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That clip up top is the real Spikeout: Final Edition — the actual 1999 Sega Model 3 game from its publisher. Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player and it runs full-speed on your PC, no cartridge required.
Spikeout: Final Edition
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Spikeout: Final Edition 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.
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| 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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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up | W | Stick up |
| Down | S | Stick down |
| Left | A | Stick left |
| Right | D | Stick right |
| Beat (attack) | J | Arcade button 1 |
| Charge | K | Arcade button 2 |
| Jump | L | Arcade button 3 |
| Shift | U | Arcade button 4 |
| Start | F | Start |
| Coin | Shift | Arcade coin |
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Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, and released by Sega for their Model 3 Step 2.1 arcade system board in 1998. An update, Spikeout: Final Edition, was released in 1999.
How to Play Spikeout: Final Edition
No setup needed — launch Spikeout: Final Edition in the RetroPlayers.Club Player and these bindings are live. Controller Mapping in the app changes them any time.
The Story Behind Spikeout: Final Edition
When Sega announced the Xbox version, GameSpot reported that the company viewed the platform as best suited to a faithful console port. In a 2004 interview, Toshihiro Nagoshi said a Dreamcast version was not pursued because the hardware lacked sufficient performance. Another follow-up, Spikeout: Battle Street, was developed by Dimps and released exclusively for the Xbox in 2005.
An update, Spikeout: Final Edition, was released in 1999. A follow-up, Slashout, which was a slash 'em up set in a medieval fantasy setting, was developed and released in 2000, also for arcades. Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, and released by Sega for their Model 3 Step 2.1 arcade system board in 1998.
What You'll Play
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, and released by Sega for their Model 3 Step 2.1 arcade system board in 1998. An update, Spikeout: Final Edition, was released in 1999. A follow-up, Slashout, which was a slash 'em up set in a medieval fantasy setting, was developed and released in 2000, also for arcades.
A spinoff, Spikers Battle, adding a versus fighting element, was developed and released in 2001, again for arcades. Another follow-up, Spikeout: Battle Street, was developed by Dimps and released exclusively for the Xbox in 2005. A new port of Spikeout: Final Edition is included in the 2024 release of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and 2025's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Why It Still Hits
A follow-up, Slashout, which was a slash 'em up set in a medieval fantasy setting, was developed and released in 2000, also for arcades. Another follow-up, Spikeout: Battle Street, was developed by Dimps and released exclusively for the Xbox in 2005. A new port of Spikeout: Final Edition is included in the 2024 release of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and 2025's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, and released by Sega for their Model 3 Step 2.1 arcade system board in 1998. A spinoff, Spikers Battle, adding a versus fighting element, was developed and released in 2001, again for arcades. In Japan, Game Machine listed SpikeOut on their November 15, 1998 issue as being the third most-successful arcade game of the month.
Spikeout: Final Edition — Frequently Asked Questions
Who developed Spikeout: Final Edition?
Spikeout: Final Edition was developed by its developer and published by its publisher.
How do I play Spikeout: Final Edition?
Grab the free RetroPlayers.Club Player linked on this page and launch Spikeout: Final Edition in it. It plays the genuine Sega Model 3 game natively on your computer; the clip above is a live preview.
What console was Spikeout: Final Edition released on?
Spikeout: Final Edition was released for the Sega Model 3 in 1999.
Can I save my progress in Spikeout: Final Edition?
Yes, with Premium: the app lets you save a state at any point in Spikeout: Final Edition and resume from exactly there.