| Thrash Rally | |
| Developer: | Alpha Denshi |
| Publisher: | Alpha Denshi Neo Geo CD |
| Director: | Kazushige Hakamata |
| Designer: | Hideyuki Yamada Mitsunari Ishida |
| Programmer: | Osamu Iijima Teruaki Shirasawa Toshiaki Naemura |
| Artist: | Yoshiaki Ono |
| Composer: | Hideki Yamamoto Hiroaki Shimizu |
| Genre: | Racing |
| Modes: | Single-player, multiplayer (up to four players via link-up) |
| Arcade System: | Neo Geo MVS |
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 was followed by an spiritual successor in 1996, Over Top.[1] [2]
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 (export version) | Real-life equivalent | Tournament of origin | |
| 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 | World Rally Championship, Japanese Rally Championship | |
| Citraen ZX | Turbo GT | Citroën ZX Rallye-Raid | Dakar Rally |
| Mitsuboshi | Thunderjet | Dakar Rally | |
| Parsche 911 | OD 6000X | Dakar Rally | |
| Offroad Bike | Offroad Bike | Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré | Dakar Rally |
| Sand Buggy | Sand Buggy | Dakar Rally | |
| Camion | Camion | Tatra 815 | Dakar Rally |
| 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 AfricaThe 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 AfricaThe Offroad Bike, the Sand Buggy, and the Camion are available in this mode. |
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.[3] On release,[4] 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". Famicom Tsūshin scored the Neo Geo version a 22 out of 40. Setsu of French magazine HardCore Gamers drew comparison with Micro Machines.[5]
