Rock n' Roll Racing

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Rock n' Roll Racing
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Interplay
Developer:
Sound driver: Sound Images v1.2
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-125056
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-125056-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
$99.9599.95[3] FROC01SMC
Non-Sega versions

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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 SNES version when Blizzard had changed their name from Silicon and Synapse.

Gameplay

The game features a commentator, and much of its music is based on famous rock tracks.

By entering a cheat code, it is possible to play as Olaf the Stout, a character in Blizzard's other game, The Lost Vikings.

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.

Music

Rock n' Roll Racing features a number of licensed rock tracks, played through the Mega Drive's hardware:

Magazine articles

Main article: Rock n' Roll Racing/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Megazone (AU) #49: "March 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[6]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[7]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
83
[8]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
75
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)
70
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[11]
Gamers (DE) PAL
80
[12]
Games World: The Magazine (UK)
85
[13]
Joker (SI)
90
[14]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[15]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
69
[16]
Mega (UK) PAL
76
[17]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
89
[18]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[19]
Player One (FR)
90
[20]
Play Time (DE) PAL
85
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[22]
Sega Force (SE)
75
[23]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
81
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
89
[25]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
86
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
81
Based on
22 reviews

Rock n' Roll Racing

Mega Drive, US
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 6abab577
MD5 530c58317b5626fa15b77adab0aacc9d
SHA-1 9793572b6d64c85c1add0721c3be388ac18777d6
1MB 1994-10 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 bc5a0562
MD5 c0e18a6fbf4e6debd51d0e4d05cca73e
SHA-1 c4d84425c007711f006a67d6577fd90f421605e5
1MB 1994-10 Cartridge (EU)

References

  1. Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 31
  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 108
  3. Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 41
  4. EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 262
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 360
  6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 194
  7. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 177
  8. Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-07)
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 84
  10. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 197
  11. GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 96
  12. Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 50
  13. Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15
  14. Joker, "Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
  15. Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94
  16. MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 71
  17. Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 50
  18. Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 68
  19. Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 88
  20. Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 150
  21. Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111
  22. Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 64
  23. Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 22
  24. Sonic the Comic, "31st March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-18), page 11
  25. Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 49
  26. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148
  27. Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 100