We all know the whole "The Wii is two GameCubes duct taped together" joke. Well, after watching this video, I can't help but think maybe the Wii is more like a GameCube nailed to a Nintendo 64. Cruis'n USA wasn't the best racing game ever made, but it was one of the funniest games someone could own when the N64 launched. Cruis'n recently made a comeback on the Wii, but it seems like the developer really didn't try that hard. The only difference I can really tell is that the Wii version used real half naked women in the game as apposed the N64's digital whores.
All joking aside, we know that the Wii can put out far better graphics than what we're seeing here. This is just the result of a developer being extremely lazy and rushing out a game to make a quick buck. If you really need a Cruis'n game, then just wait and pray that the N64 version makes it to the Virtual Console.
Also, I've completely forgotten how ridiculous Cruis'n USA was. From the music that sounds like a girl is trying out anal for the first time, to being able to smash into a school bus with screaming children, this game is a classic.
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Just make incredibly shitty games that can't be differentiated from their predecessors from two fucking console generations ago and no-one will want a Wii!
Hell, even the girl from the N64 version is hotter, all 3 animation frames of her. Whatever happened to the Nintendo Seal of Quality?
I kinda want a wii...mainly so I can play more games with my wife. I hate that the graphics are so terrible, like they don't even try(like in this game's case) because they claim that it's not about graphics but game play. Lazy bums.
"All joking aside, we know that the Wii can put out far better graphics than what we're seeing here. This is just the result of a developer being extremely lazy and rushing out a game to make a quick buck."
I was pointing out the rush job of the game. There are plenty of games (from Nintendo mostly) that show off the Wii's good graphics potential.
We all know the whole "The Wii is two GameCubes duct taped together" joke. Well, after watching this video, I can't help but think maybe the Wii is more like a GameCube nailed to a Nintendo 64. Cruis'n USA wasn't the best racing game ever made, but it was one of the funniest games someone could own when the N64 launched. Cruis'n recently made a comeback on the Wii, but it seems like the developer really didn't try that hard. The only difference I can really tell is that the Wii version used real half naked women in the game as apposed the N64's digital whores.
All joking aside, we know that the Wii can put out far better graphics than what we're seeing here. This is just the result of a developer being extremely lazy and rushing out a game to make a quick buck. If you really need a Cruis'n game, then just wait and pray that the N64 version makes it to the Virtual Console.
Cruis'n USA was totally awesome back in the day. It's still awesome. The music was funny. The racing was about as good as you could get at the time... I would buy it the second it came out on virtual console, and it would be much better than the new crappy one.
OMG!!! HUGE DISCOVERY!
the starting point womans voice sounded familiar so i looked up a few racing games that I last played on a recent trip to the arcade (people still go to the arcade don't they?). Anyway I discovered that the half naked womans voice is an exact copy of the half naked woman on the Fast and the Furious video game... Don't know if its that huge of a discovery but just seems like these people spent a month making this game...
I think we're all missing the point, here--the Wii is using its space-age technology to give us something the N64 version couldn't give us: UNBROKEN DRIVING LANES. Do any of you know what it takes these days to put a line down the middle of the screen, occasionally bending without having dashes to give the memory a rest? I don't. And that's why I leave this up to the pros.
This feat is almost as impressive as Blast Processing.
Actually, I read that the game was just a port of the Fast and the Furious, except they dropped the title because they no longer had the licensing. But still, good ears.
Though I do think the Wii version does look better than the N64 version it still looks bad. Cruisin USA was a good game back in the day but this new game does not pull well at the nostalgia strings, its not doing that for me. I would think they could have kept the nostalgia made a better looking game and done well though.
No, it's definitely a port of "The fast and the furious", minus the "the fast and the furious" title. I worked at an arcade that had it for a while.
Keep in mind, the arcade version ran on dated PC hardware from about 3-4 years ago and, while it didn't look like an amazing graphics monster beast, it definitely looked better than this. So, way to get beaten by 3-4 year-old PC Hardware, Wii.
