Eugene Jarvis Talks Cruis'n USA & The Cruis'n Franchise

https://arcadeheroes.com - Here is the long-awaited interview with the Arcade Hero himself, Eugene Jarvis, about the Cruis'n USA franchise. He originally proposed the game as an OutRun style piece, and it went from there. We talk Cruis'n USA, a little about World, a bit about Cruis'n Exotica, and of course Cruis'n Blast for both the arcade and the upcoming Nintendo Switch port.

My apologies for instances where my web camera goes out of focus...but at least Eugene's camera is always solid!
TIMECODES:
Intro: 0:10
How did Cruis'n USA get started? 1:04
Digitized textures/graphics, Dev process: 4:46
Motion version of Cruis'n USA: 16:55
Cruis'n's game structure: 18:00
How many Cruis'n's sold? 21:32
Talking about Cruis'n Exotica's cabinet: 23:07
Mentioning the Ultra 64: 24:44
How do you approach developing a sequel to a popular game?: 26:24
Eugene talks about visiting Japan for Cruis'n Exotica: 28:02
Where did the name Exotica come from? 30:07
Talking about Cruis'n's humor: 31:48
What led to the development of Cruis'n Blast?: 33:13
Cruis'n Blast's cabinet: 38:37
What happened to Cruis'n Blast's card system?: 43:48
The Switch port & console ports in general: 45:40
What's the future of the Cruis'n franchise?: 52:47