Outrun 2 on original Xbox - nearly perfect !!!???
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Hi All,
As I don't have the space for an OR2 arcade cabinet I have opted for this game on the original Xbox and played this again yesterday and took a few pictures. The modded Xbox (via Beaps on this forum) gives an HD output (via an NTSC option) and using a component cable (I managed to get an original Xbox component cable from the US which is great quality). This gives me a near arcade perfect experience on a Samsung 32" HD Smart TV. The game runs at a solid 60 fps of course too.
Let me know what you think please and what other set up options do people play this game?
I get my full OR2 fix of course at Arcade Club every month or so...
As I don't have the space for an OR2 arcade cabinet I have opted for this game on the original Xbox and played this again yesterday and took a few pictures. The modded Xbox (via Beaps on this forum) gives an HD output (via an NTSC option) and using a component cable (I managed to get an original Xbox component cable from the US which is great quality). This gives me a near arcade perfect experience on a Samsung 32" HD Smart TV. The game runs at a solid 60 fps of course too.
Let me know what you think please and what other set up options do people play this game?
I get my full OR2 fix of course at Arcade Club every month or so...
I've played OR2 a lot this way too, through component in progressive mode, using an older Panasonic LCD and a Plasma - which seems to have less processing and therefore no real noticable lag.
I think it's bloody brilliant, easy to get going, and most definitely very very acceptable.
I think it's bloody brilliant, easy to get going, and most definitely very very acceptable.
Check out Howard Casto's mod for the PC version
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,147131.0.html
john2018-11-26 01:51:26
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john2018-11-26 01:51:26
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While it's a cracking conversion, the Xbox original OR2 2006 version) isn't quite arcade perfect in that the texture quality isn't as good on the backgrounds etc; I believe it's something to do with the Xbox memory not being as much as Chihiro. There's a definite difference (I have, sadly, had both set up before side-by-side as I'm slightly obsessed by OutRun games - I've got an OR2 SP cab and the original Xbox game running on an Xbox One.
That said, I had heard that on console 2006 wasn't graphically as good as the original, I found this video which compares the 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrkBy7PGTOw and I dunno if it's just my old eyes but maybe there is a minor difference?
That said, I had heard that on console 2006 wasn't graphically as good as the original, I found this video which compares the 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrkBy7PGTOw and I dunno if it's just my old eyes but maybe there is a minor difference?
Hi Jonathan - yes I am too really into this game. I have noticed that the original Xbox OutRun 2 game released in 2004 seems better graphically than the Coast to Coast game that was released on the Xbox in 2006. But again both are indeed great games !
I converted a Sega F355 shell into an Outrun 2 and used a PC running a hacked version of Outrun 2 Coast
to Coast with a mod written by Howard Casto, more information can be found on Arcade Control Forums, Outrun 2 FXT
I loved that cab and would just play it for hours, great sound track too
Here's a link to my old cab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVeHMQX_Nwk
It's been sold since but fully restored back to hardware as it deserves ( ;
to Coast with a mod written by Howard Casto, more information can be found on Arcade Control Forums, Outrun 2 FXT
I loved that cab and would just play it for hours, great sound track too
Here's a link to my old cab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVeHMQX_Nwk
It's been sold since but fully restored back to hardware as it deserves ( ;
Hi All,
I noticed the arcade Chihiro board runs at resolution 640 x 480 and the original Xbox version I have runs at a slightly higher resolution of 720 x 480 via component cables providing a slightly better picture.
What's you view on higher resolutions than 720 x 480 as they aren't really true to the look of the original Outrun 2 game ?
Cheers
Mark
I noticed the arcade Chihiro board runs at resolution 640 x 480 and the original Xbox version I have runs at a slightly higher resolution of 720 x 480 via component cables providing a slightly better picture.
What's you view on higher resolutions than 720 x 480 as they aren't really true to the look of the original Outrun 2 game ?
Cheers
Mark