Daytona USA port hits consoles

Sega's Daytona USA hit the arcades in 1993 and at the time it was a technical marvel, as it was one of the first games to use textured polygonal graphics.  If you have any fondness for the clunky, but nonetheless historically significant racer then you can now play it on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network.  Unlike Sega's ports of After Burner, Outrun 2 and Sega Rally, Daytona USA has not been given a makeover, beyond upping the resolution.  To be honest, taken out of its arcade environment and placed on a platform that has a lot of its equally nostalgic, but significantly updated brethren, some people may be put off of Daytona's dated looks. However, it's still a fast-paced and thrilling game, plus there's a demo (at least there is on the Xbox), so it's worth checking it out, if only to marvel at how far 3D graphics have come and to sing along to the title music.

MTW