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I can literally SMELL the buffet pizza when I hear the Cruisin' World theme.

Looking at this again, I just realized another bit of magic Matt pulled off, in this video. Not only did he manage to capture a Crusin’ retrospective that predates the announcement for a shocking Switch port coming out in less than a week. But, between his mention of Crusin’ Blast and the GBA section of this video, he managed to include the every game that would get a shocking Switch remake or a sequel, this year, during E3. Fusion is in this video, along with Advance Wars. Over 3 years ago.

I just got here from hearing that Cruis'n blast is coming to the Switch September 14th! good to hear your take on it. It convinced me to preorder it. Great video bro!

I had to sit through 9 hours of CRUUUUUUUISIIIIIIN' when i woked at a local arcade. Intro gave me flashbacks

Cruis'n Blast is coming to Switch! You called it!

15:45 you can stop holding your breath! They announced Crusin’ Blast is coming to Switch this fall!!!

Feels good to watch this now that we're getting Cruis'n Blast on Switch!

Cruis'n USA's opening song on the N64 is permenantly burned into my memory for some reason. It's the only positive experience with a racing game I can recall having.

Pretty sure I own the crusin cab you mentioned you played “on a ferry” in this video. Still works and still in great shape

Wowowowow, thanks for the shoutout!

The arcade trifecta for me: Cruzin, Daytona USA, and Rush. Any game made you feel like a god damn hero if you got first and won a free game. I got one on a Fast and Furious cabinet and had to leave because the movie I was going to see was starting. There was a kid watching me and as I got up I said "All yours" and he looked at me like I was a god. I really miss stuff like that.

Really hitting it out of the park with these series, dude.

Weird, the first time I played Cruisin USA was also on a ferry, only this was in the Pacific Northwest. Ferries with arcade machines are the best. I also remember Cruisin Exotica being a big hit for me as a kid because it had an Alaska level

See how your faith has been rewarded Matt as Crusin Blast is coming to the Switch 😀

Crusin’ Blast is coming to the Switch this Fall.

Man, those Fast & Furious arcade games were some of the first games I ever realized I was actually good at.

God I’m so happy Blast is coming to the Switch.

Matt McMuscles: A Man (Not) Deprived of his Intros Cruis'n has one of the best intros as well

I remember playing Cruis'n Exotica years ago at a bowling alley near where I live. I haven't been there in a while, but I wouldn't be surprised if the arcade/racing cabinet was still there.

They just announced this for the switch I'm so excited!

Fun fact: The bikini girl from cruis’n USA is an adult film actress and her involvement in the game is an interesting story

I’ll never forget my first time playing a Cruis’n game... yesterday. _Ahh_ the memories of losing to a 12 year yesterday will never leave me.

Excellent look back, Matt! I tried to figure out for ages why I loved the Cruis’n series so much... and ultimately it comes down to the reckless, gleeful energy of the series. The constantly shifting set pieces and fifty foot drops from Cruis’n World to Blast make these games, cheesy as they are, feel like well scripted Disneyland rides, which is a type of experience that’s been missing from consoles for ages. I don’t care what the gaming press says- just because you put cute drift mechanics in a racing sim doesn’t make it ‘arcade’! I agree wholeheartedly that Cruis’n Blast ought to land on the Switch, assuming Raw Thrills oversees the port. The driving in that entry is the series’ best. My only critique of the video is that I wish you’d grabbed some footage of the arcade version of Cruis’n Exotica and done a bit of compare and contrast. It looks, sounds, and feels better (and a tad smarter) than the rushed N64 version. I wish Midway had waited to do it justice on GameCube, but man, that company loved cutting off limbs they didn’t care about.

I never realized there were soo msny versions of this but i grew up playing these games every time i went into an arcade. Great video Matt!

If only past Matt knew that Blast would actually one day be on the Switch

This makes me wanna get and play all the Cruis'n games. And I was already planning on doing that. Now I wanna do it more!

Our wishes have been granted!

And not only is Cruis'n Blast now on the Switch, but Raw Thrill's is talking about doing an HD remaster of the classic Cruis'n trilogy.

I would totally watch a Gauntlet retrospective. I have so many fond memories of this series, especially Legends and Dark Legacy on consoles and in the arcades.

Never heard of Cruise'n either and I'm just as excited to watch this one as I was the Rampage retrospective. Keep up the good work on these I love em ❤❤

I'm still not convinced any racing game has topped the fun levels of Cruisin the World.

Do Burnout! *We are the lazy generation, NOW!*

I also first played Cruis ‘n USA on a ferry on a school trip. I used to record game music on cassette tapes all the time.

