Daytona USA Achievement Guide & Road Map

Daytona USA
Daytona USA Achievement Guide

Overview:

-Estimated achievement difficulty: 1/10
-Offline: 11/12 (185)
-Online: 1/12 (15)
-Approximate amount of time to 200: 1 hour
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (win each of 3 circuits)
-Number of missable achievements: None
-Do cheat codes disable achievements? No Cheats
-Does difficulty affect achievements? No (Set to very easy)
-Glitchy achievements: None
-Unobtainable achievements: None

Introduction

This game is one of the easier arcade games to complete. You can do so in just one sitting. Put the difficulty and time limit options to very easy when you start. Choose automatic so that all you have to worry about is turning. You will essentially play 3 tracks, finding sort of a different collectible in each. Afterwards you just need to do some of the extra modes. A few other random achievements exist as well, but all are very easy and not time consuming.

Step 1: Arcade Mode

There are a few things you will need to accomplish here. One is to win once in first place in each of the circuits. There are only 3. Inside each circuit is a type of collectible. See the guide for more details about that. Once you're done with those, it's time to move on already.

Step 2: Extra Modes

There are 4 modes you will need to jump into that are in the Extras menu. Complete 1 challenge, 1 time trial, 1 survival, and 1 karaoke.

Step 3: Finish anything remaining

If you still have anything left, finish it. Your last achievement will probably be hitting cones. Start a beginner circuit and hit 4 cones, then hit . Use to rewind, and continue to do it until you get the achievement. If you run out of rewinds you will need to start the race over.

Conclusion

Really easy game, takes hardly any time at all. There only might be a few achievements that take you more than a couple tries.

[x360a would like to thank Tyger7 for this roadmap]

First Place BEGINNER

10
Win a BEGINNER Course in ARCADE Mode (any difficulty level is ok).
(3)
Go to Arcade Mode and pick the options as follows:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time Limit: Very Easy
Mirror Mode: Off
Laps: Normal

Choose "automatic" when given the choice. There are 8 laps and 40 positions. You must be in position 1 by the time you cross the finish line. The top right of the HUD has the positions. This race is very straight forward. Just accelerate and turn when needed.
First Place ADVANCED

10
Win an ADVANCED Course in ARCADE Mode (any difficulty level is ok).
Go to Arcade Mode and pick the options as follows:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time Limit: Very Easy
Mirror Mode: Off
Laps: Normal

Choose "automatic" when given the choice. There are 4 laps and 20 positions. You must be in position 1 by the time you cross the finish line. The top right of the HUD has the positions. You must be careful not to hit a wall during a turn at high speeds. If you brake it's somewhat hard to control so you might consider just slowing down a little. If you do flip your car, continue on and do not go into the pit stop or risk losing. You can still finish the race with 1st in your slower accelerating car.
First Place EXPERT

10
Win an EXPERT Course in ARCADE Mode (any difficulty level is ok).
Go to Arcade Mode and pick the options as follows:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time Limit: Very Easy
Mirror Mode: Off
Laps: Normal

Choose "automatic" when given the choice. There are 2 laps and 30 positions. You must be in position 1 by the time you cross the finish line. The top right of the HUD has the positions. Try to race carefully, it may take a few attempts to win.
Slot Machine

15
On a BEGINNER Course of ARCADE Mode press "Special" in front of the Slots to stop the 3 reels.
The "Special" button is . Start the Arcade mode and go to the first circuit labeled Beginner. Start it, and in just a short distance you'll see a sign with slots on it. Stop your car and press 3 times to get the achievement.
YOU JUST LOST YOUR...

15
Find the hidden sign at the dead end in ADVANCED Course of ARCADE MODE.
(3)
Start Arcade Mode and pick the Advanced circuit. When you start, turn around and hang to the right and go up the ramp into the tunnel. Inside is the sign and when you are close enough, the achievement will unlock.
Flipmode

15
On an EXPERT Course of ARCADE Mode, upend the Jeffry statue by repeatedly pressing "Special".
(2)
In Arcade Mode pick the Expert circuit. As you travel along, you'll go through some tunnels and eventually you'll come around a corner outside with a big statue that says "Jeffrey" on it. Press while it's in view and it will rotate the statue and eventually flip it upside down. You may have to press about 15 times.
Repair HORNET

20
Repair damage in the Pit during Arcade Mode.
(1)
There is a pit stop in each circuit of Arcade Mode. If you hit a wall or bump cars, you can repair yourself by going into the pit stop. Get your car repaired for this achievement .
Rank In

15
Upload your record to the Time Trial Mode leaderboard.
(1)
Go to Extras and into Time Trial. Pick the Beginner Circuit. Finish the race and you will get the achievement when your score gets uploaded to the leader boards. You must be online to gain this.
Challenge Clear

20
Clear a challenge in CHALLENGE Mode.
Go into Extras and pick challenge. Pick the bottom first challenge. Just hold down on accelerate and when you pass 3 cars, you'll gain the achievement.
Survive: 5000

20
Log over 5000 in SURVIVAL Mode.
Go to Extras and to Survival Mode. Pick the Beginner Circuit. Your odometer is at the top and you must make this number hit 5000. After a few laps you'll easily reach this goal. Stop and let your time run out.
Karaoke Racer!

30
Play KARAOKE Mode until the end.
(8)
Set your Autopilot to ON. This way you can just let the race complete itself and get the achievement. Singing is optional.
100 hits

20
Hit the sign or road cone 100 times. (no. of hits is the cumulative total)
(1)
Either signs or road cones are okay. Start a race and continue to hit the same one, keeping it in front of you. Do this until the time limit is out then start again. There are a decent amount of cones on the beginner circuit. You can utilize the rewind feature in the game to make this go faster. Hit 4 cones in a row, then press . Press to rewind and continue from right before you hit the cones. Repeat until you run out of time or rewinds, then do it again.