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Rock n' Roll Racing

Publisher: Interplay

Genre: Racing

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	Code
US	1994-11^[2]	T-125056
EU	1994-07^[1]	T-125056-50
AU	199x	FROC01SMC

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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.

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)

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.

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[4]

Print advert in Sega Megazone (AU) #49: "March 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

90

^[6]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

83

^[7]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)

70

^[9]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[10]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

80

^[11]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

85

^[12]

Joker (SI)

90

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

80

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

69

^[15]

Mega (UK)

PAL

76

^[16]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

89

^[17]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

85

^[18]

Player One (FR)

90

^[19]

Play Time (DE)

PAL

85

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[21]

Sega Force (SE)

75

^[22]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

81

^[23]

Todo Sega (ES)

89

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

86

^[25]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

80

^[26]

	81
Based on 22 reviews

Rock n' Roll Racing

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU
Cover
Cart

References

↑ File:Mega UK 21.pdf, page 84
↑ File:EGM US 061.pdf, page 108
↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-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
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-07)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 84
↑ 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

[:File:Mega_UK_21.pdf_p84-1] File:Mega UK 21.pdf, page 84

[:File:EGM_US_061.pdf_p108-2] File:EGM US 061.pdf, page 108

[:File:EGM2_US_05.pdf_p262-3] EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 262

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p360-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 360

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 194

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 177

[digitiser1995-02-07-7] Digitiser (UK) (1995-02-07)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_25.pdf_p84-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 84

[9] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 197

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p96-10] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 96

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p50-11] Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 50

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_08.pdf_p15-12] Games World: The Magazine, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-xx), page 15

[13] Joker, "Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27

[:File:Joypad_FR_040.pdf_p94-14] Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 94

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-02.pdf_p71-15] MAN!AC, "02/95" (DE; 1995-01-11), page 71

[:File:Mega_UK_30.pdf_p50-16] Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 50

[:File:MegaForce_FR_34.pdf_p68-17] Mega Force, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-12-02), page 68

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-01.pdf_p88-18] Mega Fun, "01/95" (DE; 1994-12-21), page 88

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_048.pdf_p150-19] Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 150

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1995-02.pdf_p111-20] Play Time, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-04), page 111

[:File:SegaPro_UK_41.pdf_p64-21] Sega Pro, "February 1995" (UK; 1994-12-29), page 64

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_0708.pdf_p22-22] Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 22

[23] Sonic the Comic, "31st March 1995" (UK; 1995-03-18), page 11

[:File:TodoSega_ES_23.pdf_p49-24] Todo Sega, "Febrero 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 49

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 148

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-02.pdf_p100-26] Video Games, "2/95" (DE; 1995-01-18), page 100

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@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 '''''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.
-''Rock n' Roll Racing'' was developed as a sequel to the SNES game ''RPM Racing'', though Blizzard dropped the idea of it being a direct sequel when the "rock n' roll" theme was brought in. The game features a commentator, and much of its music is based on famous rock tracks.
+==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]]''.
+==Music==
+''Rock n' Roll Racing'' features a number of licensed rock tracks, played through the Mega Drive's hardware:
+*"[[wikipedia:Bad to the Bone|Bad to the Bone]]" ([[wikipedia:George Thorogood and the Destroyers|George Thorogood and the Destroyers]]; 1982)
+*"[[wikipedia:Born to Be Wild|Born to Be Wild]]" ([[wikipedia:Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]]; 1968)
+*"[[wikipedia:Highway Star (song)|Highway Star]]" ([[wikipedia:Deep Purple|Deep Purple]]; 1972)
+*"[[wikipedia:Paranoid (Black Sabbath song)|Paranoid]]" ([[wikipedia:Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath]]; 1970)
+*"[[wikipedia:Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn]]" ([[wikipedia:Henry Mancini|Henry Mancini]]; 1959)
+*"[[wikipedia:Radar Love|Radar Love]]" ([[wikipedia:Golden Earring|Golden Earring]]; 1973)
+==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]].