Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1)| 1994 |
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Developer: Midway
Controls/Input Device: Control(paddle), Buttons(6)
Number of Players: 2
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Developer: Midway
Controls/Input Device: Control(paddle), Buttons(6)
Number of Players: 2
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Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) VGMuseum Game Endings
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) on CAESAR
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) high score and replay at MARP
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) on datObase
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URL: Hints:
URL: Cheats:
URL: Reviews:
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) VGMuseum Game Endings
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) on CAESAR
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) high score and replay at MARP
Cruis'n USA (rev L4.1) on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
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Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Cruis'n USA (c) 1994 Midway.
Designed by the legendary Eugene Jarvis (creator of, among other things, "Robotron" and "Defender"), Cruis'n USA is a point-to-point racing game featuring fourteen separate courses set in a number of different US locations.
Each race takes place against nine other rival cars. In addition to the player's opponents, the roads are packed with civilian traffic that must be avoided. Any collision with either other vehicles or with trackside objects will result in lost time as the player races against both the clock and the nine rival racers. On many tracks, collisions can be avoided by driving off-road, although this has as inverse effect on both handling and speed.
The in-game physics are skewed entirely toward arcade-style handling. The aforementioned collisions have vehicles bouncing and spinning as though made of rubber, before righting themselves back on the track.
- TECHNICAL -
Midway V Unit hardware
Main CPU : TMS32031 (@ 50 Mhz)
Sound CPU : ADSP2105 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : DMA-driven (@ 10 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 400 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32768
Players : 2
Control : paddle
Buttons : 6
- 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 -
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 -
Director : Eugene Jarvis (EPJ)
Software : Eric Pribyl (ELP)
Hardware designers : Mark Loffredo (ML ), Glen Shipp (Gleen Shipp) (GWS)
3D 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 anouncer : Gingi Lahera
Cruisn vocals : Jeff Morrow
Prez voice : Paul Heitsch
Saturation agent walker : John Colt
Hot tub babe : Michael Lynn Fuller
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo 64 (1997)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=544&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Cruis'n USA (c) 1994 Midway.
Designed by the legendary Eugene Jarvis (creator of, among other things, "Robotron" and "Defender"), Cruis'n USA is a point-to-point racing game featuring fourteen separate courses set in a number of different US locations.
Each race takes place against nine other rival cars. In addition to the player's opponents, the roads are packed with civilian traffic that must be avoided. Any collision with either other vehicles or with trackside objects will result in lost time as the player races against both the clock and the nine rival racers. On many tracks, collisions can be avoided by driving off-road, although this has as inverse effect on both handling and speed.
The in-game physics are skewed entirely toward arcade-style handling. The aforementioned collisions have vehicles bouncing and spinning as though made of rubber, before righting themselves back on the track.
- TECHNICAL -
Midway V Unit hardware
Main CPU : TMS32031 (@ 50 Mhz)
Sound CPU : ADSP2105 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : DMA-driven (@ 10 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 400 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32768
Players : 2
Control : paddle
Buttons : 6
- 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 -
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 -
Director : Eugene Jarvis (EPJ)
Software : Eric Pribyl (ELP)
Hardware designers : Mark Loffredo (ML ), Glen Shipp (Gleen Shipp) (GWS)
3D 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 anouncer : Gingi Lahera
Cruisn vocals : Jeff Morrow
Prez voice : Paul Heitsch
Saturation agent walker : John Colt
Hot tub babe : Michael Lynn Fuller
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo 64 (1997)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=544&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 39810 00000063 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time
00000001 39810 00000000 FFFFFFFF Finish this Race Now!
00000000 3981C 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always in 1st Place
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 39810 00000063 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time
00000001 39810 00000000 FFFFFFFF Finish this Race Now!
00000000 3981C 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always in 1st Place
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
