Pro Rally 2001

Pro Rally 2001
Developer: Ubisoft Barcelona Publisher: Ubisoft Platform: Windows Released in JP: April 27, 2001 Released in EU: December 15, 2000 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has debugging material. This game has revisional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

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Pro Rally 2001 is the first game of the Pro Rally series. While this was a PC exclusive, its sequel would be exclusive to consoles.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Build Date

Retail v1.0	Retail v1.1	Limited Edition
Nov 23 2000	Jan 16 2001	Feb 20 2001

Developer Notes

The retail versions and Limited Edition have some messages from devs mixed with cheats.

FUNNY WEIRD CHILD DETECTED
HELLO FROM SPAIN!
REVENGE IS THE WAY
FOR A GREEN-FACED CHILD
WHO GIVES UP GROGRAMMING
IS A BANDEJA-PUERTA
RED OR BLACK?
YOU MUST CHOICE A WAY
PAC STRIKES BACK
DIOS,DIOS,DIOS!!!
TIME OF Q KEY
SUPLANTER WRITES
HIS OWN PERSONALITY
GET READY FOR EMMA'S
IMPRESSIVE ACTIVITIES! JOO!
RICITOS, I'LL WIN OUR GAME
DO YOU LOVE ME?
BERNARDINO IS AN OWL
 HU HU!!
THE BIG-HEAD ONE
HAS FAR AWAY GIRLFRIENDS

Source Code Paths

Present in all executables are mentions of some source code files. All these files have "RallySim" in their path, referring to the game's earlier name of "Rally Racing Simulation".

Revisional Differences

Game has an OEM demo from Sony and Nvidia called Sony Pro Rally 2001 Limited Edition. Presented contents are almost the same as in the retail version.

Menus

Standard	Limited Edition

The main menu has a Sony logo plastered in one corner.

Standard	Limited Edition

No stats in right half of driver menu.

Standard	Limited Edition

The single-player menu has only one option, "Start Race", which is actually the Time Trial mode.

Standard	Limited Edition

Now starts the point where it becomes obvious this is a demo, as of the game's 24 circuits just three are present here: Finland SS1, Corsica SS1, and Australia SS2.

Standard	Limited Edition

Similarly, just three cars are available: the Toyota Corolla WRC, the Renault Megane KC, and a fictional Sony Racing Team car that isn't in the retail game.

Standard	Limited Edition

Also conspicuously absent is the music volume setting. Even stranger is that while Limited Edition has the music tracks present in its files, music doesn't work for some reason.

Exclusive Car

This version contains an exclusive car with Sony branding. It can be imported into the retail version when all of its files are copied over, but as a consequence it can only be selected through the Load Car submenu, so its preview by default can't be seen.

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Track Textures

To do: Add image/video comparison later

AUS02.tdb, AUS02dum.tdb, FIN01.tdb, FIN01dum.tdb, POR01.tdb, and POR01dum.tdb (for the Australia SS2, Finland SS1, and Corsica SS1 stages perspectively) are slightly different. These files also can be brought to the retail version.

• Podium and barriers at start and end of stages use textures with Sony and "CD-R" branding.
• Objects at checkpoints also have Sony branding on them.