Colin McRae Rally
Codemasters · released 1998 · discussed in 1,511 posts, 1998-2010 · overall tone positive
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Timeline
- 1998-10-09 Codemasters released Colin McRae Rally for PC in the UK. post
Key threads
- Colin McRae Rally reaches US; compared with Rally Championship 2000-03-06 · 27 postsWith Colin McRae Rally finally on US shelves, posters compared it with Rally Championship 2000, sold in the US as Mobil 1 Rally. Many found CMR more fun and drivable, while David Fisher cited RC2000's strong reviews, and Magnus Svensson criticised its driving model as unrealistic.
- Rally sims with snow conditions 2000-07-12 · 23 postsA poster asked for a rally sim with snow and good physics. Rally Championship, Rally Masters and Colin McRae Rally were recommended, but most agreed none had excellent physics. A dispute followed over whether Rally Championship's handling was realistic, with David G Fisher citing reviews and others citing real rally drivers.
- Colin McRae Rally fans weigh up Rally Masters 2000-04-27 · 22 postsA Colin McRae Rally fan asked how others rated Rally Masters, noting it was faster to bounce off walls on some stages. Opinions were mixed: some called the demo poor, while others praised its graphics and handling once controllers were tuned. The thread also touched on DICE's STCC and cheat codes.
- Is Rally Championship 2000 a real simulator? 2000-01-24 · 20 postsPosters debated whether Rally Championship 2000 or Colin McRae Rally was more realistic. Some praised RC2000's authentic stages and its full version over the demo, while others criticised its light, sticky cars and easy rollovers. Install problems and a physics patch were also discussed.
Busiest threads
- Colin McRae Rally reaches US; compared with Rally Championship (16 posts about it)
- Re: Colin McRae Rally locks up on Oz stage 5 (11 posts about it)
- Is Rally Championship 2000 a real simulator? (9 posts about it)
- Colin McCrae Rally Demo - No steering wheel support? (9 posts about it)
- Car Physics in Colin McRae Rally (demo) (8 posts about it)
- Colin McRae Rally fans weigh up Rally Masters (7 posts about it)
- Colin McRae & Steerin wheel problems (7 posts about it)
- Colin McRae Rally - doesn't work on 3dfx? (7 posts about it)
- Colin McRae Demo and Voodoo 2: NO WAY! (7 posts about it)
- CMR: co-driver is gone! Help! (7 posts about it)
- CMR and Voodoo 3 ? (7 posts about it)
- Rally sims with snow conditions (6 posts about it)
- Codemasters asks newsgroup for TOCA 2 feature ideas (6 posts about it)
- Colin McRae Rally Demo Out! (6 posts about it)
- Colin McRae Rally...Is everything semi-transparent??? (6 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 512 | 162 | 98 | positive (+0.21) |
| 1999 | 582 | 171 | 97 | positive (+0.20) |
| 2000 | 268 | 102 | 27 | positive (+0.37) |
| 2001 | 63 | 18 | 4 | positive (+0.24) |
| 2002 | 22 | 9 | 3 | positive (+0.41) |
| 2003 | 15 | 5 | 2 | positive (+0.20) |
| 2004 | 30 | 2 | 15 | negative (-0.50) |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 3 | very negative (-0.60) |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | 2 | mixed (+0.00) |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | negative (-0.33) |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | very negative (-1.00) |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | mixed (+0.00) |
Who talked about it most
Paul Jone · 35 CHIPZ · 33 Jay · 32 Jay J · 22 Zonky · 22 ymenard · 21 don hodgdon · 20 Martin Ursua · 17 Cary Martynuik · 16 DPHI · 15 David Buttery · 14 Steve Ferguson · 14 Mark Davison · 13 Richard G Clegg · 13 Cossie · 13 Jeroe · 13 Lutrell · 12 Jeroen van Engelenhove · 11 Some Call Me Tim · 10 Douglas Ellison · 10
