San Francisco Rush 2049: Tournament Edition is an upgrade to San Francisco Rush 2049 developed by Midway Games West Inc. It was intended to allow players to compete against each other remotely on the Midway Tournament Network, but was shuttered within a year. A modified (internal use?) version of the hard drive image exists, allowing access to the two extra tracks without being connected to MTN.
Differences between Tournament Edition and original 2049
- Four new vehicles and two new tracks are available for tournament play only.
- Driving physics are tweaked to make Extreme handling harder and closer to Rush The Rock.
- Abort abuse was patched, disallowing skips and being more punishing on fast times, sending the player way back sometimes.
- The Just Play/Join Team Rush screen when starting a new game was replaced with choosing between original Rush 2049 or Tournament mode. Without connection to the MTN servers, this screen is completely absent, much like SE.
- The ability to continue playing as the last played Team Rush member was removed; signing in is required every play.
- The wide futuristic font used for the timer and street names was replaced with a more generic font. The speedometer design was also changed.
- The race timer now displays thousandths of times, instead of just hundredths. At the end of each lap, it also shows the time difference between the current lap and the first place time of the track.
- The Atari logo attract animation was modified, showing the Midway logo instead, and cutting off before the voice can say "Atari Games". By holding the Music button, it can still be heard.
- The attract mode has extra sequences regarding tournaments, including currently running tournaments, advertisement videos of MTN, and how to sign up.
- During tournament play, a MTN watermark is placed in the bottom left corner of the screen.
- A LED sign has been placed on the top of the marquee, showing tournament information.
- A minus symbol is displayed on the speedometer when driving in reverse.
Test Locations
Based on information found on the hard drive, TE was tested at the following locations:
- Starbase Arcade in San Rafael, CA
- Special Effects Arcade in Scotts Valley, CA
- Friar Tuck's Game Room in Calumet City, IL
- Golfland USA in Sunnyvale, CA
- Paddock Bowl in Pacheco, CA
- Diversions Game Room in San Antonio, TX
- Gala North in Carol Stream, IL