Rally-X (Arcade)
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Developer: Namco This game has hidden developer credits. |
Take Pac-Man, spread out the collectibles, make the mazes bigger, add some obstacles, and make the player and enemies into cars (with the player even having a smokescreen ability). Then you get Rally-X.
While it initially didn’t catch on as much as Pac-Man did (even despite marketing experts deeming that Rally-X would be more successful than it), and even being overshadowed by its revision, New Rally-X, it would be included in several Namco arcade compilations in the following years.
It is notable, however, for being the first game to feature both a bonus round and background music.
Easter Egg
- Enter Service Mode.
- Keep BUTTON 1 pressed and enter the following sequence: Up (×2), Down (×7), Right, Left (×6).
- If entered correctly, this message will appear at the bottom:
© NAMCO LTD. 1980
New Rally-X retains this Easter egg, with the same text.
Version Differences
New Rally-X
In 1981, the game was reprogrammed to fix some bugs and renamed New Rally-X. This version was published by Namco worldwide. This also featured the new theme song that everyone knows and love today.
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The title screen was edited slightly, removing the introduction in favor of the game's title.
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The cars were given a different look. Note that the red car's palette is altered.
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The rocks were given a different palette.
To do: There may be more map differences. Perhaps split this into a subsection. |
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In the first three rounds of both games is an 'o' shaped section near the upper-right corner. In Rally-X, this section is only open from the bottom portion. New Rally-X adds another opening through the left side.
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