Rad Racer (Highway Star in Japan) is a pseudo-3D racing game developed by Square and published by Nintendo for the NES. From a behind-the-car view, players race a Ferrari 328 or an F1 car across eight international courses against a countdown timer, hitting checkpoints and weaving through traffic. It features an optional red-blue anaglyph 3D mode and music by Nobuo Uematsu.
How To Play Rad Racer
Control
Action
D-Pad Left / Right
Steer the car
A Button
Accelerate
B Button
Brake / shift gear
Select
Toggle 3D (anaglyph) mode
Start
Start game / pause
About Rad Racer
Release date
Famicom (JP, as Highway Star): August 7, 1987 · NES (NA): October 1987 · NES (EU): January 15, 1988
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