Museum of the Game ®

International Arcade Museum® — Killer List of Videogames®

Cruis'n USA

Description

Race across various cities in the US against 9 other cars. One of the other cars may be controlled by another person if two machines are linked. Emphasis is more on fun versus being a real driving simulator.

Cruis'n USA was produced by Midway Games in 1994.

Midway Games released 53 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1972. Midway Games was based in United States.

Other machines made by Midway Games during the time period Cruis'n USA was produced include: Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Judge Dredd, Mortal Kombat, Revolution X - Aerosmith, Killer Instinct, 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Mortal Kombat 3

Specs

Name	Cruis'n USA
Developer	Midway Games (United States)
Year	1994
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7450
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Racing
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Medium Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA+
# Simultaneous Players	1
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Alternating
Control Panel Layout	Single Player
Controls	Steering: Wheel Shifter: 4-position (1/2/3/4) Pedals: 2
Sound	Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) - Amplified Mono
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard Deluxe/Themed (non-motion) Deluxe/Themed (motion)

Cruis'n USA KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.64 (10 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.11

Overall Like	4.11
Fun (Social)	4.11
Fun (Solo)	4.22
Collector Desire	4.00

Technical Rating: 3.48

Gameplay	4.11
Graphics	3.40
Originality	3.33
Sound/Music	3.89

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs

On the car selection screen, choose a car and then hold all three view buttons down to reveal the secret vehicles that can also be selected.

Images

Trivia

Design team leader: Eugene Jarvis of Vid Kidz fame, who also created Defender. With other member Larry DeMar, Vid Kidz created Stargate (Defender's sequel), Robotron: 2084, and Blaster.

Cabinet Information

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.

Miscellaneous

LICENSOR: Nintendo (Software, graphics, hardware designed mostly by Midway. Manufactured and sold by Midway Manufacturing under license).

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Cruis'n USA Census

There are 15,264 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 213 known instances of this machine owned by Cruis'n USA collectors who are active members. Of these, 184 of them are original dedicated machines. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 22 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 14 active VAPS members with a Cruis'n USA machines for sale. There are 3 active VAPS members with a Cruis'n USA circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 7 active VAPS members currently looking for Cruis'n USA.

This game ranks a 28 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 7 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Technical

SOUND: ADSP2150

There may have been a hard drive used in this game since the game's boot-up routine uses FTP.

Legacy

Manuals

Sitdown Linking Kit Manual - Cruis'n USA Manual — **Sitdown Linking Kit Manual**
(12 pages, 246 kB File)

Single Sitdown Manual - Cruis'n USA Manual — **Single Sitdown Manual**
(92 pages, 4.2 MB File)

Cruisn USA Single Sitdown Preliminary 16-40036A-101 Aug 1994 - Cruis'n USA Manual — **Cruisn USA Single Sitdown Preliminary 16-40036A-101 Aug 1994**
(45 pages, 2.3 MB File)

Cruisn USA Single Sit Down 16-40036.1-101 Jan 1996 GREEN COVER - Cruis'n USA Manual — **Cruisn USA Single Sit Down 16-40036.1-101 Jan 1996 GREEN COVER**
(89 pages, 2.6 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): dual-linked (bfa9733bb8c1d61515000ab5e56184f5)
3D Model (External): sit-down (67ed829361e6e41c15000ab5e56184f5)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Cruis'n USA is playable at 2 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
The Hopp Shoppe	372 Van Duzer St, Staten Island, NY 10304, Staten Island	New York	United States	Bar + Arcade	1
The Very Best Arcade (The Very Best Weiner Shop)	252 E High St, Pottstown	Pennsylvania	United States	Arcade	1

eBay Listings

Click to search eBay for Cruis'n USA Videogame machines and related items.

Click to search eBay for Midway Games for machines and parts.

When you click on links below to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Such revenue helps to fund this site's operations. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

TOP WATCHED LISTINGS FOR: Cruis'n USA