History VideoGame / RallyTrophy

* NintendoHard: It says something when one reviewer [[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/p_rallytrophy referred to it]] as the rally cousin of ''VideoGame/GrandPrixLegends''. It's generally considered as having an exceptional damage model and very realistic, yet accessible [[SomeDexterityRequired handling physics]] [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny (especially for its time)]]. Many rally racing fans consider it to be the second most hardcore game of the whole genre, right after ''VideoGame/RichardBurnsRally''.

The retro atmosphere is also enhanced by [[StylisticSuck grainy]] [[{{Retraux}} and traditional-looking menu screens]], more regionally-themed and lesser known national championships, lots of PlayedForLaughs elements and some genuinely quality folk-rock style intrumental music, with a heavy dose of 1960s guitar sound.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] Of all the 11 available cars, 8 are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-wheel_drive#Rear-wheel-drive_layouts RWD]] and vary a lot in terms of performance and the amount of skill needed for driving them. While switching from one car to another, you'll often have to unlearn or rethink skills you've learned. It's generally better to start with the more easily accessible [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-wheel_drive#Front-wheel-drive_layouts FWD]] cars (the [[BadassNormal SAAB 96]], [[FragileSpeedster Lancia Fulvia]] and [[BadassAdorable Mini Cooper]]) and then gradually accustom yourself to the rear wheel drives. Some [=RWD=]s in the game can be literally sadistically hard to keep on the road along a straight line, with the [[CoolButInefficient Lancia]] [[CrazyAwesome Stratos]] and the 1960s version of the [[TheBigGuy Opel Kadett]] being the worst offenders. But it's all justified, since those cars ''[[TruthInTelevision really were that hard to control]]''. Generally speaking, the most stable to drive [=RWD=] cars are probably the [[spoiler:Alfa Romeo Giullia and the Ford Cortina]].

[[caption-width-right:260:Not your average rally sim, kids...]]

--> ''Right three, left two, caution rocks, straight, tightens, right four, jump...'' [[OhCrap (crash sound)]] ''Aw, my collection of dense sores... [[NeverLiveItDown This is not what I call rally driving...]]''

* RuleOfFunny: ''A lot'' of various [[AffectionateParody tongue-firmly-in-cheek gags]], in contrast to what is otherwise a serious DrivingGame. Your co-driver is... [[LargeHam rather]] [[CloudCuckooLander unconventional]]... In the English dub he has a definitely UpperClassTwit accent and is really fond of [[NeverLiveItDown chastising you for each car-shattering hit and crash you make]]. His SarcasmMode [[SnarkKnight snarking]] and LargeHam remarks [[PlayedForLaughs are generally hilarious]].

--> ''Three right, two left, caution rocks, straight, tightens, four right, jump...'' [[OhCrap (crash sound)]] ''Aw, my collection of dense sores... [[NeverLiveItDown This is not what I call rally driving...]]''

* RuleOfFunny: ''A lot'' of various [[AffectionateParody tongue-firmly-in-cheek gags]], in contrast to what is otherwise a serious DrivingGame. Your co-driver is... [[LargeHam rather]] [[CloudCuckooLander unconventional]]... In the English dub he has a definitely UpperClassTwit accent and is really fond of [[NeverLiveItDown chastising you for each car-shattering hit and crash you make]]. His SarcasmMode [[SnarkKnight snarking]] and LargeHam remarks [[PlayedForLaughs are generally hilarious]]. Less patient players could probably consider it a MostAnnoyingSound though (especially on more harder to beat stages, where a minor crash or two is almost inevitable).
** SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: The game's [[CreativeClosingCredits credits]] [[spoiler: featuring grainy footage of two 1950s-style Formula One toy cars pulled by strings competing on a muddy racing circuit built in someone's back yard]] are... [[StylisticSuck unusual...]] [[NarmCharm to say the least...]]
** If you do a nearly flawless DrivesLikeCrazy SpeedRun of a stage, your otherwise snarky co-driver will tremblingly exclaim at the finish line :
-->"[[BowelBreakingBricks Way too fast for me,]] [[PottyFailure I gotta change my pants...]]"

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: The Arcade mode offers a simpler, more classic racing challenge, consisting of a multi-lap circuit race against several AI-controlled opponents. Trouble is, while they are all fallible and ''do'' make mistakes, they also have an impressive amount of ArtificialBrilliance (which only rises with the difficulty level you choose) and they won't hesitate for a second [[RammingAlwaysWorks to push you off the road if possible]]. Naturally, [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame you can apply the same trick on them]]. A popular move is to use an opponent's car as a "springboard", [[MagnificentBastard pushing him off the road while avoiding sliding off it like him]]. However, it is often best just to opt for a BadassDriver solution : [[DrivesLikeCrazy Narrowly evading any crashed opponents]] [[SpeedRun and putting the pedal to the metal]].

--> [[MostWonderfulSound Sweet, we're in the lead !]]

