Players will also be able to alter aspects of each car, including the tires and the engine to give it a different grip and power. There are four cars to choose from in the beginning, each with its own distinct attributes. While veteran players will notice that the physics model of the game has been altered, relying less on power-slides for a more realistic experience, Daytona USA features all three original tracks of the arcade, three tracks previously seen in the Saturn version, and three all-new tracks exclusive to the Dreamcast. Now, the game has finally been updated, enhanced, and released onto Sega's newest much-maligned console, the Dreamcast, bringing the original Daytona into the new millennium.ĭaytona USA for the Dreamcast is based on Sega's original 1994 arcade game as well as 1996 update for the 32-bit Saturn. The initial success of that title has prompted Sega to release several updates, including an arcade sequel and a home conversion on it's much-maligned Saturn console. Originally released in the arcades in 1994,Sega's Daytona USA makes its debut on the Dreamcast with some enhancements.On the downside, detail and frame rate suffered a drop to fit the game into the limited hardware of the Saturn and Personal Computers, and lacking any kind of multiplayer, comparing to the two to eight player rumbles of the arcade version. These home versions include a new mode (Saturn or PC Mode, depending on the platform) where the three tracks are played without the timer, and optionally in mirror mode, using one of the bonus cars (with additional abilities such as driving on grass or hitting the rails without losing speed) and in one of three lengths: Normal (identical to the arcade original), Grand Prix (2.5 times longer) and Endurance (10 times longer). The 40 cars of the Easy race (later named 3-7 Speedway), one of the stalwarts of the original version, are also present in this version. A port of the most successful arcade racer ever, the home versions of Daytona USA include the same elements that made the original version successful: three highly detailed tracks, arcade driving physics that challenge the player to find the best trajectory to make a flying lap without kissing the rails and beating the checkpoint timer.
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