So I played OutRun 2 instead, for the first time in ages. I went through the easiest route a couple of times, scraping in to the finish both times. I’ve lost a lot of skill.

Then i tried the hardest route and should have made it, but I completely mucked up the first corner of the final stage and ended up driving into barriers and skidding around for a good five seconds. So I only made it to the final corner before the time ran out. Gutted.

Still, it’s a glorious experience every time. I just wish the new version was coming to the 360, rather than the Xbox. I’m really noticing the softness of the low-res pictures these days, now I’m running my PC and 360 through the TV at higher resolutions. Never mind, though.

Incidentally, OutRun 2 is my favourite game of all time and my profile says I’ve only played for seventeen and a half hours in total. Add in the time played in the arcade and on my other Xbox and it’s still probably under twenty hours. I find that incredible, but it’s because every time I tunr it on it’s just for on, two or three runs through arcade mode, which takes no time at all.