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This disables the auto abort in San Francisco
Rush. Normally, if a
car stops for a period of time (i.e. stuck
on a wall), the game will
automatically move the car back to the course.
To turn it off, go to the Setup screen then
press Up C, Up C, Up
C, Up C. A small icon with "00.06" will appear
along the bottom of
the screen if the code is entered correctly.
Repeat the code to turn
this option off.
Burning Car Replay
As you cross the finish line, crash your car.
After "Game Over"
starts flashing, and before it has stopped
flashing, hold down the L,
R and Z Buttons until the post-game high score
display demo
begins. Your car will still be crashed and
burning, but will be driving
around the track is if nothing was wrong.
Change Car Size
On the Car Select Screen press and hold Down
C then Up C and
release both buttons. Then press and hold
Up C then Down C and
release both buttons to activate the code.
The car in the viewing
window will reflect the changes. Repeat the
code to switch to the
next size.
Change Fog Color
On the Car Select Screen hold the Z Button
and press Down C,
Down C, Down C. The color of the fog in the
viewing window will
change.
Change Front Tire Size
How to Enter: On the Car Select Screen press
and hold Left C
then Right C. Release both buttons. Press
and hold Right C then
Left C, then release both buttons to activate
the code. Changes will
be displayed in the viewing window. Repeat
the code to switch
between the different sizes.
Change Gravity
On the Setup screen hold the Z Button and press
Up, Down on the
Control Pad/Stick. Release the Z Button and
press Up, Down, Up,
Down. The symbol of a weight will appear along
the top of the
screen. Repeat the code to switch between
several gravity options.
Change Rear Tire Size
On the Car Select screen, press and hold Right
C then Left C and
release both buttons. Then press and hold
Left C then Right C to
activate the code. The car in the viewing
window will reflect the
changes. Use the code repeatedly to change
between the different
tire sizes.
Change Track Textures
On the Setup screen, press and hold Right C
then press the L
Button. Release both buttons, then press the
Z Button. Press and
hold Right C then press the L Button and release
both buttons.
Press the Z Button again to activate the code.
If the code is entered
correctly, a small checkered pattern will
appear along the bottom of
the screen. Repeat the code to switch between
the different
textures.
Change Viewing Distance
During a race, hold the View (L Button) and
press Up or Down on
the Control Pad/Stick to change the camera
distance.
Disable Vehicle Collisions
This turns on and off car collisons, allowing
your car to pass
through other cars without taking damage.
On the Setup screen, press Left then hold Right
then press Right C
and release both buttons, then press Up C,
Left C, Down C, Z
Button. A bus icon will appear along the bottom
of the screen if
entered correctly. Repeat the code to turn
this option off.
Drive a Wrecked or Flaming Car
Press and hold C-Up, then press Z, Z, Z, Z.
The car in the window
will appear as a wreck. Repeat code to get
a flaming wreck, and
again to a normal car.
Drive an Exploding Hulk
On the Car Select screen, Hold Up C and press
Z, Z, Z, Z. Repeat
the code to switch between smoking hulk, burnt-out
hulk, or
normal.
Drive the Cab
Acquiring half the keys on any course in a
regular race will unlock
the cab. Note: Keys can be saved using the
memory pak. Six to
eight keys are hidden in each track. Hidden
cars are exclusive to
the track in which they have been unlocked.
Acquiring half the keys
in a regular race unlocks the secret cab.
Drive the Hot-rod
Acquiring all the keys on any course in a regular
race will unlock the
hot-rod. Note: Keys can be saved using the
memory pak. Six to
eight keys are hidden in each track. Hidden
cars are exclusive to
the track in which they have been unlocked.
Floating Glitch
Go to the setup screen and enter the resurection
code, then pick
any car and start a practice race. You have
to be racing on a track
with water, track six is one of the best.
Once you find the water
drive straight into it, when the car gets
pulled up into the air press B
and hold it down. Keep holding B and the car
will go higher and
higher into the air, you will be able to see
the entire track from high
above!
