This game's best (probably unintended) feature is the ability to keep crashing and bringing you back to the track. It allows you to literally just hold the gas be able to complete the race. It's the only video game my autistic brother has ever played and it still entertains him for hours to this day. Thank you for making this! I wish there were more like it.
The colors and brightness seems very good on this game. It looks very vibrant compared to a lot of n64 games and even though there is a lot of items appearing too close in front of you atleast it isn't all foggy. IDK why but i always thought the cruisin games for the n64 games were fun.
I think the color scheme for this was awesome being that vibrant too. It being so clean and polished decently well I think these games were ahead of their time
I had actually played the arcade version many times when I was younger. What actually intrigued me was the licensed cars like the Chevy Corvette, Ford Mustang, and Hummer.
I remember the trilogy in arcades. When this one came out in arcades, I was such an excited 8 year old, seeing it for the first time in a vacation. I bought a copy brand new and still have the box from it.
Cruisn' games are among my favourite racing games to be honest, you just don't have to take them seriously and it is always hilarious to play with friends and see one of them fly to the stratosphere after hitting a random taxi that respawned in his face after a sharp turn.
These Cruis’n games are fun. Gamers & critics are always jerking off to Gran Turismo & Forza Motorsport. I would take arcade racing any day over boring simulation racers easily.
I'm from Mexico, and I must say that "Cruis'n Exotica" was one of my favourite games on the N64 and probably one of my favourite game of all time, maybe I'm stupid or crazy, but I remember to just love that game, love the crazy unloackable cars, love the tracks, love the music, for me It's was perfect. Like christmass morning, jajaja, anyway, I still love that game and going to keep it in a special place of my heart. Thanks for your amazing review, sorry to hear that was never released in the UK.
Most fun way to play this game: 2-4 players, use the cheat "always come in first place" and just race against each other through the entire course list. Did that over netplay with a friend and had a blast.
Great reveiw i have cruzin usa and world and just found this one at the thrift store for $2.98.. i have to say its a great game and love it.. i love the cruzin series.. see you brother :) ;)
I'm actually not a huge fan of the N64. I had one growing up but I never really dug down into the hidden gems. That's why I like your channel. It shows me some new games I've never played before.
i remember people used to hate facing against me on most racing games diz one included too! i freakin' love it sooo much! :) u always have amazing reviews :)
I do not know how big of a differense the console port was from the arcade but I know atleas the firs game anyways they were not direct ports. I remember I use to really ejoy a map where you rode on a roller coaster I soon went and bought all the crusins and I played them trying to find the map enjoyed so much. Turns out that specific map was part of the arcade and I believe it was the crusin usa arcade. Still a fun series however. Great game to just play briefly
I completely agree on this and I still don't understand why people freaked out when WW came out. I think it is due to their expectation back then when people were hoping for a new realistic style Zelda game. You brought a very good point right there.
Totally agree! Developers don't make games like this anymore! But there's a reason for that. Reviewers like IGN hated on games like this and Cruis'n World so much for being outdated that developers don't do this anymore. In fact, Nintendo originally published the first two games and by the time this one came out, Nintendo had sold the series to Midway because World didn't sell all that well and got less than stellar reviews. It's sad really, and I think we are all to blame for this.
Definitely USA. Pros +Most challenging by far, between the more narrow roads, actually having sharp turns, more on-coming traffic (little in World and Exotica) and spinning out when you bump into opponents (removed in Exotica) +Best music of the three easily (my opinion) +Cool how each paint job correlates to a specific upgrade, also how you know the top speed of the AI just by the make and color of their car +Can drive a school bus +Save your times for each race individually like in a real arcade game (not present in the other two) Cons -The worst looking graphically but people over-exaggerate this. None of them look like masterpieces.
hi nice review once againe! What type of tv are you playing on? Iam playing on my 32 inch LCD but the grapix seems so blury. that is more annoing to play the old games! Do you know how to fix this?.. I hope some one make a remake wich can play n 64 games with HD signals.
yeah dkc2 was probably the best though the first one is my favourite. I got it for christmas back in the day and i still remember that i was blown away by those pre-rendered graphics. xD
I have played them all. I will have to check out your other videos some time. But I do know the map that I enjoyed is not on the console version which breaks myheart
I played the N64 version first. Borrowed it from my nephew, and I really enjoyed it! However, I have to say that it actually plays pretty different from the arcade version. I recently picked up an Exotica cabinet, and the graphics still look really good! The framerate rarely drops below 60, and the sound isn’t nearly as compressed as the N64 version. I prefer how the original arcade version feels to play, but that’s just personal preference.
