Big Red Report

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A fan-made port of Big Red Racing (Big Red Software, 1995) for modern computers: the wildest racing game of 1995, from jeeps and speedboats to helicopters and Martian buggies, now with modern graphics, current controllers, split-screen, LAN and online multiplayer, and the original AI rivals.

🌐 Website: https://bigredreport.github.io/bigredreport/

• ▶️ Play in your browser: https://bigredreport.github.io/bigredreport/juego/BigRedRacing.html (installable as an app)
• 🪟 Windows: BigRedReport-Windows.zip · 🐧 Linux: BigRedReport-Linux.tar.gz
• ⬇️ All downloads: latest release
• 🗺️ Roadmap: ROADMAP.md
• 🐞 Bug reports: the Issues tab (use the “Report a bug” template) or the form on the website
• 💬 Comments: on the website
• ❤️ Support the project: Ko-fi or the Sponsor button above

Features

• Graphics: high resolution, modern lighting with sunlight and shadows (or the original 1995 look), smoother terrain, smoke and dust, wavy water, ultrawide support, and uncapped frame rates.
• Rivals: the original game's recorded races or a new AI, racing in packs with cleaner starts.
• Multiplayer: split-screen for up to 8 players and online play for up to 12, with reconnection, host migration, text chat, and voice chat.
• Your team: choose your driver's head and body, team name, logos (including custom ones), RGB colors, and more than 35 horns.
• Accessibility and options: customizable controls, driving assists, color-blind modes, 6 languages, and 21 achievements.
• More: TV cameras, photo mode, time trials with online leaderboards, stunt mode with ramps and tricks, profiles, and mods.

How to play

1. You need your own original copy of Big Red Racing (the BIGRED folder; if you have the CD image, the game's music can also play).
2. Download the Windows or Linux app (extract it and open BigRedReport), or play on the web (Chrome or Edge).
3. Press PRESS START and select your original game folder. Press F2 for the new menu.

Code

The juego/ folder contains the game: JavaScript + WebGL2, with no dependencies. An optional dedicated server is in juego/server/ (Node.js).

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This port reads files from your own copy and does not include or distribute the game's data. This is a free fan project and is not affiliated with Big Red Software, Domark, or the current rights holders. Donations support the website, servers, and tools; the game will always be free.