[TAS] Out Run Arcade (1/5) 47,485,930 pts Goal A

[@Prog61]

====Description==== Out Run (also stylized as OutRun) is an arcade driving and sports video game released by Sega in September 1986. It is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and the hydraulic motion simulator deluxe arcade cabinet. The goal is to avoid traffic and reach one of five destinations. more on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_Run Much more info here: gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/564002-outrun/faqs/80160/introduction Tool-assisted superplay (TAS) of Out Run Arcade (1/5) 47,485,930 pts Goal A GOAL: -Determine what the maximum score is for each goals. -After obtaining statistics for all legs, determine the best path for each goals. -I used the normal rule (from Twin Galaxies) for this game: -The "boost start" is allowed, but any use of the "off-road trick" is strictly prohibited. -So, when the car go outside the road, it should slow down (1:39 2:47). -To do a boost start: -Select Hi gear and do not press the accelerator all the way down before the start. -press the accelerator only at the last second. -At the same time, select Low gear for about 15 frames, then select Hi gear. -For more information on this TAS series on OutRun and an explanation of why RLRR is the only path to a high score, read the description of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZu8qJlvfM1_pJo What is a TAS? kzbin.infoabout For a good introduction to TASing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5bXnGRjjMdqpbs For more information visit tasvideos.org.

[@GeneralPotatoSalad]

I love how chill the music is for doing 300 km/h in moderate traffic.

[@hawaiidkw1]

Oh, awesome, you're doing Sega racers now! 😊 Trust me, there is _miles_ of fertile ground to cover here, and pretty much any of them would be perfect for a score-based TAS. Power Drift! Hot Rod! Super Hang-On! Enduro Racer! Turbo Outrun! (Oh man, I've wanted to see someone take that bastard down since forever.) I was a bit surprised as just how much you have to slow down to hold turns in the later stages. (I always used speed cheats, so I never picked up on this.) It's quite an eye-opener; it's as if the car's handling actually got worse the further you went. I hope this makes some players feel a little better, anyway. No, you didn't suck, this game really _did_ play unfair! And thank you for choosing Passing Breeze. FINALLY someone with taste. 😁

[@jeremysteffen7853]

Give @Prog61 an aneurysm and have him go through Hot Rod on all stages, upgraded, with all 4 cars.

[@hawaiidkw1]

Oh, just 'cause I can: "Coconut Beach", "Gateway", "Desert", "Wilderness", "Vineyard". Those are the stage names. 😁 I'm actually a bit intrigued as to the exact design direction Sega had for this game. This was the mid 80's, well before they hit on their big franchises, and as a result there were plenty of quirky one-off ideas (a cute bluebird rescuing chicks from a pair of cats, a girly princess attacking a castle, a Wonder Woman knockoff infiltrating a Mafia gang, and a kung-fu high schooler saving his girlfriend from, in order, punks, ninjas, and alien ape men, among others). Most of the stages seem to be inspired by Western and Southern Europe with a shade of the Mideast, regions which 1. were and are definitely not the primary market for arcade games and 2. would've been a big mystery to most of pre-Internet Japan. Never mind how they all connect, which I can't begin to explain even with the later versions.

[@brantnuttall]

Brilliant!

[@scottl.1568]

Not bad...😅

[@richardleandro4508]

(C) SEGA 1986-1991