Rad Racer

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Based on 439 ratings

7.8

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Score Breakdown Based on 439 ratings

1. 10 (42)
2. 9 (99)
3. 8 (179)
4. 7 (77)
5. 6 (17)
6. 5 (14)
7. 4 (5)
8. 3 (1)
9. 2 (2)
10. 1 (3)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:9.1

  One of the best early racers, and it came from Squaresoft!

  By MUherd14 | Review Date: Feb 02, 2006 | NES

  A game by Square that isn't RPG based? Yep it happend and it is called Rad Racer, one of the best early racing games for the NES. Graphics: For 1987, I beleive that there are fantastic. There is limited slow down w... Read Full Review

  5 of 5 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Rad Racer

• Rating:8.5

  Even though I didn't have the 3D glasses that came along with it, this game was still great.

  By 76850392 | Review Date: Mar 09, 2011 | NES

  Back when I was little, I remember one time my older cousins and neighbors would come to my house to play this game. My older cousins were "Jamar" and Robert (we called him "Robby" instead). My neighbors were Daryl (we c... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  It is impossible to get through Course 1.

  By dxtrfn2008 | Review Date: Aug 18, 2009 | NES

  If you want a game to win at this is not the game to play. Rad Racer for NES is very challenging and you cannot get past Course 1 at all. Even if you use Game Genie codes provided on the internet you cannot get through C... Read Full Review

  0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  Dude it's in 3D

  By 201515198568861891519363228016 | Review Date: Mar 17, 2008 | NES

  Warning: The opinions expressed in the following review are NOT endorsed by anyone at Gamespot or any professional reviewer. I'm not paid for my reviews and I do them for fun. They may contain: Foul Language, Violence, r... Read Full Review

  1 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.2

  Squaresoft which is now SquareEnix put out this early tidbit which was a surprisngly good racing game in an 8-Bit era...

  By hellwitlife | Review Date: May 10, 2007 | NES

  Squaresoft, a company now known for such blockbusters as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts and other great RPG's started off as any other company making simple games and games just for fun that would sell themselves. One of ... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:5

  Thank God Squaresoft stopped making non-RPG games. Oh, wait... never mind.

  By grasu | Review Date: Mar 02, 2006 | NES

  The racing genre has only evolved into anything resembling reality in the last few years. GT started a revolution, NASCAR games proved that Papyrus is obsessed with reality, and NFS showed us how much fun it is to drive ... Read Full Review

  0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.9

  So Rad its Radical

  By Freeride360 | Review Date: Jan 07, 2006 | NES

  I think this has to be the best NES racer I have played. Rad Racer Plays really well and controls perfectly using a Advantage Joystick. You can choose between two cool cars, which are a Ferrari type car and a F1 racer. W... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful