<s>
Rough	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
racing	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rough	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Atari	O
's	O
Sprint	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
,	O
like	O
other	O
Sega	O
racing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Power	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
and	O
Hot	B-Application
Rod	I-Application
,	O
is	O
to	O
finish	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
or	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Sprint	B-Application
and	O
Leland	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Off	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
spend	O
money	O
earned	O
on	O
upgrades	O
for	O
their	O
cars	O
after	O
a	O
race	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
shield	O
,	O
high-grip	O
tires	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nitrous	O
—	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
as	O
explained	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rough	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
on	O
their	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
