<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Boss	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Kemcos	O
original	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
championship	O
mode	O
where	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
six	O
seasons	O
of	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
races	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
where	O
two	O
players	O
may	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
via	O
a	O
split-screen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
after	O
Boss	O
created	O
a	O
non-interactive	O
demonstration	O
running	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
that	O
featured	O
two	O
-	O
and	O
four-wheel	O
drive	O
vehicles	O
racing	O
through	O
different	O
driving	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
Boss	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
drive	O
cars	O
on	O
tracks	O
that	O
combine	O
both	O
road	O
and	O
off-road	O
surfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Championship	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
six	O
seasons	O
of	O
two	O
to	O
four	O
races	O
in	O
different	O
weather	O
conditions	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
race	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
overtake	O
19	O
opponents	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
and	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Boss	O
Game	O
Studios	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Kemcos	O
original	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demonstration	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
convince	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
that	O
Boss	O
could	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
demonstration	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
that	O
were	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
included	O
vehicles	O
that	O
were	O
modeled	O
in	O
15,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
Boss	O
was	O
confident	O
that	O
their	O
finished	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
similar	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
technical	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
lighting	O
effects	O
could	O
be	O
ported	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
inspiration	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
feel	O
and	O
look	O
very	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
let	O
players	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
combat-based	O
races	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
were	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
opted	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
because	O
simultaneous	O
four-player	O
racing	O
would	O
have	O
forced	O
them	O
to	O
compromise	O
on	O
either	O
the	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
or	O
their	O
target	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
in	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
where	O
attendees	O
could	O
play	O
a	O
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
EEPROM	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Pak	I-Device
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
it	O
superior	O
to	O
MRC	B-Device
:	I-Device
Multi-Racing	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
—	O
another	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
shares	O
similar	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
described	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
fabulous	O
off-road	O
racer	O
with	O
tons	O
of	O
bonus	O
cars	O
,	O
courses	O
,	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
keeper	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
exceeds	O
everything	O
good	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
came	O
up	O
with	O
,	O
then	O
adds	O
some	O
twists	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
concluded	O
that	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
"	O
certainly	O
has	O
its	O
moments	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
scattered	O
too	O
few	O
and	O
far	O
between	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
continuously	O
thrilling	O
white-knuckle	O
ride.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
rivals	O
most	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
while	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
reflective	O
mud	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
jungle	O
track	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
cars	O
can	O
be	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
considered	O
weak	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
stating	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
does	O
not	O
suit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fast	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasional	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
were	O
found	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
instance	O
of	O
two	O
cars	O
overlapping	O
when	O
colliding	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
get	O
stuck	O
on	O
slanted	O
roadsides	O
,	O
requiring	O
them	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
suspension	O
physics	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Each	O
wheel	O
has	O
a	O
mind	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
jiggles	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
as	O
it	O
goes	O
over	O
bumps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Boss	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Kemco	O
owns	O
the	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
license	O
,	O
Boss	O
had	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
as	O
Boss	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Boss	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
features	O
three	O
more	O
cars	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
track	O
,	O
and	O
comprises	O
three	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
Championship	O
,	O
Time	O
Attack	O
,	O
and	O
Quick	O
Race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Championship	O
and	O
Time	O
Attack	O
modes	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
Top	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
Quick	O
Race	O
is	O
a	O
single-race	O
challenge	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
race	O
against	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
