<s>
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Germany	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
drive	O
a	O
blue	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
race	O
car	O
through	O
a	O
multidirectional	O
scrolling	O
maze	B-Application
to	O
collect	O
yellow	O
flags	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
with	O
bonus	O
stages	O
and	O
continuously-playing	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
game	O
with	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
often-repeated	O
,	O
though	O
untrue	O
,	O
story	O
involving	O
its	O
demonstration	O
at	O
the	O
1980	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
trade	O
show	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
attending	O
press	O
believed	O
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
of	O
superior	O
quality	O
than	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
presented	O
,	O
specifically	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
attendees	O
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
attract	O
much	O
attention	O
during	O
its	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Rally-X	B-Application
,	O
both	O
at	O
release	O
and	O
retrospectively	O
,	O
has	O
highlighted	O
its	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
received	O
several	O
remakes	O
and	O
sequels	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
slightly	O
tweaked	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
blue	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racecar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
yellow	O
flags	O
that	O
are	O
scattered	O
around	O
an	O
enclosed	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
collision	O
with	O
red-colored	O
cars	O
that	O
pursue	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mazes	B-Application
scroll	O
in	O
the	O
four	O
cardinal	O
directions	O
and	O
are	O
clustered	O
with	O
dead	O
ends	O
,	O
long	O
corridors	O
,	O
and	O
stationary	O
boulders	O
that	O
are	O
harmful	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Namco	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Hirohito	O
Ito	O
,	O
with	O
hardware	O
developed	O
by	O
Kouichi	O
Tashiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
older	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
from	O
Sega	O
that	O
similarly	O
involved	O
collecting	O
items	O
in	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
enemy	O
cars	O
that	O
pursued	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
was	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
which	O
gave	O
Namco	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
built	O
on	O
its	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
created	O
on	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
that	O
supports	O
multi-directional	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Kazuo	O
Kurosu	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
multi-directional	O
shooter	O
Bosconian	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
music	O
from	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
composer	O
Toshio	O
Kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
first	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
1980	O
,	O
before	O
receiving	O
a	O
wide	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
preparing	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
overseas	O
,	O
Namco	O
believed	O
Rally-X	B-Application
had	O
more	O
foreign	O
appeal	O
than	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
with	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
and	O
challenge	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
believed	O
American	O
audiences	O
would	O
prefer	O
to	O
the	O
simplicity	O
and	O
"	O
cuteness	O
"	O
present	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
presented	O
Rally-X	B-Application
at	O
the	O
1980	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Union	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
alongside	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
King	B-Application
&	I-Application
Balloon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tank	B-Application
Battalion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
often-repeated	O
story	O
is	O
that	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
presented	O
,	O
specifically	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
the	O
attending	O
industry	O
analysists	O
believed	O
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
the	O
stand-out	O
and	O
the	O
one	O
destined	O
to	O
be	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
the	O
press	O
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
did	O
not	O
attract	O
much	O
attention	O
during	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Play	O
Meter	O
magazine	O
,	O
both	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Rally-X	B-Application
received	O
mild	O
attention	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
Manufacturing	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
division	O
of	O
Bally	O
Manufacturing	O
,	O
agreed	O
to	O
distribute	O
Rally-X	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
released	O
Rally-X	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
1981	O
in	O
upright	O
,	O
tabletop	O
,	O
and	O
cabaret	O
cabinet	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	O
conversion	O
of	O
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
,	O
HAL	O
changed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
to	O
mice	O
and	O
cats	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Radar	B-Application
Rat	I-Application
Race	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
in	O
1984	O
that	O
adopted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Argus	O
Press	O
Software	O
under	O
the	O
Bug-Byte	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dempa	O
Shinbun	O
developed	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Fujitsu	B-Device
FM-7	I-Device
,	O
MZ-1500	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
computers	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
remained	O
relatively	O
obscure	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
until	O
1995	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
compilation	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
along	O
with	O
six	O
other	O
Namco	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
several	O
Namco	O
compilations	O
including	O
Namco	O
History	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Revenge	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
50th	I-Library
Anniversary	I-Library
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
Virtual	O
Arcade	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
arcades	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	O
Classic	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
several	O
Namco	O
"	O
plug'n	B-Device
play	I-Device
"	O
game	O
controllers	O
from	O
Jakks	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
both	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
’	O
s	O
Arcade	B-Application
Party	O
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
’	O
s	O
Pixel	O
Bash	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
saw	O
a	O
digital	O
release	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
label	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
sixth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1980	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Namco	O
's	O
third	O
highest	O
that	O
year	O
below	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaxian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
1981	O
,	O
Midway	O
had	O
sold	O
2,500	O
Rally-X	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
machines	O
,	O
significantly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
other	O
releases	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dick	O
Pearson	O
of	O
RePlay	O
highlighted	O
its	O
colorful	O
visuals	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
a	O
preview	O
from	O
the	O
tradeshow	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
favorably	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
shows	O
promise	O
as	O
an	O
entertaining	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Gamest	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
alongside	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
believed	O
its	O
underwhelming	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
reception	O
was	O
attributed	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Head	B-Application
On	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
influential	O
for	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Namco	B-Library
Museum	I-Library
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Ed	O
Lomas	O
said	O
Rally-X	B-Application
was	O
fun	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
but	O
quickly	O
became	O
repetitive	O
and	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
movement	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
staff	O
contrasted	O
their	O
statements	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
Rally-X	B-Application
,	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
by	O
Gamest	O
readers	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
being	O
selected	O
for	O
its	O
innovation	O
and	O
evolution	O
on	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
has	O
continued	O
to	O
earn	O
praise	O
in	O
retrospective	O
commentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Sir	O
Clive	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unique	O
enough	O
to	O
discern	O
it	O
from	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
similar	O
maze-chasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
staff	O
were	O
positive	O
towards	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
,	O
and	O
increasing	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
writing	O
it	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
unique	O
derivative	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
was	O
worth	O
playing	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phosphor	O
Dot	O
Fossilss	O
Earl	O
Green	O
found	O
its	O
gameplay	O
addictive	O
and	O
commented	O
on	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Green	O
believes	O
Rally-X	B-Application
failed	O
to	O
catch	O
on	O
as	O
it	O
lacked	O
Pac-Mans	O
abstract	O
characters	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
driving	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
is	O
credited	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
continuous	O
background	O
music	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
,	O
predating	O
Sega	O
's	O
Carnival	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
player	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
named	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
in	O
1981	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
flaws	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
newcomers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
has	O
been	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
consoles	O
and	O
compilations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rally-X	B-Application
Arrangement	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	O
Classic	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
game	O
titled	O
New	B-Application
Rally-X	I-Application
Arrangement	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2007	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
and	O
its	O
2010	O
update	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
include	O
a	O
3D	O
remake	O
named	O
Rally-X	B-Application
Remix	O
,	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
car	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
Rumble	O
,	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
neon-inspired	O
graphical	O
motif	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DX	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Xevious	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
Gaplus	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Tinkle	B-Application
Pit	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
&	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
