R.C. Pro-Am

Honest and Unpopular Reviews No. 7 R.C. Pro-Am (NES) Most people remember this one fondly and then leave it out of every serious racing conversation. I think that's a mistake. This is a top 5 racing game of all time. Rare had weapons, upgrades, and rubber-band AI figured out four years before kart racers got credit for inventing any of it. The drift handling still feels good today, and collecting letters to spell NINTENDO for the next car was a progression hook nobody else had in 1988. It's more fun than Mario Kart. It's more fun than Gran Turismo. It's miles ahead of Forza. It loses a point for repetition. The tracks start blurring together deep into the circuit, and that yellow car cheats like it's getting paid to. I rate this one a 4 out of 5.