by Jerry Whorebach 11/22/2011, 7:41am PST
OutRun Online Arcade is 400 points (50% off). It's supposedly getting delisted next month when SEGA's Ferrari license expires, so if you ever wanted to own it, now's the time. It's a beautiful HD port of OutRun 2 SP, only missing the stages from original OutRun 2 that were in the arcade version (and last-gen ports). I can understand why they weren't included originally, Sumo had to bring it in under 350MB to meet the XBLA guidelines of the time, but why were they never at least made available as DLC? I paid 800 points for the base game and felt like I easily got my money's worth, I would've been happy to pay another 800 for the rest.
Sega Rally Online Arcade is also on sale for the same price, though I honestly can't recommend that one. Sure, it looks gorgeous and handles like a dream, but a couple of seriously major flaws rob it of any staying power. First, the leaderboards are all broken, so you can forget about trying to set a good time. And second, the CPU drivers are so blatantly incompetent (even on the hardest difficulty setting (of a whopping TWO difficulty settings)) that you'll beat them every race without ever dropping out of sixth gear. That's the equivalent of defeating the single-player tournament in a fighting game by spamming nothing but roundhouse kicks. Still, it provided the impetus for me to finally track down a copy of 2007's Sega Rally Revo, so I can't say it was a complete waste of money.
Sadly, the new Daytona USA port is NOT on sale, so you'll have to pay the entire 800 points if you want the arcade-perfect home conversion we've been waiting eighteen long years for. And you will, because it's bloody fantastic - almost as good as OutRun. The only complaint I can level against it is that karaoke mode doesn't support my Lips microphone. That's okay, Daytona, I'll just sing louder.
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Full list of price drops, courtesy of XBLDB. Watch for more later in the week.
Bump this thread every time XBLA has a sale. by Jerry Whorebach 09/29/2011, 3:53am PDT
one sentence Catherine review by fabio 10/22/2011, 3:53pm PDT
there are only four directions in the game! what was the problem? by Worm 10/22/2011, 11:59pm PDT
Exactly that by fabio 10/23/2011, 11:20am PDT
Re: Exactly that by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/25/2011, 10:59am PST
Black Friday sale by Jerry Whorebach 11/22/2011, 7:41am PST
MvC:2 for 320 NT by mark 11/25/2011, 5:39am PST
No one can stand against my Dream Team of two Cables and their mummy! NT by Anakaris 11/25/2011, 6:51pm PST
Outrun is awesome, thank you Jerry. by mark 11/26/2011, 2:12pm PST
Beyond Good & Evil HD for 240 MSP (70% off), today (and maybe tomorrow?) only. NT by Great Fucking Game 11/27/2011, 7:03pm PST
Sales today and Monday. by The Happiness Engine 11/25/2011, 9:33am PST
12 Days of Christmas Sale: Day 1 by Jerry Whorebach 12/20/2011, 12:18am PST
Correction: Bastion is today only, the rest are good until January 2nd. NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/20/2011, 3:32am PST
Final Fight: Double Impact was 50% off a few months ago and I forgot to tell you by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 7:17am PDT
Madness! Magic Sword is the best Capcom arcade game of that generation! by Mischief Maker 03/11/2012, 11:58am PDT
Was someone playing Final Fight for SCORE? by fabio 03/11/2012, 12:54pm PDT
At first I thought you must have forgotten about Street Fighter II... by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 1:42pm PDT
Who said it was a Beat 'em up? It's a brutal platformer with fantastic artwork. NT by Mischief Maker 03/11/2012, 7:04pm PDT
HEYA HEYA HEYA HEYA HEYAAAAA! NT by Magic Sword dude 03/11/2012, 8:07pm PDT
chwhop chwhop chwhop chwhop chwhop NT by Magic Sword Guy's Sword 03/15/2012, 2:27pm PDT
Is it possible you're confusing Magic Sword with Ghouls'n Ghosts? by Jerry Whorebach 03/11/2012, 8:17pm PDT
Your awesome joke flew right over my head. by Jerry Whorebach 03/14/2012, 7:15pm PDT
Black Tiger was a great game by Arbit 03/15/2012, 2:23pm PDT
