Road Rash

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Road Rash
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Electronic Arts (US/EU), Electronic Arts Victor (JP),
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU 		29012-50
Sega Master System
EU
(Kixx) 		29012-50
Sega Master System
PT 		4,990$4,990
Sega Master System
UK
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR 		028410
Sega Game Gear
US 		T-79108
Sega Game Gear
EU 		79108-50
Sega Game Gear
EU
(Kixx) 		79108-50
Sega Game Gear
UK

Road Rash (ロードラッシュ) is the first game in the Road Rash series of motorcycle racing games developed by Electronic Arts. Originally released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1991, it has since been ported to other consoles, including the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. It should not be confused with the Mega-CD game, also known as Road Rash or the Saturn version.

Gameplay

In Road Rash, the player competes in illegal street races in California, where competitors are given free will to deliberately damage competitors to get to first place. Damage is incurred by punching competitors (C) or ramming into them. B accelerates, A brakes. Race courses are littered with everything from hills to traffic to roadside obstacles that can hurt a competitor or the player, and since the races run in real time, crashing is costly, as you must get in the top 3 to move on to the next level. You may choose which level to play each time.

History

Legacy

On the Mega Drive, Road Rash was followed by Road Rash II and Road Rash 3: Tour De Force.

Versions

The Master System version of Road Rash retains the vast majority of content over its Mega Drive counterpart, though most of the graphics were re-drawn for the smaller resolution and fewer colours given by the hardware. On the Master System, the top speed is lowered, and much of the road-side scenery has been removed, and there appears to be fewer racers on the track at any given time. While the track layouts are broadly the same, hills are less pronounced on the Master System, and take longer to complete due to the aforementioned speed issues.

All digitised sound has been removed, as has the rev counter in the HUD. The Game Gear port is much the same as the Master System conversion, but has to reduce the size of its HUD further in order to fit all important details onto the screen. This also means less of the road is visible to the player.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Programmers: Dan Geisler, Walter Stein
  • Art: Arthur Koch, Jeff Fennel, Sheryl Knowles, Cynthia Hamilton, Connie Braat, Paul Vernon, Peggy Brennan
  • Sound and Music: Rob Hubbard, Mike Bartlow
  • Production: Randy Breen
  • Technical Direction: Carl Mey
  • Production Assistant: Michael Lubuguin
Source:
In-game credits (title screen)

Master System and Game Gear versions

  • A Conversion By Gary Priest
  • Programming and Graphic Conversion: Gary Priest
  • Music and SFX: Krisalis
  • Production: Greg Michael, Tony Porter

Published under license by U.S.Gold Ltd.
Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd.
© 1991, 1993 Electronic Arts Inc.

Magazine articles

Main article: Road Rash/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • EAHockey-RoadRash MD UK PrintAdvert.jpg

    Mega Drive UK print advert (with EA Hockey)

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Mega Drive print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • GamePro (US) #31: "February 1992" (199x-xx-xx)[3]
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Game Gear print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Master System/Game Gear print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #149: "April 1994" (1994-03-15)
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #2: "Septembre/Octobre 1991" (1991-09-13)
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Mega Drive print advert in Joystick (FR) #20: "Octobre 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #8: "Juillet/Août 1992" (1992-07-07)
also published in:
  • Joypad (FR) #11: "Août/Septembre 1992" (1992-07-1x)[6]
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 №50, p91[7]
73 №12/91, p140
91 №2, p84-86[8]
91 №118, p30-32[9]
100 №30, p54/55[10]
84 №2, p50/51[11]
90 №23
90 №1, p46
91 №3, p40/41[12]
84 №2
70 №21, p146[13]
78 №5, p94
45 №21, p65
92 №1, p80[14]
91 №12, p48-50[15]
92 №1, p127[16]
95 №13, p52/53[17]
85 №2/92, p93[18]
69 12/91
93 №23, p24-27
100 №23, p54
91 №5, p63[19]
90 №18, p67
71 №4/91, p33[20]
Sega Mega Drive
 85
Based on
24 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[21]
ACE (UK)
86
[7]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
73
[22]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[23]
Console XS (UK) PAL
90
[24]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[25]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
91
[9]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[26]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)
80
[27]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
90
[28]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[29]
Game Power (IT)
84
[11]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[10]
Games-X (UK)
90
[30]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
90
[31]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[32]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
91
[12]
Joypad (FR) PAL
84
[33]
Joystick (FR)
70
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
78
[34]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[35]
Mega (UK)
85
[36]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
75
[37]
MegaTech (UK)
92
[14]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
91
[38]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
92
[39]
Player One (FR)
95
[17]
Play Time (DE)
85
[18]
Power Play (DE)
69
[40]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[41]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
100
[42]
Sega Pro (UK)
91
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[43]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
76
[44]
Tilt (FR)
85
[45]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
84
[46]
User (GR) PAL
84
[47]
Video Games (DE)
71
[20]
Sega Mega Drive
 83
Based on
38 reviews

