World Rally © 1993 Gaelco.
World Rally is a 1- or 2-player alternating road rally-themed driving game.. Controls include a steering wheel on a mounting pod, a high/low gear shifter assembly, and an accelerator pedal.
Players select 1 of 4 rallies to start, each progressively more difficult than the one before. A rally is composed of three stages, offering a variety of different track layouts and road surfaces. Asphalt, dirt, night driving and snow-covered roads require players to adjust their driving skills accordingly.
Players maneuver their way through hairpin curves, jumps, bridges, puddles, and other obstacles. Completing each stage within the 60-second time limit allows players to advance to the next stage for free. After the finish of each stage, and at the completion of all 12 stages, players' times are displayed and compared with other top drivers.
Game ID: 930705
Main CPU: DS5002FP (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound Chips: OKI6295 (@ 1 MHz)
Players: 2
Control: Steering wheel.
Buttons: 2
World Rally was released in February 1993 in Spain.
For the graphics of the Toyota Célica rally car, Gaelco made use of digitized images taken from different angles, of a small scale toy car.
In 2008, Gaelco released free ROM files of this game on their website.
Brad Russel holds the official record for this game, on factory setting, with 65,996 points on 06/11/2004.
Licensed to Atari for US distribution. And to Sigma for Japanese Sales.
