Daytona USA hits Dreamcast! The Arcade Racing Legend from Sega Gets Remade for Consoles

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11 ай бұрын

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Up next: Daytona USA 2001 on the Sega Dreamcast! The original arcade racing game that started a franchise and still one of the most beloved Sega arcade retro gaming experiences of all time and it got an enhanced port on Sega retro gaming masterpiece! I can't think of a single issue I have with Daytona USA and I love the Sega Model 2 arcade hardware look and vibe...and its still fun here on Dreamcast! Sure there are newer versions (on Xbox 360 and arcade with Sega Racing Classic which you can run on computers...making it PC gaming lol) but I just love the original from a video game history and nostalgia perspective.
And this would lead directly to Daytona USA 2 and Scud Race...and that's never a bad thing!
I recently added an original arcade PCB to my collection but have not yet modded in controls. You can emulate this on the Model 2 emulator!
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@LukeOranje 11 ай бұрын

Alright, so here’s how you play on a controller pad: Adjust steering sensitivity to around 25-40%, depending on you preferences. You have to choose manual for your car. When approaching a tight curve, drop that gear to 2nd and drift hard. The key is downshifting and turning extra early - earlier than you might think. The end result should be you (relatively) seamlessly drifting around the corner. For a less tight curve, go to 3rd, but same concept applied. Don’t stick in those lower gears for too long - it’s a good idea to shift up soon after entering the drift. It takes a while to get used to, but completely revolutionizes the game after you practice enough to get the hang of it. It adds quite a bit of depth to the gameplay, trying to get the perfect drift and upshifts correct.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

gonna pin this

@LukeOranje 10 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Appreciate it! It's not easy and takes a lot of practice to get just right. It's a delicate combination between slamming the brakes, downshifting/upshifting, and managing your turn, but when it comes together, you feel like a champ. It's just good to know that the game is nicely playable with a controller pad (and patience).

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

👍

@ferrarikangaroo9271 10 ай бұрын

Spot on! Great comment. This is muscle memory for me now so I just assumed that everyone else knew this as well. SEGA were never that great at translating arcade racing game controls to control pad for some reason (Sega Rally 1 & OG Daytona on Saturn excepted, which were amazing). Sometimes it felt like they never play tested their later racing game conversions properly before release.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

It is odd to have such perfect controls in arcade and then to jank it up at home

@DijaVlogsGames 11 ай бұрын

My god, that music instantly gets me into the mood for some arcade racing action.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

The soundtrack is so iconic. Some of Sega's best

@goonerlee 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved it when this got released on the Dreamcast. Bit tricky at first until you sort out the deadzone on the controller but if you use that crappy DC steering wheel it works like a charm. There's a widescreen mod you can use if you run it through Redream as well.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes there is def a learning curve to the handling but I kind of enjoy that

@DaveFallows 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica It's the same with F-Zero GX - you need to go into the controller settings and max-out the range on the stick, or else things are twitchy as hell with the insane sensitivity/deadzone. Spookily enough emulating the original Daytona USA requires the same controller tweaks. It's like they're all defaulted to steering wheel sensitivity, as @goonerlee found out.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

F Zero always breaks my brain. That and wipeout

@goonerlee 11 ай бұрын

@@DaveFallows Yeah that's true. I've tried the DC Daytona, the ones running on Model 2 and the ones on Technoparrot and they all have that really sensitive steering. Scud Race too. I think it's something to do with some steering wheels turning a full 360 degrees and others only turning 180 but don't hold me to that. Funnily enough though the Daytona on Model 3 emulator can be tweaked and it works pretty good so who knows.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

The steering in the boards themselves was designed for X degrees of rotation based on the cabinet hardware. If your wheel doesn’t match that it changes the feel

@astreakaito5625 11 ай бұрын

It's my favorite episode with Daytona 2! Extremely underrated, you can fix he controls in the options.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes the controls can be articulated nicely

@LetsPlayKeldeo 11 ай бұрын

That song makes me so nostalgic

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It’s pure Sega nostalgia no doubt

@RKDZONE 10 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorites. I was never bothered by the twitchy controls, but when i tried it with the original DC steering wheel, woow, it was night and day compared to the controller. Very close to the arcade feeling.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Yes it should basically be “wheel required”

@rars0n 10 ай бұрын

I'll be honest, Daytona USA and Sega Rally 2 on Dreamcast were two giant disappointments for me. Sega's decision to do another Daytona port rather than porting Daytona 2 made no sense, either. A lot of their decisions in the late 90's really baffled me, like the decision to save VF3 for the Dreamcast, making people wait 3 years to play it.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

They aren’t perfect but I still love them

@richwilde6550 4 ай бұрын

Sega did some very silly things in the 90s and some brilliant things. It was one or the other.