Yeah I have fond memories of a game that was probably pretty simple looking back. I think Rush was the spiritual successor.

Excellent job Matt-baby. This was a phenomenal retrospective.

I'm so happy I'm not the only person who remembers (and enjoyed) Extreme G!

Ayyyy. Loved the plug for my boys, Derek and Grace.

I always thought Cruisin Blast should come to the Switch... and he we are.

CRUIS'NNNN, YEEeeeyeyeeyeaeh Cruis'n USA. *_YYYYEAH!_*

I have distinct memories of playing Cruis'n World when my dad took me and my siblings to Pizza Hut while we waited until my mom's shift was over. Super nostalgic arcade cabinet for me.

I was first introduced to this series in the late 90's. My family used to take a ferry to Nova Scotia and the ship had an arcade in the middle of it that had this awesome seat set-up and multi-linked systems, allowing two players to race each other. I only got to play it a few times but damn, it sunk it's hooks into me. Got it later on the N64 but it just wasn't the same D:

Recently I played Crusin' Blast at J&J's Fireball Lanes on my Uncle's Birthday. And I had a blast playing it, no pun intended.

See, I actually have the most fondness for Exotica. It was one of my first gaming experiences, although I don't remember where I found the cabinet. Hearing the theme after popping in a quarter is pure nostalgia for me. I remember trying to play the Mars track first, and failing miserably. The Crusi'n series, while not my favorite arcade racer (that belongs to Hydro Thunder), is very special to me for being one of my first games ever.

Great job as always! Maybe you could do a Time Crisis Retrospective in the future?

15:05 Fuck that, indeed! Cruisin' Blast is comin to the Switch, baybeeee!

We NEED a Cruis'n on Switch!

man i had such love the for the cruis'n was one of the first two N64 games i owned, the other was goldeneye. just wanna say Matt i'm loving all the different great content coming out from ya these days, gives a lot spice between waiting for the regular content on the main channel. well for some ideas for other retrospectives: gauntlet, primal rage, Tmnt, house of the dead, time crisis, R-type(if you're a shump fan) and Turok

nintendo = trophy girl Midway = You're Winner

So I played Cruis'n Blast literally 3 days ago at my local arcade, and was surprised (and delighted) to find that the machines have been upgraded to have moving seats. That shit was rad as fuck

I could have sworn that California Speed was part of the Cruis'n series. Then again, I wasn't very old the last time I saw it, and I didn't remember much about the game other than RACING THROUGH A SHOPPING MALL AND RUNNING OVER EVERY PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF YOU and the roller coaster on the Santa Cruz stage. You used to be able to get away with all sorts of stuff as long as there was no blood.

CHECKPOINT!

I remember playing this at the local ice rink back in the 90's. Suffering through the cold and bumped knees was oh so worth it for an extra 50 cents to spend on the slalom game, pinball, or one of the two Cruis'n machines. Precious memories~ As for my suggestions, I'd to see a follow through on the Tetris Attack/Puzzle League games you mentioned on a recent podcast.

Great video. I love your vids and humor style and you do a lot of research. great presentation. Cruisn WORLD for N64 was such a fun game, loved it. The France music was great too. Then in 1999 Midtown Madness then MM2 in 2000 which were big nostalgia hits of youth. Would LOVE to see you do a Midtown Madness 1 & 2 video!!

I played the crap out of the Curis'N games, Cruis'N USA, Cruis'N World and Cruis'N Exotica. The laundromat always had one of those Cruis'N arcade machines.

Another awesome video Matt!

Maybe not a retrospective because it had 2 games, but Wave Race was special to me as a kid who's parents bought an n64, but 3 games for it. For a simple concept it had a lot going for it with the maps design and trick system it should warrant a video of some sort since not many people know about it. Also 1 of those 3 games was Cruisin World. Such a beast game, loved the russian map!

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I'd love to see you do a retrospective on the F-Zero franchise!

Annnnd Cruis'n blast is coming to Switch! :)

*CRUSAAAAAAAAYN* *CRUIS'N THE WOOOOOOR OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD YEAH, YEAH!!* *YOU'VE GOT TO PEE, YOU'VE GOT THE POWAH* *TO CRUISE THE WOOOOOORLD* Fucking love that track so much. It was Proto GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE

Crusin' Blast on the Switch makes perfect sense. Link up with 3 other people and you have a somewhat similar arcade experience with friends. Im sure the Joycons would work great if they wanted to use motion controls (or at least have an on/off in the options).

Oh nostalgia... The Cruisin' games were always what I would immediately home in on at arcades back in the day.

The Cruis'n games are among my favorite racing games.

Hey Matt - I grew up on Prince Edward Island and know that Cruisin' USA cabinet very well (I think it was on the ferry known as the Abegweit, or Abby for short). It was amazing! Sorry to here your trip to my home island wasn't all that fun...

Its finally here.

Great retrospective Matt! But the thing that brings a tear of joy to my eye is that exists a spiritual successor o hydro thunder... Good lord I loved that game :')

Blast is amazing. I love drifting my unicorn into a 1959 el dorado so I can backflip for a boost

I remember playin Cruisin USA in an Arcade as a kid and I spent entirely TOO many quarters on a Machine to beat the entire game. The end game screen was just a blue screen of it rebooting on the machine in case you were wondering.

ahh yes childhood arcade racing game

This was my first video game. My father and I would play it at the arcade. He would hit the gas and I would steer. Then he bought me the N64 with a copy of USA. I only knew and played USA, World, and Exotica. Now I am eager to play Blast. Searching for it right now!

My N64 San Francisco RUSH PTSD was kicking in during this vid, Matt. Thanks for triggering those shitty memories! XD

Nice work, this retrospective made me realize that I've played every Crus'n short of Blast (and the GBC port of Exotica if you want to count it as different). Yes, even Cruis'n (which I didn't know was the F&F game but doesn't matter since the port is trash) and the GBA game. Personally I prefer Exotica due to the car selection, not really getting my hands on World, and having the best theme (though the others are very strong). Loving the series, keep it up.

ok matt i'm here to watch it now

Always loved playing Cruisin' USA and World in arcades, and last time I was in a theater with my fiancé we saw a cabinet for Blast and it was...well, a blast. I loved it and would love to play a home port of it at some point, especially if it got a Switch port like you mentioned. Though I've always said, if I owned an arcade cabinet myself, I'd want it to be Cruisin' World, Hydro Thunder, or maybe a House of the Dead or Time Crisis game.

CRUIS'NNNN!CRUIS'N THE WORRRRRRRRRLD!YEA-EA-EAH!

Man I used to love double tapping the accelerator to pop wheelies!

Crusin USA is what got me falling in love with racing games all together when i first saw it at CiCi's If only this Crusin had a dosage of Forza and NFS The Run. Lastly can you do the Rush Franchise next. Thank You!!

Matt, you are way too good at these retrospectives! Any chance of doing more midway stuff, and maybe closing that off with a general Midway WHA HAPPUN?

Wow I've never seen someone draw a car like in the thumbnail, that style is rad.

I did the same thing, loved listening to n64 game soundtracks on cassette.

Can't wait to play this on switch

4:31 - You are not alone, lol! I did that with a few Sega games when I was a kid!

ITS COMING TO SWITCHHHHHHH!!!

Soundtracks of the USA and World game where EPIC.. still listen to them on here KZfaq 🙄

I actually remember playing the arcade version of cruise n world at a place that serves special taquitos along with burgers and fries

Bluegrass Boogie (N64 Version) is my favorite track!

Well all the talk of Midway makes me think a Gauntlet retrospective might be interesting.

Let's see ... Gauntlet , Gauntlet and Gauntlet. Thank you.

Holy shit I did not know about Cruis’n Blast, that would be so perfect on Switch! What are they thinking not releasing it! As crummy a port as it is, I get a lot of fun out of the Wii one, and I do think it earned the title of Cruis’n since it was exactly like the previous games aside from the name. I wish it had been a better port though. A bar I go to had a Fast & Furious cabinet which I like to occasionally play, but I still play the Wii one at home.

My first job was at Chuck e Cheese when I was 16. My coworkers and I loved competing against each other in Cruis’n Exotica. Good times.

25 Years of Cruis'n (1994-2019)

Vin Diesel Wheelman video brought me here. Then I realized I'd actually already watched this. Still good the second time though.

This game is on every ferry I've been on

I did that too with my games. Cruis’n , California Speed soundtracks on my cassette deck

Great video! I'd love to see a Bomberman retrospective 😉

Man I was JUST thinking about California speed when watching this, since that seemed to me to b some sort of weird rip off of both San Fransico Rush and Cruis'n.

I'd love to hear your take on the F-zero series!!

dunno why i just discovered this now, but awesome video! you've got a new subscriber (: i'm unsure if you've done a similar retrospective on atari/midway's "rush" series but i'd love to see that as well!

A Crazy Taxi video would be killer