Difference between revisions of "Road Rash"

Latest revision as of 12:37, 15 January 2024

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]

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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Papy3D}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 1996}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Racing }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Motorcycle }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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-|wikipedia    = Road Rash (video game)
+|wikipedia    = Road Rash (1994 video game)
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-'''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]].
+}}
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 ===Installing on 64-bit versions of Windows===
 {{Fixbox|description=Manual installation|fix=
-# Copy the <code>ROADRASH</code> folder to your install drive.
+# Copy the {{folder|ROADRASH}} folder to the install drive.
-# Copy <code>AWEMAN32.DLL</code>, <code>RASHICON.DLL</code> and <code>RASHDROP.DLL</code> from the <code>SETUP</code> folder to the <code>ROADRASH</code> 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:
 <pre>Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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 "Path"="C:\\ROADRASH"
 </pre>
-# Change path to your install directory, rename file extension to .reg and execute it.
+# Change the Path value to the install directory, rename file extension to {{file|.reg}} and execute it as administrator.
-# Start <code>RASHME.EXE</code> to play the game.
+# Start {{file|RASHME.EXE}} to play the game.
 }}
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 ===Colour problems on Vista/7===
-* Close the <code>explorer</code> process in the Task Manager before starting Road Rash, then restart it after playing. A batch file can be used to automate the process.
+{{ii}} See also: [[Glossary:DirectX/DirectDraw troubleshooting]].
-* Alternatively, use the [https://github.com/CnCNet/cnc-ddraw/releases cnc-ddraw] renderer. 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=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===

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