__________ .___ __________ .__ \______ \ _________ __| _/ \______ \_____ _____| |__ | _// _ \__ \ / __ | | _/\__ \ / ___/ | \ | | ( <_> ) __ \_/ /_/ | | | \ / __ \_\___ \| Y \ |____|_ /\____(____ /\____ | |____|_ /(____ /____ >___| / \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ Road Rash FAQ/Walkthrough: VERSION 1.10 This guide was created, edited and compiled by GameFAQs member Snazzyhoppy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Last Update: June 21, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes before reading this document: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a)The goal of this guide is to give you the best possible chance of completing the game. The game mechanics and bugs described must be used to your advantage if you want any chance of completing the game. The road map legend was made by video capturing my gameplay and writing out where obstacles and tough turns are. These, ultimately, are what hold beginner players back. Finishing the race without getting arrested or busting the bike is the obstacle which once passed, will lead to a great time playing Road Rash. b) This document is protected by US Copyright Law, and the Berne Copyright Convention of 1976. This document is for private and personal use only--it cannot be reprinted in part or in whole or reproduced in any way or in any form (written or otherwise). It is a free document that cannot be used in any sort of commercial transaction, including selling it or giving it away as a gift. Please respect the work I have included in this guide. c) This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission of the author. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All rights and ownership of this guide are bestowed to Christopher Hopkins. Contact GameFAQs and the author to inquire about reproducing any part of this guide for more than personal, private use. d) This document is best read on a plain text reader. Use a standard find feature to navigate the sections and to find exactly what you're looking for. e) This guide appears in plain text at GameFAQs and other websites may link to its location on GameFAQs. f) I began my research on October 20, 2008 after trying to find a way to finish a level 5 race on the Diablo 1000 without crashing so much. Because the full length of the courses have more and more winding turns, cars, and cops, you almost need to know which direction to turn before the turn comes up. Also as soon as a car is in sight in front of you, you must watch your maneuvering around it, especially when it is in the right lane and you need to make a right turn. For me, level 3 is doable on the intermediate bikes without getting wrecked although finishing in the top 4 is much more difficult without the top notch bikes. g) The guide is based on the Sega Genesis version, although the guide may be useful for the Sega CD and 3DO versions of the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Version Changes 2) Means of Attack 3) Bugs 4) Things You Should Know 5) Road Rash Challenge 6) Road Map Legend Sierra Nevada Grass Valley Palm Desert Redwood Forest Pacific Coast 7) References to this FAQ 8) Contact 9) Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Version Changes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.10 - June 21, 2012: Added information about YouTube videos that mention or go into detail about aspects of this guide. 1.00 - January 9, 2009: Translated PHP and MySQL version of FAQ to text on November 13, 2008. Completed translation on January 9, 2009. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Means of Attack: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ punch kick- good to push bikers far away from you, especially into oncoming vehicles or obstacles club- land a direct hit and you'll knock off the biker if you punch or knock off Natasha, she will change her comments toward you before the next race 3) Bugs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ race results - sometimes instead of highlighting your name it highlights the first place biker during the race - cars in your rear view mirrors seem to be driving half on the road and half on the grass 4) Things You Should Know: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can't knock the cops off their bikes in the original Road Rash. If you bump the cop into a car, the cop will simply bump off it unscathed. You can get the club by punching another biker when the other biker swings the club at you. Then you will hear a "Yeah" from the game and you will have the club to use instead of your punch. Be careful though; the other bikers can regain the club the same way you got it! The club does not carry over from one race to the next. Mode 7 scaling was not available on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive although it would first appear on the Super NES in late 1991. Road Rash was released before the appearance of Mode 7 scaling, and uses its own scaling algorithm to create the feeling of riding toward the background in a pseudo 3d landscape. Viper, Sergio, and Natasha appear in all races in all levels. A top standing race time on level 5 is within 7 to 8 minutes. The game's engine draws the screen with the road centered as best as it could while keeping the player on the screen somewhere. As a result, if you do not turn your bike into a turn beforehand, the game will push you off to the side of the road as it draws the turn. If you want to ride your bike through Palm Desert, take SR 74 in California and you'll ride from Palm Desert westward to San Juan Capistrano. If you want to ride your bike through Pacific Coast, take SR 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) in California and you'll ride along almost all of the coast. Your biker can run a 00:02:40 mile on foot! If only this were an Olympic game. If you stop and you do not move for a minute, a cop will appear. This also happens if you are off your bike for more than a minute. There are many ways to cross the finish line. You can simply ride past the crowds of bystanders at the end. Or you can run past them if you've fallen off your bike. The most creative way is to crash at the last minute and fly over the end of the race. A veteran rasher reads the road by taking note of the road signs. Your best success is to know where the road goes before it turns. Due to the hilly terrain, you are better off riding in the right lane if you cannot see in front of you. It is better to hit a car driving away from you than one in the left lane that will wreck your bike. On different levels, the road layout remains the same. All that changes are the positioning of obstacles such as cows, deer, and marks on the road. No matter how far away from your bike you run, the bike will always remain seconds away from where you are. This looks funny when your bike is behind you as seen through the side mirrors. 5) Road Rash Challenge: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On level 1, knock every other biker off their bike by punching, using the club, or by pushing them into obstacles. A valid knock down is one you can see in front of you or in your rear view mirrors. 6) Road Map Legend: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I looked at each tenth of a mile for the five courses and plotted whether the road is predominantly a left turn, right turn, or a relatively straight road. I define a straight road as one where you do not have to actively and aggressively turn your bike to guarantee you stay on the road. A turn is when you must press either left or right in order to guarantee you will follow the curve of the road. For a tenth of a mile that has more than one direction that corresponds with it, that means that the road follows the first direction and then within that same tenth of a mile switches to another direction (ex. Sierra Nevada 0.3). If there are two or more consecutive, equivalent directions that overlap multiple tenths of a mile, that means that either the turn or the straightaway in the road extends over at least one tenth of a mile (ex. Sierra Nevada 11.0-11.1). Each tenth of a mile equates to roughly 3 to 5 seconds, depending on your bike and velocity. To use the map effectively, you should know the next two tenths of a mile ahead of you in advance at all times. The only logical time to manually direct your rider as he/she runs toward the bike is to avoid approaching cars, bikers, and the surrounding flora and fauna. Otherwise the game's default is to take the straight line path from you to the bike. Sierra Nevada Road Map 0.0 straight 0.1 straight 0.2 right 0.3 straight left 0.4 straight 0.5 right left 0.6 straight 0.7 left straight 0.8 right 0.9 left 1.0 straight left 1.1 right 1.2 barricades on right side of road right 1.3 straight 1.4 right 1.5 left straight 1.6 straight 1.7 left straight 1.8 right 1.9 left straight 2.0 straight 2.1 barricades on right side of road left right 2.2 straight 2.3 right left 2.4 straight 2.5 left straight 2.6 right straight 2.7 right 2.8 left 2.9 left 3.0 right 3.1 straight 3.2 left right 3.3 left right 3.4 right left 3.5 right left 3.6 right 3.7 straight left 3.8 straight 3.9 right 4.0 straight left 4.1 straight 4.2 right 4.3 straight 4.4 left 4.5 right 4.6 left right straight 4.7 right straight 4.8 left straight 4.9 right 5.0 right left 5.1 right left 5.2 left 5.3 straight right 5.4 straight 5.5 left 5.6 finishlinelvl1 straight 5.7 right left 5.8 straight 5.9 right 6.0 right left 6.1 straight right 6.2 straight 6.3 straight 6.4 straight left 6.5 straight 6.6 straight 6.7 right straight 6.8 straight left 6.9 straight right 7.0 straight left 7.1 straight left 7.2 straight right 7.3 right left 7.4 straight right 7.5 straight left 7.6 right 7.7 left right 7.8 finishlinelvl2 straight right 7.9 straight 8.0 straight left 8.1 right straight 8.2 straight right 8.3 left straight 8.4 right 8.5 left 8.6 straight 8.7 deer in right lane straight 8.8 left right 8.9 left 9.0 right 9.1 left 9.2 right straight 9.3 straight 9.4 left 9.5 left straight 9.6 straight right 9.7 left straight 9.8 straight left 9.9 straight left 10.0 right left 10.1 right straight 10.2 left straight 10.3 finishlinelvl3 right 10.4 right left 10.5 straight left straight 10.6 left right straight 10.7 straight 10.8 right 10.9 left straight 11.0 left right 11.1 right left 11.2 right 11.3 left straight 11.4 left right 11.5 left straight 11.6 right straight 11.7 straight right 11.8 left 11.9 right straight 12.0 right 12.1 left right 12.2 left 12.3 straight 12.4 left 12.5 straight right left 12.6 finishlinelvl4 straight right 12.7 left straight 12.8 right left 12.9 right 13.0 straight left 13.1 straight left 13.2 straight right 13.3 right 13.4 left straight 13.5 straight 13.6 police car on left side grass right left 13.7 left 13.8 right 13.9 left right 14.0 straight left 14.1 right 14.2 straight left 14.3 right 14.4 straight left 14.5 straight right 14.6 left right 14.7 left right 14.8 right left right 14.9 left 15.0 right 15.1 straight 15.2 left 15.3 right left 15.4 right left 15.5 finishlinelvl5 straight Grass Valley Road Map 0.0 straight 0.1 straight 0.2 straight 0.3 straight 0.4 left straight 0.5 right straight 0.6 straight 0.7 straight 0.8 straight right 0.9 straight 1.0 straight 1.1 left 1.2 straight right 1.3 left 1.4 straight 1.5 right left 1.6 right straight 1.7 straight 1.8 straight 1.9 right straight 2.0 straight 2.1 straight 2.2 left 2.3 right straight 2.4 straight 2.5 straight 2.6 straight 2.7 straight left 2.8 right 2.9 left right 3.0 left 3.1 straight 3.2 straight left 3.3 right 3.4 straight left 3.5 straight 3.6 straight 3.7 straight 3.8 straight right 3.9 left right 4.0 straight right 4.1 straight 4.2 straight 4.3 straight 4.4 straight 4.5 left right 4.6 straight left 4.7 left straight 4.8 straight 4.9 straight 5.0 right 5.1 straight 5.2 finishlinelvl1 straight left 5.3 right straight 5.4 left 5.5 right left 5.6 right 5.7 left straight 5.8 straight 5.9 straight left 6.0 right 6.1 left straight 6.2 right straight 6.3 straight 6.4 straight 6.5 right 6.6 right left 6.7 straight 6.8 straight 6.9 straight right 7.0 left right 7.1 left 7.2 right left 7.3 left 7.4 right 7.5 straight 7.6 right straight 7.7 left 7.8 finishlinelvl2 straight 7.9 straight 8.0 cow in right lane straight right 8.1 straight 8.2 left 8.3 straight right 8.4 right straight 8.5 straight 8.6 sitting cow in left lane straight 8.7 right left 8.8 right 8.9 straight 9.0 left straight 9.1 right left 9.2 right left 9.3 straight 9.4 straight right 9.5 rocks on road right straight 9.6 straight left 9.7 straight 9.8 left 9.9 left 10.0 straight 10.1 right 10.2 right straight 10.3 finishlinelvl3 left 10.4 straight 10.5 right straight 10.6 right 10.7 left 10.8 straight 10.9 straight 11.0 right left 11.1 right straight 11.2 right left 11.3 right 11.4 straight 11.5 left straight 11.6 straight right 11.7 right left 11.8 straight 11.9 straight 12.0 right left 12.1 straight right 12.2 left 12.3 right left 12.4 straight right 12.5 straight 12.6 straight left 12.7 finishlinelvl4 right 12.8 straight right 12.9 straight left 13.0 straight 13.1 left right 13.2 left right 13.3 straight 13.4 straight left 13.5 cows on both sides of road right 13.6 cop car in right lane straight 13.7 straight 13.8 straight right 13.9 cop car in right lane right 14.0 left right 14.1 straight 14.2 left right 14.3 straight left 14.4 right straight 14.5 left right 14.6 straight 14.7 right 14.8 left right 14.9 right left 15.0 finishlinelvl5 straight Palm Desert Road Map I74 0.0 straight 0.1 straight 0.2 straight right 0.3 left 0.4 straight 0.5 straight right 0.6 straight 0.7 left 0.8 straight 0.9 straight right 1.0 straight 1.1 straight left 1.2 straight 1.3 SR 74 Sign on right side sand straight 1.4 straight right 1.5 right 1.6 left 1.7 straight 1.8 right straight 1.9 left straight right 2.0 straight left 2.1 right 2.2 left 2.3 straight right 2.4 straight left 2.5 straight 2.6 straight right 2.7 straight 2.8 straight left 2.9 straight 3.0 straight right 3.1 straight 3.2 left 3.3 right straight 3.4 straight right 3.5 straight 3.6 left straight 3.7 straight right 3.8 right 3.9 left 4.0 left straight 4.1 right straight 4.2 right straight left 4.3 left straight right 4.4 straight 4.5 left straight 4.6 right left 4.7 straight left 4.8 left straight 4.9 right straight 5.0 left right 5.1 straight left 5.2 straight 5.3 right left 5.4 right straight 5.5 straight left 5.6 straight right 5.7 finishlinelvl1 left straight 5.8 right straight 5.9 left right straight 6.0 right 6.1 right straight 6.2 left right 6.3 cop hot spot left 6.4 right 6.5 right left 6.6 straight right 6.7 right straight 6.8 straight left 6.9 left straight 7.0 right 7.1 right 7.2 left 7.3 straight right left 7.4 right 7.5 left straight 7.6 right left right 7.7 left straight 7.8 finishlinelvl2 straight right 7.9 right left 8.0 right straight 8.1 left right 8.2 left right 8.3 left straight 8.4 left right 8.5 left right straight 8.6 left right 8.7 left 8.8 right left 8.9 straight right 9.0 straight 9.1 left right left 9.2 right 9.3 left right straight 9.4 right left right 9.5 left right 9.6 left straight 9.7 right left 9.8 straight right 9.9 left right straight 10.0 straight left straight 10.1 left straight 10.2 finishlinelvl3 right straight right 10.3 left straight 10.4 left 10.5 straight right straight 10.6 right left 10.7 right straight 10.8 left right straight 10.9 left straight 11.0 straight left 11.1 right straight 11.2 left 11.3 left right 11.4 left right 11.5 left 11.6 right left 11.7 straight 11.8 straight right 11.9 left 12.0 straight left straight 12.1 right left right 12.2 left straight 12.3 right 12.4 left right 12.5 straight left 12.6 finishlinelvl4 straight right 12.7 straight left 12.8 right left right 12.9 left right 13.0 straight left 13.1 right left straight 13.2 straight left 13.3 right 13.4 right left 13.5 right left 13.6 right straight 13.7 right straight 13.8 right straight 13.9 left right 14.0 straight left 14.1 left right 14.2 left right 14.3 left straight left 14.4 right straight 14.5 straight left 14.6 right 14.7 right left 14.8 left right 14.9 finishlinelvl5 straight Redwood Forest Road Map 0.0 straight 0.1 straight 0.2 straight right 0.3 right 0.4 left 0.5 straight right 0.6 straight 0.7 straight 0.8 left 0.9 straight left 1.0 right left 1.1 straight 1.2 right left 1.3 left straight 1.4 right 1.5 right straight 1.6 straight left straight 1.7 right 1.8 left straight 1.9 straight 2.0 straight right 2.1 straight left 2.2 right straight left 2.3 left straight 2.4 left straight 2.5 straight 2.6 EA billboard on left side grass right straight 2.7 straight 2.8 straight 2.9 straight left 3.0 straight right 3.1 straight left 3.2 right 3.3 right straight 3.4 left straight 3.5 left 3.6 left right 3.7 EA billboard on left side grass straight left 3.8 straight right 3.9 left straight 4.0 cow in right lane and sitting cow in left lane straight right 4.1 straight right 4.2 right left 4.3 straight 4.4 right straight 4.5 left 4.6 right 4.7 straight 4.8 left straight 4.9 right straight 5.0 barricades on left lane straight 5.1 deer in left lane straight 5.2 left straight 5.3 straight left 5.4 finishlinelvl1 left straight 5.5 straight 5.6 straight right 5.7 right 5.8 right left 5.9 right straight 6.0 left right 6.1 straight 6.2 left 6.3 straight right 6.4 straight 6.5 left 6.6 straight right 6.7 left 6.8 right straight 6.9 straight left 7.0 right straight left 7.1 straight 7.2 right 7.3 straight left 7.4 straight 7.5 right left 7.6 left 7.7 straight right 7.8 right 7.9 straight left 8.0 right straight 8.1 straight 8.2 left right 8.3 right 8.4 straight 8.5 left 8.6 straight 8.7 right left 8.8 right 8.9 right 9.0 straight 9.1 deer in middle of road straight 9.2 left 9.3 right straight 9.4 left 9.5 straight 9.6 right straight 9.7 left right 9.8 right left 9.9 left right 10.0 straight left straight 10.1 straight right 10.2 right straight 10.3 finishlinelvl3 straight 10.4 straight left 10.5 left straight 10.6 right 10.7 straight left 10.8 left 10.9 straight 11.0 right 11.1 straight left 11.2 left straight 11.3 deer in right lane left straight 11.4 deer in right lane straight right 11.5 straight left 11.6 straight 11.7 straight right 11.8 right left 11.9 EA billboard on right side grass right straight 12.0 left 12.1 straight 12.2 straight right 12.3 right 12.4 right 12.5 left right 12.6 left 12.7 right straight 12.8 finishlinelvl4 deer in right lane straight 12.9 left straight 13.0 right left 13.1 left straight 13.2 right left 13.3 straight right 13.4 right left 13.5 straight 13.6 left right 13.7 straight 13.8 right straight 13.9 left right 14.0 left 14.1 right straight 14.2 left 14.3 straight right 14.4 left straight 14.5 straight 14.6 right 14.7 right straight left 14.8 left straight 14.9 right 15.0 finishlinelvl5 right straight Pacific Coast Road Map: 0.0 straight 0.1 right left straight 0.2 straight right 0.3 SR 1 sign on right side grass straight 0.4 left 0.5 left straight 0.6 right 0.7 right left 0.8 left right 0.9 right straight 1.0 straight 1.1 left straight 1.2 left straight 1.3 SR 1 sign on right side grass right 1.4 straight left 1.5 left 1.6 left straight 1.7 straight 1.8 right 1.9 straight 2.0 left right 2.1 right straight 2.2 left straight 2.3 right straight 2.4 straight left 2.5 straight 2.6 right straight 2.7 left 2.8 barricade on right side of road right 2.9 right straight 3.0 SR 1 sign on right side grass straight 3.1 left 3.2 right straight 3.3 straight 3.4 left right 3.5 right straight 3.6 straight 3.7 left straight 3.8 right left 3.9 left 4.0 right straight 4.1 straight left 4.2 right 4.3 straight 4.4 left 4.5 SR 1 sign on right side grass straight 4.6 straight 4.7 right 4.8 straight 4.9 straight 5.0 left straight 5.1 straight 5.2 straight right 5.3 finishlinelvl1 right straight 5.4 straight right 5.5 straight left 5.6 straight 5.7 right 5.8 left straight 5.9 SR 1 sign on right side grass straight 6.0 left 6.1 cows in both lanes standing and sitting straight 6.2 straight right 6.3 right straight 6.4 straight right 6.5 EA billboard on right side grass straight 6.6 barricades on right side of road straight left 6.7 straight 6.8 right left 6.9 straight 7.0 left straight 7.1 straight 7.2 right 7.3 left straight 7.4 straight 7.5 right 7.6 right 7.7 straight left 7.8 finishlinelvl2 left straight 7.9 left straight 8.0 straight right 8.1 straight 8.2 straight left 8.3 straight 8.4 right 8.5 straight 8.6 left 8.7 straight 8.8 right 8.9 left 9.0 straight right 9.1 right straight left 9.2 right straight 9.3 straight 9.4 left 9.5 right 9.6 straight left 9.7 straight right 9.8 straight 9.9 SR 1 sign on right side grass right straight 10.0 left 10.1 straight 10.2 finishlinelvl3 left 10.3 straight 10.4 right straight 10.5 cop car in right lane straight left 10.6 left right 10.7 straight left 10.8 SR 1 sign on right side grass left straight 10.9 straight 11.0 straight right 11.1 right 11.2 left straight 11.3 EA billboard on left side grass straight 11.4 right 11.5 left straight 11.6 barricades on right side of road straight right 11.7 right 11.8 left 11.9 straight left 12.0 right 12.1 straight 12.2 right straight left 12.3 left straight right 12.4 right straight 12.5 left 12.6 straight 12.7 straight right 12.8 left straight 12.9 right 13.0 left right 13.1 right 13.2 straight 13.3 left 13.4 SR 1 sign on right side grass, EA billboard on left side grass straight 13.5 straight right 13.6 right straight 13.7 left right 13.8 right left 13.9 straight 14.0 right 14.1 right 14.2 straight 14.3 left 14.4 finishlinelvl4 straight 14.5 right 14.6 left straight 14.7 right 14.8 EA billboard on left side grass left 14.9 straight right 15.0 left straight 15.1 straight right 15.2 left straight right 15.3 finishlinelvl5 straight ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) References to this FAQ: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harry Yack aka Hindleyak - Can You Run a Complete Road Rash [Mega Drive] race on foot? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udv59lQKtY4 Inspired by my mention of running a race on foot, Hindleyak proved that with thirty minutes of game time, one can run the entire track without getting arrested. The cop will follow you for the majority of the way, but as long as you stay on the far left or right as you run the cop will not arrest you. Harry Yack aka Hindleyak - Retro - Road Rash Redwood Forest on Mega Drive with Hindleyak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nshRm3yDOq0 HindleYak discusses tips about the game that are very useful on the more difficult levels. The video is from level 5. He mentions this FAQ and how this guide has valid tips along with the thorough list of every tenth of a mile for each race track. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Contact: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact me! Here are the following ways you can contact me: E-Mails: snazzyhoppy(at)aol(dot)com Website: http://www.christopherjhopkins.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Credits: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you to those who made this guide possible: narshe101 who created the original definitive Road Rash guide welcometotherash.com for a plethora of inside information about the game and its characteristics Harry Yack aka HindleYak for consulting this guide and offering video commentary on aspects of it on YouTube HindleYak's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Hindleyak Electronic Arts for creating such a fun blend of racing with fighting and adrenaline Polygon and Fang for participating in the first Road Rash for which this game is dedicated Sega Enterprises- for spawning an entire franchise based on motorcycle racing and fighting from this game GameFAQs- for the best source in walkthroughs, maps, and helpful hints since 1995, and for their guidelines in constructing a FAQ guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Complete level 5 and see what really happens with the two rashers in the extended cut scene! -Snazzyhoppy Copyright (c) Christopher Hopkins 2012