History VideoGame / RockNRollRacing

* SecretCharacter: Olaf and "[[FanNickname Phantom]]," the super-rich, super-statted racer unlocked with a code.

* [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Those Two Racers]]: Rip and Shred. Even if they keep losing, they buy their way into each new division, and stay relatively current with the rest of the field's equipment.

It was named "Best Driving Game of 1993" by Electronic Gaming Monthly. In 1997 it received an InNameOnly sequel ''Red Asphalt'' from Interplay, with zero involvement from Blizzard.

It was named "Best Driving Game of 1993" by Electronic Gaming Monthly. In 1997 it received a InNameOnly sequel ''Red Asphalt'' by Interplay, with zero involvement from Blizzard.

It was named "Best Driving Game of 1993" by Electronic Gaming Monthly.

** Captain Braddock looks eerily similar to [[Film/EscapeFromNewYork Snake Plissken]]

* RealSongThemeTune: Ranging from Music/{{Steppenwolf}}'s iconic ''Born to Be Wild'' to Music/DeepPurple's ''Highway Star'' and Music/BlackSabbath's ''Paranoid'' to Music/GeorgeThorogood's ''Bad to the Bone'' to the theme from ''Series/PeterGunn'' by Henry Mancini. The Genesis version also added Music/GoldenEarring's ''Radar Love''.

A top-down racing game Creator/BlizzardEntertainment (then Silicon & Synapse) released in 1993 on the {{UsefulNotes/SNES}}, and 1994 on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Megadrive/Genesis]]. Mostly remembered as one of the premier "simple fun" racing games the console had to offer, the controls were easy to pick up, the competition was fierce and the music was [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]].

A top-down racing game Creator/BlizzardEntertainment (then Silicon & Synapse) released in 1993 on the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], and 1994 on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Megadrive/Genesis]]. Mostly remembered as one of the premier "simple fun" racing games the console had to offer, the controls were easy to pick up, the competition was fierce and the music was [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]].

* PowerUpLetdown: The Havac. Its weapon, the Sundog Beam, is difficult to use and, more importantly, ridiculously weak compared to the Rogue Missiles.

* EarlyGameHell: On Warrior the other racers have superior firepower compared (among other things) to you, and getting the Air Blade is a tall order. You also essentially have to go without upgrades to get the aforemented vehicle, which you can soundly upgrade until the Battle Trak becomes available.

* RealSongThemeTune: Ranging from Creator/{{Steppenwolf}}'s iconic ''Born To Be Wild'' to Creator/DeepPurple's ''Highway Star'' and Creator/BlackSabbath's ''Paranoid'' to George Thorogood's ''Bad to the Bone'' to the theme from ''Series/PeterGunn'' by Henry Mancini. The Genesis version also added Golden Earrings' ''Radar Love''

--> "[[LargeHam Let the carnage begin!]]"

%% , while you should recognize Grinder X-19 and his home planet if you've ever been to a [[{{Alien}} remote mining outpost]].

* RealSongThemeTune: Ranging from Creator/{{Steppenwolf}}'s iconic ''Born To Be Wild'' to Creator/DeepPurple's ''Highway Star'' and Creator/BlackSabbath's ''Paranoid'' to George Thorogood's ''Bad to the Bone'' to the theme from ''Series/PeterGunn''. The Genesis version also added Golden Earrings' ''Radar Love''

* RealSongThemeTune: Ranging from Creator/{{Steppenwolf}}'s iconic ''Born To Be Wild'' to Creator/DeepPurple's ''Highway Star'' and Creator/BlackSabbath's ''Paranoid'' to Creator/GeorgeThorogood's ''Bad to the Bone'' to the theme from ''Series/PeterGunn''. The Genesis version also added Creator/GoldenEarrings' ''Radar Love''

A top-down racing game Creator/BlizzardEntertainment (then Silicon & Synapse) released in 1993 on the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], and 1994 on the [[SegaGenesis Sega Megadrive/Genesis]]. Mostly remembered as one of the premier "simple fun" racing games the console had to offer, the controls were easy to pick up, the competition was fierce and the music was [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]].

A top-down racing game BlizzardEntertainment (then Silicon & Synapse) released in 1993 on the [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], and 1994 on the [[SegaGenesis Sega Megadrive/Genesis]]. Mostly remembered as one of the premier "simple fun" racing games the console had to offer, the controls were easy to pick up, the competition was fierce and the music was [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]].

* CoolCar: While most of the cars resemble monster truck chassis with sexy car bodies added on top, this game made ''hovercrafts'' a slick and
dangerous entry in this trope.

* CoolCar: While most of the cars resemble monster truck chassis with sexy car bodies added on top, this game made ''hovercrafts'' a slick and dangerous entry in this trope.

* EasyModeMockery: Limited what planets you could race on (and thus what cars you had access to), depending on the difficulty setting. The last planet was only playable on the highest setting, and to make it more challenging, the tracks from it weren't available in the practice mode (where you could choose the planet you wanted to race on).

* [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Two Racers]]: Rip and Shred. Even if they keep losing, they buy their way into each new division, and stay relatively current with the rest of the field's equipment.

** Captain Braddock looks eerily similar to [[EscapeFromNewYork Snake Plissken]]

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[[caption-width:256:TotallyRadical, and yet Totally Awesome]]

[[caption-width:256:TotallyRadical, and yet [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome Totally Awesome]]]]

** Olaf is from Blizzard's previous game, TheLostVikings.

** Captain Braddock looks eerily similar to a certain [[EscapeFromNewYork escape artist]], while you should recognize Grinder X-19 and his home planet if you've ever been to a [[{{Alien}} remote mining outpost]].