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Bekki Doll
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Re: Poll: If you could pick one arcade game, which would it be?
05/29/12 05:41 AM
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Rally X...blech. I'm not sure why that's always included as a "classic".




I have fond memories of both "Rally-X" and "Pole Position II" from the old Kennywood Park back in the mid-to-late '80s. Both games were one's I'd play between coaster rides.

"Rally-X" didn't get a lot of love, though. While "Pole Position II" is an undeniable racing classic, "Rally-X" is more like a hybrid racing game and "Pac-Man" that somehow didn't gel with the gaming public. While both "Pac-Man" and "Rally-X" were released in 1980 the one problem that held back "Rally-X" was while it had a racing motif it was nothing but a very sparse version of "Pac-Man" but with some randomly-placed obstacles and ten randomly-placed flags as opposed to 240 dots. It even has a time limit in the form of remaining fuel. You're essentially racing against time while attempting to go from flag-to-flag while avoiding the other cars and the rocks within the maze.

And yet, to this day, I still play "Rally-X" due to the challenge as well as the simplicity. For example, are you willing to use up fuel and pass up a flag within view while hoping the next flag is the bonus flag that doubles the points for the remaining flags? Should you burn extra fuel to lay down smokescreens? And where are those other cars hiding? Will they cut into your path between flags? Sure, you have the radar to track the cars as well as know where the flags are. But your eyes can't be on both the radar and the main game screen at the same time. There's quite a bit of drama and split-second strategy involved.

Then "Pole Position" was released in 1982 and it redefined the racing genre. "Rally-X" couldn't compete with that.

On the other hand, I see the 1981 release of "New Rally-X" as a dumbing down of the original game. It was far too forgiving and much easier for new gamers to pick up. I even played it and went right back to the original for some adrenaline-pumping action.

I can see where "Rally-X" fits into Namco's history and why it's considered a classic.

--Bekki

Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!







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* Poll: If you could pick one arcade game, which would it be? aavada 05/27/12 02:09 AM
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