Road Rash
Hacker ApprovedTied for most recommended of 10 racing games
People recommend it for its fun, rewarding motorcycle racing and brawling and its strong nostalgia for many childhoods. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
People recommend it for its fun, rewarding motorcycle racing and brawling and its strong nostalgia for many childhoods. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgic childhood favorite
“"bikers on death-race" mayhem we gamers fondly remember as Road Rash”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “How the Little Guy Moved” “Road Rash was a big part of my childhood.”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: RoadRash ported to Three.js to run in the browser” “it was a big part of my childhood”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: RoadRash ported to Three.js to run in the browser” Fun, rewarding driving and play
“We had an absolute blast building it and we just kept playing it.”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video]” “The driving feels really nice and is rewarding to learn.”
Comment from 28 Mar 2026 in “I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video]” “it was and it's still amazing”
Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video]” Strong versions on classic platforms
“probably the patched Genesis ROMs for Road Rash I-III would be one of the best faux 3D games ever”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Wolfenstein 3D for Gameboy Color on custom cartridge (2016)” “the dos/win95 version is far superior as someone who runs it on the vintage hardware”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: RoadRash ported to Three.js to run in the browser”
Other racing games people recommend
The four most recommended other racing games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road RashThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Snowboard Kids 2 | 11 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Mario Kart World | 9 | 9 | 50% | 5 | — | — |
| Assetto Corsa | 8 | 2 | 80% | 6 | — | — |
| Forza Horizon | 8 | 6 | 57% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it was a big part of my childhood”
“Road Rash was a big part of my childhood.”
“the dos/win95 version is far superior as someone who runs it on the vintage hardware”
“probably the patched Genesis ROMs for Road Rash I-III would be one of the best faux 3D games ever”
“the PC/PSX game us free roam games such as Road Rash 3D and Driver”
“it was and it's still amazing”
“We had an absolute blast building it and we just kept playing it.”
“I just loved road rash, I had the demo version initially”
“it was one of the few things me and my (hard to bond with) father bonded over growing up”
“The driving feels really nice and is rewarding to learn.”
“"bikers on death-race" mayhem we gamers fondly remember as Road Rash”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.