<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
is	I-Device
a	O
1991	O
racing	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
conceived	O
by	O
EA	O
following	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
begin	O
developing	O
games	O
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
programmers	O
Dan	O
Geisler	O
and	O
Carl	O
Mey	O
were	O
hired	O
by	O
EA	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
banked	O
road	O
effect	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Andretti	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
then	O
being	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
NES	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
NES	O
hardware	O
proved	O
incapable	O
of	O
rendering	O
the	O
desired	O
effect	O
,	O
focus	O
shifted	O
to	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
EA	O
's	O
most	O
profitable	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
was	O
particularly	O
acclaimed	O
for	O
its	O
violent	O
and	O
aggressive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
convincing	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
debut	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
sequels	O
made	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
puts	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
motorcycle	O
racer	O
who	O
must	O
finish	O
in	O
fourth	O
place	O
or	O
higher	O
among	O
fourteen	O
other	O
racers	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
levels	O
by	O
winning	O
five	O
races	O
on	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
racer	O
lacks	O
the	O
funds	O
to	O
cover	O
either	O
a	O
repair	O
bill	O
or	O
a	O
fine	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
end	B-Application
prematurely	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
conceived	O
by	O
EA	O
after	O
they	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
begin	O
developing	O
video	O
games	O
in-house	O
;	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
EA	O
had	O
previously	O
outsourced	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
to	O
external	O
studios	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
development	O
began	O
on	O
an	O
NES	O
title	O
named	O
Mario	B-Application
Andretti	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
programmer	O
Dan	O
Geisler	O
was	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
and	O
designer	O
Randy	O
Breen	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
involved	O
with	O
Indianapolis	B-Application
500	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Simulation	I-Application
,	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
difficulty	O
and	O
tedium	O
of	O
that	O
title	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
more	O
accessibility	O
and	O
entertainment	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
originated	O
from	O
Breen	O
reminiscing	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
about	O
riding	O
his	O
own	O
bike	O
on	O
Mulholland	O
Drive	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
thinking	O
to	O
himself	O
:	O
"	O
Man	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
wiped	O
out	O
here	O
,	O
you	O
'd	O
get	O
some	O
serious	O
road	B-Device
rash	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geisler	O
suggested	O
the	O
title	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
on	O
Mulholland	O
Drive	O
,	O
and	O
Breen	O
used	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
pitch	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
eventually	O
shortened	O
to	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
and	O
development	O
moved	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
to	O
the	O
recently	O
introduced	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
powerful	O
enough	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
desired	O
road	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|right|Development	O
for	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
(	O
pictured	O
)	O
after	O
preliminary	O
development	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
Andretti	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
on	O
the	O
NES	O
proved	O
impractical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
joining	O
EA	O
,	O
Geisler	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Spectrum	O
HoloByte	O
's	O
racing	O
game	O
Vette	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
;	O
Geisler	O
's	O
coding	O
for	O
this	O
title	O
provided	O
the	O
framework	O
for	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
algorithm	O
for	O
estimating	O
road	O
curvature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
road	O
effect	O
for	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
took	O
Geisler	O
about	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
comprising	O
a	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D-rendering	O
technology	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
adapted	O
from	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Blockout	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
EA	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
promote	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
at	O
the	O
1990	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
as	O
a	O
show	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
would	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Randy	O
's	O
Sunday	O
Ride	O
"	O
behind	O
his	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
all	O
knew	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
needed	O
more	O
balls	O
to	O
sell	O
than	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
someone	O
following	O
the	O
speed	O
limit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wipe-out	O
animations	O
were	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
Koch	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
John	B-Application
Madden	I-Application
Football	I-Application
and	O
Lakers	B-Application
versus	I-Application
Celtics	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
NBA	I-Application
Playoffs	I-Application
;	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
,	O
Koch	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
tackles	O
and	O
the	O
falls	O
and	O
the	O
fouls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geisler	O
named	O
Hang-On	B-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
direction	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Hang-On	B-Application
before	O
us	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
I	O
liked	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
limited	O
–	O
no	O
hills	O
,	O
no	O
punching	O
,	O
no	O
kicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
respect	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
had	O
it	O
in	O
my	O
mind	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
make	O
