I remember liking OutRun too. Dave 'n' Busters has rows of these racing games where you sit on a motorcycle or Jet Skii. I'm too big to use those now. I'd look ridiculous anyway.
Speed Junkies - Hang On
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 On 10/31/2020 at 04:00 PM by Matt Snee See More From This User » |
Hang On is a motorcycle racing game released in arcades by Sega in 1985. It was one of the first games to feature 16-bit graphics, and featured a rock-oriented soundtrack composed by Hiroshi Kamaguchi, which was unusual for the time. It was later ported to the Sega Master System. The Deluxe version of the arcade game featured a plastic motorcycle controller the player sat on, tilting right and left to turn in the game, sort of like a real motorcycle. It was pretty cool, actually.
I had Hang On for my Sega Master System, on a double cartridge that also included Astro Warrior. This was back when my older brother still played video games, and he really liked Hang On. Me and my little brother used to watch him play. He even beat the game once, but he was disappointed when the ending was just text saying "Play Our Next Course!" and returning to the first level of the game. 
I was never a big fan of the game, and preferred Out Run, which came out later. I do remember that all you had to do is barely touch another motocycle in Hang On and you would explode. It's not exactly the most forgiving game. (at least I think I remember it this way) It was a pretty popular game in the arcades, and used a scaling technique I don't understand to simulate 3D space that was very influential. These really were the glory days for Sega in the arcades.
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