1993 · SIMS Co., Ltd. · Arcade · Racing

OutRun 2019

Sega exclusive

In the 21st century, if you're doing 200mph, you're holding up traffic. Welcome to Outrun 2019 - a worldwide racing tour where gutsy drivers compete over death defying tracks in a survival of the fastest.

Released: 26 March 1993
Platforms: Sega Genesis
Genres: Arcade Racing
Developers: SIMS Co., Ltd.
Publishers: —
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action
Country: Japan

About

OutRun 2019 (アウトラン 2019) is a 1993 racing video game for the Sega Genesis, developed by Hertz and published by SIMS. It is a sequel to Out Run (1986) that takes place a futuristic 2019. The object is to race against a time limit in a rocket-boosted car across four different stages around the world.

Keywords

2.5d
street racing
drifting
high score
day/night cycle
race cars
timer
checkpoints
branching storyline
contextual controller rumble
sports cars

Media

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Development

OutRun 2019 was conceived as a Sega CD game, Cyber Road. After it was transferred to the Genesis, it was renamed Junker's High before Sega granted SIMS the use of the OutRun name.

In 2005, OutRun 2019 was re-released as a handheld TV game, as Play TV Legends Outrun 2019. It included a steering wheel controller.