Road Rash

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Road Rash MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
RoadRash MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
RoadRash MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №31, p140[48]
75 №3/94, p64[49]
70 №42, p108[50]
78 №6/94, p134[51]
88 №17, p64/65[52]
84 №3, p88/89
90 №53, p46/47
90 №30, p62/63
90 №24, p10
78 №6/94, p111[53]
Sega Master System
 83
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
83
[48]
Gamers (DE)
73
[49]
Megablast (DE) PAL
73
[54]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[55]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[52]
Player One (FR)
70
[50]
Play Time (DE)
78
[56]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[57]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
84
[58]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[59]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[60]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
90
[61]
Todo Sega (ES)
69
[62]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[63]
Sega Master System
 80
Based on
14 reviews

Road Rash

Master System, EU
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Cover
Master System, EU (Kixx re-release)
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Cover
Master System, AU

Master System, BR
RoadRash SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
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Cart
RoadRash SMS BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, PT
RoadRash SMS PT Box.jpg
Cover

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
83 №31, p140[48]
78
93 №56, p146[2]
80 №41, p102/103[64]
81 №6/94, p134[51]
90 №53, p46/47
90 №24, p10
77 №6/94, p111[53]
Sega Game Gear
 84
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
83
[65]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[48]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
78
[66]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
93
[2]
Gamers (DE)
73
[67]
Mega Force (FR)
89
[68]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
85
[55]
Player One (FR)
80
[64]
Play Time (DE)
81
[56]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[59]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
89
[69]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
90
[70]
Video Games (DE) PAL
77
[63]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[71]
Sega Game Gear
 83
Based on
14 reviews

Road Rash

Game Gear, US
RoadRash GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngRoadRash GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Roadrash gg us manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
RoadRash GG EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngRoadRash GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
RoadRash GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, EU (Kixx re-release)
RoadRash GG EU Box Front Kixx.jpg
Cover
RoadRash GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart

References

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  3. ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "December/January 1993/1994" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 76
  5. ↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 6
  6. ↑ Joypad, "Août/Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-07-1x), page 26
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:ACE UK 50.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 50.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
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  21. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 190
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  23. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 31
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  25. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 171
  26. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 353
  27. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 149
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  31. ↑ Game Zone, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 46
  32. ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 83
  33. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-10-1x), page 38
  34. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  35. ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-xx), page 59
  36. ↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
  37. ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1991" (FR; 1991-11-19), page 72
  38. ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 84
  39. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  40. ↑ Power Play, "12/91" (DE; 1991-11-13), page 171
  41. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 24
  42. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
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  44. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  45. ↑ Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 63
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  47. ↑ User, "Máios 1993" (GR; 1993-0x-xx), page 49
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Road Rash games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Road Rash (1991) | Road Rash II (1992) | Road Rash 3: Tour De Force (1995)
Sega Master System
 Road Rash (1994)
Sega Game Gear
 Road Rash (1994)
Sega Mega-CD
 Road Rash (1995)
Sega Saturn
 Road Rash (1996)
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Sega Mega Drive
 Skitchin' (1994) | Face Plant (unreleased)
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