Rad Racer is an arcade developed by Square, released 7 August 1987 on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.
What Rad Racer is
Rad Racer is an arcade game developed by Square and released in 1987. It was published by Mattel. It is available on Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
This is no ordinary game pak. This is Rad Racer. Nintendo's thrilling 3-D video game Rad Racer comes action-packed with revolutionary 3-D technology and 3-D glasses (they're free inside) that will have you really believing you're in the middle of a cross-country rally race - cruising along at 200 miles per hour! Rad Racer takes you through 8 treacherous race courses including the Los Angeles Nightway, the San Francisco Highway and the Grand Canyon. Choose the Ferrari and you'll enter a Super Machine competition where you'll race against Corvettes and Lamborghinis. Select the F-1 Machine and you'll compete against incredibly fast cars. Whether it's Ferrari or F-1, 3-D or regular mode, Rad…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Rad Racer launched on 7 August 1987, within three weeks of Metroid and Double Dragon.
Released around the same time: Metroid, Double Dragon.
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When did Rad Racer come out?
Rad Racer was released on 7 August 1987 for Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System and Arcade.
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