Thrash Rally

Thrash Rally
Developer(s) Alpha Denshi
Publisher(s) SNK
Platform(s) Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD
Release Neo Geo
  • NA: 20.12.1991
  • JP: 20.12.1991
Neo Geo CD
  • NA: 31.10.1994
Genre(s) Racing game

Thrash Rally 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 unofficial sequel in 1996, Over Top.

Gameplay

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.

Cars in Thrash Rally
Name (Japan version)Name (export version)Real-life equivalentTournament of origin
Lancian DeletaBlaster LXLancia Delta HF integrale 16vWorld Rally Championship
Toyot GT-FourLand CrusherToyota Celica GT-Four ST165World Rally Championship
Nissun GTI-RWarp ATVNissan Pulsar GTI-RWorld Rally Championship, Japanese Rally Championship
Citraen ZXTurbo GTCitroën ZX Rallye-RaidDakar Rally
MitsuboshiThunderjetMitsubishi PajeroDakar Rally
Parsche 911OD 6000XDakar Porsche 911 4x4 (Porsche 953)Dakar Rally
Offroad BikeOffroad BikeYamaha YZE750T Super TénéréDakar Rally
Sand BuggySand BuggyDune buggyDakar Rally
CamionCamionTatra 815Dakar Rally
Stages in Thrash Rally
World Championship Mode
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

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."[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Finals". Next Generation. No. 9. Imagine Media. September 1995. p. 94.
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