Arcade version its better in graphics, licensed vehicles, driver selection (which doesn't exist in N64 version), frame hate and audio quality. Sadly this version is hard to play due of the rarity of the machine and works with graphical bugs on MAME emulator.
I liked Crusin' World growing up, but mostly played it at an arcade. The N64 one is fun yet many find it not the same since the arcade version had more powerful software.
Well, this time you've surprise me with this one. I play Cruis'n Exotica in the arcades, but i never expect to find on N64. But at less i already know it. ^^
The Cruis'n series is a guilty pleasure of mine and I did pick up both the first 2 at launch after playing USA a lot in the arcade. Whilst the N64 port of USA was....I'll say lousy but like you I still enjoy it in spite of itself....I do actually think Cruis'n World is a very fun, competent racer. I'd have bought this one at launch too, only they never released it here in Europe :( I've never gotten to play it thanks to idiots in suits and region locking. And it's a real shame as it looks like it's tweaked and improved the parts of Cruis'n World that I liked and I'm sure I'd have enjoyed this one as well.
The thing is, the N64 version looks and runs considerably inferior than the arcade version. I don't know for sure, but to me the arcade version seemed to be running at 60fps, or at least something smoother than just 30fps. Also, bigger car models, no pop-in and better textures. It was a considerable upgrade from USA and World in the arcade because it was a different more powerful cabinet, but looked basically the same on N64 as the other two because obviously, the 64 could not handle it. A dreamcast port or a later Gamecube port would have done justice to this...of course, it would only be good for fans of the arcade, otherwise, arcade racers on Consoles tend to be boring because they are not meant for extended play.
Yup that’s right the n64 version doesn’t run like the arcade one…when the first cruisn came to n64 it was supposed to be an exact port and that’s why it got so many terrible reviews because what was promised was under delivered
I know this is a 9 year old video, but how do you compare move trilogies to videogames trilogies, especially from the arcade. Arcade games, racing and otherwise, usually never experiment and nearly always follow an evolution philosophy vs a revolution philosophy. This is not a bad thing as the originals typically are of high enough quality to be carbon copied a few times over, with minor changes.
Interesting point. I guess with movie trilogies there’s normally a planned arc to set up future movies. With games there’s rarely that factor and normally a sequel or third entry are only put into production off the back of successful reviews/sales of the first game
Also to people don't have a deep appreciation for the game like true racers we are this game ain't ass this a rare game I use to spend my allowance on this it was dope as fuck
Not really and they didn't care about bringing something new. Unless you are a complete fan I guess I would not recommend this one to anyone personally ^^
I hate gaming critics. They are usually part of the reason why some games don’t succeed. I would rather play these fun Cruis’n games then these boring simulation racers IGN & GameSpot always jerks off too.
@@n64glennplantI agree 100%. I don’t remember what game it was but he kept comparing some arcade racer to Forza Motorsport or something and a bunch of the comments were correcting him by saying it’s not the same genre. 😂 It was probably some Need for Speed game or something. 😤
I RENTED THIS IN 2001 and as far as graphic go I think your holding it to a impossible slandered no games had good graphics back then, and they are all equally obsolete.
it depends on what you class as good graphics, compare this to many other racers on the n64 and the graphics are weak and some such as beetle adventure racing were gorgeous to look at
i am comparing it to games like raging thunder2 on android and hydro thunder hurricane on windows8 which are considered a good alterative to console quality games.
Remember when the animals would aimlessly walk in the street and u would hit them N the body parts would be on the car lol idk if it was percisely this game
Thats a good question i never had the willpower to even get 100% I think i have a save thats about 80% xD Its the only Donkey Kong game where i dont have everything >_
![Nintendo 64 Longplay [052] Cruis'n Exotica](/img/n.gif)
This game's best (probably unintended) feature is the ability to keep crashing and bringing you back to the track. It allows you to literally just hold the gas be able to complete the race. It's the only video game my autistic brother has ever played and it still entertains him for hours to this day. Thank you for making this! I wish there were more like it.
It's a shame you don't have more views, you provide very informative and well-structured reviews. Thumbs up as always
thanks I've only been you tubing for a year now so have grown nicely for that time :)
How can you do all the Cruis'n games, but not cover either of the San Francisco Rush games? They're practically sister series'
***** they will be done all together in a series soon i think...i get enough requests for the 3 rush games!
*****
I totally forgot about Rush 2049 coming out on the N64. Quite disappointed in that game.
Larry Bundy Jr its best on dreamcast 👌
The colors and brightness seems very good on this game. It looks very vibrant compared to a lot of n64 games and even though there is a lot of items appearing too close in front of you atleast it isn't all foggy. IDK why but i always thought the cruisin games for the n64 games were fun.