@edgesdragon888 8 ай бұрын

Sega should have set the default sensitivity setting to the left on the sensitivity slider in the options. Setting it where they did needlessly made a bad first impression on people. Here are a few suggestions: 1) Move the sensitivity slider almost all the way to the left, maybe about two or three notches or so from the left. That's about where the default setting should be. See how well that works, then go back to the options to adjust the steering wheel afterwards if you still feel it's necessary. I typically keep the steering setting as is. 2) Certain cars are better suited to certain tracks. The Lightning, for example, works best with simple tracks while lighter cars work well with tracks that have several tight turns like Seaside Street Galaxy. 3) Selecting the right tires for the right cars also improves control and handling. The Lightning handles more easily with the softest tires. 4) The rear tires spin out when pressing the gas before the car straightens out on your racing line. They also spin out when pressing too far and too quickly on the gas, whether at the starting line or coming out of a turn. Let it get into position as you come out of a turn before accelerating and figure out how quickly to accelerate coming out of each turn. Several turns require feathering the gas and/or brakes. You should be able to get the spinning out under control. All these steps together will help when practicing to figure out when and where to feather the gas and brakes and when to powerslide. Although the vehicle physics and handling aren't like the original, that's OK. They still have an arcade-like feel unlike Championship Circuit Edition. After awhile it played like a dream for me. I forgot about any comparison to the original as I could now appreciate and enjoy the vehicle handling on its own terms. This while using the Dreamcast controller. Heck, with practice, the Lightning might even be more controllable on some of the other tracks.

@sbummara 11 ай бұрын

There is a rom hack with the original Daytona OST for the Dreamcast which makes it even better.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Ooh interesting. I’ll have to look for it

@simon41978 11 ай бұрын

I loved this game. I got it at release and used to play on a 21'' VGA monitor. Handling was very difficult until I unlocked the PYWACKETT BARCHETTA car. That changed everything for me. I could now drive normally. I have a couple of steering wheels for DC; the official one and a Thrustmaster wheel and pedals which are supposed to be very rare. An Ebay seller only wanted $25 for it boxed. Very impressive graphics at the time. And, Genki were so good. I miss them!

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It looks so good on VGA too. One of the best IMO

@simon41978 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica VGA was so good for Sega. Sega's troubles led to a drop in quality for Genki's games when Genki had to go from VGA to PS2's God-awful blurriness. It felt criminal to me.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

PS2 was such a visual downgrade video quality wise. The “blurry” years

@Tochir0 11 ай бұрын

One thing that helped me with a controller was keeping the analogue stick up at the 12 o’clock direction when driving. It makes it easier to make subtle left/right turns.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

thats always a pro move and I use it on some arcade games

@PopeTheRevXXVIII 11 ай бұрын

One of those Dreamcast games that looked better than a lot of ps2 games. I wish I still had my copy. Too bad we didn't get Daytona 2 Dreamcast though. Give us what we want Sega!

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Sega never gives fans what they want. It’s their revenge on us for Dreamcast failing

@PopeTheRevXXVIII 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica this is why I hope the Rumors Sega is Next for Microsoft after Activision are true. Papa Phil will get us what we want

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Sega needs to be swallowed up by someone who wants them for their IP because Sega surely doesn’t seem to care about 95% of it

@Kapojos 2 ай бұрын

I just noticed a lot of scenery from the saturn version is missing here... like the train and roller coaster in the background 😢

@VideoGameEsoterica 2 ай бұрын

They def cut some things out

@STAXONDECK1 2 ай бұрын

These graphics for Daytona blew me away at the time it was the first new Dreamcast game I got after buying the console with Sonic Adventure, Sonic Shuffle and Jet Set Radio. Daytona was a showpiece 40 cars on track 60fps it looks great still

@VideoGameEsoterica 2 ай бұрын

It was definitely a pretty game

@OriginalName90 11 ай бұрын

From what I've heard, Hasbro was involved with the publishing purely because they held some rights to the Daytona 500 license at the time.

