Video game development legend and Raw Thrills boss Eugene Jarvis recently took part in a Reddit AMA, where he covered a whole host of topics – including the notion of the original Cruis'n games coming to Switch Online.
However, Jarvis also touched upon plans for the most recent entry in the franchise, the utterly superb Cruis'n Blast, which – as luck would have it – is currently 50% off on the North American eShop as we speak.
During the chat, Jarvis was asked about future plans for the game and replied:
Online multiplayer is our next goal for Cruis'n / Switch!
...when we get our online multiplayer going, we'll definitely look at bringing on some more content.
The addition of online multiplayer will solve one of the biggest issues we had with the game when we reviewed it back in September; we said at the time:
As long as you're willing to put up with some performance hits and the fact that there's no online multiplayer, Cruis'n Blast is a hugely entertaining arcade-style racer with incredible set-pieces that has us crossing every possible body part in the hope that it's successful enough to encourage more of the same somewhere down the line.
Oh, and before we go, Jarvis also revealed during the AMA one of the 'cut' vehicles:
There was a port-a-potty hot rod but the sh*t would get all over everything when you crash!!!
[source reddit.com]
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Well that’s pretty dandy
Made an already super game even better
Praise the Lord that's exactly what this game needed.
Been enjoying a lot of couch multiplayer with this one, def worth the purchase.
YEAH THAT'S THE STUFF BABY!
Should have been there from Day 1
This is awesome news.
Still play this with my kids.
Great fun.
I have been waiting for this. This is great news. Now I am going to buy it and support this game. I look forward to unlocking cars, especially the dinosaur ones.
Very cool. Bought this a few months ago and just started playing it. Pretty cool sub for Mario Kart.
Oh, saw this game on Games Master's first episode, might look in to it if a physical comes along
Definitely my GOTY, if they’ve got more tracks and cars coming I’ll be all over it. I’ve got $3.5M of in-game cash to spend now.
Nice to see more support for this game. Glad they went well beyond a straight port of the arcade game.
Still pretty cool how much they did for this game considering the arcade game was five levels.
@Bunkerneath always been available on physical, I've tasted the cart to prove it!
Will grab this now, good show Mr Jarvis!
would definitely reinstall for online racing
Just gotta ask. Do you think the multiplayer is good in this game? I felt like it didn’t really matter how we drove. We always ended up next to eachother when competing two people. And the best way to win was to use boost in the final straight. I felt like the incredible rubberbanding really destroyed the multiplayer for me. And haven’t reallt touched the game since the first week. Does anyone else feel the same. Or have they updated the game somehow to fix this?
@BulkSlash ya this game seriously lacks content, I bought it yesterday, spend a few hours playing, already unlocked most of the cars. But still, this is a great game, at $19.99 now is totally worth it , I hope the new content are free upgrade or not too expensive.
A great game just got better.
Strange online wasn’t there from the start though.
@JibberX Yes, but I mean with the update on the cartridge, no point in having the physical if all the game is not on it
Great game but far too little content so some new tracks will be very welcome.The problem with releasing online multiplayer so long after release is most folk who bought it will have moved on. Online leaderboards for time trials would be a great addition though.
@Ladasta I would slaughter my friend in Mario Kart but he would have a chance in this game, he won just as much as I did. It made it fast now enjoyable for him. That said, I'd love an option to turn the rubber banding off
Currently, Cruis'n Blast is a major case of "it's fun, but..."
I did all the courses in a day and was like "oh, that's it? okay then" and haven't gone back to it since. So the idea of bringing any new content to it would be great.
I absolutely love this game!
Excellent game, I love it, possibly my favourite "new" game purchase of the year. I figured they were waiting on the online multiplayer to see if it sold enough copies to make it worthwhile (servers are expensive for just a handful of retro fans) so I take this as a good sign that it sold decently - great news, arcade style racers are few and far between these days.
As for "new" content, free bonuses are always nice, but if they released more tracks (genuinely new ones not just variants of the same ones) and vehicles (including some more crazy weird stuff please) I'd happily drop the cash for DLC.
And while we're at it, the N64 trilogy on Switch online is a decent idea, but I (and from following comments over the last few months, many others) would pay top dollar for the actual arcade games emulated on a physical cart. Do it please!
@locky-mavo I’m pretty sure I remember reading/hearing Jarvis saying they just ran out
of money to be able to fund an online mode but would add it in if the game was a success
@Ladasta as much as I enjoy the game, I have to agree that the rubberbanding is indeed not a good addition. Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way, it's supposed to be wacky and not taken seriously.
I could be wrong though.
I bought it at launch, never touched it. I think at the time I was too busy with another game, but I definitely want to play Cruis'n Blast, and the idea that this game might get DLC might bring me to finally play it. I think I'll wait until the DLC drops before then though, because I tend to drop a game after I've beaten it if DLC isn't made available soon after. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a game that I enjoyed, but I still haven't purchased the DLC because I had no interest in returning to it, least of all after playing Persona 5 Strikers soon after, which gave me a better musou experience.
YES! I hope they add the cars from the arcade version and new decals as well.
It's a great game. Any new content would be very welcome.
50% off for the digital version sounds tempting when I cannot find the physical version. What to do? What to do?
Bummer. I just sold the game last week.
I just got this game, friend gave it to me for Christmas (we exchange a little before Christmas), and I love it. I was surprised there was no online play, but still a local wireless option. So this is great news to me since I do enjoy racing games online.
When I noticed that it was on sale in the eShop for 50% off I checked the specifics of the game and realized it didn't have online multiplayer. I was still planning to pick it up anyway but now that I hear that online is coming, problem solved. It absolutely will be bought now.
I preordered the cartridge and really enjoyed it for a couple weeks, but not even the unicorn and triceratops I unlocked were enough to get my girls to try multiplayer with me. And I expected more variety in tracks - like a real world tour, rather than iterations of the same 5 tracks (as fun as they were).
I haven't played it in a while now, but still want to go back and finish unlocking stuff - I need that school bus!
I would probably try an online mode once, but as for DLC tracks - oh yeah, I would be all over that!
The brains behind Defender, Smash TV, and some of history's most successful pinball tables, still bringing the goods like 40 years later - amazing!
Incredible Game, I highly recommend it!
Haven't bought it yet hope we get that 50% off in the UK
@Ladasta Completely agree. Always saved all boosts for the last stretch, as I'd inevitably find myself in third place regardless of drifting or boosts, or how well or poorly I'd raced previously. Winning is as formulaic as it gets. Lots of fun for the first few hours, but rubberbanding renders it pretty hollow
I might get this game, it looks interesting, i had it on my radar for a while but since getting my PS5 and playing some games i haven't completed there, the Switch has been a mini dust collector for the last 3-4 months.
I suspect this'll change when i start SMT V though.
@Ladasta I let my two kids play and they always had a photo finish every time.
Does anyone else have an issue with motion control on a single joycon? I used my my pro controller fine but single joycon ….
I want online leaderboards.
@czdjax
Me too. Not that I'd place anywhere in the top 100,000, but that would be a nice touch.
One of the best racers on the Switch. Sounds like it's going to get a lot better. WOOT!!
Glad I kept this, I usually keep all games unless I realise they're not for me. Looking forward to some online races.
Nice! Just purchased this game on sale for 50% off.
Still waiting on it
@RockyD12 3 years later, Still waiting on it.
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