Game Trivia : Yu Suzuki's idea for Out Run came from the 1981 "The Cannonball Run" film. Originally planned to take place in America, this was changed to Europe he believed it had a more interesting landscape, he spent 2 weeks touring Europe in a BMW 520 collecting ideas for the games stages.

Out Run was the first game to let you choose your own background music (by “tuning the radio”), this was made all the more standout by the fact that the tunes were good and you genuinely felt like you had a decent choice.

Out Run used a more powerful version of the graphics scaling hardware from Hang On, this enabled it to include both the splitting roads at the end of each stage and changes in road elevation.

Sega did not obtain a license to use the Testarossa from Ferrari, and there have been numerous licensing issues with Ferrari throughout the Out Run franchise due to this. (i.e. the Nintendo 3DS version does not have the prancing horse logo on the car, and Out Run 2 is no longer available to buy).

The deluxe electro-mechanical moving cabinet is considered a modern masterpiece, and is still one of the most desirable cabinets for collectors who have the room.