Cruis'n USA
| Cruis'n USA | |
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North American Nintendo 64 cover art featuring the Itali P69 (Ferrari 512 TR, foreground), the Devastator VI (Hyundai HCD-II Epoch, background), and the All Terrain Vehicle (Jeep Wrangler, background) | |
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| Publishers | Nintendo Midway Games (arcade) |
| Director | Eugene Jarvis |
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| Composer | Vince Pontarelli |
| Series | Cruis'n |
| Platforms | Arcade, Nintendo 64 |
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| Genre | Racing |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Midway V Unit |
Cruis'n USA is a racing video game developed by TV Games Inc. and published by Nintendo. It was first released in arcades in 1994 by Midway Games, with a port to the Nintendo 64 developed by Leland Interactive Media released in 1996. It is the first game in the Cruis'n series, and features races set in locations across the Continental United States.
Cruis'n USA is branded as the first release of the "Ultra 64" platform collaboration between Midway and Nintendo, although it was based on the Midway V-unit arcade hardware; again, the unit was different from the Killer Instinct arcade hardware, which also shared no lineage with the Nintendo 64. The home port was published by Nintendo as part of the deal.
The arcade version was critically and commercially successful, drawing favorable comparisons to Sega's Daytona USA. The Nintendo 64 version received poor reviews but was also commercially successful. It was released on Wii's Virtual Console in Europe on March 28, 2008, making it the first third party developed Nintendo 64 game to be released on the service. It became available on the Virtual Console in North America on March 31, 2008.