Road Rage (1995 video game)

{{Short description|1997 video game}}

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| title = Road Rage

| developer = Konami

| publisher = Konami

| composer = Mutsuhiko Izumi,{{Cite web |title=Mutsuhiko Izumi |url=https://vgmdb.net/artist/1796 |website=VGMdb.net |access-date=17 October 2022}} Akira Yamaoka,{{Cite web |title=Interview with Akira Yamaoka |url=http://spelmusik.net/arkiv/intervjuer/akira_yamaoka_eng.html |website=Spelmusik.net |access-date=17 October 2022}} Yuji Takenouchi{{Cite web |title=Yuji Takenouchi Profile |url=http://www.vgmonline.net/yujitakenouchi/ |website=VGMO – Video Game Music Online |date=30 December 2012 |access-date=17 October 2022}}

| platforms = {{Plainlist|

• Arcade
• PlayStation

}}

| released = Arcade {{vgrelease|WW|May 1995{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n123/mode/2up | title=アーケードTvゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) | date=2005 }}{{Cite web |title=Road Rage|url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=2889&image=1 |website=The Arcade Flyers Archive |access-date=15 October 2022}}}} PlayStation {{Video game release|JP|13 December 1996{{Cite web |title=Speed King |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/S/SLPM-86013.html |website=PlayStation DataCenter |access-date=15 October 2022}}|EU|8 January 1997{{Cite web |title=Road Rage |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/R/SLES-00543.html |website=PlayStation DataCenter |access-date=15 October 2022}}}}

| genre = Racing

| modes = Single-player

| image = Speed King cover.jpg

| caption = Japanese PlayStation box art

}}

Road Rage (known as Speed King NEO KOBE 2045 in Japan) is a 1995 cyberpunk-themed racing video game by Konami, originally released for arcades before being ported to the PlayStation in 1996 in Japan followed by 1997 in Europe.

The game contains references to a large number of other Konami games (Gradius, Parodius, Metal Gear, Snatcher, Frogger, etc.). The races themselves take place in the city of Neo Kobe (known from Konami's Snatcher), inspired by the movie Blade Runner.{{Cite web |title=Neo Kobe 2045 Speed King |url=https://junkerhq.net/MiscScans/SpeedKing/info/index.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Junker HQ}} The gameplay is similar to the better-known futuristic racing series Wipeout. In order to approximate the authentic gameplay of the original arcade version, the PlayStation port features support for the NeGcon analog controller.{{Cite web |title=Road Rage |url=https://psxdatacenter.com/games/P/R/SLES-00543.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=PlayStation DataCenter}}

The European PlayStation version of the game is considered obscure and very rare{{Cite web |title=Speed King (PS) |url=https://www.thepixelempire.net/speed-king-ps-review.html |website=The Pixel Empire |access-date=17 October 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Road Rage |url=https://www.retrocollect.com/releases/7147/road-rage |website=RetroCollect |access-date=13 October 2022}} the same can be said for the arcade cabinets due to their elusive status.{{Cite web |title=Memories of Speed King |url=https://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=35348 |website=Shmups Forum |access-date=13 October 2022}}