Just 3 minutes ago, I was watching Seinfeld, season6, ep.6 and in Jerry's apartment, on the top shelf is a copy of R.C. Pro-Am.🤓 Very cool!! I paused the screen to make sure I was correct. Yup! Jerry played NES with Kramer back in the day! I was 12 when Pro-Am arrived for NES, played it.. loved it! 🎮
David Wise and his catchy chip tunes are a thing of beauty. The rubber banding, especially by the yellow car, was maddening but it was still a really fun game.
This takes me way back. I played this & RC Pro-Am II all the time with a friend next door for a couple of years. We'd play this, then go jump small dirt ramps on our bikes in his back yard. Those were some good times of just being a kid.
This reminds me of the late 80’s more than almost any other game. I used to rent it all the time. It gave me joy and pissed me off so much too. It has a weird vibe, almost like Paperboy, but a good weird!
28:40: Chris, Tim and Stephen Stamper, Paul Proctor and Mark Betteridge, the people who are on the high score table, except graphic artist Kevin Bayliss and composer David Wise!
It just occurred to me that this game could make a good basis for a Mario Kart on the NES. Instead of trying to emulate the SNES Mode 7 and miserably fail, this could give birth to a really fun Mario game.
This is one of the 9 NES games we owned growing up so I have fond memories of this game and played the crap out of it. I don't think I've ever made it as far as you though haha. The levels get crazy difficult in the mid 20s and if you make one mistake it's all over.
@@rjcupid owned super Mario bros. 1 and 2, Blades of steel, TMNT 3, adventure island 3, Zelda 1 and 2, Battletoads, rc pro am. My favorite was legend of Zelda for obvious reasons. It's a classic. One of the best games of all time.
@@The_Bad_Guy. That was an awesome assortment of games your family had. Adventure Island III and TMNT III were pretty late in the NES lifespan too. I hope you still have them, AI III is expensive now! Zelda fascinated me as a kid. I sadly was never able to own it back then, but I rented it and even drew maps because the rental didn’t come with the map. The only other game that sparked my sense of wonder as much as Zelda was Metroid. Zelda Link To The Past on SNES was amazing too. Thanks for sharing.
@@The_Bad_Guy. Ya I think we discussed game collecting before on the Rescue Rangers 2 video. I haven’t collected in a long time, but I have almost every NES game which I found in the 00’s. It’s very impressive to have 400 games; good work haha. I think it’s even more impressive to have your childhood games because I remember we sold them all or tossed them when the SNES came out. Collecting for the NES has always been my favourite. Finding them at garage sales and at thrift stores for next to nothing back in the day was the best.
R.C. Pro Am, another of Rare's classics on NES. Diddy Kong Racing takes ideas from this game such as speed zippers as such, because the game was planned to be called Pro Am 64.
This game was so good, but it had one major flaw, catch up for the AI. Sometimes they would zip by you and there would be nothing you could do to catch up.
Playing this game was fun as a kid now a days when I play it still makes me laugh I loved the sounds in this game and the high pitched noise that the AI cars made always makes me laugh and the speed strips are funny as hell specially when you catch an oil slick at high speed the sound is sooo funny 😄
Did anyone else have one of those cartridges where, if you played for long enough, the whole track glitched out and began to slowly fade away, bit by bit, until you couldn't see anything but the hazards and it became impossible to steer?
There were many times where I would pop this cartridge in the ol' NES, let the (amazing) theme music play a few times, then turn the game off. Not like I was actually gonna play the game - I'm awful at it!
This game was Dark Souls of Racing Games. I still remember that at one point during the race one of the opponents got a super boost and there was no chance to get that one car cause it was that fast! (happened here in level 18 i guess with that green one!) And as soon as you made one big mistake you became 4th and you were immediatly game over :D How many levels can you race here???? So pretty well done here mate and thanks for bringing back many memories :D
I have this game with the gold and white round seal. I played it with the either the standard NES controller or the NES Advantage. I enjoyed it, but I couldn't beat the whole game. And then, later one day, I want to get another copy of R.C. Pro-Am with the oval seal.
Ahh yes remember this game well I don’t know how far I got maybe up to the third class of cars and I never knew there wasn’t an ending still a cool and fun game will you cover the sega version of this game that would be cool. You always help me remember my childhood the golden age of arcade games and the generation of game masters.
Man, you made me remember how unfair this game would become, you could be 1st in every race until one point where one tiny mistake was everything you needed to never be able to catch up again hence out and game over.
This was the first real "racing" game on the NES where the other vehicles on the track weren't just obstacles to avoid to create the illusion of a real race. That requires heavy processing capabilities for such primitive hardware, because it has to keep track of where the other racers are and what they're doing when they're off screen.
