"Daytona USA" is often considered one of the best games of all time. "Edge" named it the 70th "best game to play today" in 2009. It was named one of the best games of all time by "Next Generation" in 1996, "Computer and Video Games" in 2000, Killer List of Videogames, Yahoo! in 2005, "Guinness World Records" in 2008, "Empire" in 2009, "NowGamer" in 2010, and "Electronic Gaming Monthly" in 1997, 2001 and 2006. In 2015, "IGN" named it the sixth most influential racing game, writing that it "remains a shining example of arcade racing done oh so right". Thorpe wrote that "Daytona USA" "doesn't just stand alongside the likes of "Turbo", "OutRun", "Super Monaco GP" and "Sega Rally" as part of a proud arcade racing heritage, but perhaps defines it".