Thrash Rally

Thrash Rally[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 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]

Thrash Rally
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
Platform(s)
Release
  • Arcade
    • WW: 8 November 1991
    Neo Geo AES
    • JP: 20 December 1991
    • NA: 20 December 1991
    • EU: 20 December 1991
    Neo Geo CD
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (up to four players via link-up)
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.

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

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
  1. Japanese: スラッシュ・ラリー, Hepburn: Surasshu Rarī
  2. Also known as Rally Chase (Japanese: ラリー チェイス, Hepburn: Rarī Cheisu) in Japan on the Neo Geo CD.

References
  1. "VG: スラッシュラリー". Beep! MegaDrive (in Japanese). No. 26. SoftBank Creative. November 1991. p. 125.
  2. "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.
  3. Biondich, Paul (1998). "Thrash Rally (Arcade) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  4. 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.
  5. "NEO GEO GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ラリーチェイス". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 332. ASCII. 28 April 1995. p. 22.
  6. 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.
  7. "Finals - Neo-Geo - Rally Chase CD". Next Generation. No. 9. Imagine Media. September 1995. p. 94.
  8. Auletta, Marco (September 1993). "Thrash Rally (Neo Geo)". Consolemania (in Italian). No. 22. Xenia Edizioni. p. 79.
  9. Douglas; Doguy (February 1992). "Neo Geo Review - Thrash Rally". Consoles + (in French). No. 6. M.E.R.7. pp. 70–71.
  10. 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.
  11. Roux, Christian (February 1992). "Console Test – Thrash Rally – Neo-Geo". Génération 4 (in French). No. 41. Computec Media France. p. 154.
  12. García, Juan Carlos (June 1992). "Neo Geo - Thrash Rally - Campéon de campeones". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 9. Axel Springer SE. pp. 78–81.
  13. del Campo, Manuel (September 1993). "Neo Geo - Todo Potencia - Thrash Rally". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). No. 24. Axel Springer SE. p. 94.
  14. Nini, Nourdine; Demoly, Jean-Marc (March 1992). "Test - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Joypad (in French). Yellow Media. pp. 92–93.
  15. Morisse, Jean-François (February 1992). "Tests - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Joystick (in French). No. 24. Anuman Interactive. p. 164.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Delpierre, Christophe (February 1992). "Tests De Jeux - Neo Geo - Thrash Rally". Player One (in French). No. 17. Média Système Édition. pp. 64–65.
  19. "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.
  20. Knauf, Andreas (February 1992). "News - Neo Geo - Thrash Rallye". Video Games (in German). No. 6. Future-Verlag. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  21. Setsu (October 2003). "Dossier - SNK Neo Geo: 1991". HardCore Gamers (in French). No. 14. FJM Publications. p. 5.
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