The History of Rock N' Roll Racing - Console documentary

[@1Soniccool]

This game is on Blizzard Arcade Collection with licensed music instead of the midi music from the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis but you can still play the SNES and Genesis version

[@CSGraves]

Ahhh, one of my very favourite SNES games! The joy of getting a tremendous lead on your buddy, then turning around & firing off a barrage of missiles from halfway across the track... and 'lighting him up' as Larry might say. Also, I used to mute the music and play different music mixes apropos for reckless driving in the background. Good times, all around!

[@watson3047z]

This game was so much fun. My brother and I would play this as much as possible from the rental store.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

There was so much fun to play

[@sukmykrok3388]

I LOVE THIS ON THE SNES! This was my first time listening to Paranoid before knowing what it was!

[@LordSephleon]

Ha! Same! I had to ask my cousin (who introduced me to the first albums of Guns 'N Roses and Metallica when I was younger) what that song was. It was the only Ozzy song I listened to until I finally picked up a few albums in college.

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

Yes always loved this in the super Nintendo

[@sukmykrok3388]

@LordSephleon haha! Those were my first bands too!

[@DarthMarino]

This game deserves more love. I put out a hack of the SNES version a few weeks ago that gives you 5 new paint colors to choose from.

[@wallaceshawn-zk8iw]

Agreed. It's fondly remembered but I can't really find any sales figures.

[@mikeberg6407]

Let the Carnage Begin!...Happy Littles Games. 😂

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Nice Mike ,nice

[@TomTokyoYugi]

Very good quote Mike nicely done 👍👍

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

TOTAL CARNAGE!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[@Krullmatic]

I'm glad they were able to get Highway Star! That's one of my all-time favorite Purple songs.

[@steelcurtain187]

This game was so cool and underrated. I rented it many times as a kid for Sega. I loved the soundtrack and the combat weapons. The funny thing is I moved right on to the original Twisted Metal a few years later, which felt right at home and was one of the reasons I bought a PlayStation!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Twisted metal was awesome :-)

[@allnamesaretakenful]

Same. A friend of mine had Twisted Metal and I fell in love with it because it was fun like Rock and Roll Racing.

[@NesrocksGamingVideos]

In Brazil it is anything but underrated. It's considered one of the big SNES classics and it was huge at the time!

[@DavidFlores-ix2cy]

@@NesrocksGamingVideos Igualmente en Perú, fue uno de los grandes clásicos de los juegos de carreras, la musica de "Bad to the bones" en aquellas epocas se podía escuchar también en las peliculas de "Terminator" y "Adorable criatura" y al instante los chiquillos decían "es la música de R&R Racing"... Grandes recuerdos del vicio. Saludos.

[@SailorPalutena]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Could you make a video about Twisted Metal? There are so many games in the franchise. Unfortunately I only played the first five games on Playstation 1.

[@Larry]

I won a mountain bike playing this game in TV as a kid :D

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Fantastic

[@TomTokyoYugi]

Me too I love video games included racing games most of all games like Super Mario Kart on SNES but I never heard and played the racing game call Rock N'Roll Roll Racing on SNES maybe one day I would like to play that game it's the best racing game the best games the best games on SNES and must own and buy on SNES titles especially on Christmas Holidays

[@thecunninlynguist]

recently bought the blizzard arcade collection...and what a ice surprise it had the definitive version of Rock & roll racing, amongst other games

[@PixelsNcreatureS]

I've seen lots of different R&RR videos and none of them mention Olaf is from Lost Vikings 😔 one reviewer said "a Viking Dude" I loved this series, I have all of the games mentioned except the very first and Genesis/GBA ports. I had no idea Genesis music cut out like that. It's so distracting. Excellent history video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I haven't played the Lost Vikings in a long time but I always enjoyed it. Thank you so much

[@gammaphonic]

Loved this game as a kid. I spent a lot of time playing the Mega Drive version with friends.

[@skywalkerranch]

These old games on the C64 were awesome for the time and using just 64k, it's just incredible.

[@krizash]

This game is such a blast. I can still go back and play it every few years and have a good time.

