Play Scud Race Plus Online Free for Sega Model 3.
That clip up top is the real Scud Race Plus — the actual 1997 Sega Model 3 game from its publisher. Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player and it runs full-speed on your PC, no cartridge required.
Scud Race Plus
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Scud Race Plus can be relived on your own PC through the free RetroPlayers.Club Player app — full speed, with a controller and saves just like your hardware. You confirm you own the game from your library, and no need to connect your console.
🎮 USB or Bluetooth controller? Plug it in, Once Detected Click Here to Open Your Controller Options
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Arcade controls
These are the keys the RetroPlayers.Club Player app uses for Sega Arcade, shown for reference. Your controller still lights up below so you can confirm it is detected — Premium members can remap here (keyboard or USB controller) and the app applies the map at the next launch.
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Press buttons — your controller lights up here so you can see it is detected. Go Premium to save a custom map.
| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Stick Up / Accelerate | W | Stick up |
| Stick Down / Brake | S | Stick down |
| Steer Left | A | Stick left |
| Steer Right | D | Stick right |
| Accelerate | J | Arcade button 1 |
| Brake | K | Arcade button 2 |
| View 1 | L | Arcade button 3 |
| Shift Up | U | Arcade button 4 |
| Shift Down | I | Arcade button 5 |
| View 2 | O | Arcade button 6 |
| View 3 | Q | Arcade side left |
| View 4 | E | Arcade side right |
| Start | F | Start |
| Coin | Shift | Arcade coin |
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Scud Race, known as Sega Super GT in North America, is an arcade racing video game released by Sega in 1996. It is the first racing game to use the Sega Model 3 hardware.
How to Play Scud Race Plus
Here is the default control layout for Scud Race Plus in the RetroPlayers.Club Player. Open Controller Mapping in the app to reassign anything to your own keys or gamepad.
The Story Behind Scud Race Plus
Scud Race had a location test in early 1997 at the Sega City arcade in Irvine, California, before being released throughout North America. During the test phase, key members of the development team raced the four cars depicted in the game in real life. Scud Race was originally planned to be the first game to be released for the Model 3 arcade board, but marketing considerations led Sega to push it back to follow Virtua Fighter 3.
After the success of Daytona USA, fans wanted a sequel. The main difference between gameplay is the addition of acceleration while drifting, which caused a radically different drifting strategy. In the end, we need not have worried, because we've succeeded in producing something with a completely different look." Sega later had an arcade test game known as Supercar, but this evolved into Scud Race/Super GT.
What You'll Play
Scud Race, known as Sega Super GT in North America, is an arcade racing video game released by Sega in 1996. There is also an attract mode, which is not in the game, in which a red sports car runs in an Italian village and destroys the Roman Colosseum. There has never been a console release, although there was a tech demo of this game for the Dreamcast in the late 1990s (which may have turned into the Sega GT series).
The background with the giant wheel is actually blue rather than yellow-orange. This version allowed players to play any of the four courses in reverse. Just like Daytona USA, an arcade operator can put the game in Grand Prix or Endurance Mode for longer races.
Why It Still Hits
There is also an attract mode, which is not in the game, in which a red sports car runs in an Italian village and destroys the Roman Colosseum. A Dreamcast port was announced for the system's 1998 launch lineup and was shown as a tech-demo in the Dreamcast Presentation in 1998, but was cancelled. This version allowed players to play any of the four courses in reverse.
Exclusive to this course, players could press Start at the car select screen to race as a cat, a tank, an "AM2 crew" bus or a tin racing car. It is the first racing game to use the Sega Model 3 hardware. Scud Race, known as Sega Super GT in North America, is an arcade racing video game released by Sega in 1996.
Scud Race Plus — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to download anything to play Scud Race Plus?
Yes — Sega Model 3 games run in the RetroPlayers.Club Player desktop app, a quick free download. The video on this page is real Scud Race Plus gameplay so you know exactly what you are getting before you install.
Can I remap the controls in Scud Race Plus?
Absolutely. Inside the app, Controller Mapping lets you change every Scud Race Plus binding to whatever keyboard keys or pad buttons you prefer.
Who developed Scud Race Plus?
Scud Race Plus was developed by its developer and published by its publisher.
How do I play Scud Race Plus?
Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player linked on this page and launch Scud Race Plus in it. It plays the genuine Sega Model 3 game natively on your computer; the clip above is a live preview.