Cruis'n World N64 Playthrough
22Cruis'n World is the 1996 sequel to the 1994 arcade racer Cruis'n USA. As the title implies, Cruis'n World allows players to race on various tracks around the world. The game also features more cars than Cruis'n USA. This game introduced stunts to the Cruis'n series. They served to dodge obstacles, take close curves and so. If the stunt makes the vehicle fly in the air, the game gives the player extra seconds of time. The game also uses small rocket boosts to speed up.
The game was later released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998, being the best received of the Cruis'n ports.
Arcade and Nintendo 64 differences
Gimpee's name was changed to Sardine Extreme in the Nintendo 64 version.
In the arcade version, many voice clips were present in certain stages, explaining about them. In the Nintendo 64 version, they were removed, probably due to storage constraints in the home version.
In the arcade version, the animals explode into bloody chunks when the player hits them, while on the N64 version, the player passes right through them or they run across the road early enough so the player does not hit them. This was probably done to avoid the game getting a Teen rating. It is however possible if you hit the wildebeest and the monkey if you use the speed demon car and the power level 5 or 6, due to a censorship bug.
The Nintendo 64 version gives the player the ability to race in a tournament mode (with circuit versions of the game's tracks), save data back to the ROM cartridge, and give the car custom boosts ("Power Levels") and paint jobs. The Nintendo 64 version also features split-screen multiplayer.
The Nintendo 64 version is Rumble Pack-compatible, while the steering wheel provides resistance on the arcade version when the player collides with something.
In the arcade version, at the start of the race, a woman in bikini waves the checkered flag to signal the start of the race. In the Nintendo 64 version, there's an option called "Winning Girl" in the Options menu that toggles this feature (setting it to "OFF" will replace her with starting lights).
In the song, "Asia Minor" (originally known as "Noble Sama") that was used on the tracks of Japan and China, the sound of the tubular bells was removed.
The song, "Islander" has high-definition quality and is shorter in the Nintendo 64 version.
The arcade version features original Cruis'n USA sounds. On the N64 version, these sounds were replaced.
The arcade version follows suit and is modeled after its predecessor Cruis'n USA, in which track selection comes first, then transmission selection, then car selection afterwards. The N64 version changes this, starting off with transmission selection first, then car selection, then track selection.
In the Nintendo 64 version, it is possible to drift. This feature was not in the original arcade version.
In the arcade version, Africa and Egypt share the song "Jungle Bump'" along with Hawaii and Florida, while at the same time, Germany and England share the song "Euro House" along with France. In the N64 version, four new songs were composed for each individual track, reflecting on the track's location: Kenya's new track is "Anijibi", Egypt's new track is "Cairo Cruis'n", Germany's new track is "Schifter", and England's new track is "The Chase".
The Orca on the Nintendo 64 version does not have a vinyl siding. On the arcade version the Orca is a convertible but has no decals while the N64 has the car modified.
Starting with the arcade version of Cruis'n USA in a multiplayer race, if one player crosses the finish line first, the race instantly ends. In the N64 versions, starting with World, when one player reaches the finish line, the race continues until all remaining players either cross the finish line or run out of time. This is continued in the N64 version of Exotica.
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