R.C. Pro-Am (1988)

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Arcade · Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

3.34 from 121 ratings

313 members have it in their collection · 3 playing now · 46 backlogged · 14 wish listed

How long? · 100% 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Presented in an overhead isometric perspective, a single player races a radio-controlled car around a series of tracks. The objective of each track is to qualify for the next race by placing in the top three racers. Players collect items to improve performance, and they must avoid a variety of hazards such as rain puddles and oil slicks. It is … Read more
Presented in an overhead isometric perspective, a single player races a radio-controlled car around a series of tracks. The objective of each track is to qualify for the next race by placing in the top three racers. Players collect items to improve performance, and they must avoid a variety of hazards such as rain puddles and oil slicks. It is an example of a racing game which features vehicular combat, in which racers can use missiles and bombs to temporarily disable opposing vehicles. The game distanced itself from earlier racing titles by using an overhead, instead of a first-person, perspective. Reviews have cited it as inspiration for future games such as Super Off Road, Rock n' Roll Racing, and the Mario Kart series. It has appeared in many "top games of all time" lists and is regarded as one of the best titles in the NES library. Read less
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Release dates

  • Feb 1988 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Apr 1988 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1988 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • 1989 (Full Release) (Korea) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • 1992 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1994 (Full Release) (Brazil) Nintendo Entertainment System

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Reset_Tears

Status Reset_Tears Oct 23, 2020

Do you like the sound of ear-piercing NES screeching tires? Then this game is for you!

This is a game I recall playing at a friend's back in the day, and was pretty sure I had some fun racing those toy cars. But going back to it more recently and trying to actually get past the first few tracks... Yeah, …

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Do you like the sound of ear-piercing NES screeching tires? Then this game is for you!

This is a game I recall playing at a friend's back in the day, and was pretty sure I had some fun racing those toy cars. But going back to it more recently and trying to actually get past the first few tracks... Yeah, this isn't actually all that great. These cars are slippery as hell, and then there's that screeching sound effect every time you move the car at all. It's pretty damn frustrating. I do like its sense of speed, the isometric viewpoint works well enough, and the weapons do make this feel like a clear sort of precursor to Mario Kart. But this got old fast, especially against the brutal AI.

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