Rally Trophy

Rally Trophy is a vintage-era rally racing game released in Late 2001 by Austrian publisher JoWood and Finnish racing game developer Bugbear Entertainment. The graphics still look excellent under modern hardware, and the 60’s rock-inspired soundtrack really shines, heck, even a Future Crew demo scene musician (Purple Motion) played the organ in some of the tunes in the game!

You get to race ten different classic rally cars in off-road race tracks from different parts of the world. Sometimes, the Co-Driver will comment when you finish a race, or when you crash into a tree. My only minor problem is that a couple of the sound effects are a little weak. Overall, it’s a great game worth buying if you are a fan of classic rally cars!

Rally-drive your way through 5 countries and 42 stages in your choice of 11 vintage cars such as Mini Coopers and Ford Escorts (more available to download off the game's website) in this rally game.

Before getting in the car you go to the 'service area', to fine-tune the car. Gearbox ratios, suspensions, and a selection of other 'tweaks' are available. Collision physics and a damage model affecting handling are incorporated.

Also, a multiplayer option is available, pitching you against up-to-5 opponents, giving the game an arcade feel alongside being a straight simulation of a rallying experience.

Rally Trophy supports screen resolutions up to 4K Ultra HD at 32-bit colours, and supports several different audio APIs using the Miles Sound System, including Dolby Pro-Logic, Intel RSX 3D, Aureal Vortex A3D (1.0 and 2.0), and Creative Labs Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX 1.0 and EAX 2.0). Rally Trophy can use a keyboard, gamepad, or racing wheel (with or without force feedback) as supported controllers, and can be played on a variety of Windows operating systems from Windows 95 up to Windows 10.

After installing the retail version under Windows 10, the game will not run due to SECUROM copy protection. Applying the v1.01 patch should solve the problem, as it will not require the CD in the drive when launching the game and during gameplay. You will also need to install the Microsoft DirectInput Mapper if you are going to remap the controls. Without the DirectInput Mapper, the screen flickers for a few seconds and does nothing when you try to do so. Surround Sound (5.1) of Rally Trophy can be restored using Creative Alchemy (if using a Sound Blaster) and InDirectSound (if using other sound cards). More information on how to get Rally Trophy running under Windows 10 can be found at PC Gaming Wiki.