<s>
Presented	O
in	O
an	O
overhead	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
races	O
a	O
radio-controlled	O
car	O
around	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tracks	O
in	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Pro	O
Am	O
Racing	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1992	O
as	O
Championship	B-Application
Pro-Am	I-Application
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
inspired	O
subsequent	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
races	O
a	O
radio-controlled	O
car	O
against	O
three	O
opponents	O
around	O
a	O
track	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
horizontal	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
buttons	O
steer	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
buttons	O
accelerate	O
,	O
fire	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
pause	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
32	O
tracks	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
of	O
four	O
racers	O
qualify	O
for	O
each	O
next	O
race	O
or	O
reach	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectable	O
roll	O
cages	O
protect	O
cars	O
from	O
crash	O
damage	O
,	O
stationary	O
zippers	O
give	O
cars	O
an	O
extra	O
speed	O
boost	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
letters	O
give	O
large	O
point	O
bonuses	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
car	O
when	O
collecting	O
all	O
of	O
"	O
NINTENDO	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
CHAMPION	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Championship	B-Application
Pro-Am	I-Application
,	O
features	O
some	O
gameplay	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
began	O
producing	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
throughout	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
as	O
Championship	B-Application
Pro-Am	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
in	O
1992.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Its	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Cobra	B-Application
Triangle	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series.R.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
received	O
preview	O
coverage	O
in	O
the	O
Fall	O
1987	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Fun	O
Club	O
News	O
–	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
predecessor	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
premiere	O
issue	O
in	O
July	O
1988	O
,	O
R.C.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
found	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
distinguished	O
from	O
earlier	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	O
's	O
Enduro	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
by	O
going	O
from	O
a	O
more	O
standard	O
"	O
pseudo-first-person	O
"	O
view	O
to	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Cobra	B-Application
Triangle	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Rare	O
's	O
most	O
notable	O
NES	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
by	O
Codemasters	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
items	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2009	O
book	O
Vintage	O
Games	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
collecting	O
power-ups	O
and	O
weapons	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
on	O
racing	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
combining	O
racing	O
with	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
would	O
reappear	O
in	O
future	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
II	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
retrospectives	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
staff	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
future	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Road	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
follow-up	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
called	O
Pro-Am	B-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
which	O
changed	O
direction	O
and	O
became	O
Diddy	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro-Am	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
30	O
games	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