I always wished that these old-school racing games - this, your Super Off-Roads, Indy Heats, what-have-you had some sort of definitive Final Race at the end. It was always either jarring to just have the game come to a sudden dead stop (the sequel to this game does that after what I think is either 32 or 36 tracks), or confusing as you wondered if the friggin' game planned on ending at some point in your going-on-three-hour marathon session. Sadly, by the time the likes of Rock N' Roll Racing came along and actually gave you quite a cool little ending for your efforts, this style of racing game just sorta faded away afterward.
I was never good at R.C. Pro-Am. I think the farthest I got before I got a "Game Over" was either Level 3 or Level 4. I had trouble keeping up with the other drivers and was frequently "out" during the races. When I did finish a race, I was usually 3rd or, at best, 2nd. I was never 1st at the end of any race. But, that's okay. I still had some fun playing this game. I liked the trucks the most, anyway, so it didn't matter to me how far I could get.
As a kid i remember if you keep playing this game, after "beating" it eventually the tracka start to disappear during the races and slowly u are left with a black screen entirely. Does anyone else remember this?
I love this game as a little kid it's really really addicting the only two things I really hate about this game is that damn orange car The AI really cheats, it makes a comeback for no reason. And it gets really brutal like battletoads tier later on in the game. Other than that, I love this game. 😊
I don't remember many NES games being quite as addictive, or as maddening, as the original R.C. Pro-Am. It's one of the system's true classics.
Thanks for doing this one. It was a favorite of mine as a kid.
Yep a really great time waster also when games was just so simple
What's up old man 😊. Long time no see Migo. I remember beating this 32 tracks of muscle memory hell lol.
Have always loved it, one of the best NES games without a doubt!
Yes I remember that game I had a friend who gave me this game and I was never very good at it
Just 3 minutes ago, I was watching Seinfeld, season6, ep.6 and in Jerry's apartment, on the top shelf is a copy of R.C. Pro-Am.🤓 Very cool!! I paused the screen to make sure I was correct. Yup! Jerry played NES with Kramer back in the day! I was 12 when Pro-Am arrived for NES, played it.. loved it! 🎮
David Wise and his catchy chip tunes are a thing of beauty. The rubber banding, especially by the yellow car, was maddening but it was still a really fun game.
Oh so it was developed by Rare ?
@@supmattboy indeed it was
@@moviemetalhead i didn't know, but it explains why it was so hard and fun
@@supmattboy you live and learn, no matter how old you get.
I could never stay on the road 🛣️ lol.. and here you are handling it like ah Boss
This takes me way back. I played this & RC Pro-Am II all the time with a friend next door for a couple of years. We'd play this, then go jump small dirt ramps on our bikes in his back yard. Those were some good times of just being a kid.
The second one was so awesome, wasn't it? This was great, but it was way better.
This reminds me of the late 80’s more than almost any other game. I used to rent it all the time. It gave me joy and pissed me off so much too. It has a weird vibe, almost like Paperboy, but a good weird!
Whoaaaaa I always remember this game but could not for the life of me remember the name of it. Great game in its time! Thank you!
This and Micro Machines should get a comeback. They were just so fun and addictive.
There actually is a new Micro Machines game for PS4. It's not too bad actually.
@@Dorian_Scott did it ever come for PC
@@adventureoflinkmk2 Yes, it's on PC.
@@Dorian_Scott good deal
Firing rockets at your enemies was so satisfying !
That last match was insane. The CPU was in beast mode.
Man that blue one is quick as fuck
The mother to my children/my wife was 1 year old when I bought this. Crazy.... Time flies
Man this game is amazing best retro gaming ever
Memories! This game was hard especially when you go deep in it
Oh, the memories. The memories! Classic Rare all the way. Good job, too, Alex. 👏🏼
Ty :)
15:09 You know what you did, Alex. For shame. 😂
That was a great move.
28:40: Chris, Tim and Stephen Stamper, Paul Proctor and Mark Betteridge, the people who are on the high score table, except graphic artist Kevin Bayliss and composer David Wise!
This takes me back to when i was a kid
Keep thinking someone is knocking on the door
Same here, except I was a "kid" in my mid twenties.
Brings back so many memories. Love this game.
This game was the definition of rage quit!
So many times lol
I got PTSD just from just watching the video.
Lol
Same. This and ExciteBike
This debuted when I was 9 too I loved it and Rad Racer equally! Played the Sequels also!
It just occurred to me that this game could make a good basis for a Mario Kart on the NES. Instead of trying to emulate the SNES Mode 7 and miserably fail, this could give birth to a really fun Mario game.
Totally forgot about this beloved game!
