Descpription:
New Rally-X is a maze arcade game that was released
by Namco in 1981. It runs on Namco Pac-Man hardware but uses a system
similar to Bosconian and, as the name suggests, is the sequel to
Rally-X, released in the previous year.
The only differences are that it has slightly enhanced graphics,
easier gameplay, a new soundtrack, and a "Lucky Flag" that
gives the player extra points if collected.
Some of the blocks in Rally-X have been changed into roads.
It was manufactured in greater numbers and was much more
popular (at least in Japan) than the original.
While the original Rally-X released under a Bally Midway license
was a moderate hit in the United States, Bally Midway only
distributed this updated version as an upgrade kit for Rally-X cabinets.
The game appeared quite frequently in mainland Europe and
the United Kingdom, mainly in the form of uncredited bootlegs.
It was at least as popular as Rally-X in these regions, if not more so,primarily
due to the game's greater playability and abundance of bootleg board stock.
