Road Rash
Road Rash, often called Road Rash 3DO to distinguish it from the Mega Drive/Genesis original of the same name, was originally released on the 3DO, and later for the Sony PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and PC. The game features full motion video sequences to advance the plot.
There are five levels altogether, and five courses, all California locales: The City, The Peninsula, Pacific Coast Highway, Sierra Nevada, and Napa Valley. The roads themselves are multi-lane with brief divided road sections.
The object of the game is the same as in previous installments in the series: When all courses are completed without getting "Game Over" or "Busted", in 1st, 2nd or 3rd out of 14th place, the level will increase. Differences affected on tracks are the length and the amount of traffic on the road, with the additions of heavier fines from the police if the player is caught, and a larger reward for completing the track.
The player can choose a character to play as, each of whom has a specific starting cash amount and a personal motorcycle. Some of these characters' names come from combatants from the original Genesis releases, such as "Axle" and "Rhonda". The character also has status among his or her fellow bikers, which is accessible after the race. Depending on what the NPC preferred (some liked being hit, some didn't), the other racers dynamically react to the player depending on they are treated during the races.
When Road Rash debuted on the 32-bit home game consoles, they were initially ported from the 3DO version of the game. All of these games were called "Road Rash", despite being 4th in the series. Derivative works were re-engineered up for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 64 platforms or reengineered down to Sega Mega-CD and the handheld consoles. The game was also called "Road Rash 32-Bit" at one point according to the copyright screen.
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Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows
- Road Rash refuses to install on 64-bit versions of Windows; running a 32-bit version of Windows in a virtual machine program that supports DirectX fixes this.
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Colour problems on Vista/7
Exit explorer before starting Road Rash, then restart it. Can use a batch file.