RETROROADS · HICKORY RD 2009
County Chase: a red supercar on a lakeside road, trees and a rock face on the left, the lake on the right

HICKORY ROAD · FOND DU LAC, WI · C. 2009

RETROROADS PS1-ERA ARCADE GAMES IN YOUR BROWSER

Six small browser arcade games in one shared neighbourhood, each a parody of a classic. Two are playable today: outrun the county sheriff, or brawl your way down the highway on a bike.

Three.js + TypeScript with a PSX shader, built with AI-assisted development. Best on a computer, or a phone held sideways.

PLAY IN BROWSER

No download. Each game opens in this tab. Press Enter, Space or tap the screen to start.

County Chase gameplay

COUNTY CHASE

a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 parody

7 km of lakeside ledge road. Two sheriff cruisers ram and box you in. Reach the county line before the BUSTED bar fills.

▶ PLAY COUNTY CHASE
Asphalt Assault gameplay

ASPHALT ASSAULT

a Road Rash parody

A 4.5 km county highway race against three riders. Swing at them to knock them off their bikes, and don't get knocked off yours.

▶ PLAY ASPHALT ASSAULT
Crossover split screen: the supercar and sheriff on top, the bikers below

CROSSOVER

two players, one road

Driver on top, biker below, one live road. Draft behind the supercar, hitch a ride on a mirror, club a sheriff off the road, hit the debris. Play it with two keyboards, or swap seats alone.

▶ PLAY THE CROSSOVER

WHERE IT STANDS

PLAYABLE
2 OF 6
County Chase and Asphalt Assault
OTHER FOUR
LATER
Downhill, Neon Detour, Curbside, Cruisin'
SOUND
NOT YET
The games are silent for now
PHONE
TOUCH BUTTONS
Upright or sideways; sideways is bigger

SEE THE MILESTONE BOARD

WATCH GAMEPLAY

COUNTY CHASE — a full escape to the county line
CROSSOVER — draft, tow, window smash, debris, sheriffs
ASPHALT ASSAULT — swinging at the pack
COUNTY CHASE — dawdle and you get BUSTED

CONTROLS

COUNTY CHASE

↑ W
gas
↓ S
brake
←→ AD
steer
Enter Space
start, retry
P
pause

ASPHALT ASSAULT

↑ W
gas
↓ S
brake
←→ AD
steer
Space J
swing left (and start)
Shift K
swing right

ON A PHONE

tap
start, retry
← →
on-screen steer buttons
GAS BRK
on-screen pedals
A B
swing left, right

Phones: use the on-screen pads, or slide your thumb to steer. Turn the phone sideways for a bigger picture. Crossover: player 1 drives (arrows or WASD), player 2 rides (I J K L, U and O swing); Tab swaps seats.

County Chase: the supercar at speed along the lake
COUNTY CHASE — 122 mph on the ledge road
County Chase: BUSTED, the sheriff pulls up behind the supercar
TRAFFIC — civilians both ways, sheriff on you
Asphalt Assault: the player's bike on the county highway
ASPHALT ASSAULT — farmland highway, four riders