<s>
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Rush	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
tracks	O
included	O
in	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
were	O
actually	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sole	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
features	O
three	O
tracks	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
playable	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
Flagstaff	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
:	O
The	O
Rock	O
was	O
a	O
ROM	B-Device
update	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
arcade	O
owners	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
brought	O
four	O
tracks	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
track	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
new	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rush	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
conversion	O
contains	O
six	O
tracks	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
containing	O
secret	O
stunt	O
courses	O
,	O
plus	O
one	O
hidden	O
track	O
from	O
both	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
and	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cars	O
appeared	O
in	O
this	O
conversion	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
from	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Rush	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
Circuit	O
Mode	O
and	O
a	O
save	O
system	O
for	O
Fast	O
Times	O
,	O
circuit	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
hidden	O
keys	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
on	O
secret	O
spots	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
was	O
presumed	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
for	O
release	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
advertisements	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
Coming	O
Fall	O
1998	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
"	O
were	O
later	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
error	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advert	O
was	O
actually	O
intended	O
solely	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rush	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
modes	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
has	O
all	O
eight	O
original	O
cars	O
but	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
exclusively	O
with	O
the	O
Quantum3D	O
Raven	O
video	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
only	O
on	O
that	O
specific	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Color-exclusive	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
..	O
A	O
prototype	O
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
San	O
Francisco	O
Rush	O
The	O
Rock	O
:	O
Alcatraz	B-Application
Edition	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
a	O
similar	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
had	O
a	O
critical	O
bug	O
where	O
the	O
car	O
would	O
go	O
over	O
200mph	O
and	O
then	O
blow	O
up	O
if	O
gas	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
without	O
braking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
ranged	O
from	O
mixed	O
to	O
laudatory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
while	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
Kraig	O
Kujawa	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
nice-looking	O
racer	O
with	O
major	O
problems	O
"	O
,	O
co-reviewer	O
Kelly	O
Rickards	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
solid	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
already	O
large	O
library	O
of	O
racers	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
SF	O
Rush	O
is	O
just	O
short	O
of	O
brilliant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
controls	O
were	O
more	O
controversial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
almost	O
unanimously	O
said	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
satisfactorily	O
emulated	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
added	O
console-exclusive	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
IGN	O
opined	O
that	O
"	O
Because	O
of	O
all	O
 [ its ] 	O
new	O
options	O
and	O
modes	O
,	O
SF	O
Rush	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
feels	O
like	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
game	O
--	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
game	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
home.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
French	O
magazine	O
Player	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
better	O
steering	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
sharp	O
turns	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
Rush	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Extreme	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
the	O
futuristic	O
San	B-Application
Francisco	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
2049	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