Hang-On	B-Application
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneous	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
common	O
feature	O
of	O
subsequent	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
possible	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
CPU	O
power	O
consumed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
road	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Rob	O
Hubbard.Road	O
Rash	O
(	O
Genesis	O
)	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
p	O
.	O
24	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
Hubbard	O
's	O
second	O
motorcycle-based	O
game	O
following	O
the	O
1985	O
Mastertronic	O
title	O
Action	B-Application
Biker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
spanned	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
approximately	O
21	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Peakstar	O
Software	O
,	O
featured	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Jason	O
A.S.	O
Whitely	O
,	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
)	O
opening	O
credits	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
by	O
Gary	O
Priest	O
of	O
Probe	O
Software	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
adapted	O
by	O
Greg	O
Michael.Road	O
Rash	O
(	O
Game	O
Gear/Master	O
System	O
)	O
opening	O
credits	O
These	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1996	O
,	O
THQ	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
publish	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
1996	O
release	O
that	O
ultimately	O
did	O
not	O
materialize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
immediate	O
sequels	O
II	O
and	O
3	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
title	O
EA	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Lots	O
of	O
races	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
bikes	O
,	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
thrills	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
spills	O
make	O
this	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
on	O
the	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Glancey	O
and	O
Tim	O
Boone	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
respectively	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
on	O
motorbikes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
with	O
fists	O
and	O
clubs	O
thrown	O
in	O
"	O
;	O
both	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
convincing	O
in	O
their	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
illusion	O
of	O
speed	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
fairly	O
simple	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
Glancey	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
aggressive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
"	O
broadens	O
the	O
enjoyment	O
you	O
get	O
from	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
a	O
great	O
deal	O
and	O
makes	O
you	O
wonder	O
why	O
no-one	O
thought	O
of	O
it	O
before	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Bruton	O
of	O
Mega	B-Application
Zone	I-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
vividly	O
realistic	O
"	O
settings	O
were	O
complemented	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
excellently	O
detailed	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
multi-level	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
amused	O
by	O
the	O
biker	O
vocalizations	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
"	O
very	O
funny	O
in	O
a	O
sick	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
the	O
9th	O
best-selling	O
Genesis	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
February	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest-renting	O
Genesis	O
title	O
at	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
in	O
April	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ninth	O
highest-renting	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
became	O
EA	O
's	O
most	O
profitable	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#8	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.Mega	O
magazine	O
issue	O
1	O
,	O
page	O
76	O
,	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
,	O
Oct	O
1992	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
88th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
made	O
in	O
their	O
100th	O
issue	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
90th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
received	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Jackson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
found	O
the	O
violent	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
just	O
all-out	O
thrash	O
fun	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
"	O
annoy	O
everyone	O
from	O
the	O
road	O
safety	O
crew	O
to	O
the	O
Mary	O
Whitehouse	O
brigade	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
sounds	O
like	O
a	O
kazoo	O
 [ and ] 	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
moped	O
on	O
an	O
8-bit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
immensely	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
nicely	O
violent	O
"	O
alternative	O
to	O
normal	O
racing	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
runs	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
and	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
deliver	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
charging	O
down	O
a	O
road	O
at	O
120mph	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
the	O
fourth-highest	O
selling	O
Amiga	B-Device
title	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
among	O
the	O
top-30	O
best-sellers	O
for	O
five	O
more	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-selling	O
Game	O
Gear	O
title	O
at	O
Babbage	O
's	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
stayed	O
within	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-selling	O
Game	O
Gear	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyRoad	O
Rash	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	O
,	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
II	O
and	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
3	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
further	O
spin-offs	O
developed	O
for	O
later	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
attempted	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
's	O
success	O
by	O
repurposing	O
its	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
mix	O
of	O
combat	O
and	O
racing	O
for	O
the	O
1994	O
inline	O
skating	O
title	O
Skitchin	B-Application
 '	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
:	I-Device
Jailbreak	I-Device
,	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
series	O
,	O
Road	O
Redemption''	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ian	O
Fisch	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
