Visited an arcade on Minehead sea front today. Had a Daytona 2 twin running CRTs which was quite nice to see. There was also an Outrun 2 twin, but even at distance it looked a little ‘off’. On closer inspection the dash was wrong and the wheel was massive, like the truck driving game. I’ve seen the Chinese knockoff Outrun 2 machine online but never seen one in person - this was clearly it. The intro was a video clip playing and the resolution/frame rate was really low. And when it flashed ‘insert coin’ it was also saying ‘press enter’ so obviously a mod of the pc version of Outrun 2 SP Coast to Coast.
I had a go out of interest and the steering was rubbish! Zero response from the wheel for 90% of the rotation then minimal steering on full lock. Made it hard to play and impossible to enjoy. Link play was possible but it said ‘waiting for LAN’ which was another nod to the pc version underneath. I suppose if the steering worked it would be playable but it’s worth giving this a miss.
I had a go out of interest and the steering was rubbish! Zero response from the wheel for 90% of the rotation then minimal steering on full lock. Made it hard to play and impossible to enjoy. Link play was possible but it said ‘waiting for LAN’ which was another nod to the pc version underneath. I suppose if the steering worked it would be playable but it’s worth giving this a miss.