I think the color scheme for this was awesome being that vibrant too. It being so clean and polished decently well I think these games were ahead of their time
A lot of arcade cabs for this were near me as a kid, I have fond memories of this game
I know its not the greatest game of all time but these maps give me such nostalgia. I was literally 5-9 years old playing n64 with my friends.
I remember unlocking the last car and it was like a drag racer space car or something and i was so exited
I had actually played the arcade version many times when I was younger. What actually intrigued me was the licensed cars like the Chevy Corvette, Ford Mustang, and Hummer.
I remember the trilogy in arcades. When this one came out in arcades, I was such an excited 8 year old, seeing it for the first time in a vacation. I bought a copy brand new and still have the box from it.
hopefully Cruis'n Blast will come Switch
It is coming!
@@kreftmaker And I can't wait.
It's out, and it's awesome!
It did, I have it and it's trash too. You can check out the unboxing and gameplay on my channel
Cruisn' games are among my favourite racing games to be honest, you just don't have to take them seriously and it is always hilarious to play with friends and see one of them fly to the stratosphere after hitting a random taxi that respawned in his face after a sharp turn.
These Cruis’n games are fun. Gamers & critics are always jerking off to Gran Turismo & Forza Motorsport. I would take arcade racing any day over boring simulation racers easily.
I loved all the Cruis'n games. Exotica and World being my faves.
Nashrino one of mine too ;)
I like the same games that you like
I definitely love this games track designs and choice of vehicles, spent countless hours, throughout high school!
I'm from Mexico, and I must say that "Cruis'n Exotica" was one of my favourite games on the N64 and probably one of my favourite game of all time, maybe I'm stupid or crazy, but I remember to just love that game, love the crazy unloackable cars, love the tracks, love the music, for me It's was perfect. Like christmass morning, jajaja, anyway, I still love that game and going to keep it in a special place of my heart.
Thanks for your amazing review, sorry to hear that was never released in the UK.
I loved racer like that as a kid because it felt like traveling
Most fun way to play this game: 2-4 players, use the cheat "always come in first place" and just race against each other through the entire course list. Did that over netplay with a friend and had a blast.
absolutely love Cruisin' arcade games. don't Remember them being as fun at home.
Remake for current generation of consoles with enhanced graphics that surpass the arcade version would be great.
Great reveiw i have cruzin usa and world and just found this one at the thrift store for $2.98.. i have to say its a great game and love it.. i love the cruzin series.. see you brother :) ;)
I live in north america and I remember having asked myself why they bothered releasing this one.
This game series was what got me into cars! *such memories!*
+Joseph Linz there’s some classics right here
I'm actually not a huge fan of the N64. I had one growing up but I never really dug down into the hidden gems. That's why I like your channel. It shows me some new games I've never played before.
i remember people used to hate facing against me on most racing games diz one included too! i freakin' love it sooo much! :) u always have amazing reviews :)
***** thank you so much :)
Hmmm, i can see the backgrounds seem richer compared to the previous 2 titles.
I do not know how big of a differense the console port was from the arcade but I know atleas the firs game anyways they were not direct ports. I remember I use to really ejoy a map where you rode on a roller coaster I soon went and bought all the crusins and I played them trying to find the map enjoyed so much. Turns out that specific map was part of the arcade and I believe it was the crusin usa arcade. Still a fun series however. Great game to just play briefly
Absolutely loved Exotica.
I did enjoy cruis'n Usa
Cruis'n World holds special place in my gamer heart
I Never played exotica...😕
The Cruis'n series is quite fun, especially in arcades. I could only imagine how a proper sequel would do if it were released on the Wii U.
I played the arcade version. Does anyone else remember the Las Vegas Stage being hard to see?
I completely agree on this and I still don't understand why people freaked out when WW came out. I think it is due to their expectation back then when people were hoping for a new realistic style Zelda game. You brought a very good point right there.
I've seen the gun mounted on the green truck fire but have never been able to do it myself. Anyone know how?
So glad I subscribed soooooooo many memories 😢
Totally agree! Developers don't make games like this anymore! But there's a reason for that. Reviewers like IGN hated on games like this and Cruis'n World so much for being outdated that developers don't do this anymore. In fact, Nintendo originally published the first two games and by the time this one came out, Nintendo had sold the series to Midway because World didn't sell all that well and got less than stellar reviews. It's sad really, and I think we are all to blame for this.
Best Cruis'n game? Trying to pick one to purchase. Any other great racing games on the N64?
Yes it is the main one I remember
Rush trilogy, offroad challenge
Definitely USA.