Foggy Night
Go to the Options screen and change "Fog" to
the Heavy setting.
Then hold all four C buttons and press right
on the Control Pad.
You should now have access to Foggy Night.
Hidden Pool
In Level 6 when you are near the top if the
map almost up the hill
you will pass under a danger sign and a curvy
road sign will be on
your right.Take a hard right at these signs
onto a gray area, then
keep right and follow the fence down the mountain.
Right before the
water on your left will be a tunnel going
into the mountain. Hop
inside and keep your speed up to try the loop
inside. There are
many ramp like things on the ground but set
your sights above
There is another level high near the ceiling.To
reach it, don't use the
ramps. Just get up some speed and drive up
the wall towards the
opening. If you are positioned right you will
land on the upper level.
There you will find the pool. Well not really
full of water but in a
skating sense, like the halfpipe. There are
at least two keys in this
huge cave.
Infinite Time
On the Setup screen, hold the Z Button, then
press and hold Down
C then Up C. Continue to hold the Z Button,
and release the C
Buttons. Press and hold Up C then Down C to
activate the code. A
small clock with line through it will appear
if the code is entered
correctly. Repeat the code to deactivate this
option.
Random High Score Names
When viewing the Fast Times or Best Laps information
from the
Records screen, press L, R, L, R, L, R, L,
R. You can now leave
your name blank and one will be chosen for
you.
Resurrect in Place
This will attempt to place the car at the same
spot as where the car
was destroyed. It will make one attempt to
place the car in the
same spot but if it cannot, it will then will
move the car back onto
the track.
On the Setup screen, hold the Z Button, then
press and hold Left C
then Right C. Continue to hold the Z Button,
and release the C
Buttons. Press and hold Right C then Left
C to activate the code. A
small "R" with line through it will appear
if the code is entered
correctly. Repeat the code to deactivate this
option.
Reverse Controls
On the Options screen, highlight "Mirror" and
hold all four C
Buttons. Press Left/Right on the Control Pad/Stick
to view an extra
option called "Extreme." In this mode, Left
is Right and Right is
Left.
Secret Tunnel on Track 6
At the end of the course you will be on top
of a mountain. Right
before you go under the yellow sign that says
caution you will see a
gray road to your right. Take the road and
go to the end (not too
fast!) drive down the mountain and head to
your right along the
edge of the water. You will see a tunnel on
the right side, go in it
and you'll find a loop, tons of jumps and
other cool things!
Shortcuts
Level 2: When you see a truck go under it and
you should hit a
jump, go on to a building, hit a jump, and
land on yet another
building. Also, when you see a danger sign,
go left and hit a jump.
Another one is when you see a line of cones.
Go through it and stay
in the left lane and keep your speed at about
125 mph. You will go
on a broken bridge and into a weird situation.
Level 4: When you see a big place of grass
there are two shortcuts
to the right. The first one you hit a jump
and go through a tunnel.
The second one is farthest to the right. You
go through a tunnel
which starts to go up. You come out and hit
the top of a tunnel
which is a jump. You will then go on the top
of a building. You will
now hit a jump and land on a building. Follow
the gray line and you
will fall off the building and go through
an alleyway made of brick.
Special Car in Circuit Mode
Win a Circuit. From then on, if you are using
the same player, you
can Press Z, Z, Z, Z on the Track Select screen
to enable the
special car.
Tag Mode
Allows players to play a special game of tag.
Hit the abort button during the countdown sequence
at the start of a
2-player practice game. The timer will be
set to 5 minutes. When
you‘re IT, your timer is running. IT must
tag the other player to stop
his timer and make the other player IT. The
newly-IT player will
resurrect in place, causing a delay and giving
the former IT time to
escape. Player 2 is always IT first. When
time runs out, "Game
Over" shows until someone presses Start.
Turn Cones into Mines
For explosive action, quickly press L, R, L,
R, L, R on the SETUP
screen. This code turns the cones into mines
that blow up anything
that hits them. Drive safely!
