Thrash Rally

Thrash Rally^[a][b] is a racing game developed by Alpha Denshi and released by SNK for the Neo Geo system. It was released by SNK on December 20, 1991, and was followed by Over Top, a spiritual successor, in 1996.^[1][2]

Thrash Rally
Developer(s)	Alpha Denshi
Publisher(s)	Alpha Denshi Neo Geo CD JP: ADK NA: SNK
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)	Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD
Release	Arcade WW: 8 November 1991 Neo Geo AES WW: 20 December 1991 Neo Geo CD JP: 31 October 1994
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Neo 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 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	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R	World Rally Championship, Japanese Rally Championship
Citraen ZX	Turbo GT	Citroën ZX Rallye-Raid	Dakar Rally
Mitsuboshi	Thunderjet	Mitsubishi Pajero	Dakar Rally
Parsche 911	OD 6000X	Dakar Porsche 911 4x4 (Porsche 953)	Dakar Rally
Offroad Bike	Offroad Bike	Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré	Dakar Rally
Sand Buggy	Sand Buggy	Dune buggy	Dakar Rally
Camion	Camion	Tatra 815	Dakar 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

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
AllGame	(Arcade) [3] (Neo Geo) [4]
Famitsu	(Neo Geo) 22 / 40[5]
GameFan	(Neo Geo) 314 / 400[6]
Next Generation	(Neo Geo CD) [7]
Consolemania	(Neo Geo) 79 / 100[8]
Consoles +	(Neo Geo) 89%[9]
Gamest	(Arcade) 26/50[10]
Génération 4	(Neo Geo) 83%[11]
Hobby Consolas	(Neo Geo) 95 / 100[12] (Neo Geo) 89 / 100[13]
Joypad	(Neo Geo) 79%[14]
Joystick	(Neo Geo) 81%[15]
Mega Fun	(Neo Geo) 85%[16]
Micom BASIC Magazine	(Neo Geo) [17]
Player One	(Neo Geo) 85%[18]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Thrash Rally as the sixteenth most successful arcade game of December 1991.^[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.