Pros
+Most challenging by far, between the more narrow roads, actually having sharp turns, more on-coming traffic (little in World and Exotica) and spinning out when you bump into opponents (removed in Exotica)
+Best music of the three easily (my opinion)
+Cool how each paint job correlates to a specific upgrade, also how you know the top speed of the AI just by the make and color of their car
+Can drive a school bus
+Save your times for each race individually like in a real arcade game (not present in the other two)
Cons
-The worst looking graphically but people over-exaggerate this. None of them look like masterpieces.
I've been sniped twice this week trying to buy this game on eBay. After this great review I suspect the price will go up even more.
How bout a good, in depth review of Jet Force Gemini? Would love to hear your thoughts on the overall experience.
hi nice review once againe!
What type of tv are you playing on?
Iam playing on my 32 inch LCD but the grapix seems so blury. that is more annoing
to play the old games! Do you know how to fix this?..
I hope some one make a remake wich can play n 64 games with HD signals.
I adore aaall 3 Cruis'n games!
Such a blast to switch off and just chill playing them all
played this in the arcade - always remember the elephant pooping on the screen, just crazy
yeah dkc2 was probably the best though the first one is my favourite.
I got it for christmas back in the day and i still remember that i was blown away by those pre-rendered graphics. xD
Do some reviews of the Goemon games on the N64 ! I'd love to have your opinion on them :D
I really need to get this one! And i was wondering what do you think about the Rush games as theyre kinda similiar to the Cruisn games?
Thanks for posting this video for me, man.
Always wanted to play this after having the first two games. They need to bring them to Switch VC.
I have played them all. I will have to check out your other videos some time. But I do know the map that I enjoyed is not on the console version which breaks myheart
I played the N64 version first. Borrowed it from my nephew, and I really enjoyed it! However, I have to say that it actually plays pretty different from the arcade version. I recently picked up an Exotica cabinet, and the graphics still look really good! The framerate rarely drops below 60, and the sound isn’t nearly as compressed as the N64 version. I prefer how the original arcade version feels to play, but that’s just personal preference.
Arcade version its better in graphics, licensed vehicles, driver selection (which doesn't exist in N64 version), frame hate and audio quality. Sadly this version is hard to play due of the rarity of the machine and works with graphical bugs on MAME emulator.
@@Victor_2000s yeah, I was lucky to find the machine I did. It was originally a Cruis’n World cabinet, but was then converted. It only cost me $800!
Good times behind the wheel, thanks for the review
Just grab both cruin usa and world and great as I remembered it. Thanks for the review.
What about the arcade version? Thats the only place I played it and it was tons of fun!
I didn’t know there was a third crusin game, I played the first two , I still own crusin world
Oh man if you like the series then this is a must play
Have you played Crusi'n Blast?
Not yet but looks awesome
@@n64glennplant It's good. =)
This game was fun as a kid!
Will the new Cruis'n game for Nintendo switch.
I definately need to check out the cruisin series
(Glenn plant binge-a-thin)
I really have nothing to say about it other than it looks amusing for about 20 minutes.
Great games. I played the arcade versions a lot too. Much better than the rush series
My mom bought this title for my brother when we were kids, we played it until it was dead lol like we loved the shit out of Exoctica.
Have you ever played nightmare creatures for the N64?
Just a heads up this game only works for pc emulator not m64 on android
very hard to find this game on Brazil.
I liked Crusin' World growing up, but mostly played it at an arcade. The N64 one is fun yet many find it not the same since the arcade version had more powerful software.
+Lieutenant Yoshi hardware*
I grew up playing Cruisin Exotica. Nowadays I can never find a copy for N64.
I ACTUALLY LIKE THE GRAPICS AND COLORS ON THIS GAME. NOT THE BEST BY FAR BUT NOT BAD.
Well, this time you've surprise me with this one. I play Cruis'n Exotica in the arcades, but i never expect to find on N64. But at less i already know it. ^^
The Cruis'n series is a guilty pleasure of mine and I did pick up both the first 2 at launch after playing USA a lot in the arcade. Whilst the N64 port of USA was....I'll say lousy but like you I still enjoy it in spite of itself....I do actually think Cruis'n World is a very fun, competent racer.
I'd have bought this one at launch too, only they never released it here in Europe :( I've never gotten to play it thanks to idiots in suits and region locking. And it's a real shame as it looks like it's tweaked and improved the parts of Cruis'n World that I liked and I'm sure I'd have enjoyed this one as well.
