Rock n' Roll Racing
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Interplay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Blizzard Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: Sound Images v1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rock n' Roll Racing is an isometric racing game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Interplay for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released in 1994, several months after the Super Nintendo Entertainment System version when Blizzard had changed their name from Silicon and Synapse.
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Gameplay
The game features a commentator, and much of its music is based on famous rock tracks.
Characters
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| Ivanzypher | |
| Katarina Lyons | |
| Jake Badlands | |
| Tarquinn | |
| Olaf the Stout | |
| Olaf, a character in Blizzard's other game, The Lost Vikings, is playable by entering a cheat code. |
History
Development
Rock n' Roll Racing was developed as a sequel to the Super NES game RPM Racing, though Blizzard dropped the idea of it being a direct sequel when the "rock n' roll" theme was brought in.
Legacy
A sequel, Rock & Roll Racing 2: Red Asphalt, was released for the Sony PlayStation.
In February 2021, Rock n' Roll Racing was re-released as part of Blizzard Arcade Collection for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC alongside several versions of The Lost Vikings and Blackthorne. The compilation includes the Mega Drive version, the SNES version, and a "Definitive Edition" with widescreen support, 4-player split screen and other features.
Music
Rock n' Roll Racing features a number of licensed rock tracks, played through the Mega Drive's hardware:
- "Bad to the Bone" (George Thorogood and the Destroyers; 1982)
- "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf; 1968)
- "Highway Star" (Deep Purple; 1972)
- "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath; 1970)
- "Peter Gunn" (Henry Mancini; 1959)
- "Radar Love" (Golden Earring; 1973)
Production credits
- Game Design: Blizzard Entertainment, Alan Pavlish
- Producers: Feargus Urquhart, Michael Morhaime
- Executive Producer: Alan Pavlish
- Programming: Michael Morhaime, Pat Wyatt, Bob Fitch, Allen Adham
- Artwork: Joeyray Hall, Samwise Didier, Ron Millar
- Additional Artwork: Stu Rose, Clyde Matsumoto, Paul Barton, Anthony Gomez
- Voice: Larry Supermouth Huffman
- Audio Programming: Software Creations, Sound Images
- Quality Assurance Director: Kirk Tome
- Lead Tester: Scott McKelvey
- Additional Testing: Robert Rooke, Ryan Rucinski, Jim Boone, Brian Rollanson, McKay Stewart, everyone at Interplay
- Thanks To: Gilbert Glaze
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rock n' Roll Racing/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[4]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[5]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 108
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 31
- ↑ Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 41
- ↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 262
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 360
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 194
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 177
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 197
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 96
- ↑ Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 50
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15
- ↑ Joker, "Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94
- ↑ MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 71
- ↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 50
- ↑ Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 68
- ↑ Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 88
- ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 150
- ↑ Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111
- ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 64
- ↑ Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 22
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "31st March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-18), page 11
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148
- ↑ Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 100
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