Cruis'n USA

Cruis’n USA

Cruis’n USA is an arcade racing game released in 1994. It was developed by Midway Games and published and distributed by Nintendo.[1] It’s the first game in the Cruis’n series and it features locations around the United States. Cruis’n USA, although impressive in arcades in 1994, got panned in 1996 when it was finally released on the Nintendo 64 due to the fact that the port was less polished than the arcade version and its technology had already been surpassed by other games. The development for the Nintendo 64 version of Cruis’n USA was announced in 1995. Nintendo promised the game would look and act the same as the arcade version by using Ultra 64 technology.

Features

Like in most racing games, players race down one-way courses consisting of streets vaguely based on real-life locations. While racing, they do their best to avoid various road hazards such as oncoming traffic and construction. As in most racing games, the car can simulate either an automatic or manual transmission. Automatic increases the speed of gear shifts, while players using the manual transmission must switch during races. Players chose between seven different cars to race with. Players who reach first place move on to the next track, like in most racing games. Unlike most racing games, there is the option to change the music by pressing the music button.