[@johnnygrind77]

Kinda weird how Peter Gunn was used in this game when it's more associated with Spy Hunter. Highway Star is also what Rad Racer is called in Japan.

[@Kitacoops]

Always excited for every one of your new videos. Keep ‘em coming!!

[@bonesjackson81]

The only racing game with that kind of view I've ever liked. It was smooth and fun. Rockin didn't hurt either!

[@poor2pro]

this was/is one of my favorite games

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's one of mine as well

[@louyork8379]

Yay!!! New Patman before bedtime. Excellent!

[@octothorpe12]

I played this for hundreds of hours with friends at uni!

[@SirGriefALot]

Yea, I don't know how I played this game for hours splitscreen on a tiny TV.

[@GetLostGames1]

My sister and I rented rock n roll racing for our genesis and super nes multiple times. We lovthe ed that game. We always went for two player games first when we rented games and we loved to race. This game is excellent!

[@SakuragiSan]

Lost Oportunity for Blizzard to place this Characters in Heroes of the Storm, along with Blackthorne

[@Dorelaxen]

This game gave me a new appreciation for the Peter Gunn theme. Plus the game itself is also pretty damn sweet!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I 100% agree

[@qwertman1414]

Rock n' Roll Racing is one of my all time favorite games, so I loved this video.

[@sammylane21]

One of fav old school racers. #1 is RC PRO AM, #2 MARIO KART and #3 is R'n'R Racing. RC PRO AM is just perfect racing game, huh? It's nearly 50yrs old but it's still fun to play.

[@skywalkerranch]

I've got PatmanQC fever I'm going outta my mind. I hope you are doing well Sir. Thanks for all your content this year Pat. I hope you and your family have a fantastic Christmas and an even better and prosperous New Year.

[@shadeshiest22]

This game on snes made my childhood! We would have weekend sleep overs playing rock n roll racing all night! We got so good we could launch missles from across the entire track(on most tracks) and blow up someone out of nowhere who was in 1st place about to win to catch them last second!!

[@shadeshiest22]

Hey you said this is only 2player? I swear we would race with at least 3 people on the screen in lil divided box screens with a controller extension(or something my cousin rigged up) idk Maybe it was only 2 player and we just would switch off every race, but I swear I remember at least 3 boxes on the screen with one being a rock n roll racing logo in the bottom right… could have been playing it on some other system too like that, but snes was my fav

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No it was only two players.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

lol, THAT'S GREAT

[@SirGriefALot]

This game was amazing. I loved using the car with treads painted yellow.

[@jc7574]

LOVED this game on the SNES. I remember buying it on clearance at Blockbuster for just $10 in 1994. What a steal! For an 8 meg game, this game was PACKED with so much high quality in all areas. Great graphics, superb sound effects, killer digitized soundtrack, tight controls, extensive upgrades and a raucous announcer on par with the one from Killer Instinct. I was a casual video game racing fan at best, but RRR was unique enough for me to buy it. This video brought back a ton of great memories. Thanks for this piece, Patman!

[@timothydahlin5321]

One my early SNES games was RPM racing. Wasn't much of a fan initially, but the track builder and 2 player mode sold it for me and later got me to pick up RNR. RNR exposed me to Black Sabbath's Paranoid.

[@chrisprescott2273]

You don't know me, but I feel like I know you. We are around the same age, Like you I witnessed the whole video game history from Atari 2600 to PS5. I really enjoy your show and sometimes I feel like it's just for me. A favorite thing of mine that nobody else knows about. Thanks for the weekly shot of nostalgia. Happy Holidays KZbin friend, and may 2023 be fruitful for you. edit: I also really enjoy reading your comment section. It's full of peeps like me who love happy little games.

[@wanderandargo]

Your stock just went up in my book Patman! I LOVE this game!

[@thrjfi5360]

Just dusted it off to play in your honor. Love them landmines

[@nazishhussain2712]

Rock and rolling racing is giving me devil may and brutal legends vibes

[@entertainingCed]

Hope you are feeling better now. Thanks. Forgot about this little gem. Wasn't pretty but it was fun. So many hours spent playing this one.