@MikeRox83 11 ай бұрын

You would be correct. PAL ended up being Infogrames for that. Sega Worldwide Soccer 2001 also ended up becoming UEFA Dream Soccer and published by Infogrames to get a license applied too.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Licensing is always such a weird beast

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Fun fact

@dan_perry 11 ай бұрын

My dude, you (at least) could of mentioned that this game is back online! Looking over the comments....doesn't seem like many know about this.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Just not something I addressed as I usually only talk about what I show. Maybe in a future video :)

@bredmaster 11 ай бұрын

Strangely, I adjusted to the controls very quickly back in the day - within a few games, I was able to get similar lap times in Dino Canyon as in the arcade with similar drift shifting techniques. Control was not perfect, but definitely not as dire as reviewers made it out to be. One thing I didnt like for sure was the weird shrink wrap look of the cars. Otherwise, really cool to have a NAOMI-fied Daytona USA

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

I mean some people just adjust quicker than others which totally makes sense :)

@bredmaster 11 ай бұрын

A part of me also feels like not all DC controllers are made equal - I have no proof of course.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Might just be down to general wear too

@bredmaster 11 ай бұрын

and maybe even some tear

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Lolol

@JB____________ 11 ай бұрын

great to have your thoughts on this one on the dreamcast.. it was my second fav arcade racer behind Sega rally..

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

My love for Sega Rally is large as well

@analog_ape 11 ай бұрын

I never understood why the cars in any Daytona game need to be twerking at all times. It always bugged me for some reason.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

They just feel the rhythm and have got to dance 🤷🏻‍♂️

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

They just feel the rhythm and have got to dance 🤷🏻‍♂️

@whatamalike 11 ай бұрын

Same. Just looks stoopid 😅

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Oops double post

@Garuda449 10 ай бұрын

Parts of the game was in Daytona USA championship

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

A bit yes s

@funnyguy150 10 ай бұрын

This remake was developed by Genki, who made some great games, but mostly developed budget games. They also did the notorious VF3tb Dreamcast port. So it seems like Sega wanted a quick and dirty rerelease of Daytona 1 for easy money and weren't too fussed about the quality. Also possible by then that Sega didn't have the source code of Daytona? So Genki would be replicating the handling by feel.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Genki was high and low in the Dreamcast era it seems

@Gorilla_Jones 11 ай бұрын

I love this game, but I can't get any of my model 1, 2 or three games to run on my SteamDeck 😢

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Model 1 would be MAME and should work. 2 and 3 are windows only so you’d need to dial boot

@DehnusNorder 11 ай бұрын

Curse you! LOL 🤣. I read the first part and was like "Daytona 2 on Dreamcast? YEEES YEEES!". I know I should read it better but the "hits dreamcast". I should have known better considering how different Naomi and MOdel 3 are :P .

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Haha gotta read closer!

@GamerGee 11 ай бұрын

My only con is that for the soundtrack. They didn’t port of “ the noisy roars of wilderness”. That songs wonderful.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

They did leave some tracks out. Bad idea

@JEY74 11 ай бұрын

what happens is that people don't know how to drive, they want to take a curve at 300 km/h

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

I mean we can’t do that in real life. May as well try in a game lol

@JEY74 10 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica

@ultimateman55 11 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, I've only really started getting into this game very recently, over the past 6 months or so. My interest in my DC was revitalized with the availability of component cables for the first time and DAMN does this game look fantastic on a CRT with component. While I agree that the controls are very twitchy at first, I do think you can adjust to them with the DC controller and default settings. That being said, this game is HARD when it comes to the more difficult sections...but you know, par for the course for Sega. I might have a bigger gripe with the controls if I were dedicated to 100 percenting this game, but as of now, I play it much more like you would in the arcade: casually in spurts of approximately 30 minutes or less. For that kind of gaming, this game is damn hard to beat.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Dreamcast is probably the best looking console on CRT IMO. I play on a VGA monitor and it just looks amazing

@wryguy5060 9 ай бұрын

Don't play with the joystick settings if you're having trouble with the controls Start by giving yourself softer tires or choosing a different car

@JR-mr1tw 11 ай бұрын

I've always wanted to get into this but I just never have quite got the feel for the cars

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It takes a minute and its MUCH better with a wheel

@groove66 11 ай бұрын

🫡 Fantastic series.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying it!

@analog_ape 11 ай бұрын

Uploaded 9 seconds ago? I'm in 😅

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

lolol...thats just the publish time. Uploaded like four months ago

@STAXONDECK1 2 ай бұрын

This is the best Daytona game, especially when you unlock all the cars and learn to to drift and of course use a wheel no need to adjust the controls

@VideoGameEsoterica 2 ай бұрын

A wheel is a def nice addition

@M1XART 11 ай бұрын

I've never had any issues controlling this game on Dreamcast. I simply always play on 1st - person mode, drive full speed, but when there is corner coming ahead, i let go gas completedty way advance, but not using brakes at all. Always perfect turns this way. This game is awesome! I strongly recommend selecting 40 cars in for each race. Where is Daytona USA 2 for Dreamcast??? -It would sell well, even if released today!

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It would def sell a decent amount of copies to fans if Sega did a VERY late port lol

@TronicGames 2 ай бұрын

This one is a strange one. It is definitely not a port of the arcade but rather a reimagining. That said, physics and controls at first might seem nothing like the arcade but the more you play the more you feel the DNA is there. Controls are a mess, but if you decrease sensitivity and adjust dead zones you can definitely play it with a pad. There's plenty of secret and unlockable content to keep you entertained. Although I hated this at first I ended up loving it to bits. Definitely a slow burn game.

@VideoGameEsoterica 2 ай бұрын

Yes it just takes more time to get used to as it does change of the physics

@ShapeyFiend 11 ай бұрын

This is massively underrated. The Japanese handling is great when you turn the sensitivity down. It's just more like Scud Race where you can spin out easily if you overcook it.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Scud Race def will throw you into the wall or let your back end break loose if you push it too hard. It’ll punish the player

@JR-mr1tw 11 ай бұрын

Is this like Daytona CCE where the Japanese handling was tweaked?

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

A but yes

@who432 11 ай бұрын

I remember how AWFUL the controls were on this game. I could only keep my car on the road on the first track. HOWEVER, I spent many nights staying up to 4am playing online 😅😅

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Gotta use a wheel. Sega designed the entire game around in. Which was probably not a great idea

@RegalEagle1979 11 ай бұрын

It was always odd to me how Sega got the controls right with the first Saturn Daytona...but the graphics were awful. Then in Daytona CCE and Daytona 2001, they got the graphics right but screwed the controls. Why? How?

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Sega does funny things sometimes. Only they seem to know why

@RegalEagle1979 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Accurate! I do agree with you that 2001 was better than it gets credit for and I don't think it plays as badly as some people say that it does. It definitely isn't as tight as the arcade game (or that first Saturn port) though.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It’s better than it gets credit for and worst than it should have been all in the same package

@DehnusNorder 11 ай бұрын

As for the music, totally agree, without Takenobu Mitsuyoshi singing? It wouldn't be a SEGA racer from the mid till late 90s :P .

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It’s an odd choice for sure

@DehnusNorder 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Love the guy, even these days, he's a massive walking advertisement for SEGA :) . Whether he's in his "creepy uncle cosplay", in more serious garments or just is silly. The guy's a hoot :) .

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

He def seems like he’s living his best life that’s for sure

@DehnusNorder 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica YUP: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lauCe7SDr9vDcYk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ns-Hf5l7qa7Uc2Q.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ9zhZaWsJnJlHk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLVjotigxsm6f2g.html I mean, SEGA always had interesting characters, but he really stands out. But then this is the company that had the "SST band" whom later became "Blind Spot" after they retired and are still performing LOL . One of these is a 20 minute documentary, it has subtitles :). The documentary is actually quite interesting :). But he still does regular podcasts as well :P . Imagine ANYBODY at Sony or Nintendo doing this and still being employed! Only Microsoft had a few that were a bit, odd, but none came close to this. And with Microsoft it's often just Cringe XD .

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Dude is just on send in the best way possible

@shingotink5062 11 ай бұрын

I played the DC version for years on pad with default settings. I did not know until a couple years ago that you could adjust the conteols. Still not great but way more playable. With that said, I have played the Xbox 350 (XBLA) version far more than any other other version. I believe it's since been delisted, however if you already own it it's backwards compatible and looks and plays great on my Xbox Series X.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Its such a bummer Sega delists the games. Becomes harder and harder every year to just play some of these Sega classics

@RyRyTheBassGuy 11 ай бұрын

Man do we ever need a Daytona compilation! SEGA had good intentions with the Ages ports, but just doing the wrong games. Also what's the deal with Virtua Racing only being on Switch? Oh, SEGA...

