<s>
is	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
French	O
studio	O
Shen	O
Technologies	O
SARL	O
and	O
co-published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Virtual	O
Xperience	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
various	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
racer	O
where	O
players	O
takes	O
control	O
from	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
motorcycles	O
against	O
CPU-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite-scaling	O
graphics	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
controls	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
and	O
high	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
others	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
while	O
many	O
critics	O
were	O
divided	O
towards	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
behind-the-motorcycle	O
perspective	B-Architecture
similar	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
and	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
where	O
players	O
race	O
across	O
eight	O
tracks	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
time	O
limit	O
present	O
nor	O
checkpoints	O
for	O
time	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
starting	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
access	O
to	O
options	O
menu	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
where	O
various	O
settings	O
can	O
be	O
changed	O
such	O
as	O
controls	O
,	O
automatic	O
or	O
manual	O
transmission	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
laps	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
options	O
that	O
are	O
automatically	O
saved	O
into	O
the	O
cartridge	O
's	O
internal	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
also	O
keeps	O
the	O
best	O
times	O
obtained	O
when	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
features	O
six	O
motorcycles	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
before	O
starting	O
any	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
having	O
their	O
own	O
pros	O
and	O
cons	O
that	O
players	O
must	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
seventh	O
motorcycle	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
either	O
entering	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
or	O
obtaining	O
a	O
high	O
rank	O
after	O
finishing	O
Championship	O
mode	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
demogroup	O
Constellations	O
was	O
formed	O
when	O
Atari	O
ST	O
programmer	O
Elysée	O
Adé	O
and	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Kheang	O
Tan	O
met	O
each	O
other	O
during	O
high	O
school	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
other	O
demoscene	O
groups	O
by	O
creating	O
demos	O
that	O
were	O
capable	O
of	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
ST	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
fluidity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VX	O
had	O
three	O
titles	O
under	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
;	O
A	O
platform	O
game	O
titled	O
Indiana	O
Jags	O
,	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
named	O
Zzyorxx	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
called	O
Starnet	O
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Constellations	O
thought	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
title	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
1992	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
demos	O
and	O
ideas	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
attract	O
a	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
group	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
After	B-Application
Burner	I-Application
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
they	O
settled	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
title	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
latter	O
as	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
lacked	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
racing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Kheang	O
in	O
a	O
2006	O
online	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
contacts	O
who	O
had	O
connection	O
with	O
Virtual	O
Xperience	O
,	O
Elysée	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
borrowed	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
Jaguar	B-Device
development	O
kits	O
to	O
start	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
during	O
weekends	O
,	O
while	O
VX	O
acted	O
as	O
an	O
intermediary	O
between	O
them	O
and	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
forum	B-Application
thread	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
and	O
a	O
2012	O
online	O
interview	O
,	O
Olivier	O
Nallet	O
recounted	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
worked	O
at	O
high	O
hours	O
during	O
weekends	O
before	O
returning	O
the	O
borrowed	O
development	O
kit	O
back	O
to	O
VX	O
and	O
keep	O
with	O
his	O
college	O
studies	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
later	O
gave	O
the	O
team	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
full-time	O
to	O
keep	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
seeing	O
their	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
Namco	O
's	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
also	O
served	O
as	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
programming	O
work	O
was	O
done	O
using	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
TT030	I-Device
,	O
while	O
all	O
the	O
artwork	O
was	O
realized	O
using	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
2000	I-Device
with	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexandre	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
by	O
using	O
the	O
Atari	O
STe	O
and	O
synthesizers	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
played	O
at	O
32	O
KHz	O
with	O
10	O
sound	O
channels	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
in	O
a	O
feature	O
article	O
on	O
the	O
September	O
1994	O
issue	O
of	O
French	O
magazine	O
Joypad	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
Burn	O
Out	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
art	O
style	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Indiana	O
Jag	O
and	O
Zzyorxx	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
1994	O
issues	O
,	O
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
support	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
play	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
JagLink	O
,	O
however	O
Olivier	O
Nallet	O
later	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
during	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
stability	O
issues	O
and	O
time	O
constrains	O
,	O
despite	O
requests	O
from	O
Atari	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olivier	O
Nallet	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
renaming	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Burn	O
Out	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
decision	O
from	O
Atari	O
's	O
marketing	O
department	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
increasing	O
sales	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
showcased	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
that	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
in	O
Spain	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Halverson	O
of	O
GameFan	O
gave	O
positive	O
review	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
some	O
good	O
old	O
fashioned	O
racing	O
,	O
Jag	O
style	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
should	O
be	O
your	O
next	O
purchase	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
,	O
Shen	O
Technologies	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
project	O
inspired	O
by	O
Raiden	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
titled	O
Nexus	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Stellar	O
X	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
teased	O
on	O
various	O
tracks	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
message	O
in	O
French	O
teasing	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
project	O
is	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Paul	O
Tumelaire	O
(	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
various	O
Delphine	O
Software	O
International	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Shaq	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
and	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
)	O
and	O
programmer	O
Julien	O
Merceron	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
Atari	O
cancelling	O
any	O
2D	O
title	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
ultimately	O
terminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shen	O
Technologies	O
would	O
later	O
create	O
Adidas	O
Power	O
Soccer	O
2	O
and	O
Adidas	O
Power	O
Soccer	O
98	O
for	O
Psygnosis	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
before	O
closing	O
their	O
doors	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
an	O
early	O
non-playable	O
build	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Burnout	I-Application
was	O
released	O
online	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
collector	O
Clint	O
Thompson	O
at	O
AtariAge	B-Application
along	O
with	O
an	O
early	O
playable	O
build	O
of	O
Zzyorxx	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
stored	O
on	O
diskettes	B-Device
preserved	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Videogame	O
Museum	O
.	O
</s>
