Big Red Racing

Big Red Racing
Title screen
Developer(s)	Big Red Software
Publisher(s)	Domark
Platforms	DOS
Release date(s)
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Big Red Racing is a racing game released for DOS in 1996. It was developed by Big Red Software and published by Domark.

Big Red Racing was planned for release on 6 different systems: DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, 3DO, Nintendo 64, and Atari Jaguar, but they were all cancelled except the DOS version.

Overview

Big Red Racing is a comical racing game. During races, the commentators make humorous comments, stereotypically themed to the country they are from. When menu items are clicked, humorous phrases are played.

The later Eurogamer writer Keith Stuart was commissioned to write an expansive backstory for the game, which was to be included in the printed manual. But a few months before release the publisher balked at the cost and cut the manual. Looking back in 2016, Stuart wrote: "They were right. It didn't really add anything, it was indulgent (...) No one will ever care that I spent several weeks writing that nonsense or that now it is gone forever."

Customisation

For the driver, the player can choose from a few different body shapes and change the colour of the clothes. For the vehicle, the player can change the colour and decal.

There are several different drivers for the player to choose from before the race. Two of these are Jake 'Bad' Jackson, and James 'Rabid Dog' Hendy.

Courses

U.S.A. "Excellent Adventure" track

There are 24 courses and 6 cups, encompassing the globe, the moon, Venus, and Mars. Each course has a humorous subtitle, usually a parody of a famous phrase or film.

Mushroom Cup

• United States (Wet & Wild): Water track
• U.S.A. (Excellent Adventure): City track
• Hawaii (Hawaii-5-O): Helicopter track
• Mexico (Margarita Meander): Dirt track

Flower Cup

• Chile (Reservoir Dodge): Ruff track
• Italy (The Italian Job): City track
• France (French Frolics): Quarry track
• Spain (Spanish Inquisition): Rig track

Lightning Cup

• Germany (Sound of Munich): Helicopter track
• England (The Dirt Circle): Dirt track
• Scotland (Highland Fling): Snow track
• Ireland (Lucky Leprechauns): Rig track

Star Cup

• Norway (Fjord Escort): Helicopter track
• Russia (Lenin's Leap): Snow track
• Egypt (The Tomb): Quarry track
• Kenya (The Coffee Ground): Rig track

Special Cup

• Japan (Karma Corners): Dirt track
• China (Under The Bridge): Water track
• India (Hot Water Wander): Water track
• Australia (Road Rage): City track

Rainbow Cup

• Arctic (Frosty's Revenge): Snow track
• Mars (Red Planet Roller Coaster): Planet track
• Venus (The Fly Trap): Planet track
• Moon (Lunar Loops): Planet track

Audio

Music

The theme song for the game is "Let it Roll", written and performed by Hangnail, which plays during the demo and menus. The racing, results and other music was composed by Gerard Gourley. All music, along with each course's intro, is played from the redbook audio portion of the CD-ROM.

Voice overs

In-Game Speech: Lani Minella & Jon St. John