** CrowningMomentOfFunny: The game's [[CreativeClosingCredits credits]] [[spoiler: featuring grainy footage of two 1950s-style Formula One toy cars pulled by strings competing on a muddy racing circuit built in someone's back yard]] are... [[StylisticSuck unusual...]] [[NarmCharm to say the least...]]

* DuelingGames: With other titles of the early 2000s' glut of rally games. Especially with the second installment of the ''ColinMcRaeRally'' series.

--> "[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Please. Do. Not. Mow. The Lawn. With. My. Car...]]"

* ArtifactTitle : ''Rally Trophy'' [[SoOkayItsAverage sounds a bit plain]], doesn't it ? Well, the game was originally (earlier in development) pitched as ''Historical Rally Trophy''.

* CoolCar : Every damned one of them - and they're all just [[TookALevelInBadass somewhat modified versions]] of [[SimpleYetAwesome ordinary 1960s and 1970s passenger cars]]. Well, except [[ImprobablyCoolCar the two Lancias]], which were among the first purpose-built modern rally cars.
* CreatorProvincialism : To a degree. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in the case of Finland, since it's one of the birthplaces of modern rally racing and a staple of many international rally championships. An amusing PlayingWithATrope version of this occurs with the Russian stages : They're in Russia all right... [[GeniusBonus But judging by the place names and the local enviroment, it's very obvious they're all set specifically in]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelia Karelia]], [[GeniusBonus the traditional border region between Russia and Finland.]]

* DarkestAfrica : UsefulNotes/{{Kenya}}, a staple of rally games, is the second country in the championship.
* DrivingStick : As in many rally racing games, you can choose either manual or automatic transmission. Automatic is easier to drive with (especially for newcomers), while manual is harder, but more sensitive and responsive.
* DuelingGames : With other titles of the early 2000s' glut of rally games. Especially with the second installment of the ''ColinMcRaeRally'' series.
* GameMod : Racing games traditionally aren't overly modding-friendly (even the ones with huge fan communities), but RT had a surprisingly great amount of fan-made custom content. Some quality stuff was made back in the day - especially many additional cars, both old and new, and even entire new stages and countries (the Australian maps were among the best). If you already own the game, you can start looking for various mods and addons [[http://www.nogripracing.com/files.php?maincat=1 here]], [[http://www.bhmotorsports.com/RT/downloads here]] and [[http://www.bhmotorsports.com/RT/mods here]].

* GenreThrowback : To 1960s and 1970s era rally racing. The whole point and theme of the game, with some AffectionateParody thrown in.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels : They also influence which cars, countries and stages you can select.

* InVehicleInvulnerability : Played straight, but with a subversion or two. As your windshield and front lights get damaged, your line of sight diminishes and gets a bit obscured (especially on night stages).

* LimitedSoundEffects : Averted very well - [[ZigZaggingTrope except for the crash SFX]], which play this painfully straight, being nearly identical, regardless of whether you hit a rock, tree or some metal object or whether you damaged the car's body or windows.

* NintendoHard : It says something when one reviewer [[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/p_rallytrophy referred to it]] as the rally cousin of ''VideoGame/GrandPrixLegends''. It's generally considered as having an exceptional damage model and very realistic, yet accessible [[SomeDexterityRequired handling physics]] [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny (especially for its time)]]. Many rally racing fans consider it to be the second most hardcore game of the whole genre, right after ''VideoGame/RichardBurnsRally''.
* NorseByNorsewest : UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} and UsefulNotes/{{Finland}}, being traiditional rally racing countries, feature in the championship. An aversion of this trope, since they're portrayed faithfully and differ quite a bit from each other (it helps that Sweden is the obligatory "snow and winter" country of the championship).

* RuleOfFunny : ''A lot'' of various [[AffectionateParody tongue-firmly-in-cheek gags]], in contrast to what is otherwise a serious DrivingGame. Your co-driver is... [[LargeHam rather]] [[CloudCuckooLander unconventional]]... In the English dub he has a definitely UpperClassTwit accent and is really fond of [[NeverLiveItDown chastising you for each car-shattering hit and crash you make]]. His SarcasmMode [[SnarkKnight snarking]] and LargeHam remarks [[PlayedForLaughs are generally hilarious]]. Less patient players could probably consider it a MostAnnoyingSound though (especially on more harder to beat stages, where a minor crash or two is almost inevitable).
** CrowningMomentOfFunny : The game's [[CreativeClosingCredits credits]] [[spoiler: featuring grainy footage of two 1950s-style Formula One toy cars pulled by strings competing on a muddy racing circuit built in someone's back yard]] are... [[StylisticSuck unusual...]] [[NarmCharm to say the least...]]

* TheStoic : In contrast to his more MotorMouth cousins from other rally games, your co-driver (at least in the English dub) fits this to a tee while reading the pacenotes of each stage. Well, [[MoodWhiplash until you hit something at 100 miles per hour]], that is...

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: An XBox port was originally planned, but never materialized, making this a PC-only game.
* YodelLand : The fifth and final country in the championship mode is UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}.