10 under-the-radar NES gems that should be remade now

#2 R.C. Pro Am

R.C.

Pro Am

The original: Yet another title from Rare on this list, interestingly enough. R.C. Pro Am was, in a lot of ways, a precursor to the kart racing genre that's still going strong today.

Eschewing realism for arcade-style action, players would control one of four remote control race cars, trying to win while avoiding oil slicks, puddles, and missiles fired by other racers. It was a lot of fun, even if it was only a single player experience.

Here's our friends at Classic Game Room, with more info on this awesome title:

The potential: Controlling an RC car is - no duh - significantly different from driving a normal car and, as the original R.C. Pro Am demonstrated, that difference makes for a fun video game.

Moving that experience from 2D to 3D is just the first step, but think of all the other cool features you could add to a game that has such a simple premise.

I'm picturing a ridiculous amount of courses to race on - I mean, well over 100 (the original had 32). Make that the game's big selling point. In fact, adding a course editor would be amazing, as well as the ability to upload and share those courses online.

Same with custom designing your R.C. car - plus, if you have to get microtransactions in there, the publisher can offer limited edition paint jobs, decals and other cosmetic touches for a price.

Oh man, now I got myself all excited over this. Let's get to our last game. It's a doozy.