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Road Rash is a singleplayer third-person action and racing game.

The game's installer is 16-bit; see Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\RoadRash 95\^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\RoadRash 95\^{[Note 1]}

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Interface, Engine, Effect, Music, Others, Engines, police siren
Surround sound		Stereo
Subtitles		No voicing
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	8	Versus Model and Null modem: 2 players max. TCP-IP and IPx: 8 players max.
Online play

Issues fixed

Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows

Manual installation

Copy the ROADRASH folder to the install drive.
Copy AWEMAN32.DLL, RASHICON.DLL and RASHDROP.DLL from the SETUP folder to the ROADRASH folder.
Create a text file with the following content:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\RoadRash 95]
"Path"="C:\\ROADRASH"

Change the Path value to the install directory, rename file extension to .reg and execute it as administrator.
Start RASHME.EXE to play the game.

Use the automated Replaying.de software (requires registration)^{[citation needed]}

Colour problems on Vista/7

Use the cnc-ddraw renderer^{[citation needed]}
If the game is cropped off and not filling the entire screen, try an older build of cnc-ddraw, like 1.4.1.0.

Close the `explorer` process in the Task Manager before starting Road Rash, then restart it after playing

MIDI music hangs post-race

Even when set to GS Wavetable Synth, if CoolSoft MIDIMapper is installed, it causes this issue. May not be the only cause.

Issues unresolved

Full screen viewing

"MIDI Error"

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 75 MHz	Intel Pentium 120 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectDraw compatible 1 MB of VRAM	2 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References

[HKLM-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{stub}}
-{{cleanup}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Road Rash cover.jpg
@@ Line 9: / Line 7: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
 |engines      =
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Papy3D}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 1996}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Racing }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Motorcycle }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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-|wikipedia    = Road Rash (video game)
+|wikipedia    = Road Rash (1994 video game)
 |winehq       = 6237
+|license      =
 }}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} 64-bit systems need a workaround for the 16-bit launcher; see [[#Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows|Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows]].
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     = The game's installer is 16-bit; see [[#Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows|Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows]].
+}}
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 38: / Line 56: @@
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 63: / Line 81: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = false
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 68: / Line 89: @@
 |60 fps notes               =
 |120 fps                    = false
-|120 fps notes              = 60 fps cap
+|120 fps notes              =
 |hdr                        = false
 |hdr notes                  =
@@ Line 75: / Line 96: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 139: / Line 160: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
-|separate volume notes    = Interface, Engine, Effect, Music, others engines, police siren
+|separate volume notes    = Interface, Engine, Effect, Music, Others, Engines, police siren
 |surround sound           = false
-|surround sound notes     = stereo
+|surround sound notes     = Stereo
 |subtitles                = n/a
-|subtitles notes          = no dubbed voices
+|subtitles notes          = No voicing
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
@@ Line 152: / Line 173: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              = false
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
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 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Italian
+  |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
@@ Line 207: / Line 230: @@
 |lan play players     = 8
 |lan play modes       = versus
-|lan play notes       = Model and Null modem : 2 players max, Tcp-ip and ipx : 8 players max.
+|lan play notes       = Model and Null modem: 2 players max. TCP-IP and IPx: 8 players max.
 |online play          = false
 |online play players  =
@@ Line 219: / Line 242: @@
 ===Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows===
 {{Fixbox|description=Manual installation|fix=
-# Copy the ROADRASH folder to your install drive.
+# Copy the {{folder|ROADRASH}} folder to the install drive.
-# Copy AWEMAN32.DLL, RASHICON.DLL and RASHDROP.DLL from the SETUP folder to your ROADRASH folder.
+# Copy {{file|AWEMAN32.DLL}}, {{file|RASHICON.DLL}} and {{file|RASHDROP.DLL}} from the {{folder|SETUP}} folder to the {{folder|ROADRASH}} folder.
-# Create a text file with the following content:<br><code>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00<br><br>[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\RoadRash 95]<br>"Path"="C:\\ROADRASH"</code>
+# Create a text file with the following content:
-#Change path to your install directory, rename file extension to .reg and execute it.
+<pre>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
-# Start RASHME.EXE to play the game.
+[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\RoadRash 95]
+"Path"="C:\\ROADRASH"
+</pre>
+# Change the Path value to the install directory, rename file extension to {{file|.reg}} and execute it as administrator.
+# Start {{file|RASHME.EXE}} to play the game.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Use the automated Replaying.de software|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Use the automated [http://www.replaying.de/road-rash/road-rash-patch-windows-vista-7-x64-64bit/ Replaying.de software] (requires registration)|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-# To get the software you need to register an account at Replaying.de (or PCGW should create a mirror) http://www.replaying.de/konto/registrieren/
-# The website is in German, Benutzername means Username, E-Mail-Adresse means Email-adress and Wähle ein Passwort/Gewähltes Passwort bitte wiederholen is where you insert your password.
-# After registering you can get the software here http://www.replaying.de/road-rash/road-rash-patch-windows-vista-7-x64-64bit/
 }}
 ===Colour problems on Vista/7===
-Exit explorer before starting Road Rash, then restart it. Can use a batch file.
+{{ii}} See also: [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting]].
+{{fixbox|description=Use the [https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw/releases cnc-ddraw] renderer|ref={{cn|January 2024}}|fix=
+{{ii}} If the game is cropped off and not filling the entire screen, try an older build of cnc-ddraw, like 1.4.1.0.
+}}
+{{fixbox|description=Close the <code>explorer</code> process in the [[Task Manager]] before starting Road Rash, then restart it after playing|reef={{cn|January 2024}}|fix=
+}}
+===MIDI music hangs post-race===
+Even when set to GS Wavetable Synth, if CoolSoft MIDIMapper is installed, it causes this issue. May not be the only cause.
 ==Issues unresolved==
 ===Full screen viewing===
+==="MIDI Error"===
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 263: / Line 298: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Electronic Arts
	Papyrus Design Group
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Papy3D
Release dates
Windows	September 27, 1996
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Racing
Vehicles	Motorcycle