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Big Red Racing

DOS - 1996

One of the few games that really provide the most bang for your buck, Big Red Racing delivers furious arcade racing on 24 tracks, each with 2 vehicles to choose from-- for a total of 48 vehicles that range from a jeep to inflatable boat and a helicopter.

The courses themselves are also nicely varied, with excellent SVGA detail-- you'll race on the red track of Mars and get wet in the US water race. Awkward controls and none-too-bright computer opponents mar this otherwise great game. It may not be realistic, but it's a helluva fun in multiplayer modes.

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

boto1985 21 Jul. 2025

i had 10 years old.. no evil in hte heart.. is amazing see this game and clean my heart with this good memories of time with no evil for me

1
sniper87 11 Aug. 2024

hi guys its work on windown 95/98/xp/7 n too 10

0
Marc 18 Jul. 2022

- download the RIP version
- download the PATCH
- extract the RIP version
- INSTALL the RIP version
- copy the patch content to the install directory
- copy DOS4GW to the install directory
- copy the content of 'RACING' to the install directory
- run RACING.EXE

2
Filipe 23 May. 2022

The Windows version doesn't work on XP, 7 or anything newer. It says it's not a valid Win32 file. Same with the .exe included on the patch.

0
Golly 23 Mar. 2022

It doesn´t work on win10. :(

0
Nossramo 21 Jul. 2021

Anybody here that have skills to help me make this game run on iDOS 2 with the sound files?

1
PirataCuenca 14 Nov. 2020

The archive is a MAC archive. Can't run it on windows

0
admin 23 Oct. 2020
Admin

@TheOligopolist thank you, got it fixed in the archive

2
TheOligopolist 22 Oct. 2020

The .cue file included with the CD version points to a .bin of a different name.

To rectify this simply open up BRRacing.cue in notepad and change the first line:

FILE "BigRedR.bin" BINARY
to:
FILE "BRRacing.bin" BINARY

and save.

2
Roggor 30 Aug. 2020

The ISO version straight up doesn't work.

0
Astroman 29 Sep. 2019

CD version does not work. Got a BIN file, can't work with it.

-1
spanishfly 21 Feb. 2016

kewl game I play long time ago so nice one!

2
kaz 30 Jun. 2015

i love this game, i have played it on and off for a few years...

1
admin 16 Apr. 2015
Admin

@Quarty : the CD ISO contains all the musics in standard audio CD format, thus weighting a lot. Added the RIP version now.

4
Quarty 12 Apr. 2015

Why is 490 Mb of size? I found the same game in another site al 25 Mb, working perfect.
The game is wonder and back my memory. Really great!!

0
Dekko 14 Jan. 2015

Oh God, I didn't remembered this game, but the minute my eyes stopped at the screenshot... All my memories are back
Thank you so much for this incredible feeling, downloading ASAP!

2
jamiep 24 Dec. 2014

Hey, i am trying to use this with dosbox. i unzipped into my games folder and i checked the directory on the dos box but it says there are 0 files. any tips or help?
Thanks

-2
admin 26 Jun. 2014
Admin

Full CD version, should work well

-2
Misha 25 Jun. 2014

Was missing the "DIG.INI" file, had to download it from somewhere else before i could play.

-3
raj 29 Mar. 2014

super

0
big c 15 Mar. 2014

Blast from the past

0
indstr 12 Feb. 2014

This game was pretty cool. Unfortunately there's not a good screenshot of it here. But yeah, definitely worth a check out for nostalgia. I remember being confused by the title, because I didn't understand how Racing could be described as "Red". :) Somebody later informed me that the developer was called "Big Red". :)

0
erm3nda 29 Dec. 2013

umdesch4. Upload your version :)

I'd play this game a LOT when children with bestfriend :) on a PII 350Mhz i guess.

I like some of the vehicles on this game.
I love italian races with shit old cars.
I love the "dirt" Trucks dirt races on france and egypt.
The Kenya with monstercar/truck
And also the plain boat!!!

I suggest anyone to try old style games.

PD: We play as one have to catch the other by consistent hit ignoring the race.

Regards!

0
o-dog 14 May. 2013

i cant get it to work :( what do i need to do?

-1
Carlsgro 08 Jan. 2013

This game is awesome. I bought this as a 3 pack of games cheap. 10/10

0
Thess 25 Aug. 2012

@umdesch4

Nope its the full version.
Compression is better in a zip over a CD image.
an ISO audio track for example on a CD image will
rip to 15mb(exameple) and its unzipped

In a zip file that track # would go from 15mb to 1mb or less.
MP3s also prove this.

1
Boris 12 Feb. 2012

This was one of perfect games in its time with multiplayer gaming we played all the time when we had enough of FPS games (read duke nukem)

0
admin 19 Dec. 2011
Admin

it's the full version

0
umdesch4 18 Dec. 2011

I have an ISO image of the original CD for this game, and it is 82 MB. This is only 28 MB, so I assume it's just the demo version.

1

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Downloads

DOS version
Disc Image
United Kingdom English
489 MB
RIP Version
United Kingdom English
26 MB

Extras

Patch Patch 1
Patch v2-25
DOS 1 MB English English

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