Lombard RAC Rally (video game)

Lombard RAC Rally is a 1988 rally video game developed by Red Rat Software and published by Mandarin Software (an imprint of Europress).

Lombard RAC Rally
Developer(s)Red Rat Software
Publisher(s)Mandarin Software
SeriesRally Championship
Platform(s)Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS
Release1988
Genre(s)Racing

The game was based on the same rally (under the earlier sponsors' names) as the later Network Q RAC Rally games, and was the first of a series of related games published by Europress. It was released for the Atari ST,[1] Amiga[2] and MS-DOS[3] formats.

The game prominently features an animated driver, seen from behind moving the steering wheel, with the road seen through the car's windscreen.

The game cover art features Jimmy McRae's Ford Sierra RS Cosworth from 1987.[4]

Inspiration for the game came to Charles Partington and Harry Nadler (of RedRat Software) one lunch time when they were watching Lombard RAC Rally coverage on TV at the Top Cat Tavern (Manchester Corn Exchange/Hanging Ditch), which was located just around the corner from RedRat's offices. Charles and Harry had not previously seen rally coverage from an 'in-car' perspective and commented to each other that "we have to make a game out of this".

Speed Run
"Speed Run (video game)" redirects here. For the general concept in videogaming, see Speedrun.
Speed Run
Developer(s)Red Rat Software
Publisher(s)Red Rat Software
Composer(s)Janette R. Armstrong
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit
Release1988
Genre(s)Racing

Lombard RAC Rally's developers (Red Rat Software) also released a superficially similar game called Speed Run for the Atari 8-bit family[5] with the same animated driver, but more simplistic through-the-window graphics and gameplay. Early adverts for Speed Run also mentioned an Atari ST version,[6] but do not make clear whether that proposed version later evolved into Lombard RAC Rally instead.

Lombard RAC Rally Amiga version
Speed Run Atari 8-bit version
Lombard RAC Rally (Amiga), left and Speed Run (Atari 8-bit), right

References
  1. "Atari ST Lombard RAC Rally : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". Atarimania.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Lombard RAC Rally - Lemon Amiga". Lemonamiga.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "Lombard RAC Rally (1988) screenshots". MobyGames.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. "Jimmy McRae of Great Britain driving a Ford Sierra as he races".
  5. "Atari 400 800 XL XE Speed Run : scans, dump, download, screenshots, ads, videos, catalog, instructions, roms". Atarimania.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. "Speed Run (advertisement)". Page 6 Atari Users Magazine. Page 6 Publishing (31): 2. January 1988.


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