R.C. Pro-Am (1988) title card — NES, Racing
Year1988
Decade1980s
GenreRacing
PlatformNES
DeveloperRare
PublisherNintendo

R.C. Pro-Am

1988 · Racing · NES

Overview

R.C. Pro-Am (1988) is Rare's isometric radio-controlled car racer for the NES, one of the first games to mix racing with car combat.

Deep Dive

Players race against three rivals, and the top three go through. Along the track they collect power-ups, weapons and letters spelling NINTENDO. There are 32 tracks built from twelve layouts.

Developer Story

Rare developed it and Nintendo published it in North America in February 1988. Computer and Video Games gave it 90%. Super R.C. Pro-Am (1991) and R.C. Pro-Am II (1992) followed.

Did You Know?

  • It sold about 2.3 million copies.
  • A Genesis version, Championship Pro-Am, followed in 1992 with six cars per race.

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