1988 · Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Racing · Arcade

OutRun 3-D

Sega exclusive

Strap yourself in and take a 3-D ride on the wild side. Sega's Out Run 3-D is so close to reality it will leave you breathless! As your car whips around treacherous curves and over hills, you can almost feel the engine screaming and the wind whipping through your hair!

Released: 31 December 1988
Platforms: Master System Sega Master System/Mark III
Genres: Racing Arcade
Developers: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Publishers: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Action

About

Out Run 3-D is the second of four OutRun racing games developed for the Master System. It was released in 1989. Although based on the original and similar in design, it is a separate game and not a three-dimensional version of the original Out Run.

The game was one of eight Master System titles developed for use with Sega's stereoscopic 3-D glasses, but it also features a standard 2-D mode which may be accessed by pressing the Pause button when the title screen appears.

Keywords

day/night cycle
motorsports
stereoscopic 3d
in-game radio
anaglyph 3d
dynamic soundtrack
sports cars
3-d glasses

Media

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Gameplay

The driver interface and controls in OutRun 3-D are largely the same as those of its predecessor, with a two-speed manual gearbox and a top speed of 293 km/h.

The overall road network is also arranged in the same fashion as the first Master System Out Run game. Starting from the same tropical landscape (named Coconut Beach), on each trip the player is likewise presented sequentially with four junctions - each with a choice of two turns - with the goal of ending at one of five destinations before the timer runs out.

Reception

Computer and Video Games magazine rated the game 81% in 1989.

Mean Machines Sega magazine awarded OutRun 3-D an overall score of 81%. While pointing out that the game was not as smooth as the first Master System Out Run title, the MMS team described it as being perhaps the best stereoscopic 3-D game on the market.