Thrash Rally
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Developer(s) | Alpha Denshi |
Publisher(s) | Alpha Denshi Neo Geo CD |
Director(s) | Kazushige Hakamata |
Designer(s) | Hideyuki Yamada Mitsunari Ishida |
Programmer(s) | Osamu Iijima Teruaki Shirasawa Toshiaki Naemura |
Artist(s) | Yoshiaki Ono |
Composer(s) | Hideki Yamamoto Hiroaki Shimizu |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (up to four players via link-up) |
Arcade system | Neo Geo MVS |
Thrash Rally[a][b] is a top-down perspective rally racing video game developed by ADK and released by SNK Corporation for the Neo Geo system. It was released by SNK on December 20, 1991 and would be followed by an spiritual successor in 1996, Over Top.[1][2]
Gameplay
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Players begin by choosing a vehicle based on handling, acceleration, and overall speed. The game is played from an overview perspective with the camera focused on the players car at all times. The races take place from the 1992 World Rally Championship and the 1992 Paris–Cape Town Dakar Rally with a variety of terrain.
Name (Japan version) | Name (export version) | Real-life equivalent | Tournament of origin |
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Lancian Deleta | Blaster LX | Lancia Delta HF integrale 16v | World Rally Championship |
Toyot GT-Four | Land Crusher | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | World Rally Championship |
Nissun GTI-R | Warp ATV | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R | World Rally Championship, Japanese Rally Championship |
Citraen ZX | Turbo GT | Citroën ZX Rallye-Raid | Dakar Rally |
Mitsuboshi | Thunderjet | Mitsubishi Pajero | Dakar Rally |
Parsche 911 | OD 6000X | Dakar Porsche 911 4x4 (Porsche 953) | Dakar Rally |
Offroad Bike | Offroad Bike | Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré | Dakar Rally |
Sand Buggy | Sand Buggy | Dune buggy | Dakar Rally |
Camion | Camion | Tatra 815 | Dakar Rally |
World Championship Mode |
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Stage 1 - Monte Carlo Rally, Monaco |
Stage 2 - Safari Rally, Kenya |
Stage 3 - Acropolis Rally, Greece |
Stage 4 - 1000 Lakes Rally, Finland |
Stage 5 - RAC Rally, United Kingdom |
Stage 6 (Special) - 1992 Paris–Cape Town Dakar Rally, France to South Africa
The sixth stage will appear and be playable for the first-place winner from the five stages only. |
Dakar Paris–The Cape Mode |
1992 Paris–Cape Town Dakar Rally, France to South Africa
The Offroad Bike, the Sand Buggy, and the Camion are available in this mode. |
Reception
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AllGame | (Arcade) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Neo Geo) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Famitsu | (Neo Geo) 22 / 40[5] |
GameFan | (Neo Geo) 314 / 400[6] |
Next Generation | (Neo Geo CD) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Consolemania | (Neo Geo) 79 / 100[8] |
Consoles + | (Neo Geo) 89%[9] |
Gamest | (Arcade) 26/50[10] |
Génération 4 | (Neo Geo) 83%[11] |
Hobby Consolas | (Neo Geo) 95 / 100[12] (Neo Geo) 89 / 100[13] |
Joypad | (Neo Geo) 79%[14] |
Joystick | (Neo Geo) 81%[15] |
Mega Fun | (Neo Geo) 85%[16] |
Micom BASIC Magazine | (Neo Geo) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Player One | (Neo Geo) 85%[18] |
In Japan, Game Machine listed Thrash Rally on their December 15, 1991 issue as being the sixteenth most-successful popular arcade game at the time.[19] On release,[20] Next Generation reviewed the Neo-Geo version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "for mindless fun, Rally Chase comes in at about average".[7] Famicom Tsūshin scored the Neo Geo version a 22 out of 40.[5] Setsu of French magazine HardCore Gamers drew comparison with Micro Machines.[21]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "VG: スラッシュラリー". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 26. SoftBank Creative. November 1991. p. 125.
- ^ "Oh! Neo Geo Vol. 20 - スラッシュラリー". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 55. SoftBank Creative. April 1994. p. 134.
- ^ Biondich, Paul (1998). "Thrash Rally (Arcade) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Biondich, Paul (1998). "Thrash Rally (Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ a b "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ラリーチェイス". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. 28 April 1995. p. 22.
- ^ Halverson, Dave; Sgt. Gamer; Stratton, Tom; Cockburn, Andrew (June 1993). "Viewpoint - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". GameFan. Vol. 1, no. 7. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 18.
- ^ a b "Finals - Neo-Geo - Rally Chase CD". Next Generation. No. 9. Imagine Media. September 1995. p. 94.
- ^ Auletta, Marco (September 1993). "Thrash Rally (Neo Geo)". Consolemania (in Italian). No. 22. Xenia Edizioni. p. 79.
- ^ Douglas; Doguy (February 1992). "Neo Geo Review - Thrash Rally". Consoles + (in French). No. 6. M.E.R.7. pp. 70–71.
- ^ Ishii, Kenji; Y, Mēryoku; Ishii, Zenji; Yamakawa, Yuri; Umemura, Zuru (December 1991). "グッドなゲームはかく語れ!!AMショー持選版クロスレビユー!!: スラッシュ・ラリー". Gamest (in Japanese). No. 66. Shinseisha. p. 111.
- ^ Roux, Christian (February 1992). "Console Test – Thrash Rally – Neo-Geo". Génération 4 (in French). No. 41. Computec Media France. p. 154.
- ^ García, Juan Carlos (June 1992). "Neo Geo - Thrash Rally - Campéon de campeones". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 9. Axel Springer SE. pp. 78–81.
- ^ del Campo, Manuel (September 1993). "Neo Geo - Todo Potencia - Thrash Rally". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 24. Axel Springer SE. p. 94.
- ^ Nini, Nourdine; Demoly, Jean-Marc (March 1992). "Test - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Joypad (in French). Yellow Media. pp. 92–93.
- ^ Morisse, Jean-François (February 1992). "Tests - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Joystick (in French). No. 24. Anuman Interactive. p. 164.
- ^ Noak, Philipp; Hellert, Stefan (August 1993). "Special - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Mega Fun (in German). No. 11. CT Computec Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Yanma; Itabashi (July 1992). "Super Soft 大特集 - 今、『NEO・GEO』がおもしろい!: スラッシュラリー". Micom BASIC Magazine (in Japanese). No. 121. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation. p. 209.
- ^ Delpierre, Christophe (February 1992). "Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Player One (in French). No. 17. Média Système Édition. pp. 64–65.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 417. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 December 1991. p. 25.
- ^ Knauf, Andreas (February 1992). "News - Neo Geo - Thrash Rallye". Video Games (in German). No. 6. Future-Verlag. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Setsu (October 2003). "Dossier - SNK Neo Geo: 1991". HardCore Gamers (in French). No. 14. FJM Publications. p. 5.
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