This is one of the 9 NES games we owned growing up so I have fond memories of this game and played the crap out of it. I don't think I've ever made it as far as you though haha. The levels get crazy difficult in the mid 20s and if you make one mistake it's all over.
Yes, the game gets super hard at a certain point like you mention. What other games did you own? Which was your favourite? Have a good one.
@@rjcupid owned super Mario bros. 1 and 2, Blades of steel, TMNT 3, adventure island 3, Zelda 1 and 2, Battletoads, rc pro am. My favorite was legend of Zelda for obvious reasons. It's a classic. One of the best games of all time.
@@The_Bad_Guy. That was an awesome assortment of games your family had. Adventure Island III and TMNT III were pretty late in the NES lifespan too. I hope you still have them, AI III is expensive now! Zelda fascinated me as a kid. I sadly was never able to own it back then, but I rented it and even drew maps because the rental didn’t come with the map. The only other game that sparked my sense of wonder as much as Zelda was Metroid. Zelda Link To The Past on SNES was amazing too. Thanks for sharing.
@@rjcupid oh yeah I still have them now.... I've got into game collecting over the past 15 or so years and I now have over 400 NES games haha.
@@The_Bad_Guy. Ya I think we discussed game collecting before on the Rescue Rangers 2 video. I haven’t collected in a long time, but I have almost every NES game which I found in the 00’s. It’s very impressive to have 400 games; good work haha. I think it’s even more impressive to have your childhood games because I remember we sold them all or tossed them when the SNES came out. Collecting for the NES has always been my favourite. Finding them at garage sales and at thrift stores for next to nothing back in the day was the best.
I remember playing the Game Boy version, and it is fun yet frustrating. I didn't know there was an NES version.
The NES sequel had 4 player support just like the Game Boy version. Worth a look!
There was also a Sega Genesis port. It's a nice upgrade along the same lines of the Genesis's version of Snake Rattle and Roll.
One of the greatest racing games ever!
Dang, I kept watching and I was thinking he is going to have to finish 2nd sooner or later. You made it a long way before it happened.
Oh wow, I’m 7 years old again…
Transported right back to 9yr old me - awesome
The rc craze! Six flags had an rc track with steering wheels it was rad.
This game was so epic, Mario Cart of it's day
I definitely have this game on Nes. It’s one of my favorites
Second one is better, but this is still a classic game.
Yes and yes 😀
That music 😁
Omg yes I remember this game a friend gave me this game and I was never very good at it
I absolutely loved that music. The other day I was trying to remember if it was from Cobra Triangle or from this game. It has been over 30 years.
Cobra triangle and rc pro am are my favorite nes driving games
The cover says 32 race tracks, but only 24 are there.
oh man the intro song... brings back the memories lol
I loveeee this game , easily my favorite racing title on nes
You’re a really good racer, NintendoComplete!
Thanks! I had lots of practice as a kid.
Well if that isn't one of the catchiest opening title screens to a game, I don't know what is.
R.C. Pro Am, another of Rare's classics on NES. Diddy Kong Racing takes ideas from this game such as speed zippers as such, because the game was planned to be called Pro Am 64.
I would LOVE to see a romhack of DKR with a Pro-Am 64 theme.
This game was so good, but it had one major flaw, catch up for the AI. Sometimes they would zip by you and there would be nothing you could do to catch up.
I had this on gameboy. Yet another game that I rage quit, lol.
Playing this game was fun as a kid now a days when I play it still makes me laugh I loved the sounds in this game and the high pitched noise that the AI cars made always makes me laugh and the speed strips are funny as hell specially when you catch an oil slick at high speed the sound is sooo funny 😄
This brings me back memories
I ...."AINT"...gonna Lies
*I..had THOUGHTs I was about...boy\Grrl
You are AWRSSOMES!!
LOL RC Pro Am tells you when YOU are done.
I had this game I played it no stop what a brillaint game
Did anyone else have one of those cartridges where, if you played for long enough, the whole track glitched out and began to slowly fade away, bit by bit, until you couldn't see anything but the hazards and it became impossible to steer?
There were many times where I would pop this cartridge in the ol' NES, let the (amazing) theme music play a few times, then turn the game off. Not like I was actually gonna play the game - I'm awful at it!
Rock n' Roll Racing Father!!!!
The star lasts for like half of race lol.
Awesome game!
Thank you youtube, u never beat the game but I am able to see an ending because of you❤
This game was Dark Souls of Racing Games. I still remember that at one point during the race one of the opponents got a super boost and there was no chance to get that one car cause it was that fast! (happened here in level 18 i guess with that green one!)
And as soon as you made one big mistake you became 4th and you were immediatly game over :D
How many levels can you race here????
So pretty well done here mate and thanks for bringing back many memories :D
I have this game with the gold and white round seal. I played it with the either the standard NES controller or the NES Advantage. I enjoyed it, but I couldn't beat the whole game. And then, later one day, I want to get another copy of R.C. Pro-Am with the oval seal.
Never in life did a game need to be 4 players more the this.
Bro this gets so hard in the later game.
You had to be there without an emulator.
I played the shit out of this game as a kid. I always wanted a fast RC car...couldn't afford one...settled for this game, lol...
I was waiting for you to beat the game all that time 😂😂
OMG so many memories
Ahh yes remember this game well I don’t know how far I got maybe up to the third class of cars and I never knew there wasn’t an ending still a cool and fun game will you cover the sega version of this game that would be cool. You always help me remember my childhood the golden age of arcade games and the generation of game masters.
Man, you made me remember how unfair this game would become, you could be 1st in every race until one point where one tiny mistake was everything you needed to never be able to catch up again hence out and game over.
uuuf one of my favorite game
0-60 In 2.5 seconds. Very impressive 😊
This was the first real "racing" game on the NES where the other vehicles on the track weren't just obstacles to avoid to create the illusion of a real race. That requires heavy processing capabilities for such primitive hardware, because it has to keep track of where the other racers are and what they're doing when they're off screen.
I always wished that these old-school racing games - this, your Super Off-Roads, Indy Heats, what-have-you had some sort of definitive Final Race at the end. It was always either jarring to just have the game come to a sudden dead stop (the sequel to this game does that after what I think is either 32 or 36 tracks), or confusing as you wondered if the friggin' game planned on ending at some point in your going-on-three-hour marathon session.
Sadly, by the time the likes of Rock N' Roll Racing came along and actually gave you quite a cool little ending for your efforts, this style of racing game just sorta faded away afterward.
Excellent
I tried for years to beat this game, but i just dont got what it takes.
Its tooo damn difficult. I think i made it to level 32. Then died
So how many stages were there in RC pro am . Is that as far as you've gotten.
9:24 Ya Fast and Furioused the finish line!
Fun game.
I was never good at R.C. Pro-Am. I think the farthest I got before I got a "Game Over" was either Level 3 or Level 4. I had trouble keeping up with the other drivers and was frequently "out" during the races. When I did finish a race, I was usually 3rd or, at best, 2nd. I was never 1st at the end of any race. But, that's okay. I still had some fun playing this game. I liked the trucks the most, anyway, so it didn't matter to me how far I could get.
As a kid i remember if you keep playing this game, after "beating" it eventually the tracka start to disappear during the races and slowly u are left with a black screen entirely. Does anyone else remember this?
This game was really hard for my family
I wish they will make a new Rc pro am for the switch 😕
This game was hard 😂
Imagine if the gamers of this era tried this, there'd be much rage..so. Much. Road Rage. Controllers flung out windows so fast!
@Ketchupdodge Yeah I prefer mine wired and in working condition
Only played this once as a kid
I love this game as a little kid it's really really addicting the only two things I really hate about this game is that damn orange car The AI really cheats, it makes a comeback for no reason. And it gets really brutal like battletoads tier later on in the game. Other than that, I love this game. 😊
This game was hard as hell
My childhood
My first Game I got in 1988
Good memories nes
Is there a video that goes all the way to the end of this game? I have never seen the ending
i so need to find for the PC
I remembered level 8 with four laps....😎
Buddy of mine back in the day made it to level 99. The game froze just before going to level 100.
Race 2 little AL spin n win!
Imagine this game on Nintendo switch with multiplayer
I've always reached the 3rd race and quit. But now I can swear while rage quitting on the switch.
this games a real pain in the ass 🤣
When is made by Rare, that's a real pain in the ass🤣🤣🤣
@ only the 1st Rare Games on NES were a pain because of low budget and time limits (you know, publishers)
@@supmattboy Battletoads? Lol
@@NintendoComplete noo I don't want to play this one for that, especially the corridor section :x
Or at least, the arcade version.
This playthrough video from the Nintendo Entertainment System is exactly 28 minutes: and 52 minutes long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could never get past level 29 either
I was nine at the time
Anybody else turn their whole bodies when they were turning?
there should have been a continue on this. So uncool to just get booted at the end
There are. I just didn't use any.
@@NintendoComplete Oh cool. I cant remember its been so long👍
I played this game alot. Just found out today that there was no final level 🤬😭
Hey RARE LTD.. same company who created Killer Instinct
Yeah, this and the sequel are on Rare Replay for XBone if you're interested.
I so hated the yellow car in my childhood...
Nunca me acostumei a esse estilo de jogo de corrida, eu queria muito aproveitar mais esse jogo 😑
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