One of the first racing games I ever played, R.C. Pro-Am featured a 3rd person camera that worked really well in a time when it seems all competitors were still aiming for 1st person.    

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This was also one of the first games that I can recall that involved a form of racing combat.  .  The combat wasn't terribly advanced and normally only involved a missile or two that could be fired to gain position.  There were repercussions for overuse of the weaponry 

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There were a few obstacles that had to be avoided such as water puddles and oil slicks but for the most part what made this game so great wasn't the obstacles or the weapons but it was about the fact that the controls just worked.  I mean it was a really tight game.  Also, the fact that upgrades could be picked up while racing to improve performance was a nice touch.

You could choose from a few different cars and which one you chose really did make a difference in how the game played.  

If someone were to try to make the argument that the success of this game might have paved the way for Mario Kart and others, I would agree with that.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDQ7XfONoYc

Try to ignore the monotonous sound of the tires screeching, which is one of the only drawbacks of this game :)  If you were fast of the tracks a good run would sound pretty much like tires screeching non-stop.  

It doesn't look like much now but this is definitely one of the best games that existed on the NES, I would say it could be considered top 20.  It certainly was for me 

# <center> 8 / 10 </center>
<center> based on the time-period of course </center>