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[[Image:Rad Racer - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
 
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'''''Rad Racer''''' is a car racing game developed by [[Square]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[NES]] in 1987. The game is clearly meant to try and capture some of the success of [[OutRun]].
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'''''Rad Racer''''' is a car racing game developed by [[Square]] and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[NES]] on 1987-08-07. The game is clearly meant to try and capture some of the success of [[OutRun]].
  
I'm not sure if I played Rad Racer before or after I saw it in [[The Wizard]], possibly after. I think I first played it when my step brother brought it over with him when he came to visit. Either way, I remember it being very hard, and on my first couple attempts, I couldn't even finish the first stage. After several tries, I got good enough to get to the third, maybe fourth track, but I've never much cared for the game, but then, I don't like racing games much in general.
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I'm not sure if I played ''Rad Racer'' before or after I saw it in [[The Wizard]], possibly after. I think I first played it when my step brother brought it over with him when he came to visit. Either way, I remember it being very hard, and on my first couple attempts, I couldn't even finish the first stage. After several tries, I got good enough to get to the third, maybe fourth track, but I've never much cared for the game, but then, I don't like racing games much in general.
  
 
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* [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES)] - Music.
 
* [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES)] - Music.
 
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer] - NES Hacker Database.
 
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer] - NES Hacker Database.
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* [https://tcrf.net/Rad_Racer tcrf.net/Rad_Racer] - The Cutting Room Floor.
  
  

Revision as of 09:18, 12 October 2018

North American box art.

Rad Racer is a car racing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the NES on 1987-08-07. The game is clearly meant to try and capture some of the success of OutRun.

I'm not sure if I played Rad Racer before or after I saw it in The Wizard, possibly after. I think I first played it when my step brother brought it over with him when he came to visit. Either way, I remember it being very hard, and on my first couple attempts, I couldn't even finish the first stage. After several tries, I got good enough to get to the third, maybe fourth track, but I've never much cared for the game, but then, I don't like racing games much in general.

Status

I own the game, but have not beaten it.

Review

  • Overall: 2/10
  • Best Version: NES

Good

  • The various backgrounds are quite attractive.
  • The game has a wide variety of cars you're racing against.
  • Like OutRun, the game lets you change the radio station, and even while driving, but, unlike OutRun, the music isn't that great.

Bad

  • It's disappointing that there is only ever a single type of car on the road at any given time.
  • The F1 machine is the same as the 328 Twin Turbo, just with a different skin, and when driving it, all the other cars become boring F1s as well.
  • There is really noticeable sprite flickering on other cars when you near them.
  • The 3D doesn't work.

Ugly

  • The game is just too hard. Even with practice, I have a hard time getting past the first few roads.
  • The game isn't that fun either. The first track shows you pretty much everything you will see for the rest of the game.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

Gallery

Videos

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Rad Racer
Japanese ハイウェイスター Haiuei Suta Highway Star

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