City Connection, the Video Game by Jaleco Co., Ltd. [Japan Leisure] [Japan]

Type of the machine : Video Game
City Connection © 1985 Jaleco.

The player controls a small red car and must jump between platforms to colour them in as it drives over them. Oil cans can be collected and shot at the police, taxis, ambulances etc. that roam the levels. Flag waving cats must also be avoided.

Main CPU : M6809 (@ 2.048 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6809 (@ 640 Khz)
Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 1.25 Mhz), YM2203 (@ 1.25 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 240 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1664

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

The main sprite resembles a Honda City hatchback, which may explain the game's title.

The main character is a 15 year old girl named Clarice (Kurarisu) drives around the world in his love car (Clarice's car - Kurarisuka) looking for the ideal man. This explains the hearts after losing a life and the girl that appears every time you beat a level. Clarice's name appears at the bottom of the High score rankings.

Approximately 1,000 units were produced (based on serial number). Kitcorp licensed this title and sold it as "Cruisin'".

Consoles :

Nintendo Famicom (1988)
Sony PlayStation [Port of Famicom version] (2003, Included in "Jaleco Collection Vol. 1")

Computers :

MSX (1986)

While there were only 2 official ports of City Connection, UK-based software house 'Core Design' released their own interpretation of the game called 'Car-Vup' in 1991, for the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST home computers.

Game's rom.