San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (Nintendo 64, 1997)

Rush It San Francisco rush, one of the fastest racing games you'll probably find. Well at least when dealing with regular cars. Car speeds get up near 180, with the right car. Ramps, steep hills, and dangerous short cut tunnels abound in every level. So what happens when you mix speed with danger? San Francisco Rush is what happens. With all this, dangerously high flying stunts, and unique crashes are destined to ensue. Car Select With the car select you can choose from a number of racing cars, even a bus. After the car is picked, you can pick between automatic or stick. You can then change.

A couple months ago I bought San Francisco Rush from a friend. I had played it in the arcades and couldn't wait to get my hands on an n64 version. I was NOT disappointed... Overview - San Francisco Rush is one of the best racing games on the market today. Even though it's old, it still stands up to the competitors. The game features 8 cars, two special cars, and the rare F1 racer. It also has 6 tracks to play on. Cars - The cars in San Francisco Rush are the heart of the game. I prefer the extreme car vs. the other levels of car difficulty because the handling is the most sensitive. You can...

(Note: The game was originally released in 1997) This is the first N64 arcade racer done right. Sure, there was Crusin' USA, but that game gave us nothing to work with! SF Rush, however, is chock full of secrets, and keeps the replay value high. Sure, Rush is an arcade racer, but there's also an adventure element when you have to search for keys to unlock cars. Rush features the standard circut race, that makes you go through 24 courses (6 locations with 4 variations). This surley won't be completed in one day. You also have the option to race one track. Combine that with the option to adjust.

Oh lord, do I ever remember this game. I stayed up with a friend playing it until 4 AM, getting all the keys, searching through all the tracks, unlocking all the secret cars, and beating the entire game. I loved it, even though I had no memory pack to save it, so we just hit reset and started from the beginning. It was great. This game provided me hundreds of hours of entertainment by making me race and race and race adn race until my face fell off. Then I got sick of it because I knew it too well. A week later, Rush 2, Extreme RAcing USA came out. Get the second one, it will be better for...