It is a successful remake of the Commodore 64 video game Racing Destruction Set, developed by Electronic Arts in 1985.

In celebration of the company's 30th anniversary, RPM Racing was re-released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as part of the Blizzard Arcade Collection on April 13, 2021.

RPM is one of the first SNES games developed in high resolution graphics mode which allows for sharper detail but fewer colors.

This limits the amount of unique graphics displayed from the SNES video memory.

The logic engine and track editor for RPM were ported from an older Electronic Arts game Racing Destruction Set.