Skitchin'

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Skitchin'
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Sound driver: Electronic Arts/Kevin Pickell
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$59.9559.95[3] 720501
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E278SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJEA298
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR

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Skitchin' is a Sega Mega Drive game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is, as its box says, Road Rash but on roller skates. Its name comes from the art of Skitching or "skate-hitching".

Production credits

  • Programmers: Lance Wall, Daniel Wesley, Lee Ingraham
  • Artists: Tony Lee, Jack Snowden, Cindy Green
  • Tunes and FX: Jeff Dyck
  • Design: Dave Warfield
  • Additional Programming: Kevin Pickell, Ted Sylka, Brian Plank, Mike Kiernan, Brian Krause
  • Additional Art: David Adams, Mike Smith, Suzan Germic
  • Graffiti Artists: Carlos Zelaya, Zack Benwell, Nelson Garcia, Cindy Green
  • Stuntman: Troy Mannering
  • Filming Director: Jack Snowden
  • Original Concept: Dave Ralston
  • Executive Producer: Sam Nelson
  • Producer: Stan Chow
  • Assistant Producer: Wayne Radford
  • Quality Assurance: Lee Patterson, John Santamaria
  • Creative Development: Greg Suarez, Paul Vernon
  • Product Manager: Lisa Higgins
  • Special Thanks To: Ivana Petrak
Source:
In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Skitchin'/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #18: "April 1994" (1994-02-28)
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Print advert in Gamestar (AU) #1: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 №30, p146/147
82 №149, p77[6]
98 №57, p28/29[3]
84 №15, p44/45
81 №28, p104/105
81 №20, p48/49
80 №18, p30/31
82 №11, p19
83 №27, p42/43/44/45
78 №18, p64-66[2]
85 №40, p86/87
86 №3, p102/103
76 №52, p52/53
84 №29, p76/77[7]
88 №26, p10
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[8]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
77
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[6]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
86
[12]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[15]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
77
[16]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
98
[17]
Gamers (DE)
47
[18]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
84
[19]
Gamestar (AU) PAL
78
[20]
Hyper (AU)
89
[21]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[22]
Joypad (HU)
90
[23]
Max Overload! (UK) PAL
92
[24]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
81
[25]
Mega (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Mega Action (UK)
82
[27]
Mega Force (FR)
85
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
65
[29]
Mega Power (UK) PAL
81
[30]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
83
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
78
[2]
Megazone (AU)
72
[32]
Player One (FR)
85
[33]
Play Time (DE) PAL
74
[34]
Power Up! (UK)
75
[35]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
76
[36]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
86
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
84
[7]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
74
[39]
Sega Force (SE)
59
[40]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
88
[41]
Super Juegos (ES)
84
[42]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
79
[43]
Tricks (RU)
78
[44]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[45]
Video Games (DE) PAL
61
[46]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[47]
Sega Mega Drive
77
Based on
43 reviews

Skitchin'

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Skitchin MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1994-04 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. File:CVG UK 147.pdf, page 122
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:MeanMachinesSega18UK.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega18UK.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:GamePro US 057.pdf, page 30
  4. GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 84
  5. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 76
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 149.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 149.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:SegaPro UK 29.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 29.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 210
  9. Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1994" (DE; 1994-06-06), page 53
  10. Consoles +, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 146
  11. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 189
  12. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "April 1994" (US; 1994-03-22), page 56
  13. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1994" (US; 1994-05-24), page 78
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 36
  15. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 358
  16. Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 58
  17. GamePro, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 28
  18. Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 50
  19. GamesMaster, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 44
  20. Gamestar, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 64
  21. Hyper, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  22. Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 104
  23. Joypad, "3/1994" (HU; 1994-xx-xx), page 15
  24. Max Overload!, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-22), page 36
  25. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 48
  26. Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 30
  27. Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 19
  28. Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
  29. Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 107
  30. Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 66
  31. MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 19
  32. Megazone, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-02-23), page 30
  33. Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 86
  34. Play Time, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 158
  35. Power Up!, "Saturday, May 14, 1994" (UK; 1994-05-14), page 1
  36. Sega Magazin, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-16), page 30
  37. Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 102
  38. Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 52
  39. Sega Zone, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-27), page 48
  40. Sega Force, "5/94" (SE; 1994-08-10), page 16
  41. Sonic the Comic, "May 27th 1994" (UK; 1994-05-14), page 10
  42. Super Juegos, "Abril 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  43. Todo Sega, "Mayo 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 66
  44. Tricks, "2/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  45. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 164
  46. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 102
  47. VideoGames, "April 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 64



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
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