WinCDEmu passes audio CD commands to DirectSound in a way the legacy Road Rash executable understands.
Since most modern computers lack a physical disk drive, you can trick the game by creating a virtual one.
Modern Windows versions often need to "imitate" older environments to run legacy executables. Right-click ROADRASH.EXE . Select > Compatibility .
Road Rash (and many 90s games) directly checks for a with a specific volume label. On modern PCs (Windows 10/11), you usually don’t have a CD drive, or if you’re using a mounted disc image (ISO), the game doesn’t recognize virtual drives by default.