Lost In Translation/Cruis'n USA

Cruis'n USA
Manufacturer	Midway
Released	1994
Control; Method	Paddle; Pedal; 6 Button(s)
Main CPU	TMS32031 (@ 50.000 MHz); ADSP2105 (@ 10.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; DMA-driven DAC
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 512 x 400 pixels; 57.35 Hz; 32,768 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	28 ROMs; 14,680,064 bytes (14.00 MiB)
MAME ID	crusnusa · crusnu21 · crusnu40

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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

Tips and tricks

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

Cruis'n USA (1994)
Cruis'n World (1996)
Cruis'n Exotica (1999)
Cruis'n Velocity (2001, Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
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

Cabinet and Artwork

Cruis'n USA arcade cabinet.
Cruis'n USA flyer.
Back of the Cruis'n USA flyer.
Back of an alternate Cruis'n USA flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Nintendo 64 (1997)

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
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