<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
drive	O
a	O
Ferrari	O
328	O
or	O
a	O
generic	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
machine	O
through	O
a	O
racecourse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
became	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
titles	O
from	O
Square	O
that	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
wearing	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
glasses	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
widely	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
though	O
opined	O
that	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
different	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1989	O
film	O
The	O
Wizard	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
unique	O
competition	O
course	O
in	O
the	O
1990	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Transamerica	O
"	O
race	O
from	O
the	O
West	O
Coast	O
to	O
the	O
East	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
a	O
simulated	O
dashboard	O
that	O
contains	O
a	O
progress	O
bar	O
,	O
speedometer	O
,	O
tachometer	B-Device
,	O
score	O
,	O
and	O
time	O
remaining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
where	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
immediately	O
,	O
when	O
time	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
vehicle	O
coasts	O
and	O
decelerates	O
down	O
to	O
0km/h	O
before	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
five	O
to	O
ten	O
seconds	O
to	O
possibly	O
reach	O
the	O
next	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
the	B-General_Concept
Power	I-General_Concept
Glove	I-General_Concept
to	O
control	O
their	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
,	O
an	O
accessory	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
utilized	O
LCD	O
"	O
shutter	O
glasses	O
"	O
to	O
simulate	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
root	O
cause	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
then-President	O
of	O
Square	O
Masafumi	O
Miyamoto	O
wanting	O
to	O
implement	O
newly	O
hired	O
programmer	O
Nasir	O
Gebelli	O
's	O
skills	O
with	O
3D	O
programming	O
previously	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
by	O
Square	O
to	O
use	O
anaglyph-based	O
3D	O
:	O
Gebelli	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
titles	O
and	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
game	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
3-D	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WorldRunner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developer	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
worked	O
on	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
with	O
Gebelli	O
,	O
alongside	O
developer	O
Hiromichi	O
Tanaka	O
and	O
artist	O
Kazuko	O
Shibuya	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
3-D	I-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WorldRunner	I-Application
with	O
Gebelli	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
and	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
causing	O
developer	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
to	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
by	O
himself	O
briefly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
roads	O
look	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
turning	O
in	O
3D	O
on	O
a	O
typical	O
television	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
used	O
cathode	B-Device
ray	I-Device
tubes	I-Device
,	O
the	O
developers	O
integrated	O
scrolling	O
by	O
individual	O
scanlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
III	I-Application
used	O
this	O
method	O
to	O
create	O
game	O
effects	O
for	O
the	O
enemy	O
Odin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
produced	O
six	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
for	O
different	O
regions	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
different	O
3D	O
viewing	O
systems	O
needed	O
if	O
players	O
were	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
typical	O
television	O
or	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
different	O
version	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibuya	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
sprites	O
in	O
which	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
developer	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sprites	O
of	O
3-D	B-Application
Battles	I-Application
of	I-Application
WorldRunner	I-Application
and	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
typify	O
Kazuko	O
Shibuya	O
’s	O
pixel	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
’s	O
designed	O
the	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
ending	O
that	O
indicated	O
with	O
dots	O
how	O
far	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1987	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
machine	O
called	O
Playchoice-10	B-Device
that	O
contained	O
up	O
to	O
ten	O
popular	O
NES	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
the	O
eligible	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
1.96	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skyler	O
Miller	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
article	O
The	O
History	O
of	O
Square	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
bears	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
passing	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
,	O
"	O
but	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
clone	O
"	O
and	O
credited	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
effectively	O
convey[ing]	O
the	O
proper	O
sense	O
of	O
speed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
how	O
the	B-General_Concept
power	I-General_Concept
glove	I-General_Concept
does	O
not	O
improve	O
player	O
control	O
,	O
though	O
felt	O
the	O
experience	O
was	O
still	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
sales	O
being	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
II	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
Square	O
to	O
make	O
unique	O
games	O
with	O
3D	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
3-D	B-Application
Worldrunner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
high	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
in	O
financial	O
trouble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
events	O
are	O
what	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
breakout	O
hit	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
scene	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
The	O
Wizard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Tetris''	O
,	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
1990	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
racing	O
level	O
to	O
complete	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rounds	O
of	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