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

and sadly I doubt we will ever get it

@RyRyTheBassGuy 11 ай бұрын

@VideoGameEsoterica Like you've said, we should stop expecting Sega to do anything gamers want.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Thats the smart thinking lol. Sad but true

@SP95 10 ай бұрын

What about the 360 port ?

@HappiestRogue 11 ай бұрын

This is game is one of the reasons why I keep the Dreamcast hooked up. Such a perfect pick up and play game but I suppose that’s the magic of the Sega Dreamcast ❤️

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes it’s def one of those games you can play for ten minutes or two hours

@aries993 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoy this game a lot. The criticism for the default controls is definitely deserved but going in the settings and reducing the analog sensitivity by 50% makes it much better and plays better than Daytona CCE IMO

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It was an odd default to...well...default to lol

@darthv72 11 ай бұрын

I hated the controls but I applaud the effort to modernize it at the time. I've gotten more tolerant to the controls over the years but if I want to play Daytona i will play on my xbox.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It takes some getting used to but once you do it’s legit

@michaeldemers2716 10 ай бұрын

I think Daytona USA and Ridge Racer are my favorite racing games.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Two classics. Namco knew what they were doing with racing games too

@DragonSlayerKyo 11 ай бұрын

Genki was involved with this port, and their racing games have this extreme twitchiness. but I really do like this port, to be honest.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

They do tend to be a bit twitchy

@Charlie-Cat. 10 ай бұрын

Great way to start my morning seeing VGE in action. Time to have my Bacon & Eggs breakfast to enjoy this from you bro. 8^) Anthony...

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

No lasagna breakfast? At least it’s not Monday

@lactobacillusprime 11 ай бұрын

Great game but indeed the twitchy analog controls can ruin it if you don't customize them in some way.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes it does require some customization to get dialed in

@MikeRox83 11 ай бұрын

Western releases at 3rd sensitivity make it play pretty close to the original. Its so weird that the shadows don't map to the car on the emulation footage. It's kinda jarring lol

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Bit of an oddity for sure

@nickiebanchou 11 ай бұрын

SUCH a shame it wasn't daytona usa 2 .... also wasn't daytona usa either because physics where nowhere like it , played a lot but it's a frustrating experience that demands dedication

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

the physics were changed

@nickiebanchou 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica let's just say butchered

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Some people would agree for sure

@jodyjohnson265 6 ай бұрын

I've played the arcade version Daytona USA and now if I really want to play it I am forced to play it via emulation.

@VideoGameEsoterica 6 ай бұрын

Most people are sadly

@gunsmithx 11 ай бұрын

Hopefully one day we'll get a definitive home release

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

We need a Daytona compilation for modern systems

@emanuelepolloni4002 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsotericait could happen if Sega gets back the rights or rerelease them under a new name like they did with Sega Racing Classic, but I’m afraid only Daytona USA will be ported since it’s the most popular and well known of the series. I’d be happy if at least they rereleased the PC ports of Daytona USA and Championship Circuit upgraded to run on a modern PC and various improvements so that it could be modded to include more content from the other games of the series

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

But they won’t. It’s Sega after all lol

@emanuelepolloni4002 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica The only hope is that fans do the same that they're doing with Sega Rally and make a remake by themselves. If you don't know there's a Sega Rally fan remake called Over Jump Rally that recreates the original arcade game in Unreal Engine 5 that is currently being made for the PC.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes that’s probably the only way we will see stuff like this in the future

@coderkind 11 ай бұрын

I've never really warmed to this port; the controls borderline spoil it for me. I think you can deaden the twitchiness on some racing wheels (which might help), but it's better in the arcade and even the 360/PS3 ports. Holding out hope for some sort of game-hack where someone "corrects" the controls.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Yes the controls do have a learning curve. Its def a game best played with a wheel

@coderkind 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica I bought a wheel specifically to play this port of the game, but it still didn't feel right. I'll give it another go one day; great video as always. By the way; tried the recent Daytona Championship USA (2017) in an arcade a few weeks ago and that didn't feel right either 🤣

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Play around with the settings in the options menu. You can change the feel around a bit. 2017 is a fun but flawed game for sure

@VirtuaVillain 11 ай бұрын

It's 100% made for the DC wheel, all the twitchiness will be gone if you can get your hands on one. Hated this on release but with the DC wheel the handling will be pretty close to the original and for me went from disappointing to possibly contender for best DC racer. If you've ever emulated an Arcade racing game that doesn't have pad support that's how Daytona USA 2001 plays on DC, like the devs made zero concession for pad players (iirc the sensitivity setting in the western version was added because of complaints after the NTSCJ version released). Also, there's a version of this that has the arcade OST modded back in, worth hunting it down. If you do get a DC wheel then look up the Ben Ryves 'de-deadzone mod' it elevates the racing experience a lot

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

Which was a big design mistake to target wheel over analog controller knowing the install base

@VirtuaVillain 11 ай бұрын

@@VideoGameEsoterica Absolutely, one of the strangest decisions I've ever seen and it should have been tuned for both the controller and wheel play with controller as priority. The strangest part is that Sega perfectly translated the F355 Arcade steering wheel handling on Dreamcast, showing they were more than capable/aware that pad controls need consideration

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It seems like a “Ran out of time…ship it” decision

@FlorderreyVello 10 ай бұрын

Really bad with the controller on the Dreamcast. But with my Mad Catz Racing Wheel it is a dream come true. The best Daytona Home Version you can have. Maybe the best version at all.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

The wheel is where it’s at for sure

@richardryan3551 10 ай бұрын

I had this when it came out and thought it was bad bought it again if you knock the sensitivity down pick right tyres it's a bad ass perfect arcade racer the dogs bollocks

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

The dogs bollocks. Always a charming expression

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

And I meant that in a positive way :)

@srvuk 11 ай бұрын

Substance is everything and twitchy cars doesn't make for great gameplay. I have also hated the way that the rear of the vehicle bounces up and down, which is annoyingly frustrated on the eyes.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Suspension is in the club lol

@STAXONDECK1 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was odd how everyone praised the arcade original but when I downloaded on PS3 I thought it was ass compared to the Dreamcast version

@dbnpoldermans4120 10 ай бұрын

control is indeed horrible.indeed I hope someday a hacker will fix this issue There is a widescreen hack already and also a arcade music hack. But the controls... I have no idea what happened here

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Just gotta use a wheel AND adjust in options. A lot of doing

@SP95 10 ай бұрын

I only don't play this one because the reflections on that car are catching my eyes at an annoying rate

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

An interesting issue but hey…no judgements :)

@Mike-B-Jackson 11 ай бұрын

Freakin LOVED Daytona USA in the arcade. Passionately hated every single port.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

That's fair. Some people just dont love them

@nikoforu 2 күн бұрын

My thoughts on Daytona 2001 - Looks great if not arcade accurate - Most of the extra tracks are meh - Sound/music adequate - horrible controls

@VideoGameEsoterica 2 күн бұрын

Bout how I see it

@sgtearache5303 10 ай бұрын

Man the complaints about the controls in this are over the top. It's not that bad. Drop the sensitivity and practice a bit... Otherwise the game is fantastic!

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

It’s a valid issue but one that’s easy to overcome

@METR0lD 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, this version never really hit with me. It's not "bad", but I don't love it either, and I absolutely love Daytona USA. Not great Daytona is still good, but good isn't Daytona. Daytona is a masterpiece to me.

@VideoGameEsoterica 11 ай бұрын

It’s def the lesser of the two versions for sure

@jjbc5059 10 ай бұрын

I hate the car designs of the Daytona USA Dreamcast version!! Why didn't they made them like the original ones but better graphics? They look amorphous

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

I’m not sure why they felt the need to redesign them

@SP95 10 ай бұрын

The thirst for improved 3D graphics was immense at the time and Daytona USA was not that impressive anymore against 2000s racing games.

@jjbc5059 10 ай бұрын

Yeah but why like this? It's awful@@SP95

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Improvements were coming fast back then for sure

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

Just how it was

@GamerGee 11 ай бұрын

Online play works now. Only on real dreamcasts for now. Sega. Why didn’t they just port this game to the arcade. Daytona championship USA sucks!!!! Love this game. Works with a wheel.

@VideoGameEsoterica 10 ай бұрын

I may do an online video one day