LET'S GO AWAY!"
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