Rad Racer II (NES) Playthrough
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 เม.ย. 2023
- A playthrough of Square's 1990 racing game for the NES, Rad Racer II.
Rad Racer II is the oft forgot direct sequel to Square Soft's 1987 NES mega hit Rad Racer ( • Rad Racer (NES) Playth... ). It was a North America-exclusive release that snuck onto store shelves in June of 1990 with surprisingly little hype given the popularity of the first game. Perhaps Square didn't want to draw people's attention away from Final Fantasy, which had released just a month prior. Whatever the reason, Rad Racer II was a solid follow-up that delivered more of the same OutRun-like racing action for anyone who couldn't get enough of the original.
On the surface, it looks virtually identical to Rad Racer. Once again, we get eight tracks broken up by strictly timed checkpoints and packed with drivers that live to get in your way. The scenery is still made up of mountains, beaches, and nighttime city skylines, and the turbocharged red sports car still tops out at 255 mph.
But for all of the superficial similarities, Rad Racer II's moment-to-moment gameplay feels quite different. The looser steering makes the car's handling feel more natural and intuitive ("arcade-like," if you will), corners are easier to read and navigate, and the changes made to the car's acceleration curve even out the sense of speed pretty nicely - there's no longer any need to constantly jump back-and-forth between turboing and braking.
The improvements made to the graphics play an important role, too. The pseudo-sprite scaling effects used for cars and roadside objects are smooth, and the fluid way the road rises and dips is a thoroughly impressive sight on the NES.
The original Rad Racer is a classic and I loved it, but I loved its sequel more. I'd even go so far as to say that I prefer Rad Racer II over the Master System's port of OutRun. It's a must-play for any 80s arcade racing fan.
(At 24:47, I included a quick race played without the background. I thought it made for a cool spin on the game. You can access that mode from the title screen by holding down+right, hitting A eight times, and then pressing start.)
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Rad Racer 2 is a great sequel to the classic first game. Why don't more people talk about this one?
Because it's not as well known, unfortunately.
I didn't know not that many people talk about it
Two simple words: "Out Run".
@@BenJabituya Definitely
@@BenJabituya PRO TIP: Rad Racer is two simple words too.
Somehow I likely haven’t heard this music in 30 years but I remember it perfectly our brains are wild right?
Seeing this vintage Ferrari doing 255mph is hilariously terrifying.
I miss calling things "Rad." Life was easy and fun in those days.
What's stopping you from calling things "rad" today?
@@LinkRocks "Rad" isn't really a word that people use that often nowadays - that word was a lot more popular during the 80s, and maybe during the 90s.
I guess that this is what whatever9480 means.
Fun game growing up.
PURE aesthetic.......Night time scenery is beautiful!
Some of the best night city skylines in a game, ever!
this game is awesome and thank you for playing it and uploading this video I enjoyed watching it
I use to race the complete series of tracks almost every other day . Loved this game got it on my birthday .it was a hard one to master well for a kid I guess.
This game is pretty cool, I don't have much recollection playing this one (likely for the reasons you mentioned with the timing with Square's other release) but I played the heck out of the first one. Rad!
Awesome sequel to an already great game. Fond memories as a kid watching the neighbor play this. Was mesmerized by the background levels
There's a genius to how that city backdrop rotates during turns...there's two levels to it, the lower level obviously made to look closer than the top layer, and yet every time the road straightens and the backdrop stabilizes, the top and bottom look perfectly integrated and natural.
Really all the levels have something like this going on.
Are you talking about the parallax scrolling going on?
@@ifrit35 Yes. I know that's a common thing, but I was impressed with how well disguised/aligned it is.
@@ifrit35 That and how the bottom border shifts up and down to convey the idea of uphill/downhill--I'm not someone who's played every game ever, but I don't think I've ever seen that on an NES game.
I didn't have many NES games, but this was my favorite, and the only game I've ever beat. Lol.
The digital sensibility of the 80's.
All the times I played the first game but not that one...
I don't know why the US doesn't have more three lane one-way roads where you can go 255 mph. (I had and still have this cart)
It's so smooth on NES.
I was happy to see the turbo boost was used at the start of the race! I knew of this trick due to my subscription to Nintendo Power haha I miss games like this.
How do you do that?
@@NantoShin press the down button and when the meter is full, press the A button.
@@johnnygrind77 thanks
@@NantoShin you're very welcome!
Totally rad!
Yea. Didnt play this one to much. But loved the first. Nice tunes… seems like they removed the car sound which i miss. And made the music deeper sounding. Plays smooth.
RAD RACER TWO IS VERY GOOD AND AWESOME TOO MY FRIEND AND MY BIRTHDAY IS APRIL 29
This beats outrun on the master system and genesis lol
Rad Racer II was the Test Drive of NES.
Maan i loved these games as a kid! I had the "3d glasses" n all!
Also this game is probably why the only Ferrari i like is the 355
I remember that! I think Rad Racer 1 and 3D Worldrunner both had those glasses.
@@NintendoComplete yeah!
I don't think I want 2 live in a world where people choose "coast to coast" over "gum ball crash". I say good day, sir.
Both are great songs, but anything is better than, "Sing Yourself" haha
awesome game.
Tão lindo. Não conhecia.
Great game, great soundtrack.
I wish there would be more snes chiptunes of it. I know Out Run's OST is amazing, but Rad Racer needs some love...
I never could get past stage 6. Ended up trading this game with a friend.
Hey great video. How do you do the nitro beggining at the start of the race?
Like this game 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thank God this game exists to remember us a time where people were happy :)
I love rad racer ii it's so bad
me to
me three 🙂
I wonder how Mora Grissom felt about it.
so this one doesn't have a sound for the engine while driving, huh? Well, that could be good and bad I guess.
All these years and I had no idea you could fast start like that. How do you do it?
You hold down and B until the bar fills up, and then you hit A at the same moment as you let go of down and b to take off.
My thoughts on Rad Racer II.....
Pros:
-Great new courses (Twilight Calif., Monument Valley, Bay Bridge, etc.)
-Can only change radio before each race, so no accidental song changes (down on D-pad) when driving hard like in the first game
Cons:
-Turbo engine lacks the sound and fury of the first game
-Ferrari's paint job not as red as in first game
-Tire screeching sounded better in first game
-If music is playing, can't hear engine sounds (!?)
-The 2 songs are fine but don't rock like tracks 1 and 3 in the first game
-Steering lacks the tight precision of the first game
-No changing day/night/weather like in first game
-Instant "Power Start" from standstill to 255 MPH takes too long to charge and is physically absurd
-Speedometer limit should be 255 KPH (158 MPH) like in first game, more realistic than 255 MPH, plus it's a Ferrari, so metric is appropriate.
-Direction indicator in dashboard not as fun or realistic as watching for road signs like first game
-3 "Laps" is misleading; not closed-circuit courses
-There should be an arcade-style demo that autoplays (even if it always drives straight like RR1)
-No beautiful side view of the Ferrari 328 before the first race like in RR1
Did I forget anything?
Overall a fun game (and Twilight Calif. is stunning), but I like RR1 better. I wish they kept a lot of the sounds/controls/game mechanics of RR1 and just had new tracks and cars. A choice of 2 sports cars that handle and accelerate differently would have been great. Rad Racer 3?
Rad Racer 1 is better I think it's harder but rewarding 🎉
Twilight California is a real bitch to complete. Square's last NES game; came out only in the US right after the Japan-only "Final Fantasy III".
Liked this game I was just so trash at it lol
Lol peel out straight to 255 mph. I think id pass out =o
Sadly this Game have an unused track, with Country-style song.
I always wondered why the first game had 3, but II had 2.
Guess Square felt four laps were a little too much for the second game.
Rad Racer One is definitely harder
255mph??? Uh... yeah... top speed of a car back in the 80s was I believe 201mph.