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Prerelease:Daytona USA (Arcade)
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This page details prerelease information and/or media for Daytona USA (Arcade).
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Development Timeline
1992
- September - Sega partners with GE Aerospace to create the Model 2 arcade system board.
1993
- June 3-6 - A tech demo of the game is showcased at the Summer CES in Chicago.
- August - The game is location tested in Japan.
- August 26-28 - A prototype build debuts at the Amusement Machine Show in Tokyo.
1994
- March - Daytona USA is released in Japan and the United States.
- April - Daytona USA is released worldwide.
- May - Daytona USA is released in the United Kingdom.
1993 Summer CES
A tech demo, seen at 2:31 in the video at right.
- The cars look very different.
- The track is likely an early version of Three-Seven Speedway.
Electronic Gaming Monthly Preview
Issue 51 (October 1993) featured a small preview on Page 222.
- The game is referred to as "Daytona AM2".
- The first two images show an unknown track, possibly an early version of Three-Seven Speedway.
- The third image shows a flat placeholder track with a "Sega Sonic" texture tiled across its surface.
