OutRun 2 Shines, But Xbox Version In Doubt

Thanks to Kikizo for their in-depth look at Sega's OutRun 2 arcade machine, as the all-time classic racing game gets a now-playable Xbox hardware-based arcade sequel. Thanks to Yu Suzuki's obsession with a particular car manufacturer, you get to drive "one of at least eight different Ferraris, ranging from the Dino 246 GTS to the F50, including the 360 Spider and the awesome Enzo", and the game even shows track-side advertising from Ferrari sponsors like AMD, particularly piquant since the game is running on the Chihiro/Xbox's Intel chipset. However, Polygon reports that an Xbox conversion of the game is still in doubt, with an AM2 producer citing "disadvantages in terms of translation potential" and mentioning "problems with players renting most racing games as opposed to purchasing them."

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Re:YOU WILL CONSUME

[DrSkwid]

Ridicule is the first recourse of the weak minded.
Street advertising steals your attention and imprints itself on your brain.
The one who says he is 'unaffected' is the one who is the lost sheep.
If it didn't affect the weak it wouldn't work.

The passive observer is a collaborator.

Re:YOU WILL CONSUME

[DrSkwid]

Milk drinkers are weak minded.

Advertising works, of that, there is no doubt.

No I didn't get it out of anyone's sig thanks.

Re:YOU WILL CONSUME

[DrSkwid]

>> "Ridicule is the first recourse of the weak minded."
> Said the guy who got burned.

I'm sorry, you'll have to use proper english if you want me to understand.

You mean like stop signs?

Yes, exactly like stop signs. Road safety is adversely affected by streetside advertising because it distracts the attention away from the road ahead.

But don't take my word for it :
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/drf168- 00. asp
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However, roughly speaking, the general conclusion is that between 10% and 30% of all accidents have driver distraction as a contributory factor, and that, of these, roughly a third are specifically caused by external-to-vehicle driver distraction. Young (aged 17-21) drivers are particularly prone to external-to-vehicle driver distraction.
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So the estimate is that 3% of all RTA's are caused by external-to-vehicle driver distraction.

There are 50,000 deaths and 3.5 million injuries anually from RTA's in the EU. (http://www.ukcycling.net/news/index.php?story=499 )

So 3% represents 1,500 deaths and 450,000 injuries anually.

>I said lighten up.
I thank you not to issue instruction to me, it is a serious subject.

> It isn't a bad thing when an advertisement attracts your awareness of something you were already interested in. To assume that it is dangerous is ridiculous.

Street advertising is like junk mail, 99% of it holds no interest at all. In fact I can't find a single product in my house that is advertised on billboards or TV except a few food products. Consumerism *is* dangerous. Street advertising is a form of pollution. Why is it wrong to question it's validity?

I don't need to assume that it is dangerous, it is a field for scientific study.

1,500 deaths, 450,000 injuries

> Give it a rest, hyporcrite. We all know you have responded to an advertisement recently. Either you're weak minded, you are simply wrong.

We are all weak minded. What you know about me is approximately nothing.
As I said, most advertised products hold *no* interest for me whatsoever. Why should I 'give it a rest'? What is my incentive to keep quiet on a subject that is having a negative impact on my life and the people around me. Does the passive observer feel threatened?

> Truely weak minded people see danger where there is none.

That's as maybe. Calling someone paranoid is not a valid rebuttal.

Those who do not understand a subject and who cannot enter into discourse with reasoning and insight use insult and ridicule.

> Done trying to sound like Yoda?
Sound like Yoda is something I do not.

You really do sound threatened. Why is that?