The SKATE targets were originally intended to be a bank of five drop targets, but were taken out at the last minute as a cost-cutting measure. This greatly upset the European distributors, where drop targets were extremely popular at the time. Programmer Mark Penacho wanted to code the game to detect if the drop targets were installed and adjust the gameplay accordingly, but ran out of time.
Plans to use the television show's theme tune were nixed when Williams' German distributor refused to buy the game if it came with it. Dan Forden rethemed the show's music for use in the game.
The company logos on the playfield were traded as part of an experiment in placing advertisements in pinball games. No money changed hands; instead, Williams was to receive products from the partners to give away during trade shows. GamePro traded a magazine ad, while ShareData included a Williams ad in their home console version of the game. Pepsi was unhappy with the playfield design, feeling that the colors caused their logo to be easily overlooked, and tried to get things changed.
Real Song Theme Tune: This game uses a remixed version of the show's main theme song for its gameplay music.
Rollergames was first presented to the design teams at Williams Electronics at a meeting about upcoming licensable properties. Rollergames received the best response, and rejected licenses include American Gladiators and Fish Police.
The television show was cancelled before the game was released. The design team lobbied with management to change the theme, but management insisted on releasing it as-is. One of the proposals was to retheme the game to The Getaway: High Speed II
