Fun Fact: Out Run Europa started out as a pitch to Sega as a sequel to Turbo Out Run called "Out Run Europe", which essentially was just Turbo Out Run, but you just drove across Europe instead of the US, Sega declined (Possibly as they were already planning something similar with OutRunners) but they gave them the green light to make a totally seperate game. Also the Spectrum version is impossible to beat legitimately, the game crashes on the second to last level and you need to use to use a level select cheat to finish the game.
I had no idea about these tidbits on Outrun Europa, very interesting. You mention Outrunners, and I can only think about how awesome that game is and just how dismal the Mega Drive port is. Maybe the 32X could have done it properly? I really wish I could play a good version of Outrunners outside of the Arcade.
I used to be Senior Editor for VGA Magazine back in the day and remember getting a beta board of this for testing. I still have it somewhere in storage. I've got some gems in storage from betas to stuff I got from Sam Tramiel at Atari. The golden age of gaming IMO. Keep up the good work SLX, always look forward to your videos. From an old timer of the industry.
Outside of Sonic, SEGA under-represents its huge library of classics more than any other publisher/developer I can think of; and the longer SEGA behaves this way, the more of its audience they lose to “Father Time”. I’m grateful for all the content this channel surfaces, but SEGA’s apathy towards its incredible back-catalog leaves most of us resorting to “piracy” in order to enjoy many of their older titles.
I bought this game in 1992 for the Commodore 64. That version is excellent for the machine (we're talking 1982 technology), fast, smooth, with good graphics and memorable audio by Jeroen Tel. Even withouth knowing the backstory I realised immediately it was a strange Outrun entry but, after all, I was already used to Turbo Outrun being a lot better than the Original Outrun on the C64, so I didn't care a bit. Apparently there are three separately developed variants of Outrun Europa: the C64 one (great), the Amiga/Atari ST ones (a bit off to me), and all the versions running on the Z80 CPU (Spectrum, etc.). Of the last group, the Master System is obviously the best.
One of my childhood games! I played this a lot! It was borrowed by a school colleague! I really liked this game but it was hard! Got to the ferrari but didnt remember if i finished the game or not! One of the best racers on the master system if not the best!
I played this game as a teenager in the 1990s, and I recently bought another copy, since I sold mine some years ago. It's a fun game, I love the concept of travelling through Europe, although many areas look the same across different countries. I agree it's very unforgiving. A key to success is to grab as many ammo/shield/turbo replenishments as possible, but it's hard to predict where they will appear
Probe Entertainment made some fantastic stuff in their prime. I especially loved their port for Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands for the Saturn. Acclaim actually had the internal talent to be a genuine big player in gaming. Such a shame their management ensured it could never happen.
I had "Outrun" on my Sega Master System. Played it so much, I have "Splash Wave" burned into my memory. Was a decent port for 1987, but definitely had its shortcomings. I think the thing that bugged me the most was, the car itself never left the center of the screen. Pressing right or left, the screen moved, not the car. But, truly was not complaining, as I would go to my friends houses, and see "rad racer" on thier NES, and scoff. I was the odd one who had a master system instead of an NES. But I found it superior...let the NES try the 1st person perspective of "Phantasy Star"...sorry, went on a tangent there. Great video, as always good sir!
Great video it brings back memories would have been 12 yrs when I had this on the Master System, I used to play this and Chase HQ all the time. It's was so difficult and never completed it but really liked it, not sure if I had ever played original Out Run at the time in the arcade
I had the Amiga version of this back in the day. It had these cool animated cut scenes between each stage. Strange how this never got a Mega Drive port, bearing in mind it had a 16bit version.
Thanks for showing this x, as ive recently gotten acquainted with the sega master system. When you mentioned master of darkness, i had to try it, and its such a great game. I wasnt a big fan of the master system when i was younger, i was to blinded by nintendo's nes. Ive really come to appreciate the master system as of late, thank you for changing my mind about this great system
I didn't know you could punch the cars. I only started playing this a few years ago when I imported it from the Unighted Kingdom,To my SMS. This is a difficult game you make it look easy
That's not bad looking at all. It makes you wonder if this game inspired EA to create Road Rash. I'd like to get your take on the recently released Outrun sit-down Arcade1up cabinet.
The Amstrad CPC version isn't bad. Colourful and runs at a good speed. The Master System version looks very nice indeed. Please could we have a video on the Amstrad Sega conversions ?. It isn't a well known system in the USA but there are loads of games to choose from like Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, Golden Axe, Galaxy Force, Space Harrier 1 and 2, Outrun, Turbo Outrun, Outrun Europa, Sonic Boom, Scramble Spirits, Dynamite Dux, Bonanza Bros, Wonderboy, Super Wonderboy in Monster Land, Alien Syndrome, Super Monaco GP, Eswat, Super Hang On, Enduro Racer, Thunderblade, G Loc, Afterburner, Power Drift, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Crack Down, Passing Shot, SDI, Line of Fire, Quartet, Action Fighter, Time Scanner, Tapper, Desolator, Hot Rod, World Championship Soccer and Spy Hunter. Compilations were also offered. Don't think any are missing. There is also the Mega PC ( Mega Drive and Amstrad PC combo ). That would be interesting. Also check out Sonic GX4000 ( A new Sonic game for the Amstrad GX4000 console ). Shinobi has recently been remastered on Amstrad and a new and improved version of Wonderboy is on the way. Seems to have been a good connection between Amstrad and Sega over the years ( you can even use Master System joypads with the Amstrad )
@@brendanroberts1310 There are a lot of new Amstrad games. Pinball Dreams, Sword of Ianna, Alcon 2020, Red Sunset and even a version of Zelda to check out
what a NICE 1980s classic white porsche 911! would love to see a modern version of this like we had in outrun 2006 SP arcades and then eventually the ps2 and xbox - why not gamecube? sucks it never came there :(
Honestly... I’ve never played this game. But since I recently bought a McWill modded Game Gear, I’m all over this one! I hope it’s as good as the Master System version.
Looks like a more sophisticated Battle OutRun, and I really like Battle OutRun. At one point it sounded like Battle OutRun might have also also been a European exclusive? I didn’t know that, I either got my copy in a flea market or used game store in the 1990s, and I’m in Canada. Although it might have been imported by the previous owner before I purchased it.
I think this game would have had far more acceptance overall if it wasn't called Outrun. I mean, I know why it was, that's the whole point, turning heads with brand placement, but for what it is, it is interesting and has a nice level of variety. It seems to me like it's an estranged cousin of Spy Hunter on the NES or something.
So, what started as a driving simulator game franchise turned into a spy thriller chasing game. I'll guess some Hollywood producers played this when they were young because that's what happened with the "Fast and Furious" franchise, also
Great game - agree with the comments about how hard and frustrating the last level is. My other big issue is needing to press up the whole time to accelerate- thumb gets super sore real quick!
SLX , how about that futuristic outrun next ? man, i wish we can see OUTRUNNERS on switch also , and man, as a kid, i saw this game on some home computer, it looked rad in screenshots , bless those days, they were fun and interesting.
I love OutRun. I wish they'd release it on the xbox, whether the original or a re-release OutRun Online Arcade so i could buy it. I'd be happy if this channel only made OutRun videos tbh.
on that period of time, I prefer Battle Out Run, but this game is good too. The music screams "PSG Master System Sound" LOL. Ad I love this sound :) . Thanks Tec Toy to launch these games here on Brazil.
I just picked up the game gear version of this and it's a lot of fun. Though, it hurts my thumb because it seems I have to hold up on the dpad the entire time. Am I doing something wrong?
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Oh they were awful too, don’t get me wrong. But they were awful in a bleepy-bloopy way whereas the Master System was awful in a bloopy-crunchy way 😖
To be fair they absolutely had to put a timer there. Without it you could make the game way too easy by just slowing down. Also you're supposed to keep up with the thieves that are escaping.
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Fun Fact: Out Run Europa started out as a pitch to Sega as a sequel to Turbo Out Run called "Out Run Europe", which essentially was just Turbo Out Run, but you just drove across Europe instead of the US, Sega declined (Possibly as they were already planning something similar with OutRunners) but they gave them the green light to make a totally seperate game.
Also the Spectrum version is impossible to beat legitimately, the game crashes on the second to last level and you need to use to use a level select cheat to finish the game.
I had no idea about these tidbits on Outrun Europa, very interesting. You mention Outrunners, and I can only think about how awesome that game is and just how dismal the Mega Drive port is. Maybe the 32X could have done it properly? I really wish I could play a good version of Outrunners outside of the Arcade.
Nice to see you here Guru Larry. I enjoy your videos very much :)
Your comment counts as a bonus fact hunt episode.
Hello you!
I used to be Senior Editor for VGA Magazine back in the day and remember getting a beta board of this for testing. I still have it somewhere in storage. I've got some gems in storage from betas to stuff I got from Sam Tramiel at Atari. The golden age of gaming IMO. Keep up the good work SLX, always look forward to your videos. From an old timer of the industry.
You gotta upload them to archive.
That's awesome!!
