Paris-Dakar Rally Special! (1988)
Genres:Adventure, Platform, Racing
Themes:Action
Game modes:Single player
Story:A NES game based on the famed Paris-Dakar Rally, developed by ISCO. While ostensibly a racing game, the style of gameplay tends to change per level.
Paris-Dakar Rally Special! is an unusual racing game in which the player must successfully win the Paris-Dakar Rally. However, in order to do so, the player is faced with a wide variety of odd challenges to overcome, a scant number of which actually involve racing.Show more
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