<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
racing	O
arcade	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sigma	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Atari	O
Games	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
of	O
previous	O
works	O
at	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
such	O
as	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
about	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
featuring	O
Spanish	O
rally	O
driver	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
before	O
he	O
changed	O
teams	O
from	O
Toyota	O
to	O
Lancia	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
staff	O
drop	O
Sainz	O
 '	O
likeness	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
before	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Twin	O
Racing	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
but	O
garnered	O
less	O
success	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
rally	O
racing	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Thrash	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
and	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
observe	O
from	O
above	O
and	O
race	O
across	O
various	O
countries	O
by	O
participating	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
race	O
under	O
a	O
sixty	O
second	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
move	O
into	O
the	O
next	O
course	O
by	O
completing	O
the	O
race	O
under	O
sixty	O
seconds	O
,	O
but	O
failing	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
unless	O
players	O
insert	O
more	O
credits	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machine	O
to	O
continue	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
projects	O
at	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
such	O
as	O
Carlos	B-Application
Sainz	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
creation	O
team	O
recounting	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
and	O
history	O
through	O
multiple	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jorge	O
Granados	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
about	O
Carlos	O
Sainz	O
and	O
the	O
World	B-Device
Rally	I-Device
Championship	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
opted	O
for	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
their	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
this	O
graphical	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
they	O
had	O
coded	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
processor	O
,	O
but	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
68000	B-Device
for	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
development	O
when	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
ready	O
for	O
testing	O
,	O
Sainz	O
changed	O
teams	O
from	O
Toyota	O
to	O
Lancia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Spain	O
and	O
Japan	O
by	O
Gaelco	O
and	O
Sigma	O
on	O
July	O
1993	B-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
a	O
kit	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
on	O
August	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1995	B-Application
interview	O
with	O
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Hobby	O
Hi-Tech	O
,	O
Jorge	O
Granados	O
claimed	O
Zigurat	O
Software	O
were	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Sony	O
about	O
a	O
potential	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
however	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
notable	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
emulators	B-Application
like	O
MAME	B-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
implemented	O
an	O
advanced	O
anti-piracy	O
system	O
until	O
Gaelco	O
co-founder	O
Javier	O
Valero	O
provided	O
unencrypted	O
keys	O
for	O
the	O
PCB	O
in	O
2008	O
at	O
a	O
Spanish	O
gaming	O
conference	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
emulated	B-Application
and	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaelco	O
later	O
made	O
its	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
available	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Gaelco	O
Arcade	O
1	O
compilation	O
for	O
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
marking	O
its	O
first	O
console	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gaelco	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
Big	B-Application
Karnak	I-Application
and	O
Thunder	O
Hoop	O
had	O
been	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
researchers	O
Manuel	O
Garin	O
and	O
Víctor	O
Manuel	O
Martínez	O
cited	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
as	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
breakthrough	O
title	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
attained	O
"	O
mass	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
title	O
on	O
their	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
twelfth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Twin	O
Racing	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
by	O
Gaelco	O
,	O
but	O
proved	O
less	O
popular	O
than	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Santa	O
Ragione	O
designer	O
Pietro	O
Righi	O
Riva	O
stated	O
that	O
World	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
title	O
Wheels	B-Application
of	I-Application
Aurelia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