[@markula_4040]

BTW, for those who are interested, the Motor Rock game mentioned is NOT free from the developers website. It's 350 Rubles (about $5.50 but got rounded down to $5 even for me) and you get an immediate Steam code which did work.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

My mistake, thanks for the info

[@RDJ134]

My dad let me steer the car too :) This games was great and so much fun, played this back in the day. Thank you for another great documentary.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The memories :-) thank you so much

[@shinyphil87]

A lot of good memories of playing this on my mate's SNES, after evenings out at the pub back in the '90s.

[@1984Brandon]

That's interesting that people have added Battle-toads as characters to it, would have been even better if ZZ top agreed to do the music ...Concrete And Steel.

[@Sealbinder]

This game was one of my favorites. Me and my friends played 100s of hours racing each other on the SNES. Great times.

[@kevindressel721]

I love the history of arcades and really gaming in general! Your documentaries are top notch!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot for the generous donation! Also, I'm glad you enjoy my videos. Thanks

[@RyanRead]

It’s amazing how race car games are a staple in so many genres. Yet we can never get enough. I remember the game rental from blockbuster and have great times with pizza and friends. Good memories.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You are correct my friend :-)

[@markbyers9762]

You could afford power drift? It was four quarters. That's like 50$ today

[@jackburton2680]

The clip from red asphalt actually had some pretty badass music, sounded like they were maybe trying to do their own version of Nine Inch Nails.

[@kerbal666]

Ha takes me back to being at a friend's house feeling like the cool big kids because of the the rock music and asking his dad the name of the songs we didn't recognise.

[@scootermustang7683]

Gawd help any passengers in my car when Paranoid comes on because of this game. Particularly love the color comments you make in this video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you my friend

[@Eastsid3]

Easily one of my favorites that I still turn on every occasionally. My friend even crowned it the greatest game of all time as kids, and I still remind him of that for laughs to this day.

[@fishbuckle5743]

I love your channel. So very happy to contribute to your Patreon!!!

[@aaronmoore6275]

Loved this freaking game.

[@TIDbitRETRO]

The best racing game on the SNES. Hell yeah!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

One of my favorites

[@ramaturnes]

those romhacks looks sweet, my child self would be mindblown back then

[@crzyruskie86]

This game and Biker Mice from Mars were my 2 favorite racing games on SNES!

[@autobotstarscream765]

R.I.P. F-Zero and Super Mario Kart 😂

[@jasontritt3243]

i remeber renting this game when I was a kid and pleseantly surprised

[@Machtimus]

Merry early Christmas patman. Hopefully Santa hooks you up with all the games and batman collectibles you desire

[@davidcwajgenberg6185]

Holy shit I loved this game never thought you would cover this dude you made my day . And always love your videos dude

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you my friend

[@JosephMerkel]

This reminds me of RC proam

[@donlupejkis3121]

You do such a GREAT job at these. Dude, you = da man.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot!

[@kalvinravn8431]

Did anyone else notice that on the Genesis version the wheels didn’t seem to spin or the treads as they do on the Super Nintendo version? Was the genesis not capable of animating the tires? Great video as always!

[@TheSmokeBreako0]

The port was a lazy one. Considering the Genesis has a much faster processor and higher definition graphics, there's no excuse for it.

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

0:00 love that line

[@emmanuelmarty5848]

Thank you for the detailed video! Fantastic as usual. I never played that game back in the day, I was a fan of the 2d, no rock and roll but similar gameplay, Super Cars II on the Amiga. Also great fun, but this one looks like a blast, and benefiting from early 3d tech, excellent graphics, gameplay and songs. Very nice!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The supercars games were absolutely phenomenal on the Amiga. Nice smooth scrolling, excellent soundtrack and great gameplay. Next to Lotus on the Amiga is my favorite racing game on the system

[@JustinLeeper]

Radar Love is an amazing song; but having the music pause during VO reminds me of those circular rides at carnivals where the DJ/carney would interrupt to say “Yell if you wanna go faster” or something.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, now that brought back memories :-)

[@JustinLeeper]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries What do you remember that ride being called? I think Music Fest is how I most remember it, though Polar Express was a different version, I think. All in airbrushed glory! 🤘🤘

[@floyd9572]

Love this game. My mom and I used to rent a SNES and Rock & Roll racing every weekend. I have to emulate it now, but I still play it to this day.

[@bigrudd9346]

My favorite racing game ever. *Such n such* is dominating the race!!

[@elmoredneal5382]

Ahh... I remember renting this game from Blockbuster for the Super Nintendo back in the day. I had never heard of it before but it was new and it looked interesting 🤔 Lol! I got it home, and me and my roommate ended up staying up past 4:00 am playing this game, drinking beer, and puffing 420 😂 Totally addicting! We couldn't put down the controllers! And we were blown away by the soundtrack! 🤯 Yes! It was still "computer music" but the songs were actually cool, badass tracks! 😍 Like songs from albums we listened to all the time! This has always been one of my favourites games for Super Nintendo since that first weekend back in the 1990s 😍 I still play it via emulation!

[@paxhumana2015]

I was watching LEGO Masters and I was seeing that they had a contest for the first place winner to be having a vehicle being put into LEGO 2K and the track that they had made on the show, and the vehicle that won the race, reminded me of this game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is awesome

[@markula_4040]

The Blizzard Arcade Collection is also for PC. While I like the Rock N' Roll Racing Definitive Edition on it, I don't like Larry's voice in it. I don't know if it's a different voice actor or what but it just sounds different, like higher pitched. I find myself so annoyed by it I actually turn it off which is unfortunate since doing that sacrifices some of the nostalgia.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I am pretty sure it's Larry Huffman providing the voiceover on the blizzard collection

[@marccaselle8108]

Rock and roll racing was awesome and it still holds up today.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree 100%, it is fantastic

[@PANTYEATR1]

i never played this game, but RC Pro AM for the NES is one of my faves! I also enjoy Rally Cross for the PS1. Good video as usual Pat🏆💪

[@MrPoestyle]

AWESOME !!!! I did rent it for my SNES back in the day but never bought it . I just went and bought the Blizzard Collection for the Nintendo Switch after watching this !!!!

[@Preying4War]

I wouldn't have known about this if it weren't for you...Thank-you! I downloaded it today. An early Christmas gift to myself. It's on sale for anyone who wants it for cheap, I got it for a little less than $16. My sole complaint: Black Sabbath's Paranoid is nowhere to be found (which you mentioned). That's really a shame too. The SNES version introduced me to Black Sabbath and Ozzy. Sabbath is the sparkplug for my entire music collection. Sabbath led to Metallica, Metallica led to Megadeth, Megadeth led to Slayer, Slayer led to Motorhead, et al...

[@ObiKKa]

An excellent, similarly timed retrospective video on this game was apparently released by Slope's Game Room 11 months ago in mid January 2022.

[@ObiKKa]

Let's hope this video link stays up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZyQqqSFhNWUbM0

[@markwrightrf]

Tim Follin strikes again!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes I should have mentioned him

[@toycoma98]

My all time favorite snes game. 10:00 I did this a lot, shortcut. Won a lot of races jumping like that. Didn't know its available for GBA, i'm gonna try it out. Thank you for video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, thanks for watching

[@jamesmoss3424]

I remember hearing about Rock n Roll Racing 🏁 when I was a kid and I will play it. 😀👍🤘🎸🎮

[@ROYteous]

Bums me out about Motor Rock. I was dreaming of a remake the whole video, the you mention one and it was killed off. Talk about heartbreak. I can only imagine what that game could have been if they would have been allowed to keep updating it.

[@Mitchellius]

Spent days on this back in the day. My kids like it now too

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent!

[@patricjohansson1481]

Loved that game. Had it on the snes, which im glad i did because that pause that genesis had would have driven me crazy 😵‍💫😖

[@TheShiftyShitShow]

loved this game as a kid rented it many times. I never beat it as it got way harder in the later stages. Funny it had so much emphasis on the music as i always played it on mute cause the music and announcer get annoying. Put on the radio to classic rock station instead

[@coktoe4487]

Spent a lot of time with this one. Great game.

[@msbae]

Now that I know this classic is in a collection on the Switch eShop, my wanted game list is about to get a little bit smaller...

[@allnamesaretakenful]

I used to play this game all the time, but I couldn't beat the final race because I couldn't get enough upgrades because I couldn't get 1st in the 2nd to last race.

[@roguerifter9724]

I think this was the SNES racing game I spent the most time playing though Mario Kart was close. Rock and Roll Racing definitely takes the lead if you count the Gameboy Advance version and the Blizzard Arcade Collection. This is definitely one of my two favorite games on the collection though for me Blackthorne is number two. They're all good though.

[@CrudeSausage]

I always wanted to play this game but couldn’t afford to buy it. Great video on it, either way.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@1984Brandon]

I remember when they made that remastered "Steam version" I didn't know that it was free now. I never played the original. It definitely is a 1990's grunge themed style it seemed like Mutant League Football, Road Rash, Skate Or Die, Death Rally, or Cruisin' World had that shredding extreme over the top vibe; It is interesting to note [and I do realize that it depends on variables such as Televisions, Speakers, Phase Alteration by-Line & National Television System Committee, or if it is projecting in RFID code or HDMI currently. In my experience the Super Nintendo Entertainment System tended to have better music\sound and Sega Genesis - MegaDrive tended to have better color and graphics.

[@CinemaStormz]

Awesome video keep up the good work!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you my friend

[@jamesstaggs4160]

Tickle muh what? I prefer that part of me remains untickled at all times, so if anything tries to tickle that area specifically please warn me beforehand. Also, Racing Destruction Set was sorta the Gran Turismo of it's day. 8 year old me loved trying out all the different vehicles with all of their various engine choices and tire choices. The games that took advantage of the flexibility of the C64 were mind blowing when compared to what I had on the NES. Oh wow...I had no idea there was a connection between RPM racing and RDS. I'd moved on to rpgs and strategy games by the time I had a SNES so I turned my nose up at this one. Had I been aware of that I would have grabbed a copy, bad controls and all.

[@f0ry0u81]

Another great video!👍

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MechaFenris]

I absolutely LOVED Racing Destruction Set. :) I need to see if I still have the EA box. :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It is not age very well :-) I used to love it as well but it was a bit of a chore trying to play it for this video

[@jarredkrum9894]

The best racing game ever! Still got my snes one

[@Retrogamingmaverick]

Hey, pat. You forgot to mention the guy who converted the tunes. Tim Follin. He never gets mentioned.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You're right, I should have mentioned him

[@abehemothbeast866]

Thank you for this vid, I had this game on the Mega Drive, it was still a great game in it's dy, Thank You :) 🙂🙂

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Azzabajam]

Took me 20+ years to find deep purple's highway star, but was worth it \m/

[@PerfectDarkFore]

Awesome video as always.... you should make a Dead or alive history!

[@fordprefect4728]

1 of the 1st games i thought of adding to my snes mini when i got it. That 1st vehicle u get sux, save ur money and buy the next 1.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely

[@TomTokyoYugi]

I never heard and play Radical Psycho Machine racing a.k.a RPM Racing and Rock N' Roll Racing and the SNES hack company call MSU1 Media Enhancement for the version of Rock N'Roll Racing on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System both games on SNES is cool and like I said I never heard of the game call Rock N'Roll Racing it's totally amazing for the SNES console it's way better than SEGA Genesis version in my opinion especially one thing for Rock N'Roll Racing on SNES it's Radical and totally rock and roll Awesome!!

[@NYKgjl10]

I rented the Sega Genesis game and even though it's fun, good control response and entertaining, but the SNES music audio version is superior.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree 100%

[@codyguindon2090]

Let the carnage begin!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@MadeThisStuff]

So many great memories of this game!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was so much fun

[@VinniePaz]

Great video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@RapidTransitFan]

this game was my childhood and i still play it on my SEGA Gen 2

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was so much fun

[@JW666]

I should give this one a shot since I love classic rock and I love the songs Highway Star and Paranoid! =D And I also love Breaking The Law song, but I love many of Judas Priest's songs! =D =)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, you definitely should