Symphony of the Night, one of the greatest games ever made, is $5 this week. by Jerry Whorebach 03/15/2012, 1:15am PDT
Doesn't XBL SotN have those goofy borders due to the aspect ratio diff? by Entropy Stew 03/20/2012, 11:33pm PDT
So it does! I didn't even notice, because I played it on my old FD Trinitron. by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2012, 12:32am PDT
This week: two Double Fine games, Stacking and Costume Quest, are 50% off. by Jerry Whorebach 03/20/2012, 5:09pm PDT
I've been playing Stacking a bit by Hans Clastorp 03/20/2012, 5:31pm PDT
Thumbs down on Costume Quest by fabio 03/21/2012, 9:46am PDT
Zombies Ate My Neighbors is an awesome Halloween game for kids. by Jerry Whorebach 10/24/2012, 8:22pm PDT
Save your points: Daytona USA's going half price next week, March 27 - April 2. by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2012, 5:06am PDT
This week: Iron Brigade (née Trenched) and DLC, 50% off. by Jerry Whorebach 05/16/2012, 12:02am PDT
I like it. The demo pretty much says it all. NT by The Happiness Engine 05/16/2012, 4:47pm PDT
Resident Evil 4 is half-off this week, $10 or 800 MSP. by Jerry Whorebach 10/24/2012, 8:00pm PDT
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is 600 MSP this week, down from 1200. by Jerry Whorebach 12/05/2012, 5:59am PST
MASSIVE WEEK LONG SEGA SALE by Jerry Whorebach 06/19/2013, 4:21pm PDT
Oh for fuck's sake I botched the link by Jerry Whorebach 06/19/2013, 4:24pm PDT
I believe tomorrow is the last day for this sale. by Jerry Whorebach 06/23/2013, 7:46pm PDT
How do you find all these deals Jerry? NT by re: 06/23/2013, 8:12pm PDT
I've got kind of a lot of free time on my hands :( by Jerry Whorebach 06/23/2013, 9:51pm PDT
This week's Capcom sale is not particularly comprehensive, but still notable. by Jerry Whorebach 07/18/2013, 5:35am PDT
This year's Capcom sale is MUCH better. by Jerry Whorebach 08/07/2014, 3:56pm PDT
I'm gonna pull a TDARCOS here and correct a post no one read in the first place. by Jerry Whorebach 08/11/2014, 5:53am PDT
Back to School Sale by Jerry Whorebach 09/04/2013, 5:56am PDT
Countdown to 2014 sale starts tomorrow. by Jerry Whorebach 12/16/2013, 3:41pm PST
Spelunky is 75% off ($3.74) for the next 24 hours. That's good, right? NT by Jerry Whorebach 12/17/2013, 6:00pm PST
It's worth 4 bux. I don't know if it's "good" but it's addicting. NT by Fullofkittens 12/17/2013, 7:21pm PST
Really fun to play, raises fundamental questions about game design. NT by mark 12/18/2013, 2:30pm PST
Can you elaborate? I've put in about 5 hours and want to appreciate it better. by Last 01/13/2014, 8:51am PST
Yes. I would love it if mark told us what he meant by that in Spelunky. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/13/2019, 6:38pm PDT
Next 24 hours: some fighting games. by Jerry Whorebach 12/21/2013, 11:57pm PST
Tomorrow is your last chance to get DuckTales: Remastered for 50% off ($7.49). NT by Your last chance this year, anyway. 12/30/2013, 11:00pm PST
"Ultimate" Games Sale by Jerry Whorebach 02/18/2014, 5:35am PST
Glad I put "Ultimate" in skeptiquotes, because they're running another one. by Jerry Whorebach 07/10/2014, 1:12pm PDT
Is there a sense where any most recent sale is the "ultimate" one? by laudablepuss 07/10/2014, 3:14pm PDT
Spring Sale, April 15th-21st by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2014, 11:47am PDT
Talespin is for faggots. NT by Eurotrash 04/15/2014, 1:42pm PDT
Yes, you have seen the show! by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2014, 4:55pm PDT
Well it was just retarded. My 3 y/o daughter watches them now, I still hate them by Eurotrash 10/11/2014, 11:05am PDT
Tale Spin is the shit. NT by Classless European Scum 04/16/2014, 7:23am PDT
You're insane. NT by Eurotrash 10/11/2014, 11:06am PDT
Everything SNK must go by Jerry Whorebach 10/03/2014, 1:18pm PDT
I figured out why I never got into KOF, and its not because of the input windows by Jerry Whorebach 10/10/2014, 10:47pm PDT
I am absolutely delighted I did a GIS for "erotic postcard" by Rafiki 10/11/2014, 8:54am PDT