

1996 · Sega AM2 · Racing
Scud Race
Model 3 step 1.5 racing game by Sega with four gorgeous track designs. Four selectable cars including the Ferrari F40, Dodge Viper, Porsche 911, and McLarren F1.
- Released
- 1996
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Genres
- Racing
- Developers
- Sega AM2
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
About
Scud Race, known as Sega Super GT in North America, is an arcade racing video game released by Sega in 1996. It is the first racing game to use the Sega Model 3 hardware.
A Dreamcast port was announced for the system's 1998 launch lineup and was shown as a tech-demo in the Dreamcast Presentation in 1998, but was cancelled.
Keywords
- drifting
Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Scud Race came in either Twin or Deluxe cabinets, which can be linked together for up to eight players. The game was modelled after the BPR Global GT Series, featuring the cars of four prominent teams during the 1996 season. The game features four different courses of varying difficulty, though two are beginner level (daytime and nighttime). Just like Daytona USA, an arcade operator can put the game in Grand Prix or Endurance Mode for longer races. There has never been a console release, although there was a tech demo of this game for the Dreamcast in the late 1990s (which may have turned into the Sega GT series).
The four Scud Race tracks are presented as an unlockable bonus in the Xbox version of OutRun 2, rearranged as a whole OutRun route instead of separate tracks with a number of laps each to race.
Development
After the success of Daytona USA, fans wanted a sequel. Director Toshihiro Nagoshi recounted, "The development team is the same, and so many believed that we would automatically be doing the sequel to Daytona. We wanted to change the team in order to ensure a different kind of game, but we never did. In the end, we need not have worried, because we've succeeded in producing something with a completely different look."
Sega later had an arcade test game known as Supercar, but this evolved into Scud Race/Super GT. The most notable similarities include the HUD display with most features in the same positions on screen, and the handling style of the game. The main difference between gameplay is the addition of acceleration while drifting, which caused a radically different drifting strategy.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Scud Race on their March 1, 1997 issue as being the second most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.
The game received positive reviews. The game was reviewed by Hyper magazine and rated 5 out of 5 stars. Next Generation rated it four stars out of five, and stated that "Sega's newest Model 3 creation is the most gorgeous driving game ever to grace an arcade. Simply put, Sega Super GT is a visual masterpiece, boasting never-before-seen graphics and providing realistic driving speeds gamers simply have never ever experienced (unless, of course, they're Mario Andretti)".
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Expanded editions
- SCUD Race Plus
- Built on it
- SCUD Race Plus
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Collections3 collections
Genres
- Racing gamesList › 1990s
Publishers
- Sega arcade gamesArcade video games › Sega Model series
- Cancelled Dreamcast gamesGames
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