History VideoGame / Outrun

** averted with ''{{VideoGame/Outrun 2019}}'' , witch has only one ending.

** After every fourth stage in '"Turbo [=OutRun=]'' is completed, a remixed version of ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'''s shopping music plays as the player chooses a new part for his car.

** After every fourth stage in '"Turbo [=OutRun=] is completed, a remixed version of ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'''s shopping music plays as the player chooses a new part for his car.

** Unusually for a driving game. You continously gain points as you drive, and get a big bonus based on time left if you reach the goal.

* BossGame

* [[OneManArmy One Driver Army]]

** In the ''Outrun's'' "B" ending, when the car reaches the finish line and the couple steps out, it instantly falls apart in the same manner as the car in ''Film/TheBluesBrothers''.

* ShoutOut: After every fourth stage in '"Turbo [=OutRun=] is completed, a remixed version of ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'''s shopping music plays as the player chooses a new part for his car.

* MythologyGag: After every four stages in '"Turbo [=OutRun=] is completed, a remixed version of ''VideoGame/FantasyZone'''s shopping music plays as the player chooses new parts for the car.

* NoExportForYou: [=OutRun=] Online Arcade was also released for the PS3, but never made it to North America due to licensing issues- apparently, Microsoft's agreement with Ferrari in North America gives them some leverage for exclusivity on the {{Xbox 360}}, which may explain how the Ferrari DLC for ''NeedForSpeed Shift'' was {{Xbox 360}} exclusive.

* UnitConfusion: In ''[=OutRun=] 2019'', the units are messed up. In the North American version, the HUD displays "mph" next to your speed, and in other versions it's "[[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]" instead; par for the course. But the only version that gets the units correct is the European version, in which your car has a max speed of 692 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]; the North American version shows 692 '''mph''', and the Japanese version shows 341 '''[[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:h]]'''.

-->''[[MostAnnoyingSound Checkpoint! *Beep beep beep beep beep*]]''

* UnitConfusion: In ''[=OutRun=] 2019'', the units are messed up. In the North American version, the HUD displays "mph" next to your speed, and in other versions it's "[[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:s]]" instead; par for the course. But the only version that gets the units correct is the European version, in which your car has a max speed of 692 [[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:s]]; the North American version shows 692 '''mph''', and the Japanese version shows 341 '''[[superscript:km]]∕[[subscript:s]]'''.

* UnitConfusion: In ''[=OutRun=] 2019'', the units are messed up. In the North American version, the HUD displays "mph" next to your speed, and in other versions it's "km/h" instead; par for the course. But the only version that gets the units correct is the European version, in which your car has a max speed of 692 km/h; the North American version shows 692 '''mph''', and the Japanese version shows 341 '''km/h'''.

* UnitConfusion: In ''[=OutRun=] 2019'', the units are messed up. In the North American version, the HUD displays "mph" next to your speed, and in other versions it's "km/h" instead. If you've played the NA version and either of the other two versions, the mistake is painfully obvious: your top speed (in manual transmission) in the NA version is 692 "mph" and 429 "km/h" in other versions; the unit indicators should be switched around.

* UnitConfusion: In ''[=OutRun=] 2019'', the units are messed up. In the North American version, the HUD displays "mph" next to your speed, and in other versions it's "km/h" instead. If you've played the NA version and either of the other two versions, the mistake is painfully obvious: your top speed in the NA version is 692 "mph" and 429 "km/h" in other versions; the unit indicators should be switched around.

* ScoringPoints: Unusually for a driving game. You continously gain points as you drive, and get a big bonus based on time left if you reach the goal. In ''[=OutRun=] 2'', you gain points for passing traffic cars, and even more for passing rivals, but hitting a car will reduce the bonus you get from passing it.

The game was successful enough to get itself ported to the SegaGenesis (and pretty much everything else of the same generation as the Genesis), and spawned [[{{Sequelitis}} lots of sequels]]. The most recent incarnations can be found on the Xbox and Xbox 360, and in one case, you can unlock the original [[EmbeddedPrecursor game as a hidden easter-egg]]. They all follow the same formula, though several of them add an opponent to race against in addition to the clock and standard traffic.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: If you crash hard enough to come to a stop, the results can be spectacular. You and your passenger might be thrown from the car and fly through the air, or your passenger might simply admonish you before the car is reset on the track.

