<s>
SEGA	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
using	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
board	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unique	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
drive	O
on	O
different	O
surfaces	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
friction	O
properties	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
handling	O
changing	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
racing	O
game	O
to	O
incorporate	O
this	O
feature	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
milestones	O
in	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Takenobu	O
Mitsuyoshi	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
newly	O
composed	O
music	O
by	O
Naofumi	O
Hataya	O
and	O
arrangements	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
originals	O
arranged	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Hijikata	O
previously	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
album	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
Ignition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
inspiring	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
round	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
fourth	O
secret	O
circuit	O
called	O
"	O
Lakeside	O
"	O
(	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
this	O
course	O
may	O
then	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
time	O
attack	O
and	O
split-screen	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Namco	O
employee	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeking	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
arcade	O
titles	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
and	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
Sasaki	O
chose	O
the	O
rally	O
racing	O
subgenre	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
was	O
"	O
taboo	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
community	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
were	O
after	O
something	O
in	O
vogue	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
motorsport	O
racing	O
and	O
as	O
we	O
were	O
keen	O
on	O
great	O
engine	O
sounds	O
,	O
cool	O
cars	O
and	O
great	O
sensations	O
—	O
the	O
obvious	O
choice	O
was	O
rally	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fiat	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
gentlemen	O
's	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
developers	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
official	O
logos	O
and	O
such	O
in	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
;	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
formal	O
sponsorship	O
deal	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
almost	O
completely	O
remade	O
,	O
only	O
referencing	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
required	O
detailed	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Mizuguchi	O
producing	O
both	O
projects	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
development	O
team	O
was	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
well-received	O
arcade	O
conversions	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
such	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
,	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
Sega	O
Graphics	O
Library	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
completed	O
when	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
similar	O
reasons	O
,	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
link	O
cable	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
also	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
important	O
that	O
multiplayer	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
purchased	O
a	O
link	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Rally	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
struggled	O
to	O
simulate	O
its	O
drifting	O
techniques	O
using	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
Steering	O
Wheel	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
's	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
rushed	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Christmas	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Netlink	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
shared	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
1995	I-Application
,	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
29	O
,	O
1995	O
;	O
the	O
year	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1995	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
Saturn	B-Device
home	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
almost	O
universally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
's	O
"	O
down-and-dirty	O
feel	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
truly	O
phenomenal	O
high-speed	O
visuals	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
quick	O
,	O
responsive	O
control	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Reiner	O
and	O
Andy	O
gave	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
scores	O
of	O
8/10	O
and	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
making	O
note	O
of	O
technical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Andy	O
nonetheless	O
felt	O
was	O
the	O
better	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Paul	O
was	O
more	O
effusive	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
9.25/10	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
far	O
better	O
racing	O
feel	O
"	O
and	O
superior	O
graphics	O
to	O
Daytona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
unlocking	O
the	O
secret	O
course	O
and	O
secret	O
car	O
,	O
and	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
whilst	O
there	O
's	O
enough	O
drag	O
,	O
slide	O
action	O
and	O
difficulty	O
wrestling	O
with	O
the	O
controls	O
to	O
convince	O
you	O
the	O
programmers	O
know	O
what	O
it	O
's	O
like	O
to	O
drive	O
a	O
rally	O
car	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
never	O
so	O
much	O
realism	O
that	O
you	O
'd	O
have	O
to	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
drive	O
one	O
yourself	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
would	O
rank	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
two	O
years	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
on	O
a	O
console	O
bar	O
none	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
action	O
and	O
adventure	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
cousin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
were	O
disappointed	O
with	O
Daytona	O
,	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
with	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruised	O
Lee	O
of	O
GamePro	O
praised	O
the	O
additional	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
and	O
technical	O
improvements	O
over	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
sounds	O
,	O
while	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
are	O
unexciting	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
racing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
another	O
major	O
system-seller	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
CD	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
less	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
is	O
still	O
wholly	O
intact	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
conversion	O
lacks	O
many	O
features	O
standard	O
to	O
PC	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
suffers	O
from	O
mediocre	O
frame	O
rates	O
except	O
when	O
playing	O
in	O
low-resolution	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
it	O
instead	O
suffers	O
from	O
having	O
lower	O
detail	O
and	O
more	O
pixelation	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
concluded	O
that	O
those	O
looking	O
specifically	O
to	O
play	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
on	O
PC	O
would	O
find	O
the	O
version	O
sufficient	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
better	O
PC	O
racers	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
number	O
1	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
as	O
number	O
19	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Model	O
2	O
games	O
,	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fun	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
in	O
a	O
car	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
pretend	O
that	O
you	O
've	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
gas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
,	O
which	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
25	O
Racing	O
Games	O
Ever	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2009	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
44th	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
50	O
Console	O
Games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
distinct	O
handling	O
style	O
and	O
superb	O
track	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
staff	O
writer	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
ranked	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
6th	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
the	O
Dreamcast	O
version	O
is	O
much	O
better	O
and	O
the	B-Application
current-gen	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
...	O
is	O
stunning	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
Saturn	B-Device
arcade	O
port	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
reasons	O
to	O
stick	O
by	O
SEGA	O
as	O
it	O
flailed	O
through	O
the	O
32-bit	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
followed	O
spiritually	O
by	O
Initial	O
D	O
Arcade	O
Stage	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Initial	O
D	O
comics	O
and	O
featuring	O
base	O
models	O
of	O
certain	O
rally	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Codemasters	O
cited	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
as	O
a	O
strong	O
influence	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
game	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Guy	O
Wilday	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
basic	O
premise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
around	O
"	O
Sega	O
Rallys	O
car	O
handling	O
which	O
"	O
remains	O
excellent	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
and	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
an	O
arcade	O
machine	O
I	O
enjoy	O
playing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
