Lost In Translation/Cruis'n USA

About The Game
Cruis'n USA is a 3-D driving, arcade video game.

Trivia
Released in November 1994. Cruis'n USA was the first game to be released on the Midway V Unit. Cruis'n USA is also the first driving game to feature digitized (taken from actual footage) textures.

Cruis'n USA and "Killer Instinct" were both released as public previews of the upcoming Nintendo Ultra 64 console (later renamed the Nintendo 64).

The Nintendo 64's hardware is totally different from both of the games' hardware (in fact, both games' hardware are also different from each other) and in many ways inferior, so neither game actually represented the Nintendo 64 console system that the games claim to.

The game was released in upright, sit-down, and full motion cabinets. The upright and sit-down machines support linked play, up to a two game maximum.

A Cruis'n USA unit appears in the 2002 movie 'Van Wilder'.

Updates
Revision 1 :
 * Software version : 2.1.
 * Build date : WED NOV 09 16 :28 :10 1994

Revision 2 :
 * Software version : 4.0.
 * Build date : WED FEB 08 10 :45 :14 1995

Revision 3 :
 * Software version : 4.1.
 * Build date : MON FEB 13 16 :53 :40 1995

Hidden Cars
Hold View 2 at the car selection screen to unlock the school bus, ATV and police car.

Golden Gate Park Track
Hold View 1 + View 2 at the track selection screen to turn the U.S. 101 track into the Golden Gate Park track.

Indiana Track
Hold View 1 + View 3 at the track selection screen to turn the Beverly Hills track into the Indiana track.

San Francisco Track
Hold View 2 + View 3 at the track selection screen to turn the Grand Canyon track into the San Francisco track.

Free Game
Win two races, then press Accelerate+Start after losing the third race.

View Credits
Press View 1 + View 2 while the game is not in play.

Alternate Ferrari
Highlight the first car at the car selection screen. Hold View 1 and rotate the steering wheel fully to the Right, fully to the Left, fully to the Right, fully to the Left, fully to the Right, fully to the Left, then press Accelerate. If done correctly, the Ferrari will turn from red to green-blue. The new Ferrari is faster and easier to control than the red Ferrari.

Wheelie And Turbo Boost
To pop a wheelie and gain some acceleration, double-tap the gas while driving.

Series

 * 1) Cruis'n USA (1994)
 * 2) Cruis'n World (1996)
 * 3) Cruis'n Exotica (1999)
 * 4) Cruis'n Velocity (2001, Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
 * 5) Cruis'n (2007, Nintendo Wii)

Staff
Reading more like the credits of a major motion picture, here are the game credits.


 * Director:
 * Eugene Jarvis (EPJ)


 * Software:
 * Eric Pribyl (ELP)


 * Hardware Designers:
 * Mark Loffredo (ML )
 * Glen Shipp (Gleen Shipp) (GWS)


 * 3-D Graphics:
 * Xion Cooper (SXC)
 * Ted Barber (TED)


 * Music:
 * Vince Pontarelli


 * Sound FX:
 * Matt Booty


 * Additional Code:
 * Carl Mey (MEY)


 * Cabinet Art:
 * John Youssi
 * Linda Deal
 * Nik Ehrlich
 * Greg Freres


 * Additional Art:
 * John Watson
 * Ana Vitek


 * Mechanical Design And Motion:
 * Ted Valavanis
 * Matt Davis
 * Jim Krol
 * Tom Sedor
 * Ray Czajka


 * Sound System:
 * Ed Keenan


 * DCS Guru:
 * Rich Karstens


 * Hardware:
 * Ken Williams
 * Sheridan Oursler
 * Pat Cox
 * Al Lasko


 * PCB Designers:
 * Steve Norris
 * Ray Gay


 * Art Tools:
 * Eric Pribyl (ELP)
 * Warren Davis


 * Software Tools:
 * Eric Pribyl (ELP)
 * Todd Allen
 * Edwin Reich


 * Management:
 * Paul Dussault
 * Cary Mednick
 * Wally Smolucha


 * Communications:
 * Monique Jagielnik
 * Cecilia Rockett
 * Darlene Crawford
 * Kathy Kline


 * Promotional Videos:
 * Jim Greene
 * Art Tianis
 * Joan Faux
 * Tal Lekberg


 * Sales And Marketing:
 * Joe Dillon
 * Roger Sharpe
 * Barb Rosenthal
 * Michal Lynn Fuller
 * Christa Woss
 * Lenore Sayers
 * Rachel Davis
 * Bob Lentz


 * Ferrets:
 * Kato
 * Sophi
 * George Bernstein
 * Tanzi
 * Gizmo


 * Executive Producers:
 * Minoru Arakawa
 * Howard Lincoln
 * Neil Nicastro
 * Ken Fedesna
 * Jel Hochberg
 * Ken Lobb
 * Don James


 * Assistant Producer:
 * Debbie Silkwood


 * Testers:
 * Mike Gottlieb
 * Darren Walker


 * Legal:
 * Nate Dardick
 * Barbara Norman
 * Katie Czerwinski

Cast

 * Starting Girl:
 * Kathryn Garrison


 * Trophy Girl:
 * Anutza Herling


 * Beefcake Boy:
 * Sal Divita


 * Race Announcer:
 * Gingi Lahera


 * Cruis'n Vocals:
 * Jeff Morrow


 * Prez Voice:
 * Paul Heitsch


 * Saturation Agent Walker:
 * John Colt


 * Hot Tub Babe:
 * Michal Lynn Fuller

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo 64 (1997)