It's not an unfair course, but it requires a lot of technique and slowing down compared to other courses.
Track 5 in 2049 can be summed up as "right-angle hell".Suspiciously Similar Song: The port of the first game on Midway Arcade Treasures 3 used a similar-sounding track to "STL".The worst part is that these two ports are the only non-arcade versions of the game. That, and your opponents are always similar.
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There was also a native PC version (which you'll really have to look around for), but it has very awkward controls and its draw distance is screwy to the point that it displays both high and low LOD models for certain track props.
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The version included in Midway Arcade Treasures 3 has mostly every sound replaced with something more annoying, including the soundtrack (the PS2 version's sound is also very glitchy - being played back a quarter step lower than the Xbox version, while sometimes clipping songs short and playing random songs in their place).
Reality is tearing itself asunder.And I must race!.Rush was seen as a step down because it focused more on reality than insane stunts. Even better, turn on Death Mode and make a first-place finish at your own pace. Proceed to laugh as the entire starting grid minus yourself explodes as they try to cross the starting line. Turn on the Suicide cheat (causes any contact with another car to be lethal) and the invincibility cheat (which overrides Suicide for player cars). What better way to celebrate a victory in Circuit Mode than to drive through an upscaled version of Midway's headquarters?
SAN FRANCISCO RUSH 2049 N64 SERIES
Whereas courses in the series tend to be one-game affairs, the Rock is popular enough that it would appear again in Rush 2 and Rush 2049. Originally appearing in the N64 port of the original game, albeit in what appears to be a "beta" version of it, before debuting proper in Rush: The Rock, it's a high-speed course with banked turns, loops, and a corkscrew, all around the iconic prison island. Say what you will about the rest of the game's soundtrack, but that particular song kicked ass! "What's Your Name?", the music that plays in Rush's 1 and 2 when entering your name on the high scores list."Headthumpin'" "Amiga-ish", "Doin' Time", and "High Roll" from Rush 2, and "The Rock" from the arcade Updated Re-release of the first game.Awesome Music: All the tracks in Rush 2049 especially the arcade and Dreamcast versions, too bad on the N64 version you have to use an expansion pack to hear music in races, shame *runs to get an expansion pack*.