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1-UP Studio
Nintendo 1st Party Development Studio
1-UP Studio is a Japanese video game developer that is owned by Nintendo. The company was originally founded on June 30, 2000 as Brownie Brown in Tokyo, Japan as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo. On February 1, 2013 the company rebranded as part of an internal organizational restructure to better support co-development of Nintendo games that were being developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division, commonly known as Nintendo EAD. As part of the restructure the development studio changed their name to 1-UP Studio Inc., relocated to a new office and Nintendo EAD employees Keizo Kato and Yoshiaki Koizumi were given director roles in the newly restructured company.
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Cruis'n USA
Popular arcade racing game
Cruis’n USA is an arcade racing game developed, published and distributed by Midway Games. Released in arcades in 1994 the game is the first installment in the Cruis’n series. The courses available in the game are based on United States locations.
The arcade game was designed and released in three different cabinet styles, standard upright, deluxe sit-down and deluxe full motion simulator. Both the upright and sit-down cabinets supported linked play allowing arcade owners to attach two machines together to enable multiplayer capabilities.
This Week In Gaming
| Events That Took Place On January 29th | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Years Ago |  | Duke Nukem 3D | PC | 1996 |
| 25 Years Ago |  | Biohazard 2 (Japan) a.k.a. Resident Evil 2 | PlayStation | 1998 |
| 22 Years Ago |  | Phantasy Star Online | Dreamcast | 2001 |
| Events That Took Place On January 30th | ||||
| 38 Years Ago |  | Ice Climber (Japan) | Famicom | 1985 |
| 25 Years Ago |  | Cruis’n USA (Europe) | Nintendo 64 | 1998 |
| 25 Years Ago |  | SimCity 2000 (Japan) | Nintendo 64 | 1998 |
| Events That Took Place On January 31st | ||||
| 35 Years Ago |  | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Japan) | Sega Master System | 1988 |
| 24 Years Ago |  | Silent Hill | PlayStation | 1999 |
| Events That Took Place On February 1st | ||||
| 23 Years Ago |  | WCW Nitro | Nintendo 64 | 1999 |
| 22 Years Ago |  | Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense | Nintendo 64 | 2000 |
| 9 Years Ago |  | Brownie Brown restructured and formed 1-UP Studio | Development Studio | 2013 |
| Events That Took Place On February 2nd | ||||
| 38 Years Ago |  | Pinball (Japan) | Famicom | 1984 |
| 34 Years Ago |  | Contra | Nintendo Entertainment System | 1988 |
| 28 Years Ago |  | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sega Genesis | 1994 |
| Events That Took Place On February 3rd | ||||
| 33 Years Ago |  | Wrecking Crew (Japan) | Famicom Disk System | 1989 |
| 22 Years Ago |  | Resident Evil Code: Veronica (Japan) | Dreamcast | 2000 |
| Events That Took Place On February 4th | ||||
| 23 Years Ago |  | Tomb Raider II (Japan) | PlayStation | 1999 |
| 9 Years Ago |  | Fire Emblem: Awakening | Nintendo 3DS | 2013 |