<s>
It	O
constitutes	O
the	O
third	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
OutRun	B-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OutRunners	B-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Battle	B-Application
Out	I-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Turbo	B-Application
Outrun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Turbo	B-Application
Outrun	I-Application
's	O
departure	O
from	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
's	O
laid-back	O
,	O
charming	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
fans	O
wanted	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
captured	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OutRunners	B-Application
succeeded	O
in	O
doing	O
this	O
;	O
it	O
brought	O
back	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
different	O
paths	O
through	O
forks	O
in	O
the	O
road	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
a	O
lighthearted	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
distanced	O
itself	O
well	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
serious	O
"	O
Turbo	B-Application
Outrun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
various	O
selectable	O
cars	O
and	O
multiple	O
endings	O
until	O
OutRun	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OutRunners	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
System	O
Multi	O
32	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
successful	O
2D	O
games	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OutRunners	B-Application
was	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
having	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
graphics	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
creative	O
sprite	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
skillful	O
use	O
of	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
found	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
,	O
released	O
four	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
routes	O
are	O
accessible	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
route	O
combination	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
both	O
Sonic	O
and	O
Tails	O
may	O
fly	O
by	O
in	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Tornados	O
and	O
sprinkle	O
the	O
Sega	O
logo	O
onto	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
selectable	O
cars	O
in	O
OutRunners	B-Application
are	O
fictional	O
convertibles	O
,	O
but	O
bear	O
resemblance	O
to	O
real	O
automobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
Speed	O
Buster	O
closely	O
resembles	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
Testarossa	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
OutRun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
their	O
OutRun	B-Application
counterparts	O
,	O
they	O
always	O
land	O
right	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
car	O
and	O
keep	O
going	O
without	O
stopping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OutRunners	B-Application
features	O
all	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
OutRun	B-Application
by	O
Hiroshi	O
Kawaguchi	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
new	O
tracks	O
composed	O
by	O
Takenobu	O
Mitsuyoshi	O
and	O
Takayuki	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
contributions	O
from	O
Kawaguchi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
by	O
Data	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
forced	O
split-screen	O
in	O
single	O
player	O
modes	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
screen	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
on	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
merely	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
all	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
were	O
kept	O
intact	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
soundtrack	O
featuring	O
four	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Outrun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Dyer	O
wrote	O
in	O
Mega	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
embarrassing	O
driving	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Sega	O
for	O
an	O
alleged	O
infringement	O
of	O
a	O
patent	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
seeking	O
a	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
to	O
stop	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
usage	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
both	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
OutRunners	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
titles	O
approved	O
from	O
the	O
deal	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
be	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
OutRunners	B-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
Japan	O
's	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
and	O
tenth	O
highest	O
of	B-Application
1995	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
seven	O
best-selling	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
Gold	O
award	O
in	O
sales	O
achievement	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1993	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
Japan	O
demonstrated	O
an	O
online	B-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
of	O
OutRunners	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
across	O
two	O
different	O
cities	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
online	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
demonstrated	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
separate	O
OutRunner	O
four-player	O
cabinets	O
connected	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
Osaka	O
connected	O
online	O
via	O
an	O
Integrated	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
Digital	I-Protocol
Network	I-Protocol
(	O
ISDN	B-Protocol
)	O
operated	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Telegraph	O
and	O
Telephone	O
(	O
NTT	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
later	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
,	O
AT&T	O
announced	O
plans	O
with	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
similar	O
online	B-Application
console	I-Application
gaming	I-Application
system	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
