14 Facts About Daytona USA

Daytona USA is an arcade racing video game developed by Sega AM2 in 1993 and released by Sega in 1994.

Daytona USA is one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time.

Daytona USA was a critical and commercial success, praised for its graphics, soundtrack and realism.

Tom Petit, president of Sega's American arcade division Sega Enterprises Daytona USA, suggested that NASCAR would be an attractive brand to use for a Model 2 game in the US.

Sega mandated that Daytona USA had to be better than Namco's 1993 racing game Ridge Racer.

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Daytona USA chose to include vocals after hearing Ridge Racer's techno soundtrack and deciding to try a different approach; he recorded his own vocals as the fastest way to get the music into the game.

Daytona USA debuted at number two on arcade operator publication RePlays "Player's Choice" chart and stayed on the list for five years, with 16 months at number one.

Daytona USA was rereleased in 1996 in arcades as Daytona USA: Special Edition, designed as a smaller, more affordable cabinet.

Retro Gamer's Nick Thorpe said that though Daytona USA is considered anecdotally one of the most successful arcade games for its multiplayer and longevity, exact figures were difficult to find.

Daytona USA called Daytona USA the best arcade game he had played in years.

Daytona USA stated that Daytona USA is a combination of Virtua Racing's action with Ridge Racer's realism.

Daytona USA is often considered one of the best games of all time.

Justin Towell of GamesRadar+ wrote of the rerelease that "Daytona USA is a joyous, jubilant celebration of everything that made arcade games so exciting" and that the new survival mode "a brilliant test of memory, logic and dexterity".

Daytona Championship USA, referred to as Daytona USA 3, debuted in late 2016 as an arcade exclusive; it was the first Daytona arcade game in 18 years.