Now for another Video Game Review, this time on San Francisco Rush.

Back in the 90s, Midway made a lot of arcade racers, but none so unique as San Francisco Rush, released in 1996 in the arcades before later porting to consoles. Unlike other racing games of the time, San Francisco Rush comes with a slightly more unique feature, if you crash you die, simple as.
While many would consider such a mechanic to be a little geared towards eating up quarters, especially when you consider the difficulty to be a little high. It actually makes it rewarding when played on consoles. The vehicles are a good mix and the tracks take all the good scenery from San Francisco city.
And besides any game with this song in their soundtrack is bound to have a few good laughs in.

Yep the naming screen theme.
Current State: Midway is now NetherRealm Studios and is focused mostly on Mortal Kombat while the Rush series has been left in limbo since the unsuccessful L.A. Rush came out in 2005.
Why Should it be Revived?: The Arcade Racer has been left unguarded for a while and with San Francisco Rush's death mechanic it can still provide a decent challenge for those who still feel that racing should have some difficulty in it that isn't pre-made by Nintendo or neutered by driver aids and rewind mechanics. Proper old school racing at it's finest.