Turn into a Real Mine
To do this you must enter the code where the
cones turn into mines.
Start the game and run into a mine. Now quit
the game and turn off
the cones. After all that, put in the turn
car into mine code and start
the game. Once in the game, run into a mine.
You will suddenly
become a mine.
If you're a mine and you hit another car, you
turn back into a car
and the other car you hit blows up.
Turn into a Virtual Mine
Replaces the car in the viewing window with
an orange mine. This is
only for viewing purposes, and the car will
not appear as a mine
during the actual race.
On the Car Select screen, press Right C, Right
C, Z, Down C, Up
C, Z, Left C, Left C. Perform the code again
to viewing the cars
normally.
Turn Tracks Upside-down
To turn the track upside down, quickly press
Up, Right, Down,
Left, Down, Right, Up, Left on the SETUP screen.
The arcade version of San Francisco Rush
has been one of the best arcade racers for
quite some time now, but it's Nintendo 64
progeny may be even better. In fact, this title
is one of the best-ever home conversion of an
arcade title.
Like the PlayStation Tekken series which
offered ports that included new options the
arcade version never had, SF Rush features
considerably more gameplay than the arcade
original. Even though the Nintendo 64 port
looks far less polished than its predecessor,
and the sound is absolutely atrocious at
times, few racing games have ever offered as
much replayablility.
The key to SF Rush is that while its a racer, it
plays like an adventure game. Each track has been intricately designed
with
countless shortcuts and hidden areas throughout. Players can enjoy the
title
by just staying on the main tracks and honing their skills, but before
long,
most will find themselves attempting ludicrous jumps and deadly shortcuts
just to shave off a second or two from their score.
Each of these shorcuts have been created to offer players a difficult choice
between risk and gain. A shortcut that offers minimal gain is generally
easy,
but one that gives players a considerable advantage requires a tremendous
amount of skill. This makes every race highly strategic as players jockey
for
position and weigh the consequences of taking the truly dangerous side
routes.
Thankfully, the game is forgiving of accidents and poor decisions. When
a
player wrecks, the computer picks them up and places them right back into
the action. While this is certainly not realistic, it wisely encourages
players to
explore shortcuts they might not have risked otherwise.
The environments are made to make players feel like the worlds are incredibly
huge. After a player makes a particularly jaw-dropping jump over buildings,
trees, and bridges, they will find themselves landing somewhere in the
environment hundreds of yards away, but still in play.
San Francisco Rush plays like Mario 64 on wheels, by combining adventure
and racing together in one package. Rare has promised this kind of action
in
its upcoming title, Diddy Kong Racing, but SF Rush is the first racing
title to
successfully tie the two concepts together.
To add to this adventure game feel, the developer hid keys throughout each
circuit that players can find to reveal new cars, secrets, and tracks.
These
keys are almost unnoticeable during the regular races, but once players
start
looking, they will find the secret items hidden in incredibly clever areas.
Even after endless hours of driving around slowly in the practice mode
looking for secret areas, ramps and keys, players will find themselves
returning to the game and finding new secrets. Any developer looking to
create a solid arcade port should follow the high standard set by Atari
Games
on this title, by adding so many extras that even those who have mastered
the arcade version will want to play this game again and again.
Certainly this title is unrealistic, but anyone looking for pure street
racing is
missing the big picture. SF Rush is not intended to be a pure racing game,
but rather a wild arcade ride. High flying jumps and wild, out of control
maneuvers aren't very real, but they sure are exhilarating.
Sound is this title's worst feature without a doubt. The effects are sub-par
for
a racing title and the music is deplorable. Certain tracks are so bad that
the
player is better off with the sound turned completely off.
Even with the sound off, the action is more enjoyable than just about any
other racer for this or any other home system. Diehard racing purists will
undoubtedly dislike this racer because it doesn't play like every other
one
before it, but anyone looking for an absolutely enjoyable racing experience
could do no better than SF Rush.