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Description

Rad Racer is an arcade style 3-D racing game. The object of the game is to race to the goal within the given time limit. Along each course are several checkpoints which will increase the amount of time you have to reach the final destination. There are eight different stages with increasingly difficult roads, changing weather conditions, and a variety of opponents who tend to get in the way. Included with the game is an optional pair of red-blue 3-D glasses which can be used to give the game an even more 3-D appearance.

Alternate Titles

  • "Speed Racer" -- Brazilian title
  • "High Way Star" -- Brazilian CCE's Top Game title
  • "Highway Star" -- Japanese title

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User Reviews

Classic racer by ... Squaresoft ? Bregalad (666) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Warning: Imagination Required! Kevin Scott (2) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Not much of an experience but one of the only NES racers. The Imperial Darkhorse (131) 2.75 Stars2.75 Stars2.75 Stars2.75 Stars2.75 Stars

The Press Says

Digital Press - Classic Video Games Jul 17, 2006 9 out of 10 90
Nintendo Land 2003 83 out of 100 83
VideoGame Apr, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
NES Center 2001 7.5 out of 10 75
The Video Game Critic Mar 28, 2002 B 75

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Trivia

In Rad Racer the top speed any car can attain is 255 km/h. In the sequel, the top speed is 255 mph. So technically, the car can go around 100 miles faster in the sequel.

Also note on the game's US cover that the picture depicts mph while the game features km/h.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Servo (51671) on Nov 16, 2002.
 

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