Big Red Racing is a comical racing game. During the races, the commentators make humorous comments, stereo typically themed to the country they are from. When menu items are clicked, humorous phrases are played, (although in some copies of 'Big Red Racing' these phrases cannot be heard) There are 24 courses, encompassing the globe, the moon, Venus, and Mars. Each course has a humorous subtitle, usually a parody of a famous phrase or film.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".