Daytona USA — how it played?

How it played: Stock cars, a linked bank of up to eight sit-down cabinets, and a soundtrack that yelled the name of the game.

Arcade Files · 🏁 Racing & sports

G33Z3R Arcade Files · 1994–1999

What was the sit-down Daytona arcade game?

Daytona USA

Released: 1994
Made by: Sega AM2
How it played: Stock cars, a linked bank of up to eight sit-down cabinets, and a soundtrack that yelled the name of the game
Legacy: One of the highest-grossing arcade games of the '90s; the cabinets are still in Dave & Buster's

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Eight cabinets in a row, everyone racing everyone, and a song that shouted the title over and over. Daytona USA was the game that made a trip to the big arcade a group event in 1994.

The 3D was Sega's Model 2 hardware and it looked like the future in a way home consoles couldn't touch for years. Every Gen X adult who's been to a Dave & Buster's has played it again and been surprised it's still fun.

Sources: Wikipedia — Daytona USA

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