Cruis'n USA · Nintendo 64
Cruis'n USA Recompiled
The navjack/cruisn-recomp project statically recompiles three Nintendo 64 arcade racers for native Apple Silicon macOS. Its README describes Cruis'n USA as completable; Cruis'n World and Exotica boot and play audio but remain earlier milestones. All three accept user-supplied US .z64 ROMs with SHA-256 checks.
How to play
- Dump your own US Cruis'n USA cartridge to a .z64 ROM.
- Use an Apple Silicon Mac, the documented target for these ports.
- Build the project and provide your verified ROM when its launcher requests it.
Game version you need
- USA
- US .z64 ROM; SHA-256 checked
Hardware & system
No minimum stated in the README. Runs on: macOS (Apple Silicon).
Versions, platforms & known issues
| Project | Type | Release | Status | Runs on | Game version | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cruisn-recompREADME describes the USA port as completable; native Apple Silicon build. | Recompilation | No tagged release | Playable | macOS (Apple Silicon) | USA | Sep 27, 2026 |
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About the game
Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing game originally released in 1994. It was developed by Midway Games and published and distributed by Nintendo. It is the first game in the Cruis'n series and features locations around the United States. NOTE: The Nintendo 64 version of Cruis'n USA has some differences due to censorship.
- Original platform
- Nintendo 64
- First released
- Dec 1, 1996
- Release · North America
- Dec 3, 1996
- Developer
- Williams Entertainment, Midway Games
- Genre
- Racing, Arcade
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Third person
Screenshots
Game details, cover art and screenshots from IGDB via LizardByte GameDB, retrieved Oct 25, 2026. Images are © their respective owners.
About this project
The shared repository contains separate ports for Cruis'n USA, Cruis'n World and Cruis'n Exotica. The README differentiates their progress: USA is described as completable, while the other two boot, load gameplay code and play audio. Each ROM is checked by SHA-256 before use; the project does not include game data.
FAQ
Is Cruis'n USA playable from start to finish?
The project's README describes the USA port as completable. Its sibling Cruis'n World and Exotica ports are at earlier boot/audio milestones.
What hardware does this Cruis'n recomp target?
Apple Silicon macOS. The README describes native Mac ports and checks user-supplied US .z64 ROMs.
Does Recompedia provide the game, ROM or BIOS?
No. Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, ISOs, BIOS files or game assets. cruisn-recomp ships no game code or data either; it needs a ROM dumped from a cartridge made from a copy of the game you own.
Recompedia does not host or link to ROMs, BIOS files or game assets. Every project listed requires a copy of the original game owned by the player. Status checked against the project's own repository on Oct 25, 2026.