Race America

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Alex DeMeo's Race America
Race America Cover.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) Imagineering Inc. [1]
Publisher(s)
Designer(s) Alex DeMeo
Composer(s) Mark Van Hecke
Platform(s) NES [2]
Release
Genre(s) Arcade racing [1]
Mode(s) Single-player [2]
Multiplayer [2]

Alex DeMeo's Race America (also known in Europe as Corvette ZR-1 Challenge [2] ) is a racing video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The European version received the Chevrolet license to use its Corvette ZR-1 vehicles while those in the North American version had to be redesigned into vehicles that strongly resembled Dodge Vipers.

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Gameplay

The game involves at driving on roads in the United States, at approximately 200 miles (320 km) per hour from Boston to Los Angeles - 2,990 miles (4,810 km) from start to finish. [3] In the 2-player mode, the players race against each other using the same car model, but in different colors. In the single player mode, each player must compete against eight computer-controlled cars across the U.S. [3] The drivers are all fictional and are not based on any racers of the era. [3]

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