Editing Out Run (section)

==Legacy and series==
{{Timeline of release years
|1986='''''Out Run'''''
|1988=''[[OutRun 3-D]]''
|1989a=''[[Turbo OutRun]]''
|1989b=''[[Battle Out Run]]''
|1991=''[[Out Run Europa]]''
|1992=''[[OutRunners]]''
|1993=''[[OutRun 2019]]''
|2003=''[[OutRun 2]]''
|2006=''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]''
|2009=''[[OutRun Online Arcade]]''
}}
''Out Run'' was followed by various sequels, including three arcade sequels ''[[Turbo OutRun]]'' (1989), ''[[OutRunners]]'' (1992) and ''[[OutRun 2]]'' (2003), and several non-arcade sequels including ''[[Out Run 3-D]]'' (1988), ''[[Out Run Europa]]'' (1991), ''[[OutRun 2019]]'' (1993) and later ''[[OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast]]'' (2006).<ref name=":1" /> Sega also developed ''[[Rad Mobile]]'' (1991) which is similar to ''Out Run''.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games90/the-terminator/|title=Rad Mobile|last=Dodd|first=Martin|date=31 October 2008|website=[[Retro Gamer]]|publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410193142/https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games90/the-terminator/|archive-date=10 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>

=== Influence and retrospective views ===
Former Sega arcade director Akira Nagai has credited ''Out Run'' and similar games for Sega's arcade success in the 1980s. According to Nagai: "''Out Run'', in particular, was really amazing for its time... Suzuki went on to make ''[[After Burner]]'' and a number of other games, but ''Out Run'' is still talked about with a special kind of wonder. With the ''taikan'' games, Sega's arcade business, which had been Sega's lowest performer in sales, gradually started to rise... For me personally, ''[[Hang-On]]'' and ''Out Run'' are my most memorable titles. They helped lift the arcade industry out of its slump, and created entirely new genres".<ref name="SAH" /> The game's title has been adopted as a name for the [[synthwave]] music genre, which is also known as "outrun" music, inspired by the game's soundtrack which is selectable in-game as well as the game's 1980s aesthetic.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web |last=Lambert |first=Molly |date=4 August 2016 |title=''Stranger Things'' and how Tangerine Dream soundtracked the 80s |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2914736/molly-lambert-on-the-german-synthrock-bands-tv-moment/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821193534/http://www.mtv.com/news/2914736/molly-lambert-on-the-german-synthrock-bands-tv-moment/ |archive-date=21 August 2016 |access-date=28 August 2016 |website=MTV.com}}</ref><ref name="Wired" /> French musician [[Kavinsky]] named his debut album ''[[OutRun (album)|OutRun]]'' (2013) after the game.<ref name="spinQ&A">{{cite web |last=Battaglia |first=Andy |date=20 February 2013 |title=Kavinsky Opens Up About His Survivor Tattoo, Skrillex Movie Dates |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/kavinsky-outrun-drive-skrillex-tattoo-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820193202/https://www.spin.com/2013/02/kavinsky-outrun-drive-skrillex-tattoo-interview/ |archive-date=20 August 2020 |access-date=5 April 2018 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref>

The game has been listed among the [[List of video games considered the best|best games of all time]] by ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'',<ref name="NextGeneration">{{Cite magazine |date=September 1996 |title=Top 100 Games of All Time |url=https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up |url-status=live |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |publisher=Imagine Publishing |issue=21 |page=55 |issn=1078-9693 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203233916/https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up |archive-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> ''[[Retro Gamer]]'',<ref name="RetroGamer">{{Cite magazine |date=January 2004 |title=Top 10 Retro Games |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |publisher=Live Publishing |issue=1 |page=30 |issn=1742-3155}}</ref> ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]'',<ref name="Stuff2009">{{Citation |title=100 Greatest Games |date=October 2008 |newspaper=[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]] |pages=116–126 |publisher=Dennis Publishing}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine |last=TIME staff |date=15 November 2012 |title=All-TIME 100 Video Games |url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307075016/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/ |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref> ''[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]'',<ref name="G4">{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=Top 100 Games |url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100 |archive-date=23 November 2014 |access-date=11 April 2019 |website=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]] |publisher=G4 Media}}</ref> ''[[Killer List of Videogames]]'',<ref name="KLOV">{{Cite web |last=McLemore |first=Greg |title=Our List of the Top 100 Coin-Operated Video Games |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/TOP100.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318052432/https://www.arcade-museum.com/TOP100.php |archive-date=18 March 2019 |access-date=11 April 2019 |website=[[Killer List of Videogames]]}}</ref> ''[[Yahoo!]]'',<ref name="Yahoo">{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time |url=http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050801002743/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/ |archive-date=1 August 2005 |access-date=11 April 2019 |website=[[Yahoo!]]}}</ref> and [[Imagine Publishing|''NowGamer'']].<ref name="NowGamer">{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=100 Greatest Retro Games |url=http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106140403/http://www.nowgamer.com/100-greatest-retro-games-part-1/ |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=11 April 2019 |website=NowGamer |publisher=Imagine Publishing}}</ref> In 2017, ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' ranked the game 31st on their "Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time".<ref>{{Cite web |last=GamesRadar Staff |date=21 June 2017 |title=Best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-sega-genesis-games-all-time/ |access-date=2022-02-24 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Writing in ''[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]]'', Joao Diniz Sanches praised ''Out Run''{{'}}s "unforgettable design and expertly tuned game balance", describing the game as "''the'' consummate exhibit in an oversubscribed genre" and "one of the purest and most joyous experiences in video gaming".<ref name="mott">{{cite book |last=Mott |first=Tony |title=[[1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die]] |publisher=Universe Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-7893-2090-2 |location=New York City |page=121}}</ref> In 2015, ''Out Run'' appeared in fourth place on ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s list of The Top 10 Most Influential Racing Games Ever, behind ''[[Pole Position (video game)|Pole Position]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo (1997 video game)|Gran Turismo]]'' and ''[[Virtua Racing]]''. According to Luke Reilly, traces of ''Out Run'' DNA can be found in series like ''[[Test Drive (series)|Test Drive]]'', ''[[Need for Speed]]'', ''[[Project Gotham Racing]]'' and ''[[Burnout (series)|Burnout]]'', as well as modern racers like the ''[[Forza Horizon]]'' games and ''[[DriveClub]]''.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |date=3 April 2015 |title=The Top 10 Most Influential Racing Games Ever |url=http://ign.com/articles/2015/04/03/the-top-10-most-influential-racing-games-ever?page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106140403/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/03/the-top-10-most-influential-racing-games-ever?page=2 |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=24 December 2015 |website=IGN |page=2}}</ref> According to Jacopo Prisco of ''[[Wired UK]]'', the influence of ''Out Run'' "is still being felt on consoles, in music, and in movies". Along with its influence on a wide range of racing games from ''Need for Speed'' and ''[[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]]'' to ''Project Gotham Racing'' and ''Forza Horizon'', the game's selectable radio music has become commonplace in video games such as the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series as well as the choice to drive through alternate paths in racing games.<ref name="Wired" />

===Film adaptation===
On April 21, 2025, [[Universal Pictures]] announced that they are developing a live action movie of ''Out Run'' with [[Michael Bay]] directing, Jayson Rothwell writing and [[Sydney Sweeney]] producing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/sydney-sweeney-michael-bay-outrun-video-game-universal-1236373036/|title=Michael Bay And Sydney Sweeney Team On Movie Adaptation Of ‘OutRun’ Video Game At Universal|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 21, 2025|author=Justin Kroll|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref>