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I'd heard of the OutRun series but my first exposure to it wasn't until I picked up the Sega Classics Collection on PS2. I know this anthology gets a bad rap for not being the arcade originals but I really enjoyed the visually updated OutRun on that disc. The second OutRun game I ever played was OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast. I guess this was the game that really kickstarted my interest in the series. Not only does it have the full arcade version of OutRun 2SP, but it also has songs from the original 1986 OutRun and songs from an 1989 OutRun game.
I really like this series branching stages, different locations and killer soundtrack. This series to me is getting up there with Burnout and Ridge Racer as one of my favorite arcade racing series.
BTW, does the SMS have a good port of the original OutRun?