Welcome, Stun Runner

"Press start button to fire shock wave"
Man I remember this game as a kid (no doubt anyone else who's been raised in the arcade at the Mall at Marathon).
Had the coolest sound effect when you enter coins too

The What:
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This was I game I played in the arcade growing up. I only made to like the third level when I was a kid. Tried it again when I was like...16 and only made to the third level. Game was awesome though. When You'd run into enemies hard enough, pieces would come flying off. Just get to the finish line was the objective. It was a futuristic race against time and obstacles. Finally beat this bitch when I downloaded it

The Why:
Anyway, got it up and running one day on MAME and decided to take a stab at it in Maya.

The how:
I only found a handful of images on google and dogpile, and I FINALLY was able to get the rom and emulator (MAME). From there i took screen shots for reference. You can view some here: [link]


Workload:
Originally, I just wanted to do the car, but then I went "Fuck it" and decided to do the starting area. I didn't want to completely change it or anything, so I kept the basic shape and car details to only a moderate amount (not gonna put flames on it or anything...I have taste.) I added Carbon fiber to the parts that break off because I figured it'll be a logical choice for a light yet fragile metal. Sacrificing durability for speed. All the textures I made from scratch as well. All the spec maps were hand done and about %95 of the bump maps.
Overall, about 5-7 nights starting at midnight and ending from anywhere from 4-8am. This has gotta be the most texturing work I've ever done. My favorite part of the scene (other than the vehicle) has got to be the hanging wires because the diamond shapes are spec maps. Don't ask me what some of the tools hanging from the ceiling is, I just copied it directly from the game.

"....YEEEEEHOO!"

Legal:
S.T.U.N Runner is copywright Atari.