- 26,911
- Houston, Texas, USA
- JMarine25
Dear Sega of Japan,
In Japan, it is known as "SCUD Race," or Super Car Ultimate Drive. In America and many other parts of the world, we know it as "Super GT." This game still looks fresh, and whenever I have enough money to play it in an arcade room, I WANT IN!
Now that the game has been out since 1996 with no home version available and years passing, it would be a great idea to not only bring the series back to life, but to give it NEW life. Just a new idea for you all to throw around.
Sincerly,
"JohnBM," GT Planet Forum Participant
Okay, so maybe that was a corny E-mail and a sorry excuse to get publicity, but creativity pays, right? In the past, getting Super GT to many homes was pretty rough because the game itself was programmed with expensive software, and it was very costly to compile all of those elements into one game. It kicks butt to say the least. For those of you who don't know what this game is, I'll describe it to you.
Sega SCUD Race/Super GT is a game based on the arcade classic Daytona USA of 1994. While Daytona USA had chunk-o-licious polygons, it was the beginning of something big. In what other racing game could you be able to face off in packs of 40 and passing at least 5 a time in the draft? The sensation of speed was exceptional in that game as you pushed for at least 170-200 mph. And who can remember all the vicious crashes you could eventually survive (after all, it's just a game) when you hit the wall hard? With the arcade game, there was on problem eminent in most Sega racing titles, few tracks. The game was so good, you wanted to challenge other venues, but was limited. So two years later, Super GT was based on D-USA's racing style, but based on the late BPR Organisation (I know I misspelled it, but that is how it is spelled from the sanctioning body before FIA came in.) Even today, Super GT is still eye candy. It's still eye candy like that cute girl you see at the mall. Like that 60's Ford Mustang that looks dirty but is still a treat to look at and admire.
If Sega wanted to go through with this and put in as many cars as possible from as many models as possible, they would have to make the car textures low-res (I can respect that if it will be 20-40 cars a race, I'm not expecting a Gran Turismo Jr.), offer more tracks, with a few real courses, allow rain, online play (optional), and include more of the same European Techno and trance for music. My favorite track and music track was the song for the Beginner Night stage. The Beginner night track is high speed, and looks like an oval with the two straights bending right at 45-50 degrees.
Personally, I think with the technology today and in bringing back possibly the "Super Mario Bros. 3" of arcade racing, Super GT would be a classic and an ode to their success making great arcade racing games. In fact, I can imagine racing a Gulf McLaren challenging any Ferrari or McLaren clone in my path. Most of the music from the arcade game can stay. No crappy tunes on that game (except maybe Beginner-Day). Super GT/SCUD Race... should it make a comeback?
In Japan, it is known as "SCUD Race," or Super Car Ultimate Drive. In America and many other parts of the world, we know it as "Super GT." This game still looks fresh, and whenever I have enough money to play it in an arcade room, I WANT IN!
Now that the game has been out since 1996 with no home version available and years passing, it would be a great idea to not only bring the series back to life, but to give it NEW life. Just a new idea for you all to throw around.
Sincerly,
"JohnBM," GT Planet Forum Participant
Okay, so maybe that was a corny E-mail and a sorry excuse to get publicity, but creativity pays, right? In the past, getting Super GT to many homes was pretty rough because the game itself was programmed with expensive software, and it was very costly to compile all of those elements into one game. It kicks butt to say the least. For those of you who don't know what this game is, I'll describe it to you.
Sega SCUD Race/Super GT is a game based on the arcade classic Daytona USA of 1994. While Daytona USA had chunk-o-licious polygons, it was the beginning of something big. In what other racing game could you be able to face off in packs of 40 and passing at least 5 a time in the draft? The sensation of speed was exceptional in that game as you pushed for at least 170-200 mph. And who can remember all the vicious crashes you could eventually survive (after all, it's just a game) when you hit the wall hard? With the arcade game, there was on problem eminent in most Sega racing titles, few tracks. The game was so good, you wanted to challenge other venues, but was limited. So two years later, Super GT was based on D-USA's racing style, but based on the late BPR Organisation (I know I misspelled it, but that is how it is spelled from the sanctioning body before FIA came in.) Even today, Super GT is still eye candy. It's still eye candy like that cute girl you see at the mall. Like that 60's Ford Mustang that looks dirty but is still a treat to look at and admire.
If Sega wanted to go through with this and put in as many cars as possible from as many models as possible, they would have to make the car textures low-res (I can respect that if it will be 20-40 cars a race, I'm not expecting a Gran Turismo Jr.), offer more tracks, with a few real courses, allow rain, online play (optional), and include more of the same European Techno and trance for music. My favorite track and music track was the song for the Beginner Night stage. The Beginner night track is high speed, and looks like an oval with the two straights bending right at 45-50 degrees.
Personally, I think with the technology today and in bringing back possibly the "Super Mario Bros. 3" of arcade racing, Super GT would be a classic and an ode to their success making great arcade racing games. In fact, I can imagine racing a Gulf McLaren challenging any Ferrari or McLaren clone in my path. Most of the music from the arcade game can stay. No crappy tunes on that game (except maybe Beginner-Day). Super GT/SCUD Race... should it make a comeback?
