Daytona USA

[McSpeed]

Couldn't find a topic on this yet, so I decided it's time we have one. Because every time the weather gets nicer, I feel like playing Daytona USA again. Perhaps it 's because I played it for the very first time at an arcade near the beach on a hot sunny day, or because I got my Dreamcast in the summer (and Daytona USA 2001 exactly one year later), but there's a connection for some reason. Either way, it's just the perfect combination of American NASCAR racing as viewed by Japanese game designers and Sega.

I still like the 2001 version best, mostly because of the (in terms of DC games) gorgeous graphics and the fact that I don't have any other (I would love a PSP port of the original, or better yet: a collection of Sega 32- and 128-bit games on UMD). Still, I love that game, though the handling is a little twitchy with the control stick. Sega Rally 2 still beats it for me, but they just don't make 'm like this anymore these days.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to Three Seven Speedway

[Vimster]

First played this in Weston Super-Mare in the mid-90s. At the time it was mind-blowing! The previous year had Virtua Racing so it was interesting to see some genuine evolution in racing going on, something you dont really see these days.

Day-tonaanaanaanaanaaanaanaaanaanaaanaanaaa

[Droo]

Loved it on the Saturn, original - not revamped - call me a masocist. A pal and I used to have a complete laugh on the oval with 9 second time lag, tens, hundreds of laps would go by, ever edging back and forth in 10ths of seconds. Used to end up in a 'getting a punch in the face when you least expect it' to lose 5 seconds, until someone was a winner - usually the least bruised person.

ahhh, good times.

[Ketchup]

Always play this when i get a chance in london. 8 Players all linked up with camera pointing at their faces? Yes please! Sega need to make another batch, it's odd to think it's over 14 years old!

[Creamstick]

Daytona 2001, Dreamcast, Official Steering Wheel, big telly - pure gaming bliss!

In the arcades, the cheapskate in me preferred the Ridge Racer machine at the Transport Museum, as it was only 20p a credit

Not related to Daytona specifically, more arcade racing in general, but here's some photos I took at the Niagra Marine Land Arcade two years ago :

Rad Mobile sit-down cabinet

Race Drivin' sit-down cabinet

Ace Driver two-player sit-down cabinet

and best of all : Indy 500 8-player linked-up sit-down cabinets

[Vimster]

and best of all : Indy 500 8-player linked-up sit-down cabinets

Now that's an arcade cab

[ilpostino]

First played this in the local arcades, and fell in love with it.

Both it and Sega Rally were ever-presents in our student union too....so while everyone else was doing coursework or swotting, I was naturally trying to shave hundredths of seconds from my best times to beat the two other SR/Daytona obsessives, JOE and BIL (initials, naturally).

Good times!

[masterhand]

It's one of the older games that can still make a profit for arcades, that's why you'll still see it in a lot of places. I'd still like that arcade perfect conversion, I think Sega Racing Studios had thier sights on a conversion/update before they were shutdown.

[spaceyjase]

I think the missus would kill me if I ever did but... I'd love to buy a Daytona sit-down cab They have Daytona 2 down at Showcase cinema in Winnersh just down the road from me. Not quite as good I feel but still a classic. Gamestation in Lower Early had an upright (so wrong!) Daytona cab in their shop too, had a challenge to get 50% off anything if you could clock the high score.

It's not there now

[mechamonkey]

What was the full size car they had at blackpool pleasure beach? Was it Outrun? all I remember is being full of AMAZE and the full size car.

And the 5 player room for Galaxian 3(?)

[SeanR]

What was the full size car they had at blackpool pleasure beach? Was it Outrun? all I remember is being full of AMAZE and the full size car.

And the 5 player room for Galaxian 3(?)

and there was the MX5/Ridge Racer at the trocadero...

[Hello Goaty ♥]

Who hasn't got the Arcade game running on their PC yet?

this could be you:

obviously, the more the powerful the PC the better... but you dont need much.

i use my 360 pad on mine!

[spaceyjase]

Holy shit.... GO!

edit: Nice, Sega Rally works well! I won't be giving up my lovely PS2 version... BUT! Daytona ROMs do not appear to work >_<

[McSpeed]

and best of all : Indy 500 8-player linked-up sit-down cabinets

I did this with my brother and some other blokes at the Sega Arcade in Las Vegas. Awesome to be in a cockpit like that, complete with mirrors and commentary. Shame it was just oval racing though.

[Hello Goaty ♥]

BUT! Daytona ROMs do not appear to work >_<

Mine do

... whats that PM button for?

[Goose]

Thread on the emulator here

http://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?showtopic=159613