* RaceAgainstTheClock

* DrivesLikeCrazy: Kind of the whole point. Your passenger doesn't care [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin unless you crash]].

* FragileSpeedster: Sometimes.

* YouFailPhysicsForever: The totally absurd ability to powerslide from ''[=OutRun=] 2'' onwards. It makes ''RidgeRacer'' and ''NeedForSpeed Underground'' look like totally SeriousBusiness driving simulators.

A driving game first to hit the arcades in 1986, OutRun basically amounts to a time-attack SpeedRun. You, a manly man in his [[CoolCar Ferrari]], [[CaptainObvious start at the start line]], and [[RaceAgainstTheClock race against the clock]] to a CheckPoint at the end of the stage. You are accompanied by a token female passenger, who presumably was attracted solely by the horsepower. Along the way, you must avoid other motorists and assorted roadside obstacles, lest you [[TheManyDeathsOfYou crash in a variety of entertaining ways]]. Just before that checkpoint, the road forks into two, and each fork will allow you to access a differently-themed area. Get through five stages, and you reach the finish line. Depending on the route you take (and the final stage you reach), and you'll get MultipleEndings.

* ''Outrun'' (Arcade[=/=]MasterSystem[=/=]SegaGenesis[=/=]GameGear)
* ''3D Outrun'' (Master System)
* ''Turbo Outrun'' (Arcade/Genesis)
* ''Battle Outrun'' (MasterSystem) - A deviation from the standard formula which is more a ram 'em up than a racing game.
* ''Outrun Europa'' (Master System[=/=]Game Gear)
* ''Outrunners'' (Arcade/Genesis)
* ''[[RecycledInSPACE Outrun 2019]]''
* ''Outrun 2'' (Arcade/Xbox)
** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Outrun 2 SP DX]]''
** ''[[UpdatedRerelease Outrun 2 SDX]]''
* ''[[OddlyNamedSequel Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' (Xbox, PS2, PSP, Windows)
** ''Outrun Online Arcade'' (Xbox Live Arcade version of Outrun 2/2006)

* BrandX: The first game didn't have official licensing from Ferrari, despite using everything about the Testarossa's styling, up to and including the prancing horse logo on the back. The cars were fully licensed from ''Outrun 2'' onwards.

* DrivingStick: '''Massively''' simplified gearbox with two options: Low gear and High gear. As if this didn't make things easy enough, later games added an automatic function. Presumably, people complained at the lack thereof in the first installment. ''Outrun 2'' onwards had 5 or 6 speed manual gearboxes, but with the same up/down functionality.
** ''Outrunners'' already had cars with 3 or more speed, but the way you shift pretty much amounts to pushing the up/down lever until you reach the gear you want.

* NoExportForYou: Outrun Online Arcade was also released for the PS3, but never made it to North America due to licensing issues- apparently, Microsoft's agreement with Ferrari in North America gives them some leverage for exclusivity on the {{Xbox 360}}, which may explain how the Ferrari DLC for ''NeedForSpeed Shift'' was {{Xbox 360}} exclusive.

* [[RecycledInSPACE Recycled IN THE FUTURE!]]: Outrun 2019. Same premise, but you look as though you're driving the batmobile.

* VanityLicensePlate: The box-art above shows 'Outrun' as the license plate. You'd think that number plate would catch the attention of the local police. ''Outrun 2'' onwards followed a formula of MO (Modena, the Italian city where Ferrari is headquartered) followed by some letters and numbers referring to the car and/or its engine (MO 512 TR for the 5-liter, 12-cylinder powered Testarossa).
* YouFailPhysicsForever: The totally absurd ability to powerslide from ''Outrun 2'' onwards. It makes ''RidgeRacer'' and ''NeedForSpeed Underground'' look like totally SeriousBusiness driving simulators.