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Road Rash FAQ/Walkthrough:
VERSION 1.00
This guide was created, edited and compiled by GameFAQs member Snazzyhoppy.
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Last Update: January 9, 2009
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Notes before reading this document:
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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.
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Table of Contents:
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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) Contact
8) Credits
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1) Version Changes:
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1.00 - January 9, 2009:
Translated PHP and MySQL version of FAQ to text on November 13, 2008.
Completed translation on January 9, 2009.
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2) Means of Attack:
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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:
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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:
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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.
5) Road Rash Challenge:
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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:
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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
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7.8 finishlinelvl2
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8.7 deer in right lane
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12.6 finishlinelvl4
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13.6 police car on left side grass
right
left
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straight
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straight
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15.5 finishlinelvl5
straight
Grass Valley Road Map
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5.2 finishlinelvl1
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7.5
straight
7.6
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7.8 finishlinelvl2
straight
7.9
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8.0 cow in right lane
straight
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8.3
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8.4
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8.6 sitting cow in left lane
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9.2
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9.3
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9.5 rocks on road
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10.3 finishlinelvl3
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straight
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12.7 finishlinelvl4
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straight
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13.5 cows on both sides of road
right
13.6 cop car in right lane
straight
13.7
straight
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13.9 cop car in right lane
right
14.0
left
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straight
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15.0 finishlinelvl5
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Palm Desert Road Map I74
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1.3 SR 74 Sign on right side sand
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3.3
right
straight
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straight
right
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straight
3.6
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3.7
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5.6
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5.7 finishlinelvl1
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5.8
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5.9
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6.0
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6.1
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straight
6.2
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6.3 cop hot spot
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6.4
right
6.5
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6.6
straight
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6.7
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6.9
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7.0
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7.1
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7.3
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7.4
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7.5
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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
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8.3
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8.4
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8.5
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8.6
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8.7
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8.8
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8.9
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9.0
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9.1
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right
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9.2
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9.3
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9.4
right
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9.5
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9.6
left
straight
9.7
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9.8
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10.0
straight
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straight
10.1
left
straight
10.2 finishlinelvl3
right
straight
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10.3
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10.4
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10.5
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10.6
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10.7
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straight
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12.2
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12.4
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12.5
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12.6 finishlinelvl4
straight
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12.7
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12.8
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12.9
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13.0
straight
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13.1
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straight
13.2
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13.5
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13.6
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14.0
straight
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14.1
left
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14.2
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straight
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14.4
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14.5
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14.6
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14.7
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14.8
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14.9 finishlinelvl5
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Redwood Forest Road Map
0.0
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1.6
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1.7
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2.1
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2.2
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2.3
left
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2.4
left
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2.5
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2.6 EA billboard on left side grass
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3.7 EA billboard on left side grass
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4.0 cow in right lane and sitting cow in left lane
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4.9
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5.0 barricades on left lane
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5.1 deer in left lane
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5.2
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5.3
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5.4 finishlinelvl1
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9.1 deer in middle of road
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9.3
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9.5
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10.3 finishlinelvl3
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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
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7) Contact:
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Contact me! Here are the following ways you can contact me:
E-Mails:
Contact Me: http://snazzy.webhop.net:1111/contactme.php
AOL: snazzyhoppy@aol.com
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8) Credits:
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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
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
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Complete level 5 and see what really happens with the two rashers in the
extended cut scene!
-Snazzyhoppy
Copyright (c) Christopher Hopkins 2008
