When comparing OutRun vs Daytona USA, the Slant community recommends OutRun for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” OutRun is ranked 36th while Daytona USA is ranked 63rd. The most important reason people chose OutRun is:
Unlike other racing games of the time, you aren't necessarily racing at all. OutRun was more about beating the clock than any opponents. At the end of each stages, the player could either turn left for an easier stage or turn right for a more difficult stage which gave the user some choices as if they were driving instead of racing on a set track.
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Pros
Pro Unique driving gameplay instead of racing
Unlike other racing games of the time, you aren't necessarily racing at all. OutRun was more about beating the clock than any opponents. At the end of each stages, the player could either turn left for an easier stage or turn right for a more difficult stage which gave the user some choices as if they were driving instead of racing on a set track.
Pro First game to offer a choice of music
Before OutRun, players couldn't choose what music they listened to. In OutRun, players could choose one of three 'radio stations' which would play different music.
Pro Smooth and great looking 3D graphics for the time
Daytona USA could run consistently at 60fps which allowed for a lag-free and very fluid experience for the user. In addition, at the time it had the best 3D graphics available as it was one of the first games to texture-map it's polygons instead of using flat polygons.
Pro Ability to play multiplayer
If the arcade you were in had multiple Daytona USA machines, you could play with up to 8 players (including yourself).