No, not really. It looked a little sharper, but it still sucked a metric fuck-ton of asshole through a straw.
But really though, like the damned article said, the game's craptasticness has more to do with the laziness of the developers more than any fault on the part of the Wii.
Low dev costs for the win! That's what Nintendo wanted, right?
@Mxyzptlk: If Nintendo's publishing reputation isn't at stake, then every answer will be "yes".
Frankly, so long as the game doesn't erase saved games from other titles or cause other kinds of system havoc, I don't really think anyone needs to crack down on quality standards.
What this is, I hope, is a hard reminder to all Wii owners that THEY are in control of software quality. Stop buying crap, and it will... well, at least diminish. Of course, does that work in the real world?
It looks, as pointed out by someone else here, to be on the level with San Andreas in graphical quality. Not horrible... But we've come to expect more.
It also looks better than in the early promo shots. It's not looking as horrible as everyone's saying, but it's definitely not looking spectacular.
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Just make incredibly shitty games that can't be differentiated from their predecessors from two fucking console generations ago and no-one will want a Wii!
Hell, even the girl from the N64 version is hotter, all 3 animation frames of her. Whatever happened to the Nintendo Seal of Quality?
LOL i was thinking the same thing.
Really though, this is funny. But the reason for that goes way beyond the video up there.
Actually on the N64 one did you notice that the woman is getting a little too friendly with the trophy?
Why are people using a blatantly shit game as a measure of a console's capabilities?
I was pointing out the rush job of the game. There are plenty of games (from Nintendo mostly) that show off the Wii's good graphics potential.
Try reading the post
We all know the whole "The Wii is two GameCubes duct taped together" joke. Well, after watching this video, I can't help but think maybe the Wii is more like a GameCube nailed to a Nintendo 64. Cruis'n USA wasn't the best racing game ever made, but it was one of the funniest games someone could own when the N64 launched. Cruis'n recently made a comeback on the Wii, but it seems like the developer really didn't try that hard. The only difference I can really tell is that the Wii version used real half naked women in the game as apposed the N64's digital whores.
All joking aside, we know that the Wii can put out far better graphics than what we're seeing here. This is just the result of a developer being extremely lazy and rushing out a game to make a quick buck. If you really need a Cruis'n game, then just wait and pray that the N64 version makes it to the Virtual Console.
"Whats your name? WHO-HO-HOOOO! (cue snappy latin beat) Does it start with an A? B? C? E? F? G? How bout a H? I? J? K..."
You know. To tear it a new one.
the starting point womans voice sounded familiar so i looked up a few racing games that I last played on a recent trip to the arcade (people still go to the arcade don't they?). Anyway I discovered that the half naked womans voice is an exact copy of the half naked woman on the Fast and the Furious video game... Don't know if its that huge of a discovery but just seems like these people spent a month making this game...
This feat is almost as impressive as Blast Processing.
Fuck, I loved Cruis'n USA. Is that weird?
And I enjoyed it more than the original Cruis'n.
Actually, I read that the game was just a port of the Fast and the Furious, except they dropped the title because they no longer had the licensing. But still, good ears.
Keep in mind, the arcade version ran on dated PC hardware from about 3-4 years ago and, while it didn't look like an amazing graphics monster beast, it definitely looked better than this. So, way to get beaten by 3-4 year-old PC Hardware, Wii.
But really though, like the damned article said, the game's craptasticness has more to do with the laziness of the developers more than any fault on the part of the Wii.
@Mxyzptlk: If Nintendo's publishing reputation isn't at stake, then every answer will be "yes".
Frankly, so long as the game doesn't erase saved games from other titles or cause other kinds of system havoc, I don't really think anyone needs to crack down on quality standards.
What this is, I hope, is a hard reminder to all Wii owners that THEY are in control of software quality. Stop buying crap, and it will... well, at least diminish. Of course, does that work in the real world?
It also looks better than in the early promo shots. It's not looking as horrible as everyone's saying, but it's definitely not looking spectacular.