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BACK OF THE BOX
EVERY BEND, EVERY POWER SLIDE, EVERY HANDBRAKE TURN CAN SAVE YOU VALUABLE TIME.
STOP FOR REPAIRS, LET THE MUD, THE SNOW, THE RAIN SLOW YOU DOWN AND YOU’VE LOST IT.
IT’S YOU, YOUR CO-DRIVER SHOUTING IN YOUR EAR AND YOUR CAR DRIVING 52 STAGES, ACROSS 8 COUNTRIES.
AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE.
AGAINST THE CLOCK.
– RALLY OVER 8 COUNTRIES WITH 52 UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL STAGES.
– 12 LASER MODELLED WORLD RALLY CARS.
– CHALLENGING EVENTS: CHAMPIONSHIP, RALLY, TIME TRIAL & NETWORK PLAY.
– EXTENSIVE CO-DRIVER VOICE MESSAGES FROM NICKY GRIST, COLIN MCRAE’S REAL-LIFE CO-DRIVER.
trivia
First released in 1998 for PlayStation 1 and PC Windows, and was later re-released for the Game Boy Colour in 2001.
Codemasters have cited the arcade game “Sega Rally” as a strong influence on Colin McRae Rally.
Other influences included the PC game “Screamer Rally” and the Nintendo 64 game “Wave Race 64”.
The company initially had some reservations on the viability of a realistic rally simulator, as similar games of the period such as “V-Rally” are only loosely based on the sport, essentially being head-to-head racing games in a rally-esque setting similar to rallycross; such an arcade mode would later be introduced in “Colin McRae Rally 2.0”.
They eventually saw the potential after some early play testing with impromptu competitions within the team through an early prototype build of the game, prompting the team to move into full development.
Besides providing technical input on the game’s handling, Colin McRae and his co-driver Nicky Grist voiced themselves in the game, with McRae himself serving as the Rally School instructor for the game’s tutorial mode.
The game also included an Easter egg in the form of an alien abduction scene where the player’s car is beamed upwards into a ship on certain special stages upon activating a cheat code (akin to Codemasters’ own Game Genie cheat devices prior), parodying the Barney and Betty Hill incident in 1961.
Colin McRae Rally is a rally simulation game, featuring the works-entered cars and the rallies of the 1998 World Rally Championship.
There are three difficulty modes in the game, and each mode offers different cars: the Novice mode offers FWD F2-class cars, such as the SEAT Ibiza F2 Kit Car, the Intermediate mode offers 4WD World Rally Car class cars, such as the Subaru Impreza WRC, and the Expert mode offers the ability to unlock bonus cars, such as Ford Escort MKII, Lancia Delta Integrale, Audi Quattro S1, and Ford RS200.
There are a total of 12 cars, produced using laser-modelling.
When released in North America in 2000, only 11 cars featured due to Codemasters losing the license to use Renault in Novice mode.
Renault were replaced by extra drivers from the remaining 3 manufacturers.
Also unlike in the European release of the game (real driver names), the American release has made-up driver names (apart from Colin McRae).
Seven official rallies (New Zealand, Acropolis (Greece), Australia, Monte Carlo, Sweden, Corsica, and the United Kingdom), and one unofficial rally (Indonesia) from the WRC were included in the game.
Rally Indonesia was originally part of the 1998 WRC season calendar, but the rally was cancelled due to civil unrest.
Although the rallies themselves are named the same as the real events, all of the stages are fictional.
When the game was re-released on the PlayStation “Value Series” budget label in 2000, Rally Monte Carlo was renamed as Rally Austria.
On the loading screen for each rally, 2000 replaced the year 1998.
The intro was cut in the yellow Bestsellers version.
Also, the yellow logos on the Subaru Impreza car were removed.
It’s also noticeable on the front cover and viewable in the screenshots from the back cover.
Although there is no internet-based multiplayer, the game did feature LAN-based multiplayer, allowing up to 8 drivers, on the same network, to compete at once, in addition to a 2-player split-screen mode.
Sales soared, and the sequel “Colin McRae Rally 2.0” was released in December 2000.
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game tips
CHEATS (PLAYSTAION 1 VERSION)
Enable all tracks:
Enter “OPENROADS” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Enable all cars:
Enter “SHOEBOXES” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Green jelly car:
Enter “BLANCMANGE” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level to race in a wobbly car.
Wavy car:
Enter “MAGFLOAT” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level to race in a wobbly car.
Fog mode:
Enter “PEASOUPER” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Four wheel steering:
Enter “TROLLEY” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Rear wheel steering:
Enter “FORKLIFT” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Turbo mode:
Enter “MOREOOMPH” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level and press [Select].
Continually tap X, Circle to accelerate:
Enter “BUTTONBASH” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Turbo jumps:
Enter “KITCAR” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Press [Select] when the bottom bar in the center of the screen is green.
Low gravity:
Enter “MOONWALK” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Customizable replay:
Enter “DIRECTORCUT” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level and wait after the race for the replay.
Nicky Grist drives:
Enter “BACKSEAT” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Switch to the interior view to see Nicky Grist.
High-pitched Nicky Grist comments:
Enter “HELIUMNICK” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Faster frame rate:
Enter “SILKYSMOOTH” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Driver on right side in cockpit view:
Enter “WHITEBUNNY” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
All tracks at night:
Enter “NIGHTRIDER” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Note: Drive down previously blocked roads at night to get abducted by a UFO.
Disable collision detection:
Enter “GHOSTRIDER” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Reversed tracks:
Enter “SKCART” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Metallic cars:
Enter “TINFOILED” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Micro Machine mode:
Enter “DIDDYCARS” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Hovercraft mode:
Enter “HOVERCRAFT” as a name.
Then, begin game play in rally or time trial mode under the expert difficulty level.
Pursuit mode:
Pause the game and press [Triangle + Square + Circle] six times, then press [L1, L2, R1, R2] six times.
If you entered the code correctly, Nicky Grist will say “Alright lets kick it”.
