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Abort Glitch
In order for this code to happen you must hold down the brake while you are stopped. Then hit the abort button UP-C while still holding the brake down. As long as you hold the brake down, your car will never come back down.
Alcatraz Track
Remove the controller pak before entering this code and use the d-pad when entering directions (left, right, up, down).
At the main menu, select Circuit, and at the following menu, choose Just Play. In the Circuit menu, select the Enter Code Option and input the following password:
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After you enter the password, select Continue Circuit and start a race. When the race starts, let the time run out. After the race go to the Select Car screen, press and hold Left-C, press Z, release both buttons, and press Left. Go to the Setup menu, press and hold C-Up, press Z, release both buttons, and press Up. Go to the Track Select screen, press and hold C-Right, press Z, release both buttons, and press Right.
Now go to the Select Car Screen, Press and hold bottom-C, press Z, release both buttons, and press Down, L, R. If you entered the code correctly, a trumpet will sound. When you enter the Select Track Menu, You'll find Track 7, a track From the upcoming game, San Francisco Rush The Rock: Alcatraz Edition.
Auto Abort Disable
This disables the auto abort in San Francisco Rush. Normally, if a car stops for a period of time (i.e. stuck on a wall), the game will automatically move the car back to the course.
To turn it off, go to the Setup screen then press Up C, Up C, Up C, Up C. A small icon with "00.06" will appear along the bottom of the screen if the code is entered correctly. Repeat the code to turn this option off.
Bonus Cars
Acquiring half the keys on any course in a regular race will unlock a cab. Acquiring all of the keys unlocks a hot rod.
Burning Car Replay
As you cross the finish line, crash your car. After "Game Over" starts flashing, and before it has stopped flashing, hold down the L, R and Z Buttons until the post-game high score display demo begins. Your car will still be crashed and burning, but will be driving around the track is if nothing was wrong.
Change Car Size
On the Car Select Screen press and hold C-Down and C-Up, then release both buttons. Then press and hold C-Up then C-Down and release both buttons to activate the code. The car in the viewing window will reflect the changes. Repeat the code to switch to the next size.
Change Fog Color
On the Car Select Screen, hold Z and press C-Down three times. The color of the fog in the viewing window will change.
Change Front Tire Size
On the Car Select Screen press and hold Left C then Right C. Release both buttons. Press and hold Right C then Left C, then release both buttons to activate the code. Changes will be displayed in the viewing window. Repeat the code to switch between the different sizes.
Change Gravity
On the Setup screen hold the Z Button and press Up, Down on the Control Pad/Stick. Release the Z Button and press Up, Down, Up, Down. The symbol of a weight will appear along the top of the screen. Repeat the code to switch between several gravity options.
Change Rear Tire Size
On the Car Select screen, press and hold Right C then Left C and release both buttons. Then press and hold Left C then Right C to activate the code. The car in the viewing window will reflect the changes. Use the code repeatedly to change between the different tire sizes.
Change Track Textures
On the Setup screen, press and hold Right C then press the L Button. Release both buttons, then press the Z Button. Press and hold Right C then press the L Button and release both buttons. Press the Z Button again to activate the code. If the code is entered correctly, a small checkered pattern will appear along the bottom of the screen.
Repeat the code to switch between the different textures.
Change Viewing Distance
During a race, hold the View (L Button) and press Up or Down on the Control Pad/Stick to change the camera distance.
Disable Vehicle Collisions
This turns on and off car collisons, allowing your car to pass through other cars without taking damage.
On the Setup screen, press Left then hold Right then press Right C and release both buttons, then press Up C, Left C, Down C, Z Button. A bus icon will appear along the bottom of the screen if entered correctly. Repeat the code to turn this option off.
Drive an Exploding Hulk
On the Car Select screen, hold C-Up and press Z, Z, Z, Z. Repeat the code to switch between smoking hulk, burnt-out hulk, or normal.
Foggy Night
Go to the Options screen and change "Fog" to the Heavy setting. Then hold all four C buttons and press right on the Control Pad. You should now have access to Foggy Night.
Huge Half-pipe
In course #2, go all the way up to the place where the broken bridge is.
Stay on the right side! Jump over to the other side of the bridge. Follow
the Road and you will find a huge half pipe. Note: Jumping across the bridge takes lots and lots of practice
Infinite Time
On the Setup screen, hold the Z Button, then press and hold Down C then Up C. Continue to hold the Z Button, and release the C Buttons. Press and hold Up C then Down C to activate the code. A small clock with line through it will appear if the code is entered correctly. Repeat the code to deactivate this option.
Random High Score Names
When viewing the Fast Times or Best Laps information from the Records screen, press L, R, L, R, L, R, L, R. You can now leave your name blank and one will be chosen for you.
Resurrect in Place
This will attempt to place the car at the same spot as where the car was destroyed. It will make one attempt to place the car in the same spot but if it cannot, it will then will move the car back onto the track.
On the Setup screen, hold the Z button, then press and hold C-Left then C-Right. Continue to hold the Z button and release the C- buttons. Press and hold C-Right then C-Left to activate the code. A small "R" with a line through it will appear if the code is entered correctly. Repeat the code to deactivate this option.
Reverse Controls
On the Options screen, highlight "Mirror" and hold all four C Buttons. Press Left/Right on the Control Pad/Stick to view an extra option called "Extreme." In this mode, Left is Right and Right is Left.
Screen Adjust
During any time in the game, hold L and R and move the control stick around
and you can move the screen.
Secret Training Course
Go to track 6. Right when you start turn around and soon you will see a big hill. drive up the hill and follew the road. You will see an intersection but keep going straight. soon you will see a danger sign over a dirt road. go on the road and stop right before the checkpoint.Go off the cliff to your left but dont touch the water.turn right and drive along the water. If done Right, you'll see a Tunnel in the Ground!
Level 2: When you see a truck go under it and you should hit a jump, go on to a building, hit a jump, and land on yet another building. Also, when you see a danger sign, go left and hit a jump. Another one is when you see a line of cones. Go through it and stay in the left lane and keep your speed at about 125 mph. You will go on a broken bridge and into a weird situation.
Level 4: When you see a big place of grass there are two shortcuts to the right. The first one you hit a jump and go through a tunnel. The second one is farthest to the right. You go through a tunnel which starts to go up. You come out and hit the top of a tunnel which is a jump. You will then go on the top of a building. You will now hit a jump and land on a building. Follow the gray line and you will fall off the building and go through an alleyway made of brick.
Stunt Track
On track 2, there are two places with cones you can drive through. On the 2nd one, go up the hill, at about 120 miles per hour. Stay that speed the whole way. Stay in the very left lane.
When you go off the hill, if done right, you should be on another road. Keep driving on that road as fast as you can. You should see a red loop-the-loop. Stay in the left lane, and hit the loop-the-loop. If going fast enough, you should do a loop-the-loop.
Tag Mode
Allows players to play a special game of tag.
Hit the abort button during the countdown sequence at the start of a 2-player practice game. The timer will be set to 5 minutes. When you‘re IT, your timer is running. IT must tag the other player to stop his timer and make the other player IT. The newly-IT player will resurrect in place, causing a delay and giving the former IT time to escape. Player 2 is always IT first. When time runs out, "Game Over" shows until someone presses Start.
Turn Cones into Mines
For explosive action, quickly press L, R, L, R, L, R on the SETUP screen. This code turns the cones into mines that blow up anything that hits them. Drive safely!
Turn into a Real Mine
To do this you must enter the code where the cones turn into mines. Start the game and run into a mine. Now quit the game and turn off the cones. After all that, put in the turn car into mine code and start the game. Once in the game, run into a mine and you'll become one.
NOTE: If you're a mine and you hit another car, you turn back into a car, and the car you hit blows up.
Turn into a Virtual Mine
Replaces the car in the viewing window with an orange mine. This is only for viewing purposes, and the car will not appear as a mine during the actual race.
On the Car Select screen, press Right C, Right C, Z, Down C, Up C, Z, Left C, Left C. Perform the code again to viewing the cars normally.
Upside-Down Tracks
To turn the track upside down, quickly press Up, Right, Down, Left, Down, Right, Up, Left on the SETUP screen.