ega So ft ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁concept ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁designer / le ad ▁programmer ▁Se an ▁Cal la han , ▁pa ired ▁with ▁an ▁alternate ▁reality ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁America ▁setting , ▁conce ived ▁by ▁V P ▁of ▁development / cre ative ▁director ▁Bill ▁Davis . ▁The ▁player ▁j ets ▁at ▁high ▁speed ▁inside ▁a ▁grass y , ▁en closed ▁sports ▁ar ena ▁on ▁a ▁ro cket ▁s led ▁that ▁is ▁always ▁in ▁motion ▁and ▁chief ly ▁ste ered ▁with ▁two ▁gra pp ling - hook ▁guns ▁mounted ▁on ▁its ▁fl anks . ▁The ▁ro cket ▁can ▁change ▁spe eds ▁but ▁always ▁f lies ▁about ▁three ▁feet ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁unless ▁it ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁games ' ▁frequent ▁and ▁often - com ic ▁coll isions . ▁ ▁The ▁sound track ▁features ▁legend ary ▁sur f ▁rock ▁guitar ▁player ▁Dick ▁D ale . ▁Three ▁different ▁Rol ler ball - style ▁game ▁modes ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁competition . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁well - review ed ▁by ▁critics , ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁bur den ed ▁by ▁a ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁pre - release ▁press ▁coverage , ▁ste ep ▁hardware ▁requirements , ▁and ▁extensive ▁del ays ▁of ▁a ▁patch ▁which ▁added ▁L AN ▁play , ▁which ▁together ▁led ▁to ▁poor ▁sales . ▁As ▁time ▁passed ▁it ▁has ▁suffered ▁a ▁classic ▁example ▁of ▁software ▁rot ▁and ▁compatibility ▁issues ▁have ▁appeared , ▁making ▁it ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁install ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁modern ▁systems