Hello and welcome to the fifth round of the first Sega Master System Weekly Contest!  This week's game is R.C. Grand Prix.  Grab your controller and pull up to the starting line.  It's you against four three other all-star racers in this thrilling Nintendo Sega R.C. racing competition!  You'll face hair-pin turns, outrageous curves, oil slicks and rain clouds as you make your way through 32 10 treacherous courses that will test your driving ability like never before.  Along the way, you'll pick up purchase performance boosters like Turbo Acceleration High Torque Gears, Sticky Tires Ultra Tires and Top Speed High Speed Motor that will help you get to the finish line first.  But if the going gets rough, you'll use your bombs and missiles to knock the competition for a loop to make sure you're the winner have to do better!  Collect the letters that spell N-I-N-T-E-N-D-O and you'll collect an even more powerful car.  Then hop in and enjoy the ultimate in video racing competition.  R.C.Pro Am R.C. Grand Prix!

Rules:

-1 player only
-Play until Game Over
-Highest Total Winnings/Final Score wins

For general contest rules, click here:

http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...

Good luck and have fun!

SCOREBOARD:

1st: Yoshi ($1,063)
2nd: bimmy_lee ($325)
3rd: RichardHead ($318)
4th: mbd39 ($137)
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This is a good one, better than R.C Pro-Am in my opinion. If it wasn't for the fact that I think having to take a picture of your score with your name somewhere in the frame is idiotic, then I would join in.

I was expecting low participation this week due to the holidays, but has anyone given this a try yet?

I haven't had a chance yet, but I'll get plenty of opportunities to play as the rest of the week progresses.  I've got a couple new recent Master System game purchases to test out (Aerial Assault and Montezuma's Revenge), so I'll be playing R.C. Grand Prix after I test those.

Neat, you got Montezuma's Revenge in time.  I think it's one of the best Sega Master System platformers, so hopefully there's decent participation next week.
 

Finished/$1063
Race 6/$481

I'm even suckier at this game than I am at RC Pro-Am if that is possible. This is not my kind of game at all.

$318
Burn dust and eat my rubber!

$137

Score updated: $1063

$325



Buying a battery certainly helps give your car a little bit more speed, which definitely helps on races with longer tracks.  However, buying the best battery right away didn't help me on track 4 with all the twists and turns    I ran into the sides a lot and slipped to last place near the end of the race.  Also, I learned from reading the manual that whatever upgrade you buy for your racer is automatically given to the other racers.  So, if you buy better tires, the other racers will have better tires.  Therefore, I was hesitant to buy upgrades because I didn't want to have to go up against racers with top of the line tires, suspension, and motors  

I think I'll pass, especially if it's used      

Good job!  You're only the second person to beat one of the Sega Master System contest games.
 
I'm not sure how accurate that is.  It seems like I always have an advantage in the race immediately after I buy something.  It seems like they don't get the upgrade until the following race.  I think the upgrades are necessary to finish the later tracks anyway.  Since you're racing against time as well, even if you're in first place, you'll lose if you run out of time.  Without the upgrades, you won't be able to finish some of the tracks on time.

Thanks Red! This is my first win. I found this game to be easier than Pro Am. I think the wider field of view helps out a lot.