It's an absolute shame we never got Cruis'n Exotica in the PAL region. :/
I know right
Looks like more of the same as you say . I think they look pretty good ! I'm sure playing them is another thing though. Great set of reviews Glenn :-)
There is a gameboy color version of this game
cool ill have to look
The thing is, the N64 version looks and runs considerably inferior than the arcade version. I don't know for sure, but to me the arcade version seemed to be running at 60fps, or at least something smoother than just 30fps. Also, bigger car models, no pop-in and better textures. It was a considerable upgrade from USA and World in the arcade because it was a different more powerful cabinet, but looked basically the same on N64 as the other two because obviously, the 64 could not handle it. A dreamcast port or a later Gamecube port would have done justice to this...of course, it would only be good for fans of the arcade, otherwise, arcade racers on Consoles tend to be boring because they are not meant for extended play.
Yup that’s right the n64 version doesn’t run like the arcade one…when the first cruisn came to n64 it was supposed to be an exact port and that’s why it got so many terrible reviews because what was promised was under delivered
Lovely gameplay
Not bad for a neurological disorder hey haha
@@n64glennplant it's great
I know this is a 9 year old video, but how do you compare move trilogies to videogames trilogies, especially from the arcade. Arcade games, racing and otherwise, usually never experiment and nearly always follow an evolution philosophy vs a revolution philosophy. This is not a bad thing as the originals typically are of high enough quality to be carbon copied a few times over, with minor changes.
Interesting point. I guess with movie trilogies there’s normally a planned arc to set up future movies. With games there’s rarely that factor and normally a sequel or third entry are only put into production off the back of successful reviews/sales of the first game
I dont think it came out in australia
Also to people don't have a deep appreciation for the game like true racers we are this game ain't ass this a rare game I use to spend my allowance on this it was dope as fuck
No one ever knows about the tricks and wheelie jumping over the cars
I wish more people watched your videos D:
exotica arcade one that I remember. it was much easier for me to beat it, but the opponents will trick me to lose.
ok who else really wants this after the review
Mars? Seems more barren than some exotic location.
Tamboli99 it was certainly a unique course!
***** Yea i imagine it was.
Did you ever play Cruis'n on the Wii? Graphically it looks about equal to these N64 games...
Def could of used the expansion pak to help it out but still fun
+adidas1984x that would have rocked
it looks nice ...for a crusin game
retrovideogamejunkie certainly the best looking of the 3
The N64 ports of these games aren't very good, but the original arcade games still hold up pretty well, I'd say.
The N64 port of Cruis'n USA and World are pretty decent.
I hated this one but I loved the other two.
suggestion; stuntracer 64!
Awesome! I am looking forward to that ^_^
I used to like this game when I was a kid and watching this review I see how ridiculous the game is
I actually liked World and never played Exotica. It actually makes me quasy just looking at it.
yeah same here -_- im just glad that my girlfriend even accepts that i collect old games from yesteryear.
show rush games please
Already done all of them
Not really and they didn't care about bringing something new. Unless you are a complete fan I guess I would not recommend this one to anyone personally ^^
I hate gaming critics. They are usually part of the reason why some games don’t succeed. I would rather play these fun Cruis’n games then these boring simulation racers IGN & GameSpot always jerks off too.
That Aussie bloke at IGN is the worst when it comes to racing games 😂
@@n64glennplantI agree 100%. I don’t remember what game it was but he kept comparing some arcade racer to Forza Motorsport or something and a bunch of the comments were correcting him by saying it’s not the same genre. 😂 It was probably some Need for Speed game or something. 😤
Nice conclusion :-) can u review Donkey Kong 64..
I RENTED THIS IN 2001 and as far as graphic go I think your holding it to a impossible slandered no games had good graphics back then, and they are all equally obsolete.
it depends on what you class as good graphics, compare this to many other racers on the n64 and the graphics are weak and some such as beetle adventure racing were gorgeous to look at
i am comparing it to games like raging thunder2 on android and hydro thunder hurricane on windows8 which are considered a good alterative to console quality games.
BELOW PAR MEANS GOOD PEOPLE!!!! GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!!!!!
These are great videos though.
In a golf sense but in general terms it’s slightly below average 👍
Remember when the animals would aimlessly walk in the street and u would hit them N the body parts would be on the car lol idk if it was percisely this game
Thats a good question i never had the willpower to even get 100%
I think i have a save thats about 80% xD
Its the only Donkey Kong game where i dont have everything >_
Played the shit out of this game it was literaly my childhood
You had a very rad childhood indeed my friend!
yeah, good video man
hahaha your a sucker for the bad-good games mate, i must admit im defo looking out for these games now mate ;)
Do whatever you like ill be patient :-)
Worst of the 3 Cruis'n.
Especially on the unlock method system.
i still prefer crusin world