Play Rad Racer 2 Online

You white-knuckle the wheel as traffic swerves into your lane, slamming brakes before hairpin turns the arrow barely warns you about—gas ticking down, trees waiting to wreck you. Yeah, you can cheat to later levels, but good luck surviving them.

Developer: Square

Genre: Racing

Released: 1990

File size: 128 bytes

Game Overview

Rad Racer 2 is basically the same as the first one—you’re just racing against the clock before your gas runs out, dodging traffic and trying not to slam into trees (which, trust me, happens a lot). The little arrow on the dashboard helps you see turns coming, but some of those curves still feel impossible unless you brake way earlier than you think.

Weirdly, the game lets you skip straight to any level if you know the button combo—press B (one less than the stage number), then left+up+start all at once. Handy if you’re stuck, but honestly, the later tracks feel more punishing than fun. Not exactly "rad," but it’ll kill an afternoon if you’re nostalgic for NES-era racing.