Rally Sims

Saw and played the Sega Rally game at an arcade, and I was wondering if there is a good Rally game available for the PC. I understand there is one coming out on the Sega Saturn system but I'm looking for a PC game. Thanks much, Wholi

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> > > Saw and played the Sega Rally game at an arcade, and I was wondering if > there is a good Rally game available for the PC. I understand there is > one coming out on the Sega Saturn system but I'm looking for a PC game. > > Thanks much, > Wholi >

Not much out there in the PC world. I saw a demo of the Staturn Sega Rally and it looked really good. since Sega is porting many of it's titles to the PC I suggest you get a good 3d video card that supports the Sega ports and go for the Sega Rally. The Diamond Edge?(oh and a Pentium with mega Horsepower will help too. Or you can spend 300 on a Saturn and 60 for the Sega Rally. dang but that looking better and better. Dave Henrie * JABBER v1.1 * -- | Fidonet: Dave Henrie 1:346/25 | Fido -> Internet/Usenet via Net 346 Services

>Saw and played the Sega Rally game at an arcade, and I was wondering if >there is a good Rally game available for the PC. I understand there is >one coming out on the Sega Saturn system but I'm looking for a PC game. >Thanks much, >Wholi Hello, You may try the rally mode in the need for speed, it's quite realistic. Mark

Rumor has it according to the Sega home page that there is a possibility that Sega Rally may be ported to the Pc....... Regards Roop.

Yes, Rally on the Saturn is an amazing game. The way the car handles is especially good, and requires a fair amount of skill (quite unlike most other driving arcade games, that tend to be pedal to the metal all the way). The only Rally Simulation I know of on the PC is Europress' aged Network Q RAC Rally. This game was released back in 1993. Some of the graphics look pretty (lots of textures), but the handling model is absolutely terrible (unplayably so). It's also bug ridden, and very prone to crashing on just about any machine. So, in short don't buy it!! *But*, there is some positive news on the subject (and I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet). A friend of mine in the leisure software trade tells me that Europress are hard at work on a sequal, which will be released sometime next year. Let's just hope they get it right this time. Steve.

There is a software program called Network Q RAC Rally published by Accolade. The graphics are reasonably good and the driving sim is "so-so", but it does have a pretty realistic model concerning car damage. My biggest problem playing this sim is that it's quite hard not to hit all the spectators standing on the side of the road. I'm not sure how old this software is, but there is a sticker on the box with a special offer that expired 5/31/94, so that gives you some indication.