Rock n' Roll Racing - SNES

ESRB Rating:
Release Date: 9-1-1993
Moby Score (1-10): 8.2
Genre(s): Action, Racing / Driving, Sci-fi / futuristic, Arcade, Shooter, Diagonal-down
Media Type(s): Physical

The first automobile race was held in France in 1894, seven years after the first car was made by Herr Daimler and Herr Benz of Germany. They made the first combustion engine used in cars of the late 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries (one of the Daimler's daughters was named Mercedes; together the engineers made Mercedes Benz, still a mark of quality in the 30th century.) In these automobile races, men wanted to test their wits, skill and machines against each other where only the best survived. Old nations like Germany, England, Frances and the United States began holding regular races to celebrate the automobile, the new standard for transportation.

When mankind discovered intelligent life on Bogmire in the year 2833 it started a craze like nothing ever seen before. The Saurions on Bogmire started racing with all sorts of souped up cars to classic Rock N' Roll music from the planet Earth. The idea caught on, and the Rock N' Roll Racing (tm) Commission was formed. They are responsible for the rules, regulations and fun of Rock N' Roll Racing (tm).

The first race was held in 2911, one millennium after the Indianapolis 500 began, so they named the grand Prize the Indianapolis Super Cup.

Flip Johnson from Terra won the first complete rock N' Roll Race with his brand of nitrous oxide called Lightning Nitro. It was an upset since on the three-race tour, Dangbar of Bogmire was clearly in the lead. Dangbar threatened to eat Flip if he competed again, so Flip opened a school of driving on Terra, his home planet, and retired from racing.

Now of course, Rock N' Roll Racing (tm) is the most watched sport in the universe. An estimated 7.8 billion people from 17 planets tune in regularly to see the modern age demolition derby.

Rock 'n Roll Racing is an arcade combat racing game. Combat plays a heavy role in the game, as each car has a frontal weapon, such as a laser or missile, and a drop weapon, such as spikes or mines. As you complete races, you get more money to upgrade your car. The soundtrack features famous rock tracks such as "Born to Be Wild, "Bad to the Bone," "The Peter Gunn Theme," "Highway Star" and "Paranoid."

The game is very similar to RPM Racing. The later released PC version is an official release, but based on the SNES version incorporating the ZSNES emulator and limited to three tracks.

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