Episode 27: Road Rash (Genesis 1991)

Press any Button: A Video Game Podcast

This week Eric and Nicky discuss the past, present, and future of Road Rash in an insane cart cum beat-em-up episode of Press any Button. Road Rash is a racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts (EA). The game is centered around a series of motorcycle races throughout California that the player must win to advance to higher-difficulty races, while engaging in unarmed and armed combat to hinder the other racers.

About us:

Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?) BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you.

We try to cover all types of video games including:

Retro and New video games - Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games - Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc.

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Credits:

Nicky Smith

Eric Luedtke

Music by Mark Spurlock

References:

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ab25h/i_am_dan_geisler_programmer_codesigner_of_the/

"Short Shots: Road Rash" (PDF). GamePro. International Data Group. September 1991. p. 62.

"Behind the Scenes: Road Rash". GamesTM. No. 99. Imagine Publishing. August 2010. pp. 134–139.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_Rash_(1991_video_game)

Road Rash movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQ_hOZ4_T8