In 2010, Sega released Sega Racing Classic, essentially the same game running in 720p resolution, and the lyric «Daytona» in the intro & advanced track (Dinosaur Canyon) removed due to licensing issues.ĭevelopment of Daytona USA began in May 1993.Īt the beginning of 1995, Sega AM2's Sega Saturn division was split into three sub-departments, each one charged with porting a different arcade game to the Saturn: Virtua Fighter 2, Virtua Cop, and Daytona USA.
In 1994 Sega released a revised version of the game which changed the difficulty of computer-controller racing opponents and completely restyled camera motions in the attract mode, pre-race, and victory segments. Even though the game was released years before the Daytona USA museum (which featured this game in the attraction's arcade) opened next to the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, the International Speedway Corporation had already held the trademark to the name «Daytona USA.» Any future game would require a license to use the name Daytona USA. Linked deluxe cabinets may also include a camera pointing towards the drivers seat, linked to a closed-circuit television to show the player on a separate screen. The player's objectives are to outrun the competing cars, and complete the race before time runs out.ĭaytona USA offers multiplayer and introduced the possibility of linking four twin cabinets or eight deluxe cabinets to create an eight-player competition. The player is put behind the wheel of a stock car (known as the Hornet), with the choice of three tracks as well as an automatic or manual transmission. The game saw its release on October 25 for PlayStation Network, and October 26 for Xbox Live Arcade. This also marked the return of the original name. On OctoSega announced that Daytona USA would be coming to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. In single-player mode, Daytona maintained a consistent 60fps refresh rate, even with multiple opponents on screen, surpassing the motion smoothness of the only other racing game in a comparable graphical arena, Namco's Ridge Racer.Ī slightly updated version of Daytona USA was re-released in arcades in 2010 as Sega Racing Classic. Daytona was one of the first video games to feature filtered, texture-mapped polygons, giving it the most detailed graphics yet seen in a video game up until that time. Compared to the flat-shaded polygons of its predecessor, Virtua Racing, Daytona's 3D-world was fully texture-mapped, giving it a more realistic appearance than the former.
Considered one of the highest grossing arcade games of all time, Daytona USA was Sega's first title to debut on the Sega Model 2 arcade board, and, at the time of its release, was considered the most visually detailed 3D racing game. Daytona USA Download Free Full Game is a racing video game developed by Sega AM2 and released by Sega, with a limited release in 1993 followed by a full release in 1994.
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