RC Pro-Am (NES version) is pretty good fun. Simply race and don't get last place, otherwise I assume you get tossed into the sarlacc pit or something. It's never mentioned how the universe of RC Pro-Am works.

The actual driving is fun, but it sucks that it doesn't take long for Rugal from King of Fighters to suddenly take the wheel of all the CPU cars and constantly rubberband on your ass, with victory basically hinging on whether you have enough rockets to blast those assholes as they attempt to overtake you at ludicrous speed. The later tracks also absolutely fucking love oil slicks, they can't get enough of them! Well I don't! They're worse than the CPU racers! My favorite obstacle is the Wile E. Coyote steel wall that launches out of the ground, I can't imagine the type of bloodthirsty RC league that uses that kind of dastardly shit. These guys are hardcore.

Either way, the game is still fun and I'm definitely pulling my punches out of sheer nostalgia, so please excuse the extra half-star that probably doesn't need to be there. I think it's a true mark of how good David Wise is as a composer when even the little jingles he made for this game are some of my most memorable sounds from this era, or once again it might be my nostalgia too. Who knows anymore.

My first game that wasn't SMB1 or Duck Hunt maybe.

Reviewed on Mar 30, 2022


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