Wow, amazing, archive them and get them online, that's digital history!
Can i have it please
What’s your name, good sir? I loved VGA!!
I’ve been loving these videos lately. If only Sega would do an “Arcade Collection” or something.
I've been saying that for years. It must be something blocking it.
Outside of Sonic, SEGA under-represents its huge library of classics more than any other publisher/developer I can think of; and the longer SEGA behaves this way, the more of its audience they lose to “Father Time”. I’m grateful for all the content this channel surfaces, but SEGA’s apathy towards its incredible back-catalog leaves most of us resorting to “piracy” in order to enjoy many of their older titles.
I want a system 24 and 32 collection
Yeah I mentioned on the AM2 video.
The world needs more Sega arcade collections. It just needs them, they need to exist.
They need to do a "Sega Lord X" collection
I bought this game in 1992 for the Commodore 64. That version is excellent for the machine (we're talking 1982 technology), fast, smooth, with good graphics and memorable audio by Jeroen Tel. Even withouth knowing the backstory I realised immediately it was a strange Outrun entry but, after all, I was already used to Turbo Outrun being a lot better than the Original Outrun on the C64, so I didn't care a bit. Apparently there are three separately developed variants of Outrun Europa: the C64 one (great), the Amiga/Atari ST ones (a bit off to me), and all the versions running on the Z80 CPU (Spectrum, etc.). Of the last group, the Master System is obviously the best.
thank you for your work bro! You one of the people that inspired me to get back into retro gaming!
Love that you tackle obscure stuff. One of my favorite channels
One of my childhood games! I played this a lot! It was borrowed by a school colleague! I really liked this game but it was hard! Got to the ferrari but didnt remember if i finished the game or not! One of the best racers on the master system if not the best!
First day of first grade, one of the kids was playing this on Game Gear. It's one of my earliest video game memories
I instantly press thumbs up on anything Outrun.
i instantly press thumbs up on anything sega lord x!
@@mattrice5998 Brush your teeth extra long tonight.
@@thomaselers7416 I support stuff i like. i give your comment a thumbs down
@matt fahringer Sure, give me a thumbs down for being honest. Whatever makes you happy.
I loved the first stage on Game Gear, most of all, and the city night stage was mostly unplayable because I couldn't see it lol.
I loved this game as a kid, but sadly was never able to complete it. Always fell just short of the end.
Wow thanks for posting this, I had this game as a kid and played for countless hours. Never completed it though! Music bought back memories.
I played this game as a teenager in the 1990s, and I recently bought another copy, since I sold mine some years ago. It's a fun game, I love the concept of travelling through Europe, although many areas look the same across different countries. I agree it's very unforgiving. A key to success is to grab as many ammo/shield/turbo replenishments as possible, but it's hard to predict where they will appear
I used to have this on my GG, and played a lot of it, but recently I saw there is a superior Amiga version.
I used to love this game as a kid! I used to borrow it from my friends dad from up the street 😂
I had this game on my game gear. I loved it so much !
Me too, was really good huh ?
I finished it after several days of dedicated play when I was 13 during Christmas holidays :)
@@Sarahxxx666 haha lot of mémoires here ! That's why il love these videos !!
Probe Entertainment made some fantastic stuff in their prime. I especially loved their port for Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands for the Saturn. Acclaim actually had the internal talent to be a genuine big player in gaming. Such a shame their management ensured it could never happen.
How did I miss that there is a Game Gear version? I havr to track a copy since I only have the OG Outrun... Great content as usual SLX
I had this as a child and 100% agree with your summary. Was good fun but frustrating and unnecessarily difficult
I had "Outrun" on my Sega Master System. Played it so much, I have "Splash Wave" burned into my memory. Was a decent port for 1987, but definitely had its shortcomings. I think the thing that bugged me the most was, the car itself never left the center of the screen. Pressing right or left, the screen moved, not the car. But, truly was not complaining, as I would go to my friends houses, and see "rad racer" on thier NES, and scoff. I was the odd one who had a master system instead of an NES. But I found it superior...let the NES try the 1st person perspective of "Phantasy Star"...sorry, went on a tangent there. Great video, as always good sir!
Great video it brings back memories would have been 12 yrs when I had this on the Master System, I used to play this and Chase HQ all the time. It's was so difficult and never completed it but really liked it, not sure if I had ever played original Out Run at the time in the arcade
I had the Amiga version of this back in the day. It had these cool animated cut scenes between each stage. Strange how this never got a Mega Drive port, bearing in mind it had a 16bit version.
Love your channel man. it's 3am here in Brazil
Thanks for showing this x, as ive recently gotten acquainted with the sega master system. When you mentioned master of darkness, i had to try it, and its such a great game. I wasnt a big fan of the master system when i was younger, i was to blinded by nintendo's nes. Ive really come to appreciate the master system as of late, thank you for changing my mind about this great system
Great video, SLX! I think if the car got a little air once hitting those small hills it would have been a nice touch.
I had this as a kid and loved it, might give it another go soon. Great vid
Out run meets chase hq meets road rash... Looks really nice, considering it came out on the Master system.
I didn't know you could punch the cars. I only started playing this a few years ago when I imported it from the Unighted Kingdom,To my SMS. This is a difficult game you make it look easy
Awesome, keep it up SLX!
The music in the first stage is so good that I never minded having to start again!
Never heard of this one. Looks awesome!!
I've never heard about this game! Everything looks really nice to a Master System game, but those trees. Nice!
That's not bad looking at all. It makes you wonder if this game inspired EA to create Road Rash. I'd like to get your take on the recently released Outrun sit-down Arcade1up cabinet.
A great great video before I get some shut eye. 🔥🔥🔥
The Amstrad CPC version isn't bad. Colourful and runs at a good speed. The Master System version looks very nice indeed. Please could we have a video on the Amstrad Sega conversions ?. It isn't a well known system in the USA but there are loads of games to choose from like Shinobi, Shadow Dancer, Golden Axe, Galaxy Force, Space Harrier 1 and 2, Outrun, Turbo Outrun, Outrun Europa, Sonic Boom, Scramble Spirits, Dynamite Dux, Bonanza Bros, Wonderboy, Super Wonderboy in Monster Land, Alien Syndrome, Super Monaco GP, Eswat, Super Hang On, Enduro Racer, Thunderblade, G Loc, Afterburner, Power Drift, Alien Storm, Altered Beast, Crack Down, Passing Shot, SDI, Line of Fire, Quartet, Action Fighter, Time Scanner, Tapper, Desolator, Hot Rod, World Championship Soccer and Spy Hunter. Compilations were also offered. Don't think any are missing. There is also the Mega PC ( Mega Drive and Amstrad PC combo ). That would be interesting. Also check out Sonic GX4000 ( A new Sonic game for the Amstrad GX4000 console ). Shinobi has recently been remastered on Amstrad and a new and improved version of Wonderboy is on the way. Seems to have been a good connection between Amstrad and Sega over the years ( you can even use Master System joypads with the Amstrad )
I liked the Amstrad and had a 6128 and even a gx4000 but am surprised there still making gamed for the systems.
@@brendanroberts1310 There are a lot of new Amstrad games. Pinball Dreams, Sword of Ianna, Alcon 2020, Red Sunset and even a version of Zelda to check out
When I was young, I though Turbo Outrun was a combination of the classic game Turbo and Outrun. It even played more like Turbo than Outrun.
Had a master system back in the day. But I never knew about this game.
what a NICE 1980s classic white porsche 911! would love to see a modern version of this like we had in outrun 2006 SP arcades and then eventually the ps2 and xbox - why not gamecube? sucks it never came there :(
Honestly... I’ve never played this game.
But since I recently bought a McWill modded Game Gear, I’m all over this one!
I hope it’s as good as the Master System version.
i had this on game gear.. loved the music
Looks like a more sophisticated Battle OutRun, and I really like Battle OutRun.
At one point it sounded like Battle OutRun might have also also been a European exclusive? I didn’t know that, I either got my copy in a flea market or used game store in the 1990s, and I’m in Canada.
Although it might have been imported by the previous owner before I purchased it.
Awesome video. And I just need to say were the F is Outrunners it's 2021 Sega how big can the cost be to produce a bundle all of the outruns.
I would love to see that all outruns ( especially the arcade games in 1 bundle!!🙂 I would pay 40 euro for it those games are THAT good!!😏
Yeah, this was a bit of an oddity. You need to hear the music from the C64 version though. :)
I rented this game a lot in Brazil, rarely reached the second stage ... This game was always left over at the videogame store
Loved this game, still have the soundtrack memorised 🤣 Sega need to reboot this classic series, Outrun I mean 😁
First time I discovered your channel. Seems pretty good!
Oh, it is quite good.
If the 8bit scrolling is too choppy for some the Amiga port is pretty great
This game looks amazing.
A new Outrun would be awsome.
Sadly that won´t happen anytime soon.
Impressive looking game!
I think this game would have had far more acceptance overall if it wasn't called Outrun. I mean, I know why it was, that's the whole point, turning heads with brand placement, but for what it is, it is interesting and has a nice level of variety. It seems to me like it's an estranged cousin of Spy Hunter on the NES or something.
Dropping vids day and night. 100k subs in coming. I hope all your viewers appreciate the work you put in. I do.
it looks pretty awesome to be honest.
So, what started as a driving simulator game franchise turned into a spy thriller chasing game. I'll guess some Hollywood producers played this when they were young because that's what happened with the "Fast and Furious" franchise, also
Great game - agree with the comments about how hard and frustrating the last level is.
My other big issue is needing to press up the whole time to accelerate- thumb gets super sore real quick!
The Amiga version looks really nice
Keep up the good work!
SLX , how about that futuristic outrun next ? man, i wish we can see OUTRUNNERS on switch also , and man, as a kid, i saw this game on some home computer, it looked rad in screenshots , bless those days, they were fun and interesting.
I'm more worried about that creepy looking cop than the games timer. Even the character you control looks weirded out by him.
Battle outrun was my 3rd game. Chopifter first then shinobi on the master system....before that it was my sister's atari vcs.
love these videos!
I love OutRun. I wish they'd release it on the xbox, whether the original or a re-release OutRun Online Arcade so i could buy it. I'd be happy if this channel only made OutRun videos tbh.
on that period of time, I prefer Battle Out Run, but this game is good too. The music screams "PSG Master System Sound" LOL. Ad I love this sound :) . Thanks Tec Toy to launch these games here on Brazil.
Didn't get much sleep last night and had a hard day at work. So yeah, I thought that was a Sega Genesis game. That will do it to you!
I love the sing song Segaaa in the intro.😁
Great video! I love this game STILL!
Love your videos bro solid as always.
U.S. gold has a distintive graphic style and you cannot miss it
I sure I remember a track editor on this one. Maybe I’m thinking of another game
I just picked up the game gear version of this and it's a lot of fun. Though, it hurts my thumb because it seems I have to hold up on the dpad the entire time. Am I doing something wrong?
Never played that...need to give it a try....
Never took to Europa. Very hard and outrun turbo was was frustrating. The original was do fun!
I've not played this one, it looks cool
Great stuff, X!
That soundtrack sounds suspiciously similar to Sonic 2 on the Game Gear.
Looks like racing thru the Mjnecraft universe.
Which came first the Roadrash Punch or the Europa Punch? Both were released in 1991... Odd coincidence?
My man
Not TOO bad for US Gold, who were known for absolute utter tripe on the Amiga.
This game is nothing more than a poor man's Chase H.Q.
Eh, not really. This one has quite a bit of gameplay variety, and it's actually superior to the Master System version of Chase H.Q.
Love the fact we’re blowing people up along with their vehicles!! I rate this game M for Mayhem
And I have gots to play this
Peace
I had this for game gear!
Wow ive not seen this game in years. Forgot about it!! I liked this game back in the day. Was it on game gear too?
Yes it was, and was really impressive on a handheld back then, as Road Rash was as well :)
@@Sarahxxx666 thats where i played it then. I really enjoyed the game back in the day
This version screams 8-bit microcomputers (Amstrad, Spectrum and Commodore 64)!
Never seen or heard of this outrun until I saw this vid, not sure if I'd like how different it is to the traditional outrun
This video highlights why I hated the Master System, the sounds that thing made were just horrific.
Like the sounds on the NES were really that much better.
@@ultrairrelevantnobody1862 Oh they were awful too, don’t get me wrong. But they were awful in a bleepy-bloopy way whereas the Master System was awful in a bloopy-crunchy way 😖
Dude punched out a whole police car from his motorcycle and it exploded.
The only thing that pissed me off about this game,is that you had to press up as the gas pedal,instead of auto acceleration.
Fair review
Great review. I stick to OutRun and OutRun 3D, thought...
I think no one ever seems to mention how much better the graphics were on SMS than NES.
How is this so much better looking than the game gear version?
I dig your video's
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Do you have to press up to go like in the game gear version? That was the only thing that sucked about it for me.
I'm thinking it was pretty identical to the SMS version, I had this on the Game Gear, but it has been a long time since I last played it.
segs needs to be a doll and port or remake dragon force to the ps5 or something,
You really should have compared the music from the SMS port to that of the C64 release.
To be fair they absolutely had to put a timer there. Without it you could make the game way too easy by just slowing down. Also you're supposed to keep up with the thieves that are escaping.
You should simply lose the game if the objective isn't met. Like most games. A timer just made it unnecessarily frustrating at times.
The PC ports if I recall are supposed to be dreadful. I haven’t played them myself, so just going off reputation.
I love SEGA