

The biggest change here is the split-screen two-player versus modes. EA recalibrated the damage system for the sequel so fights would last longer. The defining characteristic of the Road Rash series is the ability to hit your opponents – deal enough blows to the guy next to you and say adios to him. Quite possibly the definitive motorcycle racer of the early 90’s, Road Rash 2 was introduced by EA in 1993.


There were 897 games made for the Genesis. With a rebellious marketing campaign and a handful of bold, boundary-pushing games, Sega Genesis quickly won over the thumbs of anyone young enough to care about video games. Known as the Mega Drive outside North America, it featured enhanced resolution, a broader color palette, and meaner processing power than its 8-bit contemporaries. Plenty of obscure home gaming consoles came and went during the tumultuous 2D and early 3D gaming booms of the 1990’s, but the only system to take on the Nintendo giant and really give them a bloody nose was Sega’s revolutionary Genesis system, introduced in 1989.
