Rock N' Roll Racing
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Rock N' Roll Racing is a racing video game released for the Sega Genesis and SNES, published by Interplay and developed by Silicon & Synapse in 1993. The game was rereleased for the Game Boy Advance in 2003 by Blizzard Entertainment. The game became a classic and is rumored to have inspired Wipeout 2097 on PlayStation. It is similar in gameplay to the NES game R.C. Pro-Am developed by Rare in 1988.
Game description
The races themselves put the player against 2 (in 2 player games) or 3 (1 player games) computer opponents, and is viewed overhead, at an angle. In the background plays instrumental versions of heavy metal songs like "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath, "Born to be Wild" by Steppenwolf, or "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood. Over this are sound effects, and commentator "Loudmouth Larry" making comments like "The race is set, the green flag drops!", or "Shred's in trouble... Rip LIGHTS 'IM UP!" at appropriate points through the race.
The tracks are littered with mines, money power-ups ($1,000 for each one you collect), and health power-ups (that restore your health). Similarly, in each lap, each player receives a certain number of mines and missiles to attack your opponents with; you get money for blowing opponent cars up.
The race goes on for 4 laps. 400 points and $10,000 for first, 200 points and $7,000 for second, 100 points and $4,000 for third, 0 points and $0 for fourth.
Characters
- Snake Sanders (Earth) (+1 Acceleration, +1 Top Speed)
- Tarquinn (Aurora) (+1 Top Speed, +1 Cornering)
- Jake Badlands (Xeno Prime) (+1 Acceleration, +1 Cornering)
- Katarina Lyons (Panteros V) (+1 Jumping, +1 Cornering)
- Ivanzypher (Fleagull) (+1 Jumping, +1 Top Speed)
- Cyberhawk (Serpentis) (+1 Acceleration, +1 Jumping)
- Olaf from The Lost Vikings (Valhalla) (+1 Acceleration, +1 Top Speed, and +1 Cornering)
Note: Olaf is a hidden character; pressing L, R, and Select and then moving right from Tarquinn unlocks him on the SNES.
External links
- Blizzard Entertainment developed an in-browser playable demo (http://www.blizzard.com/blizzclassic/rnrdemo.shtml) to promote the Game Boy Advance version.