<s>
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat-based	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
&	O
Synapse	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
as	O
RPMII	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
RPM	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
Interplay	O
marketing	O
added	O
licensed	O
music	O
and	O
changed	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Racing	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
where	O
it	O
got	O
its	O
logic/AI	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
R.C.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
pits	O
four	O
racers	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
of	O
them	O
being	O
player-controlled	O
from	O
a	O
colourful	O
collection	O
of	O
comic-book-inspired	O
humans	O
and	O
aliens	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
being	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	I-Application
;	O
"	O
Rip	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Shred	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
appear	O
in	O
all	O
races	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
third	O
character	O
unique	O
to	O
each	O
planet/level	O
in	O
one-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
races	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
spend	O
the	O
money	O
they	O
have	O
earned	O
on	O
more	O
advanced	O
equipment	O
for	O
their	O
vehicle	O
(	O
engines	O
,	O
tires	O
,	O
shocks	O
,	O
and	O
shielding	O
)	O
or	O
on	O
increasing	O
their	O
capacity	O
for	O
the	O
frontal	O
weapon	O
(	O
energy	O
blasts	O
or	O
missiles	O
)	O
,	O
rear	O
weapon	O
(	O
slip	O
sauce	O
or	O
mines	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
turbo	B-Application
boost	O
(	O
jump	O
jets	O
or	O
nitro	O
boosts	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
max	O
out	O
at	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dropped	O
player	O
can	O
continue	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
later	O
by	O
using	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
password	O
,	O
once	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
reset	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
widely	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
chip	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
password	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
password	O
with	O
the	O
lowest	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
earliest	O
planet	O
and	O
racing	O
division	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
play	O
from	O
then	O
on	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
Warrior-skill	O
character	O
with	O
a	O
maxed-out	O
vehicle	O
to	O
race	O
against	O
Rookie-class	O
AIs	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Rookie	O
skill	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
a	O
password-generator	O
QBASIC	B-Language
program	O
exists	O
,	O
the	O
passwords	O
it	O
creates	O
often	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
glitch	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
race	O
on	O
glitchy	O
planets	O
—	O
that	O
exist	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
bug	O
and	O
can	O
crash	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
after	O
racing	O
on	O
Inferno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
password	O
generator	O
has	O
been	O
written	O
in	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
limits	O
the	O
available	O
planets	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
chosen	O
skill	O
mode	O
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
any	O
other	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
during	O
E3	O
1995	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
an	O
Adobe	O
Shockwave-based	O
demo	B-Language
version	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
port	O
featuring	O
one	O
track	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
demo	B-Language
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featuring	O
three	O
tracks	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Battle.net,	O
emulated	O
through	O
ZSNES	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
released	O
a	O
compilation	O
called	O
Blizzard	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
three	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
classic	O
video	O
games	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
Blackthorne	B-Device
and	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
with	O
two	O
additional	O
games	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
RPM	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
modern	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
include	O
16:9	O
resolution	O
,	O
4-player	O
split-screen	O
,	O
rewinding	O
and	O
saving	O
of	O
game	O
progress	O
,	O
watching	O
replays	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
graphic	O
filters	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
look	O
of	O
player	O
's	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
togglable	O
option	O
between	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
master	O
recordings	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
CD	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
Vs.	O
mode	O
and	O
"	O
rockin	O
 '	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
driving-appropriate	O
tunes	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
weak	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
digitized	O
voice	O
are	O
noticeably	O
worse	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Gamer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
and	O
gave	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Awesome	O
rock	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
plus	O
plenty	O
of	O
vehicles	O
,	O
firepower	O
,	O
tracks	O
and	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
N	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
of	O
1993	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
the	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
July	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
placed	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
72nd	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
placed	O
Rock	B-Application
N	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
84th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
#96	O
in	O
it	O
’s	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
32-bit	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
Interplay	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Rock	B-Application
&	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Red	O
Asphalt	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
just	O
Red	O
Asphalt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
critics	O
asserted	O
the	O
opposite	O
,	O
characterizing	O
Red	O
Asphalt	O
as	O
a	O
generic	O
and	O
derivative	O
title	O
which	O
makes	O
no	O
meaningful	O
change	O
from	O
earlier	O
futuristic	O
shoot-em-up	O
racers	O
such	O
as	O
Wipeout	B-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Burn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
just	O
that	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
Wipeout	B-Application
XL	O
is	O
the	O
definite	O
'	O
must-play	O
'	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
titled	O
Motor	O
Rock	O
(	O
development	O
title	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
3D	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
Yard	O
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
an	O
unauthorized	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
