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[[Image:Rad Racer - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
 
[[Image:Rad Racer - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
  
'''''Rad Racer''''', known as '''''ハイウェイスター, Haiuei Suta "Highway Star"''''' in Japan, 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. In the game your drive either a Ferrari or a Formula 1 car across eight roads in different cities, passing other cars and trying not to skid off the road. The game was clearly designed 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 attempt, 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]]'', probably 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 cared enough for the game to really try and beat it.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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* '''Overall:''' 2/10
 
* '''Overall:''' 2/10
 
* '''Best Version:''' NES
 
* '''Best Version:''' NES
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
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* It's disappointing that there is only ever a single type of car on the road at any given time.
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
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* There is really noticeable sprite flickering on other cars when you near them.
 
* The 3D doesn't work.
 
* The 3D doesn't work.
  
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* The game isn't that fun either. The first track shows you pretty much everything you will see for the rest of the game.
 
* The game isn't that fun either. The first track shows you pretty much everything you will see for the rest of the game.
  
==Box Art==
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==Media==
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===Box Art===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Rad Racer - NES - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box art. It's a nice looking car, but it doesn't really invoke the thrill of racing.
 
Rad Racer - NES - Japan.jpg|The original Japanese box art. It's a nice looking car, but it doesn't really invoke the thrill of racing.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Documentation==
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===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Rad Racer - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
 
Rad Racer - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 059.jpg|Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 1.
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Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 059.jpg|[[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]], part 1.
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 060.jpg|Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 2.
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Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 060.jpg|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 2.
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 061.jpg|Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 3.
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Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 061.jpg|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 3.
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 062.jpg|Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 4.
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Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 062.jpg|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, part 4.
Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 130.jpg|Official Nintendo Player's Guide, blurb.
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Official Nintendo Player's Guide - 130.jpg|The Official Nintendo Player's Guide, blurb.
Nintendo Power - 1988-06 - 056-057.jpg| Nintendo Power cheat.
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Nintendo Power - 1988-06 - 056-057.jpg|[[Nintendo Power]] cheat.
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Nintendo Fun Club - 1988-06-01 - 12.jpg|[[Nintendo Fun Club]], 1988-06 - Tricks.
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Nintendo Fun Club - 1988-06-01 - 16-17.jpg|Nintendo Fun Club, 1988-06 - Tricks.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Gallery==
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===Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Rad Racer - NES - Maps.png|The road maps.
 
Rad Racer - NES - Maps.png|The road maps.
Rad Racer - NES - Versus - OutRun - ARC.png|A comparison between the arcade version of OutRun and the NES version of Rad Racer.
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Rad Racer - NES - Versus - OutRun - ARC.png|A comparison between the arcade version of [[OutRun]] and the NES version of Rad Racer.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBXm8rux4Y youtube.com/watch?v=lfBXm8rux4Y] - Longplay.
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==Credits==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Role !! Staff
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|-
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| Executive Producer || [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] (not credited)
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|-
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| Programmer || [[Nasir Gebelli]] (Nasir)
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|-
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| Music and Sound Effects || [[Nobuo Uematsu]] (not credited)
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|-
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| Sound Programmer || [[Toshiaki Imai]] (not credited)
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|}
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==Titles==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation
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|-
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| English || Rad Racer || ||
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|-
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| Japanese || ハイウェイスター || Haiuei Suta || Highway Star
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|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/rad-racer mobygames.com/game/rad-racer] - MobyGames.
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/rad-racer}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad_Racer en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad_Racer] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad_Racer}}
* [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES)] - Music.
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{{Link|VGMPF|2=http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer_(NES)}}
* [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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{{Link|NESHacker|2=http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Rad_Racer}}
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{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Rad_Racer}}
  
  
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Action, Adventure, Strategy]]
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[[Category: NES Games]]
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[[Category: PlayChoice-10 Games]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
[[Category: Driving]]
 
[[Category: Driving]]
[[Category: Racing]]
 

Revision as of 11:02, 30 August 2019

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. In the game your drive either a Ferrari or a Formula 1 car across eight roads in different cities, passing other cars and trying not to skid off the road. The game was clearly designed 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, probably 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 cared enough for the game to really try and beat it.

Status

I own the game, but have not beaten it.

Review

  • Overall: 2/10
  • Best Version: NES

— This section contains spoilers! —

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

Credits

Role Staff
Executive Producer Hironobu Sakaguchi (not credited)
Programmer Nasir Gebelli (Nasir)
Music and Sound Effects Nobuo Uematsu (not credited)
Sound Programmer Toshiaki Imai (not credited)

Titles

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

Links

Link-MobyGames.png  Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-VGMPF.png  64x64px  Link-TCRF.png