<s>
RPM	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
short	O
for	O
Radical	B-Application
Psycho	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Silicon	O
&	O
Synapse	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
successful	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
video	O
game	O
Racing	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
American-developed	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPM	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
four	O
months	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Sluggo	O
development	O
system	O
created	O
by	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
and	O
her	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allowed	O
uploading	O
of	O
bin	O
files	O
to	O
a	O
cartridge	O
simulator	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
programmed	O
in	O
65c816	B-General_Concept
assembly	O
language	O
using	O
a	O
cross	O
compiler	O
on	O
an	O
IBM	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPM	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
developed	O
in	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
sharper	O
detail	O
but	O
fewer	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limits	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
unique	O
graphics	O
displayed	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
video	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Roll	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
lower	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
much	O
more	O
vibrant	O
colors	O
and	O
graphic	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logic	O
engine	O
and	O
track	O
editor	O
for	O
RPM	O
were	O
ported	O
from	O
an	O
older	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
game	O
Racing	B-Application
Destruction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5A22	O
8-Bit	O
assembly	O
code	O
was	O
modified	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
system	O
but	O
otherwise	O
mostly	O
left	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
