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Revision as of 00:02, 5 July 2016
Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 15, 1998 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Colin McRae Rally | 1998 |
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 | 2000 |
Colin McRae Rally 3 | 2003 |
Colin McRae Rally 04 | 2004 |
Colin McRae Rally 2005 | 2004 |
Colin McRae: DiRT | 2007 |
Colin McRae: DiRT 2 | 2009 |
DiRT 3 | 2011 |
DiRT Showdown | 2012 |
Colin McRae Rally (2014) | 2014 |
DiRT Rally | 2015 |
DiRT 4 | 2017 |
DiRT Rally 2.0 | 2019 |
DIRT 5 | 2020 |
For the 2014 game, see Colin McRae Rally (2014).
Key points
- Needs unofficial patches to run on modern operating systems.
- Resolution only goes up to 800x600.
- Has some issues on Windows 7 and later. See the fixed issues and unresolved issues sections below.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
- Demo is available
Essential improvements
Official Patches
- Patch 1.5 is the latest version
Unofficial Patches
- CMRONW2K by Krister Brus makes the game compatible with Windows 2000 and XP
- kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch makes the game compatible with Windows 7 and later
Skip intro videos
You can skip the intro by launching the game from <path-to-game>\rally.exe
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
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Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | Direct IP only | ||
Online play | Dial-up only |
Issues fixed
Game occasionally crashes when loading a stage on Windows 7 and later
Instructions |
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Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later
Instructions |
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Intro videos have sound playing but no image on Windows 7 or later
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Issues unresolved
When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen
- Make sure the Alt-Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |