'Lynx Awakening: An Atari Lynx Retrospective'. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. ^ a b 'Announcements and Press Releases: Championship Rally for the Atari Lynx - LYNX FANS, IT'S RALLY TIME!'.Ĭhampionship Rally has sold over an estimated 300 copies as of 2019, according to Songbird Productions' Carl Forhan. Bruce Clarke of gaming website The Atari Times gave positive comments in regards to its presentation, controls, visuals and audio, obtaining an 80% score. Nix gave the title a 6.0 out of 10 rating. IGN 's Marc Nix regarded the gameplay to be enjoyable and the ability to customize vehicles but criticized the lack of additional tracks, graphical variety on said tracks and lack of support for more players in multiplayer. Iida gave the game a 7 out of 10 score, regarding it as 'a worthy effort by two individuals who weren't paid thousands of up-front dollars like Lynx developers of the early 90s'. Keita Iida of Atari Gaming Headquarters praised the controls, presentation and audio design but criticized the lack of support for additional players in versus races. Reception Ĭhampionship Rally was met with mixed reception from critics and reviewers alike since its initial release.

In May 2001, a second print run was launched. The title was launched on December 15, 2000, after Hasbro Interactive released the rights for the Lynx into public domain. Lucien Kleijkers served as the game's only programmer, while Songbird Productions founder Carl Forhan was also involved during development of the project with sound design. Development and release Ĭhampionship Rally served as the second homebrew game to be developed and published by Songbird Productions for the Atari Lynx after their first title, Ponx. Multiplayer is a heavy focus of the game, as four players can compete against each other in head-to-head races on Versus mode by connecting four Lynx units via the system's ComLynx port. Time Trial, as the name implies, is a mode where players compete against the clock in an attempt to obtain the best time possible. Single Race is an arcade-style mode where the player can choose between any of the tracks to refine their skills. In the single-player tournament mode, players have to compete in a racing season across tracks filled with obstacles on multiple regions such as Alaska, each one consisting of three-laps, while racing against CPU-controlled opponents. Game saves are handled manually via password.

There are a total of seven courses to race along, with four of them being locked at the beginning and four modes of play: Tournament, Single Race, Time Trial and Versus. Championship Rally is a top-down rally racing game where players observe from above and races across multiple tracks.

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